From: Philip Hart [mailto:philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU] >On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, lazarus wrote: >> >> And how the heck do the Orca navigate without stars? >That's easy - they know the time, and they know the distance (I bet) from >the Orb (I assume the speed of sorcery is finite). If that's not enough >(and isn't there a reference to compasses somewhere?) they probably have >simple charms that indicate distance to reference points... >Otherwise they hug the coasts or know the currents out to the islands... That explains how _Orca_ navigate. What about the pirates from Elde Island/Greenaere? They don't have the handy Orb link. Rachel