On Sun, Aug 17, 2003 at 07:31:59PM -0500, Rachel L. Ruhlen wrote: > That explains how _Orca_ navigate. What about the pirates from Elde > Island/Greenaere? They don't have the handy Orb link. I got the impression neither island is that far from the mainland. "Go that away", then navigate by coastal landmarks. For all the OrbGPS speculation, we have very little evidence of deep sea navigation. The Known World seems to be one big continent plus a couple of islands. A counter argument might be Khaavren sitting, hoping to see ships come in... if they come in over the horizon, rather than along the coast, I'm not sure where they'd be coming from. -xx- Damien X-)