Damien Sullivan <phoenix at ugcs.caltech.edu> writes: > 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. In _Orca_, there's mention of something called the Maelstorm (I think) that keeps folks from sailing very far (to the west at least). In _Brokedown Palace_, Brigitta plans on reaching the Empire by sailing south around whatever. (Hrm, is BP officially canon?) --KG