> Anyway, I don't think the Northport-Greenaere-Elde region can > look the way it does on your map, Bryan. For one thing, if > Greenaere is so close to the coast, why doesn't Vlad teleport > to the closest point, or at least think about it? For another, > I'm pretty sure you have to sail out of sight of land to get > from either Adrilankha or Northpot to Greenaere. Yes, I suspect, on second thought, that you are correct. Vlad tells Cawti he'll be away for 2 weeks (10 days). I believe it takes him 3 days to sail there. I don't really know how fast they sailed, but surely it's closer to Northport than I drew it. I placed it where I did because it's "on the way" from Northport to Elde, so I picked the spot in the middle and drew it there. It just so happened that Harata is also in the mid-point, as best I can figure, and west of Northport. > > And what *is* up with that Maelstrom that gets mentioned in /Phoenix/? > > It would be nice to find out. It's between the Spindrift Lands and, > uh, something. > ... Book of Taltos, pg 194 - There are stories of whole lands beyond the sea. Or beneath them ... Beyond the Maelstrom ... we have charts that show only the Grey Rocks on one side, and the Spindrift Lands on the other. A tantalizing passage that tells us virtually nothing usable. And we can't even blame that one on Paarfi! :) Bryan