From: Peter Metcalfe (metcalph@voyager.co.nz)
Date: Wed 18 Feb 1998 - 13:04:58 EET
Keith Nellist:
>I agree with this, but would like to ask about the effect of the
>Closing/Opening on Vormain. Presumably this was a blessing to the xenophobic
>Vorumai when it frst hit the islands
Correct.
>islands is surely dependant on Open Oceans.
Sailing between the East Isles does not require the Opening Spell.
It's possible to find Vormaini in the Hinter Isles and teach them
>Before the closing it is my guess that relations with the major sea power of
the secret. They can spread it around quite happily.
The Waertagi were long extinct, the Jrusteli were powerless in this
Secondly Mokato couldn't kick the Malkioni (Valkaro's Isles) out of
region and Missing Lands says that "Before the Closing, most of the
Fleets from the Empire had been withdrawn, leaving behind a small
and threatened network of tribute collectors behind" (ML p32).
the Eastern Isles, so what chance do they have of thwarting a
massive outbreak of refugees?
- --Peter Metcalfe
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