[Murrin]

The one who'd seen the map said there was an archipelago, and that the Seguleh island was to the southwest - but didn't say the archipelago had anything to do with the Seguleh island, IIRC.

[Svaran]

quote:

Originally posted by Jorram:
I attempted to draw an update on your map (with no pretence of any good look, i just wanted to place the continents), having tried to take all said considerations into account.

My reasoning:

* Seven cities and Genabackis should be at the same level in order for some things to make sense, however the fact that the northern known parts of 7C (Otataral island and the continent at that level) are still described as desert, I've placed 7C to the south of Genabackis whose northern parts are tundraic (Genabackis should go even further up, however i didn't want to stretch the map too much).

I'm trying to remember the bit about KCCM's flying fortresses in Osric's memory world (happened in Raraku). Where did they fly up to where?

* Quon Tali and Seven Cities are know relatively to each other. Since it cannot be that everything is south frmo that point (it should be a VERY south-dense world), i tried to put only part of Korelri (confirmed south of QT&7C) to the south and then the rest crawling up to the north, with Jacuruku even north-er. Stratem is "beyond Korelri's southern range", therefore south of Korelri.

*I've put the island of Theft closest to Lether, due to the mentionings of Jheck on both places. However i don't recall what is the position of Theft, relative to Graymane's landing point (mentioned in Blood Follows), which must be the most Quon_Tali_close part of Korelri (the most eastern on my map). So maybe I'm wrong.

*Lether and Assail i've put according to the relative to Genabackis position we already deduced.

*In this situation the quote that Jacuruku is "half a world away" from 7C quite works.

So.. thats it. I'll try to post the image, but if it turns too big, I'll only provide the link.



p.s. Okay, 7Cities is SO not equatorial now... oh well, i dunno

regarding your map in MT its said that there only 6 continents well according to the ships that were sent out by the first empire who circumnavigated the world.

[Arkmam]

I predict that Patch will appear and laugh at us.

[frank]

Hi again.

quote:

The Genostel archipelago

I would just like to add that the old Genostelian empire probably hails from Assail since it must be that or Letheras and I didn't catch any thing about it or an archipelago in MT.

Jolly good

[frank]

@ Jorram

The reason I put Segulaeh at the end of an archipelago is that one of the persons who had looked at the now lost map, wrote this.

I do agree with you about Genebackis location, I only posted what I got for you to draw your own conclutions

Even if the world is a globe, the Edur need to go some distance N or S before being able to go E. That's what caught my attention.

Keep up your GOOD work!

[Folken]

Ah...so Snakey was WRONG! And I was correct the first time around

[Jorram]

No, Jacuruku exists on Malazan. K'rul only removed the surface of the continent (the ashes) and created the Imperial Warren of it. The exact words are "..leaving the land itself bared. To heal".

[Murrin]

The destruction (bones, ash, and ruins) of Jacuruku is the Warren. The continent is still right where it always was.

[Abyss]

Moo hoo mwa hah haaaaa...
You will be abyssimilated.

- Abyss, like the Borg but with wittier dialogue.

[Jorram]

@Tiste - well, it is where it was all the time Next to the borders of Korelri. What direction - I don't know. Don't remember if it was mentioned in the prologue.

@Jonathan - as long as it helps your task..

[Folken]

quote:

Originally posted by Abyss:
Moo hoo mwa hah haaaaa...
You will be abyssimilated.

- Abyss, like the Borg but with wittier dialogue.

I tell ya even Simeon was showing signs of recent brain eating activities the other day on MSN...

quote:

Originally posted by Adaephon Ben Delat:
And Fanel, the same could be said about people harping on for more information about 'The Bonehunters', "Just wait for it to be released". Didn't stop them though did it.

hahaha we didn't ask for any information. We don't WANT to know. All we asked for was the prolouge, which was being released in the MMPB edition of Midnight Tides in anycase. It was just a matter of convenience, in terms of making the discussions easier.

[Jorram]

Regarding the "six" - what Eru said. All the places i've tried to put are mentioned at some point as continents.

As for Jacuruku and 7Cities, you could shift the former somewhat to the left, but not too much, due to the globe-ness of the map. I've just not counted the Jhag Odhan as what Krul refers to as the conceival place of the First Empire.

Either way, of course it's pure speculation and subject to change

EDIT:

quote:

Originally posted by Eru Iluvatar:
I got the impression that Korelri WAS the archipelago. A continent-scaled one,that is. With Stratem being a long and narrowish piece of land. Possibly the shattering of a continent refers to Korelri being litterally shattered????
The KCCM's superior....uh, stonecraft survived the Fall.Maybe.

I also think, inspired by this thread, that though Korelri's nearest point to Quon Tali is south of Malaz most of the shattered continent stretches east from there. Maybe even slightly north-east further out.
The malazan troops might reach eastern Genebackis' shores from some eastern point of north Korelri, sailing around the Elingarth region. All they'd need is a port.

I somehow missed this opinion, however it sounds quite about right to me

[Folken]

yea...SE lost his copy...
And honestly just wait for the encyclopedia.

[kcf]

I feel I should jump in here regarding the location of Lether. It is certainly in the north - pretty close to where Jonathan has it placed. The reason we know that it is in the north and not the south is that the map in MT provides a north arrow. We know that the north part of Lether is tundra and then ice-cap, so near the pole.

The reference to Edur fleeing to the southeast of Genebackis could be a couple of different things: 1) it could demonstrate how myths/legends distort fact a bit (i.e. it wasn't southeast, but northeast; not much difference really), or 2) there is another continent with edur on it.

[Paleman]

"A personal observation"

While we're on the subject of maps..... I find that the first thing that I look for when deciding to purchase a fanstasy book are maps.

If there isn't a map then I invariably do not buy the book.

I was just wondering how many other Malazophiles
out there were of a similar disposition.

I'm really not sure if I just have a limited imagination (although to be perfectly honest I rather doubt that) or if I 'm just a closet cartographer.

Cheers

Paleman (1" to the mile)