I've been at the mercy of a virus since December 1; on my days off I fight it back and it comes back on me as I start working again. I don't know what it will take to kill this thing. So I haven't written today, because I've been crashed.
Also, the poll has closed. It wasn't that helpful; people were drawn to virtually every settlement. Port Tethys made a surge at the end to become the city. Cork barely managed to be one of the two towns. Unfortunately Avalon, Nagoya and Ferris ended up in a three-way tie for six votes each.
I could just roll randomly, but where's the fun in that? So I'll ask a skill-testing question, the answer to which can't be found on the web.
In my book, How to Run, what feature did I add to every chapter heading, and what was peculiar, or "wrong," with that feature. First person to answer right gets to pick the town. And in turn, you can also give a name the region.
I really respect that no one felt the need to give a silly name to any of the settlements. Well done and much appreciated. I've never enjoyed the need to mock the game. Perhaps that is because in my first campaign, the asshole player ran a character named Exlax, whose henchman was Fruit of the Tomb. Though it might be that I've never found this particular brand of humor to be very funny.
I can't help noticing that readers isolated every settlement. Interesting, since it was done as a group effort. I could see that some did it intentionally, deliberately cutting off a pre-existing settlement with water or highlands. Overall, it gives a kind of continuity to the region. The long inlet offers tremendous access to the sea and communication, though each individual town lacks a close, productive hinterland (except that Fenris is on a fairly open plain, even if the last highland is plonked on one side or the other of the place).
Just a reminder that none of the references has been placed. They are just shown on the map as a convenience; we're going to shift them around later. Any of the settlements shown might become the second market. Port Tethys, as the largest settlement, will certainly account for one of the markets ~ though Serai or Hoth might be the other one, even though both are firmly established as villages now.
So, I'll sign off. I do intend to deal with the next part, though likely not until Thursday or Friday, after I've finished my work-week and I'm more fit.
