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== Geography == | == Geography == | ||
[[File:Official-map.jpg|1000px|A map of the World of the White Rat, showing inland Charlock in the northwest, and Morstone in the northeast on the sea, north of Arral Territory. The Dowager's City is in the southwest, in a mountain valley through which flows the Falsefall River. The Vagrant Hills ("Probably") are farther east, and Archenhold is north of the Vagrant Hills. Rutger's Howe is westernmost in Archenhold, with Amalcross to its east, and Archon's Glory farther to the east, on the Elkinslough River. Across the Elkinslough and further south is Anuket City, with the East Falsefall River flowing through it from its source in unnamed mountains to its northeast to join the Elkinslough at Anuket City. Moldoban is well south of the Vagrant Hills, on the sea. South of Charlock and north of the Dowager's City are (in order from northeast to southwest) The Court of Smoke, Ghaston, and the Hundred Houses. West of these three locations is a mountain range, which curves around to the southeast until it ends in the mountain valley that is home to the Dowager's City. At the top of the map is a pointer to the northeast, reading "To Baiir."]] | |||
Places mentioned in the books include | |||
* Anuket City, a major city-state | * Anuket City, a major city-state | ||
* Archenhold, a nation near Anuket City | * Archenhold, a nation near Anuket City | ||
* Archon’s Glory, the capital of Archenhold (sometimes written as Archen’s Glory) | * Archon’s Glory, the capital of Archenhold (sometimes written as Archen’s Glory) | ||
* Rutger’s Howe, a small town of 400 people, five days’ walk | * Rutger’s Howe, a small town of 400 people, five days’ walk west of Archon’s Glory | ||
* Amalcross, a town between Rutger’s Howe and Anuket City | * Amalcross, a town between Rutger’s Howe and Anuket City | ||
* The Dowager’s | * The Dowager’s City, several days’ travel west of Anuket City, in the Falsefall River valley<ref>Clockwork Boys, chapter 6</ref> | ||
* Ghaston (has a monastery of the Many-Armed God)<ref>Clockwork Boys, chapter 6</ref> | * Ghaston (has a monastery of the Many-Armed God)<ref>Clockwork Boys, chapter 6</ref> | ||
* Charlock, a kingdom | * Charlock, a kingdom far north of Archenhold, with a drier climate<ref>Paladin’s Grace, chapter 23</ref> | ||
* Vagrant Hills are (or at least should be) south of Rutger’s Howe | * The Vagrant Hills are (or at least should be) south of Rutger’s Howe | ||
* Morstone, | * Morstone, well northeast of Archenhold, on the sea | ||
* Baiir (formerly known as the Weeping Lands), far to the north | * Baiir (formerly known as the Weeping Lands), far to the north<ref>Swordheart, chapter 23</ref> and also distant from Charlock, famous for their weaving<ref>Paladin’s Grace, chapter 23</ref> | ||
* Devilspine Islands (supplies cloves to Archenhold)<ref>Swordheart, chapter 60</ref> | * Devilspine Islands (supplies cloves to Archenhold)<ref>Swordheart, chapter 60</ref> | ||
* Moldoban (has a wonder engine, nothing more known)<ref>Paladin’s Hope, chapter 11</ref> | * Moldoban (has a wonder engine, nothing more known)<ref>Paladin’s Hope, chapter 11</ref> | ||