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<blockquote data-quote="Demetrios1453" data-source="post: 8557715" data-attributes="member: 6801060"><p>After reading through most of the book (other than the adventure at the end), one section stood out - there's a mini-pseudo-Volo's Guide part, where a local Thayan merchant details the various inns/restaurants/taverns/notable businesses in the major cities and towns (the text mentions that Volo himself was unable to do the research for this part, as apparently he would be instantly executed should he return to Thay). It doesn't have the rating system, nor does it go into in-depth detail, but it does have the chatty, informal feel of the old Volo's Guides (although our merchant guide is a bit snobbish, and apparently very devoted to Bane, as the only temples she points out are dedicated to him).</p><p></p><p>My only serious head-scratching moment are some of the population figures for the various "tharches" (provinces). They're either all a million or more, or under 100,000, with none at all between 100k and 1m. And while most of these make sense, there are several mid-sized tharches (Priador, Pyarados, and maybe Delhumide) that have populations that are just too low. For example, the tharch of Pyarados is given a population of only 84,000, but the text states that 64,000 live in just the city of Pyarados alone (and the map shows several other towns in the tharch, let alone the rural population). I'm thinking that some zeros were dropped in error, and these tharches are within the otherwise missing 100,000 - 1,000,000 population range.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Demetrios1453, post: 8557715, member: 6801060"] After reading through most of the book (other than the adventure at the end), one section stood out - there's a mini-pseudo-Volo's Guide part, where a local Thayan merchant details the various inns/restaurants/taverns/notable businesses in the major cities and towns (the text mentions that Volo himself was unable to do the research for this part, as apparently he would be instantly executed should he return to Thay). It doesn't have the rating system, nor does it go into in-depth detail, but it does have the chatty, informal feel of the old Volo's Guides (although our merchant guide is a bit snobbish, and apparently very devoted to Bane, as the only temples she points out are dedicated to him). My only serious head-scratching moment are some of the population figures for the various "tharches" (provinces). They're either all a million or more, or under 100,000, with none at all between 100k and 1m. And while most of these make sense, there are several mid-sized tharches (Priador, Pyarados, and maybe Delhumide) that have populations that are just too low. For example, the tharch of Pyarados is given a population of only 84,000, but the text states that 64,000 live in just the city of Pyarados alone (and the map shows several other towns in the tharch, let alone the rural population). I'm thinking that some zeros were dropped in error, and these tharches are within the otherwise missing 100,000 - 1,000,000 population range. [/QUOTE]
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