Marastan

A thread of 2 messages, 22 May 1991 to 24 May 1991, in the order they were sent.

#2377 Marastan

Robert S. Dean · 22 May 1991

> From: [email removed]
> Subject: (2373) New Redzones

> I was looking at the big map over the domain of Deneb that came
> in MTJ1 the other day when I suddenly noticed that there was
> something wrong with the xboat-routes in the Marches. When I
> checked with the old maps, I found that the xboat rout corewards
> from Glisten had been interrupted, presumably because one of the
> middle stations had become a redzone. But on the latest data on
> the marches (probably datelined 1112 or something:( , Marastan
> (2231) is listed as a normal world without any zones at all.

I'm under the impression that the Imperial Encyclopedia listing of
the worlds of the Spinward Marches is supposed to be from 1120 or
so.  Does anyone else think different?

> Has there been any kind of official word on what happened on
> Marastan?

Not that I've noticed, and I usually keep an eye out for news from the
Glisten subsector.  There are a couple of possibilities--Marastan has
always been an Imperial Reserve, so Norris might have decided to declare
it off limits until he knows who it belongs to  (-8.  Or, since it is a
balkanized, low tech world, they may be engaged in a remake of World War I,
which could cut down on tourism.  (-8  Or, since it is at the very edge of
the Aslan occupied zone, there might be a substantial problem with, uh,
illegal immigrants. (-8.  Take your choice.

Rob Dean

#2386 Re: Marastan

Bertil Jonell · 24 May 1991 · reply to #2377

> I'm under the impression that the Imperial Encyclopedia listing of
> the worlds of the Spinward Marches is supposed to be from 1120 or
> so.  Does anyone else think different?

  Judging from the big political map over the Extents in Vilani&Vargr, some
portions of the Regina subsector (Yres, Menorb and some of their neighbours)
has been occupied by Vargr forces, and this is 'confirmed' by the MTJ1 map
over the domain.
  I also don't remembering seeing the Border Worlds on the map in the players
handbook, but I might be wrong on this one. I know, though, that all the worlds of the Border Worlds are listed as standard Sword Worlds in the MARCHES sector
file that I ftp'd from sunbane a few days ago.

  Another strange anomaly on the MTJ1 map is that the imperial border around
Five Sisters(?) (The subsector with Andor and Candory) disappears off the
spinward edge of the map, which could indicate new Imperial accuisitions,
spinward of Spinward so to say, or a faulty map-making algorithm at DGP.

> > Has there been any kind of official word on what happened on
> > Marastan?
>
> --Marastan has
> always been an Imperial Reserve,

> Or, since it is at the very edge of
> the Aslan occupied zone, there might be a substantial problem with, uh,
> illegal immigrants. (-8.

  Hmm, 'Imperial Reserve' gives me the picture of vast tracts of land, going on
for miles and miles, totally uninhabited, prize property for any Ihatei(sp?)
that just 'happens' to land there:)

> Rob Dean

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