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#1 shinmurasame Jun 11, 2008 1:50:32	I had been wondering why there is so little interacton between Faerun, Maztica, Kara-Tur and other continents. Since many of the nations in all continents had been established long time ago, I think at least there should be clashes between nations of different continent, such as war or conquests between nations of Faerun and Maztica, or deities of Faerun meet with deities of Kara-Tur. :D
#2 Andrekan Jun 11, 2008 2:54:23	The Tuigan Horde came out of the endless grasslands and with it war! It drove deeper and deeper striking deals and destruction through Thay, and eventually into the Dalelands Zhents, Orcs, Countrymen came together under Azoun's leadership in war against the Horde. Azoun who killed Yamun the Tuigan leader and things drifted back into fighting over what was left of their homelands. Maztica has trade ties in cities up and down the coast. Trade wars and spies are a constantly taking place some times under the table or behind a closed door. Some of the Djinn and Ogre Mage rulers struck bargains over vast oceans and small wars keep things alive and dead. And silent.... I like the concept of cultural changes as one travels from one end to another. It would be intresting to see some of the humanoids lore and customs of those regions. Colony, forts, distant forgotten trade routes run by experts, grande distant empires. silent violent distant wars that can truly effect things everywhere on a large scale with use of magic
#3 merrikcale Jun 11, 2008 8:57:11	Before the advent of trains and planes, there was little interaction between continents in real life
#4 suin_bahhar_02 Jun 11, 2008 9:48:01	About divine mingling with foreign gods. The dieties have a limited piece of fearun from where they get worship, and its borders wax and wane with its power. Anyone remember that godgame with animal avatars and influence bubbles, its a bit like that. So yes its interesting to send a party on a missionairy to the far east or west, as your diety literarely sees through your eyes how the new area fares.
#5 lord_karsus Jun 11, 2008 9:54:52	-There's plenty of interaction. You either aren't looking hard enough, or seeing it. The importation of Maztican, Zakharan, and Kara-Turan goods by Aurora's...Maztican mercenaries in Amn...Kara-Turan traders and expatriates in eastern Faerûn...Zakharan corsairs in the southern seas...
#6 markustay63 Jun 11, 2008 10:03:01	The Shining South does quite a bit of trading with Zakhara, and Durpur has merchant fleets traveling there and Maztica as well, along with over-land caravans into Kara-Tur. Semphar was tachnically a vassal-state to Mulhorand before the Tuigan took it over, and that country borders Kara-Tur and trades with it extensively. Plus several powers now have colonies in Maztica - Amn, Waterdeep, Baldur's gate, and I believe Tethyr has sent a fleet or two that way as well. People from Kara-Tur have migrated to Maztica on at least two canon occasions. The fairly new Tuigan nation of Yaïmmunahar's capital is named Kourmira, in homage to Cormyr, and it's king who defeated the Tuigan. The people of the Utter east - the Mar - get their culture from further east and south, in the Kara-Tur region known as Malatra. Also, if you read the GHotR Scouring of the Utter east sidebar, you will see that their is some sort of ancient connection between Zakhara and the Ue (which IS part of Faerûn), and the Ue was invaded and 'cleansed by armies from there. Another entry in the GHotR states that T'u Lung has attempted to open up diplomatic relations with Mulhorand recently, and Shou Lung has a large population of displaced citizens in the Unapproachable East AND an embasy in Elversult (of all places!) There is quite a bit of inter-action if you know where to look - the Empires of the Sands products by Steven Schend even alluded to the original Dgen migration as coming to Calimshan from Zakhara, and lets not forget the Bedine of Anauroch... Then again, maybe we should....
#7 merrikcale Jun 11, 2008 10:04:12	-There's plenty of interaction. You either aren't looking hard enough, or seeing it. The importation of Maztican, Zakharan, and Kara-Turan goods by Aurora's...Maztican mercenaries in Amn...Kara-Turan traders and expatriates in eastern Faerûn...Zakharan corsairs in the southern seas... which makes sense in a medieval world augmented by magic.
#8 lord_karsus Jun 11, 2008 10:46:15	which makes sense in a medieval world augmented by magic. -Yes, indeed.
#9 merrikcale Jun 12, 2008 21:29:08	I sure hope we get some more Kara-Tur
#10 magodesky Jun 12, 2008 21:57:08	That's actually one thing I always liked about Forgotten Realms. It's huge enough to feel like an actual world. This isn't something like World of WarCraft where you can circumnavigate the globe in about a half hour. Just like our own planet during the Middle Ages, contact with people on the other side of the world is rather limited. Although it would be pretty cool to see some more stuff set in regions outside of Faerun.
#11 lord_karsus Jun 12, 2008 23:07:53	I sure hope we get some more Kara-Tur -In an official capacity, I wouldn't bet on it. The extra-Faerûnian regions were canned due to lack of interest a bunch of years ago, so don't expect anything to change. That's actually one thing I always liked about Forgotten Realms. It's huge enough to feel like an actual world. This isn't something like World of WarCraft where you can circumnavigate the globe in about a half hour. -At least it's not like The Sims, where it takes twenty minutes to walk to the bathroom...
#12 merrikcale Jun 27, 2008 16:38:25	-In an official capacity, I wouldn't bet on it. The extra-Faerûnian regions were canned due to lack of interest a bunch of years ago, so don't expect anything to change. But maybe we will get a 4e Oriental Adventures as sompe point. Perhaps Kara-Tur could be the setting
#13 lord_karsus Jun 27, 2008 19:31:29	But maybe we will get a 4e Oriental Adventures as sompe point. Perhaps Kara-Tur could be the setting -Maybe. Maybe not. I don't know, truthfully, if that's something I want or not. You know why, I'm sure.
#14 merrikcale Jun 27, 2008 20:50:03	- You know why, I'm sure. actually, I don't think I do
#15 lord_karsus Jun 27, 2008 21:25:55	-The fact that they can take something I like, and possibly "ruin" it for me. That's why.
#16 nymrohd Jun 28, 2008 3:15:03	Still I'd prefer a new OA to be focused on Kara-tur than some random setting a 3rd party company is covering far more extensively . . . The Watercourse trilogy can give you a good example of the inroads the East has in western mercantile society in Faerun.
#17 lord_karsus Jun 28, 2008 9:46:50	Still I'd prefer a new OA to be focused on Kara-tur than some random setting a 3rd party company is covering far more extensively . . . -I'd rather have them "ruin" someone else's 3rd Party setting than Kara-Tur. Isn't horrible that I think that way now?