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Kassa
All the lands of Kassa are shown here, together with the Golden Road, running all the way from Merrin, the capital of Marigor, to the grim fortress city of Jerondst, the furthest boundary of civilization.
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Dorning, near Jebbin's home, is far too small to appear on such a scale, but his journeys take him to Lana Fair in Ael (as told in The Riddle of the Seer) and eventually south to the island of Torl (The Maker of Warriors).
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The Seven Cities
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The Seven Cities form a group of tiny city-states in the south west of Shekkem.
They are not particularly well named, partly owing to there being eight of them now that Bruel has seceded from Hethin. At least Bruel says it has, although Hethrin says it hasn't.
But then they all call themselves cities and that title would also be disputed in most other countries. Disparaging comments have been heard from far-travelled merchants and adventurers, terms like 'middling town at best' or even 'mud-hutted peasants'. Of course, these braggarts of distant lands are known to be scoundrels and liars Then again, the folk of the Seven Cities are a self-contained lot and whatever they style themselves perhaps does not matter so much.
Crab Island
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A small island, surrounded by reefs and ship-killing rocks. Other than the lighthouse and a failed attempt at building a villa, there is little to encourage visitors and few pilots have learnt the skills to reach the island safely.
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The lighthouse, of course, is manned and vital to every person living by wind and tide near the Seven Cities.