Havard Wrote:
On p. 15 of DA1, in the description of casks and bottles in the wine cellar, some are said to be "distilled and bottled at Vestfold in the 12th year of the Reign of Ning." DA1 also says that these casks and bottles have been magically preserved in the Comeback Inn for thousands of years. So, Ning could be a past ruler who was possibly the earl or baron of Vestfold or even Blackmoor, and the channel might be named after him. The channel is far away from Vestfold, so if he was a local ruler of Vestfold, then it seems strange that a channel so far away would be named after him.
However, there was a discussion of Ning in this past thread, where LoZompatore's timeline had him as a future ruler of Blackmoor, in 3030 BC. But Ning's Channel is on the D20 map, so my interpretation is that he clearly had to be a past ruler and possibly was an earl or baron of Vestfold or one of the rulers of Blackmoor.
Thanks for contributing some of the information on the other locations. I am trying to use canonical sources wherever possible, but some of these places are only mentioned, and there does not appear to be any additional information about them. So, as in the case of Buccaneer Bay, we know about other nearby locations and what is happening there, but we don't seem to have any information about the bay itself. That's okay, though, since the DM/GM can develop those details. But, in trying to provide a complete glossography, I want to make sure that I'm not missing anything.
Quote:The name Ning is interesting to me. I wonder who or what "Ning" is? The name of a famous ships captain?
On p. 15 of DA1, in the description of casks and bottles in the wine cellar, some are said to be "distilled and bottled at Vestfold in the 12th year of the Reign of Ning." DA1 also says that these casks and bottles have been magically preserved in the Comeback Inn for thousands of years. So, Ning could be a past ruler who was possibly the earl or baron of Vestfold or even Blackmoor, and the channel might be named after him. The channel is far away from Vestfold, so if he was a local ruler of Vestfold, then it seems strange that a channel so far away would be named after him.
However, there was a discussion of Ning in this past thread, where LoZompatore's timeline had him as a future ruler of Blackmoor, in 3030 BC. But Ning's Channel is on the D20 map, so my interpretation is that he clearly had to be a past ruler and possibly was an earl or baron of Vestfold or one of the rulers of Blackmoor.
Thanks for contributing some of the information on the other locations. I am trying to use canonical sources wherever possible, but some of these places are only mentioned, and there does not appear to be any additional information about them. So, as in the case of Buccaneer Bay, we know about other nearby locations and what is happening there, but we don't seem to have any information about the bay itself. That's okay, though, since the DM/GM can develop those details. But, in trying to provide a complete glossography, I want to make sure that I'm not missing anything.