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Asharak
Learned Scribe
France
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 Posted - 02 Oct 2022 : 16:32:56
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There is a city named Zuthoehq on the map in Old Empires.
I have not found any other reference to this city.
It is located approximately at the site of Luthcheq on later maps.
It is :
- the same city (this is a double typo)
- a city a little east of Luthcheq
- a city that has disappeared (although it is not shown as ruined on the map)
The first option is my preference.
What do you think about it ?
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 02 Oct 2022 : 16:42:46
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Given the fact that Zuthoehq and Luthcheq are practically in the same place, and the fact that Zuthoehq isn't mentioned anywhere else -- not even in Old Empires -- I'm comfortable with them being the same place.
Zuthoehq is most likely either a typo, or someone couldn't read what was written on the original map and no one checked the maps before publication.
For an in-setting explanation, I'd say that Zuthoehq is the original name of the place, and it was later renamed to Luthcheq. |
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
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Posted - 03 Oct 2022 : 04:11:06
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No such place. Cartography error. It's definitely Luthcheq.
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BadCatMan
Senior Scribe
Australia
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Posted - 03 Oct 2022 : 04:56:13
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There's a lot of variation between the names on old maps and the names that were printed in text, probably based on misreadings of map labels in their fonts. There's a lot of it in the Old Empires. In this case, Zuthoheq became Luthcheq.
However, the 3e Lords of Darkness adapts this somewhat, stating on page 141 "Zuthoheq, a famous (and deceased) member of the Karanok family." So it could be an earlier or alternative name for Luthcheq based on this person. |
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Asharak
Learned Scribe
France
270 Posts |
Posted - 03 Oct 2022 : 10:05:29
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I had missed the reference in Lords of Darkness.
Thanks for your clarifications. |
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Gary Dallison
Great Reader
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