Re: Turakian Populations
Well thanks for the opinions. I assume that this means there are no numbers. Very well.
As to not including numbers, I have to agree that there are some worlds which have ludicrous demographics, but hey, it's fantasy. Numbers can go a long way towards giving an author's ideas about relative population density. Two kingdoms: side by side and the same size of territory, one might very well have a lower population. Why? A lot of possibilities, but it does. This affects military and economic power, etc.
As for deduction, it's great to establish what a medieval equivalent territory would have, but how do you account for the ravages of magical devastation? How about the possibility of denser populations for protection from the predation of non-medieval influences (AKA: monsters) or specifically how about a civilization like Thun? Surely the lack of external conflicts for thousands of years would cause a tremendous rise in populations? What about Drakine lands, same or higher density? How much higher? How much lower? My argument is that fantasy worlds (with the possible exception of Harn) are not analgous to medieval ones. I understand others might have pet peeves about demographics, but I just want to know how big a city is. Or a country. Or a people.
I was curious about published numbers (as compared to numbers that I deduce) mainly to capture to flavor of the world as Hero sees it, not me.
But, thanks for the answer.
Craig
"No plan survives contact with the enemy" - Von Molke
