Richard Molpus
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Lois McMaster Bujold:
Question for the Sharing Knife Universe: Are there any 'large' cities in Luthlia, or nothing by small towns the size of Glassforge and the like. I recon Ironforge is easily 15 - 20 thousand people, Glassforge is 5 Thousand. I can't see anything in Luthlia being larger the 5K people, from the carrying capacity (agricultural capacity) of the land. Or is it just small family encampments?
Lois McMaster Bujold
There are indeed large farmer towns, but not yet up to the size of what we consider cities. 20k would be at the top of the range. 10k - 20k, probably several.
Lakewalker encampments have smaller upper limits, due to food economics, plus the perpetual drain of fielding patrols, tho' I expect the sessile ones in the south will be growing beyond that.
Ta, L.
There are indeed large farmer towns, but not yet up to the size of what we consider cities. 20k would be at the top of the range. 10k - 20k, probably several.
Lakewalker encampments have smaller upper limits, due to food economics, plus the perpetual drain of fielding patrols, tho' I expect the sessile ones in the south will be growing beyond that.
Ta, L.
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