Geopolitics for Dummies (and worse: newbies)

[eldorito]

Is there any kind of primer one could read that would explain just what is going on in geopolitics in World 5, at a high level? I gather that there's a major faction or city called Pandemonium, and that the Russians are effectively to be considered a single hivemind, but I don't really know any more than that, and I don't know how to get to that kind of information without combing through a lot of politics I wouldn't understand well enough to ask questions about...

I ask because the little village I started with some buddies from work was progressing nicely until we started looking around the village near us, a lovely little hamlet by the name of "Taar". Several murders, palisade breeches, and thefts later, we have moved far, far away from that, and have read a thread or two about Taar, all of which would have been good to read before settling near them.

So what I'm looking for is hopefully clear: any kind of political information, maps, anything like that that isn't sensitive enough to be "classified" or anything like that. Does anything like that exist?

Thanks!

[saltmummy626]

there's the world map in the wizards tower forum. not many village names on it yet, but it could still be useful.

[eldorito]

by saltmummy626 » Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:04 am
there's the world map in the wizards tower forum. not many village names on it yet, but it could still be useful.

Actually, that's something else I'd meant to ask: is there any updating going on with the algeralith.info map? if so, how do we contribute map data? Either way, is how that site works publicly available information? Is it just a matter of understanding the google maps model, or was it modified in some meaningful way, or what?