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I'm wondering about the exact location of Bhopan. LO Impossible Lands says it is very near the equator, even saying it is surrounded by doldrums. The doldrums are only within about 5 degrees of the equator for earth. Assuming this is true for Golarion as well, that would put Bhopan far to the south of the rest of the Impossible Lands. From playing around with the globe, it appears that the distance from the Impossible Lands to the equator and Bhopan is about the same as the distance from the Impossible Lands to Druma. This feels like the correct location for Bhopan, despite its huge isolation for the rest of the Impossible Lands making it hard to think of it as being part of the same region.

However, in PFS Scenario 1-16 The Perennial Crown Part 1, Opal of Bhopan, Bhopan is stated to be "east of Nex". That feels like a fairly inaccurate description of its location now that LOIL is out, so I initially thought this was just a simple inconsistency because Bhopan hasn't been fully fleshed out in the first year of PF2's life.

However, LOIL also says that Mechitar is near the equator on page 143, even though it's supposed to be much closer to the topic of cancer going through the Mana Wastes. On its own, that could simply be stating that Mechitar is closer to the equator than the rest of the Inner Sea region, which is obviously true, but paired with the descriptions that Bhopan is near the equator and that Bhopan is "east of Nex", I'm wondering if that means Bhopan is actually much closer to the Impossible Lands that it should be. Or is this just a minor inconsistency?

Awesome, I'm glad we have an answer about that! Interestingly, the Absalom book called Willowside "Willowsedge" on two different pages, so I almost missed it while searching for the term in the pdf.