Name(s) of Qadira's and Minkai's continent(s)?

[Zootcat]

Okay, I "know" where they are because I'm relating them to the real world. But officialy, what is the name of the continent that Qadira is on? And Minkai?

[Coridan]

I'm pretty certain they said Minkai is on Tian Xia (or spelled something similar to that) never heard of the other one though

[Zootcat]

Coridan wrote:

I'm pretty certain they said Minkai is on Tian Xia (or spelled something similar to that) never heard of the other one though

I thought Tian Xia was a country (like China), not a continent (like Asia). I could be wrong, though.

As for Qadira, that is the country that Kyra is from, so it must be a Persia and/or Arabia/Middle East analog.

[Erik Mona]

Qadira is on the edge of Avistan, the same continent that features Varisia, Andoran, etc. It's approximately east of Osirion, for those of you looking at the draft continental map we posted to the blog a few months ago. Qadira is the westernmost nation affiliated with the Keleshite satrapy states that span the middle of Casmaron, the supercontinent from which Avistan extends.

The other two are from Tian Xia, which is another continent on the opposite side of the planet. That continent and Avistan are connected by the polar Crown of the World, which is how the ancestors of the Tien characters in Rise of the Runelords (and I believe some of the characters themselves) got to Varisia.

[Zootcat]

Thank you Erik Mona! Now I can finally "see" the world. These few lines help me understand Golarion much better. Not to mention make the wait for the Golarion Gazetteer a little easier.

[Flynn Greywalker]

Erik,

Any idea when the Avistan and Tian Xia portions will be published into a hard cover?

Ric