hi Ed! How big was Hastarl in terms of population in The Making of a Mage? It seems like it was a pretty big city Hastarl was home to around 17,000 at the time of Making's early chapters (El's time as a thief in the city), and about 26,000 at its height. High density, not sprawl.#Realmslore

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