Distances used in The Scourge of Torial are roughly based on Biblical and Rabbinic units of distance :
- 1 cubit is approximately 1.5 feet, or 18 inches.
- 1 cord is 50 cubits (about 75 feet or ~1.4% of a mile)
- 1 ris is 6 cords (about 450 feet or ~8.5% of a mile)
- 1 mil is 8 ris (about 3,600 feet or ~68% of a mile)
- 1 parasa is 4 mil (or ~2.73 miles)
- A day’s journey is 10 parasa (or ~27.3 miles)