Talk:Slaughterhouse Row/@comment-1500935-20160814000626

I've seen discussions here and there to determine where exactly Slaughterhouse Row could be located in Dunwall. I'd like to bring it up here because the preview of the upcoming Dishonored novel adds a few details to the district's description and Harvey Smith is credited in it as editorial consultant.

First of all, Slaughterhouse Row is located inside a bay. It's difficult to see it in-game, but the novel confirms it. The bay opens somewhere on the Wrenhaven, close to the river mouth. I'm waging it's on the North riverside because the sea is on the left when we face the river.

The biggest issue that arise is that Rothwild's is supposedly connected to the Greaves Refinery through pipes. I do believe that a pipe network going under the river all the way to the Flooded District would be ridiculously expensive to build and maintain, especially for a single slaughterhouse that doesn't even belong to the company. However, it's entirely possible the refinery in question is another one, located in Slaughterhouse Row. The novel mentions that Greaves Lightning Oil has factories in that district too. In fact, you can see that the whale oil leaking pipes in Rothwild's lead to a single building bearing the Greaves brand, right next to it.

Another issue is the absence of Kingsparrow Isle in sight, which I believe to be a mistake by the developers.

Finally, even though it's pretty hard to determine, the bay looks a lot like the large one east from Dunwall Tower and Coldridge on the revised map of Dunwall. Btw the bay's opening can also be seen from the Flooded District.

I'll be posting later screenshots of the Greaves building and another one of the bay's best perspective to compare with the map.

Edit: Here are the screenshots:
 * The Greaves Lightning house building to where Rothwild's oil is pumped: Image:Slaughterhouse Row Greaves Building.jpg.
 * The bay as seen from Slaughterhouse Row: Image:Slaughterhouse Row Bay View.jpg. Notice how the left side continues along the riverside.
 * The bay where I believe Slaughterhouse Row is located as seen from the Flooded District: Image:North Bay From Refinery.jpg. The left, bright shoreline is where the North riverside ends before the bay. The right one is dark as to show it is further back, hinting at the bay's entrance from the river.