i'll be up at np fighting directly south as well. seems odd that we will now try to make a land bridge for people to walk between north and south ends of the island... now that we've cleared the other teleport gate (which will hopefully be built within a month or so). but really, it's a goal for us to work together to accomplish, and also, rumour has it not all people might appreciate the teleport gate. i've heard the word "costly" being used, which could mean taxing on hp's, mp's, money, or any other number of things, so some might opt to walk instead of teleport anyway.
as a note for those wondering... with a level 1 boat, or for those who need to unload nubs frequently in market (and don't die much, so can't unload on larki market), fighting northwards from the 'south' (really, now the centre of the island, by the lake) is more click-efficient. but anyone with a level 2 or higher boat *should* come up to north port and fight south, in order to save trips getting to the fighting spot.
--jason