What Ba Chim's spy tells you about Il Tasi'in Il Tasi'in, a thick-walled town of 3000, is the seat of power for one of the the most isolated of the borderland satrapies of the Scarlet Sultanate. Located on the east coast just after the shoreline turns south, it is a bare 60 miles from the Xobi, the cold rocky southern desert in the Weird. The town which is dominated by the two raised quartz-dome hills called the Teats of Manat was formerly called Manawat and was deeply associated with the worship of that chthonic goddess (who is said to have ruled over fate itself and “sapped the self-will and value of Men”). The ruling satrap is like other borderlands satraps both a highly-positioned courtier and necromancer, an important role in the maintenance of the undead-worked plantation system (more about Industrial Necromancy in a blog post). Ul-Namihirra is generally considered to be a deeply incompetent in both his expected roles but survives politically by his ability to shift...
Absolutely, Mike, and I suspect the sentiment is shared between all of us. Happy new year!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, gang. It's been a great pleasure gaming and talking with all of you, and I'm honored to have you all as my friends.
ReplyDeleteIndeed! Perhaps it's because you don't have to smell me, but I really do feel quite close to you all.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year. Most of my regrets from 2012 involve not being able to spend more time with you guys. Hopefully, I'll be able to get a better job soon, with a schedule more conducive to killing things and taking their stuff.
ReplyDeleteHappy Annual Circuit Around the Sun and it's funny that for a group of folks I've never met in person I do consider you all friends.
ReplyDeleteNow can I resume trying to kill you all one by one?
ReplyDeletesentiments wholheartedly shared Mike Davison
ReplyDeleteChris Kutalik aw don't be bashful, you're totally up for wholesale slaughter also
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