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...
that's okay, truth be told i'm kind of burned out myself this evening.
ReplyDeleteis there going to be feudal anarchy this week from either you or Evan Elkins ?
Ugh, sorry to hear that, Chris Kutalik . Feel better!
ReplyDeleteNot from Evan I believe but I may run a test session Thursday afternoon to streamline the co creation chargen for Ulfland.
ReplyDeleteGotcha. Feeling rather wrecked over here as well. Weird week all around, I guess ;p
ReplyDeletewe are a sorry bunch
ReplyDeletealthough it lifts my spirits ever so slightly that anthony plus onned that
ReplyDeleteChris Kutalik I'd be up for that.
ReplyDeleteI'm kinda not up for it myself, today. Got shit to do.
Heh. I had thought of getting folks together for a bull session maybe but it sounds like everyone needs a week off?
ReplyDeletedepends on my at-home connectivity Humza Kazmi , i had been planning to relocate for the HC since my wireless has been sucking lately
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just absconded with her laptop, so this is good timing for me.
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