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...
Now that is fascinating.
ReplyDeleteAlways interesting to me the kinds of associations people make. Not being from the area, if I feel the need to be in an HC frame of mind (it's happened once or twice) I generally have to circle around the Texas + Weirdness vibe by like watching True Stories over and over or suchlike.
Well that has to be in the fever dream mix somewhere Anthony Picaro. Most of my good friends in high school (drama club being my main scene) were extras in True Stories. Everybody in this scene who is late teenage in age is someone I know: Dream Operator - TRUE STORIES - TALKING HEADS
ReplyDeleteHah, awesome. Solidly one of my favorite movies.
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