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...
I have read it. I don't remember the details closely, but it might jog my memory if i was there.
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ReplyDeleteDoes this hint at underwater city adventures . Pickle loves to swim
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ReplyDeleteHaven't read it. Approve on general principle because you mentioned it's got bio-horror (and because I just like the name Sarpedon).
ReplyDeleteI have read it. Don't much remember the Structure but do remember a decent bit of the Stuff.
ReplyDeleteWell I might just cannibalize the monsters as they fit with some of my themes.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall reading that one, but I have liked all of Ben's stuff.
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