Dramatis Personae
Hatem
A youth serving as a guard for the merchant caravans, learning the grim realities of the long road.
Thul
A veteran who rides alongside Hatem.
Walid
A young boy of the Banu Sarran, still learning the weight of his family's lost pride.
Afra
Daughter of the Banu Treih, mother to the last of the Banu Sarran's ruling branch.
Sirhan
A half-Battanian bastard of a clan-leader.
Sayf
A son of a clan-leader.
Samra
A gentle soul.
Sheikh Karim
The leader of a diminished clan.
Otto
A boy observing the spectacles of the nobility from afar.
Mysterious Man
You do not recognise this man, but you feel as though you must remember his face.
Mysterious Woman
You do not recognise this woman, but you feel as though you must remember her face.
Cartography
Author's Notes
On the Transition of Realms
The shift from the old lore names to the updated canon (Ox Hall and Nahasa) represents the thematic evolution of the setting. The desert trade routes remain treacherous, and the factions continue to vie for control.