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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 4434648" data-attributes="member: 20323">I like this idea of advancing Zakhara's timeline. Let's run with it! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Yeah, it was in the City of Delights where a yak-man was possessing a merchant. Hmm, need to re-read supplements...I think this was the idea behind The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook - covert arcane societies competing against each other, with tenuous alliances. However, their goals are left fairly vague, so there's room for expanding on them.Interesting - lots of potential there! It seems like Persian-themed empires may have been in the past, from what I can gather in Ruined Kingdoms where Egyptian &amp; Persian tomb names are listed as ruins of ancient empires. It would be interesting to see a Persian-themed region, I think.Agreed. Speaking of refugees, I think that meshes well with your Choking Coast idea - tribespeople and villagers seeking refuge in the Pearl Cities and getting taken advantage of by wealthy merchants.&nbsp; Crowded beyond reason, the Pearl Cities begin building ramshackle homes on top of homes, becoming tangled networks of sunless alleys. Possibly. I'll have to re-read the books to recall.Interesting, so this would make the Crowded Sea even more of a game piece.Well, the mamluks already have occupied Liham, so it's conceivable they occupy another city or two. What if the &quot;Mamluk Territories&quot; becomes distinct from the &quot;Free Cities of the North&quot;?I like it. So some mamluks deviate from their mandate and work for free cities?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 4434648, member: 20323"] I like this idea of advancing Zakhara's timeline. Let's run with it! :) Yeah, it was in the [u]City of Delights[/u] where a yak-man was possessing a merchant. Hmm, need to re-read supplements... I think this was the idea behind [u]The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook[/u] - covert arcane societies competing against each other, with tenuous alliances. However, their goals are left fairly vague, so there's room for expanding on them. Interesting - lots of potential there! It seems like Persian-themed empires may have been in the past, from what I can gather in [u]Ruined Kingdoms[/u] where Egyptian & Persian tomb names are listed as ruins of ancient empires. It would be interesting to see a Persian-themed region, I think. Agreed. Speaking of refugees, I think that meshes well with your Choking Coast idea - tribespeople and villagers seeking refuge in the Pearl Cities and getting taken advantage of by wealthy merchants. Crowded beyond reason, the Pearl Cities begin building ramshackle homes on top of homes, becoming tangled networks of sunless alleys. Possibly. I'll have to re-read the books to recall. Interesting, so this would make the Crowded Sea even more of a game piece. Well, the mamluks already have occupied Liham, so it's conceivable they occupy another city or two. What if the "Mamluk Territories" becomes distinct from the "Free Cities of the North"? I like it. So some mamluks deviate from their mandate and work for free cities? [/QUOTE]

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