Abal's eyes narrowed at the Ottoman in pure contempt. "I am not a barbarian and I am not a servant of that wretched Gearsmith or his demonic machines! By the supreme laws of Slaughter Town and our God, Darwin, the Gearsmith is weak and undeserving of survival!"
"Infidel, it is your mind, not my, that is poisoned." She glared. "For in your foolishness you committed blasphemy against our God, like Imam Rashid, by your refusal to use your blade in holy combat and instead use these foul majiks to dishonor me in the eyes of Darwin." She gripped her sword. "Release me, so I may demonstrate my worthiness by defeating you sacred battle and be deemed pure enough, in Darwin's eyes, to survive past the Gates of the Death where I shall venture to the holy citadel and reclaim the sacred ark that lies within." Her lips tightened.
" Remember your place, prisoner.... tell us about your master, and the location of Slaughter town. "
"Though you may deny me jihad, ever watchful Darwin shall still hold his sacred court. You may escape my wrath, but my Warlord and my Master will see that you are judged and that you are deemed too weak for survival." She laughed, "My master is Baru Suumu of the Shifting Sands. He is the right-hand of Muro, quartermaster of Slaughter Town, and he will avenge me by killing you with the Blade of the Desert-Fox, like he killed many of the Yakuza who slave for the Daichi no Zaibatsu and he shall do it without mercy within the Slaughter Town's sacred arena of battle in the shadow of Hectate. "
[sblock=Sahid] You once heard a rumor that Ewrin Rommel was given a 'blessed katana' by Tojo prior to WWII, which was lost sometime during his African campaign. The sword was said to be able to cause wind storms... [/sblock]
[sblock=Seif]They say that one of the most dangerous places to be in the Martian Wasteland is in a caravan caught in a sand storm within sight of the city-state of Daichi, because anyone unlucky enough to be caught in that situation tends to be slaughtered by an unknown swordsman.
Hectate = Hectate Tholus. The volcano has a large mining settlement built into a caldera that destroyed the volcano's northern slope. The settlement is within three hours from this location.... and two hours from the region the caravan was lost!
Teh fact that it's new name is "Slaughter Town" doesn't bode well for the settlement's original inhabitants.[/sblock]