wodneswynn:wodneswynn:wodneswynn:Maps! Maps, maps, maps!Here’s the setting and progression of The G
wodneswynn:wodneswynn:wodneswynn:Maps! Maps, maps, maps!Here’s the setting and progression of The Graveyard of Empires from chapter 1 up to the end of Act 2 and chapter 13, with our route marked out in red.Inb4 “But that’s the dumbest way to get from Ukraine to Afghanistan that I can possibly imagine!”Listen Allie is stupid I was planning on ending Act 2 with the voyage across the Caspian & a epic sea battle where our heroes make landfall in Sogdia amidst blood and thunder and many swashes buckled, but chapter 13 is already a fucking novella and they’re not even on the river yet, so I think we’re gonna end The Sea Of Grass w/ the Volga boat song and then start The Fire-Worshippers with the sea battleHere’s our outline, if anybody was curious:Book 1: The Land of Horse and Bow: Setting the scene, introducing the protagonist and her culture, sack of Doros by the Bulgars, the journey begins [finished w/ chapter 6]Book 2: The Sea of Grass: Crossing the Pontic-Caspian Steppe from Crimea to Volga; introduction to steppe-nomad power politics, allusions to inconvenient political allegiances [will be finished w/ chapter 13]Book 3: The Fire-Worshippers: Crossing Sogdia, Khorasan, Transoxiana; international politics. Homecoming from victory at Herat to the royal court in Kabul. First signs of trouble.Book 4: The Graveyard of Empires: Alliances fracturing; betrayal, loyalties, consequences; satrap Sukhra triumphant; sack of Kabul Epilogue: Lamentation; flight into Pakistan, Punjab; final homecoming; peace at last. Happy ending.Postscript: It’s a surprise ;) -- source link
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