An excerpt from the letter of young scholar, writing to distant maternal relatives:
My mother is in good health and sends her greetings. I am diligently pursuing my studies at the Grand Abbey, where I am receiving instruction in the fourfold practices of Kusinne: The Path of the Well, listening to the inner voice; The Path of the Hearth: the way of right living, The Path of the Road, and The Path of the Book. I am also instructed in the manufacture of ink, and the making of paper…
As the days lengthen, the oases are noisy with the passing caravans. Beyond the desert, the green hills are rainbows, flowering with life. Changes planted, whether by design or chance, are beginning to take root…
A report from an Officer of the Middle Kingdom, on escort duty for Middle Kingdom caravans travelling between the Imperial waystations in Lop Nur:
We followed up on the reports of missing travelers. A few days journey north of Miran, three towers of blue marble still stand in the desert, casting shadows over ruins. Whatever hunts there was gone when we arrived, leaving behind gnawed bones stripped of flesh. We buried them and did not linger.
From The Precepts of the Kusinne Order:
“The Kusinne order believes that truth and love for one’s fellows results from disciplining the mind and body.”
A Saying of General Wu Di:
“A soldier is a beast
He must be let out to feed at times
but a firm hand must be used
and if necessary, the sword”
Extract from the diary of a noblewoman of Aksu:
Just as the flowers are budding, so too are the markets. When we visited them today, we could scarcely hear each other over the hubbub of the caravans. Many were there to purchase the frankincense from Kucnia, in addition to our own local goods…
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An excerpt from The Anglo-American Cyclopaedia, volume XLV:
One of the markers of a tomb in the Oasis Kingdoms is the presence of obelisks, raised in honor of the deceased.
Catalog item #147: A painted scroll in the Eonic style, depicting a small oasis with a ruined tower. The inscription reads ‘near the border of Gushi’.