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In The Museum

Catalog Item #13: Kusinne pilgrim’s staff (reconstructed). The metal caps on either end are embossed with markings that have religious significance: one end has signs indicating wisdom and far travelling, while the other has markings that invoke protection and defense.

Catalog Item #14: Early-period Oasis Kingdom pottery, as indicated by the ceremonial decorations characteristic of the Kusinne Path of the Hearth.

Catalog Item #15: Drinking cup. Early Kusinne period. Dated by the style of the inscription, which refers to early proverbs associated with the Path of the Well.

Map of Chayi

Cycle: Year 116, Season of Blossoming

The oases are filled with life once more. As caravans cross the empty spaces between the green places, they bring with them new things and ideas. Will this be a season of peace and harmony, or one of strife and dissent?

This ends Cycle 7 and begins Cycle 8…

Cultural Exchange

An excerpt from a letter found in Miran cache #25:

Of late, the relations between our peoples has been serene. It is a common sight in the markets and meeting places to see Kusinne pilgrims comparing notes with Eonic travellers. I have been told that even your religious guidebooks are including notes based on these discussions…

In the Museum

Catalog Item #481: A map. Circa 1st century. It shows a part of the Relinquished Desert south of the the kingdoms of Aksu and Kucina. A route is marked as a three days journey, leading to a place in the desert marked with the sign of a crowned horse.

The Markets of Niya

Excerpt from a letter discovered in Miran Cache #25:

Ease your worries, my friend: the fighting was mostly far to the East. A few of the nomads came as far as the city, where they made quite an impression on the people. But I am happy to report that the city is mostly unscathed. Life for the merchants here in Niya has returned to normal, though the markets remained anxious in the aftermath of the victory over the Middle Kingdom.

In the Museum

Catalog Item #114: Yatagan. Niya, pre 3rd c. Engraved with images of battles, presumably of significance to Niya’s royalty. Lantern sigil. Notable for its gilded accents.

Catalog Item #32: Decorative iron window screens, excavated at the Grand Abbey during the expedition of 1836.

Newcomers in Niya

From the Annals of the Oasis Kingdoms…

After the nomad’s defeat of the Green Banner army, many refugees and deserters have travelled westward, reaching the borders of Niya. Those who swear the traditional oaths are accepted, though met with caution.

Pilgrims have encouraged the newcomers to take up the Paths of Kusinne.

The Kusinne Path of the Road

Catalog Item #111: Pilgrim’s Guide, circa 2nd century. Contains a listing of waystops for pilgrims following the Kusinne Path of the Road. Each entry is separated by pages which are inscribed in a different hand (presumably that of the pilgrim) with remarks on the subject. At the end, in a third hand, there is the description of a journey to visit a ruin in the desert near Chayi, signed “Nabylah”.

Cycle: Year 116, Season of Budding

The seasons complete their cycle, and the Oasis Basin begins to awaken from the long hibernation.

The Kusinne new year rites are celebrated in the cities, and many goldfish as purchased from the merchants and kept in bowls of Anxi glass.

This ends Cycle 6 and Begins Cycle 7…