Ars Magica Digital Codex

Contents

Introduction 6 Hippopotamus17 Traps 42
Hyena18 Vis 44
Themes 6 Hyena of Virtue (Crocotta) 18 Hooks and Boons44
The Red and the Black6 Mongoose20 Example: The Tomb
Egypt Just Grows Marvels6 Monkeys21 of Queen Cleopatra44
Secrets and Mysteries7 Ethiopian Pegasus21 The Garden 44
Endlessness7 Ostrich21 The Temple 45
Geography 9 Serpent, Elephant-Eating22 The Tomb 45
The Nile Valley9 Details of Cleopatra's Tomb 46
Abyssinian Highlands9 Pagan Monuments (Birbah)
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Deserts9 The Magical Treasures
People 9 The Seekers'
Copts9 Guild (Al-Majalibeen) 24 of the Ancient Egyptians
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Egyptian Muslims9 Gourneh: The Copts:
Nubians9 Village of the Tomb Robbers 24
Ethiopians9 Direct Heirs of Ancient Egypt 47
Mythic Aithiopes9 Clusters of Tombs 26 Coptic Monasteries and Libraries47
Other People9 The Structure of Tombs 26 Collections of Magic Items 47
Languages10 Mortuary Chapel26 Coptic Alchemists 47
Languages of Egypt 10 Serdab27 Learning Coptic 47
Languages of Nubia 11 Stele 27 The Treasures of
Languages of Ethiopia 11 Statues 27 the Ancient Priesthoods 48
Other Languages 11 Sepulcher30 Books of The Lector Priests48
Dead Languages 11 Changes In Tomb Design Over Time30 Reading the Books of Ritual 49
Treasures31 Troupes Not Using
Defenses 32 Realms of Power: Faerie 51
Playing Egyptian Characters 12 Physical Barriers32 Transitory Magic Items51
Architectural Trickery32 Temporary Amulets 51
Pick A Religion 12 Mechanical Traps32 Seals 52
Some Virtues of A Good Muslim 12 Puzzles33 Temporary Potions 52
Non-Muslim Magical Defenses33 Animated Statues52
Characters: The Dhimmi Flaw 12 Curses 34 Statue Consecration Mystery 52
Slightly Disreputable Professions For Talismans 35 Intermediary Statues 53
Dhimmis13 Wards 35 Where Did All the Magical Statues Go? 53
Merchants Who Deal With Ifranj 13 Temporary Objects From Models54
Moneylenders 13 Creatures of The Tombs 35 Threatening the Gods54
Bootleggers 14 Ka, Egyptian Ghosts35 The Writings of Those
Speech 14 Quick Ghost Conversion Notes 35 Who Threatened the Gods 55
Dignity 14 Quick Animated Statue Conversion Notes36 Magical Craftwork 55
Direct Requests 14 Detailed Design
The Future 14 for Royal Pharaonic Ghosts36 Relationship to Learned Magic 55
How to Act 14 Blood Virtues 36 Grave Weapons 55
Shame15 Powers of the Pharaoh in Life 37 Perpetual Amulets55
Reputations and Shame 15 The Akh 37 Color 55
Act as a Member of Your Social Class 15 Story Seeds: Famous Missing Tombs37 Shape 56
Dress Appropriately For Your Wealth 15 The Tomb of Imhotep, Magic Outside The Priesthoods 56
Separation of Women probably at Saqqara 37 Those Who Commanded Spirits56
To The Private Sphere16 The Tomb of Marcus Antonius, Contained Spirits 56
Haram 16 probably near Alexandria 39 Insight and Ordeals
A Note on Playing Copts16 Designing Tombs and
Mortuaries 40
Suited to Hermetic Magi 56
Basic Tomb Features40 A Note on True Names 56
Resources40 Those Who Have
An Ethiopian Bestiary 17 Curses 40 Read the Book of Thoth56
Asp (Aspis)17 Enchanted Items
Catoblepas17 (Talismans and Wards) 41
Crocodile17 Library 42
Elephant17 Specialists 42
Egypt 57 Darfur Danakil Desert
A Note on Auras in Egypt Uri Debarwa
'Ayn Farah Massawa
THE NILE Fasher Negash
The Seven Heads of the Nile. Samna Bet AmharaAmba Geshen
Cairo The Valley of Elephants Ampa Gespen
Coptic Cairo ALODIA Axum
Debre Damo
Fustat Atbai Istifanos Monastery
The Maristans Goz Regeb Roha
Mosque of Ibn Tulun Taflin Yeha
The Nilometer Bayuda Zeila
Saladin's Citadel Gilif Hills Agaw
Tombs of Qarafah Butana Lake Tana
The Gizeh Necropolis Naga The Blue Nile
Alexandria 65 Gezira Shewa
Almost Magic 65 Sennar Asbari
Damietta 65 Kabushia Masal
The Fifth Crusade 65 Kassala Nora
Damietta in January 1220 67 The Mortuary Society of Kassa The Sultanate of Dahlak
Qus and Southern Egypt 67 Keraba The Sultanates of Adal, 120
Aydhab El-Hobagi Dewaro, Hadiya, and Ifat 121
Rural Life: The Iqt ā ' System Meroë Deward, Fladiya, and nat 121
Begarawiyah
Dubia 71 Taqasi Muthic Aithiopians 122
Dubia 71 Soba
History 71 The Alchemists of Soba The Icthyophagi
The Empire of Kush THE BLEMMYAE TRIBES Chelonophagi 122
The Collapse of Kush Blemmya Culture Rhizophagi 122
The Conversion of Nubia Blemmyae Characters Hylophagi 123
Salah ed-Din Blemmyae Territory Cynegi 124
Nubian Culture Badi Struthophagi
Warriors and the Army Sawakin Acridophagi
Attitudes toward the Dead Monsters in the Sea Cynamolgi 125
Names THE CULT OF DEDUN 97 Megabari
Religion Structure of the Cult 98 The Carnivorous Bull 126
Christianity Adherent
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Islam 76 Altar Priest 98 Dotential Contenant
Islam
Paganism
Temple Priest Potential Covenant
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The Undying Ones
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Paganism 76
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Temple Priest
The Undying Ones
The Magic of the Dead
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Sites of the Nile Region
PaganismEconomy and Trade 76
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The Undying Ones
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Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past 127
PaganismEconomy and Trade 76
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Temple Priest
The Undying Ones
The Magic of the Dead
New Supernatural Ability: Corpse
Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules 127
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. 76
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Temple Priest
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The Magic of the Dead
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Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map 127
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Paganism Economy and Trade
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Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal 127
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Paganism Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Cthiopia History To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal. SIWA OASIS 127
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Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz. Batn al-Hajar Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Chiopia History The Axumite Empire To Scour the Past 127
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Paganism Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal. SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant 127
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Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Cthiopia HISTORY The Axumite Empire The Conversion of Axum The Fall of Axum To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS. History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks 127
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Paganism Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Cthiopia HISTORY The Axumite Empire The Conversion of Axum The Fall of Axum The Zagwe Dynasty Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 128 130
Paganism Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Cthiopia HISTORY The Axumite Empire The Conversion of Axum The Fall of Axum The Zagwe Dynasty and the Current State To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions 127127127127128128128128130
Paganism Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 128 130 130
Paganism Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Cthiopia HISTORY The Axumite Empire The Conversion of Axum The Fall of Axum The Zagwe Dynasty and the Current State Ethiopian Culture Appearance and Clothing Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past. To Break the Rules. To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Temple Priest The Undying Ones The Magic of the Dead New Supernatural Ability: Corpse Cthiopia HISTORY The Axumite Empire The Conversion of Axum The Fall of Axum The Zagwe Dynasty and the Current State Ethiopian Culture Appearance and Clothing Cuisine To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Bedraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado. The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti. Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal. SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks. Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA Ado. The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti. Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis. Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Bedraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado. The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti. Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae. Premnis. Sai Island Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad 76 76 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis. Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'aliin Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants. Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis
Paganism Economy and Trade Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis The Site
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'alin Atbara Berber 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules. To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal. SIWA OASIS. History. Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks. Potential Covenfolk. Companions. Aznag ag Tannan. Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk. Specialists Servants. Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies. Life at Siwa Oasis. The Site Environment.
Paganism 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Ruled the Nile Tribunal. SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks. Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants. Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis. The Site Environment Main Structures
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'alin Atbara Berber Story Seed: The Soul Exchange Kallama 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 82 82 Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado. The Banu al-Kanz. Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses. Menarti. Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis. Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'alin Atbara. Berber Story Seed: The Soul Exchange Kallama. Dju Wa'ab 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal. SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis The Site Environment Main Structures Outlying Buildings External Relations
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 82 82 82 82 Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS. History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks. Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis. The Site Environment Main Structures Outlying Buildings External Relations The Sultan Al-Kalil
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'alin Atbara Berber Story Seed: The Soul Exchange Kallama Dju Wa'ab Napata Kurru 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'alin Atbara Berber Story Seed: The Soul Exchange Kallama Dju Wa'ab Napata Kurru Nuri Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis. The Site Environment Main Structures Outlying Buildings External Relations The Sultan Al-Kalil Nomadic Tribesmen Resources
Paganism Economy and Trade Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis The Site Environment Main Structures Outlying Buildings External Relations The Sultan Al-Kalil Nomadic Tribesmen Resources Income Sources
Paganism Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Ruild the Nile Tribunal. SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks. Potential Covenfolk Companions. Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk. Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis. The Site Environment Main Structures Outlying Buildings External Relations The Sultan Al-Kalil. Nomadic Tribesmen Resources. Income Sources
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz. Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses. Menarti. Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'alin Atbara Berber Story Seed: The Soul Exchange Kallama Dju Wa'ab Napata Kurru Nuri Dongola The Cburch of the Granite Cole Galu Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA. Ado The Banu al-Kanz. Batn al-Hajar Kalabsha Lost Temple of Ramses Menarti. Takoa Pakhoras Serra Philae Premnis Sai Island MAKURIA Abu Hamad The Ja'alin Atbara Berber Story Seed: The Soul Exchange Kallama Dju Wa'ab Napata Kurru Nuri Dongola The Church of the Granite Cole Galu. Ghazali 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 Temple Priest To Scour the Past To Break the Rules To Break the Rules To Redraw the Map To Build the Nile Tribunal SIWA OASIS History Establishing the Covenant Boons & Hooks Potential Covenfolk Companions Aznag ag Tannan Grogs Specialists and Other Covenfolk Specialists Servants Life at the Oasis Income and Supplies Life at Siwa Oasis The Site Environment Main Structures Outlying Buildings External Relations The Sultan Al-Kalil Nomadic Tribesmen Resources Income Sources Vis Sources Alexander's Camp Alexander's Camp Alexander's Stele
Paganism Economy and Trade Transport The Slave Trade NOBATIA 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 78 79 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 81 Temple Priest Sites of the Dile Region To Scour the Past
Story Themes 134
Covenant Themes
The Crusaders Come Calling 134
Trade Routes 135
IKHMINDI 135
History 135
Establishing the Covenant 135
Boons & Hooks 135
Potential Covenfolk 137
Companions 13
Тарага 13
Grogs 13
Specialists and Other Covenfolk 13
Specialists 13
Servants 138
Available Resources 138
Income and Supplies 138
Life at Ikhmindi 138
Buildings
Environment 138
Main Structures 138
Laboratories 138
Outlying Buildings 138
External Relations 138
The Eparch of Nobatia 138
Nomadic Tribesmen
Resources 139
Income Sources 139
Vis Sources 139
Abandoned Copper Mine
Black Sandbar of the Nile
Temple Kiosk of Qertassi
Story Themes
The Bedouin Storm
Lost Tombs and Treasures
Adulis
History 141
Establishing the Covenant 141
Boons & Hooks 141
Potential Covenfolk
Companions 14
Zerezghi Senai14
Grogs 14
Specialists and Other Covenfolk 14
Teachers 14
Specialists
Site14
Environment
Laboratories 14
Associated Properties 14
External Relations
Sultanate of Dahlek 14
Governor of Adulis
Resources
Income Sources 14
Vis Sources 14
Fire Coral Beds 14
Magical School of Fish 14
Storm Flotsam 14
Story Themes14
Pushing the Frontiers 14
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List of Inserts5
A Note for Troupes
A Note for Troupes Doing Their Own Research7
Doing Their Own Research/
Dating Pharaonic Egypt7
Upper Versus Lower
Hazards of the Desert10
Varieties of Christianity
Too Many Languages11
Clossary
This Is Not Real Islam
V D 1 (M: C 1V: )
Knows People (Minor General Virtue)13
Aiding the Ashamed14
The Ğift14
The Social Mindset
Dark Secrets?
Hippopotamus
Catoblepas
Crocodile (Cocodryllus)
Elaskant (Elaskantes)
Elephant (Elephantus)
Mongoose (Ichneumon)21
Baboon (Hamadryas)22
Hyena (Yena)22
Hyena (Yena)
Elephant-Eating Serpent23
Yes Really: A Guild of Adventurers
Story Seeds For Treasure Hunters25
A Note on Tombs
Guardians of Graveyards 27
T1- T1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Tombs, Temples, and Auras31
Story Hook: Following the Dead31
Carving Equipment31
Story Seed: Ramaseum31
The Field of Reeds32
Minigame
Evamples 34
Possess Statue (Minor Power)
New Virtue, Blood of the Old Code 36
Evample Alsh Sethos
Example Akh: Sethos
Tombs As Lairs for the Cult of Dedun
Example Wards
Example Curses41
Example Talismans42
Example Traps
Means of Avoiding Traps44
Use Whatever You Like 47
A Note On Hieroglyphs47
Erron Ancient Egyptings
Thought Monumental Tombs Were Weird48
C .: C . A
Coptic Saga Arc49 There is Always Another Temple.
There is Always Another Temple.
There is Always Another Treasure49
A Note On Egyptian Alchemy49
Story Seeds:
Apparently UnGifted Magicians50
Vis50
1.5
List of Inserts
List of Listits
Heka
Tongue Magic
Playing Powerful Faeries Against One Another
Against One Another53
Unusual Amulets54
The Weakest and Commonest Ancient Magicians54
The Most Popular
Egyptian Amulets Protected Against54 Faeries in Boxes55
Delta?
W/l-+:Nl-tlD-+2
What is a Lighting Bomb?59
Plot Hook: Ancient Works
What is a Lighting Bomb?
New Virtues: Child
of the House and Teacher of the House61
Story Seeds for the Gizeh Plateau62
Story Seeds for Alexandria63
Why All of the History?64
Bezant?
Story Seeds From Ous68
Story Seeds Near 'Aydhab68
Story Seeds: Sugar Ćane
The Baqt
Story Seed: Theft by the Dead
Story Seed: Six Hundred and Eighty Nine74
Slavery in a Saga
New Flaws for Slaves
The Sand of Pakhoras
Tumulus Graves
A Fortified River80
The Dark Heart of Abu Hamad82
Story Seed: The Siege of Berber83
Ancient Auras83
Story Seeds Thirty Centuries 84
Story Seed: Thirty Centuries84
Nubian Pyramids84
The Tajuwa of Darfur
The Dihi 86
Kushitic Preparation of the Dead88
Kassalan Exorcists89
Artanyeszame90
Artanyeszame, an Undying One
Ababdah, a Blemmya
Story Seed: Grandmother Lion96
The Prisons of the Jinn96
Wa 52 4 4 4 22. Wa
The The Time 25
Dedun, Lord of Hosts 97
The Kushitic Dead 97
Scorpion Fish (Scorpaena) 97
The Initiation Process Initiation Script for the Rank of Adheren Initiation Script for the Rank of Altar Priest 98
Initiation Script for the Rank of Adheren t98
Initiation Script for the Rank of Altar Priest 99
Initiation Script for the Rank of Temple Priest 100
Initiation Script
for the Rank of Undying One 101
New Virtue: Corpse Magic
Story Seeds: The Cult of Dedun
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Story Seeds: The Cult of Dedun 102
The Dragon Ceto, The Leviathan 105
The Lay of the LandThe Lost Regio of the Great Stelae 106
The Lost Regio of the Great Stelae 107
Of Alexander and Pyralaoi
The Ethiopian Calendar and Dates
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The Poyda Manage 100
The Bouda MenaceStory Seeds: The Birthright of Solomon. 117
Story Seed: Discarded Directive 112
Rleeding Trees 113
Bleeding Trees The Voice of Saint Yared 114
The Negues Negget 116
The Negusa NegastVis Site: The Mists of the Nile 117
Vis Site: The Quarry and the Stone Lion 117
Story Seeds for Roha
Story Seed: The Lost Temple
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Story Seed: The Lost Temple 119
Where is Prester John? 120
Where is Prester John? 120
Vis Sites: Stones and Stele 121
Story Seeds: The Nascent Saint 121
Mythic Aithiopians as Characters 122
Rhizophagus Characters 123
Icthyophagus Characters 123
Hylophagus Characters
Struthophagus Characters
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Struthophagus Characters 124
Cynegus Characters 124
Acridophagus Characters 125
Cynamolgus Characters
Megabarus Characters
Carnivorous Bull
Story Seeds 130
New Hook: Multiple Sites 151
Aznag ag TannanThe Zaggalah 121
Curefo 122
Gwafa 122
Story Seed: Getting Slaves 124
New Hook: Fragile Vis Source 134
New Hook: Fragile Vis Source
Story Seed: The Past of a Slave
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Tapara 136
Petros
Story Seeds 139
Zerezghi Senai 141
Ammanuel Alazar 142
New Hooks and Boons 142

Chapter One