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Acropolis [2] -

Aeges [2] High priest of ZeusSerapis in Emporion, torn apart by the Gorgon.

Agripinus [16] Carthagianian Soldier-Priest, formerly of the Sacred Band. Wears a silver helmet.

Alexandria [1] A city at the mouth of the Nile

Amazon [3] General term for warrior women, but particularly those from the Scythian Steppe

Amphius [22] Cretan mercenary, sailor, philosopher. Night-sighted since Kaskator.

Andromeda [3] High Priest of Artemis at Emporion.

Anubis [1] An Egyptian god.

Aphrodite [1] Hellenes’ god of love, beauty, and sexuality, linked to Astarte

Apollidon [1] Blind seer in the company of [Boreas] and the [Sacred Band of Nemesis.

ArcaneWeapon [2] -

ArchonSaar [9] The last Archon of the House of Musa, entombed below the Nuraghe of Saar, died and embalmed at Karnak A litch and past patron.

Arrows [1] -

Arta [1] Sardinian taken prisoner at the Nuraghe at Saar.

Artemis [7] Hellenes god of nature, childbirth, wildlife, the Moon, the hunt, sudden death, animals, virginity, young women, and archery.

ArtemisBowstring [1] -

ArtemisInvoked [1] -

ArtemisTemple [1] -

Asclepius [3] Hellenes god of medicine, healing, rejuvenation and physicians.

AssyrianWingedSphinx [1] a gatekeeper idol.

Astarte [5] Phoenician god of war, hunting, love. Closely related to Ishtar.

AstarteEnslaved [3] An avatar of the god held, by the theologians of Tanit, to be exploitative of her followers. Idol found in the Pink Pool of the PoolRoom of Kaskator, “milking” the goddess’s vitality to make a healing fluid.

AstarteIdol [1] -

Augury [2] Interpreting signs to inform on the likely outcome of a course of action.

Avatar [1] -

Baal [3] Phoenician God of fertility, weather, rain, wind, lightning, seasons, war, sailors.

BaalAltar [2] -

BaalFaction [1] Political grouping in Carthage of Old Believers adhering to Baal Harmon. In eclipse with the rise to pre-eminence of the Tanit cult.

BaalIdol [2] -

BaalMedalion [1] -

BaalNecklace [3] -

BaalShield [1] -

BaleFire [3] A low, smouldering fire of uncanny aspect.

Baleri [0] Tribal group in Sardinia, south of the Corsi. Currently revolting against the Carthaginians.

Bandits [3] -

Banquet [1] -

BarackTheYounger [2] Ranking priest of ZeusSeraphis in Emporion.

Beach [1] -

BenZees [3] -

BenZeesGoldNecklace [1] -

BenZeesScroll [1] -

Beskar [1] Settlement in the Sardinian interior, nearby Saar, now in Sporaga lands (previously Evro lands).

Blade [1] Senior Darkling warrior, marked by EarthBlood.

BlessedSea [1] -

Blessing [1] -

Bones [1] -

BookOfTheDead [1] -

BoonOfImhotep [3] A spell of healing sleep.

BorderPost [2] -

BorderTax [1] -

Boreas [1] Beautiful young man, foster son of goddess Nike, Captain of the Sacred Band of Nemesis.

Bostar [2] A high priest of Tanit in Carthage.

BrideOfBaal [1] -

Brimstone [1] -

BrimstonePowder [1] -

BronzeIngot [2] -

BronzeWeapons [1] -

Bult [1] A leader of bandits/broken men at Saar.

Burial [1] -

CalixDominee [0] Dominee of Asclepius in Emporion.

CalixDominie [1] -

CanopicJar [4] Container for the essential organs of an Egyptian-style mummy.

Cantrip [1] A small spell.

CantripFocusLuck [1] Brings a short term, limited improvement in fortune.

CantripSpiderCheck [1] Si’aspiqo’s giant spider detector.

Capsa [1] Town in North Africa near Carthage. Similar in size to Teveste, but with more stone buildings.

Captain [1] -

Caralis [4] Karaly, Karalis the largest port in the southern part of the island of Sardinia.

Carthage [5] City at the centre of the Punic world, strongest of the western Mediterranean powers.

Catacomb [3] -

CatacombDoor [1] -

CatacombDoorMech [3] -

CavalryPatrol [1] -

Cedar [1] -

CeltIberians [1] A tribe on the Iberian peninsula

ChargeHand [3] Surviving leader of the Kaskator Darklings after the fall of the Shedim

Charisma [1] -

Chersonisos [1] in Crimea, near Scythia

Circe [2] Hellene god sometimes identified with Astarte or Gestinanna

Citizenship [1] -

ClosingRitual [1] Ritual of the Tanit cult to invoke harm on unauthorised passage through a space

CoalPowder [1] -

Coffin [2] Box for the transport and burying / restraining dead bodies. See also Sarcophagus.

CoffinCrate [3] An outer packing crate for transporting coffins.

Corsi [0] Small tribal group in the northeast corner of Sardinia

Cow [1] -

CrawlingDead [1] -

Cuneiform [1] Writing or lettering formed by pressing a sharpened reed into soft clay. Typical of past Mesopotamian peoples.

Curse [1] -

DarklingRefuge [3] A region of the Kaskator complex which can be sealed from the rest

DarklingWhistle [2] bone whistle used for signalling by the Darklings of Kaskator.

Darklings [3] Children of the Shedim. Dark skinned, Night sight. Those at Kaskator referred to the Shedim as ‘Father’. May be all male?

Dawn [1] -

Death [1] -

DiceOfKyros [1] may be a reference to Kairos / Caerus god of opportunity, luck and favorable moments.

Dignitary [1] -

Dogs [1] -

Donkey [4] -

Dreaming [1] -

Earthblood [1] Magical exudate of the world, expressed at rare, sought-after sites. May have beem known and harnessed by the Assyrians and earlier cultures.

EarthbloodPillar [1] a rock formation in Kaskator where EarthBloodTears formed.

EarthbloodTears [1] -

Earthquake [1] -

EasternNumidia [1] Allied (client?) Kingdom in the north African hinterland of Carthage

EdannEvra [1] Headman of Firte village in Sardinia

Election [2] -

Emporion [6] Hellene trading city-state on the Iberian coast

EveningTide [1] -

Evro [1] A Sardinian tribe?

EyeColour [1] -

FamilyCurse [1] -

Farmland [1] -

FearOfDead [1] -

Fire [1] -

FireArrows [1] -

FireFlute [2] A sealed bone flute filled with fine, flammable powder

Firte [2] Small village a few hours from Saar. Headman Edann Evra

Fissure [1] -

FullMoon [2] -

Gadir [1] -

Gatekeeper [2] Guardian god, power or spirit controlling who or what passes through an entrance/exit.

Gauls [1] -

Geshtinanna [1] -

Glyph [1] -

GlyphOfWarding [3] -

GoldArmring [1] -

GoldWireBracelet [2] -

GoldenArrow [2] -

GoldenFire [2] -

Gorgon [4] Hellene monster of horrifying visage and great power that turns those beholding them to stone.

Gratuity [1] -

Gravediggers [1] -

GreatRiver [1] -

GreekTeacher [1] -

Guards [1] -

Hasdrumentum [1] -

HealingSleep [2] -

Hemeroskopeion [1] Westernmost Greek colony on the Iberian coast.

HexagonalRoom [1] -

Hiarbes [1] King of the Eastern Numidians.

Hills [1] -

HitPoint [1] -

HolyOrb [3] -

HolyWater [3] -

HouseOfMusa [1] A lineage of Sardinian sorcerers, buried at the Nuraghe of Saar.

Idol [2] -

Idols [2] -

Imhotep [1] a Egyptian god of medicine and healing, known to the Hellene as Asclepius or Imouthes.

Inscription [1] -

Iolei [1] Sardinian hill tribes

IronGate [3] -

Isabel [1] Priest / witch from Tyre, of Phoenician stock. May be “Ize-baal” – “Promised [Vengeance] of Baal.

Isis [1] Egyptian god Wikipedia

Jeremiah [2] foreign (Hebrish) merchant and apothecary in Emporion, husband of Isabel.

JobOffer [1] -

Jubella [1] An heiress rumoured looking for a new lover.

Kalicrates [3] The Owner/Captain of the Morning Breeze. A large, bulky Athenian man with red eyes and two days of dark stubble.

Kallicrates [2] -

Kantharos [2] Greek drinking cup Wikipedia.

Karalyis [0] see Caralis.

Karnak [2] The city of Temples on the Nile. {Wikipedia}.

Kaskator [7] An ancient excavation in the Shadowed lands of Numidia

KaskatorEntrance [2] -

Knossian [1] -

Kraal [2] -

Kumar [5] Ox-wagon driver. Servant of the Archon of Saar. From Beskar.

Kush [1] A state of the upper Nile, of ancient history, long a by-word for magic – said a Kushite.

Labyrinth [1] -

Lame [2] -

LamiaCave [1] -

Lander [2] An Emporion merchant and politician.

Lantern [1] -

Leptis [1] -

LightOfTanit [6] -

Mago [14] Mago Gymnesias: Balearic slinger, Carthagian army veteran and metalworker.

MarbleBlock [2] -

Mecart [1] Melqart, Phoenician & Punic King of the Underworld, and Protector of the Universe. Wikipedia

Medusa [1] One of the Gorgons, mother of Pegasus.

Melcart [1] -

MelcartIdol [2] -

Mining [1] -

MiningRoom [1] -

Moat [1] -

Moon [1] -

MorningBreeze [2] Ship. A small triacontor, set up for trading. 30 crew and marines. Owner Kalicrates

MurkyPool [1] -

Musa [1] see House of Musa

Neapolis [1] -

Necropolis [5] Graveyard, often just outside a settlement.

Negotiation [1] -

Nemesis [2] Greek goddess of retribution.

NestorsRest [1] Inn at Caralis, Sardinia. Contact point for Kalicrates.

Neti [2] Gatekeeper god of the Mesopotamian past. Involved in the story of Astarte / Inanna’s imprisonment in the Underworld.

NightSight [2] Gift to see as well at night as a normal person does by day. Accompanied by day-blindness.

NumidianWarParty [1] -

Numidians [4] Natives of North Africa, west of the Nile

Nuraghe [6] Stone fortresses of Sardinia, from times long forgotten.

Oath [3] -

OctangularRoom [1] Under the Nuraghe of Saar. May be a.k.a the hexagonal room?

Odysseus [1] -

Odysus [1] Athenian pilot of the Morning Breeze.

OilLantern [1] -

OliveGrove [1] -

OrbOfTanit [2] Holy Artefact of the Tanit cult.

Orthon [2] -

Osiris [1] -

OxCart [4] -

OxWaggon [1] -

Passage [1] -

Password [1] -

Patrol [1] -

Pearl [1] -

Pegasus [1] Flying horse, sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa.

Peleset [5] Senior surviving servant of the Archon of Saar.

Pharoah [1] -

Phillas [1] Sailor from Syracuse on the Morning Breeze, a stocky man of medium height with short dark hair and skin burnt brown

PillarRoom [2] -

PillarsOfHeracles [2] -

PillarsOfHercules [1] -

PinkPool [1] -

Piss [1] -

Pit [4] -

PitCrossing [1] -

Platon [6] Tyrant of Emporion

Pony [4] -

PoolRoom [1] -

Prisoners [3] -

ProtectVsEvil [4] -

ProtectionRhyme [1] -

ProtectionSpell [1] -

Pyre [1] -

Pythas [1] Carthaginian cavalry officer in Sardinia

Rabbit [1] -

Reconnaissance [1] -

Refugees [1] -

Rhamnous [1] Wikipedia.

RingGreen [1] Green stone ring from the Shedu’s lair in Kaskator. Protective.

RockGray [1] From the northern Pillar of Hercules/Melkart. Has powers.

RockRed [1] From the southern Pillar of Hercules/Melkart. Has powers?

Rope [1] -

Ruins [4] -

Saar [7] A region / in Sardinia

SacredBand [1] -

SacredBandOfNemesis [1] 24 Hoplites in black and Captain, Boreas, in the service of Nemesis.

Sacrifice [1] -

Sammus [18] Powerful Gaulish warrior, does all the heavy lifting and much of the fighting.

Sand [1] -

Sarcophagus [0] Coffin in the Egyptian style: with a representation of the dead person within

Sardinia [2] -

SardinianParty [1] -

Scarab [1] -

ScarabBroach [3] Egyptian magic item protective of mind or soul of the wearer.

SeaGate [1] Gate in a city wall serving the sea or a port

SemiPreciousGem [1] -

Sergeant [1] -

Serif [5] -

Shadow [1] -

Shaft [3] -

Shark [1] -

Sheep [1] -

ShortSword [2] -

Siaspiqo [23] A veteran Khemite scribe enjoying a new lease of life.

SiaspiqoNote [1] -

Sicily [1] -

Sigmatus [1] from Corinth, the day lookout on the Morning Breeze. Of medium height with short dark hair and burnt brown skin, but of slim build.

Silver [1] -

SilverHelmet [1] inscribed “Beloved of Tanit”, blesses the ground the wearer, Agripinus, stands on.

SilverIngot [2] -

SinkHole [1] Whence emanates a monster?

Skeptron [2] -

SkyIronDagger [4] -

SleepAdjacentTrance [1] -

SmallBoys [1] -

Smoke [1] -

SmokeDemon [2] -

SmokeWisp [2] -

SouthGate [1] Gate in a city wall.

Spain [1] -

Speech [1] -

SpellScroll [2] A scroll with a spell or spells inscribed for learning or casting.

SpellTokens [1] -

Spider [1] Spiders of unnatural size emerging from the UnderwordGate of Kaskator

Sporaga [1] Sardinian tribe (?).

Stairs [2] -

StairsDown [1] -

StarOfDavid [1] -

Statues [1] -

Stratgems [1] -

Strength [1] -

Sulci [0] Island on south-west of Sardinian coast. Carthaginian naval base. Wikipedial

Sullo [3] A Carthagianian citizen of substance, native of Sardinia.

SulloServant [1] -

SunShade [1] -

Supplies [2] -

Tanit [4] Carthage’s supreme god, of war, virginal mother and nurse, symbol of fertility. Linked to Astarte / Ishtar.

TanitCeremony [1] -

TanitHymn [1] -

TanitShrine [2] -

TempleOfArtemis [2] -

TempleOfTanit [2] -

Teveste [4] -

TevesteElders [3] -

TevesteGate [1] -

Tharras [2] -

ThroneRoom [1] -

TinArmring [2] -

TinTorc [2] -

Titan [1] -

TongueColour [1] -

Tools [1] -

Torch [3] A light-source of resinous wood, cloth and pitch.

Towers [1] -

Toxoanassa [23] Rider of the Oiorpata (‘Man Killers’) tribe of Scythian Amazonn. On a quest.

Trance [1] -

Trap [1] -

Tyrant [1] -

UglyGod [1] -

UglyIdol [1] -

UnderworldFissure [2] -

UnderworldGate [2] -

UnnaturalFear [1] -

Urion [1] Guardsman of Emporion who survived the Gorgon

Uthea [1] -

UticcaGate [1] -

UtticaGate [2] -

Waggon [1] -

WaggonWheel [1] -

WalkingDead [1] -

Wall [1] -

WalledGarden [1] -

War [1] -

WarDamage [1] -

Wedge [1] -

WhaleOil [1] -

WhiteHorse [1] -

WinePool [1] -

Witch [1] -

WrigglingDead [1] -

Zaigas [1] Undead ancestor of the Archon of Saar, according to the latter, was the first to bring esoteric learning to Sardinia starting the rise of the [House of Musa][#musahouse].

ZeusSerapis [4] An intriguing combination of the Hellenes’ sky god and the Ptolomies’ underworld god.

Ziqua [1] -