The people who settled along the fertile swathes of land along the river banks and in the valleys - the…
Haiku: Barbarians at the Gates
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Brothers Grinn: Genesis
BROTHER GRINN: What’s that in your hand, Brother Grinn? BROTHER GRINN: A letter from Eric, Brother Grinn. BROTHER GRINN: Ah,…
The Paradavar of the Neydal (sea coast) Regions
The inhabitants of the littoral regions - Paradavar - were fishermen. Their society evolved into seafarers and maritime traders, and…
Haiku: My Tree Friends
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Begging Bowl
The Clans of the Paalai (desert) Regions
The desert clans, the Maravar and the Kalvar, loved adventure and hunting. To supplement their hunts, they imposed levies on…
Haiku: Immortals
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Smarty Pants Part 2 of 2
Smarty’s wife, a.k.a. Boss, immediately floated over to where the “boys” were seated. In Asian culture, the wife never kept…
Kingship in the Mullai (forest/pastoral) Regions
The pressures of population and scarcity of food drove the Kuravar from the Kurinji hills to the lower lands—the secondary…