Post by Heart of Darkness on Jul 10, 2005 16:26:02 GMT -5
FIRST LEG:
Schendi Harbor. An expedition would start in Schendi and work their way up the Nyoka (snake) River and would eventually reach Lake Ushindi (Victory). That stretch of the journey, we do not have a book quote to give us an idea of how long it would take because Tarl was arrested and put to work on the canal and he did not mention it. If I happened a guess, I would say it was close to two months.
Nyoka river to Lake Ushindi. To the South of Lake Ushindi is Bila Hurmuna's court. The villages and territories that he rules are called the "Empire" or the "Ubarate". The village Nyuki lies to the North. (Nothing much is mentioned about Nyuki in the book). The people around Lake Ushindi are more accustomed to seeing white people because they come up the Nyoka river from Schendi to the Court of Bila Hurmuna.
Bila holds court, listens to cases, and makes a judgement. He is fair, but harsh. He likes to put criminals out on tharlarion poles in Lake Ushindi. If he is feeling merciful, he will have their fingers cut off so their death will be more swift and therefore, more merciful. These poles stick out of the water of the lake as a reminder. (Page 230)
Three rivers and the canal flow into or from Lake Ushindi. The three rivers are the Kamba (rope), the Nyoka, and the Cartius.
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SECOND LEG:
The Canal. The Canal lies to the northern-east quadrant of Lake Ushindi. It has been completed, but if it has a new name or was dedicated to anyone, we just don't know that. It is 400 pasangs long and is approximately a 15 day journey through it to reach Lake Ngao (shield) by canoe. (page 277)
Lake Ngao. The villages of Ukungu lies on Ngao's northern shore. The people here speak "ukungu" which is another dialect then the "ushindi" that is spoken at Bila's court. The Mfalme (ruler) of Ukungu is Kisu. The villages of his are not part of Bila's Empire. Bila set them free as an act of friendship to Kisu, so the two of them are good friends.
It takes twenty days to cross Lake Ngao to get to the Ua (Flower) River. (Page 281)
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THIRD LEG:
Ua River. The Ua River smells like flowers and is very wide. It has land islands in the middle of it from time to time. Also, the elevation starts to rise so there are many cataracts and waterfalls. Much of the journey here is on foot, walking the canoes up and around the waterfalls.
This is where the talunas, the mamban tribes and the pygmies are seen are seen in the books. Very hostile lands, pilgrim!
Lake Shaba. This lake is much bigger than Lake Ushindi or Ngao. It has giant stone figures of black people with shields and spears in the water that stand about 30 to 40 feet high. (page 417)
Lost City. Some of the features include a giant stone landing for water vessels (page 418), mosaics of men dominating slaves (422), and a fortress with a boat full of bints (piranha fishies) (page 430). The Lost City is quite a bit like Solomon's Zjing.
Schendi Harbor. An expedition would start in Schendi and work their way up the Nyoka (snake) River and would eventually reach Lake Ushindi (Victory). That stretch of the journey, we do not have a book quote to give us an idea of how long it would take because Tarl was arrested and put to work on the canal and he did not mention it. If I happened a guess, I would say it was close to two months.
Nyoka river to Lake Ushindi. To the South of Lake Ushindi is Bila Hurmuna's court. The villages and territories that he rules are called the "Empire" or the "Ubarate". The village Nyuki lies to the North. (Nothing much is mentioned about Nyuki in the book). The people around Lake Ushindi are more accustomed to seeing white people because they come up the Nyoka river from Schendi to the Court of Bila Hurmuna.
Bila holds court, listens to cases, and makes a judgement. He is fair, but harsh. He likes to put criminals out on tharlarion poles in Lake Ushindi. If he is feeling merciful, he will have their fingers cut off so their death will be more swift and therefore, more merciful. These poles stick out of the water of the lake as a reminder. (Page 230)
Three rivers and the canal flow into or from Lake Ushindi. The three rivers are the Kamba (rope), the Nyoka, and the Cartius.
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SECOND LEG:
The Canal. The Canal lies to the northern-east quadrant of Lake Ushindi. It has been completed, but if it has a new name or was dedicated to anyone, we just don't know that. It is 400 pasangs long and is approximately a 15 day journey through it to reach Lake Ngao (shield) by canoe. (page 277)
Lake Ngao. The villages of Ukungu lies on Ngao's northern shore. The people here speak "ukungu" which is another dialect then the "ushindi" that is spoken at Bila's court. The Mfalme (ruler) of Ukungu is Kisu. The villages of his are not part of Bila's Empire. Bila set them free as an act of friendship to Kisu, so the two of them are good friends.
It takes twenty days to cross Lake Ngao to get to the Ua (Flower) River. (Page 281)
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THIRD LEG:
Ua River. The Ua River smells like flowers and is very wide. It has land islands in the middle of it from time to time. Also, the elevation starts to rise so there are many cataracts and waterfalls. Much of the journey here is on foot, walking the canoes up and around the waterfalls.
This is where the talunas, the mamban tribes and the pygmies are seen are seen in the books. Very hostile lands, pilgrim!
Lake Shaba. This lake is much bigger than Lake Ushindi or Ngao. It has giant stone figures of black people with shields and spears in the water that stand about 30 to 40 feet high. (page 417)
Lost City. Some of the features include a giant stone landing for water vessels (page 418), mosaics of men dominating slaves (422), and a fortress with a boat full of bints (piranha fishies) (page 430). The Lost City is quite a bit like Solomon's Zjing.