The people there are happy... TOO happy. Separated from the rest of the world by swirling black fog, they worship a giant jack-o-lantern called Happy Jack (yes, HAPPY). The sun is foever overhead, and the people mine the metal from a giant bronze skeleton they refer to as "Orlanth". This giant failed to slay Yelm back during the War of the Gods.
More disturbing things: the "doctors" are obviously scorpion men, who inject healing potions into their patients; and the "fertility broos" are required to "prime the pump" so people can have babies.
Now, we're fairly sure that the Ban will come down if we try to leave this area, but we don't know what the aftereffects will be if we do so. Perhaps these happy, innocent people will be blasted by the outer reality that is Glorantha. Another possibility is that this realioty will grow to affect our Glorantha. Still a third possibility occurs to me: isn't there supposed to be a small area covered by the Ban in the heart of the Kingdom of War, that will be the key to its destruction if the KoW does not find out about it?
At any rate, Sandy always seems to keep us on our toes. Or occasionally he cuts them off.
Guy
Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing, than he who believes what is wrong. - Thomas Jefferson
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