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The Darjiin and Henjarl Marshes

Posted on August 5, 2021

The wetlands of Henjarl and Darjiin are comparable to the Pripet Marshes in Belorus and Ukraine. Open sedge reed spaces alternate with nearly impenetrable shrub thickets. Pine forests can be found on the pockets of dry land (many of which are volcanic in origin). With melting snow in Storm and Sea Season, and the summer rains, the marshes flood and the local population have to take boats to get around. Much of it has been turned into rice paddies. The area is rich with bird life, and Biselenslib and SurEnslib – the heron goddess of Henjarl and Darjiin – are important ancestral cults and bird-woman goddesses with life-nurturing qualities, but can also appear as a bird of prey or corpse eater, linked with the powers of death and regeneration. These traditional “bird woman” ancestor cults are still found among many commoners in Dara Happa.

The Darjiin and Henjarl Marshes – image from Wikimedia

The metropolis of Alkoth is at the edge of the Henjarl Marsh. The wetlands around the city are dedicated to rice cultivation, and Biselenslib is the ancestral goddess. Alkoth itself is a very Dara Happan city – with arguably more of an independent identity than even Raibanth and Yuthuppa. It is also an important Lunar centre.

Alkoth is about 225 kilometres downriver from Mirin’s Cross, which is the cultural centre of Saird. Alkoth’s large agricultural surplus (rice, fish, and pork) enables it to maintain a large population – which of course allows it to have plenty of specialists – scribes, potters, red-smiths, merchants, as well as nobles and soldiers.During the Third Wane, Alkothi river pirates roamed up and down the Oslira River as far as the Thunder Delta.

Biselenslib

They robbed other travellers on the river, stealing goods, raiding villages and villas, and taking hostages. These river boats would have been small and easily ported.

For the most part, Alkoth is a standard Dara Happan Lunar city – it is just dedicated to a different part of the Sky pantheon. If you imagine Yuthuppa being the place of Dayzatar and Raibanth being the place of Yelm, then Alkoth is the place of Yelm in the Underworld.

Biselenslib: Is she also a bird goddess? She is a Bird Woman Goddess.

Is she associated with a specific bird? herons:

Jeff Richard

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