by R. K. Syrus
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Wandering Desert: (Persian: بیابان سرگردان) an extremely arid plateau region in Khorasan. Its topography is shaped by persistent winds and a nearly endless supply of sand.
It is moving westward, encroaching on agricultural areas. Worldwide Help International reports “hundreds of villages have been submerged by windblown dust and sand. Dunes nearly 15 meters (50 feet) high block roads, forcing residents to establish new routes.” The region is sparsely populated by Baluchi and Pashtun nomads. It is also known as the Registan Desert ریگستان. (Reference: “Advancing Deserts and Rising Seas Squeezing Civilization” By Lester R. Brown)
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Worldwide Help International: A very large private humanitarian institution.
Under various names, antecedents of the modern organization date back to temples dedicated to the healer-god Asclepius, the scorpion goddess cult of Ta-Bitjet, healing hollows of !Xu the sky god of the Saan people, and others. Its banner designs most often incorporate depictions of the Serpens constellation, repeated five times.
Sources and amounts of its annual budgets vary. Public records reveal a close relationship between WWHI and Ao Kazan Corporation of Japan, especially during the building of the TYR Lens and the establishment of the refugee safe zones (RSZs) in Southern Khorasan. Because of the scope of WWHI global operations and its noted ability to discourage hostile actions against its aid workers, it operates in areas deemed prohibitively dangerous by other NGOs.
THE NEW PRAETORIANS
SERIES CONTINUITY
TEN CHARACTER-DRIVEN NOVELLAS,
ONE GLOBAL STORY:
TEN CHARACTER-DRIVEN NOVELLAS,
ONE GLOBAL STORY:
New Praetorians 1:
Sienna McKnight
March 19
New Praetorians 2:
Shetani Zeru Bryan
March 20
New Praetorians 3:
Yama & Yami
March 20
New Praetorians 4:
Anis
continuous
New Praetorians 5:
Crush
March 20
New Praetorians 6:
Ran Oliphant
continuous
New Praetorians 7:
Khamseen
continuous
New Praetorians 9:
Heaven’s Scythe
continuous
New Praetorians 10:
Shadowbolt
continuous
My Summer Vacation by
Sienna McKnight (New
Praetorians 0.5)
A prequel short.