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Seventy Fourth Hiqba Following the Revelations of Occulem, Third Mahj

As casually gossiped upon the continent

Spirits run high following the games hosted in the Madlands despite some losses on the sands, manifested through a vigorously competitive streak now possessing Ibeshi sailors and farris alike leading to an increase in regional duels and martial contests. One such tournament held upon rafts in the waters of Miqyas resulted in the deaths of no less than eight participants to drowning alone, with a young warrior from Bakram forcing even the Sayeds Muamar and Uhmad to yield. While a captured Rokkarian banner hangs as trophy from Sulhufaa's bridges there can be little doubt toward the bold attitude brandished by the northern peoples of late.

Vessels bearing marshland blue have become an even more common sight in the waters south of Shimeji, gradually encroaching closer toward the routes of the Belt and seen afar by it's captains to currently little incident. Though acts of piracy are at their peak at large, there have yet to be any direct acts of aggression seen from the Ibeshi ships as they pursue this friction at sea. The frequent use of passages from the crossings of Moot may be necessitated as an excuse for this activity, yet with many harbouring discontentment with crimson standards the impression of hostility would appear more believable.

In the midst of these tensions has the popular Sheikh Akeem sought to find means to direct away increasingly dangerous sentiments with the aid of his supporters and exchange with foreign merchants, an endeavour carried out in the newly settled lands of the lungs to occupy a few rancorous countrymen. With shoes of iron crafted and horses gathered from the rugged terrain, Akeem and his company sought to tame these rowdy beasts as their ilk were so rarely known to. Local Jadrians proved enthusiastic to join and try their fortunes upon horseback to results most tragic and underwhelming in the eyes of any familiar with the renowned expertise of Tzarist cavalry. One such Qadi could not reign in his steed and was thus lead off a seaside cliff. While most displays remained woefully unimpressive, they bear the mark of foundation for the first cavaliers of the Sultanate.

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