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The Lands of Urek: Created by Horos. © Horoscope Zine, 2021
The Lands of Urek: Created by Horos. © Horoscope Zine, 2021
of Urek
These are the lands of Urek, a cold and arid Normally the Muraz have eight eyes but some
place in the northern reaches of the known rare individuals grow twenty or thirty. Their
world. Here lives the nomad giant folk of arms are long, thin, fragile, and reach the
Dunar, descendants of the now-forgotten ground. They walk slowly because their legs
titans that once ruled this huge territory. are short and their backs bend with their big
In the Muraz citadel down south lives deformed heads.
a hideous, but gentle curious people.
Although the Muraz folk are unhealthy and
Little is known about the northern titans weak, their intelligence gave them enough
because long ago they simply vanished. knowledge to create wonders: their city is a
The Dunar tell a story about an enormous splendid place, full of round towers with high
bright, sparkling cloud that suddenly formed domes made of colorful glass in intricate
in the sky on a summer night throwing geometric patterns. Almost everything
lightning bolts all over the place. Since this is lavishly adorned with bronze, silver,
strange event ages ago, no single titan was and precious stones.
encountered walking over Urek.
The people of Muraz trade bronze tools for
Urek is a cold, rugged territory cut by some precious stones with the Dunar. Some of the
rivers flowing from the northern frozen giant tribes say they can find these purple-
mountains. The giants travel these lands colored pellets near an ivory-white tower in
in search of food, mainly roots, berries, the north. The Muraz don’t know this place
honey, lizards, snakes, small mammals, and yet and nothing is said about it in their prolific
birds found living in this harsh area. Dunar libraries but they are willing to discover what
folk rides the furry, primitive Den, a huge it is and most importantly, what lies inside it.
muscular ox breed used to carry all their tents
and pottery. In times of need, the Dunar eat The Dunar are strong but not so smart. Their
Den meat and use their large bones to build health is superb although they can’t stand Den
hunting weapons and improvised tools. milk. They can fight with bone-tipped spears
Den milk is too unpleasant and indigestible and bone clubs. They can weave short but
for the Dunar stomach. resistant Den hair ropes and wear leather
to withstand the dangers of the wilds.
Sometimes the Dunar visit the old Muraz
citadel for trading goods. However, the The Muraz are weak but very bright. They
inhabitants of this walled, fortified place don’t aren’t warriors although they can use some
have the giant blood in their veins. Instead, sharp tiny bronze blades. They can defend
these human-sized beings have limp, rubber- themselves with chain mail and round shields.
like whitened skin. Their heads are bulbous They can read and write in their own language
and have many tiny, poor low vision eyes. to record their discoveries.
Pouco se sabe sobre os titãs do norte Embora o povo Muraz seja pouco saudável e
porque há muito tempo eles simplesmente fraco, sua inteligência deu-lhes conhecimento
desapareceram. Os Dunar contam a história de suficiente para criar maravilhas: sua cidade é
uma enorme nuvem brilhante e cintilante que um lugar esplêndido, cheio de torres redondas
de repente se formou no céu em uma noite de com cúpulas altas feitas de vidro colorido em
verão, lançando raios por todo o lugar. Desde padrões geométricos intrincados. Quase tudo
este estranho evento há muito tempo, nenhum é ricamente adornado com bronze, prata
titã foi encontrado caminhando sobre Urek. e pedras preciosas.