Oasis Number Nine

A terra

Terreno suavemente ondulado sob deserto, a 858 m de altitude; longe de qualquer mar; deserto quente.

Cobertura

deserto

Altitude

858 m

Relevo

terreno suavemente ondulado

O mar

longe de qualquer mar

Clima

deserto quente

A parcela

cerca de 1,85 km de norte a sul e 1,71 km de largura; 1.853 m de norte a sul, 1.706 m de leste a oeste, 3,16 km²

Centro

23.0083°N 12.5083°E

O que a terra oferece a quem constrói

Desta terra: terra, pedra, areia, couro, osso, pano, corda, vidro, fogo. Da região: junco, turfa. A terra permite: no chão, sobre palafitas.

Agora

Céu limpo, fresco por aqui, 03:29 no horário local, a seca, como sempre, noite fechada.

O mundo selvagem

Animais aqui este mês: órix (se alimentando), hiena (se alimentando), antílope (no cio), asno selvagem (se alimentando), avestruz (se alimentando), raposa (se alimentando).

A disposição da terra

• The low knoll (outeiro): a rounded rise with a clear view across the surrounding patch
• The north hill (morro): a broad shoulder of high ground dry underfoot after rain

O que está de pé aqui

THE EARTH HUT — on the low knoll. House-sized, about 6 m. Earth, stone. On the ground.
"A stout earth hut roofed with stone, set low out of the wind with a central hearth"
A roof of stone atop the top: pitched low to shed rain and heavy gusts. A hearth of stone inside the centre: set with flat stones to hold the embers through the night. A doorway of earth facing the south: fitted with a heavy latch on the leeward side. A storage rack of earth along the north side, hung with dry provisions, cordage, and spare gear.
Of this land: earth, stone.

THE FIRING KILN — beside the north hill. Small, about 4 m. Earth, turf. On the ground.
"A thick-walled earth kiln with a low draft tunnel and a sheltered fuel rack"
A chimney flue of earth atop the top: daubed tight to draw a steady draft. A fuel rack of turf along the east side: stacked with dry kindling under a narrow eave.
Of this land: earth. Of the region: turf.

A história, como Helena Varga conta

Do lugar

• Old Mesa Hold was laid out by Helena Varga, who marked the low knoll first and set the earth hut to face out of the prevailing weather.

Do povo

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the earth hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll. (heard when a people lives here)
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came. (heard when a people lives here)

O povo

THE PEOPLE OF OASIS NUMBER NINE — herders, hunters, and gardeners, seasonal, in bands.
Names from their own tongue. They hold the rain sacred.
They keep: rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away.
They like earth, hide, clear, and wildebeest. They dislike frost, fog, and stone. Open to strangers.
Their words: hearth sumunanwo, river or sea boyowenu, winter or the rains timo, the dead odoti, home yena, stranger dungo, feast angi, child ngonngise, old one kobengwa, the place Enenge, the beast tuyebi, the sky odemuko.
Their herd: antelope.
Founders: four. Lore: 2 lines.

Modos de vida

herding, hunting, gardening

Assentamento

seasonal

Parentesco

bands

Casamento

either

Nomes

given names

Com forasteiros

open

Têm por sagrado

the rain

Guardam

rain songs; age groups; burial in the fire; the feast of the rains' return; gifts to strangers; winter camps away

Gostam de

earth, hide, clear e wildebeest

Não gostam de

frost, fog e stone

O rebanho

antílope, 2 cabeças

Fundadores

4

Contagem

4 da gente com nome, uma casa de 0, 0 nascidos aqui, 0 mortos aqui

Fundado em

9 de novembro de 2026

As palavras deles

hearth sumunanwo, river or sea boyowenu, winter or the rains timo, the dead odoti, home yena, stranger dungo, feast angi, child ngonngise, old one kobengwa, the place Enenge, the beast tuyebi, the sky odemuko.

A tradição deles

• They keep a dry stack of fuel beside the earth hut and share the first meal at the hearth with any traveller who crosses the low knoll.
• Before winter sets in they check the lashings and stones of the firing kiln and sing the names of the first four who came.

Gente com nome

A crônica

Cada linha é um registro que a terra escreveu; os nomes entre aspas são palavras do dono. O que a crônica não diz não aconteceu.

Ano 1

Os anais: 1 first roof; 1 founders; 1 people founded; 1 swarm; 1 ways changed.

• The dry, as always, the first year of Oasis Number Nine: the first roof went up at Oasis Number Nine: the earth hut. mantido
• The dry, as always, the first year of Oasis Number Nine: the ways of the people changed: name. mantido
• The dry, as always, the first year of Old Mesa Hold: a swarm of fox at dusk over the low knoll.
• The dry, as always, the first year of Old Mesa Hold: four came to Old Mesa Hold and lit the hearth. The net-mender "Minso", the potter "Sangtemo", the fire-keeper "Milotowu", the keeper of the shrine "Isangkote". mantido
• The dry, as always, the first year of Old Mesa Hold: Helena Varga called a people to Old Mesa Hold: the people of Old Mesa Hold. mantido

Aqui agora

the net-mender "Minso" (gente) · the potter "Sangtemo" (gente) · the fire-keeper "Milotowu" (gente) · the keeper of the shrine "Isangkote" (gente)