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Chapter 11: the Boss of Little Indica Menander falls into a roll and comes up to his knees, catching the juggling balls and holding them out in his hands. His ears, each one hanging down to his knees, flap about his face like stage curtains. The Panotii catches his breath after his tumbling...

Chapter 10: Jerusalem Jerusalem! City of God! Located at the exact center of the flat disk of Earth, at noon the towers of Jerusalem cast no shadow. Home to one million souls, it is the most populated city on Earth, and the most diverse. Aside from Christians, Muslims, and Jews, there are...

Chapter 9: The Pyramids “So, what did Hajara mean? I didn’t really understand what she was yelling at us about,” Moishe asks. The ship has traveled the width of North Africa and has now reached Egypt. Night has fallen over the Nile, and the crew watches from the ship as the silhouettes of the...

Chapter 7: The Inventor For decades the Italian Wars have been raging across Italy, as foreign powers do battle on Italian soil. Even the Papal States are not spared the bloodshed, despite the efforts of the Pope’s best holy mages. The Italian city-states are forced to take sides, and Florence...

Chapter 6: On Magic A flash of lighting splits the sky in twain. The Aliyah has been caught on a sudden storm over the Ligurian Sea, between France and Italy, and it is being tossed about by strong winds. Shabbar is groaning as he brings in the sail, fighting against the wind. “Robert! Do...

Chapter 4: The Wizard-Knight When Moishe returns from his meeting with the rabbi, Sarai is in the middle of packing. She has a large alchemist’s traveling chest on the table, and is packing away a variety of reagents, from jars of snail slime to magic stones, vials of various fluids and bags of...

Chapter 4: The Rabbi Rabbi Eleazar is a stooped man, frail-looking and grey, with frizzy hair that has thinned greatly over the years. However, she still maintains sharp, deep-set eyes that glint from beneath bushy white eyebrows. Moishe, for his part, still looks much the same as any man on...

They're an oppressed minority/are confined to ghettos in many places, yes. Although on the other hand their naturally independent nature means they do tend to riot when someone tries to squeeze them too hard, so they're the spark for a lot of urban revolts.

Chapter 3: The Guide Shabbar soon proves to be a stolid and tireless worker. With his help, construction on the flying ship progress speedily, although the djnn is not much one for words and mostly keeps to himself. Moishe does learn that Shabbar is a practicing Muslim; five times a day, he...

Chapter 2: The Servant For some time after that, the Realejo is abuzz with rumors of some great construction in the inner courtyard of Sarai bat Binyamin’s workshop. Every day Sarai has the honor of hosting some prominent member of the Jewish community, a merchant or elder craftsman, or even a...

Chapter 1: The Professional Alchemist In 1492, Granada is the largest city in Europe. As the center of a trade network that spans the Mediterranean and North Africa, on the streets one can see Christians, Muslims, Jews, Berbers, Arabs, Spaniards, and even visiting merchants from Italy or...

Covenant: an Abrahamic Fantasy Preface The stars wheel across the crystal dome of the Heavens, shining down on the flat disk of Earth. The sun and moon race through the aether overhead. This is the world of Covenant, the world created by the Almighty God out of the primordial waters, the world...