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Introduction
Consider for a moment the Himalayas, the mighty mountains that divide Asia in two. To the south lies India, diverse and fertile. To the north lies the ancient land of China. Two great behemoths of potential and population home of great civilizations.
Yet these two lands remain curiously divided, mostly thanks to the towering Himalayas that stand between the two lands. Yet one wonders what might have happened had there been a breach of this barrier, if these two lands had been in contact before the arrival of the Europeans.
Truly an interesting idea, and one worth visiting, but it is not the one we are here to explore. No today we look to the Himalayas not as a daunting barrier between two worlds, but as the setting for a story.
It is the tale of an ancient place in a modern age. A land seemingly out of a fantasy story. A land ruled by Dragon Kings who wear the hollowed Raven Crown. It is a land where monks still hold their wisdom, where modern technology has not fully pierced and a land where there are still mountains yet unclimbed, places not yet known.
Yet it is a land of men like any other, a land where closemindedness is a force to be reckoned with, a place where xenophobia runs strong and drastic action is taken against those who do not conform.
And this is before we even have gotten to the alternate history.
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The Great Storm of the Thunder Dragons
An Alternate History of Bhutan
With thanks to @Luath for proof reading/general advice and @HongCanucker for the title
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Yet these two lands remain curiously divided, mostly thanks to the towering Himalayas that stand between the two lands. Yet one wonders what might have happened had there been a breach of this barrier, if these two lands had been in contact before the arrival of the Europeans.
Truly an interesting idea, and one worth visiting, but it is not the one we are here to explore. No today we look to the Himalayas not as a daunting barrier between two worlds, but as the setting for a story.
It is the tale of an ancient place in a modern age. A land seemingly out of a fantasy story. A land ruled by Dragon Kings who wear the hollowed Raven Crown. It is a land where monks still hold their wisdom, where modern technology has not fully pierced and a land where there are still mountains yet unclimbed, places not yet known.
Yet it is a land of men like any other, a land where closemindedness is a force to be reckoned with, a place where xenophobia runs strong and drastic action is taken against those who do not conform.
And this is before we even have gotten to the alternate history.
View attachment 377788
The Great Storm of the Thunder Dragons
An Alternate History of Bhutan
With thanks to @Luath for proof reading/general advice and @HongCanucker for the title
Beginning
Change
Adaptation
- King of the Uzbeks
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