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Dispatches from the Iteru
Kemet from Without, from Within

16 Pachon, 5144 K.C.
First up, a couple pieces of news: the Ask Box is now open again! I'm sorry about the break, but like I said, my studies come first, and I was a little overwhelmed. Also, while I was out, my sister managed to persuade me to let her make the occasional post or answer some of your questions. I know some of you might have reservations about talking to our clergy, but hear her out, she's got quite the personality. Yes, that was a compliment, sis. Anyway, now that that's out of the way, on with the reviews!

Little Lavrco in the Land of the Pharaohs

Oh Osiris what is this I don't even.
For those of you who are mercifully unaware, "Little Lavrco" was originally an Aquitanian comic book from about 60 years ago, telling about the adventures of an ancient tribesman fighting off the bigger, badder dogs in geopolitics of the time, and now the animated versions are getting a re-release in time for the anniversary. This was not a good idea.

In this adventure, Lavrco goes to Ancient Kemet and bumbles about in the court of Ramses II, showing us "arrogant" Kemetics what's what and saving the pharaoh from a (fictitious) palace conspiracy. All the classic stereotypes are on display: the Kemetics are shown as condescending, greedy, holier-than-thou, scheming, and cheap, and there's even a gag with an innkeeper speaking broken Celtic with a modern Ptah statue behind the counter and thick glasses, to say nothing of the physical appearances--just look at that racist caricature up there and his broken Old-Lettering.



Many foreigners have only seen those Kemetics who choose to leave home to get rich teaching or working in the pharmaceutical industry overseas, and what they don't realize is that those are the upper classes. We're not all like this. In fact, even those are usually the younger children whose siblings are already working in the Ministries for His Divine Majesty, and they're used to getting what they want. It's sad but true that our Constitution has turned the appointments into kind of a plutocracy as well as a theocracy (thank you, Ellenes, for your descriptive terms!). For that matter, I know the language is hard to get past (and harder still to learn, with three different written forms), but you can't just make up stuff either, like the gobbledygook these characters have for names.

Get to know us before you start making assumptions, okay? Oh, and again, that ask box is open! Send me your questions.
Till next time,
Kheti
EDIT: (And Seshen!)
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