Aslan investigates the famous pools of Kallumia on Tashbaan’s west side.
Lewis never again got as exotic in the Chronicles as he did in with Calormen. The Valley of Ten Thousand Perfumes, Lake Mezreel, the crossroads city of Azim Balda, the Flaming Mountain of Lagour… these places don’t come into the plots, they are mentioned only in passing. But they do add to the richness.
Writing fanfic set in Narnia’s south and need some local color? Here’s a list.
Calormene Local Color
| The Ruby Cliffs of Rekayet
Princess Shiralan The Iron Whips of Al-Arazhka The Tale of Tarkheena Tabna and the Ghostly Maiden The Weeping Cliffs The Pools of Kallumia Quareera Desert of Pyrheel The five daughters of Chaldmash The Floating Gardens of Tarkhaan Kallak Spring of the Blind Stallion The Salt Pans of Minzhez El-Dukhaat Gardens of Tiszrush Chalaq Scirocco of Qazar Muhmet the Frugal Tarkhaan Temple of the Divine Fakir The Nine Peaks of Anshanu Turammdaz The Widow’s Barge The Prophetess Lajandra Zorbya of the Griffon Battle of El-Mashyd Prince Dariq the Madman City of Chiraz Tursheen the Lunar Dancer The Ivory Dunes Cheminhara, the Wasteland of the Lost Camel |
