The Rivers
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As they traveled further south they soon found a river, rushing and dangerous. Asaki saw the newly-afraid mankind balk at his waters and laughed. He appeared before them, a young boy of no more than 10, and jumped over his waters, telling them that in order to truly live they must take risks. And the first of the travelers jumped over, he cleared the wide river with ease. The second man, emboldened by the first’s success, attempted the jump, but he did not make it, and his corpse was rushed away in the river. Asaki then told the travelers about the other part of risk, that sometimes you must fail. Mankind looked distraught, for they had already lost many to Haidar, so Asaki promised that if mankind would always take risks, he would carry their dead to his mother Sar-aya, no matter where they were placed in his waters. Mankind agreed, and so Asaki also accidentally taught them the ways of business.
Geography
The rivers of Asaki run throughout the land, connecting disparate cities. While they vary throughout, they tend to be deep enough for trade and fast. All run toward the desert to the east,
Fauna & Flora
The bright yellow fish that can be occasionally seen in the rivers are considered lucky, a sign of Asaki's favor. It is bad luck to kill one, and they are somewhat uncommon despite their lack of natural predators.
Boating
The rivers are the heart of trade. Almost all major cities are close to the edges of the rivers to make it easy to transport goods to other places quickly. The rivers all flowing toward the desert is an inconvenience, but it is still faster to transport things by boat than by horse.Religion
Most of the peoples will place the bodies of their dead on small reed rafts, letting them float back down the river to the Desert, as Asaki has promised to ensure that all dead are returned to his mother.
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River
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