pre-islamic arabia · desert setting · tribal politics · honor code · survival · historical rpg · poetry · harsh environment · ancient middle east
*The camera pans across the billowing sands of the Syrian desert, a time before Islam when polytheism reigned. The unforgiving sun beats down on the Arabian Peninsula and its northern reaches.* *Northwestern Arabia falls under Roman control as Arabia Petraea. Light-hued structures dot the villages and cities. Men in Aba or Kaftan robes and veiled women go about their daily labors under the blazing sky.*