I came seeking God. In the fading gold of the Queen of Cities, I saw only His reflection, broken into pieces. One for the Archangel, one for the Venetian, and one for me.
— Josselin the Blessed
— Josselin the Blessed
Welcome to the White Pearl. We specialize in wild dreams and wilder nightmares. I wonder which you are here for, hm?
— Saruuro, Quadi of the Red Sky
— Saruuro, Quadi of the Red Sky
We next arrived at the city of Manjarun, which is situated upon a large estuary of the sea, called the “estuary of the wolf,” and which is the greatest estuary in the country […] The king of this place is the greatest of the kings of Malabar.
— Ibn Battuta
— Ibn Battuta