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Behind the High Walls updates Mondays. Bonus material is posted Wednesdays and Fridays.

Want to start reading at the beginning? Go here. You can poke through the extras by topic and type using the index below:

Chapters
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20

Culture Topics
Marriage
Name changes upon marriage
Inheritance practices
Values
Time
Eunuchs
Fashion
The Djaan People
The Edessan Calendar
Religion
Sex
Food with recipe
Titles
Ardalian Races
The Kleistan People
Slavery

Deleted Scenes
Crime and Punishment
Poppy's Past
Myrrine Has Some News
The True Archon

Behind the Scenes
Procopia's Judgment on Monomachus and Halkias
Pronunciation Guide

Images & Maps
Map of Edessa
Trireme (ship)
Sketch of Loukas
Jewelry
Erammos Desert
Alexia by

aglassfullofstars (includes mild nudity)
Fayum Mummy Portraits
Kommene Family Tree

Q&A
Are Edessans incestuous?

( Chapter 20: In which we come to the end. )

Soooo... it hasn't escaped my attention that I've sort of fallen down on the job of posting extras. Honestly, I've just about run out of things to say. I don't suppose anybody has questions/ideas?

Anyhoo, this is a story I was going to have Loukas tell at some point but the scene in which he told it got cut. I kind of like the story, though, it's a pretty good example of Edessan values.

( The True Archon )

( Chapter 19: In which Loukas faces the end. )

( Chapter 18: In which Loukas throws a cog in the works. )

( Edessans love politics. )

( Chapter 17: In which wine and blood are spilled. )

I was a huge fan of HBO's Rome. This clip is from the DVD extras, and it does a really good job of illustrating slavery in Rome -- which coincidentally is a lot like slavery in Edessa. Eunuchs are a kind of body slave.

( embedded clip under cut )

( Chapter 16: In which Cyrian's plan is set in motion. )

Here's that family tree I was working on. It was a pain in the butt to scan in and my computer just kept quitting when I tried to pretty it up. So here it is, unpretty.

This has three generations. Archons are in red, wives in green (they also have a '+' next to their names, children in blue. Children are only added to the family tree once they reach twelve years of age, so there are quite a few children who died before reaching that age who've been left off. Also, children are listed under the wife's name.

( Ginormous pic... )

This scene takes place just after Eugenia and Iereus have arranged Loukas's marriage.

( Read more... )

( In which trouble finds Loukas. Repeatedly. )

Sorry to be lame. I was working on a family tree for House Kommene -- hey, I find it interesting -- but the formatting's a bitch. I may just draw it out by hand and scan it. But I worked late and I'm tired so I'll mess with it tomorrow. In the meantime have a sketch of Alexia I did aaaaaaaaages ago but am only now desperate enough to post. Please not to be paying attention to the fact that her head is way out of proportion to her shoulders. Thanks. -- The Management.

( Pic under the cut. )

Kleistans get a really bad rap as mercenaries and thugs -- and, okay, it’s mostly deserved -- but they’re actually a really complex culture. ( Read more... )

( Chapter 14: In which Loukas becomes further entangled. )

I'm going to be out of town Thursday (10/1) through Monday (10/5), so there won't be an extra this Friday -- I know, you're all weeping into your handkerchiefs. Chapter 14 will hopefully go up late Monday (US Central Time) or Tuesday at the latest. I beg your kind indulgence.

Horse racing is to Edessa as football is to Britain, complete with hooligans and after-race riots. ( Read more... )

( Chapter 13: In which the races are attended. )

The following are Fayum mummy portraits from Roman Egypt, circa AD 250. While so much Classical art the people look pretty generic or stylized, these portraits look like, well, people. They also look pretty Edessan -- or I guess Edessans look pretty Egyptian. At any rate, there are a few differences: Edessans prefer clean-shaven and about most have very straight hair. Loukas, of course, is the exception. Some of them remind me of specific characters, but some of them just look like interesting people.
( Lots of large pics under the cut. )

Here's a breakdown of Edessan titles. There are quite a few titles not used in the book, mostly military and religious titles.

( Read more... )

Behind the High Walls

A Serialized Novel

Table of Contents

Chapter 20

An Edessan Fable

Chapter 19

Chapter 18

Government in Edessa

Chapter 17

Slavery in Rome (and Edessa)

Chapter 16

House Kommene Family Tree

Scene: Myrrine has news

Chapter 15

Grr Argh.

The Kleistans

Chapter 14

FYI

The Ardalian Races

Chapter 13

Portraits of Edessans

Titles

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