The Hyrkanian Steppes, or Zarfhaana Steppes (hinting the relation to the Pre-Cataclysmic Age kingdom of Zarfhaana),[10] was the great treeless part of Hyrkania,[3] a large area of steppes, spanning from the inland Vilayet Sea at west to the Great Wall of Khitai.[13][10]
Southwards, the Hyrkanian Steppes gave way to foothills, then to the Talakma Mountains.[7]
History
Origins[]
After the Great Cataclysm (18,000 BC), the Thurian Age nation of Zarfhaana seemingly became the Hyborian Age region known as the Zarfhaana Steppes,[10] or Hyrkanian Steppes,[9] from where the Hyrkanians rose (seemingly from the Lemurians[14][4] and Zarfhaanans).[15]
10,100 BC[]
More than a century before the Age of Conan, Hyperborea's Queen Vammatar's agents in the Hyrkanian Steppes found the Iron-Bound Books of Shuma-Gorath.[9]
Age of Conan (10,000 BC)[]
The Turanian troops sent to invade Vendhya were sent from Secunderam.[16]Points of Interest
- Loulan Plateau - Far northeast
- Balkhana - City famous for horses[1]
- Secunderam - large Turanian city[16]
Residents
Lupara, member of the group of all-female bounty hunting group known as the Iron Damsels, was originated from the wild Hyrkanian Steppes.[8]
The Kuigar nomads were a sizable tribe of the Hyrkanian Steppe.[5]See Also
- 3 appearance(s) of Hyrkanian Steppes
- 7 mention(s) of Hyrkanian Steppes
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Hyrkanian Steppes
- 4 article(s) related to Hyrkanian Steppes
Links and References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Savage Sword of Conan #31 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part II: Balkhana's entry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Savage Sword of Conan #33 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part III: Ghori, Fort's entry
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Savage Sword of Conan #33 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part III: Hyrkanian Steppe's entry
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Savage Sword of Conan #33 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part III: Hyrkanians' entry
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Savage Sword of Conan #35 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part IV: Kuigar Nomads' entry
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #36 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part V: Loulan Plateau
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Savage Sword of Conan #40 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part VIII: Talakma Mountains' entry
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Savage Sword of Conan #154 ; Return of the Iron Damsels
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Conan the Barbarian #258
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Conan the Barbarian (Vol. 3) #13 ; Map
- ↑ Conan the Barbarian (Vol. 3) #7
- ↑ Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Map
- ↑ Handbook of the Conan Universe #1 ; Map
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #12 ; The Hyborian Age Chapter 3: The Hyborian Kingdoms
- ↑ Savage Sword of Conan #37 ; Sons of the White Wolf
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Savage Sword of Conan #39 ; A Gazetteer of the Hyborian Age, Part VII: Secunderam's entry