things to do in Sumeria when you span

More continuum notes from Sumeria in the Tauran age.

Fun things to do in Kish:

1. Agriculture and Husbandry. Life is simple, cows are rare and sacred. Plowing, raking and manuring. Barley & Onions are the main crops. Packs of wild Jackasses roam the countryside, and they’re really mean-tempered. Maybe this one’s not so “fun”.
2. Pottery & Science. Mud & Clay Brick. Clay so hard it can be used to make knives and nails. Cuneiform tablets. Business Contracts are made using clay figurines sealed in a clay ball. Breaking open the ball invalidates the contract it contains.
3. Get drunk. Beer is a big deal here. Only women can be brewers or bartenders, which are both high-paying jobs. Food is not so great. Most everyone eats nothing but bread & onions, and maybe some barley soup. Musicians at a bar will play the lyre and the Auloi (double-clarinet), plus some percussion.

And after the apology, but before you leave: En Hakana gives each of you your choice of furs and skins. She says there is no culture older than hers, and the same ragged primitive dress will serve you in all previous eras. She says the days grow colder as you travel down, so overdress. She arms you with weapons of stone and wood. She gifts each of you a skin of beer and a bag of barley, which will be of great value to the primitives you will interact with.

It was even clearer in the game then in this bit of notes: En Hakana is very predjudiced. She feels strongly that her culture is both the birthplace and the height of civilization.