The wind blows southeast, rain falls in the valley, bright red saturates the earth, and corpses lie across the fields. Vultures descend on these lush farmlands, pecking without fear of passing people; the summer's flies gather, lured by the scent of blood, feasting in swarms.
Thick black smoke billows from the Mistek people's villages, fires burn fiercely, only to be extinguished by the rain. Yet, when the sunny days return, the flames of destruction reignite, burning for days without end.
This is the prosperous Teotihuacan Valley, located over five hundred miles southeast of the Lake Capital City, three hundred miles southeast of Water Valley City, and one hundred twenty miles southeast of Flower Grove Fort, the most important northern gathering place for the Mistek Tribe.
