Journey of the Sarune [intro]
Deep in the jungles of Draizune, an archaeological project had taken a surprising turn. It became clear that those jungles had once been cold deserts; arid, windy wastelands. And before that, stretching back into what had once been thought as prehistory, the land had been wild grasslands. Such is the progression of life in the cycles of time. Beneath the jungle canopy at a place called the Mounds, carved stones had been discovered. And those stones seemed to be arranged into a rough structure. The structure proved to be a long domed burial arrangement with several collapsed pillars on each side. A large Babel tree, of the dark Akasis variety, grew out of the main dome, while shegka thorns crawled in amongst the pillars. The peoples of the Zenit A|B cultures were of a short, stocky build, as seen in the burials lower down the valley. Their art and design appeared simple and limited, yet solid and well prepared. In the preparation of the domed tomb, they used white Sana stone, a
