Atacama Thirsts
Fernando Arriaza’s survey of the Atacama Desert and its relationship with humanity.
I’m Reading…
When the Chincorro buried their dead, the ground naturally desiccated and preserved them. Though they began preparing the bodies for mummification, they always incorporated earthen elements, first painting their skin with black or red minerals and later covering them in an entirely new outer body of mud, in supplication to its thirst.
I’ve Read…
In the Battle of Dolores, over 3000 soldiers went missing without a trace. Thirst overtook the rest, and contemporary accounts describe recurring visions of a black jewel beaded with blood. Arriaza ponders if the desert holds a connection to the Silken Sands that lead to the infamous passage called the Spider’s Door.
Effect: Memory: Fear
Mastery: Lesson: Sand Stories
Aspects
- Mystery: Scale 8
- Subject: Sand Stories
- Codex
- Readable
- Thing
- Watchman’s Archive