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Street Smarts opens with four brigands robbing a caravan outside the Imperial City. They head into the crowded festival streets with their loot, where an encounter with a streetwise local draws them into a city that isn’t quite as easy to navigate as they expect.
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Cover: Ishtar, Last of Her Name. Book One: Festival of the Sun. Prologue: Street Smarts. A grand, densely built imperial capital rises above waterways at sunset. A bright crescent moon and a smaller reddish moon hang over the city, framed by ornate golden borders.
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Title page: Book One: Festival of the Sun. Prologue: Street Smarts. On a winding road overlooking the Imperial City, armed brigands surround a covered wagon pulled by two large horned beasts. One holds a blade to a young traveler's throat while an elderly merchant pleads. Credits: Created / Written: C. A. Marder. Illustration / Layout: Callisto.
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South of the Imperial City. A group of armed robbers has stopped a merchant caravan. The leader presses a knife to a young man's neck. Brigand: “Purses, jewelry and anything small enough to carry.” Merchant: “You already have our silver.” Close on the leader's face and the hostage. Brigand: “Then this should be quick.”