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Beyond the Black River

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Beyond the Black River	comment	"Beyond the Black River" is a Conan the Barbarian story by Robert E. Howard. Published in 2 parts, from May to June, 1935.Balthus is an young man, recently sent to help defend the border lands of western Aquilonia; lands which encroach upon the territory of the savage Picts. He meets and befriends Conan, a Cimmerian, who has been serving at the nearby fort as a tracker and soldier for several months. There have been a recent rash of murders, perpetrated by demonic minions of Zothar Sag, a Pictish chieftain.Conan suggests breaking the shaky peace with the Picts in order to put a permanent end to the problem. He assembles a small team, including Balthus, who along with himself, will sneak into Zothar Sag's camp and kill him. However, this will require them to cross the Black River and into Pictish territory, a savage land for a savage people, populated by all manner of beasts, and some things out of their nightmares.Often considered one of Robert E. Howard's greatest works, it features many of the recurring themes present in his other works, such as man's innate barbarism and the impermanence of civilization, yet given far more focus here.
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Beyond the Black River / int_1599db45	type	Ritual Magic
Beyond the Black River / int_1599db45	comment	Ritual Magic: The Picts practice it.
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Beyond the Black River / int_19d1c1ae	type	Always Someone Better
Beyond the Black River / int_19d1c1ae	comment	Always Someone Better: Conan's woodcraft puts the Picts to shame. While they too can run in the forest without so much as a sound Conan can do it in chainmail and armor, so even when he is ambushed he can soak a few attacks before retaliating.
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Beyond the Black River / int_1d435a4d	type	A Boy and His X
Beyond the Black River / int_1d435a4d	comment	A Boy and His X: Balthus and the dog, Slasher.
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Beyond the Black River / int_1f6ec528	type	Would Not Shoot a Civilian
Beyond the Black River / int_1f6ec528	comment	Would Not Shoot a Civilian: Dead civilians enrage Balthus.
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Beyond the Black River / int_21af4dc3	type	Heroic Dog
Beyond the Black River / int_21af4dc3	comment	Heroic Dog: Slasher is one badass dog that manages to take down several Picts. Conan even says Slasher fought better than most men at the end.
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Beyond the Black River / int_539179db	type	Synchronization
Beyond the Black River / int_539179db	comment	Synchronization: Zothar Sag is a child of Jhebbal Sag, just like the swamp demon. The demon tells Conan that if one is injured, so is the other, and the ending confirms Zothar Sag died of wounds Conan inflicted on the demon.
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Beyond the Black River / int_61c3ca7b	type	Panthera Awesome
Beyond the Black River / int_61c3ca7b	comment	Panthera Awesome: A saber-toothed cat! Even Conan is shocked that one is still alive. Later an actual jaguar tracks the heroes through the forest.
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Beyond the Black River / int_6439de78	type	Heroic Sacrifice
Beyond the Black River / int_6439de78	comment	Heroic Sacrifice: Balthus and Slasher Hold the Line while settlers flee the advancing Picts.
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Beyond the Black River / int_66755d29	type	Author Avatar
Beyond the Black River / int_66755d29	comment	Author Avatar: Balthus, according to Howard himself.
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Beyond the Black River / int_6feaf27b	type	Scarily Competent Tracker
Beyond the Black River / int_6feaf27b	comment	Scarily Competent Tracker: The Picts, to the point where despite traveling tens of miles through the forest, Conan tells Balthus it's only a matter of time until the Picts find them.
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Beyond the Black River / int_766de4dc	type	To Absent Friends
Beyond the Black River / int_766de4dc	comment	To Absent Friends: Conan and some woodsmen discuss the settlers and the people who died at the fort over drinks at the end of the story.
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Beyond the Black River / int_76a08cd6	type	Friend or Foe?
Beyond the Black River / int_76a08cd6	comment	Friend or Foe?: Conan deludes a Pict by calling out in their language.
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Beyond the Black River / int_76dc3807	type	Alone in a Crowd
Beyond the Black River / int_76dc3807	comment	Alone in a Crowd: Balthus feels alone in Conan's presence. This is because the Cimmerian is so in tune with the forest Balthus feels him the same way he feels the trees and fauna.
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Beyond the Black River / int_7e6c0522	type	Off with His Head!
Beyond the Black River / int_7e6c0522	comment	Off with His Head!: Zogar Sag has his enemies decapitated so their heads can be offered on an altar.
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Beyond the Black River / int_857d1626	type	Power Glows
Beyond the Black River / int_857d1626	comment	Power Glows: The forest demon, who glows with green fire.
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Beyond the Black River / int_954ad71c	type	Evil Colonialist
Beyond the Black River / int_954ad71c	comment	Evil Colonialist: Downplayed, but the story definitely makes no valid justification for the Aqulonians expanding their kingdom into Pictland, and Conan explicitly says all this claiming of Pict lands is just going to bring retribution from the Picts onto the colonials. The Picts are still treated the same caricatural way most Always Chaotic Evil factions are in the settings instead of victims.
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Beyond the Black River / int_96144372	type	Aristocrats Are Evil
Beyond the Black River / int_96144372	comment	Aristocrats Are Evil: Conan points out the king had no use of this expansion even if he would have bothered sending sufficient force to defend the settlers: they would have lived better and produce way more by turning the barons' deer hunting grounds into wheat fields if the prosperity was what mattered.
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Beyond the Black River / int_a2cbad1	type	Half-Human Hybrid
Beyond the Black River / int_a2cbad1	comment	Half-Human Hybrid: Zothar Sag is half demon-god, being a child of Jhebbal Sag, just like the swamp demon.
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Beyond the Black River / int_c66cb5a9	type	Human Sacrifice
Beyond the Black River / int_c66cb5a9	comment	Human Sacrifice: Part of the Ritual Magic used by Zothar Sag.
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Beyond the Black River / int_c8b7a847	type	Bring News Back
Beyond the Black River / int_c8b7a847	comment	Bring News Back: Conan and Balthus try to warn the Fort that the Picts are preparing a major attack. By the time they make the fort, it is fully besieged, so they make to warn Velitrium and the settlers in the path of the Picts.
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Beyond the Black River / int_cb71c461	type	Deus Exit Machina
Beyond the Black River / int_cb71c461	comment	Deus Exit Machina: Conan and Balthus separate near the end of the story, mainly so Conan can have a fight with a forest demon while Balthus defends the escaping settlers in a Heroic Sacrifice.
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Beyond the Black River / int_e3c36782	type	Call-Forward
Beyond the Black River / int_e3c36782	comment	Call-Forward: A few element that puts this story earlier than some others in Conan's history. Conan jokes that the only thing left for him is to become a king. He states that nothing in this universe cold steel won't cut. The Devil in Iron will disabuse him of that notion and so will the Scarlet Citadel where he yearns for clean foe to slash.
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Beyond the Black River / int_eba911fd	type	Dark Messiah
Beyond the Black River / int_eba911fd	comment	Dark Messiah: Zothar Sag is able to unite the Pict tribes to raid the settlement thanks to his display of magic. After being imprisoned by the settlers for stealing their ale he uses the power of the forest and promise to take the five heads of the people that arrested him. He is also the son of one of their god
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Beyond the Black River / int_ec0a7691	type	The Natives Are Restless
Beyond the Black River / int_ec0a7691	comment	The Natives Are Restless: The Picts, not happy Aquilonia annexed some of their territory and fixing to do something about that.
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Beyond the Black River / int_f2b365c1	type	Libation for the Dead
Beyond the Black River / int_f2b365c1	comment	Libation for the Dead: Conan pours out a drink and smashes the tankard in respect for Balthus and Slasher.
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Beyond the Black River / int_f3763fcb	type	Jungle Drums
Beyond the Black River / int_f3763fcb	comment	Jungle Drums: The Picts use them to communicate, or just to threaten and terrify opponents.
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Beyond the Black River / int_f9e16ef	type	Distressed Dude
Beyond the Black River / int_f9e16ef	comment	Distressed Dude: Balthus, one of the few male examples in a Conan story. He's captured by Pucts and Conan has to rescue him.
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