We also find out that Bishan works for the Prince. For this, he has been blessed with eternity and cursed with loneliness. She asks him again how he was made, and he tells her a different story this time – he was descended from gods and ruled the world with his brother, until he helped a mortal man kill him. They come upon an ancient tree, hollowed out, and inhabited by bats. We see an interlude with Bishan and the woman, whose name is Kori. Colonel Smith hopes to be able to make the Prince an ally. Prince Vikram, of the Zamorin, will be his host. He meets up with Colonel Smith, who is trying to build a road connecting the coasts of India, a land route for trade. The ship lands in India, where the Captain and crew are eager to see the last of him. His patron is fond of him, but on a ship of the East India Company he must go, to Calicut. He escapes and makes it back to his patron’s manor, but it is too dangerous for him to stay in England. And as his memory kicks in, we see that he is a vampire, found while feeding, recognized, and hunted by a vampire hunter. The crew is nervous of him, perhaps even clutching a crucifix when near him. The man, Alain, is writing about his passage and this gives way to hints of his backstory (which we see, in images, as he writes). Part of the writing of this book is in letters, notes, journal entries – appropriate for the time period, but also a storytelling technique not often seen in comics. The scene then changes to a pair of ships, where we zoom in on a passenger, who is writing a letter. She asks the man, Bishan, how he was made, and he tells her a story that indicates he is a divine creature, one of a group who almost ate a god, now sent to live among mortals. We begin in India, with a man and a woman (who are clearly intimate) talking. It is set in 1766, well after the fall of the Mughal Empire, when not only were local leaders struggling for territory, but colonial companies were also interfering, so this is a fascinating point in history with a lot of conflict present. These Savage Shores #1 is an elegantly crafted book.
For his safety, he was moved far away, to Calicut, in India – a land with daemons and legends even older than he is… AND THE NIGHTS ARE FULL OF TEETH This is the story of a vampire who slipped up in England – he was seen and recognized and became hunted. Alain Pierrespont, hunted in England, has been transported here, where the days are scorched and the nights are full of teeth! Along the Silk Route, in 1766, the East India Company seeks to secure its future.
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