Mapping Conan's career (part 6)

Conan hasn't moved very far since the last time I made a map, but it sure feels like forever since I've posted one. For this mid-late period of his career, Conan's stayed pretty far south and sure hasn't spent much time at sea for this being his Barachan "pirate" career.

1. Coming west from the mountains of Afghulistan in "The People of the Black Circle," Conan spends some time doing what he's best at: mercenary work, of course. He joins up with the army of Shem to fight in the grasslands to the south in what "A Probable Outline of Conan's Career" terms "big wars in the west." He spends "The Slithering Shadow" / "Xuthal of the Dusk" near and in the city of Xuthal, in Kush.

2. Conan finds himself separated from his army near the city of Gazal, in Darfar, during the events of "Drums of Tombalku."

3. Conan makes his way to the western sea in the beginning of the Barachan pirate episodes in "The Gem in the Tower." As second mate of the ship the Hawk, Conan's crew goes to a nameless isle that's marked on the map I'm using as "Siptah's Isle," named for the fabled wizard who may live there.

4. Heading back to the mainland, Conan ends up in the lost city Xuchtol, unmarked on any map he knows for "Red Nails." It's a weird place, in the middle of a forest, but with vast expanses of empty grassland surrounding it; it's cut off from the Hyborian world by being completely walled-in and covered by ceiling. Weirdly, Conan and Valeria explicitly note at the end of the story that they'll head for the coast again, but our next story picks up with Conan even more inland. Conan and Valeria part ways somewhere here.

5. Seeking fortune in "Jewels of Gwahlur" / "The Servants of Bit-Yankin," Conan goes to to the nation of Keshan. He goes by the city of Keshia, but doesn't stay there for long, as he's really only out for the Teeth of Gwahlur.

6. Looking for the teeth, Conan ends up in the haunted palace in the abandoned city of Alkmeenon. He ends the story fleeing the country for Punt with Muriela.

7. In "The Ivory Goddess," Conan and Muriela are in Punt, though the specific location of the temple to Nebethet is never named. Muriela stays at the temple of Nebethet and Conan continues on, alone again.