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Modiphius Entertainment Ltd, 2nd Floor, 39 Harwood Road, London, SW6 4QP, England The 2d20 system and Modiphius Logos are copyright Modiphius Entertainment Ltd 2019. All 2d20 system text is copyright Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. Any unauthorised Produced by: Standartų Spaustuvė, UAB, 39 use of copyrighted material is illegal. Any trademarked names are used in a fictional manner; no infringement is intended. This is a work of fiction. Any similarity with Dariaus ir Girėno, Str., LT-02189 Vilnius, Lithuania actual people and events, past or present, is purely coincidental and unintentional except for those people and events described in an historical context. Trademarks John [email protected] WWW.MODIPHIUS.COM Carter of ®, ®, ®, Woola™, Barsoom®, Warlord of Mars®, Gods of Mars®, A ®, Dotar Sojat™, Sarkoja™, Sola™, Prince of Modiphius Entertainment Product Number: MUH051468 Helium™, Jeddak™, ®, Carson of Venus®, Jason Gridley™ and Edgar Rice ® Owned by , Inc. And Used by Permission. All characters, ISBN:Sample 978-1-912743-17-9 creatures, and the Doodad symbol trademarked and owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Copyrightfile © 2019 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. All Rights Reserved. VII INTRODUCTION Chapter 1: Foreword: The Master Mind of Mars The Master Mindof Mars The Chessmenof Mars Thuvia, Maidof Tales of Era The LastEra ANALYSIS OF THE ERA'S STORIES ON DYING BARSOOM CONTINUED ADVENTURES Thuvia, Maid of Mars Thuvia, Maidof Themes inthisBook Chessmen of Mars Chessmen of Heroes foraHeroicAge Mars A FightingManof Mars The Master Mindof What You Needto UsethisBook What thisBookisandNot What isinthisBook What’s inthisBook The Synthetic Men of Mars The SyntheticMenof Superstition andMyth The Fragile Alliance The DamselinDistress and NobleBarbarism Barbaric Nobility is Dangerous TechnologyAdvanced Villains areVillainous Jupiter The Skeleton Menof Gathol Llana of Nascent MentalPowers Morality of Barsoom Morality of Manator andGathol Of Also inthisBook Deception as aWeapon ......

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MIXED HERITAGE CHARACTERS Savator Accolades Okar andFirstBorn White MartianandFirstBorn Red MartianandWhite White Martian andOkar Red MartianandFirstBorn Red MartianandOkar Earthborn andWhite Martian Earthborn andFirstBorn Earthborn andOkar Earthborn andRedMartian Goolian Flaws Goolian Accolades Goolian Talents Masena Flaws Masena Accolades Masena Talents Savator Flaws Master of Intrigue Master of Paragon Quick Witted Influence Lines of Coloration andHeritage theAir Master of Easy to Openup Psychically Resistant Physically Imposing Eye fortheDetails Goolians, Boasts, and Comedy Braggart Grand Boast Masterful Boast Escape andEvasion Savage Masena Titles Land onyourFeet Ambush Predator Skin LikeaDarseen Born Climber Conditioned Subordinate Into theUnknown ...... �������������������������� ...... 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 34 32 32 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 33 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31

Chapter 3: Gar Nal Tavia Dar Tarus Rapas theUlsio Rapas Ghek Valla Dia Ur Jan Tan Hastor Hadronof Hajus Hortan Gur Pho Lar Multis Par Bandolian Vor Daj Umka Tario Vas Kor Anatok Fal Sivas Hovan Du Ras Thavas Ras Tul Axtar Jal Had Xaxa Luud Djor Kantos Astok of the Era Champions NEW NARR EXISTING CHARACTERS UPDATES TO John Carter Xodar Kantos Kan Carthoris of Helium Carthoris of Tars Tarkas Dejah Thoris Illusions as aPlotDevice ...... TERS ATOR CHARAC ......

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Resolution New Location Late Setback Dramatic Escalation The Royal FamilyGrows Location Setback Initial Obstacle Opening Scene To BeContinued… Lost CitiesandAncientRuins War ontheAssassins Antagonist Location Setback Barsoom The Seas of Peace of Struggle Heroes New Generation of Out of Out of theMillennium Storm of The Savage Prophet Common ThemesandTone Chapter 5: Narrating theEra JEDDAK OF JEDDAKS ERA THE NARRATING GENERATION ADVENTURE RANDOM FURTHER ADVENTURES MYSTERIES OF OTHER WORLDS THE MENACES AND Weird Science Stranger Allies Strange Threats and Rule theWorld WantsEveryone to Political Infighting Cosoom, TheSecondPlanet Jeddak of JeddaksTick? Jeddak of What Makes Other Worlds andMore Sasoom, TheFifth Planet Jasoom, TheThird Planet TheFirstPlanet Rasoom, Cliffhanger John Carter of…Venus? The Framing Device Defining Narrator Characters Mars A Writing Manof Using AlienRaces ......

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Thavasian Talents Creating anInvention Mad Science Chapter 6: INVENTION RULES SURGERYBRAIN AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTS PERFORMING LIMB Types Invention of Locations andKnowledge Step One: Calculate Grade andXPCost Step Two: Choose theType Invention of Step One: anInvention Anatomy of Synthetic OrgansorLimbs The Procedure Step Three: Donors andPreservation Step Two: The Tools War of The Mechanical Mind Morgor Ships The Frozen Men Science New Horrorsof Medical Technology Putting it together Step Three: The Wonders of theFlesh The Wonders of Korvas The NightmareCityof Spaceships The Introductionof Improvements to Fliers Fliers andSpaceships Communication andDetection New MetalsandChemicals Flaws Mind Transference Limb orOrganReplacement Complication Range Blood Transfusion other Untold Stories Vampires Marsand of Science The Languageof Scenes anInvention Lasts For Increasing theNumberof ......

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New andComplex Modifications andImprovements Benefits of Deeds Benefits of Scientific Deeds Scientific Achievements Renown throughScience Gaining Sabotage New ScienceTalents In theMomentInventions from Scientific Accolades Other Fallout Tributes Achievements Benefits of New Accolades Scientific Accomplishments Titles for SCIENTIFIC ACCOLADES RENOWNAND PUCHASING AN INVENTION EXAMPLEINVENTIONS Finishing Touches Step Four: Invisible Dagger Makeshift LockPick Eighth Ray Armor Eighth Ray Purchasing Deeds Purchasing Achievements Shotgun Radium Improvised Smoke Bomb Planning FutureAchievements Narrating Sabotage Growth Mineral CreativelyComplication Ranges Using Limitsand Not Purchasing Deeds The Art of Sabotage The Artof Semi-Permanent Inventions Renown inOther Eras Abstract Theorist Humans and the Spirit of Invention Humans andtheSpiritof Ingenious Anatomist Enterprising Engineer Dedicated Scientist Failing to UseanInvention ...... �� ... 120 118 117 126 120 120 124 124 124 124 119 125 125 122 122 122 118 118 123 123 122 122 119 119 116 116 116 125 118 118 118 118 123 121 121 121 121 121 117

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From Phundahl at their extremity, east to Toonol, the Great Toonolian Marshes stretch across the dying planet for eighteen hundred earth miles like some unclean, venomous, Gargantuan reptile — an oozy marshland through which wind narrow watercourses connecting occasional bodies of open water, little lakes, the largest of which covers but a few acres. This monotony of marsh and jungle and water is occasionally broken by rocky islands, themselves usually clothed in jungle verdure, the skeletal remains of an ancient mountain range.

soom, for this inhospitable region is peopled by fierce beasts and terrify ing reptiles, by remnants of savage aboriginal tribes long isolated, and is guarded at either extremity by the unfriendly kingdoms of Phundahl and Toonol which discourage intercourse with other nations and are constantly warring upon one another.

labored in his laboratory for nearly a thousand years until Vobis Kan, Jeddak of Toonol, turned against him and drove him from his island home and later repulsed a force of Phundahlian warriors led by Gor Hajus, the Assassin of Toonol, which had sought to recapture the island and restore Ras Thavas to his laboratory upon his promise to devote his skill and learning to the ameliora tion of human suffering rather than to prostitute them to the foul purposes of greed and sin.

been all but forgotten as are the dead, among which he was numbered by those who had known him; but there were some who could never forget him. There was Valla Dia, Princess of Duhor, whose brain he had transferred to the head of the hideous old Xaxa, Jeddara of Phundahl, that Xaxa might acquire the young and beautiful body of Valla Dia. There was Vad Varo, her husband, one time assistant to Ras Thavas, who had restored her brain to her own body — Vad Varo, who had been born Ulysses Paxton in the United States of America and presumably died in a shell hole in France; and there was John Carter, Prince of Helium, Warlord of Mars, whose imagination had been intrigued by the tales Vad Varo had told him of the marvelous skill of a world's greatest scientist and surgeon. Little is known of the Great Toonolian Marshes in other portions of Bar which the skill of this greatest of surgeons was the sole remaining hope, he determined to seek him out and find him if he still lived. Dejah Thoris, his princess, had suffered an appalling injury in a collision between two swift airships; and had lain unconscious for many weeks, her back broken and twisted, until the greatest surgeons of all Helium had at last given up all hope. Their Upon an island near Toonol, Ras Thavas, The Master Mind of Mars, had skill had been only sufficient to keep her alive; it could not mend her.

Following the defeat of his little army, Ras Thavas had disappeared and

John Carter had not forgotten Ras Thavas, and when an emergency arose in

But how to find Ras Thavas?

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- perfect as thesettingforyour own campaign. great adventureandchange, Red Planet—atimeof the and exoticthreats fromfar-flungcornersof newheroes Mars,itisaperiodof the JohnCarterof Barsoom andEarth!Asthedefault“modernday” of newcharacters, both from dren, andanumberof hischildrenandgrandchil- self, butalsostories of tain notonlyadditionaladventuresforCarter him- throughout theremainingnovels. Thesebookscon- allBarsoom,andcontinues Carter theWarlord of men, greenMartians,andFirstBorndeclaredJohn red , whenanallianceof Mars Warlord of the endof roughs thatfallwithintheera. Theperiodbeginsat bookswritten byEdgarRiceBur- thenumberof of theyears covered, anddefinitely in terms terms of , bothin Mars periods covered inthe JohnCarterof thetime Jeddaksera isthelongestof The Jeddakof worldly invaders liketheMorgors. madmen likePhorTak or HinAbtol, orevenother- and internal villainsliketheAssassins’ Guild, established. Thesethreats may befromcriminals to thepeace thatHeliumanditsallieshave already defendingMartian societyfromthreats a themeof or establishingpeace andsecurity. Instead, thereis Jeddakstimeperiodisnotaboutfindingahome of Barsoom.Unliketheearlier eras, theJeddak on allof themostfamousandrespected warriors is oneof inHelium,and has establishedahomeforhimself Jeddaksera, JohnCarter theJeddakof By thetimeof The stability of redMartiancivilizationmakes The stabilityof "But mymemoriesofthat greattragedyarenotallsad.There washighadventure,therenoble fighting; andinthe endthere was—but perhapsyouwouldliketo hear about it." SampleThemes inthisBook file era. The whole book is a resource on the Mars of era. Thewhole bookisaresourceontheMars of Jeddaks ing to rungamessetduring theJeddakof This bookcontainsinformation fornarrators wish- and attempt to follow inhisfootsteps. theWarlord tion, butarefamiliarwiththestories of connected to JohnCarter ortheprevious genera- such as Vor DajandUlyssesPaxton, arenotdirectly friends andallies,suchas DjorKantos. Other heroes, their own duringthisera, as dothechildrenof Thoris’ childrenandgrandchildren comeinto their those whocame beforethem.Carter and Dejah newheroes,inspiredby thisera —thearrival of of and syntheticmen. wonders likeinvisible ships,thinkingmachines, his son,Carthoris,redMartiansswiftlydeveloped nuity bythechangeswroughtJohnCarter and theirown inge- years. However, remindedof of as if hadnotsignificantly advanced inhundreds nology flourish onBarsoom.Intheprioreras, Martian tech- ment andscientificdiscovery, whennewinventions moon Thuria. the Toonolian Marshes,andjourneyto theMartian Kaldanes,explore theunnerving Bantoom, homeof findthemselvesin secrets unearthed. Adventurers are explored,lostcitiesdiscovered, andancient Mars this period,remote anddeserted regionsof Jeddaksera —exploration anddiscovery.of During theJeddak it asecurebase forthe secondthemeof THE LAST ERA These changesgoalongwiththethirdtheme technological advance - This isalsoatimeof What’s inthisBook tively orliterally. create characters from twoworlds,eitherfigura- Barsoom,allowing youto theraces of than oneof Earth, orwhohave parentswhobelongto more both Marsand or Tara Helium,arechildrenof of additional talentsforcharacters who, like Carthoris such as theKaldanes.We’ve alsoincluded some Jeddakera,races thatappear duringtheJeddakof there areplayable old) rulesforthenew(orvery options forcreating wondrousnewinventions, and rules oninventions givescientistcharacters more will findusefulinformationinthisbook as well.The in thesetting. who areinterested increating theirown inventions youhave players happen atany time,particularlyif can ods, andadvances inscienceandtechnology can show upincampaigns setinearlier timeperi- Jeddaks era important characters fromtheJeddakof , Marsas well.Dueto thelonglifeof sion of ting gamesinothereras ortheirown alternate ver- particularly useful. with themes,advice,andplotideas, arelikelyto be events inthebooksfromthisera, andChapter 5, the book useful,Chapter 1,withitsdescriptionof Jeddaksperiodwillfindtheentire in theJeddakof this period.Whilenarrators settingtheir campaign keylocations from books, as wellas descriptionsof tics forimportantheroesandantagonistsfromthe thetime,backgroundsandgamestatis- events of thekey the later novels. Itincludesdescriptionsof Players whowant additionalcharacter options resourcesfornarrators set - There areplentyof –JohnCarter, Mars Swordsof

3 FOREWORD 4 WELCOME TO BARSOOM thing similaroccurs intheircampaign. some- give narrators ideas forwhat mighthappenif brains transplanted into otherbodies.Thesecan as Hovan DuandVor Daj,who have bothhadtheir characters unusualcircumstances, such invery of nate player characters. Therearesome examples be allies,enemies,rivals, orevenpotential alter- Depending onthecampaign, thesecharacters can era, andupdates to characters to reflect thisera. characters fromthenovels thatappear duringthis Backgrounds andgamestatisticsforimportant talents andrulesformixed-race characters. new races thatappear inthelater books,alongsidenew therare andunusual particularly rulesformany of time period.Italsoincludesnewoptionsforcharacters, era as aspringboardforcreating characters fromthis Jeddaks using thethemesandideas fromtheJeddakof Jeddaksera. Ithas adviceon acters fortheJeddakof This chapter containsinformationoncreating char- from thebooksroundsoutchapter. novels withan eye towards miningusefulideas thelater roughs’ own tales. Anarrator’s analysisof advice oncontinuingyourownbeyondBur- story cliff-hanger thatendsthelast novel) andcontains theseries(including Marsattheendof of theera. Itdiscussesthestate important eventsof new technology, andprovides informationonthe hiddensecretsand of discovery main themesof friends andenemies.Thechapter talksaboutthe JohnCarter andhis well as thecurrent statusof thebooks,asintroduced intheearlier eras of for themajorMartiancivilizationsthatwere overall situationonBarsoomandthestatus quo the Jeddaksera. Itincludesadiscussionof of theJeddak The firstchapterof givesan overview CHAMPIONS OF THE ERA 3: CHAPTER PEOPLES OF THE ERA 2: CHAPTER TALES OF THE ERA 1: CHAPTER What isinthisBook

Sample file finish outthechapter. eventsthatcan sparkideas foryourown plots, of you can useinyour campaign, andrandom tables seeds thenovels. Adventure stories past theendof theera, as wellas ideasand tone of forcontinuing daks era. Thisincludeshow to deal withthethemes Jed- onrunningagamesetintheJeddakof Advice both player andnarrator characters. or invented duringthisera, as wellas newpowers for found This chapter focusesonthenewtechnology without theothers. each other, them of andyoucan use any oneof period. However, the booksareallindependent Jeddaks to acampaign setduringtheJeddakof Helium Era SupplementalRulebooks may beuseful the ideas intheDotarSojatEra andthePrince of Mars.Similarly, becomes Warlord of someof to beusefulforcampaigns setbeforeJohnCarter the ideas inthisbook you may stillfindmany of period andaredescribedhereintheintroduction. cultures, races, andconceptsthatfitthistime game. Instead, we’llfocuson thespecificthemes, characterevery conceptoroptionavailable inthe explored intheBarsoomstories, norto support eras andisnotintended to theme cover every Jeddak Mars. ThisbookfocusesontheJeddakof play discussedinJohnCarterof theeras of one of threebooks,each focusingon This bookisoneof scientific discoveries. renown to gainaccoladesrelated to inventions and technology. Italsoincludesinformationonusing Barsoomian scienceandrulesforinventing new Contains informationonthecurrentstate of NARRATING THE ERA NARRATING 5: CHAPTER MYSTERIES OF BARSOOM 4: CHAPTER MAD SCIENCE AND INVENTIONS 6:CHAPTER What thisBook isandNot While earlier eras focusondifferentthemes,

Barsoom Mars:AdventuresontheDyingWorld of Carter of any othersupplements orbooksfromthe on thesetting.Otherthanthat,youdonotneed information conflicts, as well as themajorityof to thegame,suchas character creation and thebasic rules rulebook, whichcontainsallof Barsoom Adventures ontheDyingWorld of Mars: You theJohnCarterof needacopyof So whatdoyouneedto have to usethisbook? system Barsoomoutinto thesolar the surfaceof own campaign, takingadventuresbeyond this informationas aspringboardforyour tor characters fromJupiter. You can use and rulesforcreating MorgorandSava- Morgor plans. nor doesitreturnhimto Marsorhaltthe but doesnotreunite himwithDejahThoris, having escaped fromhisMorgorcaptors, Famously, endswithJohnCarter thisstory intent onscoutingMarsforaninvasion. Skeleton Men,as adirethreat to Barsoom, Jupiter. eton Menof to theplanetJupiter inthenovella TheSkel- Mars,andthen,moretellingly,in Swordsof Thuria soom —first to thenearby moonof Bar- adventures takehimoffthesurfaceof theseries,JohnCarter’s In thelater booksof This book has a discussion of thisstory,This bookhas adiscussionof This last setsuptheMorgors,or story range to usethisbook. Also inthisBook to Use thisBook What You Need John core Thoris have beenblessedwith twochildren,cut Barsoomian airshipseverassembled. of supported bythelargestandmostpowerful fleet dyingMars, and — drawn cornerof from every atruly massive and diverse army command of Jeddaks combined forcegivestheJeddak of have alsojoinedwiththeEarthbornhero. This Kadabra,and Talu, theOkariancityof Jeddakof Omean farto thesouth, the FirstBornnationof The formerpirate Xodar, now rulingas Jeddakof Thark. him theferociousthoat-ridinghordesof support to hislongtimefriend,bringingwith Tars Tarkas, theTharks,has alsopledged Jeddakof theRedPlanet. alliance includesotherraces of thegreat redMartiancities,the armed forcesof nation’s armiesandnavies. Inadditionto the their Ptarth,have alsopledgedthesupportof of Kaol,andThuvan Dihn,Jeddak Tith, Jeddakof thefirstnovel. Kulan Helium sincetheeventsof whichhas remainedaprotectoratelatter of of LesserHeliumandZodanga—the the citiesof Helium,including is centered onthenationof exceptionally large,alliedmilitary. Thisalliance however, bestowed onhimcommandover an forces.BeingnamedWarlord,nation’s military Heliumandgivenrank withinthe titled Princeof lowing hismarriage to DejahThoris,Carter was Barsoom.Fol- Jeddaks,orWarlord of Jeddak of when heascends to theinfluentialpositionof twenty years after JohnCarter’s arrival onMars, Jeddaksera isdevoted to aperiod The Jeddakof SampleDuring thistime, JohnCarter andDejah file – "O Tario,mostgloriousJeddak,"repliedJav,"thesebestrangerswhocamewiththehordesofTorquastoour

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TALES OF THE ERA brother andfather’s Earthbornstrengthand agil- received, Tara her doeshave atleast aportion of lacking thewarrior training thatherbrother judgement andspeaking beforethinking.While hergood or frustration to getthebetter of Tara has apredilectionforallowing hertemper Unlikehermother,emotional reserves. however, ing herown safetyandpossessesnearly endless grown woman,Tara ensur- isalready capable of the worldto herown view. Whilenotquite a is willful,demanding,anddetermined to mold theHeliumroyal court andyetshe the envy of his father. Beautiful beyond measure, thegirlis hermotherjustas Carthorisistheimageof of years. to maturityabout19Earth anegg the laying of anEarthyear,length of makingthetimebetween Martian years areslightlylessthantwicethe five shortyears. Itshouldberememberedthat Earthandreaches maturityinanother human of Martian grows andmaturesmuchfaster thana incubate andhatch, after thattimethenewborn ness. Whileitmayto takefiveyears foranegg well known for hishonesty, bravery, andbold- has becomean accomplishedswordsmanand redMartiannobility.fect exampleof Carthoris Carter’s closefriendsraised theboy to beaper- remained trapped onEarth,DejahThorisand earthly strength andagility. WhileJohnCarter Carthoris, theireldest,has inherited hisfather's from thesameclothas theirmotherandfather. The couple’sdaughter, Tara, istheimage -Ja v, and to undermine the new military allianceforged and to underminethenew military returns to Helium,Astok plotsto possessThuvia being bested andhumiliated byCarthoris,who younger suitors aredistraught bythenews.After Kaolandthetwo theJeddak of decides to marry herfather,At thebehestof Thuvan Dihn,Thuvia Dusar, Kaol. Astok of andKulanTiththeJeddakof Helium, Prince gather inPtarth:PrinceCarthoris of a great political triumph.Threepotential suitors beauties, having herhandinmarriagewouldbe theworld’sgreat While Thuviaissaidto beoneof Helium. of forged afriendshipwithyoungCarthoris,Prince father's palace,andduringthenextseveral years from northto southpole,Thuviaretiredto her Ptarth.Having crossedBarsoom lovely Thuviaof ing propermarriages.Onesuchwomanwas the negotiat- their parentsbeganthetedious task of women beganto cast glancesateach other, while a prosperoustime,whenyoungmenand became much lessfrequentandintense. Itwas lifeonMars,butthey remained afixtureof and raids bythefearsome greenMartiannomads in. Borderskirmisheswithneighboringcities alliance undertheWarlord, anuneasy peace set who wouldthreaten her. lect, beauty, andcharm,mean dangerto anyone ity. Theseabilities,combinedwithherkeenintel- Thuvia, Maid of Mars Thuvia, Maidof Thuvia, MaidofMars In the years following the formation of the In theyears following theformationof

5 CHAPTER 1 6 TALES OF THE ERA other isgone. separated fromeach otherwithoutrealizing the both fallvictimto mentalmanipulationandare their escape from thecity, CarthorisandThuvia great interest. During Thuvia thesubjectof womeninLotharmakes or drink.Theabsenceof entirely onthispower, food withouttheneedof sustainingthemselves Lotharians arecapable of used to create defendersfortheircity, andsome them, includingotherpeople.Theseabilitiesare illusions soreal theyaffecttheworldaround lace, smallas it is,possessestheabilityto create and previouslyunknown city. Theentirepopu Lothar,the pale-skinnedpeoplesof anancient nited duringabattlebetweentheTorquas and ously remainedunexplored.Thetwoarereu theTorquasof Mountains,aregionthatprevi eventually forcedto follow onfootto thefarside some minorrepairsto hisship, giveschase, butis Ptarth isstolen away. Carthoris,having made Torquas,Martian hordeof andtheprincess of captors areattackedbyawarrior fromthegreen this andsabotagesCarthoris’airship. own design.Unfortunately, Astok has plannedfor his Ptarth usinganewairshipcontrolsystem of to clear hisname,Carthorisattempts to returnto Helium.Pledging left to implicate thePrinceof by JohnCarter. Thuviaiskidnappedandevidence attack fromgreen Martians.Astheyworkto they happenupon acrashed Kaolairshipunder ship. Whilespeedingtheirway backto Ptarth, Thuvia’s prisonandescape usingastolen air- The twowarriors eventuallymaketheir way to is to returnThuviaandmakethetruth known. only way to save thesecitiesfromabloodywar in retributionforThuvia’skidnapping. The PtarthandKaolto wage war onHelium cities of in theDusarmilitary. Dusarhas convinced the as panthanmercenariesandgainemployment real as any otherMartian—disguisethemselves was created byLotharianmentalpower butisas the mountains,CarthorisandKarKomak—who Dusarafter shecrossed tured bytheagentsof SampleDiscovering thatThuviahas beenrecap fileWhile awaiting Carthoris’arrival, Thuvia’s - - - - emerges strongerthanbefore. the alliancebetweenHelium,Ptarth,andKaol she may follow herheart. Thewar isaverted and releases Thuviafromherobligation to himso shared betweenCarthorisandThuvia,KulanTith Kulan Tithhimself.Seeingthelove anddevotion save thecrew, theydiscover itiscommandedby the flesh of theirmounts. the fleshof provides foodfortheRykors, andtheKaldaneeat pure logicandmentalcontemplation. Thefarm ground tunnelcomplexandseek anexistence of Kaldane. Thesecreatures liveinamassive under connected to thebodies,andcall themselvesthe are propelledbysmallspiderlike legswhennot thought,whiletheheads and areincapable of built bodies,called Rykors, lackahead orbrain horror, shelearns thathercaptors’ powerfully- save fortheirdisturbing,oversized heads. To her Initially shebelievesthemto belikeherself, Tara iscaptured bythepeoplefarmingthisland. moor herdamagedship. banths, Evading hungry covers acultivated valley anddecidesto landand and iscarried farfromhome.Sheeventuallydis Tara arelostandbelieveddead. thestorm andeventuallyboth Gahanand of fury and rescueher. Theirshipsarenomatch forthe to brave thestorm inanattempt to search for and theJeddakcommandshispersonalairship that Tara hadtakenflightinherpersonalflier, discovered that Tara ismissing. Gahandeduces by anenormousstorm, andinthechaositis storms off.Thenextday, Heliumisdevastated her, worthy of sheas hehas yetto prove himself feelings forher, aninsultinredMartianculture rence onBarsoom.Whenheopenlyconfesseshis hopelessly inlove withher, acommonoccur Gahan issotakenwithTara’s beauty thathefalls Gathol. thefabulouslywealthy cityof jeddak of and introduceshisdaughter Tara to Gahan,the Warlord hostsastate banquetinhispalace Dusar,Several years afterof the thetreachery Tara’s captor, Ghek,bringsher to his king, thestorm Heliumsurvives The Princessof Chessmen ofMars - - - as doesGathol. nations, Jeddak andjoins JohnCarter’s alliance of and previously enslaved, sonA-Korsucceeds himas Tara andtheyaremarried.O-Tar’s widelybeloved, honored dead. Gahan’strueidentityisrevealed to to commitsuicideto regainhisplaceamongthe Manator isforced turn,the Jeddak of ated atevery rivals andJohnCarter himself.Having beenhumili- uprising inthecity, whichissupported byO-Tar’s and defeats hisopponent.Hethenbeginsaslave Gahan enters the gamesunderanassumed name thecity’sslaves arefrom hisown people, many of to freeand escape withTara. After discovering that and hiswitsto continuouslyeludecapture, seeking thesword Martian chess.Gahanuseshismastery of Jetan, agladiatorial versionof for thewinnerof refuses heconfinesherina tower, to betheprize decides to make Tara hisjeddara, andwhenshe Manator,tured andenslaved. The Jeddakof O-Tar, Manator andseekrefugeinside,onlyto becap - of craft limpsaway. The triothenboardsTara’s flierandthedamaged hypnotic gaze to unsuccessfullydefendhimself. Luud, whoridesamassive Rykor anduseshis nize him.Tara, Gahan— as Turan — andGhekface hopes thattheHeliumite princesswillnotrecog alowly panthannamedTuranthe identityof in hatredforhim,Gahanassumesdeclaration of with thewomanheloves. RememberingTara’s to rescueher, Gatholisreunited theJeddakof discovering Tara’s flierand braving thecaves Their executionsareinterrupted byGahan.After thembeingsentenced to death. results inbothof she makesanunsuccessfulescape attempt. This thefarms,andand into thebuildingsserving thetunnelsto convince Ghekto move heroutof tomanipulate seekescape. himto try Sheisable emotionandbeginsto emotionally devoid of up. Tara soonrealizes thatGhekisnottotally too skinny, andcommandsGhekto fatten her colony. Luuddesiresto eat Tara butfeelssheis alltheKaldanesinthis Luud —theprogenitor of They thencomeacrosstheredMartiancity - would retaliate if itwereto continue. would retaliate if thesedisappearances, theGatholians source of it standsto reason thathaving uncovered the A-Kor hadnotabolishedthepractice, however, intheregionisoutlawed.throne, slavery Evenif tions, butfollowing A-Kor’s ascension to the Manator forgenera- government and peopleof forthe had beenamajoreconomicindustry into bytheManatorians. slavery Thisslave trade citizenstheir werebeingcaptured andsold that plained disappearances, andwereunaware unex- Gatholians hadbeenplaguedbyyears of community created byJohnCarter’s efforts. in theregion—have joinedthelargerglobal Manator —as wellas itssister cities the cityof Mars, TheChessmenof that after theeventsof While notdirectlystated, itcan beassumed SampleFurther, thereisnoevidencethatthe filePrior to Gahan’sarrival inManator, the Of Manator andGathol what’s to stop themfrom doingitagain? After all,theydidjustoverthrow onejeddak… cal unrestcould threaten A-Kor’stimeas ruler. not,civilandpoliti- to makeupthedifference.If ficient economicopportunitieswithinManator trade viaairshipwillprovide suf- duction of among thepopulation.Withany luck,theintro- the slave trade willlikelyresultinresentment slaving andthelossof The denouncementof workingto defineA-Kor’sreign as as jeddak. Manator anditsneighboringcities,as well social andcultural impactsonthepeopleof tion andnavigation. long-range communica - could beassumed of city andnolandingordockingareas. Thesame red Martians—as therearenofliersseeninthe usedbythe technology of, thehigherlevelsof Manatorians werecapable of,orevenaware These changesarelikelyto have significant invention, but has alsogainedmany enemies. this exceedingly wealthy andpowerful because of student. Thephysician, Thavas, Ras has become the physician and chosento behisprotector and immortality. Paxton isgiventhenameVad Varo by another—effectivelydiscovering aformof body of onepersonintoto the transplant thebrain of cian whohas developed anunbelievable technique man hesaved, a redMartian,isarenowned physi combat to save someone’slife.Hediscovers thatthe and isalmostimmediately involved inphysical in a strange compound guide. Paxton findshimself to Marsas a how JohnCarter projected himself of wounded duringWorld War I,usingthedescription and isbroughtto theRedPlanetafter beingmortally Mars, the mainprotagonistforTheMasterMindof strange world.UlyssesPaxton assumes theroleas flung tothe Mars, anotherhumanfindshimself Almost fifteen years after John Carter’s arrival on Mind ofMars The Master -

7 CHAPTER 1 8 TALES OF THE ERA in a statue of Turin astatueof after capturing SagOr, themanin largely to Hovan Duinhisapebody. Theytake shelter successfully fightsits way throughtheguards,thanks tured —Xaxahadbeenwarned byThavas. Thegroup Phundahl. Thentheygoto Xaxa’spalace andarecap- Tur, the temple of thegodworshipedbypeopleof group. Firsthestops to pray andgiveofferings within Toonol, Phundahl. theymakeforthecityof Toonol. After abattleintheairwithpatrolboatfrom VobisGor Hajusandthenephewof Kan,Jeddak MuTel,similar to ajetpack)to thepalaceof afriendof by equilibrimotors (single-personflyingmachines, white ape. Thefourescape byflier to Toonol andthen agreat hismindplacedinthebody of of who hadhalf Thavas’ experiments— oneof Hovan Du,thevictimof Toonol,Gor Hajus,thefamedexpertassassin of and Dar Tarus, themanhefoughtwhenfirst arrived, several individuals: body back.Heenliststhehelpof physician, Varo plotsto escape andbringValla’s the agrees. Realizing thathehas madeanenemy of operation incomplete. Having littlechoice,Thavas in restoring Valla to herbodyorhewillleave the in theprocess,Varo demandsthatThavas assist him physician’s mind into anewbody. Atacritical point instruction, Varo istasked withtransferring the her insuspendedanimation. spying ontheEarthman,andVaro isforcedto place but eventuallyThavas becomessuspicious andbegins stranger to Barsoom.Initially, Varo secretsfoodto Dia, Varo —whohedeemsaneutral partysinceheisa for over athousand years, buttrustsnooneexcept anewbody,physician isalso inneedof as hehas lived continue to workforThavas andlearn hissecrets.The nearby Phundahl,Xaxa. Jeddara of body. Unfortunately, herbodyhas beengivento the her conditionandswears to seeherrestored to her Duhor.of Varo fallsinlove withthewomandespite woman namedValla theJeddak Dia,thedaughter of thevictimsisa — often —unwilling slaves. Oneof rich andpowerful new, attractive bodiestakenfrom “patients.” Thavas performshisoperation to givethe SampleDar Tarus, having livedin Phundahl,leads the After spendingmany monthsunderThavas’ fileTo achievehisgoal,Varo realizes, hemust VadOne of Varo’s firsttasks is to tend to several where thegreat JohnCarter follow enters thestory - Thark.Thisalsomarksthe secondinstance tians of peace, as was donewiththegreenMar- some formof establishing Barsoom andopensthepossibility of less monsters previouslyencountered throughout thattheyarenotthemind- white apesalsosuggests the later). Theintelligence andsocialinteractions of anindividualindefinitely (as wewillsee death of lifecouldeffectivelypreventthe and suspensionof dyingtissue,organtransplants, bodies, restoration of standards —cannot beoverstated. The switching of medicine—advanced byevenourmodern niques of Thavas’travel tech- to theRedPlanet.Theeffectof Earthcan and itisthereforepossibleotherpeopleof Paxton makesitclear thatJohnCarter isnotunique Ulysses developments forBarsoom.Thearrival of making himajed. Varo andValla Diareturn to Duhorandaremarried, Vasa, whohadtraveled withCarter fromHelium.Vad Dar Tarus isreunited withthewomanheloves, Kara tiations, JohnCarter andUlyssesPaxton meetand between HeliumandPhundahl.Duringthesenego- island. Finally, JohnCarter arrives to negotiate peace removing theToonol army thathas overrun his societyinexchangefortheirhelp terment of it isTur’s willthatDarTarus bemadejeddak. safely stop pretending to beSagOrandXaxa,that their own bodies back,allowing hiscomrades to PhundahlthatDarTarusof andValla Diaareto have Turstatue of oncemore, Varo decreesto the people from Toonol, theyreturnXaxato Phundahl.Usingthe are returnedto theirbodies.Fightingoff warriors Inside Thavas’ compound,DarTarus andValla Dia and intelligence notpreviouslynoted onBarsoom. development to besocialcreatures withalevelof the marshesaroundisland.Theseapesareseen white apesthatlivein theroving bandsof aid of toward Thavas’ islandcompound. god. Varo andcompany capture Xaxaandescape back their allies, whobelievetheyarehearing thevoiceof speaks throughthestatuesandsendsaway Xaxa’s Dar Tarus’ originalbody. WhenXaxareturns,Varo This adventureprovides several interesting Thavas agreesto turnhisintellect to thebet- To gainentrance there,Hovan Duenliststhe When theyarrive theyaremistakenas Jaharians painted astrange blue, andmakeforherhome. Tjanath. Theyrecover herflier,from thecityof where hemeetsTavia, Tul aformer slave of Axtar out inpursuit. cions, Hadronsendswordto JohnCarter and sets or library). Whentheslave confirmshissuspi- anarchive Knowledge (theHeliumequivalent of using informationobtainedfromtheTemple of tigation byquestioningtheslave whotestified responsible fortheattackandbeginshisinves- attempt rescue.Hadronsuspects Tul Axtaris and givesHadronpermissionto investigate and Warlord dispatches Helium’s navy to helpsearch destroying anairshipinasingleshot,the ble of safe return. hisdaughter toto themanresponsibleforher marry aslave. Torated bythetestimony of Hatanpromises the actbyaseniorofficer, andiseventuallyexoner unknown andpowerful enemy, Hadronisaccusedof Axtar, forherhand.WhenSanomaisabducted byan Jahar, theJeddakof Tulreceived arepresentativeof love; herfatherhas — rejectshisdeclarations of Helium,Sanoma—thewomanHadrondesires of commander, Tor Hatan.Inkeepingwiththecustoms ahigh-ranking military love withthedaughter of not awealthy orinfluentialman,buthas fallen in JohnCarter andDejahThoris—Tanof Hadronis GahanandTara,Gathol —thehomeof thedaughter John Carter. Whiledescendingfromthenobilityof thegreat and isundertheeventualcommandof Helium,Hadronisclearly acompetent individual of protagonist, Tan Hadron.Asapadwar intheforces set bythepreviousbooks,andintroducesanew Marscontinueswiththeprecedent A FightingManof whether theyallythemselveswiththeWarlord. makes peace withHelium,itisnotspecifically stated that heisstillactiveonBarsoom.ThoughPhundahl intended to remindthereader ing itsclimax,as if His travels bring him to the city of Torquas,His travels bring himto thecityof As thisnewenemy possessesweapons capa- Man ofMars A Fighting -