The story of the Nishan Shaman is generally considered to be a legend, undoubtedly because there is no empirical evidence that shamans can travel to the underworld and raise the dead. But many legends are based on real events. And of course there is a lot of fiction that is set in real places. Based on matching geographical information from the story to real geographical information, I believe I have determined the physical setting of the beginning of the story. Continue reading Where the story took place