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The Chronicle of Akakor
the third fortress, is not mentioned in the chronicle before the year 7315. Its history is closely linked to
that of Akakor.

The flag of Akakor

Our capital is in a high valley in the mountains on the frontier between the countries called Peru and
Brazil. It is protected on three sides by precipitous rocks. To the east, a gradually descending plain
reaches as far as the liana wilderness of the great forest region. The whole city is surrounded by a high
stone wall with thirteen gates. They are so narrow that they give access only to one person at a time.
The plain in the east is additionally guarded by stone watchtowers where chosen warriors are always on
the lookout for enemies.
Akakor is laid out in rectangles. Two intersecting main streets divide the city into four parts,
corresponding to the four universal points of our Gods. The Great Temple of the Sun and a stone gate
cut from a single block sit on a wide square in the center. The temple faces due east, toward the rising
sun, and is decorated with symbolic images of our Former Masters. In each hand, a divine creature
holds a staff topped by the head of a jaguar. The figure is crowned with a headdress of animal
ornaments. The garments are decorated with similar pictures. A strange script that can only be
interpreted by our priests tells of the foundation of the city. All stone cities that were built by our
Former Masters have such a gate.

The most impressive building in Akakor is the Great Temple of the Sun. Its outer walls are unadorned
and are made from artfully hewn stones. The roof of the temple is open so that the rays of the rising sun
can reach a golden mirror, which dates from the times of the Former Masters, and is mounted at the
front. Life-size stone figures flank both sides of the entrance to the temple. The interior walls are
covered with reliefs. In a large stone chest sunk into the front wall of the temple are the first written
laws of our Former Masters.

Next to the Great Temple of the Sun are the buildings for the priests and their servants, the palace of the
prince, and the lodgings of the warriors. These buildings are rectangular in shape and are made from
hewn stone blocks. They are roofed with a thick layer of grass supported by bamboo poles.

At the time of our Former Masters’ reign, another twenty-six stone cities surrounded Akakor, and they
are all mentioned in the chronicle. The largest were Humbaya and Patite in the country that is called
Bolivia, Emin on the lower reaches of the Great River, and Cadira in the mountains of the country
called Venezuela. But all these were completely destroyed in the first Great Catastrophe thirteen years
after the departure of the Gods.

Apart from these mighty cities, the Ancient Fathers also erected three sacred temple complexes:
Salazere on the upper reaches of the Great River, Tiahuanaco on the Great Lake, and Manoa on the high

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