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| The only mention of Drakmar found in any books about the area so far read by the investigators refers to it as a place from which some emissaries came to the king's court in the 18th century. Once in Mustang it is discovered that an alternate spelling of Drakmar is Tramar, but by then it is too late to do any research under that name. | The only mention of Drakmar found in any books about the area so far read by the investigators refers to it as a place from which some emissaries came to the king's court in the 18th century. Once in Mustang it is discovered that an alternate spelling of Drakmar is Tramar, but by then it is too late to do any research under that name. | ||
| - | After confirmation from people met along the route that Quarrie was indeed heading for Drakmar, the place was located near to the Nepalese village of Kag, just beyond the Monastery at [[Te]]. According to local legend, Drakmar was the place where the Guru Rimpoche slew the ogress Balmo and placed great chortens on her organs to prevent her from coming back to life. The red cliffs of Drakmar are said to be stained with Balmo' | + | * Perhaps of some interest is this You Tube video series covering a 2014 trip up into the Kingdom of Lo via Drakmar |
| - | The locals say that the chortens have fallen and Balmo is alive again, and that the ghosts that serve her have been taking people who venture too close. | + | ==== Discoveries |
| + | During their investigations, the party discovered the following about Drakmar: | ||
| - | At Drakmar are found dramatically coloured cliffs riddled with dozens of apparently man-made caves. Nobody seems to know who built these. | + | * After confirmation from people met along the route that Quarrie was indeed heading for Drakmar, the place was located near to the [[Nepal|Nepalese]] village of Kag, just beyond the Monastery at [[Te]]. |
| - | + | * According to local legend, Drakmar was the place where the Guru Rimpoche slew the ogress Balmo and placed great chortens on her organs to prevent her from coming back to life. The red cliffs of Drakmar are said to be stained with Balmo' | |
| - | Drakmar is in fact the home to a colony of [[Tcho-Tcho]] who guard a gate to [[Tsang]] and the god [[Chaugnar Faughn]] which can also be redirected to the [[Leng|Plateau of Leng]]. | + | * The locals say that the chortens have fallen and Balmo is alive again, and that the ghosts that serve her have been taking people who venture too close. |
| + | * At Drakmar the group found dramatically coloured cliffs riddled with dozens of apparently man-made caves. Nobody seems to know who built these. | ||
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