Arit River (Punjab Border)

Connections

• Asuri ("The Tiger") was the guardian of the villages that rested along the Arit River on the Punjab border. 

Context

The area of Punjab makes up part of the present-day Pakistan-India border. The region is so named because "punj ab" means "five waters/rivers." Indeed, there are five main rivers that run through the region. It seems none of those rivers is actually named "Arit." This could be another case of a fictionalized name/place by BMG.

While the Arit River is not a real geographical feature of Punjab, the only river that runs along the Punjab border where the villages were would be the Ravi River, which runs in and out of the northern side of Punjab. It is also mentioned that Asuri lived in a valley. The northern parts of Punjab and Pakistan get increasingly higher in altitude as one travels north, so Asuri’s location can be guessed as near Narowal and Narang Mandi, on Punjab’s northern border.
 

Lucien, in goading Brynn about Asuri's arrival, says "Catistan" and "Meownmar." He was intentionally mispronouncing a couple of countries in the eastern Asian regions. "Catistan" is most similar to Pakistan, although it is one of seven countries with the -stan suffix (the others being Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turnkenistan, and Uzbekistan; this is not including all the counties and cities in that region with the -stan suffix). If we assume Pakistan, it should be noted that country shares its eastern border with India. "Meownmar" is a reference to Myanmar, which is also known as Burma, which shares part of its western border with India. Although Lucien was trying to be mean, it is very interesting to see that he referenced the two countries right next to India on either side. So, taking the average between "Catistan" and "Meownmar," it turns out Lucien was exactly right!