The people of the Place know
little and worry less about the people beyond the Rim. There has been only one successful invasion in many
thousands of years of history - and that was very long ago.
Everyone beyond the Rim is simply 'a barbarian'. In fact the
lands beyond the Rim are open steppe for many days journey in
every direction. Along the coast there is some settled land and
a few fortified cities, but the
interior is held by nomadic pastoral
tribes, in a state of continual feud. Nevertheless, trade
in luxuries is carried on, both overland and along the coast.