The Warlord of Mars — Clue Index
Source: warlord-of-mars.txt (PG #68). Third Barsoom novel (1913–14).
Assumption: Content may encode redacted fact. Challenge claims of invention.
1. Locations — North Pole, Okar, Kadabra
| Line ~ | Passage / Theme | Invention? / Disclosure angle | | 3100, 3146 | “Inhabited country at the north pole”; “rough and frozen way… at foot of ice-barrier” | North polar realm — mirror of south. Both poles = forbidden zones. |
| 3568, 3685–3686 | Okar = “land of the yellow men”; Kadabra = capital; “racial name of the yellow men” | Yellow Martians — north polar civilization. Oberon Zell map: Okar, frozen north. |
| 3718 | Kadabra “lies in a low depression near the pole, surrounded” by ice | Polar city — specific siting. |
| 3755 | “City of Okar has little or no intercourse with Kadabra” | Internal isolation — north pole not monolithic. |
| 3639 | “Hothouse cities of the north pole… after all life upon the balance of dying Mars” | Polar as refuge — last habitable zone. |
| 4794 | “Should you pull it too far down, all Kadabra would be consumed” | Thermal control — city climate tech. |
2. Civilizations — Yellow Men
| Line ~ | Passage / Theme | Invention? / Disclosure angle | | 3602 | “You must have yellow faces and black beards” — disguise for entry | Physiology — yellow skin, black beard. |
| 4343–4348 | Salensus Oll; Dejah Thoris as “future Queen of Okar”; ancient custom | Political structure — jeddak, nobles. |
| 3681 | “Trappings of warriors of Okar” | Military culture — distinct from Red/Green. |
3. History / Geopolitics
| Line ~ | Passage / Theme | Invention? / Disclosure angle | | 6362–6375 | “Kadabra has fallen”; Talu becomes Jeddak; “integrity of Okar must be preserved” | Succession — regime change without genocide. |
| 6409 | “Hideous creature roams the frozen north” | Polar fauna — unspecified monster. |
4. Possibly Invented (Challenge)
| Element | Why invented | Why disclosure | | Ice-barrier, frozen waste | Standard polar fantasy | Matches real Mars polar caps; “hothouse city” = enclosed habitat |
| Salensus Oll as tyrant | Pulp villain | Encodes polar strongman; parallels south-pole Therns |
| Magnetic barrier (implied in survey) | SF trope | Could encode polar field anomaly |
5. Cross-References
Keywords: #Warlord #Mars #Clue
