Conan the Barbarian 94

Major Characters

 * Conan (Last appearance in CB-93; next appearance in CB-95).
 * Belit (Last appearance in CB-93; next appearance in CB-95).

Minor Characters

 * Belit's crew (Many appeared last in CB-93; many appear next in CB-97). Laranga. Ajanga, and Datira named.
 * N'Yaga (Last appearance in CB-91; next appearance in ??).
 * Ombassa (Last appearance in CB-63; next appearance in ??).
 * Ajangi, King of Abombi. (First appearance; next appearance in CB-95).
 * Nymami, Watambi princess. (First appearance, next appearance in CB-95).

Locations

 * The Black Coast
 * Watambi village
 * Abombi

Time Frame

 * A week
 * Conan has traveled with Belit for three years.

Synopsis
After the group returns to the Tigress, Zula takes his leave to travel north. Some of Belit's corsairs elect to travel with him, and the ship sails south. After several days' journey, they find many villages burned and plundered near the shore. They eventually reach the village of their allies in the Watambi tribe but see that while the village still stands, the people have been beaten down and humbled. It seems an exiled prince from a neighboring tribe, Ajaga, had taken over the haunted and abandoned mountain fortress Abombi. There he gained the power of the ancient god Jhebbal Sag and can control animals. He has been methodically taking over the villages in the area, and when the Watambi refused, they were invaded by all manner of birds and beasts, and the princess, Nyami, was taken by baboons. Ombassa agreed to give tribute to Ajangi but Ajangi kept Nyami, intending to make her queen of his new dynasty. Belit and Conan pledge to help their friend (as they were ostensibly under Belit's protection) and they travel to Abombi. As they attempt to scale the cliff, they are ambushed by baboons and Conan falls off the cliff while Belit is taken prisoner by Ajangi.

Reprinted

 * Conan Saga #38
 * The Chronicles of Conan 12 - The Beast King of Abombi and Other Stories