Carcosa, in The Maharajagar, is not simply a place—it is a wound in the fabric of existence. It bleeds into our world during moments of great chaos, overlaying itself like a mirage upon cities broken by war or disaster. In these moments, the air thickens, colors fade to ochre, and the streets seem endless yet empty.
This spectral metropolis is ruled by the King in Yellow, whose influence seeps into minds and erases histories. To walk Carcosa’s streets is to risk losing one’s identity entirely. The Qi’tet encounter it during the Fall of Warsaw, where its presence turns tragedy into a metaphysical apocalypse.
Carcosa’s architecture defies logic—spirals where there should be corners, doors leading back to the same place, towers taller inside than out. It is a city designed to trap thought itself. For the Qi’tet, entering Carcosa is a necessary evil. They must navigate its shifting geometry, steal back fragments of the Cintamani gem, and close the breaches before the city fully manifests in the Materium.
The Maharajagar 