The Divided States: Stories from the Second American Civil War
Tim the Enchanter for The Ottoman
The Ottoman is a legendary commander of Turkish and Arabian troops, in service to the Ottoman Empire. This Turkish empire persists into the 1940s in the timeline of TDS, and continues to be a prominent player on the world stage. In the show, he and several specialized united are called to hunt down the protagonists in the deserts North of Texas. He speaks with a Turkish, Armenian or Arabic accent. Fluency in any of these languages is a plus, but not required. He is a devout Muslim, and a warrior poet who styles himself in the likes of Saladin and other old conquerors. In this rough sketch of a scene, he has tea with a German commander to discuss events in the story.
- armenian
- arabic
- male adult
- turkish
It's okay, you are allowed to say it Hauptmann. One must appreciate the irony. The Ottoman Empire stands for six hundred years, and is called the Sick man of Europe. This... republic can't even go fifty years without tearing itself apart. This continent is vast and headless... like a herd without a leader. In this desert, so far from Meccah, God's word feels distant to me. Perhaps it was this distance from God that sent the Americans down the path of excess, and eventual collapse.
[Waves hand, dismissive] I am not learned enough to comment. But perhaps it was the American’s relentless pursuit of freedom that unraveled the core of this society. The Americans believed more freedom, more choice, more excess. The Americans worship freedom like you Germans worship technology.
You Germans rely too much on your gadgets, your planes, your bombs. No amount of technology will keep Vienna ahead of the world. The sands are shifting, Hauptmann, and we must be wary of it all.
