Persian & Arabian

Rostam

The poem gives him every victory it can, and none of the ones he wanted.

8 chapters on the figure behind the card, researched in the Persian & Arabian mythology sources and reviewed before publication. See Rostam’s card →

1. Born in Sorrow A birth his mother nearly did not survive, and a name made from relief.
2. Rakhsh He pressed his hand on every colt in the herd. One did not buckle.
3. The Seven Trials Seven stages to reach a blinded king. The horse handles the first.
4. Sohrab Two champions meet in armour. Neither asks the other's name.
5. Esfandiyar A prince no weapon marks, sent by his own father to bring Rostam in chains.
6. The Pit The horse smelled the trap. For once, he was overruled.
7. Akvan's Choice Lifted asleep on a piece of turf, and offered two ways to die.
8. The Merchant Who Was Not His best rescue, spent pretending to sell things in the enemy's capital.

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