Persian & Arabian

Zahhak

The nobles of Iran went looking for him. That is the part nobody retells.

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

1. The Pit on the Garden Path A father walks to his morning prayers and does not arrive.
2. The Cook Asks to Kiss His Shoulders The reward he asks for is the whole of the plot.
3. They Sent For Him Iran did not fall to him. Iran went and fetched him.
4. Two Brains a Night Two cooks work out how to save one of every pair.
5. His Time Hath Not Yet Come The mace is raised, and a voice from the air stops it.
6. The Dragon He Used to Be In the oldest layer he is not a man, and he does not survive.

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