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Plot:
- Atlantis was consumed by the desert and an evil djinn curses the land
- Shiek, newly home from abroad, returns to his homeland because his father is ill and dying. He's told he needs to stay and continue the legacy of protectors
- Evelyn Jones and her Harvard Professor/students arrive in ___ city and start to gather treasure hunters/local diggers for a quest to find the lost treasure cave of the 40 Thieves. They are funded by a wealthy nobleman with a map.
- Evelyn can't seem to make the map work, only realizing it works via moonlight.
- When she knows the location of the dig, she realizes that she's being watched/followed by strange cloaked men. Brushing it off, they gather their supplies and start their dig.
- This alerts the Shiek's men who bring the news to him.
- Evelyn and team are at the archeological site digging. Attempts to frighten them away occur but they brave through all of the non-violent attempts the Kazin's men use.
- Kazin and Fahad get into an arguement, Fahan runs off trying to find Professor Henry Grant and stop their dig with force. Kazin follows him and defuses the situation but not without Henry getting hurt by Fahan throwing him against a table. Meets Henry and Evelyn for the first time.
- On Professor Grant's suggestion, Evelyn shows Kazin the government papers, benefactor papers, and dig site plans. She cuts herself and he tells her that virgin blood shouldn't be spilt on wordly things. Their first touch.
- Turbulent relationship between cultures (esp Kazin slapping Evelyn). Evelyn takes Kazin in as a student. Kazin slaps Evelyn and repents. Gains back friendship under symbolism of a growing garden where friendship will be earned.
- [Fill in rest later - requires re-read]
- Evelyn brings map to Bel'akka camp with Noora and Conlan. Dressed in silks from Kazin's lap in judgement. Meets with elders. Figure out map is connected to moon in order to see full map.
- Kazin barges into Evelyn's tent, upset that she didn't come when ordered. Turns into argument about lies (Kazin's mahiza, Evelyn's heritage as a Duchess). Cools down and Kazin keeps her secret safe and tells her he wants to be friends in their garden. Teaches dance and Kazin breaks rule about not touching while dancing together.
- Kazin gets idea to "prove himself the perfect husband for Evelyn" after she tells him he'd be an awful husband. Harks back to Kazin telling Evelyn she'd make a good wife, just not for him.
- Thinks to put on a tournament to prove Evelyn of his strength in combat. Fahad, still angry, is his challenger and nearly kills him with a rock. Evelyn saves Kazin in front of his people. Kazin's speech on #220 page 11
- Conlan defends Kazin and challenges him when no one else would after seeing Fahad's actions. Evelyn gives him dara knot tied to arm which she tells him gives him protection. He flips Conlan as a result, believing in sahira magic
- Kazin summons Evelyn to his tent privately so they might speak about Fahad and her's first meeting. #231 pg 12 so he could go talk to Fahad and see what charged him up so much. Fahad needs reminding of what he means to Kazin. Evelyn fears the wedge she drives into his people and within him.
- Little bird and regal lion "game" gets out of hand. Desc of "perfect man" on #242. Taking "oh bite me" literally until Evelyn knees him in the damaged rib.
- Kazin gets caught atoning for his sins by punching himself, Evelyn is horrified he'd mutilate his body because of a mistake, not that it felt wrong. "do not try to change me Evelyn, because it hurts you" #255 despite her words of worry. After a brief meeting with Azizata, Kazin dismisses Evelyn.
- Kazin finds Fahad and speaks with him while Evelyn walks with Eyad and Tarq and asks after further religious knowledge to better understand Kazin. Learns about Diyata, sharaf, and Ird.
- Feast with some of Kazin's family
- Evelyn finds the first artifact, being warned about the curse should they remove it from its resting place
- Plot point: Shiek wants Evelyn and is challenged by right-hand man due to the insult of wanting a foreigner for a wife. Fight ensues and Shiek wins, presenting Evelyn with a Akhal-Teke horse but she refuses (afraid of horses) and dishonors him. Tribe wants her to walk the desert but Shiek steps in to take her place. After tension and being thrown out, he returns and issue is resolved.
- Shiek has a concubine who he doesn't pay/care much about. Evelyn is horrified by the notion of slavery. Throughout their relationship, the Shiek becomes softer on his concubine and eventually turns heart and frees her with Evelyn's help/suggestion. Village elders are appalled and its another strike against him for his mind being poisoned by the outsider woman
- Kidnapping happens after Evelyn accepts a gift from Kazin. Evelyn is appalled and demanding he take her back/she's not going to marry him while he says "see you say that, but we are, so accept it" or something. Traditional wooing period after the kidnapping where Kazin can entice her to the idea.
- Kazin's elder/family member has been trying to set him up with a wife for a while but he wants that firey kind of love that he's not found yet (until Evelyn)
- Soldiers of the encampment convince her to have some fun with them and join in a bonfire party which Kazin attends too or insists he stay with her. She's all dressed up and having a wonderful time dancing with french/italians who are affectionate with kisses to cheeks and hands before/after dancing. Kazin is jealous/confused/wants to kill each one of them for touching her, thinking she's a witch casting spells upon these men to make them act such a affectionate way. Tries his hardest not to look like he cares when its breaking him inside.
- They teach eachother about their culture, language, etc. Moment of showing her something and making physical contact.
- Go swimming because kazin finds out they're washing with powder and he wants to show Evelyn an oasis. She strips down and jumps in and he's trying so hard to not pay attention to her as she does. She asks him why he isn't joining her which nearly kills him
- KAzin teaches Evelyn to eat the locusts with garlic and peprika. Moment where their hands touch as he instructs her
- The funds run out for winter and both Evelyn and Kazin part their separate ways. Evelyn tries to find a suitor in the UK but they never hold a light to Kazin. Kazin tries to drown himself in wine and women but their smiles don't reach their eyes/everything reminds him of Evelyn.
- Photos taken of Kazin and Evelyn, Kazin has adoration looks on his face as he looks at her, not really paying attention to their lessons or whatever they were doing. Only interested in Evelyn.
- Photographs - She has many of him but he has one of her and its his most prized possession
- Grant is the one who gets the dig funds back and writes a letter to Kazin telling him they've returned.
- Evelyn finds out Sahira means witch/enchantress. Evelyn hits him with a book she's so offended until he explains it also means echantress and why
- Evelyn brings Kazin to Europe/UK to meet her people/scholars and to show that the marriage was not kidnap
- Shiek culture
- Guardians of the treasure
- Law of the desert/sands - keep what you kill or capture
- Time honored tradition of proposal is for a man/warrior to kidnap a woman he wants as his wife and she must accept his gift (gems, jewels, feather, shell, dress, horse, etc)
- Women do not readily accept something from a man outside of food and water
- Pride themselves on horses
- Rite of passage for a boy to become a man by breaking in a stallion of his own
- Colors/breeds of horses denote status as well as fabric types and colors
- Fabric -- brighter the colors the higher the status, lower classes wear off-whites, browns, and duller/tougher fabrics of laborers
- Insults and disputes laws
- Punishment/chance at redemption is walk of the desert. Offending party is cast out to the sands with no help and if they can survive and reach the next destination of the tribe's resting place in a round about way, then the gods have forgiven them and they're welcomed back into the tribe
- Shiek sent to some european university to study then returns home upon his fathers' death to take command of the tribe and their purpose
- Evelyn has/finds a guard dog that refuses everyone but her and, eventually, the Shiek
- Ali Baba was trusted to hide a very important shifting key that will open all the places they need to go in the future. Contained within a spherical puzzle that needs study to open. Also a map with odd markings and grooves that can be shifted and changed to reveal constellations of the stars. Someone who doesn't know the desert readings of the stars will be doomed. Need the Shiek to read the sky for her.
- Egyptian prosthetic eye that Evelyn imbeds in her eye. Works because she's a descendant from the city's royal line
- He's descended of one of the sacred warriors meant to protect the city
- Soloman's shamir -- substance that has the power to cut through stone, iron, and diamond
- Persian epic of Shahhameh -- Dagger of Rotsam, Babr-e bayan (magical cloak), Helmet of Rostam, Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar (emerald sword), etc form the ancient armor they need to defeat the embodiment of the evil djinn
- Shape of the caves from a nearby sand dune gives them another clue to xyz
Character List:
Family members of Ibn Al-Hamia Ihtizaz bloodline (purple, blue, and burgandy colors with silver and/or gold):
- Kazin Ibn Al-Hamia Ihtizaz (son of the protectors of the path of the fallen star) -- Sheikh
- Azizata -- (sister, name means beloved) - Fuqara (Arabic for shaman). Widowed to previous shaman/healer. (black hair, honey eyes)
- Israh -- (sister, name means travel at night) - Royal silk weaver
- Sa'id -- (littlest brother, 8, means lucky) - dark brown hair, curly
- Jahdaa -- (sister) is married to Raffi of the Bel'shanu tribe. Not present in camp.
- Fahad Ali Bakir (half-brother, high dawn) -- Commander (dark brown eyes,
- Halim, (half- brother, master of horses (sayid alkhuyul)) (affectionate and patient)
- Owais -- (half-brother, master huntsman (Sayaad)/Scout, little wolf) (playboy, entitled)
- Layla --(half-sister, mystic twin (nighttime))
- Alnahar -- (half-sister, mystic twin (daytime))
- Eyad Aziz Gazhali (mighty philosopher) -- Close Elder of Kazin's
- Haroun -- Elder -- drunk, angry
- Sameth -- Elder
- Amil -- Elder
- Tareq -- Elder
- Naji (she) -- trusty steed
- Ralila -- favored concubine with burnette hair, plots against Evelyn
- Zurah -- concubine, can be turned
- Noora -- Servant who attends Evelyn. Married. (Brown eyes, brown hair)
- Evelyn Jones
- Charlemange "Charlie" -- Brown and black german shepard of Evelyn's
- Henry Grant -- Harvard Professor of Archaeology. (hazel eyes, graying hair)
- Hamza -- Head of diggers, servant of Kazin
- Louis Henderson -- American straw-blond hair
- Burns -- American
- Daniels -- American
- Captain LaMounte -- French Foreign Legion Captain
- Conlan -- Evelyn's Irish bodyguard. Friend of Noora. (6ft, middle age, black hair, mustache)
Kazin - dark red
Evelyn - teal
Fahad - blue
Israh (weaver) - light blue
Layla (twin) - gold
Alnahar (twin) - white
Halim (horse master) - dark purple
Owais (scout/huntsman) - light purple
Azizata (shaman) - lighter red
Sa'id (youngest brother) - green
Eyad - brown
Tareq - gray/black
Ralila - dark orange
Zurah - light orange
Servants (Noora, etc) - plain text
Evelyn - teal
Fahad - blue
Israh (weaver) - light blue
Layla (twin) - gold
Alnahar (twin) - white
Halim (horse master) - dark purple
Owais (scout/huntsman) - light purple
Azizata (shaman) - lighter red
Sa'id (youngest brother) - green
Eyad - brown
Tareq - gray/black
Ralila - dark orange
Zurah - light orange
Servants (Noora, etc) - plain text
Random Ideas to incorporate/Misc:
Desert Lotus tattoo for Evelyn. Idea is for Kazin to give a desert lotus flower tattoo with his clan colors/meaning to her as a "you are part of us now" momento. Symbol of his people.
"Represent a new beginning or going through a struggle and becoming a symbol of strength and overcoming challenges"
"Like a lotus flower, we too have the ability to rise from the mud and bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world"
"Symbol of overcoming adversity"
"Connection between the universe soul and your own"
Each color also has a meaning:
"Represent a new beginning or going through a struggle and becoming a symbol of strength and overcoming challenges"
"Like a lotus flower, we too have the ability to rise from the mud and bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world"
"Symbol of overcoming adversity"
"Connection between the universe soul and your own"
Each color also has a meaning:
- White -- beauty, grace, purity, perseverance.
- Pink -- delicate and feminine energy. Symbol of rebirth.
- Red -- Fire and energy. Passion and inspiration of the heart. Love and compassion.
- Purple -- Mystic and self-awakening and esoteric
- Blue -- Rare. Focus on innate characteristics who can help you blossom into nirvana. Victory of the spirit over that of wisdom.
Trace these runes upon the strand
when rhythm quiets throughout the land
where old caverns deep meet the brand
and neither dusk nor dawn shines upon the sand
To grant safe passage by caravan
May he [Al-Quam] be your arcana at hand
'Neath His blinking eye, Heathens can not stand
Unworthy blood flow when they hear the Great command
(blinking eye in reference to the moon and its many phases)
when rhythm quiets throughout the land
where old caverns deep meet the brand
and neither dusk nor dawn shines upon the sand
To grant safe passage by caravan
May he [Al-Quam] be your arcana at hand
'Neath His blinking eye, Heathens can not stand
Unworthy blood flow when they hear the Great command
(blinking eye in reference to the moon and its many phases)
The Original Arab, The Bedouin | TOTA
From The Arabs; A Short History by Philip K. Hitti, 1914.
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Muruwah - courage in battle, patience, endurance. Obedience to chief. Duty called upon to avenge wrongdoings committed against him or tribe.
Ird - honor code for women to keep their pureness until marriage. Sexual transgressions can take away. Not virginity but emotional and conceptual. Once lost it cannot be regained.
Sharaf - protection of ird by men. Protect family/clanswomen to maintain honor of tribe and protection within village.
Diyafa - Hospitality. Even an enemy must be given shelter and food for three days before let out into desert and then hunted. Generosity is a virtue. Gifts offered cannot be declined. Look after destitute with tithes.
Hamasa - courage and bravery. Willingness to defend one's tribe for the purpose of solidarity and balance. Ability to withstand pain (reference to circumcise)
Ird - honor code for women to keep their pureness until marriage. Sexual transgressions can take away. Not virginity but emotional and conceptual. Once lost it cannot be regained.
Sharaf - protection of ird by men. Protect family/clanswomen to maintain honor of tribe and protection within village.
Diyafa - Hospitality. Even an enemy must be given shelter and food for three days before let out into desert and then hunted. Generosity is a virtue. Gifts offered cannot be declined. Look after destitute with tithes.
Hamasa - courage and bravery. Willingness to defend one's tribe for the purpose of solidarity and balance. Ability to withstand pain (reference to circumcise)
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