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The Cradle & The Crescent
Credits
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uthors
:
Niall Christie (Intro & Saga, History, Arabia, Mesopotamia,
Appendix), Erik Dahl (Order of Suleiman), Lachie Hayes (Intro &
Saga, Jinn, Arabia, Silk Road), Mark Shirley (Mesopotamia, Persia,
Appendix), Alex White (Zoroastrians)
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Jessica Banks
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ublisher
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John Nephew
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llustrAtion
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ArtogrAphy
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Andrew Smith
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nterior
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Jason Cole, Kelley Hensing, Jeff Menges, Grey Thornberry
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John Leighton,
1,100 Designs and Motifs from Historic
Sources
; Ernst and Johanna Lehner,
Astrology and Astronomy
; Gustave
Doré,
The Doré Bible Illustrations, Doré’s Illustrations of the Crusades, Doré’s
Dragons Demons and Monsters, The Doré Gallery
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Great Men & Famous Women III
; Matthäus Merian,
1300 Real and Fanciful
Animals
; Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld,
Treasury of Bible Illustrations
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ublisher
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hAnks
: Jerry Corrick & the gang at the Source.
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p
lAytesters
:
Pelle Kofod, Christian Rosenkjaer Andersen;
Jason Brennan, Justin Brennan, Elisha Campbell, Robert Major;
Donna Giltrap, Malcolm Harbrow, Aaron Hicks, Richard Love;
Angus MacDonald, Brian Watson, Quetta Watson, Sarah MacDonald,
Wendell “BSP” Joyner; Paul Briscoe, Bryan Jacques, Erik Johnson, Kurt
Konegen, John Post; Matt Ryan, Alexis Kristan Heinz, Daniel Ilut,
Robert W.B. Llwyd; Christoph Safferling, Jan Sprenger; Sean Winslow
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lAytesters
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Pelle Kofod, Christian Rosenkjaer
Andersen; Mark Barltrop, Alex Coyne-Turner, Mark Lawford,
David Staveley, Simon Turner; Jason Brennan, Justin Brennan, Elisha
Campbell, Robert Major; Leon Bullock, Peter Ryan, Chris Barrett;
Paul Briscoe, Bryan Jacques, Erik Johnson, Kurt Konegen, John Post
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lAytesters
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Jason Brennan, Justin Brennan, Elisha
Campbell, Robert Major; Leon Bullock, Peter Ryan, Chris Barrett;
Christoph Safferling, Jan Sprenger
ture references that they don’t get. Niall would like to thank his co-au-
thors and the line editor for all their help, and in particular for picking
up the magic lamp that he dropped; and also Guy Le Strange and Mu-
hammad ibn Jubayr, invaluable guides through the desert. He would like
to dedicate his portion of this book to three people: to Matt Ryan, for
setting this genie free; to Angus MacDonald, for much sheik, rattle, and
roll; and to Steph van Willigenburg, for being his Water of Life.
Erik Dahl
lives in a strange, far-off land with its own rules of magic
and its own order of exotic wizards who are surely secretly plotting to
take over Mythic Europe. His contributions to this book were inspired by
and dedicated to the participants of Grand Tribunal America 2008, which
took place August 15–17 in Berkeley, California, and included: Jerry
Braverman, Paul Briscoe, Toshi Casey, Niall Christie, Mark Faulkner, Sal-
ly Hutchinson, Kurt Konegen, Angus MacDonald, Mark Pascual, John
Post, Thomas Scott, Chris Van Horn, Eric Vesbit, and Debbi Winslow.
Many thanks to all of you, for your help in establishing such a memorable
and enjoyable magical tradition! ARS MAGICA AWESOME EST.
The jinni known as Jarkman (
Lachie Hayes
) hails from far beyond
the Mountains of Qaf, in a city where it always rains and seasons change
within a day. Perhaps one day he’ll master the Travel magic to attend a
Grand Tribunal, but until then he’ll stick to Storytelling. Lachie thanks
Niall for summoning him into this circle, then letting him loose to make
mischief. He also thanks his other co-authors Alex, Erik, and Mark for
their help and support along the way. Special thanks to Timothy Fer-
guson for inspiring Lachie to start writing seriously and helping him
understanding faeries, which was invaluable for the Jinn and Silk Road
chapters. Apologies to Marko and the Light of Andorra crowd for disap-
pearing without explanation just as the saga got going — now you know
why. Lachie would most like to thank his wife, for putting up with Mid-
dle Eastern medieval madness. This is his irst book for
Ars Magica
.
Mark Shirley
is the descendent of Robert Shirley who, with his
brothers, sold cannons to Shah Abbas of Persia on behalf of Queen
Elizabeth I. Robert married the Shah’s ward, Teresia, a Circassian prin-
cess, and became the shah’s ambassador to Christendom. Mark feels
his Persian bloodline, though many generations diluted, enhanced his
enjoyment of writing for this project.
Alexander White
has an Honours degree in medieval and classical
history, and a Master of Public Policy and Management from the Uni-
versity of Melbourne. In between occasionally publishing
Sub Rosa
(an
Ars Magica
fan magazine), Alex works as the campaigns coordinator
for the National Tertiary Education Union in Melbourne, Australia.
A
uthor
b
iogrAphies
Niall Christie
is (still) a medieval Islam historian who lives in Van-
couver, Canada. He likes books, history (no surprise there), roleplaying,
tyranids, singing, and tormenting his students with antiquated pop-cul-
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The Cradle & The Crescent
Contents
ChapterI:
Introduction & Sagas
Al-Iksir (The Elixir of Life) ........41
Initiating the Arts .......................42
Experimentation ..........................43
Warping and Corruption .......... 43
Integration ................................ 44
Hermetic True Names ..................44
Scientates Suleimanis ..................45
Hermetic Realm Initiation ...........45
Solomonic Devices ......................45
Spontaneous Solomonic Spells .....45
Independent Solomonic Magic .....45
s
olomonic
A
rts
............................ 45
Sihr ........................................... 46
Discerning Jinn ..........................46
Summoning Jinn.........................46
Bargaining with the Jinni ...........46
Solomonic Alchemy ................. 48
Solomonic Alchemy
Spell Formulas ............................49
Sanctuary in the sand............49
[Spirit]’s oasis ........................49
Cracks in the earth,
[Spirit] weakens the ground ... 49
Summon forth the purest
lame, to set alight those
who oppose us ......................49
The wind is my armor,
my armor is the wind ............49
Bear me upon
breath of stone ......................50
What Jabir found
inside the rock ......................50
Rain of heavenly ire .............50
The vigilant guardian ............50
The wondrous box
of Al-Fazari ...........................50
Solomonic Astrology ............... 50
Solomonic Astrology
Spell Formulas ............................51
The blessed day,
the apt day ............................51
The picture of [Target] .........52
What is the state of
[Target]’s health? ...................52
The Formation of the Suhhar ... 20
A Golden Age .......................... 23
The Crusading Suhhar ............. 23
c
ulture
........................................ 25
Organization ............................ 26
How Sahirs Live ....................... 29
c
hArActers
................................... 29
Sahir Virtues and Flaws ............ 30
New and Modiied Virtues ..........30
Invocation of
Names of Power ....................30
Sahir ......................................30
Sihr .......................................30
Solomonic Alchemy .............30
Solomonic Astrology ............30
Solomonic Physic .................30
Solomonic Storytelling .........30
Solomonic Travel ..................30
Vizier ....................................30
Yatu Magic ............................30
New and Modiied Flaws ............31
Bound Spells .........................31
Patron ...................................31
(Realm) Spirit Companion ..... 31
Sahir Character Creation ......... 31
Virtues and Flaws ......................32
Experience ..................................32
Spirits ........................................33
Laboratory Activities ..................33
Aging and Warping ...................33
s
olomonic
m
Agic
......................... 33
Solomonic Spells (Naranjs) ...... 34
Summoning Spells .......................34
Formulaic and Ritual Spells ........35
Vis (Taqa) .................................37
Seasonal Summoning ............... 37
A Solomonic Laboratory ............38
Vis Manipulation .......................38
Arcane Connections ....................39
Naranjs .....................................39
Bindings .....................................39
Seeking and Scouring..................40
Warding ....................................41
Servant Spirits (Khuddam) .........41
8
h
ow
to
u
se
t
his
b
ook
................... 8
o
n
the
s
etting
............................... 8
Strangers in Foreign Lands ......... 8
Social Structure .......................... 9
Islam & Islamic Law .................. 11
Crime and Punishment ................11
The Pillars of Islam ....................11
Mosques .....................................12
b
uilDing
s
AgAs
.............................. 12
Founding a Covenant
in the Mythic Middle East ....... 12
Founding a Chapter House .........13
Itinerant Covenants ....................13
Joining a House of Wisdom ........13
Tales of Two Orders ................. 13
The Hermetic Crusades ...............14
The Followers of
the Circle Return ........................14
An Hermetic Embassy? ...............14
Magi of a Different Order ........ 14
Thus spoke Zarathustra ... ..........14
Holy Knives of Alamut ...............15
c
hArActers
................................... 15
Virtues ...................................... 15
Educated (Islamic)......................15
Flaws ......................................... 15
Dhimmi ......................................15
New Abilities ............................ 15
Islamic Law* ..............................15
Theology: Islam* .......................15
Chapter 2: History
16
t
he
A
ncient
e
mpires
...................... 16
t
he
r
ise
of
i
slAm
........................... 16
t
he
c
AliphAtes
.............................. 17
t
he
m
ongol
i
nvAsion
................... 18
Chapter 3: Order of Suleiman 19
h
istory
......................................... 19
The Umayyad Summoners ....... 19
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3
The Cradle & The Crescent
Is [Target] a spirit? ................52
Where is [Target] at
this moment? ........................52
What are the words
that surround [Target]? .........52
Hearing the
heart’s speech ........................52
What do [Target]’s
enemies intend? ....................52
When and where
was [Target] born? ................52
Will [Target] survive
tomorrow’s battle? .................53
Solomonic Physic ..................... 53
Solomonic Physic
Spell Formulas ............................54
Balm of the barmakids ..........54
Strings of the
sanguine heart .......................54
Rend his lesh and tear
his organs ..............................54
[Spirit] sits on the
fever’s edge ............................54
Insight of the ancient jinn ..... 54
The hollowing curse .............54
Siphoning the
warrior’s bile ..........................54
[Spirit], let me
lean upon you .......................55
Close the red
wounds of war .......................55
Jabril’s blessing ......................55
Solomonic Storytelling ............ 55
Solomonic Storytelling
Spell Formulas ............................56
The tongue has no bone,
yet it crushes .........................56
Wrathful breath of
the desert wind .....................56
Move along, move along ......56
[Spirit], his arms wide ...........56
Make their eyelids heavy
and their heads to fall ...........57
Peal of familiar voices ...........57
A light distraction .................57
You will not remember
me when I am gone...............57
Sow the seeds for
a crop of betrayers ................57
[Spirit]’s cave .........................57
Solomonic Travel ..................... 57
Solomonic Travel
Spell Formulas ............................58
[Spirit] brings
the curse of Bayna .................58
The hush of solitude .............58
Through the gray haze .........59
To the highest
mountains of Qaf ..................59
Warm as the life of day .........59
We will meet again
as the seasons turn ................59
Sight of many lifetimes .........59
The magical minaret .............59
By the light of
the ominous moon ................60
The oubliette al-wazir ..........60
Chapter 4: The Jinn
61
t
erminology
of
j
inn
..................... 62
Jinn Deined Mechanically ...... 62
Common Jinn Traits ................. 63
Jinn and Free Will .................... 63
Pious and Impious Jinn ............. 65
Pre-Islamic Jinn .........................67
Pagan Jinn ................................ 67
Creating Magic Jinn by Example:
Baghl and Ighraq al-Siq .............68
Learning from Jinn ................... 71
Corrupt Jinn ............................. 71
The Dangers of Distinction:
Dark Faerie or Infernal?..............71
Ghula, Faerie ............................ 71
Ghul, Infernal .......................... 72
Qareen ..................................... 74
List of Inserts
Muslim Views of Europeans .....................9
The Mythic Middle East
in Ars Magica....................................10
The Unholy Trinity ................................11
Soft Places: Tales into the Supernatural ...13
War on Two Fronts? ...............................14
The Sacred Vessels .................................16
Story Seed: The Mongol Threat ............18
Story Seed: Disputes over the Caliphate ... 18
Legends of the First Council ..................22
The Families of Solomon’s Seal ..............24
Majlis Story Seeds ..................................27
Majlis in Baghdad ...................................28
Other Summoning Arts ..........................31
Sample Sahir: ‘Arkhaman
Laqy al-Hayz al-Nahr ........................34
Kharrat the Braggart, an Infernal Jinni ...35
Spells with Arcane Connections ............36
New Hermetic Virtues ...........................44
New Solomonic Virtues .........................44
Non-Magic Sihr .....................................47
Typical Duties for Sahirs ........................47
Magical Defenses ...................................48
Solomonic Alchemy Guidelines .............49
Solomonic Astrology Guidelines ...........51
Solomonic Physic Guidelines .................53
Solomonic Storytelling Guidelines ........56
Solomonic Travel Guidelines .................58
Other Middle Eastern Spirits:
Non-Jinn ............................................61
Jinni Names ............................................63
Jumayl, A Jinni Guide .............................64
Bali’ al-Ard, a Bedouin racehorse ............65
Bottles of Suleiman,
Slaves of the King..............................66
Variants on the Genie
of the Lamp Motif .............................68
Baghl, an Earth Jinni ...............................69
The Buran of Yenghissar .........................70
Ghula, Faerie ..........................................72
Ghul, Infernal .........................................73
A Typical Demonic Qareen ...................74
Story Seed: A Pious Companion? ..........75
Story Seed: An Unwanted Guest,
and an Unexpected Invitation ...........75
A Note on Historical Accuracy ..............82
Story Seed: The Accursed Turanians......83
Story Seed: The Demon-Blooded
Paladins of Manochir .........................83
The Mazdean “World Year” ....................84
Saints and Relics .....................................85
The Staff of Yoisht Frayana ....................85
Story Seed: A Heretical Revival .............87
The Sacred Cord ....................................88
The Mazdean Calendar in Detail ...........90
Haoma ....................................................91
Zoroastrian Magi ....................................93
Supernatural Abilities Taught
by the Mobeds .................................... 94
New Ability: Mobed Lore ......................94
Adjuration Guidelines ............................95
True Names ............................................95
Using Vis ................................................95
Wonders Guidelines ...............................96
New Wonders Guidelines ......................97
Mobed Beliefs on Astrology ...................98
Saoshyant’s Elixir ....................................99
New Durations, Ranges, and Targets .....99
Long-Lived Mobeds .............................100
Zawba’a, Whirlwind of the Desert .......103
Arabian Steeds ......................................104
Saluqi ....................................................104
Pagan Deities of Arabia ........................105
Falconry in Arabia ................................106
Kohl .....................................................107
Story Seeds for the Najd and Yamama,
Bahrayn, and the Empty Quarter ....108
Story Seeds for the Holy Cities ...........111
The Hajj ...............................................112
Arab Poetry ..........................................114
Suleiman and the Queen of Sheba .......115
Story Seed: Farida’s Fears......................115
Story Seed: The Food of Sana’a ...........115
The Nisnas ...........................................116
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The Cradle & The Crescent
Chapter 5:
Mythic Zoroastrianism
Wizards and Qareen ..................75
Jinni Weaknesses ...................... 75
Other Folk Traditions
That Ward Against Jinn ...........76
Jinn and Other
Expressions of the Divine ............76
l
AnDs
of
the
j
inn
.......................... 76
Jinnistan .................................... 76
The Mountains of Qaf ...............77
Al-Khadar .................................77
Mortal Scions of the Jinn ......... 77
‘Afrit Blood ................................77
Ghula Blood...............................77
Jann Blood .................................78
Mythic Scions of the Jinn ........ 78
Virtues and Flaws ...................... 79
New and Modiied Virtues ..........79
External Vis ...........................79
Faerie Sight ...........................79
Faerie Speech ........................79
Reputation as Conidence ..... 79
New and Modiied Flaws ............80
Intangible Flesh.....................80
Traditional Ward ...................80
Monstrous Appearance .........80
Sovereign Ward ....................80
Vulnerable to Folk
Tradition (Islamic) ................80
Bareshnum ............................88
Padyab ..................................88
Nahn .....................................88
Riman ....................................89
Daily Rites ............................89
The Yasna ..................................89
Birth, Initiation, Marriage,
and Burial ..................................89
Birth ......................................89
Initiation ...............................89
Marriage................................89
Burial .....................................91
The Mazdean Calendar ............ 91
Mazdean Scriptures .................. 92
Avesta ........................................92
The Yasna .............................92
The Visparad.........................92
The Videvdat ........................92
The Khordeh Avesta .............92
The Yasht ..............................92
m
AzDeAn
c
hArActers
..................... 92
Virtues and Abilities ................. 92
New Ability: Dead
Language (Avestan) ...................92
New Virtue:
Magian Lineage .........................92
New Virtue:
Mazdean Priest ..........................93
81
A m
ythic
h
istory
......................... 81
Zoroastrians under Islam .............. 82
The Mazdean Church .............. 82
m
AzDeAn
f
Aith
.............................. 82
Ohrmazd .................................. 83
Mazdean Divine Beings ............ 83
Ameshaspand .............................83
The Yazdan .............................. 84
Frohar .......................................85
Heaven ..................................... 85
Reaching Heaven .......................85
Limbo .........................................85
Resurrection and
Judgement ..................................85
Fire ........................................... 86
Mazdean Dominions ..................86
Ahriman .................................... 86
Mazdean Devils ........................ 87
The Daevas ................................87
Demons ......................................87
Hell ............................................87
Mazdean Heresies .................... 87
r
ites
AnD
p
rActices
....................... 88
Prayers ...................................... 88
Videvdat ....................................88
Purity Rites ...............................88
List of Inserts (cont’d)
Flying Serpent (Iaculus) ........................117
Hadramawt and ‘Uman Story Seeds ....118
Giant of ‘Ad ..........................................119
Aladlammu and Apsasu ........................120
Demons of Mesopotamia .....................121
Girtablullu ............................................122
Mushhushshu .......................................123
The Courtship of Shirin .......................124
Story Seeds for Samarra and Baghdad... 124
Story Seeds for Al-Mada’in
and Dayr al-Aqual ...........................126
The Epic of Gilgamesh .........................127
Story Seeds for the Great Swamp ........129
Ighraq al-Siq .............................. 130 & 131
Story Seeds for Kufa and the Jazira......132
Mount Judi and Mount Ararat ..............133
More Story Seeds for the Jazira ...........135
Playing an Arzanjani Brass-Smith.........136
Story Seeds for Azarbayjan and Gilan ...137
Khidr and the Water of Life .................137
The Fate of Baylaqan ............................138
Moses and Khidr ..................................138
Story Seed: Sorcery, Treason, and Plot ..139
A Greater Armenian Covenant ............139
The Shahnameh ...................................141
Peri Faeries ...........................................141
Pairika Demons ....................................141
Nasu Spirit ............................................142
The Demon Azi Dahak ........................143
Story Seed: The Zahhak ......................143
Ghuzz Characters ................................144
Story Seed: The Well of Hindijan .......145
Salt of Seven Colors .............................145
The Kajarani Worms ............................145
King Jamshid ........................................146
The Imamzadihs of Shiraz ...................147
The Black Man .....................................147
Persian Rugs .........................................148
The Alchemist of Ahwaz ......................150
The Balu Tribesmen ..............................151
Story Seed: The Lion-Shah ..................151
Hyrcanian Vis.......................................152
Hyrcanian Tiger ...................................153
The Caspian Gates ...............................153
Story Seed: Sealing the Breach ............154
The Simurgh ........................................154
Gazelle, Persian ....................................155
The Rig-i Jinn .......................................156
Why Go to Hell? .................................156
Rostam ..................................................157
The Idol of Zur ....................................157
Lake Zarah and Mount Khajeh ............158
Story Seed: The Riddles .......................158
Rishtah .................................................159
Story Seed: Save the Books ..................160
The Footsteps of Imam Reza ................160
‘Umar Khayyam ...................................161
The Cypress of Kishmar ......................161
The Shansabani ....................................161
An Assassin by Another Name .............163
New Nizari Virtues...............................164
Initiation Scripts of the Nizaris ............164
Story Seeds for The Great Rivers .........167
Genghis Khan and the Fall
of Transoxiana .................................168
Bactria Story Seeds ...............................169
Ship of the Desert ................................170
Story Seed: Caravans ...........................171
Story Seeds for Bukhara and Otrar ......172
Elephants in Persia ...............................173
The Heavenly Horse of Farghana ........174
Badakhshan Story Seeds .......................175
The Gutluk-Temir Minaret...................175
Blue Stones of Mythic Europe ..............176
Ruq ............................................ 176 & 177
Ruq Story Seeds ...................................178
Story Seed: The Black and the Blue .....178
Horse, Steppe Pony (Turpanus) ...........179
Story Seed: The Endless
Nomad Cycle ..................................179
Mongol Trooper ...................................180
Mongol Spirit Shaman .........................181
Mythic Mongols Story Seeds .... 182 & 183
Steppe Spirit Story Seeds .....................183
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