MONSTER, zaynab iqbal

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they say monster, but he knows better. demon, his last master called—and feared—him. seraphim, in whispered reverence, sometimes, but there is neither pure good nor evil in his composition. rent apart, he is simply fire and air, inherent magic, flighty and volatile as his base elements. condensed, he is a djinni, and conjured and bound, an unwilling servant to those with the arcane knowledge to invoke his only, true name—zaynab. 

in this lifetime, one easily spanning millennia, he is just a child, yet already mistrustful of chains, of people. already alone—lonely—a wispy figure among the dunes like a desert mirage. a fever dream, winking in and out of existence. 

(his last master perished decades ago, how or why he no longer cares to recall. now, he has no other purpose than to simply be free—an exhilarating, endless jaunt to the ends of the world.)

recollections of past lives trickle down like sand through a sieve and slips through his cupped hands. he has spoken to solomon, known and forgotten the secret places of oases, ruins. he has built many walls and cities and palaces, fought meaningless wars, served many masters. there are faces he should remember (he has taken their forms), buried in the rubble. the weight of their memories is physical on his bones, the taste of mixed melancholy and longing on his tongue bittersweet. 

travelers, take care not to blink twice and miss it. 



djinni, genie, wish-granter, trickster. sometimes trapped in lamps and artifacts, djinn are angry, spiteful—beware of wishes gone awry. often summoned and subjugated under kings and magicians to carry out various tasks at their command—beware of loopholes and faulty pentagrams. 

the djinni's true nature is amoral, though they can be malevolent and benevolent as they choose. above all, they value free will. 

genderless and masterful shapeshifters, they may take on varied guises, both human and animal. their magic can be channeled into various forms, like their bodies, though they have a natural inclination towards fire and air. djinn are capable of traveling great distances (captive djinn are woven into magic tapestry used as transportation devices) and notoriously difficult to catch to the uninitiated, invisible to mortals and lesser beings.

only magic will harm a djinni. they are vulnerable to confinement and cannot open locked doors, untie knots, and cross unbroken lines.  

[attr="class","appname"]ZAYNAB IQBAL

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AGE: 327
SEX: ?
RACE: DJINNI
HOMELAND: SALT DESERT
CONTRACT: Y