| Sajal Narhan | |
|---|---|
| Aliases | The Shadow Caliph |
| Home | Alajam |
| Gender | male |
| Born | 1493 |
| Age in 1556 | 63 |
| Languages | Raumdari |
Sajal Narhan, the Shadow Caliph, rules over the Eternal Brotherhood. That is to say, he manages to keep control over a seething vipers' den, where plots are constantly hatching and venom seeps forth to stain the sands. Competing claims to the succession are constantly in motion, and somehow, deftly, played off against one another. The old man is both wise and wicked, and even so barely manages to keep ahead of his followers.
Narhan is a widower, and he has sworn never to leave the precincts of the fortress of Alajam. He killed his own son for cowardice; he acts as mercilessly as he does because he believes that he acts not for himself, but for the sake of others.
Narhan rarely appears the same way twice, for he enjoys using the arts of disguise to walk among his followers undetected, the better to pick up plots against him and the true feelings of the brothers. When he holds audience he wears tightly-fitting garments of dark blue silk and a dark blue silk turban set with a small egret's feather and a large opal.
His servants are the Loyal Brothers, who obey him without question. He is also the master of Sanjahi, the genie. His command of the genie will pass to his successor upon his death.