Jahi, the high priest of the temple in the Old Kingdom, was also the mentor of Zahur, the young prince.  The prince was second born to the Pharaoh, born sickly and weak, not expected to survive past his first year.  As such, the prince was named Zahur, which mean flower, and not declared heir to the throne, despite being the only male child of the ( Read more... )

So, I play a jackal named Zahur.  While designing the character's background, I wound up amassing various documents about the area, religion, politics, neighbouring kingdoms and such.  Zahur is the pharaoh of an Egyptian-based area called Zahirah.  I'd started writing about his youth in a series I was calling The Pharaoh's Youth, but it didn't lead ( Read more... )