My previous births
Thanks to fugney
The birth before this, you were a soldier under general Mohamed Naguib, who in 1952 led a popularly-supported military coup d'état forcing King Farouk I to abdicate. You were all joshed-up at the time of the coup, but unfortunately your rifle jammed at an inopportune moment. Boy, that was embarassing!! And Fatal. You were only 32.
The second birth before this, you were the personal barber to Napolean Bonaparte. Normally, that was boring. You just had to shave him everyday, he wasn't too bothered about his hair. But life was tough when you had to go with him into the battlefield. Even when you hadn't eaten for several days, he'd insist that you shave him. You'd proceed with tired, trembling hands. You were responsible for several cuts on his face.
The third birth before this, you were Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1467 - c. 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, and first European to set foot in Brazil. Your commision was to establish permanent commercial relations and to introduce Christianity wherever you went, using force of arms when necessary. You also travelled to Cochin and Calicut in India.
You were later honoured on Brazillian postage stamps, currency coins and notes. Cool eh?
The fourth birth before this, you were a Andalusian traders wh frequently traveled to the Ghana Empire in the 10th century AD. You traded in gold, salt and ivory. You travelled in camel carvans. Things were fine until one day, one of your camels got particularly angry and spat at you. You now realised that you were allergic to camel saliva. You developed an intense phobia, and were forced into early retirement. Your only son hated you for that.
The fifth birth before this, you had a terrible fate. Your soul was nearly downloaded into an Ox when the system realised the error and corrected it. Unfortunately, the effect of this were more permanent(don't ask me how, it's really technical). You were extremely unintelligent, and many, interestingly, thought you to be "dull as an Ox". You died one day after having consumed too much cattle-feed. You were only 23.
And Oh, btw, you were born in the 8th century AD in present day Saudi Arabia.
The sixth birth before this, you were Ghatotkacha(280 - 319 AD), the second major king of the Gupta empire. You were frighteningly large, and inspired the addition of a demon-son to Bhima to the story of the Mahabharata. The demon, you might have guessed, was named after you. Your son Chandragupta went on to expand to Gupta empire, but only because you, in a breakthrough deal, married him to Kumaradevi, a Lichchhavi-the main power in Magadha. With a dowry of the kingdom of Magadha (capital Pataliputra) and an alliance with the Lichchhavis, Chandragupta set about expanding his power, conquering much of Magadha, Prayaga and Saketa
The seventh birth before this, you were the mahout of one of the elephant of Arahat Mahinda Thera, son of Emperor Asoka. You were glad when Asoka renounced violence, and converted to buddhism readily. When an old friend who didn't convert asked you why you did, you replied with a shrug "Eh! My elephant doesn't really care!!"
The eight birth before this, you were a tomato plant. Sorry, error in system, happens.
The ninth birth before this, you were a a specialist Gaur hunter in present day sikkim, around 3500 years ago. You didn't work cheap, and would often demand that you be supported for entire months. Gaur-hunting however, was important for religious occasions back then, and you got good work. To keep yourself fit and good at hunting, you would hunt smaller prey occasionally. You took three wives. You were lucky though, within five generations a dominant matrichal society evolved in your tribe, and men were forbidden from gaur-hunting for centuries to come.
The tenth birth before this, you weren't human. You were a Sahelanthropus tchadensis(no, I don't know how to pronounce that either), living in present day Chad, about 7 million years ago. You walked upright, and had a brain the size of a Chimpanzee. Unknown to humans, your species had a rather sophisticated language, consisting of many subtle variations of grunts and snorts.
The birth before this, you were a soldier under general Mohamed Naguib, who in 1952 led a popularly-supported military coup d'état forcing King Farouk I to abdicate. You were all joshed-up at the time of the coup, but unfortunately your rifle jammed at an inopportune moment. Boy, that was embarassing!! And Fatal. You were only 32.
The second birth before this, you were the personal barber to Napolean Bonaparte. Normally, that was boring. You just had to shave him everyday, he wasn't too bothered about his hair. But life was tough when you had to go with him into the battlefield. Even when you hadn't eaten for several days, he'd insist that you shave him. You'd proceed with tired, trembling hands. You were responsible for several cuts on his face.
The third birth before this, you were Pedro Álvares Cabral (c. 1467 - c. 1520), Portuguese navigator and explorer, and first European to set foot in Brazil. Your commision was to establish permanent commercial relations and to introduce Christianity wherever you went, using force of arms when necessary. You also travelled to Cochin and Calicut in India.
You were later honoured on Brazillian postage stamps, currency coins and notes. Cool eh?
The fourth birth before this, you were a Andalusian traders wh frequently traveled to the Ghana Empire in the 10th century AD. You traded in gold, salt and ivory. You travelled in camel carvans. Things were fine until one day, one of your camels got particularly angry and spat at you. You now realised that you were allergic to camel saliva. You developed an intense phobia, and were forced into early retirement. Your only son hated you for that.
The fifth birth before this, you had a terrible fate. Your soul was nearly downloaded into an Ox when the system realised the error and corrected it. Unfortunately, the effect of this were more permanent(don't ask me how, it's really technical). You were extremely unintelligent, and many, interestingly, thought you to be "dull as an Ox". You died one day after having consumed too much cattle-feed. You were only 23.
And Oh, btw, you were born in the 8th century AD in present day Saudi Arabia.
The sixth birth before this, you were Ghatotkacha(280 - 319 AD), the second major king of the Gupta empire. You were frighteningly large, and inspired the addition of a demon-son to Bhima to the story of the Mahabharata. The demon, you might have guessed, was named after you. Your son Chandragupta went on to expand to Gupta empire, but only because you, in a breakthrough deal, married him to Kumaradevi, a Lichchhavi-the main power in Magadha. With a dowry of the kingdom of Magadha (capital Pataliputra) and an alliance with the Lichchhavis, Chandragupta set about expanding his power, conquering much of Magadha, Prayaga and Saketa
The seventh birth before this, you were the mahout of one of the elephant of Arahat Mahinda Thera, son of Emperor Asoka. You were glad when Asoka renounced violence, and converted to buddhism readily. When an old friend who didn't convert asked you why you did, you replied with a shrug "Eh! My elephant doesn't really care!!"
The eight birth before this, you were a tomato plant. Sorry, error in system, happens.
The ninth birth before this, you were a a specialist Gaur hunter in present day sikkim, around 3500 years ago. You didn't work cheap, and would often demand that you be supported for entire months. Gaur-hunting however, was important for religious occasions back then, and you got good work. To keep yourself fit and good at hunting, you would hunt smaller prey occasionally. You took three wives. You were lucky though, within five generations a dominant matrichal society evolved in your tribe, and men were forbidden from gaur-hunting for centuries to come.
The tenth birth before this, you weren't human. You were a Sahelanthropus tchadensis(no, I don't know how to pronounce that either), living in present day Chad, about 7 million years ago. You walked upright, and had a brain the size of a Chimpanzee. Unknown to humans, your species had a rather sophisticated language, consisting of many subtle variations of grunts and snorts.