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Sulde
Fictional Character
"Curse of the Three Demons"
Set in OTL
Type of Appearance: Direct
Nationality: Mongol Empire
Date of Birth: 13th century
Occupation: Shaman

Sulde was a Mongol shaman in Kaifeng. When the city's governor, Bagadan, swindled trader Sa'id ibn Hawqal out of his best goods and cursed him with three demons, the desperate Sa'id was directed by the Mongol soldier Kisaga to Sulde.[1]

Sulde attempted to lift the curse. When the eliye, a bird demon, appeared in Sulde's home, Sulde turned a piece of wood into a serpent. The eliye was unfazed, taunting both men that Bagadan was a more powerful magician than Sulde was. Then it announced that Sulde's goats had run away, and vanished. When he confirmed this, Sulde admitted defeat. Guilty, Sa'id did pay Sulde for his goats, although he had little money left himself.[2]

References[]

  1. Arabesques 2, pg. 59-60, mmp.
  2. Ibid., pgs. 60-62.
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