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Zargheba (circa "The Jewels of Gwahlur") Male Human 9th level Rogue Hit Dice: 9d6  (30 Hit Points) Initiative: +1 (dex) Speed: 30 ft AC: 11 (+1 Dex) Attacks: Scimitar +6/+1  melee Damage: Scimitar 1d8 Face/Reach: 5 ft by 5 ft/5ft Special Attacks: Sneak Attack +5d6 Speical Qualities: Uncanny Dodge (Dex bonus to AC, can't be flanked), Evasion Saves: Fort +3, Ref +7, Will +4 Abilities: Str 10, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 14, Wis 13, Cha 16 Skills: Move Silently +6, Spot +17, Diplomacy +15, Innuendo +6, Read Lips +6, Disguise +6, Bluff +15, Forgery +17, Hide +6, Decipher Script +6, Appraise +17,  Gather Information +15 Feats: Leadership, Alertness, Skill Focus (Appraise), Dirty Fighting Climate/Terrain: Keshan, Punt, Stygia Challenge Rating: 9 Treasure: None Alignment: Chaotic Evil Advancement: by Character class

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"Oh, Conan, take me away with you!  Zargheba will kill me when I have served his purpose here - I know it!"        ~Robert E. Howard, "Jewels of Gwahlur" Zargheba is a short Shemite who met his end with the Servants of Bît-Yakin.  Like most Shemites he had long black hair and a short black beard.  He was Thutmekri's ally in the "Jewels of Gwahlur" deception.  He bought Muriela from a slave-trader and used her in his intrigues in Koth for quite some time.  He is a cruel man, a devil in the flesh, according to Muriela. Zargheba is thoroughly evil, and has no qualms about killing his confederates when they are no longer useful to him. Zargheba's only appearence in the story "Jewels of Gwahlur" is when Conan finds his head hanging in a tree, so not much is known about him. Combat Zargheba fights with a scimitar.

Robert E. Howard's story, "The Jewels of Gwahlur," was first published in Weird Tales in March of 1935.   The story can also be found in the Ace/Lancer paperback "Conan the Warrior"; and the Burkley/Putnam edition, "The People of the Black Circle" and in Millenium's "Conan Chronicles 2: The Hour of the Dragon". This is considered a minor Conan adventure.  Even Weird Tales assigned the story a secondary position in the issue wherein it appeared.  The story lacks the precision of the later Conan stories, and some have wondered if it was written a lot earlier than it appeared, a story Weird Tales had held back for one reason or another.  In this story, Conan is again a thievish rogue and is after a cursed treasure.  It is very formulaic - a fabulous treasure, a lost city with labyrinthine passages, lurking peril, and a scantily clad lovely who requires rescuing.  However, the tale does move at a rapid pace.  The story is entertaining, but is not Howard's fiery best.

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