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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7086853" data-attributes="member: 20323">OK! Time to break out the Grand Caliph's genealogy! Not to be confused with genieology <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /><img src="http://i.imgur.com/FnBB3iM.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />NOTE: There's an error on this table. Makin al-Mutttsysn should be Makin al-Mutrattab.So Makin is Prince Tannous' son. In the books, he is described as a 10th-level fighter, former adventurer companion of Grand Caliph Khalil (his uncle) when the two used to sneak from the palace, and in his adult life he was appointed Chancellor of Huzuz where he proved deft and effective at city politics. This description – despite being lower level than Husam – suggests he is the "responsible older brother." Well, since he's human and focused on city life, he could very well be Husam's older half-brother?Interestingly, the books describe Prince Cheddah (a "buffoon") as 2nd-in-line after Prince Tannous...so that says something about how succession works in Zakhara. It would pass to the Grand Caliph's son, but if he has no son (and won't recognize a daughter as heir), then it passes to his eldest brother, and then to his youngest brother – succession appears to only pass to his brother's sons (his nephews) in the event that his brothers die first.Going with this version would indeed make Harun a potential heir...albeit he's pretty far down the totem pole after his father Prince Tannous, his uncle Prince Cheddah, and his older brother Makin.No dumb questions <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Well, I don't know about genasi since those weren't invented until after Al-Qadim came out, but jann and other genies are ALL OVER Zakahara, with several serving in the Grand Caliph's court. And Zakhara is a multi-racial society. So I don't think it's the kind of thing that would elicit tremendous shock unless you were among a particularly superstitious or remote peoples.</blockquote>

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