Secret of the Djinn is a gamebook in the Endless Quest series that focused on the Al-Qadim setting.
You are a young pearl diver who is propelled into an amazing adventure when you uncork an old bottle you discover at the bottom of the sea.
You are whisked far from your home in Zakhara, the Land of Fate, on a magical quest to free the king of the sea djinn. There are many decisions you must make along the way. You are courageous and clever, but can you hope to overcome the dangers that lie before you? Riches and fame could be yours if you choose the correct path.Synopsis[]
Jamil, a humble seventeen-year-old pearl diver from Jumlat, the City of Multitudes, was one of the better young divers working for Essaf the Hungry. One day, Jamil, his friend Ubar, and their fellow pearl divers were taken to a new, deeper diving spot in search of rare pink and black pearls. Upon his second descent, Jamil noticed a strange glitter in the water. Thinking it was the infamous sea beast that's been killing sails outside of Gana, Jamil took out his knife. One stab and he could be famous, rich, killing the beast. To his disappointment, the glinting came from an old shipwreck; it was a magic bottle. Running out of air but taken over by curiosity, Jamil heard a female voice in his head, pleading for her freedom. As he uncorked to bottle, a beautiful green-skinned marid appeared to him and enveloped his head in an air bubble.[1]
Her name was Tala, and she claimed to be a queen of the Citadel of Ten Thousand Pearls, imprisoned sixty years prior by an aging sha'ir who pretended to be a friend. Her bottle was buried with a ship at the bottom of the Golden Gulf, and her husband was imprisoned in a tower of Sikak, the City of Coins. Tala asked for Jamil's help in freeing her beloved. She was not willing to accept "no" for an answer.[1]
Index[]
Characters[]
- Ahmad (pirate) • Djuhah • Essaf the Hungry • Jamil • Mamoon • Rashad al-Azzazi II • Sintar • Tala • Ubar (person)
- Referenced only
- Fayiz • Hatim al-Nisr • Kila Odani • Rashad al-Azzazi I
Creatures[]
- ape • crab • cyclops • dao • djinni • elephant • genie • gull • human • lamb • marid • oyster • parrot • queen angelfish • yikaria • zakharan roc
Locations[]
- Al-Fatir River • Al-Nuhas River • Bountiful Shoals • Golden Gulf • Jumlat • Mountains of Tears • Sheltered River • Sikak • Zakhara
- Referenced only
- Burj • Citadel of Ten Thousand Pearls • Crowded Sea • Dakan • Foreigners' Sea • Gana • L'tiraf
Magic[]
Organizations[]
Religion[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Food & Drink
- cinnamon • coffee • date • jasmine (plant) • orange • vanilla
- Materials
- brass • coral • ebony • emerald • gold • hemp • ivory • jacinth • linen• marble • pearl • ruby • sapphire • satin • silk • silver • topaz • velvet
- Referenced only
- onyx
- Other
- frankincense • loincloth • palm • Rahat's Dagger • veil (facewear)
- Referenced only
- Al-Nisr • fern
Appendix[]
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Notes[]
- ↑ Canon material does not provide dating for the Al-Qadim campaign setting. For the purposes of this wiki only, the current date for Al-Qadim products is assumed to be 1367 DR.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jean Rabe (May 1994). Secret of the Djinn. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 1–11. ISBN 1-56076-864-9.
Connections[]
| Al-Qadim | |
| Boxed sets | A Dozen and One Adventures • Assassin Mountain • Caravans • Cities of Bone • City of Delights • Corsairs of the Great Sea • Golden Voyages • Land of Fate • Ruined Kingdoms • Secrets of the Lamp |
|---|---|
| Accessories | Arabian Adventures • Monstrous Compendium Al-Qadim Appendix • The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook |
| Adventures | Al-Kandil • Blood and Fire • Reunion • The Assassin Within • The Last Oasis • The Rose Of Jumlat |
| Gamebooks | Secret of the Djinn |
| Video Games | Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse |