Hesabi

Many hesabin are ajami — strangers to the Land of Fate whose abilities lie outside the realm of native magics. They may still operate in the Al-Qadim campaign, but do so under limitations. The hesabi is the classic foreign wizard, and as such has some sort of position in the Land of Fate.

Hesabin study stars, names, mystic patterns, scriptures, the fall of sticks and the entails of animals to find the mystic correspondences they need to use their magic. This type of magic is not yet common in Zakhara, though it is becoming increasingly so.

Ajami Hesabin are treated with suspicion. Even the most cosmopolitan citizens of Zakhara harbor a distrust of strangers who hail from beyond the borders of "civilization"; those who wield magical power are doubly distrusted. Whether a native of the icy North, of the oriental lands of the East, or from space itself, a hesabi who exhibits powers outside the limitations set by Fate is considered a potential danger.

The few native Hesabi are often considered exceedingly wise, and work as teachers around mosques or other holy sites. Certain moralists despise and persecute them, however.

Limitations

Hesabi need to write and sketch in order to cast magic. Geometric designs and numbers are their favorite subjects. They usually use a tablet and stylus for sketching, but sandy ground will do in a pinch.

Base Schticks

Metamagic

Rare Schticks

Animal, Flame, Sand, Sea, Wind