Zeynel is a polyglot, due to his upbringing. Arabic to learn the Quran, Persian for poetry and other texts, and Turkish and Ladino are his mother/father tongues. He’d also know a smattering of French, due to his career as a merchant.
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Mora Strigoi is a terrible name (I originally made it as a placeholder), but I’ve come to love it so. Translated from Slavic, it generally means “Nightmare Vampire”.
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Khans (or cavaranserais) are rest stops built for travellers and merchants. They contain the usual amenities – water, an inn, a stable, some place to sleep.

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Zeynel’s full name reveal. “Mehmed Zeynel Abidin” means praiseworthy, beautiful worshipper. And “Yosef” is his grandfather’s name, also meaning praiseworthy.