زلف آشفته و خوی کرده و خندان لب و مست
پیرهن چاک و غزل خوان و صراحی در دست
نرگسـش عربده جوی و لبش افسوس کنان
نیم شب دوش به بالین من آمد بنشسـت

"With looks disheveled, flushed in a sweat of drunkenness
His shirt torn open, a song on his lips and wine cup in his hand
With eyes looking for trouble, lips softly complaining
So at midnight last night he came and sat at my pillow. . . ."

- Hafiz, Ghazal 26

Here in the Study you will find the results of my play activities! Actually you won't, because I'm not the kissing and telling type of boy.

In my dear friend's roleplay, The Silk Road Caravan, Mehdi is a dancer from Shiraz, and was the prized male concubine of the recently deceased princely merchant Emir Hakam ibn al-Ashath, whom he reluctantly accompanied to Chang'an.

Due to the rather scandalous circumstances of the death, Mehdi is suspected by the late Emir's household in Chang'an of having poisoned his benefactor with cantharis, and now wants (as a matter of some urgency!) to return to Persia.

I might put some trivia scores in here later, too. Also, here you may find artifacts and other items I have been collecting and making through my game playing activities. That probably means I stole them off some who hasn't found out and claimed them back yet. In the meantime, please enjoy the floorshow....

Peacock feather background, mastheader and floral decorations by Mehdi
Image: Francisco Bosch as Bagoas, from Alexander: The Director's Cut
Music is Taklamakan (Silkroad bellydance music) by Abdel Hazim from the album Tribal Bellydance
Thanks to ARACHNE'S WEB for the home decorating tips!