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1. What is the name of the first Pashan, the father of Spikes, that Danh-Gem created in the furnaces of Imokoi using the secrets of Pashan-birth from the storks?
2. The jewellery of the Ravians was made of a particular metal which used to glow whenever a Ravian wore that item. What was it called?
3. The Basilisk of the Remorseless Taiga was killed when an old blind woman dropped a chicken on its head.
4. The Centaurs of the Centaur Forests sent a young female Centaur to help the Silver Dagger when he was searching for Kirin and Spikes in the forest. What was her name?
5. This place is very well known for producing a whole lot of terribly annoying and disdainful people like Peyaj, Kumirdanga and Chorpulis. Which place?
6. The weapon of Danh-Gem alias Narak was tempered in his own blood once a year and took ten years to make. It was carved out of the living shadows of Elaken and its tale has been told to every Asur, though they know it as the weapon of Narak. What was the name Danh-Gem gave it?
7. The magic of the Spellbinders of Kol was stabilised by the Heart Of Magic, a small ruby which was set in a crystal and gold mesh sphere on the topmost spire of the University of Enki as it was the highest point in Kol. Whose gift was the Heart Of Magic?
8. A lot of reference is made to other books and movies in this book. Kirin meets four Asurs in Vanarpuri named Jaan, Plop, Gojgoj and Stinko. They are a group of Koli musicians belonging to a band called 'The Sluggs' and they have also created a new enterprise called interior designing. Which famous music band of the 60's and 70's are they alluding to?
9. The most precious gem the humans own is one of the items in the list of things required to make Danh-Gem return from the dead. It is supposed to have fallen in Avranti as the Rain-God's tear when he wept on seeing the parched earth. According to legend that is where the city of Ektara was founded. What is the jewel called?
10. The most powerful Oracle-Prophet-Seer lives in the Treasury of Kol which is guarded by powerful Golem, Mati. He feeds on pearls and sleeps for most of the year. The Chief Civilian of Kol sometimes goes down there to converse with the Unwaba, as he is called, to confirm her facts. What creature is the Unwaba?
11. The names of all the Rakshases in the book read backwards to give the names of real Rakshases in Hindu mythology. The letters in the name of one of the Rakshases can be rearranged to give the name of a fictional character in Hindu texts. He is present as Ravan's son in the Ramayan. Who?
12. The greatest thief and assasin in the world is the Silver Dagger. His movements are shrouded in secrecy and he is the most agile and skilled person in Kol. His job is to do what basic modern day mafias do but in a way that brings profit to the general public. He works for the Chief Civilian of Kol and has never been seen by any man except his own band of followers, the Silver Phalanx. In dexterity there has been no one to surpass him in this age of the World. Who is he really?
13. Which place in the book refers to New York in more ways than one?
14. The second of Simoquin's prophecies stated that a hero would come in the same year that Danh-Gem returned and would be his chief enemy. He would also wear the strongest armour in the world. When Asvin is confirmed as being the hero he, Gaam and Maya go to seek it. Legend says that it is in the Pyramid of the first Pharoah and worn by his most faithful servant who protects the Pharoah's tomb and his treasure. Who is he?
15. Gaam Vaatpo's original name was Gam but he changed it after reading a particular treatise on Numerology.
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