Their bliss, however, did not last forever. The humans built there the first city called Ankahmun and settled the land of Kha’labal almost completely. A land that provided the perfect environment for a new, young and vulnerable race to thrive. It was a paradise filled with green forests and countless springs of fresh water created and given by the gods to the humans.

It may be hard to imagine now, but long ago Kha’labal, like Tiquanda was a fertile and green land. Have you ever wondered why on one island there are two very different lands, separated by the Kha’zeel mountains? On the left is the thriving and vibrant jungle called Tiquanda, on the right is the empty and barren space covered with dry and hot sand, scarce vegetation and few life forms – Kha’labal. „Being highly magical creatures, they are masters of illusion and transformation.” Their magical abilities are also highlighted: (…) Their magical tricks make them more than a match for unexpecting adventurers.„ „These magic-wielding enemies of all good embrace destruction and enjoy causing pain. In the world of Tibia, jinn are described as follows:

The evil ones include the Efreet, who, in old belief, were the souls of men who died suddenly and were not buried (hence the Efreet are identified with the world of the undead), and the Marid, powerful and cruel demons, the highest in the hierarchy of their race, though in many translations of the Tales of the Thousand and One Nights, the words “Efreet” and “Marid” are used interchangeably. And like humans, djinns are good and evil. In Islam, we can distinguish 3 categories of intelligent beings: angels, humans and djinns. There for the first time presented the characters of evil spirits formed from pure fire, demons called djinns ((arab. What exactly are Djinns? Looking in the sources, let us forget for a moment about the fairy tales or fantasy world and move to the ancient Arabian beliefs. Let’s start the story of one of the oldest conflicts in the world of Tibia and the deep hatred between the green and blue djinns, which still persists to this day. Therefore, when approaching the places he created years later, it’s worth looking for information both inside and outside the game. Knightmare, the content designer who created Ankrahmun is famous for writing stories full of mysteries, riddles, references from culture, literature and art, or easter eggs. It was written by MakadamiaĪbout one of the oldest conflicts in the world of Tibia.ĭjinns, mythical creatures of fairy tales, legends and cartoons (such as Walt Disney’s Aladdin) and fantasy (for example Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher), are also found in Tibia, and although they are a forgotten race, they have played a key role in the history of the game and, more importantly, the world of Tibia. This is one of the articles that was submitted to the contest.

The ghost and the stolen tears