Editing Urban Shadows Ashes of The Archmage (section)

===Zdan===
An ancient maalem, the leader of the band in gnawa rituals at the court of Amon, working in harmony with Amon's daughter Rayah, who led the sacred dancers.

Now, in exile, he is visited only by his old mentor Zdan, who never fails to share how disappointed he is in his old pupil for embracing profane modern music over the divinely ordained rhythms of the gnawa; and for forcing Zdan to play on long after he should have retired and passed down his Sintir. He had earned the rest, but without Ashja there are none good enough to take his place and lead the ritual. So he plays on.