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An Oriental Gothic
In the two-hundred and
thirtieth year of the Prophet
(peace be upon him), the
mighty Caliph Vathek ruled
the city of Samarah.
He was great in wisdom, fierce
in anger, and devoted to the
pleasures of the flesh. It was
said that his harem surpassed
that of any man living or
dead, including that of
Solomon himself.
But as many wives and
concubines as he had, he never
ceased to wish for another.
Knowing this, and desiring
the favor of the Caliph, his
subject the Emir Fakreddin
sent him his only daughter to
be his newest wife...
Nouronihar was properly respectful
towards the great Vathek...
... the beautiful Nouronihar.
But she made it clear that she would
not agree to marry the Caliph, as her
heart had been won by another...
... her cousin Gulchenrouz, who
was barely more than a boy.
Such was her love for Gulchenrouz that
she swore she would neither eat nor
drink until she was returned to him.
The Commander of the Faithful
would not force himself upon her...
The pleasures of
his harem could
not distract him
from his desire
for Nouronihar.
... but he could not bear
the humiliation of send-
ing her away unclaimed.
But the Jiniri told him that she had power
of all shapes and forms and matter, but
none over the course of a woman's heart.
He summoned forth a Jiniri experienced
in arts and charms of love, whose
pleasures he had taken in the past.
But she told him her potions
were useless on a woman as
of yet unknown to man.
He consulted the witch Carathis,
who brewed potions which could
break the will of the strongest.

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