- "Squall was [...] making funny faces at Elodie while Rastaban held an outstretched hand to the tree and talked very earnestly about communing with nature in order to understand and unravel its threads."
- ―Rastaban failing to fully engage with two thirds of his audience[src]
Rastaban Tarazed was an older Wundersmiths during the Age of East Winds. He had a Hall named after him in sub-nine during his lifetime, so he lived past than 100 years old.
Biography[]
Rastaban Tarazed was one of the final nine Wundersmiths mentioned in volume 307 of An Unabridged History of the Wundrous Arts Spectrum. He has appeared in several ghostly hours.
Avian Age, Winter of Six.[]
Rastaban Tarazed had a meeting with Brilliance Amadeo about astral projection on the Gossamer which might have led to the creation of the Gossamer Line.
Age of Endings, Spring of Eight[]
Rastaban gave a lesson in the unanimated Whingeing Woods about ways to talk to nature, which might be relevant to their present day enchantment.
Age of Endings, Spring of Nine[]
He attended Griselda Polaris's class on the Art of Ruination.
Age of the East Winds, Winter of Nine[]
Rastaban Tarazed opposed Ezra Squall at Courage Square and died.
Abilities and Skills[]
Teacher[]
While Rastaban taught classes, he wasn't good in engaging his students. He was, however, passionate about the subject he was teaching
Wundersmith[]
Rastaban gained experience through the Ages and was considered good enough to teach Wundrous Arts.
Weaving[]
Rastaban was a good weaver in order to teach the Art to beginners.
Etymology[]
Rastaban is the traditional name of one of the stars of the constellation Draco. It is derived from an Arabic phrase "Rās al-Thu`bān (رأس الثعبان)" meaning "head of the serpent".[1]
Tarazed comes from the Persian phrase šāhin tarāzu, meaning “the beam of the scale.” The word šāhīn means “beam,” but also “pointer”.[2] The star Polaris is a pointer to the North.
Appearances[]
- Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (Mentioned only)
- Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (First appearance) (Appears in flashbacks)
Notes and References[]