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Rostam and Sohrab

رستم و سهراب

Six lives, one tragedy. Meet the figures whose paths cross in the most famous father-and-son story in Persian mythology — each painted as a fine-art portrait, with their name, role, and place in the Shahnameh inscribed on the card.

Rostam — The Champion of Persia. Slayer of giants, rider of Rakhsh. Father, champion, slayer of giants. Rostam has lived a hundred lives in battle — yet the one he never knew was the son riding to meet him.
Tahmineh — Princess of Samangan. Mother of Sohrab. No longer the young princess, Tahmineh now carries the quiet power, wisdom, and grace of a noblewoman shaped by love and loss.
Sohrab — Prince of Samangan. Lost son of Rostam. Strong as his father, brave as his mother. Sohrab seeks the one face he has never seen — and rides into history carrying his mother’s seal and his father’s blood.
Rakhsh — A horse of years past counting. Rostam’s legendary steed. Tested by the seven trials, marked by lion’s claw and dragon’s fang. Rakhsh has carried Persia’s hero through every shadow — and will carry him through the last.
Gordafarid — Warrior of the White Fortress. First to face Sohrab. Persia’s first warrior was a girl. When the men hesitated, Gordafarid rode out alone — armoured, masked, hair tucked under a helm — to meet Sohrab blade for blade.
Kay Kavus — Shah of Persia. Summoner of heroes. Wise enough to rule, proud enough to err. When Persia trembles, Kavus calls for Rostam — and the kingdom holds its breath.