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Originally posted by Wauthan:
I'm not sure the whirling dervish is a good choice for sacred unit. Wrong culture perhaps? But then again I know so very little about arabian myths and legends.

Dervishes would be sacred, as they were mystical Sufi dancers. It was considered the pinnacle of holiness at the time, if I recall correctly, to be a great Sufi dancer.

Djinni and Ifreeti would also be sacred in such a culture, by the way. They made sacrifices to the Djinni/Ifreeti similarly to the way the Japanese sacrificed to local spirits for safe travel, good weather, etc.

Just one summoned unit? There a tons of cool mythical creatures to be found in this setting.

I agree. If anything, this should be a rather summon-heavy theme in my opinion, with summons backing up the disproportionately large amount of cavalry.

I also agree with Sandman's suggestion about Fire and Air being the main magic paths for such a nation.