Adnan al - Raqi Adnan al - Raqi , also called the Pillar of Wisdom , Master of the Invisible , and the Whisper that Thunders , was a powerful sha ' ir who lived in Huzuz in 1367 DR . Description . Adnan ' s desire for protection left his body ailing after having permanently cast " detect invisibility " , " protection from normal missiles " , and " avert evil eye " upon himself . Adnan was gaunt and frail . He often wore a dark grey " aba " . On the rare occasion when he smiled , he revealed missing teeth and blood - red gums . Adnan rarely raised his voice above a whisper . Adnan ' s physical weakness masked the awesome magical power he wielded . Activities . Though he was a powerful sha ' ir in his own right , Adnan truly excelled at giving genie s specific commands so that they could not find ways to twist his words to suit their own needs . Adnan constructed his wondrous tower in the Pilgrims ' District in a single night with the help of several tasked architect genie s . To help pass the time , Adnan began teaching gifted young sha ' irs within his tower . To prove their merit , Adnan had prospective students transported deep into the Great Anvil by one of his djinn servants . They were abandoned there without food , water , or weapons of any kind . Students who were able to make it back to Adnan ' s tower were accepted , those who did not were never heard from again . Surviving students were typically able to enlist the aid of the Jann of the Haunted Lands in order to return safely , proving they had the ability to deal with genies successfully . Despite the inherent danger , Adnan ' s reputation as a sha ' ir drew countless students to his door . Adnan housed instructors and promising students within his tower . With hopes to rekindle favor with the court , Adnan attempted to solve the mystery behind the Grand Caliph ' s sterility . Certain that one of the genie lords would shed some light on the matter , Adnan sent Tamr na - Fia , his most beloved student , to the Elemental planes to talk with the genie lords . Sadly , she never returned . Because of past insults committed against the genie rulers , Adnan dared not travel to the elemental planes himself to discover what happened to her . History . Genies trembled at the name of Adnan al - Raqi , for the sha ' ir slew , imprisoned , or humiliated more genies than any other sha ' ir in recent history . Most genies wished for him to die a horrible death . Relationships . Upon his arrival in Huzuz in 1357 DR , Adnan presented Grand Caliph Khalil al - Assad al - Zahir with the gift of a powerful efreeti named Hassan to serve as a guardian for the Royal Harim . He once sought to curry favor with the court , but decided against that after an unfortunate encounter with Jiraad , a noble marid . Adnan ' s familiar was an efreetikin named Hakim . Possessions . Through his many dealings with genies , Adnan amassed an impressive collection of magical items including many scrolls , a " staff of striking " , " wand of frost " , " wand of conjuring " , a " ring of shooting stars " , a " ring of genie summoning " , a pair of " genie prison s " , an " iron flask " , and wands of " magic missiles " , " lightning " , " enemy detection " , " paralyzation " .