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Lanka

**Lanka** is the legendary city of gold in Hindu mythology. It is sometimes ruled by Kubera, sometimes ruled by Kubera's brother, Ravana. Lanka is a major setting in the *Ramayana*.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

The Pandavas and Aiden Acharya travel to Lanka to answer Kubera's summons and participate in his three trials.

Aru shah was described as feeling angry about the citizens of Lanka not caring about the upcoming war and smacked a person who was talking on their phone
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Kingdom of Death

The **Kingdom of Death** is the where people are believed to go after they die in Hindu mythology. If one would like to get there without dying, they must collect three keys - a sprig of youth, a bite of adulthood, and a sip of old age.

## Description

When the keys to the Kingdom of Death are placed next to each other, they will run together and a puddle of light will form, which will expand in size. A door that is made wrought of bone, leaf and light will appear.

### Ek and Do

The door to the Kingdom of Death leads to a black tunnel, where the final words of the people who died can be heard. Inside the tunnel, Ek and Do, the guard dogs of the Kingdom of Death, check to make sure that the people passing through are really dead. If the person they encounter is not dead, they offer to the kill the person so that they can continue through the land of the dead.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez travel to the Kingdom of Death to find celestial weapons that they can use to battle the Sleeper.
Diya of Bharata

The Diya of Bharata

The **Diya of Bharata** is a lamp that appears in *Aru Shah and the End of Time*. The lamp resided in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, where it contained the Sleeper for 12 years, who was trapped by Krithika P. Shah. After Aru lights the lamp and releases him, it is unsure what happened to the diya.

## History

The diya was acquired by the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture in 1947, after India gained its independence from Britain. The Diya of Bharata is believed to have resided in the temple of Kurekshetra, the site of the Mahabharata war.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru lights the diya and releases the Sleeper. What happens to the diya afterwards is unknown.

## Appearance

The diya is a lump of clay that looks like a pinched hockey puck. Small markings that look like bite marks surround the edge of the lamp. The diya smells like burnt things and spices. Before Aru lit the diya, it was enclosed in a glass case and protected by a security system.
Suyodhana and Krithika

Suyodhana (or the Sleeper) and Krithika P. Shah were formerly lovers. After Krithika imprisons Suyodhana in the Diya of Bharata, Suyodhana becomes very resentful of Krithika, and Krithika refuses to talk about him. They have one daughter, Aru Shah.

## Pre-Series

Krithika and Suyodhana initially had a close relationship. They met when they were both young and quickly fell in love. Krithika's father wished for Krithika to use their relationship to kill Suyodhana before he became a demon and ended the world, but Krithika defied him and was cast out from her family. However, once Suyodhana came back from his search for Kalpavriksha, Krithika was convinced that Suyodhana had changed for the worst, and decided to imprison him in the Diya of Bharata on the night of Aru's birth until she could find a way to alter his fate.
Jeon Jungkook (The Babysitter)

**Jeon Jungkook** is the second main protagonist of *The Babysitter*. He is introduced in *Episode 1: Momma Never Loved Me*, where he is the mysterious stranger Minha bumps into while shopping.

## Appearance

Jungkook is a 23-year-old Korean man standing at 5'10". He has naturally fluffy black hair that he dyes various colors on occasion. His eyes are chocolate brown and innocently doe-shaped. He has tattoos on his left hand and a sleeve on his left arm.

In his work outfit, according to Minha, Jungkook typically wears a turtleneck, a blazer, and a chain to tie the look together. The colors of these items vary but are typically all black with a golden chain.

In Episode 4-5, Jungkook has light brown hair and two simple and small hoop earrings. He wears a white basketball jersey with navy blue trim and #23 on the front.

## Personality

Jungkook starts off being polite and professional but becomes more compassionate and kind as the story continues. He asserts himself as the head and man of the household. While working, Jungkook can often get frustrated though he tries not to let it affect his actions.
Min Minha (The Babysitter)

**Min Minha** is the main protagonist of *The Babysitter.* She is first introduced in *Episode 1: Momma Never Loved Me,* where she is shown shopping in a mall before bumping into the second protagonist, Jeon Jungkook.

## Appearance

Minha is a 20-year-old Korean woman standing at 5'3". She has long, jet black hair that falls to her mid-thigh and honey brown eyes. She has a pale complexion and is said to have some small tattoos scattered on her body. She typically has coral-pink nails.

In Minha's initial outfit, she wears a soft pink, off-shoulder sweater, denim shorts, and pink converse with tourmaline studs.

In Episode 4, Minha wears a navy blue dress with white flowers printed onto it and beige thong sandals. Her hair is pulled back into a half updo.

In Episode 5, Minha comes out of the bathroom wearing a long burgundy jersey with matching knee-high socks. Her hair is pulled into a messy bun and she wore a white scrunchie on her wrist.

## Personality

Minha is first shown to be very shy and polite, though as she gets more comfortable with Jungkook, her attitude becomes playful, sarcastic and motherly. She can often have a snappy comeback to anything said and defends what she loves and believes as she sees right.

Despite all this, she becomes quiet and timid under authoritative pressure or harsh heckling.

## Relationships

### Jeon Jungkook

Minha's relationship with Jungkook starts off as strictly professional but eventually blossoms into a close and playful friendship. Minha spends most of her time with him and Jungwoo and doesn't seem to have any outside relationships. In Episode 1, Minha accidentally bumps into Jungkook at the mall while
Jeon Jungwoo (The Babysitter)

**Jeon Jungwoo** is the third main protagonist of The Babysitter and first appears in Episode 1: Momma Never Loved Me as Jeon Jungkook's motherless son.

## Appearance

Jungwoo is a 5-year-old Korean boy standing at 3'7". He has soft pale skin and chocolate brown, doe-shaped eyes like his father. His hair is a milky brown shade.

Jungwoo's outfits vary, but he usually wears a white sweatshirt
Important Dates

This is a timeline of birthdays, quests, and important events the Pandava Quintet.

## 2004

* February 29, 2004 - Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez is born. (This date was confirmed by Roshani Chokshi in her "Mini AMA" Instagram story.)
* May 8, 2004 - Brynne Rao is born. (Although the exact year that Brynne was born has not been confirmed, it would make the most sense for her birth year to be 2004 for multiple reasons - her age would be closer to Aiden Acharya's, allowing them to be in the same Otherworld school grade, and it lines up with the birth order of the original Pandava siblings.)

## 2005

* February 15, 2005 - Aru Shah is born.
	+ The Sleeper is imprisoned in the Diya of Bharata by Krithika P. Shah.

## 2017

* Autumn, 2017 - The Sleeper is released from the Diya of Bharata by Aru.
* Aru and Mini go on their first quest.
	+ Aru and Mini discover who their godly parents are.
	+ Aru and Mini acquire the celestial weapons of Vajra and the Death Danda.
	+ Aru discovers that the Sleeper is her father.
* Winter, 2017 - Aiden Acharya begins attending Augustus Day.
* Kamadeva's bow and arrow is stolen.
* Aru, Mini, Aiden and Brynne go on a quest to find the thief of Kamadeva's bow and arrow.
	+ Aru kills Meenakshi.
	+ Uloopi's heart jewel is returned to her.
	+ Takshaka is taken to prison for stealing Kamadeva's bow and arrow.
	+ Takshaka escapes prison.
	+ Hira, who helped them win, is adopted by Mini’s family,

## 2018

* February 15, 2018 - Aru celebrates her 13th birthday.
	+ Aru has a dream about Nikita Jagan and Sheela Jagan.
	+ Rudy tells Aru that he will call in his favor soon.
* October 28, 2018 - Aru attends an Otherworld Halloween party.

## 2019

* March, 2019 - The Pandavas rescue Nikita and Sheela.
	+ Sheela issues her prophecy.
* 5 days up until Holi, March, 2019 - The Potatoes go on their unofficial quest to find Kalpavriksha.
	+ Aru is captured by the Sleeper's forces and taken to the Sleeper's lair.
* May 2019 - Aru wakes up in the Sleeper's lair with Kara, and they escape together.
* The Potatoes travel to Lanka to compete in Kubera's trials and win the Nairrata army and the antima astra.
	+ The Sleeper's forces and the Potatoes, Hanuman and Urvashi battle each other at Lanka.
	+ Boo dies.
	+ The Pandavas gain control of the Nairrata army and obtain the astra.

## 2020

* February 15 2020 - Aru celebrates her 15th birthday.
	+ Aru and Aiden kiss.
	+ Kara discovers who her godly father and her mother are.
	+ Vajra, Dee Dee, and Gogo are destroyed by Kara.
MonstersMythology Wiki

**Welcome to the Monsters Wikia!**
This all started when i was young, around the age of 7 starting 2rd grade. I Drew some random figures. But it first originated from me and my friend making a game. i made some dog with 2 arms and a hoodie, Wasnt looking the best but after i made that i came up with the inspiration to play with the thing. It was dull. just one "thing" and nothing else, how much fun could you have off of that. i started making him friends, i made skeletons,robots and more. it was beginning to feel like joy. Call me a kid that hasnt grown out of his hobbies but i find this and mythology super interesting. Its like a fairytale but you do it, I Found more friends that were interested in this topic too! and with my old friends we created some monsters, and it was awesome! some time passed and then about 3 years later i came back to the drawing and i said to my self: Hey! that looks like monsters! lets make everything crazy and monsterlike, that will make it more fun!. and it did. Im still inventing monsters and researching other old mythological monsters. Its just my hobby.

   Four Chinese Gods
Even though they dont exist, You can really learn alot about them! There are so much monsters and mythology!, Some folklore is really nice.
Bert

**Bert** is Aru Shah's imaginary boyfriend.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

In *Aru Shah and the City of Gold,* Aru returns from being kidnapped by the Sleeper after two months. In order to explain Aru's disappearance without giving away the truth, Krithika Shah lied, saying that Aru contracted the mono virus, which is also known as the kissing virus. To keep people at school from wondering whom Aru kissed, Aru made something up, saying that she had a boyfriend in Canada named Bert. Aru's sisters and Kara tease her about Bert and Aru's name choice for her imaginary boyfriend, as they are the few people who know the truth.
Queen Tara

**Queen Tara** is the queen of the vanara kingdom Kishkinda in Hindu mythology. She was the consort of the king Vali. She makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*.

## History

Queen Tara was married to Vali and ruled over the vanara kingdom. However, an attack befell the kingdom, and everyone believed that Vali had died. In order to protect her, Vali's brother, Sugriva, married Tara. When Vali returned, he did not believe that Sugriva had married Tara just to protect her. He exiled Sugriva in a blind rage and kept Sugriva's wife and Tara as punishment.

One day, Sugriva was walking through the forest and came across three figures: Rama, Laxmana, and Hanuman. Rama offered to help Sugriva get his wife back in exchange for helping him to retrieve Sita from the demon king Ravana, who was holding her prisoner, and Sugriva agreed. Tara tried to tell Vali to make amends with his brother and help Rama find his wife, but he refused out of anger over Sugriva taking sides against him. As he and Sugriva fought, Rama shot Vali through the heart from behind a tree. Tara became saddened by this, and cursed Rama, saying that as soon as he was reunited with Sita, he would lose her, just as Tara had lost Vali.

When Rama stormed Lanka after the vanaras built him a bridge, a battle ensued and Hanuman set fire to Lanka. However, the vanaras took the blame for the fire, and Kubera banned any contact between Tara's kingdom and Lanka. In the years that followed, Tara destroyed the bridge in the Otherworld and kept her people safe and well-fed, without any help from the Otherworld.

## Appearance

Tara is very tall, and can change her height at will, growing to the size of a giant. She has dark hair with red highlights that is piled into a bun on the top of her head. She is described as having large eyes and a small mouth, and piercings in both of her nostrils. Tara wears a traditional sari that is red and blue, gold bangles around her wrists and anklets. She wears a golden crown atop her head, and has neatly filed and painted nails.

## Personality

Tara is bitter over her and her people being shut out from the Otherworld, and believes that she doesn't owe the world anything after everything that she has lost. However, Tara has proven that she is a smart and resourceful queen, having tooken care of her people without the help of any outsiders for many years.
Min Yoongi (The Idol)

> *"No one gives a damn if you feel uncomfortable or not. They just want good music and a good show."* - Yoongi, To Be An Idol
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**Min Yoongi**, professionally known as ***Suga*** or ***Agust D***,is the second protagonist in *The Idol*, first appearing in *Episode 1: To Be An Idol*.
## Appearance

Yoongi is a 26-year-old Korean man standing at 5'9" with dark oak brown orbs. His hair color varies depending on his career.

In his usual outfits, Yoongi wears dark clothes with headbands and bandanas. The colors of these items vary.

## Personality

Despite being a protagonist, Yoongi appears to have a terrible and cold attitude, treating Yoomi like a rat rather than a human. He chooses not to tell the public his real name and only answers to Suga or Agust D. He often has rude comments and remarks to make on any matter and will judge every detail of a performance. His criticism is always negative and harsh enough to bring anyone to tears.
Chakora Birds

**Chakora birds** are mythical birds in Hindu mythology that are said to live off moonbeams.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, Brynne Rao, Aiden Acharya, and Rudy are brought by Sohail to a council of chakora birds. The group want to have a piece of preserved moonlight transcribed for them, but the birds demand payment in the form of their secrets first. The chakora birds fly up and beat their wings, and glittery dust falls on the Potatoes. The dust forces each person to tell one secret. However, Aru manages to avoid having to tell a secret by using a sapphire in the necklace she's wearing, which contains a secret from the Sleeper. The chakora birds accept the payment, but one of the chakora birds tells Aru that the secret of her name was the same secret the Sleeper used when he was looking for Kalpavriksha, just as the Potatoes are now. The chakora birds translate the piece of moonlight for the group, giving them clues as to where to go and what to do next. The group decides they need to meet with Chandra in order to find Nikita Jagan. The group enters the elevator guarded by the chakora birds, which takes them to the House of the Moon.

## Appearance

Chakora birds are the size and shape of doves. Their feathers have a faint glimmer to them, and their crests are made up of feathers as long as a human hand and are as white as snow. They also have beady black eyes.

## Personality

Chakora birds are known for being very gossipy, and can become very greedy when it comes time to force out people's secrets. Most chakora birds seem to enjoy getting people to share their secrets unwillingy, although some, like Sohail, believe that secrets should be accquired through mutual trust and respect.

## Abilities

### Transcribe Moonlight

The chakora birds can understand the vernacular of moonlight, and transcribe it into English.

### Forcing Out Secrets

Chakora birds take payment for their translations in the form of secrets. In order to receive their "payment", they sprinkle dust on their customers, which forces them to tell a secret. A pile of dust will gather as the person is telling their secret, and will grow to a certain size depending on the weight of the secret.
Anu Chouhan

**Anu Chouhan** is an illustrator based in Vancouver, BC. She is the illustrator of *Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel*.

## Trivia

* *Aru Shah and the End of Time: The Graphic Novel* is Anu's first time illustrating a graphic novel

## References

1. ↑ https://www.anumation.ca/about
2. ↑ https://www.readriordan.com/2022/03/08/rosh-talks-with-anu-chouhan-and-joe-caramagna/
Saranyu

**Saranyu** is the goddess of evening and clouds in Hindu mythology. She is the chief consort of the sun god Surya, and makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*.

## History

Saranyu lived with her husband, Surya, in the House of the Sun. However, being the god of the sun, Surya was always emitting a hot, blinding light. Soon, it because too much for Saranyu to bear, and she decided to sneak away. In order to avoid being found out, Saranyu brought her shadow to life and left it behind as a decoy. This shadow became Chhaya, the goddess of shadows, who bore the same face as Saranyu. Saranyu's deception worked for a while, but she was eventually found out, and brought back to the House of the Sun. Ultimately, Saranyu and Chhaya were both made Surya's queens, and the three of them lived together in the sun palace.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

The Potatoes are transported to Navagraha Avenue while trying to complete Kubera's third trial, where they are faced with a palace made of sunlight. Kara begins to wake up and the door to the House of the Sun opens, beckoning the Potatoes. Inside, they find Saranyu and Chhaya, the former of which is holding Kubera’s eye. Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez asks Saranyu for help on their quest. Saranyu greets each of the Potatoes, but becomes angry when she spots Aru Shah, remembering how Indra killed her brother Tsiras. Saranyu and Chhaya begin arguing, bringing up the story of Chhaya's creation as a result of Saranyu fleeing the sun palace. Saranyu and Chhaya argue about who is the more beautiful one between them, and put it up to the Potatoes to decide. Saranyu says if they choose her as the more beautiful one she will heal Kara, whereas Chhaya says if they choose her, she would send the Potatoes wherever they need to go next. The Potatoes ultimately choose Saranyu, with Aiden Acharya breaking the tie between the two. Saranyu heals Kara, and shows them to a hallway that will lead them out of the sun palace. Chhaya warns the Potatoes not to look at what is in the hallway, as the secrets stored there belong to the sun alone. The sisters wish the Potatoes well, then allow them to leave.

## Appearance

Saranyu has beautiful dark skin and glowing amber eyes. She wears a crown that looks like shards of sunlight, as well as a gown of evening clouds.

## Personality

Saranyu appears to be very vain, caring about her appearance a lot. She insists that she is more beautiful than Chhaya is. The two sisters even make the Potatoes decide which one of them is more beautiful, resting the results of the Potatoes' mission on which goddess they choose. Saranyu has a grudging personality when it comes to Indra and his children, which includes Aru. This is because Indra killed Saranyu's brother, and Saranyu still holds him responsible, even though it happened long ago. Saranyu also seems to be rather aloof; she greets the Potatoes in a nice enough way when they appear at the House of the Sun, but doesn't necessarily care for them very much. For example, she doesn't help Mini, even though Mini needs her help and is Saranyu's granddaughter.
Varuna

## Appearance

###  Appears in

*Aru Shah and the Song of Death*

**Varuna** is the god of the oceans and seas in Hindu mythology. He is married to Varuni, the goddess of transcendent wisdom and wine. He makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the Song of Death*.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

When Aru Shah arrives at Varuna's palace she is greeted by Varuni, who lets her into the palace. Varuni introduces Aru to Varuna, who is watching a cricket match on his iPad. Varuni tells Varuna that Aru is a Pandava, and Aru explains why she is here. Varuni then issues Aru a prophecy, which Varuna completes. Varuni and Varuna claim that they cannot help Aru. However, Varuni says that she can grant Aru direct passage to the naga treasury, which is where Aru is supposed to be looking for the song of death, as long as she fills the gods' pet's belly. Aru agrees, and a crab leads her down a passage away from the two gods. Aru and her friends are forced to battle the crab, who grows in size, and defeat it after temporarily filling its belly. Aru and her friends head back to the palace, where they come across Varuni and Varuna arguing, with Varuni saying she won a bet she set up with Varuna and that he loses his iPad for a month. The two gods take notice of them and show them the way to the naga treasury, with Varuna warning Aru that the sea gives, but also takes.

## Appearance

Varuna has skin the color of sapphires. He has four hands.
Hanuman

Hanuman is a monkey-faced god in Hindu mythology known for his incredible strength. He is one of the main figures in the Indian epic the Ramayana, and is known for his devotion to the god king Rama and Rama's wife, Sita. He is a minor character in the Pandava Quintet, where he is a member of the Council of Guardians and the half-brother of Brynne Rao.

## History

Hanuman was born to Vayu, the god of the wind, and Anjana, an aspara. He is known for having many mischievous adventures as a kid, such as mistaking the sun for a fruit and trying to eat it. He clashed with a planet and threw off a scheduled eclipse in the process. Indra was so angry at him he used his lightning bolt to strike him down from the sky, where it hit Hanuman in the side of the face. Hanuman also played pranks on priests, which resulted in him being cursed to forget how strong and powerful he was until someone reminded him.

One day, Rama wished to reach Lanka, where his wife, Sita, was being held prisoner by the ten-headed demon king Ravana. The vanaras built a bridge to cross the ocean for him, and they stormed Lanka. During this time, Hanuman set fire to Lanka, but the vanaras took the blame, which resulted in them being exiled.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, and Boo meet Hanuman in the Court of the Sky, along with Urvashi. Hanuman witnesses the girls' Claiming, where they discover their godly parents. Hanuman and Urvashi then issue a quest to Aru and Mini, before wishing them good luck and leaving. After the girls come back from their quest, Hanuman trains the girls in the Otherworld on battle tactics and fighting skills.

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Hanuman and the Council of Guardians send Aru, Mini, Brynne, and Aiden Acharya on a quest to find and retrieve Kamadeva's bow and arrow.

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

Hanuman is part of the group of Council of Guardians that goes to Lanka to try and decipher Sheela Jagan's prophecy.

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Aru and her friends compete in Kubera's three trials to free Hanuman and Urvashi from his clutches. After Kubera releases them from his prison, Hanuman battles the Sleeper's army alongside Urvashi and the Potatoes. After the battle is over, Hanuman continues training the Potatoes in a secret location, preparing them for the final with the Sleeper and his army.

## Appearance

Hanuman has the head of a monkey on the body of a human with a tail. He can change his size at will. In *Aru Shah and the End of Time*, he wears a silk blazer and a shirt patterned with forest leaves, and has a jewel dangling from one of his ears.
The City of New York vs. Olimar

## Transcript

"**The City of New York vs. Olimar**" is the first episode of Season 9 (and the 179th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on September 19, 1997.

## Synopsis

Driven to the brink of insanity by his appointed status as designated driver, Charlie drives to downtown Manhattan in Olimar's car, leaving it there. But when the Pikmin Club journeys to New York City to retrieve their car, Olimar faces a one-on-one showdown with the dreaded boot.

## Post 9/11

This episode was aired four years before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Due to the central plot being a dilemma that Olimar has at the World Trade Center, the episode was banned in September 2001 after the 9/11 attacks. In November 2006, some stations began to air the episode again, but the twin towers were cut and were just regular work towers.
Sohail

**Sohail** is a chakora bird who falls in love with Vajra, Aru Shah's lightning bolt. He makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes.*

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

The Potatoes come across Sohail while walking through a forest. Sohail sees Aru and immediately begins spouting Shakespearean words, declaring his love. Aru is mortified until she realizes Sohail is referring to Vajra and not her, and feels rather insulted when the bird notices her and her friends and indirectly calls them ugly. The Potatoes show Sohail the piece of moonlight they need help deciphering, and Sohail says he can take them to the council of chakora birds, who will help them decipher it. Sohail swears on a heart that he will help them, then leads them on, with Aru keeping Vajra visible to him on her wrist.

Sohail takes them to an amphitheater, where the chakora birds are resting on beams of moonlight. Sohail chatters to a trio of chakora birds, then explains in English why he brought the Potatoes to them. The chakora birds make fun of him for liking Vajra, but quickly stop when Vajra transforms from a small bracelet into a large bolt of lightning. The chakora birds say that the Potatoes will need to pay for the translation of their piece of moonlight with their secrets. The birds then dust the Potatoes with glittering particles that force out their secrets. All of the Potatoes reveal one of their secrets except for Aru, who uses the Sleeper's secret instead. After the chakora birds receive their payment, they give Aru another piece of information about the Sleeper, saying that her name was the secret the Sleeper used to pay for the their services when he went looking for Kalpavriksha long ago.

The chakora birds decipher the piece of moonlight for the Potatoes, which tells them that they need Nikita Jagan to find the tree of wishes. Sohail opens an elevator that leads to the House of the Moon, then sadly says goodbye to Vajra. Vajra gives Sohail a parting gift, then leaves in the elevator with the Potatoes. Before the doors close, Sohail asks Vajra if they could try a long-distance relationship.

## Appearance

Sohail is about the size and shape of a dove, with a faint glimmer to his feathers. Each of his feathers is about as long as Aru's hand and white as snow. He has round black eyes. When Sohail is embarrassed, his cheek feathers fluff out around his face.

## Personality

Sohail is a little Shakespearean, and can be described as flirty. The elder chakora birds mentioned that he now had "another" love, indicating that Vajra is not the first love the chakora bird had every had. Sohail appears to be attracted to sources of light. Sohail is also easily ruffled, emotionally and physically.
Quest for Kalpavriksha

The **Quest for Kalpavriksha** was a secret quest undertaken by Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, Brynne Rao, Aiden Acharya, and Rudy. Their goal was to find the real Kalpavriksha after discovering the one in Amaravati was a fake.

## The Prophecy

> *THE SCORNED POWERS ARE ON THE RISE,*
> *TO CLAIM THEIR STOLEN IMMORTAL PRIZE.*
> *ONE SISTER SHALL TURN OUT NOT TO BE TRUE.*
> *WITH A SINGLE CHOICE THE WORLD SHALL RECEIVE ITS DUE.*
> *ONE TREASURE IS FALSE, AND ONE TREASURE IS LOST,*
> *BUT THE TREE AT THE HEART IS THE ONLY TRUE COST.*
> *NO WAR CAN BE WON WITHOUT FINDING THAT ROOT;*
> *NO VICTORY HAD WITHOUT YIELD OF ITS FRUIT.*
> *IN FIVE DAYS THE TREASURE WILL BLOOM AND FADE,*
> *AND ALL THAT WAS WON COULD SOON BE UNMADE.*
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Opal

**Opal** is a Crisis Manager in the Court of the Sky. She is an apsara and makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

The Pandavas and Aiden Acharya meet with Opal to try to decipher the prophecy and salvage the Pandavas' image after throwing the Otherworld into chaos. Opal quickly sends Sheela Jagan, Nikita Jagan, and Aiden away before she begins talking with the other Pandava sisters, convinced they won't be of much help. Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez and Brynne Rao ask Opal what she wants with them, and Opal says that their job is to give people hope that they can win the war against the asuras, even though the Pandavas aren't sure they can. Opal tries to alter the Pandavas' "aesthetic" and get them to share personal stories from their life, which she thinks will help fix the Pandavas' image. She also reveals that Boo is under a curse, taunting him in the process, which angers the Pandava sisters. Opal continues to provoke the Pandavas throughout their entire meeting while she tries to help them decipher the prophecy. Eventually, she lets Boo and the Pandavas go, and deems that Nikita and Sheela are to be kept in Amaravati until they are "less volatile", given that they are not yet of age.

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Opal is mentioned as one of the people who are still blameful of the Pandavas for letting the Sleeper escape, even after they prove their worth.

## Appearance

Opal is described as having slender, dark limbs and a beautiful but somewhat hollow smile. Her teeth are so white, Aru catches a "rainbow sheen at the edge of her wide smile". She wears a jumpsuit made of starry fabric.

## Personality

Opal appears to be a rather rude and dismissive apsara. She does not act friendly around the Pandavas, constantly taunts them and makes fun of them, playing with their emotions, and also insults Malini right to Aiden's face. Even after the Pandavas prove their worth in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*, Opal still blames them (although she is in the minority) for letting the Sleeper escape, showing that she is very judgemental and not very open to changing the way she sees the Pandavas.
The Latest Gun in the West

## Transcript

"**The Latest Gun in the West**" is the twelfth episode of Season 13 (and the 279th episode overall). It first aired on NBC in the United States on February 22, 2002.

## Synopsis

Alex, Red Pikmin, Blue Pikmin, and Yellow Pikmin meet a washed-up celebrity of westerns from the 1950s and attempt to revive his career by getting him to appear on the *The Crazy Clown Show*. But years of alcohol abuse gets in the way.
Uttanka

**Uttanka** was a well-respected rishi in his time. He was granted a boon by Krishna that allowed him to find water whenever he needed it. Uttanka makes an appearance in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*.

## History

Uttanka was a well-respected rishi, and was granted a boon of his choice by Krishna. Uttanka chose to be able to find water whenever he needed, as he travelled a lot and often got thirsty. For a while, Uttanka did not need to use his boon. However, one day, when he was limping through the desert, Uttanka's boon did not grant him any water. Instead, Uttanka was approached by a man covered in brown gunk, travelling with a pack of dogs. The man offered to share his water with Uttanka, which was being held in a dirty container. Uttanka refused, saying that he could not accept water from a man like the one that approached him. The man suddenly transformed into Lord Indra, who said that Krishna wished to give Uttanka the gift of immortality. Indra said that he suggested to Krishna that they first see whether Uttanka was worthy of such a gift by seeing if he would choose to look past the forms that people showed him. Indra told Uttanka that he had failed his test, but that he would still be able to call upon Krishna's boon, and that whenever he needed water, rain clouds would follow him. These clouds would be known as Uttanka's Clouds.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the City of Gold

Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, Brynne Rao, Aiden Acharya, and Kara meet Uttanka when they are trying to complete Kubera's second trial. Uttanka appears as a magician named Tanutka, who offers to perform a magic trick for a reasonable price for the group. They refuse, saying that they are in a hurry. Kara asks Tanutka if he had seen a golden eye recently, which was what the Pandavas were looking for. Tanutka shrewdly says yes, and offers to show the group where the eye went as long as they watch one of his tricks. Tanutka proceeds to show the group water taken from all over the world. Aiden tries to move past him, but Tanutka grabs Aiden by his shirt sleeve, asking for payment for his magic trick. Aru notices that Tanutka's appearance has become more raggedy, and realizes he is just a beggar. Tanutka asks each of the kids for a little something, but none of them are able to meet his eyes except for Mini, who hands him Kamadhenu's carton of milk. After drinking it, Tanutka reveals himself as Uttanka, and offers to tell the group a tale.
Chandra

**Chandra** is the god of the moon in Hindu mythology. He makes a brief appearance in *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*.

## History

Chandra married the nakshatras, the constellation goddesses. One of the nakshatras, Rohini, soon became Chandra's favorite wife, and Chandra began to neglect his other wives. Angry at how his daughters were being treated, Daksha, the father of Rohini and the other constellation goddesses, cursed Chandra to wither. However, Chandra appealed to Lord Shiva, who softened his curse, changing it so that Chandra would gradually die each month, but become whole again. This is how the phases of the moon came to be.

One time, after a party in Lanka, the elephant-headed god Ganesh was riding his vahana home when it got spooked by a snake, causing Ganesh to fall to the ground. Chandra, being able to see everything, saw this and laughed at Ganesh, which prompted him to throw one of his tusks at Chandra.

## Appearance

Chandra is described as very handsome, and has pale glowing skin, sparkling dark eyes, perfectly shaped eyebrows, and black hair with silver streaks.
Vajra

Vajra in ping pong ball form

**Vajra** is the main weapon of Aru Shah in the Pandava Quintet. It is said to be the weapon of Lord Indra from Hindu mythology. Vajra is a lightning bolt which can change forms depending on Aru's needs. It is destroyed by Kara in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*, but Aru conjured it back in *Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality* in the final battle.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

When Aru is Claimed by her godly father, Indra, she is gifted a glowing ping pong ball. In the beginning, the ball doesn't seem to do anything magical or special, except for the fact that when thrown, it always returns to Aru's hand. While battling Brahmasura, the ball begins to blow very brightly, and the asura says that there is heavenly light inside the ping pong ball, cursing it because it "reveals things". While inside the giant whale's mouth, Vajra finally changes form, shifting into a fishing rod made of light and then into a lightning bolt while Aru is desperately trying to save Mini. Afterwards, Vajra is reluctant to revert back to ping pong ball form.

## Appearance

Vajra's true form is that of an extremely large bolt of lightning. When not in use, Vajra usually appears in a more modest form. It stayed as a ping pong ball for most of *Aru Shah and the End of Time*. In later books, Aru also wears it in the form of a bracelet on her wrist. During battle, Aru uses it in a variety of forms, most of them weapons, such as a javelin, a net, a sword, and a hoverboard, which Aru uses to transport herself and others.

## Abilities

### Form-shifting

Vajra is able to change into a variety of things depending on Aru's needs. Some of the things it commonly shifts into include a hoverboard, bracelet, net, javelin, and ping pong ball.

### Light Emission

Vajra almost always emits a glow, no matter what form it is in. The glow Vajra emits is sometimes affected by its mood, such as when it glows a warning shade of silver and gold when Aru and her friends are being attacked in *Aru Shah and the City of Gold*. Aru sometimes Vajra's light to blind enemies or to help her see in the dark. Vajra also glows with heavenly light, which displeases most demons.

### Electrocution

Vajra can use bolts of electricity to stun victims. One common way this ability is used is when Aru traps an enemy with a net and stuns them.
Nairrata Army

The **Nairrata Army** is a powerful army made of pure gold. The army belongs to Kubera, the ruler of Lanka.

## Appearance

The Nairrata army is made up of soldiers that are pure gold. Each soldier stands at around six feet tall, and wears a helmet of gold that covers their face. Their golden bodies are muscular and covered in armor, and they wield shining swords and shields in battle.
Uloopi

Uloopi's Official Image

Naga-Loka

**Queen Uloopi** is a secondary character in Aru Shah and the Song of Death. She is a member of the Council of Guardians, and the queen of Naga-Loka. Before her heart stone was returned to her by Aru, she was in a state of eternal old age. She had a grudge against Arjuna that the act of kindness by Aru made her forgive. She used to trust Takshaka, her advisor, implicitly, but when his crimes were revealed she sentenced him to jail.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Song of Death

Uloopi sentences the Pandavas and Aiden to find Kamadeva's bow and arrow in ten days or be exiled from the Otherworld. Aru, Mini, Brynne, and Aiden complete the quest reveal the true thief of the bow and arrow to Uloopi.

## Appearance

Uloopi is immortal, but not immortally youthful. The top half of her body is that of an old lady, while the bottom half of her is a snake's tail. Her skin is shriveled and her mouth has a hard set to it, as if "she'd forgotten how to smile."

## Personality

### **BITTER**

Uloopi is bitter towards Aru and believes that she is the thief because of previous relations with Arjuna.

## Relationships

### **TAKSHAKA** (former friend, enemy)

Takshaka was Uloopi's most trusted advisor, but when his crimes were revealed, she sent him to jail.

## Powers

### **Shapeshifting**

Like all naga, Uloopi can shapeshift from snake, to half-snake, to human.
The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories About Mythic Heroes

***The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes*** is an anthology of ten short stories about new heroes from books published under the Rick Riordan Presents imprint. It contains stories written by Rick Riordan, Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, and Graci Kim. It was published on September 28, 2021.

## Overview

*Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten new stories–including one of his own–about beloved heroes that sprang from the imaginations of some of the best middle grade authors working today.*

*“I hope you guys enjoy your trip through the multiverse mansion as much as I did. The real danger is that once you start exploring all the wonders herein, you may want to stay forever.”–Rick Riordan*

*A cave monster . . . an abandoned demon . . . a ghost who wants to erase history . . . a killer commandant . . . These are just some of the challenges confronting the young heroes in this highly entertaining anthology.*

*All but one of the heroes previously starred in a popular book from Rick Riordan Presents. You’ll be reunited with Aru Shah, Zane Obispo, Min the fox spirit, Sal and Gabi, Gum Baby, Nizhoni Begay, Paola Santiago, Sikander Aziz, and Riley Oh. Who is the new hero? Read Rick Riordan’s short story to find out!*

*Ten bestselling and award-winning middle grade authors contributed to this collection: Roshani Chokshi, J.C. Cervantes, Yoon Ha Lee, Carlos Hernandez, Kwame Mbalia, Rebecca Roanhorse, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Sarwat Chadda, Graci Kim, and Rick Riordan, who also served as the editor.*

*The cultures represented by these own-voices stories are: Indian, Mesoamerican, Korean, Cuban, Black American, African, Navajo, Mexican, Mesopotamian, and Celtic.*

*There’s something for everyone in this collection of fast-paced and funny adventure stories that show what it takes to be a hero in any time, setting, and universe.*

## Short Stories

* *Calamity Juice* by Carlos Hernandez
* *Beware the Grove of True Love* by Roshani Chokshi
* *The Cave of Doom* by Jennifer Cervantes
* *The Initiation* by Yoon Ha Lee
* *The Gum Baby Files* by Kwame Mbalia
* *The Demon Drum* by Rebecca Roanhorse
* *Bruto and the Freaky Flower* by Tehlor Kay Mejia
* *The Loneliest Demon* by Sarwat Chadda
* *My Night at the Gifted Carnival* by Graci Kim
Shadowfax

**Shadowfax** is the name of Aiden Acharya's camera in the Pandava Quintet. It is a Hasselblad camera from 1998 that belonged to Aiden's father, Mr. Acharya, before he gave it to Aiden as a present. Aiden carries Shadowfax around with him everywhere and constantly uses it to take pictures of things.

## History

Shadowfax was owned by Mr. Acharya back when he wanted to become a photographer. He eventually passed it on to Aiden, saying it was a present though Aiden believed that his father just didn't want the camera anymore. Aiden named the camera Shadowfax after Gandalf's horse in *Lord of the Rings*.

## Appearance

Shadowfax is not a very sleek or modern looking camera, instead rather "dumpy looking", according to Aru.
Vishwakarma

**Vishwakarma** is the god of architecture in Hindu mythology. In the Pandava Quintet, he is the manager of Vishwakarma, Prajapati, and Daksha, a celestial architectural firm.

## History

Vishwakarma was believed to be the original engineer who taught humans how to build long-lasting monuments. Some of his most famous works include Lanka, the city of gold, and Dwarka.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes

In *Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes*, Aru Shah, Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez, Brynne Rao, Aiden Acharya, and Rudy need to break into the Crypt of Eclipses. To obtain such a key, they travel to the VPD to meet with Vishwakarma. Upon arrival, they are directed to a hallway that leads to Vishwakarma's office. In order to avoid being identified as Pandavas, Aru, Mini, Brynne, and Aiden pose as Rudy's assistants. Rudy explains to Vishwakarma that they need a key that can open any lock, and Vishwakarma, while skeptical at first, agrees, but warns them that using such a key demands something in return from the user. Aru says that she is willing to pay the price, and Vishwakarma plunges the group into a crypt, saying that if the group is able to capture the key, it is theirs. The ceiling begins to cave in, and Aru, Mini, Brynne, Aiden, and Rudy work together to capture the key with the help of the girls' Pandava powers. They are transported back to Vishwakarma's office, where Vishwakarma is shocked to learn that Aru, Brynne, and Mini are Pandavas. He asks them why they want to use such a thing, and Aru explains that they need it to save the Otherworld. Vishwakarma warns her that there is a cost to unlocking things that are meant to stay closed, telling Aru what happened to the Sleeper when he used the key. Afterwards, Vishwakarma dismisses the group, cautioning that the key might not bring what the group desires.

## Appearance

Vishwakarma has four heads, four arms, and a bronze complexion. His four heads seem to act independently, each of them thinking about different things and having different personalities. Vishwakarma has a neat white beard and black hair with silver stripes. He wears rimless half-moon glasses and a charcoal gray suit.
Sip of Old Age

The **sip of old age** is the third key to the Kingdom of Death.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez are sent on a quest, which includes travelling to the Kingdom of Death to find celestial weapons that they can use to battle the Sleeper. In order to reach the Kingdom of Death without dying, Aru and Mini must collect a sprig of youth, a bite of adulthood, and a sip of old age.

## Appearance

The sip of old age is a small white key made of bone and seems to radiate oldness

## Abilities

### Access to the Kingdom of Death

When the bite of adulthood is combined with the sip of old age and the sprig of youth it allows the user to travel to the Kingdom of Death without dying. which is very useful as they could not have completed there quest
Quest to Stop The Sleeper

The **Quest to Stop The Sleeper** was a quest undertaken by Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez. Their goal was to travel to the Kingdom of Death to retrieve celestial weapons that they could use to defeat the the Sleeper.

## The Pandava Quintet

Those present at the decision to sanction the quest were Aru, Mini, Boo, Hanuman, and Uloopi, but the ones who first decided to undertake it were Aru and Boo.

The quest was chosen to be sanctioned because the Pandavas were the ones most capable of stopping the Sleeper, because the gods claimed them as their own, and because one of them, Aru, had released the Sleeper in the first place.

The plan for the quest was for Aru and Mini, with Boo as a mentor, to stop the Sleeper from waking Lord Shiva. First, they needed to gather a sprig of youth, a bite of adulthood, and a sip of old age.

The consequence of failure was for the world to end.

This quest happened over the autumn break for Augustus Day.
Bite of Adulthood

The **bite of adulthood** is a literal bite out of a book titled "Adulthood". It is one of the three keys to the Kingdom of Death.

## The Pandava Quintet

### Aru Shah and the End of Time

Aru Shah and Mini Kapoor-Mercado-Lopez are sent on a quest, which includes travelling to the Kingdom of Death to find celestial weapons that they can use to battle the Sleeper. In order to reach the Kingdom of Death without dying, Aru and Mini must collect a sprig of youth, a bite of adulthood, and a sip of old age. TBA

## Appearance

The bite of adulthood comes from a book titled "Adulthood", and is obtained by quite literally biting said book. Once bitten, the chunk of bitten book turns into a silver coin. When Aru bites the book, she remarks that it did not taste as bad as she had expected.

## Abilities

### Access to the Kingdom of Death

When the bite of adulthood is combines with the two other objects, it allows the user to travel to the Kingdom of Death without dying.