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==Who Writes the Journal Entries?== In August 2010 There is also [[Bashiokhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan Ahmad ibn Fadlan]] revealed that most , who is a real person who travelled and described events of Abd al-Hazir's updates have been written by Lead World Designer [[Leonard Boyarsky]]the world. ::I believe Leonard has written the majority Fair to say that there are plenty of the updates, but I know inspiration for our creative development team has chipped in. [[Mike Chu]] wrote the [[Archivist]] entry. Potentially othersdear Abd.
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==Speculation and Meta-Infoand Speculation==In August 2010 [[Bashiok]] revealed that most of Abd al-Hazir's updates have been written by Lead World Designer [[Leonard Boyarsky]]. ::I believe Leonard has written the majority of the updates, but I know our creative development team has chipped in. [[Mike Chu]] wrote the [[Archivist]] entry. Potentially others. === The Name ===
In Arabic, the most common translation of "Abd" translates literally as "Worshiper of God" or "Worshiper," and "al-Hazir" means "The Warner." His name thus roughly translates to <u>'''Worshiper of The Warner'''</u>. It is unknown whether the Eastern countries of [[Sanctuary]] use Arabic or a similar language, but we may find a greater use of Arabic names and connotations in the game.
===Literary Inspiration== =
Blizzard has often included homages to H. P. Lovecraft in their game worlds and fiction, and Abd al-Hazir seems fairly obviously inspired by/based on the "mad Arab" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Alhazred Abdul Alhazred] Lovecraft credited with writing the fictional ''Necronomicon'' around which much of the world lore in his writing orbited.
