India, early 1900s. 🔞🔞🔞

The sun rises over the fields of Rohankheda , a cluster of villages under the rule of a powerful zamindar, Zyran Ahmad Quresi.

The British Raj watches from a distance, but in these lands, Zyran’s word is law.

The large haveli named Noor Mahal of the Quresi family stands on a hill, its high arches and red sandstone walls bearing witness to generations of power.

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Zyran Ahmad Quresi (34 years)

He is a zamindar Sarkar, head of several villages. The authoritative yet charismatic ruler of the region.

With a commanding presence, a strict morality, and the loyalty of dozens of villages, he controls both land and law.

He is deeply respected, feared, and loved by those under his protection.

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Ferisha Quresi (20 years)

An intelligent and graceful young woman, Ferisha is the orphaned daughter of Zyran’s dearest childhood friends.

After her parents died in a plague outbreak, Zyran took her into his care.

She was just 8.

Now, she’s blossomed into a bright student at the girls’ college Zyran himself funded and oversees.

Though she calls him Agha Jaan, in public and during moments of awe, she calls him Sarkar.

For 12 years, she has lived under the strict yet protective roof of him.

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