Shameen and Shema

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Shameen and Shema are a pair of fictional characters from Sierra Entertainment's classic graphic adventure series Quest for Glory. The characters first appeared in 1989's Hero's Quest I: So You Want to be a Hero, and later appeared in Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire. Shema is mentioned in Quest for Glory III: Wages of War in a note she asks the hero to deliver to a relative who lives in Tarna.

Shameen and Shema are a husband-and-wife pair of a cat-like race of humanoid desert-dwelling people known as Kattas. Shameen and Shema fled to Spielburg in search of a hero after Ad Avis took control of a city named Raseir in their homeland. In the Town of Spielburg, Shameen set up the Hero's Tale Inn complete with great food, cozy beds and the atmosphere of his homeland in Shapeir. Shameen was the innkeeper, and Shema cooked and served food. Unfortunately, the Kattas' friend, the trader Abdulla Doo, was robbed by brigands, upon his arrival in Spielburg. After the Hero defeated the brigands, Shameen, Shema and Abdulla Doo brought him back to Shapeir on Abdullah's magic carpet. In the second game, after returning to their homeland, Shameen set up the Katta's Tail Inn in his home city of Shapeir, with both reprising their roles from the previous Inn while also entertaining the guests with her dancing. Additional entertainment in the inn was also provided by the poet, Omar.