A game diagram in "Motif" may be more familiar to some readers. The Hussar (inverted knight) is called a Wizard in Daniel C. Macdonald's commercial variant Omega Chess - posted on this web site around the same time as Sheherazade. The Onager (inverted rook) is called a Duck by George Jelliss in 2002 on his web page "All the King's Men". The Spearman (inverted bishop) is defined on the "Piececlopedia: Phoenix / Waffle" page.
A game diagram in "Motif" may be more familiar to some readers. The Hussar (inverted knight) is called a Wizard in Daniel C. Macdonald's commercial variant Omega Chess - posted on this web site around the same time as Sheherazade. The Onager (inverted rook) is called a Duck by George Jelliss in 2002 on his web page "All the King's Men". The Spearman (inverted bishop) is defined on the "Piececlopedia: Phoenix / Waffle" page.