Editing Khidmah Tokens

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{{Spoilerhd|5 January 2024|[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]}}
[[File:ACMir - Khidmah Tokens.png|thumb|250px|Khidmah Tokens]]
'''Khidmah Tokens''' or '''Favor Tokens''' were a form of underground currency that circulated around [[Baghdad]] in the 9th century. They were used to render payment for special services from various classes of people, among them [[merchant]]s, [[scholar]]s, and [[mercenary|mercenaries]].<ref name="Mirage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref>

Sometimes these services were illicit acts that subverted state authority and abetted criminal activity. For instance, the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] used these tokens to enlist the assistance of locals while hunting down the [[Order of the Ancients]]. He would pay merchants to help him sneak in and out of restricted areas, musicians to distract guards with their performances, and mercenaries to create diversions by assaulting enemy positions. He would also bribe ''[[munadi]]'' to refrain announcing his wanted status. These tokens he earned from completing various escort, rescue, or [[assassination contract]]s on behalf of the brotherhood, but at other times, he simply [[pickpocket]]ed them from civilians of the city.<ref name="Mirage" />

==Behind the scenes==
Khidmah Tokens are a form of currency unique to ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' (2023). Distinct from the regular [[dirham]] currency, they are required to hire the help of three different gameplay groups: [[Merchant]]s, [[Scholar]]s, and [[mercenary|Rebels]]. Likewise, the Tokens are divided into three types corresponding to these three groups: Merchant Tokens, Scholar Tokens, and Power Tokens. Each have their own unique functions that assist in the game's [[social stealth]], open unique opportunities in assassination missions, and facilitate progression in the world.
*Merchant Tokens are used to get discounts with traders at their shops, to open certain locked [[treasure chest]]s, and to hire groups of merchants to serve as roaming [[blending|blend]] groups for infiltrating restricted areas.
*Scholar Tokens are used to pay street performers to distract [[Soldier|guards]] and to purchase maps cartographers that identify treasures in the [[Round City]].
*Power Tokens are used to hire [[mercenary|mercenaries]] to attack guards, to bribe [[munadi]] to remove notoriety, and to bribe guards in certain parts of the game.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACMir - Merchant Favor Token.png|Merchant Favor Token
ACMir - Power Favor Token.png|Power Favor Token
ACMir - Scholar Favor Token.png|Scholar Favor Token
</gallery>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''

==References==
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