Editing Tracks in the Desert

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{{Spoilerhd|18 February 2026|[[Valley of Memory]]}}
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{{Memory Infobox
|name=Tracks in the Desert
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|description=
|appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''
|type=Main
|reward=
|fullsync=
|heroclass=
|previous=[[House of Memories]]
|next=[[In the Vulture's Nest]]
|concurrent=
|source=[[Basim ibn Ishaq]]
|location=Ramm Valley, [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
|date=860s
}}
'''Tracks in the Desert''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''</ref>

==Description==
Basim journeys into the wilds north of AlUla to seek his father, captured by the bandits.
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==Dialogue==
*'''Basim:''' ''My father has been taken. To find him, I must journey into the north of AlUla. But who leads the robbers now? With 'Abis dead... I wonder who this "real chief" may be?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I should remain alert to ambushes...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That smoke... I should investigate.''
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*'''Trader 1:''' ''Please! Show pity!'' [screams]
*'''Trader 2:''' ''Kill me, but spare my wife!''
*'''Trader 3:''' [weeps]
*'''Trader 2:''' ''Have mercy on me!''
*'''Trader 3:''' [sobs]
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*'''Robber:''' ''We've got everything! Time to go! Move out!''
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*'''Trader 1:''' ''I beg of you, stranger! I need your aid!''
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*'''Trader 1:''' ''The robbers who attacked us stole everything, and we must now learn to live without.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me, from where did these robbers come?''
*'''Trader 1:''' ''They suddenly appeared from the nearby canyon.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''There is something here... I should follow these tracks. They might lead me to my prey...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This seems to be the right way...''
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*'''Robber 2:''' ''You are surrounded, dog!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Oh? Yet you are the ones about to die!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This must be one of the robbers' hideouts. There could be useful information here to help me find my father.''
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*'''Robber 3:''' ''Those wandering traders walked into this land carrying dinars. And now they walk out empty-handed.''
*'''Robber 4:''' ''Not all of them will be walking out. Only the lucky few.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I should look at this more closely.''
{{IUNote|Title=Robbers' Mark|Text=Watch for the mark. Let it be your guide through our work. Seeing it will be as though speaking with your brothers.}}
*'''Basim:''' ''These symbols... It seems the robbers use them to communicate. I must investigate further.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This is helpful. I should check this area.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Robber's Note|Text=Orders to move the old cur to the camp north of here and await word. Why does he bother with such a worthless fool?}}
*'''Basim:''' ''Interesting... That explains much.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Soon enough I shall have my answers. Until then, I must remain focused.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''If only I could understand what I did so grievously wrong. Or... perhaps... you deemed my very birth the error?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Father, why did you abandon me all those years past? Steady yourself, Basim. You are a man now, not a boy.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This looks like a hidden den of the robbers. Maybe I will find the information I need to locate my father.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Epitath for a Fallen Warrior|Text=Here lies a great warrior, faithful to his troops and to his commander. Wife and son both murdered; he sought to wreak his vengeance. At his end, his sword meted justice; and his soul found peace.}}
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*'''Renegade robber:''' ''Release me with the key and I will help you.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This traitor they spoke of may hold useful secrets. And this key might help loosen his tongue...''
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*'''Renegade robber:''' ''You look like you're after some answers. Perhaps we can strike a bargain?''
*'''Basim:''' ''You will have your bargain if you answer my questions. But how do I know you will not alert the camp the moment I free you, just to regain favor with your old friends?''
*'''Renegade robber:''' ''Speak your questions, and we shall see.''
*'''Basim:''' ''That is not exactly reassuring.''
*'''Renegade robber:''' ''Do you want answers or not?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I seek an old man, recently taken from the oasis...''
*'''Renegade robber:''' ''Old man? Yes, I know the one, I helped capture him just the other day.''
*'''Basim:''' ''On whose orders? 'Abis is dead—mine was the last face he saw.''
*'''Renegade robber:''' ''{{'}}Abis? He was never our true chief. He answered to Nimlot.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nimlot? He commands your band of cutthroats?''
*'''Renegade robber:''' ''That's right. Though I've now parted from them, as you can see.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Do you know where the old man is held?''
*'''Renegade robber:''' ''It's hard to explain, but you will find it marked on this map. The place serves as Nimlot's base. All we steal goes there, then is sold off by a network of friendly merchants. To gain entry, you will need a whistle. You will find one upon that table. To pass as one of us, blow upon the whistle when you are standing close to the site. Now, hurry up and set me free.''
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*'''Renegade robber:''' ''You are a rare man of honor. Much like myself.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I possess all that is needed to rescue my father. Only Nimlot stands in my way... So, Nimlot has been my enemy all along. How could I have been so naive? But why take my father? Unless he hopes to use him as bait.''-->

==Outcome==
Basim learned the identity of the true leader of the robbers, the very merchant he first met when arriving at AlUla, Nimlot.

==References==
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