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Soranin: Text replacement - "Basim Ibn Ishaq" to "Basim ibn Ishaq"

2026-05-24T23:07:11Z

Text replacement - "Basim Ibn Ishaq" to "Basim ibn Ishaq"

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	On 11 December 861, Ning and the other Order leaders in Baghdad – Qabiha, [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]], [[Fazil Fahim al-Kemsa]] and [[Wasif al-Turki]] – convened at the [[Winter Palace, Anbar\|Winter Palace]] in [[Anbar]], where the caliph [[Al-Mutawakkil]] awaited them with a chest containing a [[Memory Seals\|Memory Seal]]. After verifying the artifact's authenticity and ordering the caliph to guard it until their return, the masked Ancients left.<ref name="Master Thief">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref>		On 11 December 861, Ning and the other Order leaders in Baghdad – Qabiha, [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]], [[Fazil Fahim al-Kemsa]] and [[Wasif al-Turki]] – convened at the [[Winter Palace, Anbar\|Winter Palace]] in [[Anbar]], where the caliph [[Al-Mutawakkil]] awaited them with a chest containing a [[Memory Seals\|Memory Seal]]. After verifying the artifact's authenticity and ordering the caliph to guard it until their return, the masked Ancients left.<ref name="Master Thief">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref>

	However, it was all for naught, as shortly after the meeting, Al-Mutawakkil was killed by a young [[thief]], [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]], who had broken into the Winter Palace to retrieve the Memory Seal on the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]]' behalf. The caliph's death robbed the Order of a powerful puppet, but Ning and the others remained undeterred in their work and moved forward with their respective plans.<ref name="Master Thief" />		However, it was all for naught, as shortly after the meeting, Al-Mutawakkil was killed by a young [[thief]], [[Basim ibn Ishaq]], who had broken into the Winter Palace to retrieve the Memory Seal on the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]]' behalf. The caliph's death robbed the Order of a powerful puppet, but Ning and the others remained undeterred in their work and moved forward with their respective plans.<ref name="Master Thief" />
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	===Activities in Karkh===		===Activities in Karkh===
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	During the grand auction, Ning appeared when the call for the hairpin came and made her bid for the item. In the end, however, she lost the hairpin to another buyer and reclused herself back in her office. There, she welcomed several merchants from the Ivory Coin who came bearing gifts, including a collector who brought a vase and a plate. While she accepted the vase, she dismissed the plate as being of inferior quality and told the collector to give it to "the dogs in the souq".<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />		During the grand auction, Ning appeared when the call for the hairpin came and made her bid for the item. In the end, however, she lost the hairpin to another buyer and reclused herself back in her office. There, she welcomed several merchants from the Ivory Coin who came bearing gifts, including a collector who brought a vase and a plate. While she accepted the vase, she dismissed the plate as being of inferior quality and told the collector to give it to "the dogs in the souq".<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />

	Shortly after, another merchant came bearing the hairpin she desired. Upon seeing the item, Ning ordered her guards to leave the room and allow her to speak in private with the merchant, who was secretly the Hidden One Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq. As she admired the hairpin, Ning went over her life and the lessons she had learned, including the fact that one could only rely on their own abilities to achieve their goals. Having deduced Basim's identity, she then tried to attack him with the hairpin, but the Hidden One assassinated her, ending the Order's influence in Karkh.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />		Shortly after, another merchant came bearing the hairpin she desired. Upon seeing the item, Ning ordered her guards to leave the room and allow her to speak in private with the merchant, who was secretly the Hidden One Basim ibn Ishaq. As she admired the hairpin, Ning went over her life and the lessons she had learned, including the fact that one could only rely on their own abilities to achieve their goals. Having deduced Basim's identity, she then tried to attack him with the hairpin, but the Hidden One assassinated her, ending the Order's influence in Karkh.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

Darman36 at 16:09, 21 May 2026

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	'''Ning''' (寧;died 860s), also known as '''Al-Pairika''' (البيريكا; ''The Enchantress''), was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and collector based in [[Baghdad]], where she held the title of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s '''Treasurer'''. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], she used her position to control all trade in and out of Baghdad from her seat of power at [[The Bazaar]].		'''Ning''' (寧; died 860s), also known as '''Al-Pairika''' (البيريكا; ''The Enchantress''), was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and collector based in [[Baghdad]], where she held the title of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s '''Treasurer'''. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], she used her position to control all trade in and out of Baghdad from her seat of power at [[The Bazaar]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

Darman36 at 16:08, 21 May 2026

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	{{Quote\|Family? The word has no meaning. The notions even more so. Only the self hears the deepest whispers of your soul and accepts you whole.\|Ning, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Gilded Butterflies}}		{{Quote\|Family? The word has no meaning. The notions even more so. Only the self hears the deepest whispers of your soul and accepts you whole.\|Ning, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Gilded Butterflies}}
	{{Character Infobox		{{Character Infobox
	\|name = Ning		\|name=Ning
	\|image = ACMirage DB Ning.png		\|image=ACMirage DB Ning.png
	\|death = 860s<br>[[The Bazaar]], [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]		\|death=860s<br>[[The Bazaar]], [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
	\|species = [[Human]]		\|species=[[Human]]
	\|database = [[Database: Ning\|Ning]]		\|database=[[Database: Ning\|Ning]]
	\|affiliates = *[[The Ivory Coin]]		\|affiliates=*[[The Ivory Coin]]
	*[[Order of the Ancients]]		*[[Order of the Ancients]]
	}}		}}
	'''Ning''' (died 860s), also known as '''Al-Pairika''' (~~English:~~ ''The Enchantress''), was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and collector based in [[Baghdad]], where she held the title of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s '''Treasurer'''. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], she used her position to control all trade in and out of Baghdad from her seat of power at [[The Bazaar]].		'''Ning''' (寧;died 860s), also known as '''Al-Pairika''' (البيريكا; ''The Enchantress''), was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and collector based in [[Baghdad]], where she held the title of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s '''Treasurer'''. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], she used her position to control all trade in and out of Baghdad from her seat of power at [[The Bazaar]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	However, it was all for naught, as shortly after the meeting, Al-Mutawakkil was killed by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], who had broken into the Winter Palace to retrieve the Memory Seal on the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]]' behalf. The caliph's death robbed the Order of a powerful puppet, but Ning and the others remained undeterred in their work and moved forward with their respective plans.<ref name="Master Thief" />		However, it was all for naught, as shortly after the meeting, Al-Mutawakkil was killed by a young [[thief]], [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], who had broken into the Winter Palace to retrieve the Memory Seal on the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]]' behalf. The caliph's death robbed the Order of a powerful puppet, but Ning and the others remained undeterred in their work and moved forward with their respective plans.<ref name="Master Thief" />
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	===Activities in Karkh===		===Activities in Karkh===
	{{Quote\|I have never been one to extol the virtue of modesty. Yet there is something to be said for subtlety when it is critical to one's survival. Our brother's recent demise makes it clear that we have drawn attention from unwelcome quarters. Temper your shows of wealth and stop bidding publicly before more blades spring from the shadows.\|Qabiha's letter to Ning, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Gilded Butterflies}}		{{Quote\|I have never been one to extol the virtue of modesty. Yet there is something to be said for subtlety when it is critical to one's survival. Our brother's recent demise makes it clear that we have drawn attention from unwelcome quarters. Temper your shows of wealth and stop bidding publicly before more blades spring from the shadows.\|Qabiha's letter to Ning, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Gilded Butterflies}}
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Soranin at 11:22, 5 May 2026

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	Ning was born in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]] and was sold by her parents to repay her family's debt. Growing up alone, her experiences taught her to trust no one and that she could only rely on her own skills to survive.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ning]]</ref> After arriving in [[Baghdad]], she joined [[The Ivory Coin]] as a [[merchant]] and relied on her calculating and cunning techniques to rise to the very top of the organization, becoming known as "the Treasurer".<ref name="Gilded Butterflies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Gilded Butterflies]]</ref>		Ning was born in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]] and was sold by her parents to repay her family's debt. Growing up alone, her experiences taught her to trust no one and that she could only rely on her own skills to survive.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Database: Ning]]</ref> After arriving in [[Baghdad]], she joined [[The Ivory Coin]] as a [[merchant]] and relied on her calculating and cunning techniques to rise to the very top of the organization, becoming known as "the Treasurer".<ref name="Gilded Butterflies">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Gilded Butterflies]]</ref>

	By the 860s, Ning had joined the [[Order of the Ancients]] and became one of its five leading members in Baghdad, answering directly to the [[Ra's Al-Af'a]], [[Qabiha]], and overseeing the Order's operations in the [[Karkh]] district. Her position as the Treasurer granted her dominion over all commerce in Baghdad, which benefited the Order's ~~interests~~.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" /> However, Ning remained an enigmatic figure even to her new allies, as she continued to armor herself in solitude.<ref name="Database" />		By the 860s, Ning had joined the [[Order of the Ancients]] and became one of its five leading members in Baghdad, answering directly to the [[Ra's Al-Af'a]], [[Qabiha]], and overseeing the Order's operations in the [[Karkh]] district. Her position as the Treasurer granted her dominion over all commerce in Baghdad, which benefited the Order's goals.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" /> However, Ning remained an enigmatic figure even to her new allies, as she continued to armor herself in solitude.<ref name="Database" />

	===Meeting the Caliph===		===Meeting the Caliph===
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	{{Dialogue\|Basim\|No one lives alone.\|NIng\|But we die lonely. In the end, we are absolutely, simply, truly alone.\|Basim and Ning during the latter's final moments, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Gilded Butterflies}}		{{Dialogue\|Basim\|No one lives alone.\|NIng\|But we die lonely. In the end, we are absolutely, simply, truly alone.\|Basim and Ning during the latter's final moments, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|Gilded Butterflies}}
	[[File:ACMir Gilded Butterflies 24.png\|thumb\|250px\|Basim assassinating Ning]]		[[File:ACMir Gilded Butterflies 24.png\|thumb\|250px\|Basim assassinating Ning]]
	During the grand auction, Ning appeared when the call for the hairpin came and made her bid for the item. In the end, however, she lost the hairpin to another buyer and reclused herself back in her office. There, she welcomed several merchants from the Ivory Coin who came bearing gifts, including a collector who brought a vase and a plate. While she accepted the vase, she dismissed the plate as being of inferior quality and ~~instructed~~ the collector to give it to "the dogs in the souq".<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />		During the grand auction, Ning appeared when the call for the hairpin came and made her bid for the item. In the end, however, she lost the hairpin to another buyer and reclused herself back in her office. There, she welcomed several merchants from the Ivory Coin who came bearing gifts, including a collector who brought a vase and a plate. While she accepted the vase, she dismissed the plate as being of inferior quality and told the collector to give it to "the dogs in the souq".<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />

	Shortly after, another merchant came bearing the hairpin she desired. Upon seeing the item, Ning ordered her guards to leave the room and allow her to speak in private with the merchant, who was secretly the Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq. As she admired the hairpin, Ning went over her life and the lessons she had learned, including the fact that one could only rely on ~~oneself~~ to achieve their goals. Having deduced Basim's identity, she then tried to attack him with the hairpin, but the Hidden One assassinated her, ending the Order's influence in Karkh.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />		Shortly after, another merchant came bearing the hairpin she desired. Upon seeing the item, Ning ordered her guards to leave the room and allow her to speak in private with the merchant, who was secretly the Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq. As she admired the hairpin, Ning went over her life and the lessons she had learned, including the fact that one could only rely on their own abilities to achieve their goals. Having deduced Basim's identity, she then tried to attack him with the hairpin, but the Hidden One assassinated her, ending the Order's influence in Karkh.<ref name="Gilded Butterflies" />

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imported>Darman36: Database says she was sold from her family

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Database says she was sold from her family

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imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 19:05, 21 June 2024

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	Ning (寧) is a Chinese name meaning "peaceful".<ref>{{WP\|Ning (surname)}}</ref>		Ning (寧) is a Chinese name meaning "peaceful".<ref>{{WP\|Ning (surname)}}</ref>

	Her Order cryptonym, Al-Pairika (البيريكا), is a reference to the ''{{Wiki\|Parī}}'', a type of creatures in {{Wiki\|Persian mythology}} described as winged human-like beings of immense beauty. The Persian word ''parī'' (پَری) comes from the {{Wiki\|Middle Persian}} ''parīg'', itself derived from the {{Wiki\|Old Persian}} *parikā-.<ref>{{WP\|Parī}}</ref>		Her Order cryptonym, Al-Pairika (البيريكا), is a reference to the ''{{Wiki\|Parī}}'', a type of creatures in {{Wiki\|Persian mythology}} described as winged human-like beings of immense beauty. The Persian word ''parī'' (پَری) comes from the {{Wiki\|Middle Persian}} ''parīg'', itself derived from the {{Wiki\|Old Persian}} ''*parikā-''.<ref>{{WP\|Parī}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 19:02, 21 June 2024

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	'''Ning''' (died 860s), also known as '''~~{{wiki\|Peri\|~~Al-Pairika}}''' (English: ''The Enchantress''), was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and collector based in [[Baghdad]], where she held the title of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s '''Treasurer'''. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], she used her position to control all trade in and out of Baghdad from her seat of power at [[The Bazaar]].		'''Ning''' (died 860s), also known as '''Al-Pairika''' (English: ''The Enchantress''), was a [[China\|Chinese]] [[merchant]] and collector based in [[Baghdad]], where she held the title of the [[Abbasid Caliphate]]'s '''Treasurer'''. A member of the [[Order of the Ancients]], she used her position to control all trade in and out of Baghdad from her seat of power at [[The Bazaar]].

	==Biography==		==Biography==

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 19:01, 21 June 2024

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