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|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[The Forty Thieves]]''
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|source = [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]
|source=[[Basim ibn Ishaq]]
|location = [[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
|location=[[Baghdad]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]<br>[[Wilderness]], Abbasid Caliphate
|date = 860s
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'''A Dance with Thieves''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].
'''A Dance with Thieves''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[The Forty Thieves]]''</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Basim received word of a [[merchant]]'s daughter needing help.
Basim received word of a [[Ali Baba|renowned]] [[merchant]]'s [[Murjana|daughter]] needing help.


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==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
[]
Basim arrived at the [[Harbiyah bureau]] and found a note on the table to the left of where [[Fuladh Al Haami]] stood.
{{IUNote
{{IUNote
|TItle=Murjana's Request for Help
|TItle=Murjana's Request for Help
|Text=[[Assassins|Hidden One]],<br><br>My name is [[Murjana]]. An old friend by the name of [[Beshi]] pointed me towards you. He told me that you shadowy figures are trustworthy and so I hope you can help me with a delicate and possibly perilous matter regarding my father, [[Ali Baba]]. You have no doubt [[One Thousand and One Nights|heard]] his name. Meet me outside the gates south of [[Baghdad]] with haste.<br><br>–Murjana}}
|Text=[[Assassins|Hidden One]],<br><br>My name is [[Murjana]]. An old friend by the name of [[Beshi]] pointed me towards you. He told me that you shadowy figures are trustworthy and so I hope you can help me with a delicate and possibly perilous matter regarding my father, [[Ali Baba]]. You have no doubt [[One Thousand and One Nights|heard]] his name. Meet me outside the [[Pomegranate Gate|gates]] south of [[Baghdad]] with haste.<br><br>–Murjana}}
*'''Basim:''' ''A request for help from Murjana, the daughter of Ali Baba. A trader, rich beyond measure. What could the daughter of a famed merchant want? It says to meet her outside the gates of Baghdad.''
*'''Basim:''' ''A request for help from Murjana, the daughter of Ali Baba. A trader, rich beyond measure. What could the daughter of a famed merchant want? It says to meet her outside the gates of Baghdad.''
[]
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Murjana? I hear she is formidable with a sword. Some say she dances with them in battle.''
[[File:ACMir A Dance with Thieves 2.png|thumb|250px|Basim approaching Murjana]]
As requested, Basim traveled to Baghdad's southern gate, where he overheard Murjana arguing with a merchant.
*'''Murjana:''' ''Do you take me for a [[dog]]'s ass? These apples were selling at half the price yesterday!''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Do you take me for a [[dog]]'s ass? These apples were selling at half the price yesterday!''
*'''Civilian:''' ''Yesterday is yesterday, no? Do you think [[coin]] rains freely from the skies? I have people to feed!''
*'''Civilian:''' ''Yesterday is yesterday, no? Do you think [[coin]] rains freely from the skies? I have people to feed!''
*'''Murjana:''' ''There needs to be balance in the market, any respectable merchant knows that. If my father sees this...''
*'''Murjana:''' ''There needs to be balance in the market, any respectable merchant knows that. If my father sees this...''
Basim approached Murjana and introduced himself.
*'''Basim:''' ''Murjana, daughter of Ali Baba?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Murjana, daughter of Ali Baba?''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Who asks?''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Who asks?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Wait. Where are we going?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Wait. Where are we going?''
*'''Murjana:''' ''To find my father.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''To find my father.''
(Accept – I'm ready.)
<tabber>
|-|I'm ready.=
|-|Hold on.=
*'''Basim:''' ''Wait, I have something to take care of.''
Murjana sighed in exasperation.
*'''Murjana:''' ''I do not have long to wait, Hidden One.''
Basim left, then returned once he finished his task.
*'''Basim:''' As-salamu 'alaikum ''(Peace be upon you), Murjana.''
*'''Murjana:''' Yalla! ''(Let's go)! Time is running quick, we have to hurry. Are you ready?''
(return to previous option)
</tabber>
*'''Basim:''' ''Lead the way.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Lead the way.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''I prepared the [[horse]]s.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''I prepared the [[horse]]s.''
[]
[[File:ACMir A Dance with Thieves 4.png|thumb|250px|Basim and Murjana riding through the desert]]
Basim and Murjana mounted their horses and began riding away from Baghdad.
*'''Basim:''' ''How did you find us?''
*'''Basim:''' ''How did you find us?''
*'''Murjana:''' ''One hears many things in Baghdad, especially when your father knows every trader in the city.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''One hears many things in Baghdad, especially when your father knows every trader in the city.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''You must love your father if you hired a Hidden One to play guard.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You must love your father if you hired a Hidden One to play guard.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''We travel together, and I am the protector of his caravans. I have responsibility for his well-being... and a daughter worries. These thieves are not to be taken lightly. You are my reserve should I need aid. The plan is simple. We keep watch from afar, and should anything happen... follow my lead.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''We travel together, and I am the protector of his caravans. I have responsibility for his well-being... and a daughter worries. These thieves are not to be taken lightly. You are my reserve should I need aid. The plan is simple. We keep watch from afar, and should anything happen... follow my lead.''
[]
The pair approached the Forty Thieves' [[Forty Thieves Hideout|hideout]].
*'''Murjana:''' ''We're near.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''We're near.''
[]
[[File:ACMir A Dance with Thieves 5.png|thumb|250px|Basim and Murjana inspecting the destroyed cart]]
Just outside the hideout, Basim and Murjana spotted a destroyed cart and its horse slain.
*'''Murjana:''' ''Oh, no! ''Tuffaha!'' (Apple!) My father's horse! ''La'anakum [[Islam|Allah]]!'' (May God curse you all!) I'm going to tear their limbs for rats!''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Oh, no! ''Tuffaha!'' (Apple!) My father's horse! ''La'anakum [[Islam|Allah]]!'' (May God curse you all!) I'm going to tear their limbs for rats!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Wait, Murjana. We do not know what transpired yet.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Wait, Murjana. We do not know what transpired yet.''
[]
Before following Murjana, Basim picked up a note from among the cart's debris.
{{IUNote
{{IUNote
|Title=Ali Baba's Final Testament
|Title=Ali Baba's Final Testament
|Text=If you find this letter, presume I have passed on. I have uncovered many of the secrets of the Forty Thieves, but not all. What knowledge I have gathered I have recorded in my diary, secure in my study.<br><br>Use the knowledge I have gathered to defeat this plague of Thieves. And May Allah bless you.}}
|Text=If you find this letter, presume I have passed on. I have uncovered many of the secrets of the Forty Thieves, but not all. What knowledge I have gathered I have recorded in my diary, secure in my study.<br><br>Use the knowledge I have gathered to defeat this plague of Thieves. And May Allah bless you.}}
[]
Basim approached Murjana, who was observing a group of thieves guarding the entrance to the hideout.
*'''Murjana:''' ''There! We need to get down there, now!''
*'''Murjana:''' ''There! We need to get down there, now!''
*'''Basim:''' ''What happened to watching from afar?''
*'''Basim:''' ''What happened to watching from afar?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''No, wait, I will take them, quietly. We are on their grounds now, it pays to practice caution.''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, wait, I will take them, quietly. We are on their grounds now, it pays to practice caution.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Fine! Show me how you do it, but hurry.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Fine! Show me how you do it, but hurry.''
[]
[[File:ACMir A Dance with Thieves 7.png|thumb|250px|Basim preparing to deal with the thieves]]
Basim overheard two thieves mocking Ali Baba as it became clear that they were responsible for his disappearance.
*'''Thief:''' ''Ha-ha! You hear what he said? "We had a deal! You gave me your word!" Ha-ha!''
*'''Thief:''' ''Ha-ha! You hear what he said? "We had a deal! You gave me your word!" Ha-ha!''
*'''Thief:''' ''Does he not know to never deal with thieves?''
*'''Thief:''' ''Does he not know to never deal with thieves?''
[]
Basim eliminated all the thieves standing guard.
*'''Basim:''' ''No fuss.''
*'''Basim:''' ''No fuss.''
[]
Murjana descended from the cliff and joined Basim. After nodding to each other in agreement, the two split up to search the area and discover Ali Baba's fate. Soon, Basim found the man's dead body and, saddened, called out to Murjana.
*'''Basim:''' ''Murjana...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Murjana...''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Yes, I'm here...''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Yes, I'm here...''
[]
In disbelief at seeing her father's corpse, Murjana kneeled beside him and began crying.
*'''Murjana:''' ''No!''
*'''Murjana:''' ''No!''
[]
Basim offered his condolences.
*'''Basim:''' Ad'u Allah an yudkhilah al-{{Wiki|Jannah}}. ''(I pray to God that he may enter Heaven.)''
*'''Basim:''' Ad'u Allah an yudkhilah al-{{Wiki|Jannah}}. ''(I pray to God that he may enter Heaven.)''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Thank you.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Thank you.''
[]
[[File:ACMir A Dance with Thieves 14.png|thumb|250px|Basim looking around the area]]
Looking around the area and at the thieves he had slain, Basim realized that the rest of Ali Baba's killers were still out there and would likely return soon.
*'''Basim:''' ''I do not believe that this is the last of the thieves. There must be more. We must go.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I do not believe that this is the last of the thieves. There must be more. We must go.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Yes.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''Yes.''
[]
Murjana picked up her father's body.
*'''Murjana:''' ''My father is to be buried and remembered, the way it should be. Meet me at my home near the [[bazaar]]. I will make payment for your services there.''
*'''Murjana:''' ''My father is to be buried and remembered, the way it should be. Meet me at my home near the [[The Bazaar|bazaar]]. I will make payment for your services there.''
[]
Murjana left the area carrying her father's body as Basim looked on remorsefully.
-->
 
==Outcome==
==Outcome==
Basim dealt with the thieves but was too late to save Murjana's father. The pair agreed to meet later.
Basim dealt with the thieves but was too late to save Murjana's father. The pair agreed to meet later.
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center">
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 1.png|Murjana arguing with the merchant
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 3.png|Murjana confirming she is Ali Baba's daughter
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 6.png|Basim and Murjana observing the thieves from afar
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 8.png|Murjana looking at one of the slain thieves
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 9.png|Murjana joining Basim
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 10.png|Basim finding Ali Baba's body
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 11.png|Ali Baba's corpse
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 12.png|Murjana mourning her father
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 15.png|Murjana picking up Ali Baba's body
ACMir A Dance with Thieves 16.png|Basim watching Murjana leave with her father's body
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[The Forty Thieves]]''
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[[Category:Memories of Basim ibn Ishaq]]
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Latest revision as of 01:10, 25 May 2026

A Dance with Thieves was a virtual representation of one of Basim ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.[1]

Description[edit | edit source]

Basim received word of a renowned merchant's daughter needing help.

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

Basim arrived at the Harbiyah bureau and found a note on the table to the left of where Fuladh Al Haami stood.

Hidden One,

My name is Murjana. An old friend by the name of Beshi pointed me towards you. He told me that you shadowy figures are trustworthy and so I hope you can help me with a delicate and possibly perilous matter regarding my father, Ali Baba. You have no doubt heard his name. Meet me outside the gates south of Baghdad with haste.

–Murjana
  • Basim: A request for help from Murjana, the daughter of Ali Baba. A trader, rich beyond measure. What could the daughter of a famed merchant want? It says to meet her outside the gates of Baghdad.
  • Fuladh: Murjana? I hear she is formidable with a sword. Some say she dances with them in battle.
Basim approaching Murjana

As requested, Basim traveled to Baghdad's southern gate, where he overheard Murjana arguing with a merchant.

  • Murjana: Do you take me for a dog's ass? These apples were selling at half the price yesterday!
  • Civilian: Yesterday is yesterday, no? Do you think coin rains freely from the skies? I have people to feed!
  • Murjana: There needs to be balance in the market, any respectable merchant knows that. If my father sees this...

Basim approached Murjana and introduced himself.

  • Basim: Murjana, daughter of Ali Baba?
  • Murjana: Who asks?
  • Basim: Call me Basim. We received your letter back the bureau.
  • Murjana: Ah, the Hidden Ones, yes! Well if I waited any longer, camels would have sprouted wings on their humps. We can skip the prattle. Come, time is running and so shall we.
  • Basim: Wait. Where are we going?
  • Murjana: To find my father.

  • Basim: Wait, I have something to take care of.
Murjana sighed in exasperation.
  • Murjana: I do not have long to wait, Hidden One.
Basim left, then returned once he finished his task.
  • Basim: As-salamu 'alaikum (Peace be upon you), Murjana.
  • Murjana: Yalla! (Let's go)! Time is running quick, we have to hurry. Are you ready?
(return to previous option)

  • Basim: Lead the way.
  • Murjana: I prepared the horses.
Basim and Murjana riding through the desert

Basim and Murjana mounted their horses and began riding away from Baghdad.

  • Basim: How did you find us?
  • Murjana: One hears many things in Baghdad, especially when your father knows every trader in the city.
  • Basim: Ali Baba. In your letter you mentioned he was in danger.
  • Murjana: Without a doubt. Have you heard of the Forty Thieves?
  • Basim: The notorious bandits, led by the King of Thieves. Legend says he wields a flaming sword. The boys I grew up with would not stop talking about him. I thought it a legend, a tale told to children.
  • Murjana: My father has been involved with them. For thieves, they are surprisingly skilled at trading.
  • Basim: Your father was meeting them on their territory?
  • Murjana: A terrible idea. I have told him a thousand times not to deal with the likes of thieves, but my words are the wind. Now look where we are. Me, working with Hidden Ones to make sure he is safe.
  • Basim: You must love your father if you hired a Hidden One to play guard.
  • Murjana: We travel together, and I am the protector of his caravans. I have responsibility for his well-being... and a daughter worries. These thieves are not to be taken lightly. You are my reserve should I need aid. The plan is simple. We keep watch from afar, and should anything happen... follow my lead.

The pair approached the Forty Thieves' hideout.

  • Murjana: We're near.
Basim and Murjana inspecting the destroyed cart

Just outside the hideout, Basim and Murjana spotted a destroyed cart and its horse slain.

  • Murjana: Oh, no! Tuffaha! (Apple!) My father's horse! La'anakum Allah! (May God curse you all!) I'm going to tear their limbs for rats!
  • Basim: Wait, Murjana. We do not know what transpired yet.

Before following Murjana, Basim picked up a note from among the cart's debris.

Ali Baba's Final Testament

If you find this letter, presume I have passed on. I have uncovered many of the secrets of the Forty Thieves, but not all. What knowledge I have gathered I have recorded in my diary, secure in my study.

Use the knowledge I have gathered to defeat this plague of Thieves. And May Allah bless you.

Basim approached Murjana, who was observing a group of thieves guarding the entrance to the hideout.

  • Murjana: There! We need to get down there, now!
  • Basim: What happened to watching from afar?
  • Murjana: The time for watching is over! My father's life is at stake. I'm going—
  • Basim: No, wait, I will take them, quietly. We are on their grounds now, it pays to practice caution.
  • Murjana: Fine! Show me how you do it, but hurry.
Basim preparing to deal with the thieves

Basim overheard two thieves mocking Ali Baba as it became clear that they were responsible for his disappearance.

  • Thief: Ha-ha! You hear what he said? "We had a deal! You gave me your word!" Ha-ha!
  • Thief: Does he not know to never deal with thieves?

Basim eliminated all the thieves standing guard.

  • Basim: No fuss.

Murjana descended from the cliff and joined Basim. After nodding to each other in agreement, the two split up to search the area and discover Ali Baba's fate. Soon, Basim found the man's dead body and, saddened, called out to Murjana.

  • Basim: Murjana...
  • Murjana: Yes, I'm here...

In disbelief at seeing her father's corpse, Murjana kneeled beside him and began crying.

  • Murjana: No!

Basim offered his condolences.

  • Basim: Ad'u Allah an yudkhilah al-Jannah. (I pray to God that he may enter Heaven.)
  • Murjana: Thank you.
Basim looking around the area

Looking around the area and at the thieves he had slain, Basim realized that the rest of Ali Baba's killers were still out there and would likely return soon.

  • Basim: I do not believe that this is the last of the thieves. There must be more. We must go.
  • Murjana: Yes.

Murjana picked up her father's body.

  • Murjana: My father is to be buried and remembered, the way it should be. Meet me at my home near the bazaar. I will make payment for your services there.

Murjana left the area carrying her father's body as Basim looked on remorsefully.

Outcome[edit | edit source]

Basim dealt with the thieves but was too late to save Murjana's father. The pair agreed to meet later.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Murjana arguing with the merchant
    Murjana arguing with the merchant
  • Murjana confirming she is Ali Baba's daughter
    Murjana confirming she is Ali Baba's daughter
  • Basim and Murjana observing the thieves from afar
    Basim and Murjana observing the thieves from afar
  • Murjana looking at one of the slain thieves
    Murjana looking at one of the slain thieves
  • Murjana joining Basim
    Murjana joining Basim
  • Basim finding Ali Baba's body
    Basim finding Ali Baba's body
  • Ali Baba's corpse
    Ali Baba's corpse
  • Murjana mourning her father
    Murjana mourning her father
  • Murjana picking up Ali Baba's body
    Murjana picking up Ali Baba's body
  • Basim watching Murjana leave with her father's body
    Basim watching Murjana leave with her father's body

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Forty Thieves
Assassin's Creed: Mirage memories
Main Quests
Prologue
The Master Thief of Anbar - A New Beginning - Taking Flight - Baghdad Bound
Harbiyah
Follow Nur's Lead - Contact the Rebels - Zeroing In - Jailbreak - A Delicate Alliance - First Order
Interlude
Old Wounds - Branching Out
Abbasiyah
Fire and Wisdom - House of Wisdom - Find the Missing Brother - Follow the Fiery Trail - Report to the Rafiq - The Great Symposium - A Job Well Done
Karkh
Coins and Daggers - Coin, Corruption and Tea - Of Toil and Taxes - The Toll of Greed - A Faceless Feather - Gilded Butterflies - A Grand End
Sharqiyah
Blood and Shadows - The Hunter (Like Father, Like Son) - The Raptor and the Demon - The Hunt (Bird Trap - To Catch a Demon) - The Chase - Den of the Beast - The Return
Round City
The Head of the Snake (The Fox and the Hunter - Judge and Executioner - The Servant and the Impostor) - One Final Counsel - The Serpent's Nest
Return to Alamut
The Last Journey - In Pursuit of Truth
Side Quests
Dervis' Artifacts - The Calling - Al-Jahiz's Lost Books
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The Boat Heist - The Bronze Mirror Heist - The Carolingian Coin Heist
Merchants
The Marked Coins - The Perfume Trader - The Traitor - The Trade Delegate - The Fake Message - Orion's Belt
Tales of Baghdad
Harbiyah
Holy Mission
Abbasiyah
Blade In The Crowd, Tool In The Shed - A Life's Work
Karkh
Leap of the Faithful
Wilderness
Treasure Hunt - Curse Of The Si'la'
DLC
The Forty Thieves
A Dance with Thieves - Secrets, Spoken and Unspoken - Meet the King
Valley of Memory
Main
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