User:Soranin/Sandbox4

Coin, Corruption and Tea

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• Basim: This must be Kong's crate of tea leaves.

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• Basim: Looks like this crate is still intact. Kong will be pleased.

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• Kong: My leaves! Praise be to you, little finch!
• Basim: Where shall I put it?
• Kong: Come, come! Put it here.

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04:42 - 06:43 [121]
06:51 - 07:31 [40]

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• Basim: The warehouse Kong mentioned. I need to find out more about this Harbormaster.

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• Soldier: Greece ... India ... anything out of Baghdad. If I want to keep my head, I better be sure to check them all.

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Instructions from the Harbormaster

To All:

A blockade is to be erected at the harbor. Seize any foreign exotic artifacts and keep eyes out for a Chinese hairpin. There can be no room for error. I know where all of you live. I know your families. Do as you are told. No questions asked.

Javed

• Basim: Instruction to search any and all foreign goods ... for an artifact. An ancient Chinese hairpin, specifically. This all starts at the harbor.

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• Soldier: Did you hear that Javed is in trouble? Maybe I can be the next Harbormaster.
• Soldier: Rather you than me. Whose head do you think will roll next?

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The Grand Auction Advertisement

THE DA'IRAT AL-MAL, NOT TO BE MISSED!

Ever dreamt of owning the world? Well, now you can have a taste of what it might be like! The Da'irat Al-mal is here once again - prepare to be awed, dazzled, and amazed by the selection we have for you! Rare porcelain, precious stones from around the world ... we have it all! Join us and revel in the splendor!

• Basim: The Da'irat Al-mal. Ceramics, exotic wares, and rare goods. All on display.

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• Soldier: Marha! These tea leaves from the East are worth more coin than my night of work. Hmm. What if I...?

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Goods in Holding

THESE GOODS ARE NOT TO BE RELEASED UNTIL THOROUGH CHECKS HAVE BEEN MADE:

Silks from Santo's Smooth Silks
Three-headed Dog Statue from Kinako Porcelain
White Peach Oolong from Kong's Tea Parade

These goods can be released once this note is shown to the respective guard.

• Basim: A list of exotic foreign goods seized. Most from out of Baghdad. There are Kong's things. Vases and some expensive tea leaves. This should be what Kong needs.

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Sweetly Scented Letter

Al-Kullulu,

I loathe mistakes. I only had one request and somehow you managed deny me what I seek. You know how much I wanted the hairpin - did I not make it clear when we last spoke? We might need to have another meeting for you to understand.

For now, it seems I must take things into my own hands at the auction.

N

• Basim: A strongly worded letter to the Harbormaster. He let a hairpin slip through their fingers and someone is not happy. There is a scent on this letter ... and a familiar symbol. Al-Kullulu. Looks like the Harbormaster is part of the Order. The Harbormaster has set up this blockade for foreign wares, especially for ancient artifacts from the East.

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• Basim: There is nothing more here. The Harbormaster is waiting.

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• Basim: Another wall between the people and power at play. I hope the Harbormaster is not expecting me.

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• Al-Kullulû: La'anakum Allah! (May God curse you!) One artifact, and no one can find it.

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21:09 - 23:00 [111]

Of Toil and Taxes

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• Civilian: She's done for. She should have paid them off the first time they threatened her.
• Civilian: Do you blame her? I find myself only scraping by with this new "tax" on our stalls.
• Civilian: Business is not easy...

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• Civilian: Broken, completely destroyed! Those guards, they know no mercy.
• Civilian: This is nothing. Do you know what they are doing to the perfume merchant?

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01:03 - 02:45 [102]

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An Apologetic Draft

I just need a few more days, please. I will get the coin and pay my debt. The perfume that I stock is important and cannot be touched... I implore you to understand. The recent spike in tax has-- (the rest of the letter is incomplete)

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• Basim: The merchants should be down this road, perhaps near a ridge for shelter. That camp must be where the merchants are.

05:18 - 06:16 [58]

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• Basim: What happened here?
• Merchant: It happened in the dark of night. I could not see well ... but... I saw someone. I think... I cannot be sure.

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Guard Instructions

ATTN: Guards

Coin Collection from:

Anka's Perfumery
Wei's Exotic Mears
Bubble Pop Soap

NOTE: Must I do your jobs for you? Stop their supplies if you must, but do what you need to do to secure coin. Do not forget the extra taxes for the dhimmiyun - if they want to bask in the richness of Baghdad, they must pay the right price. Do whatever you must.

Al-Anqa

• Basim: I think I know what happened.

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07:22 - 08:13 [51]

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• Basim: Your merchant friend tells me that these goods are bound for the Da'irat Al-mal.
• Merchant: Nai. (Yes.) The Great Auction is a big event, and that meant bigger demands.
• Basim: So you are attending, then?
• Merchant: Attending? I only wish I had the coin to spend! No, we are just providing stock for the preparations.

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• Soldier: Found them! Argh!
• Basim: Who sent you?
• Soldier: You cannot run or hide! To enter Baghdad you have to pay the price!

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Letter of Execution

The merchants must be found. One knows where I am, and for my safety he must be silenced. Kill the rest too, they are of no consequence. From what I gathered they should be enroute to the west of Baghdad. Find them before they arrive and report back - a prize of coin awaits the ones who succeed and return.

Al-Anqa

• Basim: The guards report to someone called Al-Anqa. This confirms my suspicions.

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09:28 - 09:50 [22]
10:10 - 11:10 [60]

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• Basim: The Tax Collector is due a visit.

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• Al-Anqa: Where are they? They should be back with the coin! My head will roll if we do not deliver it. How hard is it to shake the coin from those fools, hm? Greece ... India ... China ... hmph. No partiality, not even to their own kind.

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• Basim: The taxes have been paid.

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The Toll of Greed

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• Basim: There might be more information I can find around here.

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My Second and Final Letter

Al-Anqa,

Coin is becoming scarce. Have you increased the taxes like I asked? I hear that you might be experiencing a few ... obstacles. The shipment of perfume is also late.

I thought perhaps since you are a local you might fare better than I would, but I have been wrong before.

I do not usually send more than one letter about something I want done. I never send a third.

N

• Basim: The Tax Collector does not work alone. Someone not from Baghdad controls the strings. There is a scent on the letter... Perfume. Rose, with ... iron? Hmm.

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Orders to Increase Taxes

Suhail,

Here are the proposed tax increases. Please act accordingly.

Grains: One twentieth
Foodstuffs: One tenth
Textiles: One tenth
Ceramics: One fifth

And according to the laws, the dhimmi shall pay extra, so charge each non-believer another tenth on top of the given tax.

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• Basim: Orders to increase taxes. More coin tricking into their hands.

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Approved Blockade Funding

The agreed upon amount was taken from the tax fund for Karkh and allocated to supplement the Harbor's Blockade as instructed.

• Basim: The blockade at the harbor is funded by the coin of the people.

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• Basim: I am done here. Nothing else. Roshan and Rebekah will be waiting back at the Bureau.

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Missing

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Coin, Corruption and Tea

06:51 - 07:31 [40]

Of Toil and Taxes

09:28 - 09:50 [22]

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Of Toil and Taxes

05:18 - 06:16 [58]
07:22 - 08:13 [51]
10:10 - 11:10 [60]

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Coin, Corruption and Tea

00:06 - 02:38 [152]
04:42 - 06:43 [121]
21:09 - 23:00 [111]

Of Toil and Taxes

01:03 - 02:45 [102]