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*'''Nehal:''' ''Easy, Basim. I am here.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Easy, Basim. I am here.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim, tamahhal (slow down).''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim, ''tamahhal'' (slow down).''
*'''Basim:''' ''i cannot keep them waiting.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I cannot keep them waiting.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Are they aware, your companions, that their hunter is hunted in his sleep?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Are they aware, your companions, that their hunter is hunted in his sleep?''
*'''Basim:''' ''If it were in my sleep alone I could bear it. But it followed when I fled Anbar. Now it stalks me when I slay those I hunt.''
*'''Basim:''' ''If it were in my sleep alone I could bear it. But it followed when I fled Anbar. Now it stalks me when I slay those I hunt.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''The ones from the palace ... in the masks.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''The ones from the palace... in the masks.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Four are dead at my hand. The last, the Head of the Snake, will join them soon.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Four are dead at my hand. The last, the Head of the Snake, will join them soon.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Why slit its throat when you could loosen its tongue?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Why slit its throat when you could loosen its tongue?''
*'''Basim:''' ''What? Why would I...''
*'''Basim:''' ''What? Why would I...''
*'''Nehal:''' ''The jinni only struck in sleep. It never dogged you by the day until you reached into that chest. The masked ones prized what lay within, the ancient object that woke at your touch. They may hold more answers living than dead!''
*'''Nehal:''' ''The jinni only struck in sleep. It never dogged you by the day until you reached into that chest. The masked ones prized what lay within, the ancient object that woke at your touch. They may hold more answers living than dead!''
*'''Basim:''' ''I hunt my enenmies, I do not break bread with them. I took an Oath, Nehal.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I hunt my enemies, I do not break bread with them. I took an Oath, Nehal.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''How can you hunt when you are hounded? If you could walk the dark unburdened, you could better serve the light.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''How can you hunt when you are hounded? If you could walk the dark unburdened, you could better serve the light.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I stay my blade from the flesh of the innocent. Not from the Order of the Ancients!''
*'''Basim:''' ''I stay my blade from the flesh of the innocent. Not from the Order of the Ancients!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''My companions wait for me at the Harbiyah Bureau. Clear your mind, Basim. Focus on the task before you.''
*'''Basim:''' ''My companions wait for me at the Harbiyah Bureau. Clear your mind, Basim. Focus on the task before you.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''You took your time.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''You took your time.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Did you wait up, Master?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Did you wait up, Master?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''I wait for no man. You look tired.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''I wait for no man. You look tired.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nothing a little adventure won't fix. What news?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nothing a little adventure won't fix. What news?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Ali thinks the time is right to attack the palace. The 'Uyun (spies) are distracted and the people divided.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Ali thinks the time is right to attack the palace. The ''{{'}}Uyun'' (spies) are distracted and the people divided.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Divided how?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Divided how?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Some are claiming the new Caliph stole the throne from Abu 'Abdallah, son of Al-Mutawakkil. What do you know of him?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Some are claiming the new Caliph stole the throne from Abu 'Abdallah, son of Al-Mutawakkil. What do you know of him?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''It seems a shame we know so little about something the Order prized so much. Should we not seek to know our enemies better, the better to defeat them?''
*'''Basim:''' ''It seems a shame we know so little about something the Order prized so much. Should we not seek to know our enemies better, the better to defeat them?''
Fuladh entered the Bureau.
Fuladh entered the Bureau.
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Marhaban (Welcome), Basim! Have I interrupted?''
*'''Fuladh:''' Marhaban ''(Welcome), Basim! Have I interrupted?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''No. We must turn to the task at hand.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''No. We must turn to the task at hand.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Of course, Abu 'Abdallah. Rebekah tells me you have met his mother, Qabiha?''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Of course, Abu 'Abdallah. Rebekah tells me you have met his mother, Qabiha?''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''Basim is right. We must act swiftly.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Basim is right. We must act swiftly.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Go to the Round City. Investigate all three, but take no further action. Report back to me atop the House of the Privy Seal.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Go to the Round City. Investigate all three, but take no further action. Report back to me atop the House of the Privy Seal.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Fuladh, my finder of facts, my fielder of questions.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''How can I be of help, Basim?''
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|-|Ask about the poetess Arib=
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me about Arib. Her words were as scripture to members of the Order.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''A gifted artist and poetess, Arib won her freedom through her skill. Tabid tells me she keeps a luxurious home in the Round City. Anything else?''
|-|Ask about the concubine Qabiha=
*'''Basim:''' ''What do you know of Qabiha? She had ties to the Treasurer.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Born to slavery, Qabiha rose to become Al Mutawakkil's.'' [sic] ''favourite concubine in the Harem. Yet her son was not made Caliph, leaving her future uncertain. Anything else?''
|-|Ask about Governor Muhammad=
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me about the Governor. I saw him give orders to Wasif Al-Turki.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Muhammad is one of the Tahirids, powerful viceroys of the Caliphs in Persia. He governs all Baghdad from his seat at the Courts. Anything else?''
|-|Ask about the Round City=
*'''Basim:''' ''Where can I find our suspects?''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''All three live within the glorious Round City, the power center of the Abbasid Caliphate. Anything else?''
|-|That is all.=
*'''Basim:''' ''Shukran, Fuladh.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Poet, politician, and concubine. I will soon know which one wears the mask.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Poet, politician, and concubine. I will soon know which one wears the mask.''
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==Outcome==
==Outcome==
Basim is tasked with investigating the three people suspected to be the head of the Order: poetess Arib Al-Ma'muniyya, Governor Muhammad ibn Tahir and concubine Qabiha.
Basim is tasked with investigating the three people suspected to be the head of the Order: poetess Arib Al-Ma'muniyya, Governor Muhammad ibn Tahir, and concubine Qabiha.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:28, 30 December 2023

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The Head of the Snake was a virtual representation of one of Basim Ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.

Description

Basim goes to meet with Roshan.

Outcome

Basim is tasked with investigating the three people suspected to be the head of the Order: poetess Arib Al-Ma'muniyya, Governor Muhammad ibn Tahir, and concubine Qabiha.

References

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
Contracts
Rebels
The Concubine - The State Official - The Weapons Dealer - The Slave Merchant - The Informant - The Slave Trapper
Scholars
The Satiric Poet - The Kidnapped Scholar - The Botanist - The Dancer
Dervis
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
Valley of Memory - The Ones Who Remain - Wares and Shadows - The Heart of Corruption - House of Memories - Tracks in the Desert - In the Vulture's Nest
Side
Stolen Goods
Tales of AlUla
Creative Interpretations - Obscure Deeds - The Sand Artist - Wine of the Bean
Contracts
Free the Animals - Managed Misfortunes - My Beautiful Bahja - Player of Games - Precious Bundle - To Save A Wedding

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