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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6965319" data-attributes="member: 20323"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/Al_qadim_logo.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Moving Through the Flame<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?507617-Rogue-s-Gallery-5e-Al-Qadim" target="_blank">Rogue's Gallery</a><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?505498-5e-QL-s-Al-Qadim-Game" target="_blank">OOC Thread</a> ➤<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame" target="_blank">Play Thread</a> (you’re here now)<a href="http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/forgottenrealms/images/8/8c/Zakhara.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100224201659" target="_blank">Map of Zakhara 2875 × 4025</a>Table of Contents (by adventure / scene)<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame&p=6965319&viewfull=1#post6965319" target="_blank">Blood & Fire (11th level adventure)</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame&p=6965319&viewfull=1#post6965319" target="_blank">Sheikh Ali's Throne Room</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page3&p=6969216&viewfull=1#post6969216" target="_blank">Markets of Tajar</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page3&p=6969988&viewfull=1#post6969988" target="_blank">Jina the Bold</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page7&p=6989529&viewfull=1#post6989529" target="_blank">Suelasta the Magnificent</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page11&p=6997427&viewfull=1#post6997427" target="_blank">Interrogating Derafsh</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page16&p=7018060&viewfull=1#post7018060" target="_blank">Negotiation at Rawun's Well</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page19&p=7022191&viewfull=1#post7022191" target="_blank">Back at the Sheikh's Palace</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page20&p=7089278&viewfull=1#post7089278" target="_blank">Some PCs leave, Some PCs join</a></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page24&p=7104294&viewfull=1#post7104294" target="_blank">Departing Tajar, Into the High Desert</a><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page28&p=7116629&viewfull=1#post7116629" target="_blank">Day 1 - House Bakr's Tale</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page30&p=7132330&viewfull=1#post7132330" target="_blank">Day 2 - Decisions on the Trail</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page34&p=7143988&viewfull=1#post7143988" target="_blank">Map to Jabir the Moneylender's Tomb</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page35&p=7160694&viewfull=1#post7160694" target="_blank">Day 3 - Al-Yabki Pass</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page38&p=7169465&viewfull=1#post7169465" target="_blank">Day 4 - Hakim Oasis</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page60&p=7276033#post7276033" target="_blank">Days 5 & 6 - Parting Ways & Toward Khaldun</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?508133-Al-Qadim-Moving-Through-the-Flame/page63&p=7295702&viewfull=1#post7295702" target="_blank">The Al-Aeshma</a></li> </ul></li> </ul>Marching Order (current)[SBLOCK=Marching Order]<img src="https://i.imgur.com/p2lZmHQ.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />[/SBLOCK]NPC Index[SBLOCK=NPC Index (by site / alphabetical)]PC CompanionsEasifa: Salahuddin's djinnling genSinjin: Salahuddin's towering tasked genie valetNPCs from the Past/BackgroundSultan Nazir al-Azrad: wicked ex-Sultan of Tajar, deposed in civil war, purportedly locked away in monastery-prisonJabir bin Hayyan: former moneylender to the Sultan, greedy man who was buried with stolen wealthTajar, City of TradeDerafsh: brother to Nimar, far less loyal to the Sultan, more interested in his family making their own enterpriseDulcet Riqqiyah: lovely rawuna (bard-ess) serving as Sheikh Ali's confidante and spyFahad al-Zakir: wealthiest merchant of Tajar, respected but very hard to audience with, served by KhafazFereshte al-Baksheeshi: sister to NimarIhsan and Nireen al-Bahr-Izdiham: brother and sister sea mages hunted by the Brotherhood of True Flame seeking sanctuary and justice; he is a tempestuous evoker, she is a calm far-seeing divinerImad al-Mashallah: purveyor of fine goods for the discerning caravaneerJina the Bold: merchant-rogue dealing in antiquities, she is more than she appears, lost several ritual urns to the "black-robed raiders"Nazir al-Azrad ("The Sultan"): former wicked sultan-mage of Tajar who was overthrown, his name is forbidden to be spokenNimar al-Solak: former head of the Sultan's Haras al-Sirri (secret police)Sheikh Ali al-Hadd: ruler of Tajar, urban head of House Bakr nomads, Akilah's (PC) fatherSuelasta the Magnificient: boisterous keeper of a (mostly safe) monster menagerie, lost several monsters to the "black-robed raiders" including cockatrice, leucrotta, and young roperHigh Desert / Badu al-KabirAjan bin Najon al-Yaqud: Nephew to Sheikh Ali, cousin to Akilah, governs those members of House Bakr remaining in the desertBurhan beni Bakr: an outrider in House Bakr, he delivered message from Ajan to Sheikh Ali requesting troops to face raiders, supposedly delivered to a woman in Sheikh Ali’s courtKhafaz ibn Dahz: caravan driver and merchant in service to Farad al-ZakirTurin: foolish manservant of Khafaz, tricked out of decanter of endless water by HarunHakim OasisUsqual al-Shakari: A shady jann of the anti-urbanization Shakari tribeHadia al-Sarraf: Mistress of the caravanseraiNa'im and Naji: 13 and 11 year-old sons of HadiaMalsoor the Water Bearer: ancient Enlightened vampire who took caravanserai under his "wing"[/SBLOCK]Party Treasure[SBLOCK=Party Treasure]Writ for 50,000 gp (45,775)-3,000 roughly, for PC expenses from before database crash we can't remember-400 Salahuddin's spell components-150 Lal Qalander expenses-675 expenses for NPC Nimar al-Solak and his rogues[/SBLOCK]<img src="http://i.imgur.com/4QxmAuI.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Blood and Fire (11th level adventure)Sheikh Ali's Throne Room<img src="http://orig10.deviantart.net/0361/f/2011/313/4/7/the_throne_by_nuro_art-d4fo1rs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /> Sheikh Ali al-Hadd is no longer young, the kiss of grey in his black beard, but he is not yet old. He is no longer al-Badia dwelling in the desert, but not yet fully al-Hadhar dwelling in the city, as is evidenced by his open air throne room and braziers crackling like a nomad’s campfire. He is no longer a hero, but not yet able to let go of his weathered shamsir which rests alongside his throne, not having left its scabbard in many moons. Holding a whispered conference with his two trusted lady viziers Akilah and Najiyah, he nods in agreement. His viziers’ words bring him relief, but his weary eyes do not leave the three who’ve arrived to his city that day. Tajar, City of Trade, Gateway of the High Desert.“Welcome,” he extends a hand beckoning you forward, flowing banners and frankincense incense streaming in the light breeze moving through his throne room. Servants – brown youths fresh-eyed from the desert – offer goblets of cool mint and pomegranate water, along with platters of tart green grapes. It is late in the evening, yet the throne room has many warriors flanking its halls, their eyes alert to danger. “When my nadhir (herald) told me I had not one, but three auspicious guests, I was skeptical. Yet here you are…”“Kaniel ibn Faruq al-Masafir, seasoned warrior sent by the Mamluks of the Valiant, at the behest of the Grand Caliph, all praise be upon him…” He gestures appreciatively to the half-orc Kaniel, who seems to have been the first of the Sheikh’s guests to arrive that evening.[SBLOCK=Akilah, Najiyah, and Kaniel]You previously held counsel with the Sheikh about the brother and sister sea mages and the threat posed by the Brotherhood of True Flame. The Sheikh relented that it was worth investigating. The brother and sister sea mages, Ihsan and Nireen al-Bahr-Izdiham, are away in another room now.[/SBLOCK]“Amina al-Din, bodyguard and maidservant sent to serve you, oh Akilah,” he leans over, glancing to the keen-eyed vizier at the right of his throne, “on orders from his holiness Imam Kerim, High Priest of the Mosque of Hakiyah the Honest in Huzuz…” The Sheikh spreads his hand towards the woman garbed in the raiments and off-white aba (robe) of an acolyte of Hakiyah, She of the Sea Breezes.[SBLOCK=Ankabut]Your cover is “Amina al-Din” (Honest of the Faith), a lay acolyte of Hakiyah. The faith of Hakiyah values wisdom, truth, and reasoned inquiry; their guiding principle is that people see what they desire, not always what truly exists, and so the only real belief is one that questions and seeks. An acolyte of Hakiyah is expected to be calm, meditative, and methodical. While there is a hierarchy, the temple of Hakiyah also attracts many hakima (truth seers) and mystics who don’t follow the traditional hierarchies of other gods. In the “Pearl Cities” (like Tajar) Hakiyah is favored among the merchant class, and often depicted guiding her younger brother Haku from making foolish mistakes.[/SBLOCK]“And an emissary sent from the very court of the Great Caliph of the Djinn…” Lastly, he regards Salahuddin with awe and traces of superstition common among his al-Badia ancestors towards all things pertaining to genies. Several of the younger guardsmen peer around pillars and lift up their helmets to get a better view of the man.A dusky skinned genie bodyguard accompanying Salahuddin salaams to the Sheikh, introducing his master in a booming voice, ”Oh great and noble Sheikh, honored viziers, it is my humble pleasure to introduce to you Salahuddin ibn Hamid al-Qadibi, The Wind Called, Consort of the Venerable Fatima ibn Zaida, the Mistress of the Northern Gale, and Mortal Hand of the Great Caliph of All Djinn Husam al-Balil ben Nafhat al-Yugayyim…”[SBLOCK=Salahuddin]Easifa overhears what the Sheikh was whispering about with his two viziers, and is eager to tell you, if you don’t object to a bit of eavesdropping…[/SBLOCK]The Sheikh politely clears his throat and raises his brows as the genie bodyguard inhales to continue the myriad names of the Great Caliph of All Djinn. Realizing it would be wise not to upstage the Sheikh nor belabor the wonders of the djinn at this time, Sinjin falls silent with a wry smile and bows with a flourish, dropping back alongside his master.</blockquote>

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