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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7020346" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>[SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/Z0sgIuu.jpg[/align]<strong>"The <em>burdens</em> of our transgressions?"</strong> Nimar arches a brow, looking at Derafsh with incredulous spite, then his dour expression molds into a toothy smile. <strong>"I see. You intend to invoke your father's goodwill? Advise him to grant my family a pardon? Yes, I know you for the Sheikh's daughter, vizier. I know the tribe of your mother, Sheera bint-Tamar, as well. I see much that happens between the desert and the gates,"</strong> he brags, walking slowly in a half circle before turning back to face Akilah abruptly. <strong>"If it is a guide you seek, oh vizier, step into my court..."</strong> Twirling his arm in mockery of a bow, Nimar looks up from his smirking brows at her. The six men behind Nimar ease back to let Akilah and Derafsh pass, and Nimar sheathes his scimitar.</p><p></p><p><strong>"Do you play chess, vizier? You must, for I have seen the grand chessboards in the palace, with its scented perfumes and date trees,"</strong> Nimar asks, his voice bending into a wistful snarl. Moving over to the edge of the well, a perilous drop easily over 50 feet down, he sits on the edge, adjusting his scabbard to be more comfortable. Nimar unfolds a cheap chessboard, pouring out rusted copper and chipped ivory pieces, before gesturing for Akilah to join him with a saccharine smile. <strong>"More palm wine for my <em>guest</em>,"</strong> he snarls at one of his men, who rushes indoors where the sounds of drinking and revelry echo. <strong>"Sit, vizier, and I will tell you what you do not know about the map you carry..."</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>"Jabir bin Hayyan was the Sultan's foremost moneylender. After the Sultan's fall, may Fate look upon him in his prison monastery, many treasures from the palace went unaccounted for. Now, everyone knew that the gold-fingered Jabir had secreted away much of the Sultan's wealth, but what no one knew was where. Until,"</strong> he pauses for dramatic effect, resuming his story as he begins setting up the copper pieces, <strong>"the reading of Jabir's will. Choked on coffee mixed with gold. An expensive habit that cost him his life."</strong> Nimar grins darkly, finishing setting up his back pieces and begins setting up his pawns. <strong>"Jabir had stashed the Sultan's treasure in his very own tomb, where he was buried without even the knowledge of his two sons Anwar and Kalib, who are just as greedy as their father only far more in debt..."</strong> When Nimar enunciates the word 'debt', finishing setting up his pawns, it's apparent to Akilah that Jalib's sons are in debt to Nimar. (thanks to passive Insight 19!)</p><p></p><p><strong>"The location of Jabir's tomb was kept secret by the priests of Jauhar the Gemmed, for it had been decades in construction relying on blindfolded labor. Jabir's greed eclipsed him even in death. However, one of the engineers, a wizard's apprentice, inscribed a map to the tomb from memory and wrote it within his spellbook to avoid suspicion..."</strong></p><p>[/SECTION]</p><p></p><p>[SBLOCK=Amina]'Between the desert and the gates' could very well be Thieves' Cant meaning Nimar has sent out a messenger or a runner from the city just recently.</p><p></p><p>There is an awning over the well which mostly obstructs Amina's line of sight to anyone seated next to it. All she can see of Nimar are his legs now and an occasional hand gesture or glint of his face if he's particularly animated. Derafsh, who stands a bit away from his brother, however, is still visible, glancing around the rooftops for signs of Amina but not seeing her.[/SBLOCK]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7020346, member: 20323"] [SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/Z0sgIuu.jpg[/align][b]"The [I]burdens[/I] of our transgressions?"[/b] Nimar arches a brow, looking at Derafsh with incredulous spite, then his dour expression molds into a toothy smile. [b]"I see. You intend to invoke your father's goodwill? Advise him to grant my family a pardon? Yes, I know you for the Sheikh's daughter, vizier. I know the tribe of your mother, Sheera bint-Tamar, as well. I see much that happens between the desert and the gates,"[/b] he brags, walking slowly in a half circle before turning back to face Akilah abruptly. [b]"If it is a guide you seek, oh vizier, step into my court..."[/b] Twirling his arm in mockery of a bow, Nimar looks up from his smirking brows at her. The six men behind Nimar ease back to let Akilah and Derafsh pass, and Nimar sheathes his scimitar. [b]"Do you play chess, vizier? You must, for I have seen the grand chessboards in the palace, with its scented perfumes and date trees,"[/b] Nimar asks, his voice bending into a wistful snarl. Moving over to the edge of the well, a perilous drop easily over 50 feet down, he sits on the edge, adjusting his scabbard to be more comfortable. Nimar unfolds a cheap chessboard, pouring out rusted copper and chipped ivory pieces, before gesturing for Akilah to join him with a saccharine smile. [b]"More palm wine for my [I]guest[/I],"[/b] he snarls at one of his men, who rushes indoors where the sounds of drinking and revelry echo. [b]"Sit, vizier, and I will tell you what you do not know about the map you carry..."[/b] [b]"Jabir bin Hayyan was the Sultan's foremost moneylender. After the Sultan's fall, may Fate look upon him in his prison monastery, many treasures from the palace went unaccounted for. Now, everyone knew that the gold-fingered Jabir had secreted away much of the Sultan's wealth, but what no one knew was where. Until,"[/b] he pauses for dramatic effect, resuming his story as he begins setting up the copper pieces, [b]"the reading of Jabir's will. Choked on coffee mixed with gold. An expensive habit that cost him his life."[/b] Nimar grins darkly, finishing setting up his back pieces and begins setting up his pawns. [b]"Jabir had stashed the Sultan's treasure in his very own tomb, where he was buried without even the knowledge of his two sons Anwar and Kalib, who are just as greedy as their father only far more in debt..."[/b] When Nimar enunciates the word 'debt', finishing setting up his pawns, it's apparent to Akilah that Jalib's sons are in debt to Nimar. (thanks to passive Insight 19!) [b]"The location of Jabir's tomb was kept secret by the priests of Jauhar the Gemmed, for it had been decades in construction relying on blindfolded labor. Jabir's greed eclipsed him even in death. However, one of the engineers, a wizard's apprentice, inscribed a map to the tomb from memory and wrote it within his spellbook to avoid suspicion..."[/b] [/SECTION] [SBLOCK=Amina]'Between the desert and the gates' could very well be Thieves' Cant meaning Nimar has sent out a messenger or a runner from the city just recently. There is an awning over the well which mostly obstructs Amina's line of sight to anyone seated next to it. All she can see of Nimar are his legs now and an occasional hand gesture or glint of his face if he's particularly animated. Derafsh, who stands a bit away from his brother, however, is still visible, glancing around the rooftops for signs of Amina but not seeing her.[/SBLOCK] [/QUOTE]
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