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<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7142403" data-attributes="member: 20323">[SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/Z0sgIuu.jpg[/align]Trust the hand, not the dog. It was an aphorism that Nimar al-Solak heard many times spoken of himself, his brethren, and the other rogues and spies in his employ. And yet, squinting at the half-orc mamluk who'd been at the Vizier's side for the first day-and-a-half of their journey, he could not help but recall the aphorism. &quot;It is not so simple. You had a father in the Sultan's employ, didn't you?&quot; While he doesn't recognize Husam, Nimar does recognize the facial tattoos. The same tattoos, just on a different face. &quot;He would understand that.&quot;&quot;Your Vizier and I have reached an agreement,&quot; says Nimar as he checks the edge of his scimitar, securing the sheath for travel. &quot;The treasure will help us secure our place in Tajar, and she has agreed to speak to Sheikh Ali on our behalf that we no longer be treated as exiles in our own city, forced to crime because the Sheikh has blacklisted our names.&quot; Nimar picks his words carefully even as his lips subconsciously sneer at mentioning the Sheikh, clearly uncertain of the mamluk before him.After a pause, he raises his brows toward the front of caravan. &quot;We are moving again. Life is risk, mamluk. Mine, my kinsmen, yours. Why let a few traps dissuade us?&quot;[/SECTION][GM]So&nbsp; [MENTION=20005]Matthan[/MENTION] earlier we established that Derafsh, Nimar, and the other former Haras al-Sirri know how to counteract the effects of zone of truth. Specifically, Akilah wasn't able to deduce Derafsh's true motives in seeking out the treasure. I think we should preserve that, so that no one upstages Akilah who is THE hakima, after all.You can make an Insight check here, but I'll need to know what you're trying to ascertain, and it shouldn't be something we've already ruled out through&nbsp; [MENTION=6814006]Thateous[/MENTION]' PC.[/GM]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7142403, member: 20323"] [SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/Z0sgIuu.jpg[/align][I]Trust the hand, not the dog.[/I] It was an aphorism that Nimar al-Solak heard many times spoken of himself, his brethren, and the other rogues and spies in his employ. And yet, squinting at the half-orc mamluk who'd been at the Vizier's side for the first day-and-a-half of their journey, he could not help but recall the aphorism. [b]"It is not so simple. You had a father in the Sultan's employ, didn't you?"[/b] While he doesn't recognize Husam, Nimar does recognize the facial tattoos. The same tattoos, just on a different face. [b]"He would understand that."[/b] [b]"Your Vizier and I have reached an agreement,"[/b] says Nimar as he checks the edge of his scimitar, securing the sheath for travel. [b]"The treasure will help us secure our place in Tajar, and she has agreed to speak to Sheikh Ali on our behalf that we no longer be treated as exiles in our own city, forced to crime because the Sheikh has blacklisted our names."[/b] Nimar picks his words carefully even as his lips subconsciously sneer at mentioning the [I]Sheikh[/I], clearly uncertain of the mamluk before him. After a pause, he raises his brows toward the front of caravan. [b]"We are moving again. Life is risk, mamluk. Mine, my kinsmen, yours. Why let a few traps dissuade us?"[/b][/SECTION] [GM]So [MENTION=20005]Matthan[/MENTION] earlier we established that Derafsh, Nimar, and the other former [I]Haras al-Sirri[/I] know how to counteract the effects of [I]zone of truth[/I]. Specifically, Akilah wasn't able to deduce Derafsh's true motives in seeking out the treasure. I think we should preserve that, so that no one upstages Akilah who is THE hakima, after all. You can make an Insight check here, but I'll need to know what you're trying to ascertain, and it shouldn't be something we've already ruled out through [MENTION=6814006]Thateous[/MENTION]' PC.[/GM] [/QUOTE]

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