Rites

Absent Courtier

You are sent to the house of Murtaz. When you arrive, you see a priest stepping out of his doorway. Murtaz himself looks exhausted, hollowed out. In the silence, you catch the scent of musk, camphor, and borneol. A funeral, without question. You remember him now. His wife and father both perished in the Sultan’s Game.

ID: 5000721

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 1 days

Waits For: 5 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

Starts Automatically: No

Triggers Result Automatically: No

Tag Tips: None

Tag Tips Up: None

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Slots

Slot #1
Murtaz has just come out of a funeral.

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

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Slot #2
You can handle this yourself, or send a follower to do it.

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

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  • Type = Character

Pops: None

Slot #3
You can comfort him with 3 Gold Coins.

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

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Pops: None

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Regular

You chose to coerce him
After you explained the purpose of your visit, Murtaz nearly throws you out in rage. He leaps to his feet, cursing the Sultan’s cruelty, cursing your callousness. Has he not suffered enough? And yet here you are, pressing him further. He pours his grief and fury onto you, and when there is nothing left, he collapses to his knees. He sobs as he agrees to your request.



He will attend the court tomorrow morn, because the Sultan demands it, because he lacks the spine to refuse. Because you both know the truth: when the Sultan wanted to break those cards, it was Murtaz himself who delivered his wife and father to the palace doors.

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You chose to coerce him
After you explained the purpose of your visit, Murtaz throws you out in rage. You will have to make another visit.

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You choose to comfort him
Murtaz tells you that his mother had been ill for a long time, crushed by the weight of sorrow. Last night, she breathed her last. A family was shattered, all for a game.

Murtaz complains bitterly, cursing the Sultan with the harshest of words. But when you tentatively bring up the possibility of rebellion, he jumps up and turns his fury and profanities on you, as if not doing so would prove his own impotence.

Your sympathy and pity turn to dust. Finally, you lose patience and cut him off, "Don’t think I don’t know! You yourself sent your wife and father to the palace, to the Sultan and his cards!" You harshly inform him that the Sultan wants to see him tomorrow before leaving, not giving him a second glance. Will Murtaz attend court? He will. You have no doubt.

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Afterward, Vizier Abdul is quite satisfied. He believes the Sultan will finally notice the deep-seated resentment that Murtaz has been harboring at court.



You, however, find it all ridiculous – the kingdom's vizier has been reduced to nothing more than a court jester.

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