Rites

Nightly Privileges

The war between Concubine Arzuna and Zazie has begun, their battlefield being the Sultan's limited attention each night. On many nights that should have been Arzuna's turn, the Sultan would approach her chamber door—only to see the naked Zazie suddenly appear beside him, adorned with gold chains, covered in petals, and glistening with essential oil. On those nights, Concubine Arzuna could only watch as the Sultan turned to caress Zazie, before being pulled into her room...

ID: 5008248

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 1 days

Waits For: 0 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

Starts Automatically: Yes

Triggers Result Automatically: No

Tag Tips: None

Tag Tips Up: Normal Result, Physique, Survival

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Random Text: None

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Roll #1
Arzuna attempts to launch a counterattack.
Type: Normal Result
Type Tips: Arzuna's Physique and Survival determine her pool of dice.
Low Target: 4
Low Target Tips: She needs at least 4 Success to win.

Actions When Wait Expires

This rite has no actions when the wait expires.

Slots

Slot #1
Concubine Arzuna

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

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Pops: None

Slot #2
A noble with influence in the court, with both Magic and Charisma of 5 and above.

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Slot #3
Deceive with astrology.

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops: None

Activation Conditions

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Outcome

Prior

Then, on another night when Zazie prepared to welcome the Sultan's favor, Concubine Arzuna danced in their courtyard. Several slave girls stood at each corner of the garden, each holding a golden basin. With her dance, her arms, and her long, powerful, graceful silk sleeves, Arzuna dipped into the rich juice, painting streaks of deep red across the night sky, the garden, and the faces of every slave trying hard to suppress their fear. The Sultan watched intently for a moment. At that moment, Arzuna's slender waist naturally leaned into the sovereign's palm as she twirled and took delicate steps. That night, it was Concubine Zazie who stood pale with rage down the garden corridor until dawn.

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Regular

The Sultan's favor was quietly slipping through Arzuna's powerless fingers. Listening to the sounds of merriment—real or imagined—she lay awake night after night.

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Arzuna could bear it no longer. She had to take action. But... but what could she do? What should she do?

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You heard that Concubine Arzuna had bided her time. Waiting until the Sultan left Zazie's chambers—in the early hours of the next morning—she stepped out from the rosebushes, her robe open, revealing her bare body... with only three roses placed strategically. These roses had even been plucked from the rose tree outside Zazie's door.

Zazie stared at her, her face dark with fury, following closely behind the Sultan. But Arzuna acted as if she did not see her at all. She began to dance, laughing as she asked the Sultan: My ruler, the mightiest of men, the tireless eagle, the Sultan, do you content yourself with only one woman in a single night?

The Sultan arrived late to the audience that morning.

After waiting in the flower bushes all night, Arzuna caught a cold. But of course, it was all worth it.

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You heard that some foolish harem woman hid naked in the flower bushes, trying to seduce the Sultan... She waited the entire night, soaked by the morning dew. Yet as the sun rose, the Sultan never came. Instead, she was struck by a severe cold.

She died. Her chambers were immediately cleared to make way for the next favored concubine.

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Extra

In the Sultan's court, there were several astrologers so old that no one knew their exact ages. Your family had once helped recommend a few of them, and they still remembered your kindness. You sought out the oldest among them, hoping he would slip a little favor into his astrological readings... You told him Arzuna's date of birth—and he caught your drift at once and nodded.

A few days later, the eunuchs suddenly went around asking every woman in the harem for her date of birth. The women answered, confused yet curious. Then the Chief Harem Official announced that the Sultan would spend the next few nights exclusively with Arzuna.

Everyone was astonished, but no one dared to ask further. And just like that, Arzuna had won another round.

Afterward, Concubine Arzuna sent you a flower basket from the palace, filled with fresh blooms from the imperial garden, still damp with morning dew.

Hidden at the bottom of the basket was a letter.

"Thanks to your help, I have even begun to enjoy these struggles. I am starting to understand why Zaziei is Zazie, and why the Sultan is the Sultan. They are alike, and I am different from them. Without you, I could never see this through to the end."

The letter was written in delicate, elegant script—certainly dictated to an educated eunuch. This meant Concubine Arzuna was beginning to build her own power in the harem.

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References

Referenced in Effects

This rite is used in effects for the following entities.

Events
金宫斗触发
Rites
Nightly Privileges