Yatheb -

![[characters_banner_2.webp]] `Apr. 22, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Characters #Bannerlord > [!custom-callout]- All mentions > *Pulled from* [[3-Travels-in-Calradia-(DLC)]] — “Should I accept this work, she wrote, I should travel first to Husn Fulq, in the Aserai-Sultanate Sultanate, to visit one Yatheb son of Bisr, a charcoal burner, who would await me in the 'Inn of the Brass Key'. In each town she would leave a purse of 100 denars and instructions on where to go next.” — “About two hours later a rather ragged-looking man approached me and told me he was Yatheb. He was, as Istiana said, a charcoal burner. He downed a mug of the beer, a light sweet brew made from mashed dates, then opened up with a gush of information, mostly troop numbers and the state of preparedness of various Aserai-Sultanate castles, which I wrote down for him to send to Istiana. (He was illiterate.) I remarked that he seemed a very thorough agent for a charcoal burner, which I suppose was condescending, but he did not take offense. Next to servants and prostitutes, Yatheb said proudly, charcoal burners are the very best of informants. The Aserai-Sultanate lands have few trees, and charcoal burners venture deep into the back hills searching for the acacias and tamarisks that grow in canyons. Because they are so vulnerable to robbers and wild animals, they form a tight-knit brotherhood to pass on information to each other.” — “Yatheb told me that Istiana instructed me to proceed to the house of one Sathan Ibn Nasu in Hubyar, which I will do. He says that Ibn Nasu is a merchant and a well-regarded patron of Hubyar's poets and entertainers, and thus his house is a center of gossip, which makes the man a splendid informant. If I survive the journey I should at least look forward to a well-set table and interesting conversation.” > &emsp;&emsp; ![[encyclopedia_calradica.gif|center|300]] >*“A massive `Mount & Blade` wikipedia.”* About [Encyclopædia Calradica](About-the-Encyclopædia.md) About the [Project](Project-(Pillar).md) About the [Author](Horseapple.md) &emsp;&emsp;