![[aserai 1.png]] # Banu Sarran Ancient Lineage but Only Recently Returned to the Nahasa - Distant Relatives of [[Banu-Hulyan]] - Enemies Turned Allies / Clients - Openly Prideful "Upstarts" - Aggressive Poets with Ties to the [[Jawwal]] - They've Sworn Vengeance over Nimr on the [[Banu-Qild]], Specifically Tais Tier 4 > The [[Banu-Sarran]] are recently settled bedouin, who seized the [[Banu-Hulyan]]'s holdings in the outer oases but were eventually accepted as clients and vassals. They are thought of as upstarts by the others, a reputation which they in fact relish. They celebrate their nomadic past with carefully poems on their success in battle over the other tribes, or in seducing the other tribes' daughters. This does not endear them to other Asuris. They maintain close ties with the [[Jawwal]], a clan of outcasts who still keep the nomadic lifestyle. # Dialogue [[Adram]] [[Banu-Sarran]] > "We spent years in the desert. they despise us. We must tread carefully." [[Adram]] [[Banu-Sarran]] on [[Tais]] [[Banu-Qild]] > "We will not forget what the [[Banu-Qild]] did to my cousin Nimr. He seduced a Qildi princess, and penned a poem about it, as princes do. The [[Banu-Qild]] hunted him down - as princesses' families do. If they had slain him then, we would accept that as the way of the world. But he was not given an honorable death in battle. They took him alive, and hanged him in a cage to die of thirst. He was denied dignity in death. Someday I will make Thanza al-Qildi ([[Tais]] [[Banu-Qild]]) pay the price for his cruelty." [[Adram]] on clan [[Banu-Sarran]] and Sultan, [[Unqid]] [[Banu-Hulyan]] > "We are the [[Banu-Sarran]]. Our lineage is as old as is any of the [[Aserai-Sultanate]]. Our forefather Sarran was a grandson of [[Asera]], no less than Qild or Hulyan. But a hundred years ago we were driven into the desert. Only recently have we returned. The others look down on us for this." > > "[[Unqid]] is a wise man. He knows how to keep the peace, to soothe over tensions. But there is only so much he can do. We can overlook an insult, or two. But if we overlook too many, perhaps some people will think that we would also overlook an injury. That would be dangerous." > > "I would advise the other clans: Watch what you say about us. We have our pride, and our swords. Do not tempt us." ## Others on --- [[Tais]] [[Banu-Qild]] on a sultans job, and on [[Banu-Sarran]] > "The duty of a sultan is to lead the tribes in war, and to allow them to uphold their honor. It is not to make them love each other, and it is not to make men of honor sit down and pretend to be friends with thieves and scum in the name of 'peace.' That is all I will say." # Settlements [[Husn Fulq]] [[Razih]] # Game Files / Developer Diaries The Mischief of the [[Banu-Sarran]] !--Upstart clan, recently settled bedouin --> Jahaliya poet boaster POSITIVE ties to Jawal ([[Jawwal]]) The [[Banu-Sarran]] are recently settled bedouin, who seized the [[Banu-Hulyan]]'s holdings in the outer oases but were eventually accepted as clients and vassals. They are thought of as upstarts by the others, a reputation which they in fact relish. They celebrate their nomadic past with carefully poems on their success in battle over the other tribes, or in seducing the other tribes' daughters. This does not endear them to other Asuris. They maintain close ties with the [[Jawwal]], a clan of outcasts who still keep the nomadic lifestyle. The [[Banu-Qild]] are known as a dour ascetics, looking down from their desert fastnesses with disapproval on both the wealthy [[Banu-Hulyan]] and the poor and roguish [[Banu-Sarran]]. They answer readily enough to the [[Banu-Hulyan]]'s summons for war, but have also made hints that they may some day attempt to seize the sultanate to cleanse the [[Aserai]] lands from corruption. The inland city of [[Hubyar]] is said to be built on the ruins of a luxurious hunting lodge built by the decadent and cruel king [[Thuran]], whom the patriarch [[Asera]] slew in vengeance for the enslavement of his family. This memory may explain the worldview of the fierce and austere [[Banu-Qild]], who hold the castle today and who detest all frivolity. But the scent of jasmine that can be detected on the night breezes here carries an undercurrent of temptation. It was here that the hero Nimr (of the [[Banu-Sarran]]) came to grief, caught in the chamber of a [[Banu-Qild]] maiden and left hanging in a cage in the market until he perished. |  | !-- Adram. Like Unqidh, a strong sense of being protector of his clan, but unlike the former aggressive --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_3_3" <br>name="{=n2FdWOtE}Adram" <br>age="49" <br>voice="ironic" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.aserai" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |  | !-- Maraa - patroness --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_3_4" <br>name="{=6WWJpv88}Maraa" <br>age="45" <br>voice="ironic" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>is_female="true" <br>culture="Culture.aserai" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> | |  | !-- Arwa, of the sarran. Leads warriors. Somewhat devious and manipulative --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_3_11" <br>name="{=vAKB54zO}Arwa" <br>age="22" <br>voice="ironic" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>is_female="true" <br>culture="Culture.aserai" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"><br><br>Trait id="Egalitarian" <br>value="1" /> | |  | !-- Addas, models himself on Nimr's daring. Roguish --> <br>NPCCharacter id="lord_3_8" <br>name="{=saaeExBg}Addas" <br>age="24" <br>voice="ironic" <br>default_group="Infantry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.aserai" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"><br><br>Trait id="Egalitarian" <br>value="1" /> | |  | name="{=JPBz1blG}Tariq" <br>age="19" <br>voice="curt" <br>default_group="Cavalry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.aserai" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> | |  | Nimr was a young warrior of the Banu Sarran who led the [[Aserai-Sultanate]] contingent at the [[Battle-of-Pendraic]]. He was executed by the [[Banu-Qild]] after seducing a young woman of that clan.<br><br>!-- Nimr, slain by the al-Qildis --><br><br>!-- Nimr --> <br>NPCCharacter id="dead_lord_3_1" <br>name="{=x9LbvJYp}Nimr" <br>age="32" <br>voice="ironic" <br>default_group="Infantry" <br>is_hero="true" <br>culture="Culture.aserai" <br>occupation="Lord" <br>face_mesh_cache="true"> |