@TheEdVerse You wouldn't happen to have any references on who governed Calimport say around 1271 DR?
— Snow-Woman, Voice of the Dragonborn – PG/R Rating (@CatalogFantasy) June 19, 2020
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Sure. Syl-pasha Amjad Tahandral, a thin, spike-bearded, brilliant man with a usually-carefully-hidden whimsical sense of humor, a gift for mimicry, and a talent for posing as a woman with the aid of a few cantrips and his…2)
…masterful acting (adopting feminine gait and gestures), which he sometimes used, heavily veiled, to eavesdrop on “just plain citizens,” go shopping, and elude individuals he didn’t want to talk to.
Many syl-pashas ruled in…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020
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…name only, but not Tahandral. His vizars were loyal servants, not puppetmasters. Tahandral ruled for almost thirty years (around 1269 DR on), then faked his own death and disappeared, apparently tiring not just of rule, but… 4)
…of Calimshan. He was traced as far as Sembia, where he swiftly switched identities several times, then slipped into Cormyr.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020
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Some believe he then went to Waterdeep or Silverymoon, others to the Dales, and still others think he changed gender permanently and dwelt quietly in Cormyr, raising chickens. 6)
{As for why he went shopping: he liked to eat dishes that were heavy on garlic, mushrooms, and leeks all fried in wines. Courtiers hated the smell he exuded and breathed, and avoided preparing said dishes; so when in the mood, he bought and cooked for himself.}#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020
Any evil-aligned personas that had a heavy but influence in these years.
— Snow-Woman, Voice of the Dragonborn – PG/R Rating (@CatalogFantasy) June 19, 2020
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In Calimport in Tahandral’s time, the sultans Fasih Maloufmaroun and Amaunali Almghazar, the former a subtle grifter (skimming coins from every transaction passing through his hands, in Grand Ward) and the latter slowly and… 2)
…carefully building his own criminal gang to shadow-rule his ward (Jewel Ward) by threats and by spreading false rumors.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020
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In wider Calimshan, the pashas Jubrah Naipheh and Muuaumhar Qaphar did the same as Almghazar, paying as little attention as politely possible to Tahandral’s authority.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 19, 2020