The Meeting of Kings

[Wheatley]

The Shah's army places itself across the field from the Afghan Sultan's encampment. Shah Mahmoud rides out with his closest advisors and sons to see what Sultan of Bala Hissar has to say.

[Ace_General]

The Sultan conducts the Shah into his tent. His brother Ghazan is also there, and everyone, save for the 50 man family bodygaurd is kept at least 50 yards from the tent


Sultan Abdullah the I starts


Im sure you have heard of provocative actions of a certain Shah and his compatriots. We have arrived to combine our armies and fight the good war.

[Wheatley]

Shah Mahmoud nods to Abdullah.

"I've heard news from Lahore. The rumor spread quickly, an Imam was seen fleeing from the Shah's palace through the streets of Lahore with many guards behind him. We don't know why though."

Ziauddin raised his open hand to one of his courtiers.

"This is Musharraf, deposed Emir of Nagauda. He will be joining me on the righteous struggle against the Hindus in the south."

[Ace_General]

Abdullah nods as he learns that Mahmoud knows whats up and gives a huge predatory smile and says with relish

Brother, its time to march on Lahore, and destroy that upstart Shah, then march down the Granges and relive our good allies Hasan and the Honorable Imam, and onward, to Dehli and the finally to Bengal to destroy that Infidel Hindu kingdom. If you have the strength and character to follow ups, we shall march all the way to the mouth of the Granges river and wash Afghan swords and Spears in the Bay of Bengal!

Abdullah nods towards Musharraf

Bey Musharraf, always nice to see another of the Faithful joining us in this endeavour, Im sure we shall fight shoulder to shoulder as brothers in battle nad you will prove yourslef, so long as your faith in the Prophet is not lacking

[Librarian]

"Insha'Allah, my brother. I am as much as a holy man as you. My family are deeply religious, I, for one, devote my self to the Prophet's word. Muhammed عليه السلام (-> pbuh) is the true prophet, these pitiful Polytheistic plebs are hardly men."
He sits on the mat. "Do tell me, Sultan, what is this mess with the Imam?"

[Ace_General]

"Insha'Allah, my brother. I am as much as a holy man as you. My family are deeply religious, I, for one, devote my self to the Prophet's word. Muhammed عليه السلام (-> pbuh) is the true prophet, these pitiful Polytheistic plebs are hardly men."
He sits on the mats. "Do tell me, Sultan, what is this mess with the seizing of an Imam?"

Abdullah smiles and says

Brother, you must be more holy and learned for me, for in my life serving in the armies of the Late Sultan, I had little time or inclination to read the opinions of the great Imam, nor as a Sufi and in Afghan tradion do we put as much stock in books as if a man has a stout, honorable, and righteous heart. And the fact that you are hear to fight against injustice with me tells me much about the character of your heart

[Lucius Malfoy]

On the topic of the Imam, he was visiting the Shah of Lahore, and the Shah tried to capture him and force the Imam to give up his lands. Also, the Shah of Lahore, and the Malik of Dehli have made alliances with the Infideal Hindus in Bengal and are preparing for war. So now I have raised my armies and we are preparing to imediatly march on Lahore and crush the Shah, and then relive our allies Hasan and the Imam who shall be under attack from the Malik of Dehli.

Ace cut it with the Metagaming or I will kick you from SoI. You are seriously on thin ice here.
A. You nor anyone here knows of what happened at Lahore. No public declaration has been made of what happened. Only Zector, Mem and Oz know EXACTLY what happened in Lahore.
B. You nor anyone here know of Akbar's alliance with the Bengal Maharaja. It was a SECRET alliance and negotiations as I stated in my post. I have not made any public knowledge known of what has happened at Delhi. As of now, Delhi has not even made a move against Zector nor Mem. Nor is it even making hints towards attacking them.
My evidence for point B.

For now, we can make a secret alliance, a mutual agreement. One that will benefit both of our realms. However I have but one condition before agreeing. All Muslims in the territory you have presently and in the future must not be harassed nor persecuted by your religion or people. They must be treated kindly and given tolerance in practicing their faith.

The negotiations haven't even been concluded in Delhi.

[Lucius Malfoy]

Since Mem hasn't made in IC declaration about what happened (none to my knowledge), save to Zector IC, no one knows what happened at Lahore. There can be no attack upon Oz on the basis of knowledge that is only known to Zector at this moment.

[Wheatley]

Since Mem hasn't made in IC declaration about what happened (none to my knowledge), save to Zector IC, no one knows what happened at Lahore. There can be no attack upon Oz on the basis of knowledge that is only known to Zector at this moment.

I've edited, it should be acceptable to know that an imam fled the Shah's guards in such a large city like Lahore. But it shouldn't be enough knowledge to attack Oz, just raise questions.

[Lucius Malfoy]

I've edited, it should be acceptable to know that an imam fled the Shah's guards in such a large city like Lahore. But it shouldn't be enough knowledge to attack Oz, just raise questions.

This is acceptable as you were not fully aware and it was a mistake. It is acceptable to be aware of the Imam's flight from Lahore, but nobody knows what happened. Without hard evidence and more detail, this is not enough reason to attack Oz. It does warrant the raising of eyebrows and questions.

[Librarian]

I have edited it, hopefully accordingly, I changed it from, "seizing" to "what is this mess with the Imam." Showing that my character has little to no knowledge of it.

[Lucius Malfoy]

I have edited it, hopefully accordingly, I changed it from, "seizing" to "what is this mess with the Imam." Showing that my character has little to no knowledge of it.

That's perfectly fine, Librarian. You are new here after all and still getting used to this setting.

[Wheatley]

A few days later, the Shah summons them both to a meeting in his encampment outside the walls. He sits comfortably on a persian mat with a scroll before him.

"We've found out who the man that fled Lahore was. Sadreddin of the East." He takes a deep breath.

"According to this message, the Mamluk Qutb-ad-Din tried to imprison him and claim his lands with threats of torture. Not only is this an insult to all of us, who all had promised not to attack a fellow muslim, it is outright disrespectful to God to try and extort a holy man." He looks at the message in disdain.

"But we do not know the truth of this message. Perhaps the Mamluk is the one who has been insulted." Offers Rahim, the second son of Shah Mahmoud.

"My brother speaks true. We can not be certain." Said Arslan, the heir.


"I am more inclined to trust the words of a man dedicated to God than a man dedicated to war. And you, Musharraf and Sultan Abdullah? What do you believe?" Answered Mahmoud Ziauddin.

[Librarian]

Musharraf bows and then sits on the mat. "Undoubtable, that a man who preaches the word of the almighty Allah is more trusted, rather a man who completely disregards Muhammed's عليه السلام teachings by treating a man of faith so evilly. An Imam who breaks his faith is unfathomable."
He sits back, pondering his response. "What do you suggest we do, Shah?"

[Wheatley]

"We must meet the Mamluk. See what he is about. I'll give him the opportunity to explain himself." Mahmoud smiled slyly.

"But if imam Sadreddin's words are true, it would be unwise to go to Aibak's home alone or even send a messenger." He looked at the Sultan.

"We must bring the army to Lahore."

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[Librarian]

"The Entire Army? We are not declaring war are we? Atleast not yet, and the less they are on their guard the better. What about you, Sultan?" Musharraf's Second Wife, Habibah, comes up to him, in a Niqāb, she is the dullest of all his wives, she always wears the Niqāb, whereas his other wives are much more elaborate and lenient, and gives him more... pleasure. Habibah comes up to him and whispers to him, the content is indeterminable, but it seems to have a accent to the Arabic. Musharraf shrugs her off, "I am busy, آسف " and she returns to the caravan.

[Ace_General]

The Sultan looks somewhat disapprovingly at what he could only imagine the mans wife at this meeting of state then Abdullah turns towards the men and growls

I have never liked those Mamaluke whore-sons, and they have proved their dishonor by raising their hand against a holy man, and none the less, a holy man that I consider a dear friend

Abdullah pulls out his 2 foot long machete like kyhber 'knife' and slambs it into the small table they are sitting infront of and says

I say we march to Lahore and find the bastard. If he where here, I would strike him down with this very blade. And Musharraf, I suggest you steel yourself for the next few weeks, for I shall not treat this matter as a dispute between Syrian Gentlemen, but as a personal affront to the honor of myself, and my good friend the Imam, and as a blood feud.


​OOC: Yay, Pashtunwali! Blood for the bloo.... I mean we need blood for satisfaction of our honor!

[Librarian]

@Note for Moderators, this has been dealt with diplomatically. No need for action.
Ooc: I see no reason why this is abnormal, in this situation, your reaction is unnatural, even the Shah has multiple wives, your character is Islamic right? There should be no trouble with Polygamy, at least as a collective few, one or two may think it. Also, insulting a Emir-vassal of your ally is not a good way to go about things, especially when he has no land. Also, one last point, you are meta-gaming, there is no indication that she is my wife nor the number of wives is not seen or told.

PS.: Who brings a knife to an ally's meeting? Doesn't that stuff get taken off you?

[Ace_General]

OOC: Well, its not that that polygamny would outright offend a pashtun(though mentioned further below in Afghan society taking a second wife is rather unusual and needs special circumstance) rather having that women show up in the middle of a meeting, and the fact that you didnt go off on her would make a fair assumption that that women is your wife. Also, Traditional Pashtuns(that is before Al-quedea and the taliban and ultra-conservative saudi islam came, in many aspects they were closer to modern Tajik and Uzbek Muslims) preferred to have women not wear the full veil and not nearly as submissive or ignorant. They were of the view that a strong smart wife was a good thing to have as a partner and adviser and would give you strong smart sons.

And also, while the Pashutns are islamic, its rather rare that a man would take a second wife, and thats pretty much only acceptable if 1. You and your wife hate eachother and would in other cultures get a divorce, or if your wife cant have kids.

I alsoe edited my message above

[Librarian]

OOC: Thank you. You should see his eldest wife, she is the smartest one.

"Many apologies, she was just bored, she wasn't meant to come in." He sat forward. "I agree, though, we march forward to destroy them. But do ask yourselves, is this war well founded? We don't have much evidence. I am just cautious, making a wrong step could mean the whole of India turning against us, not to mention the bloody and gruesome deaths for none other than an assumption, I do agree though, I believe this could be a Jihad Ansghar."