Lai Hamseh

Lai Hamseh, a prominent member of the court of Sultan Quzah Afzan of Mozedeh, is most commonly known by the nickname "Dulcet Lai". An adventurer and musician who arrived in Shaamrana four years ago, Lai charmed the Sultan with her knowledge and wit. In time, she became both a trusted advisor and a second daughter to him. Kali Betabbin is not jealous of the newcomer, for the pair are close friends, and Lai acts as the young thaumaturgist's mentor. The Sultan's son, Prince Yamar, is taken with Lai, but she wants nothing to do with the young popinjay. Of the musician's origin and background, nothing is known.
Hamseh knows nothing of her true heritage, being a wandering adventuress who settled in Shaamrana for its beauty and the stories of her father, who came from the region. Hamseh is actually the daughter of Sultan Ali Kuseiq, a fact that is known only to Nakhban Kadir, a newcomer to Afzan's court from Mozra. Kadir knows Hamseh's secret, and will set her up as an apparent assassin. Sunuisha, the genie protecting prince Yamar Afzan, is working for Kadir and plans to kill the prince and leave Betabbin to choose between renouncing her friend and joining her as an apparent conspirator.
Category:Inhabitants
Category:Inhabitants of Shaamrana
Category:Inhabitants of Mozedeh
Category:Inhabitants of the Kaspari Empire
Category:Adventurers
Category:Musicians
Category:Women
Category:Born in 1528