Tariq Abbas

Prophet of the Crescent

Head of the Al-Abbas Clan

Caliph

Caliphate of Umayy

House Abbas of Umayy Castle (Descendants)

House Abbas of Yahya Seat (Descendants)

> "*I will guide you. I will be Light's soldier against the darkness. I won't be like Yusozir. I will be a Caliph to the prophets who came before me.*"
> ― Tariq to his followers
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Tariq is the first Caliph of Umayy, the prophet of the Cult of the Crescent, and the founder of House Abbas of Umayy Seat. He was one of the warlords and petty kings that carved kingdoms after the Fall of Belzeen, although unlike others, it's in the east he carved his empire.

## Biography

Tariq is born in 872 in Hubal, a major city of the Beretes, and the city hosting the Red Stone of Qua, among the Priests of House Abbas. Raised to be a priest and diplomat, Hubal being a trading center, he was taught about the story of his country and of his people. At 20, like all nobles from his country, he swore fealty to King Alqamar VIII Malik of the Three Stones. He raided the neighbouring kingdoms. He was a skilled fighter and a good diplomat. Tariq mistrusted Yusozir, a feeling that was growing through the elites.

While going in a cave as was custom of the Al-Abbas Clan, he fell on Memory Roses, and witnessed Yusozir claiming to be High-Priest of the Three Goddesses, and manipulating while taking different forms. Using them even more, he witnessed Yusozir during the Zenithian Empire. Understanding that Yusozir was serving dark forces, and hearing of the Cult of the Holy-Lance, Tariq started to preach worship of Light. He was hunted from Hubal and fled to Shams where he founded a religion and gathered armies. Conquering the Berete Hexarchy one after the other, he finally united the Peninsula in 920, after which he organised the Siege of Umayy, eventually taking the city. Ruling there, he died in 925, of a heart attack.

## Personnality

Tariq was humble. He was known to be very honourable and a skilled warrior, as with most Beretes. Fiercely distrustful of Yusozir, Tariq was a devout worshipper of the Three Goddesses and after of the Light. Considering himself no more than a servant of the Light, he sometimes titled himself Slave of the Light, and was not kind when dealing with arrogance. Tariq considered the Cult of the Crescent as one giant family and often ate with common people as a result. He was pious and thought religion to be very important, thinking pagans to be terrible, sometimes persecuting them. As shown with him sending letters to the rulers of his regions of the world, he was not a supporter of war directly and favoured a more diplomatic approach, fitting his family's status as a trading and diplomatic Clan. Unlike his descendants, he didn't favour Beretes and thought all Cultists of the Crescent to be equal, something he said, even on his deathbed. He respected the power of Alqamar, liked his distrust of Yusozir and served him loyally until being betrayed. He was a terrible neighbour of Chrysos and Kasmoda and raided them many times.

## Powers and Abilities

Tariq had an Autility, but like all Humans, not much.

* **Fertility:** Tariq was able to have children.
* **Swordsmanship:** Tariq is a very skilled swordsman.
* **Horseriding:** Tariq was a skilled rider. Beretes are known to be some of the best riders, second only to Vasco-Xiongnu.
* **Nyctalopy:** Tariq's Autility was to see in the night, no matter how dark it was.

## Facts and Trivia

* Tariq Abbas is inspired by Muhammad, the last Prophet of Islam.
* Tariq's name means Morning Star, following Beretes' pattern of naming after space concepts.