Chief Warden Hassam

## Behavior

Chief Warden Hassam sits in the pavilion of the Growers Union Representative. Dakst Barka's manor to the west of the Myr market. They are there day and night.

### Quests

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Chief Warden Hassam asks you to bring them any illegal items picked up in your travels. Items that reference illegality, bandits, smugglers, fake, or similar words are things that they will trade well for.

> Thank you for bringing these unlawful items to me, Khelim. Have I told you about the Tabac Toe Gang? I have had unconfirmed reports that they sometimes pool their resources with the Cobalt Ribbon Gang...A fact that requires further investigation.
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> The Tabacs are mostly known to rob wayfarers along the Old Road between Myr and Crossings, but they have now been spotted cooperating with local smugglers to resist overseas pirates raiding along the East coast. The Tabacs are known for taking great pride in their viciously sharp blades...And in their eagerness to use them. That these predators of honest folk are involved in fighting pirates that threaten our coastal settlements and Eastern trade routes to Bat Saha and New Foundry makes the issue of stomping them out quite a nuanced affair. Do the Tabac Toe Gang do more harm than good? Something to ponder on your journeys...I look forward to discussing such things with you in the future. Fair winds on your back, Khelim.
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Items that Hassam has been proven to value are:

* Bandit leader's instruction knot
* Bandit's char-imitation armour
* Bandit's mask
* Bone ring of the Jade Foot gang
* Chain Gang official shirt
* Chinband of the Cinnobar Salt Gang
* Cutpurse's undercutters
* Field bandit's chestguard
* Hijacker's halfsword
* Illegal crescent
* Pirate captain's compass
* Signet of the Tombac Toe Gang
* Smuggler's soot shirt
* Stolen railroad spike tunic

Bandit drops that Hassam will not value are items that one collects from bandits, but not explicitly labelled as illegal in some way.

* Moon's corona
* Bad crescent

## Inventory

They value illegal items (equipment and knots with the word bandit, illegal, stolen or gang in the name).

### For Sale

The Chief Warden stocks trade goods made of alabaster, marble, or cinnabar. The exact items vary, but they will always sell the skill Unyielding Life.

* Alabaster lump
* Carved alabaster disk
* Cinnabar compressed into a lump
* Chunk of pale cinnabar
* Cracked cinnabar drop
* Crummy cinnabar disk
* Decorated alabaster disk
* Disk of the deepest cinnabar
* Disk of talc
* Fair-sized alabaster shard
* Gleaming drop of alabaster
* Glossy alabaster gem
* High quality lump of Cinnabar
* Lapidated cinnabar block
* Lump of weak cinnabar
* Malku trading disk
* Marble drops
* Shiny cinnabar drop
* Stained marble disk
* The heart of cinnabar gem
* Tiny marble pieces
* Unyielding Life

## Lore

The Chief Warden prefers to avoid Kasa, which is where he is normally stationed.

Although Chief Warden Hassam is interested in knowing about the activities of bandits, they are rather philosophical about the relationship of gangs and trades in the Braided Shore, even the very violent Tabac Toe Gang, acknowledging that the gangs have a symbiotic relationship with other traders especially those on the coast and to the east.

> You catch me at a disadvantage, Wanderer...I am enjoying councillor Barka's hospitality while I'm recovering from a nasty wound...The damned thing festered and I am now on a strict diet of antiseptic greens and purifying broths...I tell you, my dreams of late have changed from worries about reining in bandits to chargrilled steaks and frothing jugs of cider! I usually perform my duties from the Warden Station in Kasa, but with the Coroners' blockades and all, it seems prudent to enjoy a little time in the countryside...Especially since it is out here that our bandit trouble is causing the most bother at the moment. Say, you look like an adventuresome sort...If you have a mind and an ear to lend me, I would be interested in throwing a proposition your way. Come back and speak to me if you like the sound of that.
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> "Ah! To business then. Good! In my current situation I'm in no fit state to go chasing bandits out in the bush. My head is still in the right place though, believe it or not...Meaning I can still work on planning and corresponding with my subordinate wardens...But I could really use your help with some leg-and possibly some blade work. If you recover any illicit, counterfeit or stolen items on your journey or as collateral from taking down bandits, I would like you to bring them to me. I can use such items to register bandit groups, forgers and other law dodgers. You would be giving me invaluable information to help us plan our work to limit the damage criminals cause our law abiding brothers and sisters. There, that's my proposition to you, Khelim!
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> I have access to warden union funds to reimburse you for your troubles, should you judge peace and order not to be its own reward. Godspeed and be careful out there!
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> In the meanwhile, old Teba, the caretaker here, always has some Tea going if you want here...It is Teba I have to thank for enforcing Barka's strict diet on me...Which reminds me that I must devise some suitable pay-back for him once I'm fully restored. He hides it well, but I can read in his trembling dimples how he enjoys tormenting me. Come back soon. I enjoy the change of company!
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