Abu al-Fuwaris

## **A few facts**

* For a religious man, he is not afraid to admit he has killed and would quite readily do so again if the situation required. His faith is far from a weakness, or even a tool that can be used against him, and I would suggest never trying to do such...
* He is one of the Imam at the Masjid Ashtown Islamic Center, only very recently arriving from Iran, and keeps a strictly nocturnal schedule to provide service and sympathy to those that need in the late hours. And surprisingly enough, he serves in this capacity quite well. He is always there to lend a bit of advice or a sympathetic ear, and will even go out of his way to help his community.
* Can we talk about his sire, **Tariq the Silent**?
	+ Status highlights include: *Anarch, Diablerist, Infamous, Rebel, Red List, Reviled, Traitor*
	+ Surrendered by *his own clan* in treaty to the Camarilla for his crimes.
	+ Catalyst of the *Blood Curse resolution* by his prolific diableries during the Anarch Revolt.

* He is skilled in falconry, and works with a Saker Falcon he has had for many years now. The bird is often used to track, guard and to aid in hunting endeavors and is rarely seen far from the man himself. He calls her Qawiyya
* **Known Deputies:** *Supposedly none* (q.v. *Rumors*)

## **A few rumors**

* He will tell anyone who asks that he was 'Born in Mecca, but died in Medina'. I did some digging once using his long ass name and this information, and best I could guess is this guy is older then Islam itself. He might even be one of it's founding members?
	+ So he's... Sunni?
		- Try to keep up, chief.
* Had a lover among the kindred once, but does not speak of her or what might have become of her.
* As an Imam he has been blessed by Allah, and is now Immune to the Amaranth.
	+ No man, it was a gift from Al-Ashrad, for his loyalty to Jamal
		- Neither of you should speak of matters you do not understand.
* I heard the Tremere have an apprentice just for keeping an eye on the Islamic Center.
	+ Yeah an eye, a force-field, and a loaded fire-ball...
	+ That's not true, the Magisters are very worldly, and extremely curious about your *Da'i*'s "interesting wisdom"!
		- Is that why the two clan's neonates have been posturing in Elysium like the streets of Padua?
	+ Where seed of Tariq lingers, is it not a Magister's *responsibility* to safeguard the populace?
		- Oh, when did Lucinde put you on the team? *Jackass.*
	+ Are the Tremeres signing on with Xiong?
* If you wish to speak about religion, you will fine none more learned. If you instead have a problem, he will send Hafiz around later to take care of the haggling.
	+ And he'll send Shade to make delivery...
	+ They say every once in awhile he comes down to the Ashford Hotel Elysium and tells the neonates stories about The Prophet.
		- No bro he is *really* an Imam, he will *straight* talk to you about God if you want to.
		- The *Da'i* wears no hollow title.
* I wonder what he and The Leper King talk about when they meet?
	+ I hear they're playing a chess game that they started eight centuries back.
		- That's a long time. Maybe they're not very good...
			* GHLP
* They say he fought in the Crusades, take a guess for which side...
	+ Which Crusades man, there were a ton of them weren't there?
	+ All of them?
	+ It is said this is how Allah revealed him to his Sire.
		- Abu was already old during the crusades!
			* Wasn't Tariq *Embraced* during the Crusades?
				+ Tariq's *other* get, the infamous al-Ain, was *also* old by then...

* Warning: *diablerist!*
	+ Fool you saw the part that said "Assamite", right.
		- Well, I mean, he had *an honorary seat on the Primogen Council* so maybe I thought nobody knew he was *eating people, **fool***...
			* Obviously not any people we *miss*...
			* I mean, they let The Bronze *wear* people...
				+ I guess he'll make a suitably menacing replacement Bronze, then. Is he going to diablerize his way through the Anarchs?
			* Well they let Lehner stay on the Council and Deputy Shego directly pointed his finger at her for Bronze's murder...
				+ The moment Imam Abu Al-Fuwaris becomes Anastos' "gimp-mask nipple-boy", I'll pay you a Life Boon for proof, bitch.
		- Perhaps a Childe of infamous diablerist Tariq the Silent merits *additional caution*.
			* Yeah Grig didn't seem to think so.
				+ excuse me, ***whomst***????
					- WHO THE FUCK CALLS HIM GRIG, CHIEF
	+ The path one walks is not defined by the mis-steps along the way.
		- *That's a lot of little accidents, bro.*

#### **Reported Deputies**

* The official position from the Crown: the office of sheriff has not requested deputies.
* Reputed position of Sheriff Abu himself: considering the appointment of deputies, TBA.
	+ The guy's only barely building his office, cut him some slack.
		- *Now hiring.*
	+ Ain't none of the shooters *waiting around* for his official pronouncement, how long we supposed to wait to find out who's *allowed to fuckin' kill us*.
		- Nobody's allowed to kill anyone without asking the Prince.
			* "The Prince"
			* oh for fuck sake do you even *go* here?
	+ dude what the fuck
		- Paul don't, not for five nights.
			* *dude what the fuck*
				+ He's going to kill you!
					- *DUDE WHAT THE FUCK*
						* PAUL YOU FUCKING MORON DON'T DO IT
* A recommendation from Our Venerable Neighbor: members of the gang calling themselves "The Deputies" are not protected.
* Supposed orders from Rojo: $10k USD for any deputy or assamite, bring him Bronze's mask and you can ask for anything you want.
	+ Word is the bounty applies on Abu's scarf, too.
		- How's he going to know it's Abu's?
* Assamite cell *operating as deputies*: Hafiz Yousafzai, Shade, Deep the Assamite, Mustafa the Lion
	+ It's *only* Shade.
		- The Imam has not requested any additional duties of me as of yet, mashallah.
	+ Who are they supposedly out arresting?
		- Infernalists, Diablerists, Tremere
			* Look, apprentices of the H&C just get busy sometimes, can you stop telling everyone Khan's *killed* whichever friend of yours didn't return your call right away?
		- Anarchs and other tradition-breakers
		- Whoever the fuck they *want* to
		- "Arresting"?! *caramba...*
	+ They don't have to worry about getting Bronzed if they come out of hiding anymore.
	+ Who told you they're operating as deputies? They wearing badges or something?
* Reinier Kreuger
	+ Nah he just plays Hide-and-seek with his kids. Nobody actually hired him.
		- Christ, he's adopted ALL of them?
			* Free labor for the zoo.
	+ Don't think you can get a job in law enforcement with a rap sheet like his.
		- Didn't stop the Josians.
		- If *that* mattered, they wouldn't have appointed a Diablerist Sheriff.
* Killed Deputy Shego at the Bronze Summit.
	+ WTF is "Deputy Shego"
	+ Does that mean the rest of all them got fired too?
		- The rest of *whom?*
	+ Nobody's killed anybody, what are you talking about?
		- *Who* are you talking about? There has never been any Deputy named "Shego".
		- Get with the program, you can buy the Summit notes from the Nosferatu for like a week now.
		- Are you honestly trying to claim Abu's *never killed anybody?!*
* *The Elotes guy* says the charms work be working on The Bronzes and the Moslems now.

## **View of the Clans** (All information is IC Opinion, and not known unless shared or discovered ICly)

* Assamites - I do not pretend to know or understand the original purpose for which the Eldest might have created us, but I know that it is not what we are in the current night. My family has fallen to scheming against one another like the rest of the Kindred, and it will be our undoing.
* Baali - Suffer not the Devils to live, do not hesitate but instead strike swiftly and true to remove the head of the serpent. Stake the body, and see it to cleansing fire to be sure.
* Brujah - The Scholar-Princes of Carthage fallen, their passions stirred and driven beyond breaking. They have lost the old ways, but the spark remains. Warriors and Zealots, of the battlefield or senate floor, they'd be mighty if only they could organize.
* Followers of Set - A valuable ally can be found among the Followers of Set, however to trust in the varied cults of faith that control the Clan fully would be severe folly. Always pay your debts, and beware of anything offered for free.
* Gangrel - Proud and Mighty hunters, feared rulers of the Mongol Steppes and wise beyond the assumption of many of the Kindred. Those who have not fallen to their beasts are among the most learned beings to have walked the earth. Do not for a moment think their savagery makes them less.
* Giovanni - Merchants, dealing in the Macabre art of the dead. Greedy, self serving, but capable as proven by their coming to be. It would be wise not to interfere in the dealings of the dead without the aid of one of their Necromancers. But always pay your debt...
* Lasombra - As with Icarus, they flew too close to the Sun and found themselves plummeting back down. Their interference within the Church, and use of it's campaigns against the Muslim's of Iberria led to greater knowledge of our kind, and the inquisition that followed in Europe. However, I grow wary of what they have been doing in the shadows ever since...
* Malkavian - The Seers seem to have held more power in the nights of old, before even my own birth and rebirth. The Oracles and Prophets of History and Legend are likely among the Clan of the Moon, or once were. However, just because they have seemingly fallen from grace, does not mean one should take them any less seriously. Their visions are worth noting, as with any who can truly be called Seer, but even among the gifted they are truly insightful.
* Nosferatu - Unceasingly resourceful, the Lepers are uniquely capable of surviving wherever they seem to be. Skilled hunters, with more strength then their sometimes frail or haggard seeming frames should be capable of mustering. They are among the most skilled information gatherers of the Supernatural world.
* Ravnos - The Deceivers are just that, deceitful, dishonest, and criminal. However, I can not help but feel empathy toward them, knowing the struggle of a nomadic people who have been driven from their homes. Watch them, but do not turn them away, for one day it may be you who needs the aid.
* Salubri - A proud and storied line, they stood alongside our number at Chorazin. If it were not for their presence, the battle may have gone much worse for the blood. If they had not come, I would have greeted the Sun thanks to my wounds and hunger. I remember, but I dare not speak.
* Toreador - The Artisans are without a doubt the most in touch with the pulse of the mortal world, their passion for art, theater, music and dance, creation itself constantly bringing them into close contact with the rest of Humanity and with the times, they grew more hedonistic. Their creations, like they themselves, tend to be beauty beyond words...but beware the self-serving nature of vanity.
* Tremere - Usurpers of the Blood, the Warlocks of the Tremere have perhaps been the most easily and well played of pawns in the greater machinations of the Baali and their Infernal masters...their sudden discovery of ancient rites, they're targeted hunting of the Salubri and Assamites. It is only a shame that so many of the rest of the Kindred are blind to that, and blame the fools themselves for the plots of others. I feel truly sorry for them.
* Tzimisce - Fleshcrafters and masters of the Infernal Kupala, the Fiends of Eastern Europe are true masters of their domain. Fielding armies of twisted, inbred ghouls and creations of grotesquerie, it is no wonder that they joined the Anarchs of old in forming the Sabbat, providing the dark ritae which the sect performs.
* Ventrue - The Clan of Kings sits high atop the Ivory Tower, in a throne built from the bones of Kindred Society...they may have traded the battlefield for the boardroom, but do not think that makes them any less capable.
* The Camarilla - A hastily built, but sturdy foundation has led to the rapid growth of the Ivory Tower. They however rely on propaganda and lies, and the Elders know it. I fear they will not make as strong of allies in the coming nights as we had hoped.
* The Anarch Movement - Children who do not understand why they are not free, kindred who still mistake themselves for humans, and occasionally the true idealist leader. They would be better off declaring their true independence, or picking a side.
* The Sabbat - The result of Infernal rites, Wanton Diablerie, and fanatical cults to ancient cainites banding together and firmly declaring their shared enemy. For many years they fought among themselves as often as they did anyone else, but with time they grew to be an organized threat. Monsters, to be slain where they stand in most cases...for they certainly will try to do the same for you.
* Lupines and Skinchangers -
* Mages -
* Hunters -
* Spirits, Wraiths, and the Unseen -