![[AshurBanPathfinder-v2.webp]] # Ashur Ban _Efreeti Deposed Sultan | [[City of Brass]] | [[Wade]]'s ring_ ## Summary [[Wade]]'s warlock patron — a deposed Sultan of the [[City of Brass]] whose millennia of imprisonment have fractured his mind. He oscillates between brilliant lucidity and grandiose delusion. During the Siege of [[Yartar]], he believed the fleeing fire giants would kneel to him; when [[Wade]] seized a Fire Giant Dreadnought using his magic, it bellowed tributes to the Sultan while fighting [[Zaltimar]]'s forces, until the giants refused to follow. %% ## Now Imprisoned in [[Wade]]'s ring; wept at [[Khalida]]'s song of the [[City of Brass]] and believes Wade is building an army to free it. Khalida revealed he can grant wishes; Wade was about to petition him when the dragon attack interrupted. ## Appearance Manifests in swirling orange-and-azure flame that gutters and dims unpredictably, in brass armor showing centuries of neglect — horns chipped, filigree worn smooth. His eyes still burn like twin suns, though something behind them flickers. ## Personality Passionately determined, mercurially impatient, tragically noble in fleeting moments of clarity. In lucid moments he speaks with surprising gentleness about [[Cirrishade]]; in manic episodes he roars demands and threats before collapsing into confusion. He shapes phantom brass constructs as he speaks, though they dissolve before completion. ## Quote _"DID YOU SEE THEM KNEEL, VESSEL?! After centuries, my voice commands armies once more!"_ ## Connections **[[Wade]]** — his warlock vessel; channels the Sultan's magic. **[[Cirrishade]]** — lost queen; his obsession is her resurrection. **[[Iblis]]** — usurper who murdered [[Cirrishade]] and imprisoned him. **[[Maegera]]** — withdrew the city's power against him; accidentally restored his memory of [[Cirrishade]]'s name. **[[Lashpera]]** — demon lord who poisoned [[Maegera]] against the royal couple. ## Background **The Golden Age:** He ruled the [[City of Brass]] alongside Queen [[Cirrishade]], their marriage uniting djinn and efreeti houses. Their children, the [[Hawanar]], symbolized harmony between genie-kind. **The Fall:** [[Lashpera]], disguised as an efreeti, poisoned [[Maegera]] against them. When [[Iblis]] launched his coup, [[Maegera]] withdrew the city's power with cruel words — *"They'll never sing about you again, Ashur Ban."* [[Iblis]] murdered [[Cirrishade]] with a scimitar forged from the [[Shard of Evil]], trapping her soul in the blade, then imprisoned him in the ring. **The Imprisonment:** For millennia he passed between warlock patrons, each transaction fragmenting his mind until he couldn't remember [[Cirrishade]]'s name. He wept when [[Khalida]] sang of the old [[City of Brass]], briefly mistaking her for his lost queen. **The Shard:** The [[Shard of Evil]] was destroyed thirty years ago by the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]], freeing [[Cirrishade]]'s soul. He does not understand why this was not enough to bring her back. ## Stats **Base:** Efreeti (MM p.145), modified. - Limited Wish: can grant wishes through [[Wade]], with unpredictable results. - Imprisoned Form: cannot manifest physically; communicates telepathically with the bearer. - Fractured Mind: DC 15 Wis save or act on delusion rather than reality. %%