![[AshurBanNew.png]] # Ashur Ban _Efreeti Deposed Sultan | [[City of Brass]] (former) | Imprisoned in [[Wade]]'s ring_ ## Summary [[Wade]]'s warlock patron—a deposed Sultan of the [[City of Brass]] whose millennia of imprisonment have fractured his mind. Oscillates between brilliant lucidity and grandiose delusion. During the Siege of [[Yartar]], he genuinely believed the fleeing fire giants would kneel to him—when [[Wade]] seized control of a Fire Giant Dreadnought using Ashur Ban's magic, it bellowed tributes to the Sultan's glory while fighting [[Zaltimar]]'s forces. The delusion crashed against reality when the giants refused to follow. %% ## At a Glance Manifests in swirling flames of orange and azure, but the fire gutters and dims unpredictably—a hearth that can't hold its heat. Brass armor shows centuries of neglect: horns chipped, filigree worn smooth. Eyes still burn like twin suns, but something behind them flickers. Shapes phantom brass constructs while speaking, though they often dissolve before completion. Growing increasingly manic about [[Cirrishade]]'s resurrection, pushing [[Wade]] toward the [[City of Brass]] with desperate urgency. [[Maegera]] accidentally restored his memory of [[Cirrishade]]'s name during an interrogation—he wept when [[Khalida]] sang of the old [[City of Brass]], briefly mistaking her for his lost queen. The [[Shard of Evil]] was destroyed thirty years ago by the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]], freeing [[Cirrishade]]'s soul—but he doesn't understand why this isn't enough to bring her back. ## Personality Passionately determined, mercurially impatient, tragically noble in fleeting moments of clarity. Crackling fire resonance that shifts between imperial command and desperate pleading. In lucid moments, speaks with surprising gentleness about [[Cirrishade]]. In manic episodes, roars demands and threats before collapsing into confusion. ## Quote _"DID YOU SEE THEM KNEEL, VESSEL?! After centuries, my voice commands armies once more!"_ ## Background **The Golden Age:** Ruled the [[City of Brass]] alongside Queen [[Cirrishade]]. Their marriage united djinn and efreeti houses. Their children, the [[Hawanar]], symbolized unprecedented harmony between genie-kind. **The Fall:** [[Lashpera]], a demon lord disguised as efreeti, poisoned [[Maegera]] against the royal couple. 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 within the blade, then imprisoned Ashur Ban in the ring. **The Imprisonment:** For millennia he passed between warlock patrons, each transaction further fragmenting his mind until he couldn't remember [[Cirrishade]]'s name. ## Stats **Efreeti** (MM 145) with: - **Limited Wish:** Can grant wishes through [[Wade]], with unpredictable results - **Imprisoned Form:** Cannot manifest physically; communicates telepathically with bearer - **Fractured Mind:** DC 15 Wis save or act on delusion rather than reality %%