![[RahibAlTabishZafirPathfinder.webp]] # Rahib al Tabish Zafir _Efreeti Sultan | [[City of Brass]]_ ## Summary Former Grand Vizier to [[Iblis|Sultan Iblis]] who betrayed his master to aid the party's assassination plot in exchange for rulership of the [[City of Brass]]. Now serves as the current Sultan, ruling with the same brutality as his predecessor for thirty years. %% ## Now Rules the [[City of Brass]] and dreads [[Ashur Ban]]'s return via Wade's ring, a legitimate claim that could threaten his throne. ## Appearance Imposing efreeti with the bearing of nobility, always impeccably dressed. Steeples his fingers when plotting. ## Personality Ambitious, manipulative, and patient, he treats betrayal as good politics and power-sharing as weakness. Maintains control through dark magic and violence. ## Quote _"Power shared is power weakened. I prefer to keep mine... concentrated."_ ## Connections **[[Iblis]]** — his former master, betrayed and assassinated. **[[Thervan Caerdone]]** — resistance leader he captured and tortured. **[[Ashur Ban]]** — the legitimate claimant he fears. ## Background **The Betrayal:** Served as Grand Vizier under [[Iblis]]'s tyrannical reign until the [[Heroes of Waterdeep]] sought to eliminate the Sultan. He recognized his opportunity and aided the assassination plot. **The Cruelty:** His rule proved as oppressive as his predecessor's. He captured and tortured resistance leader [[Thervan Caerdone]], breaking the idealistic [[Lightbringers]] movement. This drove [[Vanifer]] to abandon [[Pelor]] and transform the resistance into the violent [[Firebringers]] under [[Kossuth]]. **The Fear:** Dreads [[Ashur Ban]]'s return via Wade's ring, a legitimate claim that could threaten his illegitimate rule. ## Stats **Base:** Efreeti Noble with Sorcerer/Warlock levels, enhanced by dark magic. %%