During a day much like any other, the Pharaoh announced to Egypt the arrival of a trader to the Sinai chariot stop. He passed in and quickly introduced himself as Malaki, claiming to be from a far off land and having items for trade. Among these things were rarities such as a fragile grapevine and soul jars. The relations quickly turned sour, however, as his mannerisms tended towards those greatly undesirable within Egypt. He would not trade with women, and made references to trading /for/ some of them as slaves. This did not go over well at all, and he was eventually hounded out of Sinai after peddling one or two of his wares for some expensive items. He later turned up in Karnak to do the same, with the same result.
Soon after he went into hiding, an agent of the Sultan quickly met with players at the Sinai chariot stop -- a woman named Ashari, who stated that Malaki was a thief and a scoundrel. This latter came as no surprise, but what did was the fact that he had evidently stolen items from the royal family, including the Soul Jars, items which are said to bring good luck. It was surmised that these contained the spirits of ancestors, and one was quickly returned by Tenebrius to her who had traded for it in exchange for a perfect shovel. Other players may have done the same. Ashari is the daughter of the Sultan, and wishes to return Malaki to justice.
- Find Malaki and capture him for Ashari. If anybody sees him at a chariot stop, they are to notify either Ashari or the Sultan.
- Establish trade relations with Persia(?) by placing a sample of tradable items in a public-stashable chest at 2649,5525.
- Return the items, including rare vines and soul jars, to Ashari.
If all these are done, it is likely our two countries will find peace with each other.