The Dervish is a wise man sitting near the pond in The Oasis, which is in the Shapeir Desert. His exceptionally long beard twirls around a palm tree. The beard is firmly attached to the tree, but the Hero can take a small Whirl of Beard and take it to Keapon Laffin, who will pay 15 Dinars for it.
Uns al-Wujud sometimes suggests to the Hero that he should visit him to gain some of his wisdom.
On Day 8 Keapon Laffin says that a bedouin said that the Dervish needs a Hero for a problem with a beast. On Day 12 Uns al-Wujud says that the local bedouins left a cryptic message from the Dervish to the Hero: "Man who looks for troubles comes to right place" and "Good comes from evil when dark is enlightened".
The Dervish gives the Hero information about where to find the caged beast, and also suggests him to consult Harik Attar.
Teachings[]
- Day 1
- Man who go about in desert sun soon find himself Medium well.
- Hero business like eating peanuts.
- Day 2
- He who turns to run away sometimes find knife in back.
- Day 3
- Freedom is like temper.
- Day 4
- If fire burns too bright, put damper on lamp.
- Day 5
- Your saurus is like reflection in pool.
- Day 6
- He who seeks answers must first ask right questions.
- Day 7
- Early to bed and early to rise make Jack a dull boy
- Day 8
- Quest for Glory is same old story
- Day 9
- Man who eat cookies in bed wake up with crumbs
- Day 10
- He who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men has Shadow of doubt.
- Day 11
- Oasis like wise saying
- Day 12
- Man who talk without thinking have foot-in-mouth disease
- To the west of Shapeir and north of here stands a puzzle. Five W's (this is the message that Uns talked about, but perhaps because of a bug it doesn't appear always.)
- Day 13
- Man who waits too late gets no response from man who waits even later.
Titles[]
- Dervish of the Desert
Topics[]
name, magic, elementals, fire elemental, air elemental, earth elemental, water elemental, Aziza, Shapeir, sultan, desert, emir, Raseir, puzzle, beast, when, where, why, what, griffin, weather, rumor, water, fountain, beard
Sometimes the Dervish says some maxims, like "Freedom is like temper". Then the player can ask about freedom or temper and the Dervish will explain his philosophy, sometimes comically:
freedom/temper, hero/peanuts, saurus/reflection, glory/story, oasis