Osman
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| Osman | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Released | 28 February 2001 (Update) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Also called | Os | ||||||||||||||||||
| Members | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Race | Human | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quest | Prince Ali Rescue | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Al Kharid | ||||||||||||||||||
| League region |  Desert✓ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||||||||||||
| Options | Talk-to | ||||||||||||||||||
| Examine | He looks a little shifty. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| NPC ID | 1809,1810,1811,3388,3879,3880,4286 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Link | MOID | ||||||||||||||||||
Osman is the spymaster of Al Kharid and can be found just outside the palace. He plays a significant role in the quests Prince Ali Rescue and Contact!. He also makes an appearance in the first cutscene in the Recipe for Disaster quest. He is very skilled at espionage and subterfuge and politically very astute. Additionally, Osman has shown himself capable of holding his own in combat against dangerous creatures, armed with a scimitar.
Replacement Keris daggers can be bought from him for 20,000 coins after finishing Contact!, if the one initially picked up at the end of the quest be lost. If the dagger was never claimed during the quest in the first place, Osman will supply it free of charge. He also rewards players with Thieving experience in exchange for Sq'irk juice, which players can obtain in the Sorceress's Garden minigame. In order to start the minigame, one is required to first speak to Osman about it.
After completing Beneath Cursed Sands, he is replaced by Selim.
History
Little is known about Osman's past or private life, seeing that such information would benefit the enemies of the Emir.[1] He is known to have done some adventuring when he was younger, though.[2] He subsequently settled in Al Kharid, where, apart from his duties as spy master, he indulged in his love for sq'irk juice, befriending a local sorceress, Aadeela, who grows these fruits in her magical garden, which he frequently visited.[3] They had a falling out over the prices, however, upon which the angered Aadeela denied him access to her garden and hid its location. He has been unable to find it since, and misses his sq'irk juice.[4] In fact, Aadeela seems to hold a grudge, denying all of Osman's spies access to her garden.[5]
In his capacity as chief spy, he has been responsible for many acts of espionage; particularly relating to Sophanem and Menaphos, which have long been an enemy of Al Kharid. Although there is currently peace between the two city-states, rivalries between them remain.[6] He is certain he would be recognised if seen, which would flare up the hostilities between the kingdoms.[7] In fact, he claims he would be 'lynched on sight' if seen near the capital,[8] which is why he no longer operates in the area himself, instead opting to dispatch members of his spy network, such as Kaleef and Maisa.
Prince Ali's kidnapping
In the year 169, Prince Ali, the Emir's son, was kidnapped by the infamous Lady Keli, causing the greatly upset Emir to retreat to his private chambers. Osman unsurprisingly handled the case, sending his daughter Leela to Draynor to reconnoître the situation. She discovered that the prince was being gaoled near Draynor Village and informed her father of this. Meanwhile, Chancellor Hassan enlisted the aid of an adventurer to rescue the prince, and sent him to Osman. The spy master explained the situation and provided instructions: Lady Keli would have to be tied up and the prince should be disguised as her to fool the less-than-intelligent guards. He suggested a skirt and wig to mimic Keli, as well as something to hide the black eye. Moreover, an imprint of the cell key would have to be obtained so that a replica could be fashioned from bronze.
The adventurer made his way to Leela, who said that Lady Keli has the key around her neck and her ego would have to be stroked for her to show it off, allowing an imprint to be made in some soft clay. With Leela's aid, the adventurer succeeded in creating an adequate disguise and obtaining a mould for the key, which they then used to make a copy of it. After tying up Keli and feeding the head guard drunk, the adventurer rescued Prince Ali. They were handsomely rewarded by the chancellor and Osman made note of them for the future.[9] Indeed, he recruited them to enter Aadeela's garden and bring him more sq'irk juice.
The Menaphite affair
Meanwhile, the city of Sophanem was stricken by a number of plagues, following which it was quarantined, as was Menaphos. Osman himself suggests that he is partly responsible for the quarantine.[10] It was soon discovered that the disease afflicting people and cattle was not contagious, after which Sophanem reopened its gates, but Menaphos remained locked down and was not open to discussion with its sister city.
One of Osman's agents, Maisa, was still stationed in Menaphos at the time, and the spy master dispatched Kaleef to tell her how to get out.[11] He sent Kaleef through a system of tunnels beneath both cities where the Sect of Scabaras had made its home, but the man was slain by a giant scarab at the very end, leaving Maisa none the wiser. Meanwhile, the same adventurer that had rescued Prince Ali was now in the service of the High Priest of Icthlarin, trying to find a way into Menaphos in order to help bring the trapped Sophanem citizens back home. They discovered the same tunnels and made it to the end, finding Kaleef's corpse and meeting Maisa, who was stood opposite a gaping chasm and was waiting for Kaleef to arrive to take up her post.[12]
Upon being informed of Kaleef's demise, Maisa tested the adventurer's claimed acquaintance with Osman by asking them about the episode with the prince before deciding to trust them. She demanded that Osman come to help her in person. The adventurer agreed to arrange this, in return for which she would help the trapped Sophanem citizens. The adventurer approached Osman, who was very much against the idea of his personally going to Sophanem and instead decided to send another agent. They suggested that helping Sophanem citizens bypass the quarantine might drive a wedge between Sophanem and Menaphos which he could take advantage of, which convinced him, and he made his way to Sophanem, leaving a doppelgänger in Al Kharid to conceal his absence.
Osman met the adventurer outside the walls of Sophanem, stating that he was too old to scale the walls and that just walking through the front gates would be too risky. The adventurer informed him of a secret way in they had used prior and Osman told them to wait and only come look for him if he had not returned in two hours. He then sneaked into the city and knocked out Jex, the custodian of the Temple of the Lesser Gods, with his blackjack and made his way into the temple's basement and Scabarite tunnels. Hours later, the adventurer followed in Osman's tracks, as the spy had not yet returned.
The adventurer arrived near the chasm to see Osman conversing with Maisa, urging her to not risk giving herself away when helping the trapped Sophanites, when suddenly the ground started shaking violently. Initially dismissing the tremors as nerves on Maisa's part, he ordered her to quickly flee the scene when the quaking grew more intense. Maisa obliged, and several cracks appeared in the ground around Osman from which several scarab swarms emerged that coalesced into one giant scarab. The scarab attacked Osman, who was injured and decided to blend into the shadows. The adventurer slew the scarab, after which Osman returned and contentedly noted that Kaleef had pierced its shell with his keris dagger. He told the adventurer to take the dagger for themself, thanked them, and teleported back to Al Kharid.
Although wounded, Osman expects to recover fully and confirms that Maisa is also fine, although he would not divulge her whereabouts. Her mission was successful at any rate, as the Sophanem citizens managed to get out of Menaphos. It was later revealed that she as well as the citizens escaped by disguising themselves amongst the dead being taken out of the city.
Beneath Cursed Sands
Maisa, who has since escaped Menaphos, sent a message to the adventurer who worked with her prior. Together, they investigated mysterious happenings in Menaphos, ultimately leading to the discovery that Amascut has hypnotised Menaphite citizens as well as the Pharaoh himself, and the formulation of a cure for the pox afflicted the citizens of Sophanem. After this, Osman reveals himself to have been spying on Maisa, and was upset with her for leaving Menaphos and helping cure the pox. The adventurer tries to reason with Osman, who explains that the pox was to Al Kharid's benefit, and that they wanted Menaphos isolated. They try to tell him that Amascut controls the Pharaoh and arranged the quarantine for her own benefit, but he does not believe them, believing her to be a fairy tale.
Suddenly, a Menaphite Akh appears and attacks, and Osman disappears, leaving the adventurer to fight the Akh themselves. After the Akh is defeated, Osman reveals himself again, and although he still doesn't believe Amascut is involved, he acknowledges that dark magic is at play. Realizing that he will need to reconsider his approach, he leaves to think on this, directing the adventurer back to Maisa and claiming that he'll be in touch with them again at some point. After this, Osman disappears entirely, and one of his agents, Selim, takes his place outside the Al Kharid palace.
Spy network
As spy master of the Emir, Osman has many spies and agents in his service that operate mainly within the Kharidian Desert, although sometimes without if circumstances so require. Not all of his employees are familiar with one another, possibly because the network is so large or to ensure other members' security in case one were captured. The following people are known to work for Osman.
- Kaleef: was sent to the Scabarite tunnels to get Maisa out of Menaphos but was killed by the Scabarites. He fought a giant scarab with his keris dagger, using skills taught to him by Osman.
- Leela: Osman's daughter, described by him as a 'top spy'. She is currently in Draynor following the mission to rescue Prince Ali, but remains in contact with her father.
- Maisa: a capable spy trapped in Menaphos when the quarantine was imposed, wearing an odd disguise. She aided Sophanem citizens trapped in the city with returning home in return for her rescue by an adventurer.
- The man who is not Osman: an agent of Osman's stationed in Al Kharid during his master's trip to Sophanem to help Maisa, disguised to look and behave exactly like him. He was not informed of the details of the mission and disappears upon Osman's return.
- Selim: an agent of Osman stationed in Al Kharid following the latter's disappearance after Beneath Cursed Sands.
Stock
If the player loses the bronze key during Prince Ali Rescue, they can buy another from Osman for 15 coins.
| Item | Price sold at |
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 | Bronze key |  15 |
 | Keris |  20,000 |
Dialogue
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Trivia
- Osman is one of the people contacted by the 'random' option on Astral Contact. He will think he is hallucinating and decides to cut back on sq'irk juice.
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