Genoese Merchant

A Genoese merchant operates amid the Third Crusade's clashes between Crusaders and Saracens. He trades goods while disseminating deceptive narratives to protect patrons like El Akir, convincing figures such as Saladin and Saphadin of fabricated stories about abductions. Sir William des Preaux brands him complicit in the lies. Commerce fuses with intrigue in his world; he prioritizes favor and self-preservation, wielding persuasion to navigate Jaffa's dangers and high-stakes courts.