An orphan, Mahmoud has lived by his wits for as long as he can remember. He knows of no family or relatives. For several years he has, each night, watched over the flowers and fruits in a minor nobleman’s garden and, in return, received a place to sleep and a simple meal every day. But now his employer is dead and one of the nobleman’s daughters has chased away the dirty beggar boy. Mahmoud has been weighing the possibilities of prostituting himself, flirting several times with a notorious procurer in order to gain a meal.
Mahmoud is quick-witted, daring, and knows—or knows of—hundreds of useful Cairenes, but doesn’t quite know as much as he thinks he does. He is very familiar with the Old City and knows from whom he can get reliable answers—formidable knowledge in this teeming city.
Retired (session 36): Hans sent him to Europe to study and have a normal life.
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