Kusayla

Kusayla is a quest-exclusive NPC that appears in Sincerity's Facade in Dehya's Story Quest, Mantichora Chapter: Act I - Lionsblood.

Profile[]

Kusayla was the leader of Dakan Al-Ahmar, an Eremite group that fell under the jurisdiction of Deshret's Relics. At some point while wandering the desert, he discovered an infant Dehya in the sands and adopted her, taking pity on her situation. As Dehya trained with the others, Kusayla appreciated her sincerity and kindness. As Dehya had not been "recorded" by Deshret's Relics, Kusayla wanted to make sure she would not be pulled down like the rest of the brigade. When Deshret's Relics questioned him over discrepancies, he would frequently lie and get beaten up as a result.

Some time later, Kusayla and his men discovered the Homayani Family under attack by Eremite bandits and slew them, gaining Shahzaman's respect, seeing his daughter Dunyarzad similar to Dehya. Shahzaman would invite them to his estate to serve as guards and paid them handsomely before Kusayla and the others returned to the desert. As a result of the beatings he endured, he had to walk with a cane. Not wanting to bring Dehya into the cruelty of Deshret's Relics, Kusayla referred her to the Blazing Beasts, who took her in. After an argument between the two, he "aged" overnight. Not wanting to bring the others down, he then returned to headquarters and burned their "records" room while inside, killing himself while freeing everyone tied down by the "records".

The remaining members of Dakan Al-Ahmar felt incredible guilt over their newfound freedom and sought revenge on Deshret's Relics and those affiliated to them. This caused Dehya to investigate why they were acting out and she learned the truth from them, assisting in their task. When they reached the burned records room, they discovered his cane a toy sword sheathed inside, which she was allowed to keep as inheritance. Later on, the Eremite Sattar would give her a box of his belongings, where they would discover a letter inside that stated he had envied her and that he was not her blood father.

Appearance[]

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Quests and Events[]

Story Quests

• Mantichora Chapter (Dehya)
  • Act I: Lionsblood
    • Sincerity's Facade

Character Mentions[]

Character Stories

Character	Stories
Dehya	The Legend of the Lion

Character Voice-Overs

Character	Voice-Overs
Dehya	About Dehya: Dad  Media:VO_Dehya About Dehya - Dad.ogg Media:VO ZH_Dehya About Dehya - Dad.ogg Media:VO JA_Dehya About Dehya - Dad.ogg Media:VO KO_Dehya About Dehya - Dad.ogg ...Kusayla was his name. As a merc, he had a slapdash way of working and a whole lot of bravado. But he also saved me from the desert, and did whatever he could to pass on to me everything he had. Without him, I wouldn't be who I am today. Something to Share  Media:VO_Dehya Something to Share.ogg Media:VO ZH_Dehya Something to Share.ogg Media:VO JA_Dehya Something to Share.ogg Media:VO KO_Dehya Something to Share.ogg You know Ajilenakh Nuts, right? I used to go crazy for them as a kid... but my dad was the worst at shelling them. He'd just hack 'em to pieces with his knife, leaving a bunch of inedible mush behind. In the end, he'd salvage what he could by scraping pieces of the flesh off the shell, then mixing it with some milk and calling it porridge. ...I do miss the taste of that porridge sometimes... and I miss that old nut-cracker, too.

Trivia[]

• Kusayla's name is likely inspired by the real-life 7th century Berber ruler Kusaila, whose successor was queen Dihya.

Gallery[]

Kusayla meeting with Idrisi

Kusayla's arson of the Dakan Al-Ahmar headquarters

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