Shahbazi Hoon

Shahbazi Hoon
Character Type	Merchant
Affiliation	Neutral
Status	Alive
Added in Version	1.1.0.0

Shahbazi Hoon offers basic materials for sale. He also provides basic delivery contracts, usually to nearby trade posts. He will also buy vehicle fuel cells off the Player for Solarii.

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Shahbazi Hoon is a general goods and scrap trader that can be found throughout the Hagga Basin.

Dialogue

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Shahbazi begins repeat conversations with "It is good to see you again, my friend.", with subsequent repeats beginning with "What is it, my friend?"

• Show me your wares.
  • Conversation ends in buy/sell dialog:
    • Shahbazi does not purchase fuel cells in the trade dialog. He only buys them conversationally.
    • Shahbazi may offer to buy Armor Plating for a pittance. Players are advised to consider his delivery quest of 20x Armor Plating to The Anvil, as the price per unit is far greater.
• What's your story, Shahbazi?
  • My friend, it is a tale of triumph and woe. Of David and Goliath. [next]
  • Would you believe that I, Shahbazi Hoon, was once a captain of industry? A master of worlds?
    • No
      • It's true! Or at least, it would have been were it not for the villains at CHOAM.
        • What did CHOAM do to you?
          • Would you believe that Shahbazi's Heritage Imports was once the leading general goods importer in over thirteen systems?
            • Still no.
              • It's true! At least until we got too big and the executive director at CHOAM took notice of us. [next]
              • And when I refused to sell, they lied and gave false evidence that I was evading Imperial taxes. [next]
              • Of course, the Imperial arbiter sided with CHOAM--the Emperor himself appointed their entire directorate!
              • Return to first conversation menu.
    • Sure...
      • You don't sound convinced, my friend, but I assure you it's true! At least it would have been if not for those bastards at CHOAM.
        • I don't even believe CHOAM knew you existed.
          • Believe me, my friend! Shahbazi's Heritage Imports was on track to be the preeminent general goods importer in over thirteen systems!
            • Sure...
              • I swear on my mother's life, my friend! I was on the way to the top when some CHOAM beancounter noticed I was cutting into their margins!
                • Sounds like horseshit to me, my friend.
                  • Do you want to know what they did when I refused to sell? And if I am lying, may the Sardaukar cut me down.
                    • I wouldn't tempt fate if I were you.
                      • When I refised to sell, they reported me to the Guild for trafficking in unregistered spice. Do you believe it?
                        • I believe none of it.
                          • Well, it could be true--people say Shahbazi has a head for business. Mark my words. CHOAM will fear me.
                          • Return to first conversation menu.
    • I believe you're a 'master' of something...
      • A master of worlds, my friend. Maybe one day, a master of the universe! If not for those buznizh at CHOAM.
        • What did CHOAM want with you?
          • They were afraid of Shahbazi. Heritage Imports was on track to be the leading general goods importer in over thirteen systems.
            • They must have been shaking in their pantaloons.
              • You are funning with Shahbazi, but CHOAM was not. They flexed their muscles so that none of my suppliers would sell to me. I was ruined.
                • And here you are starting over.
                  • And I will rise, like a retail phoenix and reclaim my previous glory!
                  • Return to first conversation menu.
    • Goodbye
      • Conversation ends.
• Run out of fuel again, Shahbazi?
  • You got another delivery?
    • Accept or decline contract.
    • First contract will be 100x Scrap Metal to The Anvil. Second will be 20x Armor Plating to The Anvil for 150 XP and 1500 Solari.
  • Conversation autopopulates with options to sell Shahbazi a fuel cell, based on player inventory. He only buys one per conversation.
    • Large fuel cell: 1000.
    • Medium fuel cell: 500.
    • Small fuel cell: 250.
• Goodbye.
  • Conversation ends.

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Lore

Shahbazi Hoon is a wandering merchant on Arrakis who will announce his position by shooting a red flare skyward. He often, but not always, appears next to other wanderers with similarly functional repeat quests. Shahbazi is very proud of his past achievements, and seems to believe himself a merchant of such great repute that CHOAM--and even the Emperor--conspired to suppress his ventures.

Shahbazi Hoon has multiple spawn locations:

East Vermilius Gap - Just East of the Eastview enemy camp, one sand-crossing West of The Anvil and a little to the South.

Shahbazi Hoon's contract assignments are structured as follows:

1. First contract is to deliver 100x Scrap Metal to The Anvil.
2. Repeat contract is 20x Armor Plating to The Anvil, rewarding 150 XP and 1500 Solaris. Players can repeat this as often as they like, though Shahbazi will eventually despawn for an interval.

In addition to the contracts, Shahbazi will also pay handsomely for fuel cells in the player's inventory. If the player sells him a fuel cell in conversation, the payment from Shahbazi far exceeds what merchants will usually pay. Furthermore, as of patch 1.5.3.6.2141883, Shahbbazi will pay the same rate for a used fuel cell as he will for a new one.

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