The Merchant of Makimas

The Merchant of Makimas, also called the merchant's song, was a poem written by Hubert Belial Stradin, a renowned scholar from Linmarsch. It was written in 3e 412 after Stradin encountered the spice king of Salamish, Umur Al-Tushal, commonly called Umur the Spice King during his reign as sultan of the Salamish kingdom.

Background
During the travels of Stradin encountered several notable characters and events, one of those were during his travels in the kingdom of Salamish where he encountered the Spice King Umur Al Tashal, a renowned leader known for his contributions to the merchants of the salamashi port towns. At one particular encounter Stradin witnessed the full power of Umur's navy.

Poem
From the city of old, in a palace of gold

A merchant of spice and silver, a serpent of dice and Winter

On the western coast he ruled with greed a thousand ships under his lead

Interpetration
Modern scholars and scribes believe that Stradin's poem regarding the spice king is a mockery to Umur, this due to the blatant writing of calling the sultan greedy.