Wahisietel



Wahisietel, better known by his human alias  Ali The Wise is a Mahjarrat who is first encountered during the quest The Tale of the Muspah. In his first appearences, he only shows himself as a human and the player is not aware of his true identity as a Mahjarrat. He can be found in a building north-west of the Nardah temple after the quest, and will take any information available about the other Mahjarrat.

During Ritual of the Mahjarrat the player discovers that Ali the Wise is in fact the Mahjarrat Wahisietel. For years beforehand there had been speculation as to whether Ali the Wise was Wahisietel, with various hints indicating that this was the case. For example, "Ali the Wise" is an anagram of "Wahisietel.". There used to be rumours about Wahisietel having Zarosian sympathies which are proved to be true, as during the quest Curse Of Arrav, Ali the Wise helps the player working against Zemouregal, a Zamorakian Mahjarrat, by telling the player how to save Arrav's heart. He is allied with Dr. Nabanik, who is in fact the Zarosian Mahjarrat Azzanadra in disguise.

Information that the player tells Ali the Wise (having completed the correct quests) includes:
 * The tale of the defeat or revival of Hazeel from Hazeel Cult
 * The player's experiences with Zemouregal from Defender of Varrock
 * The rivalry between Enakhra and Akthanakos from Enakhra's Lament
 * The freeing of Azzanadra from Desert Treasure
 * Details about Lucien from While Guthix Sleeps and Temple of Ikov
 * Information on General Khazard from the Shadow Sword Mini-Quest
 * The story of how Zamorak defeated Zaros and became a god himself from Ghostly Robes Mini-Quest
 * Lamistard's diaries from the 4 tablets obtained during The Curse of Arrav
 * The two sets of Mahjarrat notes obtained during The Curse of Arrav

The 18th Mahjarrat Ritual of Rejuvenation
During the quest The Ritual of the Mahjarrat, Ali The Wise sides with the Saradominist forces trying to stop Lucien. He accompanies the player, Sir Tiffy Cashien, Idria, Akrisae, a battalion of Temple Knights and members of the Crux Eqal on a mission to the Mahjarrat Ritual site in Ghorrock to stop Lucien's plans to become a God during the 18th Ritual of Rejuvenation.

En route to the ritual site, the group is stopped by General Khazard, who reveals that Ali is really the Mahjarrat, Wahisietel, in disguise and proceeds to attack them. Wahisietel fights off the General's forces and after the player forces Khazard to retreat they continue their journey to the ritual site. Once there, they are confronted by Lucien, who engages Wahisietel in a duel while he distracts the rest of the party with enchanted Ice Titans and Ice Demons. They are almost defeated but are saved by the timely arrival of Sliske, who summons the Barrows Brothers to ward off the ice beasts.

When the ritual begins, Wahisietel demands that Lucien be sacrificed because of the danger he poses to Gielinor but is ignored by the rest. When Lucien declares that he will choose the sacrifice because he is the most powerful and then demands that Jhallan be sacrificed, Wahisietel steps in and once again says that Lucien must be the sacrifice to stop his ascension to Godhood. Upon saying this, he attacks Lucien, sparking a battle between the Zarosian and Zamorakian Mahjarrat. When Lucien abandons Zemouregal while he's being attacked by Azzanadra and Arrav, Zemouregal turns on him and convinces every other Mahjarrat to do the same, prompting them all to attack Lucien.

When the ritual begins, the fighting stops and Jhallan is sacrificed to rejuvenate the rest. After Lucien is killed by the Dragonkin, Wahisietel is one of the only two Mahjarrat who do not teleport away in terror (the other is Sliske). Wahisietel thanks the player for his help in stopping Lucien and declares that he will return to Nardah before leaving so the player and Sir Tiffy can hide the Stone of Jas where no Mahjarrat will ever find it again.

Trivia

 * Prior to this dialogue, there was no ingame confirmation on whether the Mahjarrat is a race or a tribe, since both are implied in the Postbag from the Hedge.
 * When discussing the Shadow Sword, when Ali replies to one of the players comments, the dialogue is shown with the player speaking.
 * While you are doing The Curse of Arrav, you are unable to inform him of anything new you have learned regarding the Mahjarrat.
 * Unlike many of the other Mahjarrat, Wahisietel has always been an ally of the player.