𝙰𝚗𝚠𝚊𝚛 𝚒𝚋𝚗 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚞𝚛 𝚊𝚕-𝙱𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚍𝚒 (𝙰𝚛𝚊𝚋 : 𝙸𝚛𝚊𝚚, 𝙱𝚊𝚐𝚑𝚍𝚊𝚍. 750-1258 𝙲𝙴)

Anwar:
Al-Mu'allim Anwar ibn Mansur al-Baghdadi, known across the smoke-filled taverns of Baghdad as "Al-Layl" (The Night), is the formidable leader of the Al-Ghuraba gang during the height of the 11th-century underworld. A master of the city's vertical landscape, he is a lean, battle-scarred strategist who moves through the narrow alleys and over sun-baked rooftops with the predatory grace of a desert lynx. Despite his life of crime, Anwar adheres strictly to the futuwwa code of chivalry, functioning as a "pious scoundrel" who orchestrates sophisticated protection rackets and rooftop smuggling routes while maintaining a reputation as a protector of the poor. He is a man of striking contrasts—literate enough to quote Persian poetry and clever enough to outmaneuver the Caliph’s guards—who views his "informal taxes" on the wealthy as a necessary balance to the corruption of the ruling elite. Based in the Sunken Khan near the Tigris, Anwar remains a legendary figure of the Iraqi "dark ages," a shadow who is feared by the corrupt, respected by the destitute, and hunted by the state.