Sahir Bali

Name:	Sahir Bali
Pronouns:	He/Him
Aliases:	Employee #17 (First Cafe), The Secret (First Cafe), Employee No. 71 (Fourth Cafe)
Affiliation:	The Cafe and Diner
Trivia:	Connections

I know real names are dangerous in this business, but if you don’t know me yet, you should, for I am a name to know.

Sahir Bali was the enigmatic, well-connected Employee No. 71 of the Cafe and Diner. He was a smooth talker who knew just about everyone in the coffee business, making him invaluable to the CaD's operations.

Biography

While Sahir officially first joined the Cafe and Diner in 1992, he was an unofficial - a “Secret” - employee during Year Zero, in 1988, hired on the recommendation of on the recommendation of Employee No. 17. His nature as an unofficial employee granted him the nickname Secret, and after he became an official employee in 1992, his many connections to people in every part of the coffee business helped the Cafe out innumerable times.

In 1995, Sahir began to investigate the Cafe No Diner, a rival organisation to the CaD. Thanks to the meddling of the Open Doors Church, his inability to dig up solid information on the CND and its members caused him to spiral into an obsession, which ended with him burning down the CND’s location and becoming the Anathema of Envy.

After the First Cafe went down in flames, Sahir was rather quickly poached by the South Asian branch of Yaksha. His actions between 2001 and March 2022 are unknown, but it is presumed that he left Yaksha at some point, as he was rather difficult to track down when the Fourth Cafe needed to in October 2021.

That said, when the Fourth Cafe found themselves in need of a new Employee No. 71 after Victoria Ward died, Sahir stepped up to the plate, immediately using his vast network for the good of the CaD once more. Most notably, he acquired Lilith’s Engagement Ring in July 2022, which he would later use in October 2023 in order to speak with Lilith and Abraxas. for the Folistes.

Personality

Sahir is a rather smooth, charming and social person, who knows just about everyone. Despite his vast network of contacts, he comes across as rather quiet and introverted. However, he displays a dry and cynical wit in his writing.

Ties That Bind

• Knows pretty much everyone in the coffee business, even friends and potential customers.
• Employee No. 17 knew Sahir by at least reputation before he joined the CaD, though it is likely they were acquainted beforehand.