Erol Asani

Erol Asani is a character and former politician featured in Dying Light.

Biography

Early life

Shortly before the outbreak, Asan was involved in an electoral battle with Kamila Fahri for the position of governor. Posters advertising Asani's campaign and his promise for honesty from the government can be found throughout the city of Harran. Policies that Asani advocated for was the encouragement of cooperation between scientific institutions and local businesses, improvement of Harran's primary healthcare, developing tourism through building a pier and underground parking spaces, and re-developing, existing and creating new local sport facilities. Elections took place during the 29th and 30th of November 2014, with there being 97 polling stations open between 7 AM and 9 PM. According to regional election councilor Altan Yumlu states that Asani won the election with 56% of the votes, with a voter turnout of 45.3% of the provincial voting population. Asani would also take over the position of Mayor from Kamila Fahri and officially come into power on the 1st of November.

Asani also worked closely with Karim prior to the outbreak, employing him as his personal driver and bodyguard. However, when Erol is bitten on his lower left leg, Karim makes the decision to amputate the leg. An enraged Asani banished Karim from his group, effectively ending their professional relationship.

Events of Dying Light

Following the main quest "Siblings", Asan and his group of survivors move into the Harran Public School once Rais' Gang is evicted by Jade Aldemir and Kyle Crane. Reports of survivors at the school circulate back to the Tower and Crane returns to investigate, encountering Asani whom Crane recognizes as the former provincial governor. Asani is accompanied by his niece Saliha and her son, Eren, as well as his bodyguard Edward.

Asan asks Crane to retrieve cans of spray paint and complete the "HELP" message outlined on the roof of the school during the side quest "Cease and Desist". When Crane returns to Erol, he informs Crane of a bag containing millions of dollars stolen from banks across the city in the basement, which he is willing to share. However, when Crane enters the basement he discovers the claim was a ruse to distract Crane while Asani and his group are airlifted out of the city. Asani apologizes for betraying Crane, but reveals that upon learning that Crane was assisting him, the Ministry of Defense refused to extract Crane. He leaves behind a number of airdrop's crates as a way of payment.

Quests

• "Cease and Desist"

Conversations

Show: Cease and Desist

Crane: "I just want to talk." Edward: "Try listening. The first bullet goes over your head. The next one goes through it." Erol: "Stop it, Edward! You don't want to scare off someone who might be willing to help us!" Edward: "We don't know this asshole from a plate of falafel." Erol: "Don't argue with me! Let him in!" Edward: "Seems Erol wants to talk to you." Crane: "There won't be any trouble." Erol: "Do I look worried?" Crane: "Scared to death." Erol: "He's perceptive. Come in, come in!" — Once inside the school: — Erol: "I'm Erol." Crane: "Kyle Crane." Erol: "This is my niece, Saliha, and her son, Eren. Do forgive Edward, but he's completely right to be worried. We're being pursued by some very ruthless men." Crane: "There's something oddly familiar about you." Erol: "There should be. The campaign spent a lot of money putting my face all over town." Crane: "Of course. You're Erol Asani, Governor of the Province." Erol: "Governor of nothing... but Rais has decided that any political figure is a threat to him, so he's ordered my execution. They nearly killed me once already. That's how I lost my leg. ...and it seems they haven't given up. A squad of his thugs has tracked me down to my last safe house in the Slabs. Edward was just there. He says they're searching the area. It's only a matter of time before they show up here." Crane: "Sounds like you've got quite a problem." Erol: "I would pay you very well to resolve it." Crane: "You know, people say that a lot to me." Erol: "Trust me, what I can offer you can't be found anywhere else, at any price." Crane: "I'll think about it." — After dealing with Karim: — Erol: "Did you find them?" Crane: "Yeah, I did. Karim's take on losing your leg was a bit different than yours." Erol: "So you talked to him. Edward was right, you do talk too much. You should leave the talking to people like me, and I'll leave the killing to people like you. However... Karim was my bodyguard. He allowed me to get bitten, but I don't really blame him for that." Crane: "Hey! He saved your life!" Erol: "By hacking off my leg?! The morning I was bitten was same day they began dropping suppressants. You understand? I told him, the Antizin drops would begin within hours. All they had to do was wait. Instead, he listened to that idiot doctor of his, and Karim held me down as the butcher chopped off my leg. Now he thinks I should fly him out of here." Crane: "I told him that's not going to happen." Erol: "You should have killed him." Crane: "How about you leave the killing to people like me." Erol: "Quite right. I can get you out of here, Crane." Crane: "Maybe I like it here." Erol: "More likely you've made your own arrangements. Well, they won't work. You've been bitten. I can see it in your eyes. You'll never get past the NCOR quarantine." Crane: "Past what?" Erol: "You see? You have no idea what's going on in the real world. Whoever you think you know, they're not political, and that's the only thing that's going to work now. You don't believe me? Then think of it as an ace up your sleeve. A backup plan. In case you haven't noticed, things don't always work out the way they're supposed to in this town." Crane: "If I'm interested, what happens next?" Erol: "Two things. The first, is we need to paint some markers on the rooftop. There's no paint around here, so you'll have to go out and find some. And the second thing is... Well, let's just say you'll be leaving here in a better way than when you arrived. Now go find some paint." — After making the sign: — Crane: "Alright, the roof's been painted." Erol: "Good. Now, there is one last thing. There's a duffle bag in a locker on the second floor. I'd like you to bring it to me. Since you'll probably open it, there's no point trying to hide the fact that there's 24.7 million dollars inside it. One third of it is yours if you can bring it back." Crane: "Why doesn't Edward get it?" Erol: "There are too many biters there. I can't risk losing him. We'd be completely defenseless." Crane: "And this money is yours?" Erol: "Most of the bank's depositors are no longer human. Stealing from them isn't a crime, or have you never once taken the wallet off a biter that you've beaten to death?" Crane: "I'll recover the bag. But there's no calling in the evac until I say so. When I bring back the money, I'm taking the radio." Erol: "THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE!" Crane: "But you'll accept it anyway, because you have no choice." Erol: "You're worse than Karim... Very well. I accept your terms." — While looking for the duffle bag: — Erol: "Sorry, Crane. I had no choice." Crane: "Karim said I was a fool to trust you." Erol: "It's not what you think. I would have taken you with me. I contacted the evac when you were off getting the paint. I had to tell who would be on board, so I gave them your name. Now, I don't know who you are, but they knew, and they said you were a no go. So I had to send you on that phony money run. There is no money-at least none worth mentioning. I'm sorry, Crane. But I've got to get my family out of here. Go to the rooftop, and you'll find some things you can use. It's not what I promised, but it's the best I can do. Thank you for what you did for us, Crane. Good luck."

Gallery

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Trivia

• Erol Asani and his entourage are among the few who were able to leave Harran. The others are Tolga and Fatin, Spike, and Kyle Crane.
• Posters featuring Erol Asani can be found throughout the Slums and Old Town.
• Some large billboards featuring Erol Asani can be found at some locations in the Slums, however, these have been vandalized to label him a "liar" or paint him as the devil.
  • Asani being labeled as a liar is ironic, as his campaign slogan was "No more tricks, time to tell the truth!".