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{{spoiler|''[[Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire]]'' and ''[[Living World Season 4]]''}}
{{NPC infobox
| location = Central Brand Scar; Sun's Refuge
| race = Human
| organization = Joko Loyalists
| level = 80
| requires = pof, lws4, eod
}}
{{quotation|[[Small Victory (Epilogue)|Chief Councilor Imann]]|Utumishi may be a servile little weasel, but he moves in the highest echelons of Joko's government.}}
[[Grand Vizier Utumishi]] is the head of [[Palawa Joko]]'s civil governance. In Joko's absence, he has been running the [[Elona|Elonian]] empire from [[the Bone Palace]].

== Biography ==
=== [[Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire|Path of Fire]] ===
Utumishi served [[Palawa Joko]] loyally and was eventually appointed as the Grand Vizier of the lich king's empire. Some of the [[Awakened]] marshals, such as [[Wurmmarshal Osa Ekolo]], never respected Utumishi or any of the other civil servants. Following Joko's lengthy absence and the subsequent [[Forged]] invasion in 1330 <small>[[Mouvelian calendar|AE]]</small>, Utumishi governed [[Elona]] from [[the Bone Palace]] to the best of his abilities while waiting for the lich king to return.

Later that year, news spread of what seemed to be a growing [[Order of the Sunspears|Sunspear]] uprising throughout [[the Desolation]]. While waiting for the military to quell the insurgency, Utumishi reassured a skeptical Osa Ekolo that Joko valued the contributions of her wurm corps as more than just rations for the Awakened army. By the time [[Archon Iberu]] arrived, Utumishi welcomed him with open arms, only to be confused by the Archon revealing that Joko had apparently returned and given the Archon orders to turn the military's full attention on the Forged. To Utumishi, the Archon not only sounded as precise as usual but demanded the vizier to organize the Awakened army to take the fight to [[Balthazar]]'s Forged despite knowing that Utumishi held no sway over the military.

Before Utumishi could question the Archon's odd behavior further, Osa Ekolo pledged her corps to the Archon's cause while berating the vizier, and Utumishi quickly became subservient again out of fear that his actions would be misinterpreted as him refusing to carry out Joko's orders. The Archon and Osa Ekolo departed soon after to make preparations for the battle to come, leaving Utumishi to govern the kingdom.

Following Balthazar's demise at the [[Battle of Kodash Bazaar]] and the Awakened successfully pushing the remaining Forged back, Utumishi traveled to the [[Free City of Amnoon]] to not only meet the celebrated Hero of Kodash in person but also tried to discuss politics with [[Chief Councilor Imann]], including Amnoon's alliance with Joko. He boasted about the Hero's success only being possible because of his aid.

The conversation was cut short by the arrival of the Hero who, much to the vizier's shock, was revealed to be the [[Pact Commander]] who admitted to having posed as Archon Iberu in order to gain access to the Awakened army. Mirroring their earlier conversation, the Commander promised that Utumishi's role in the "lending" of the Awakened army would reach Joko's ears. Horrified by what might happen if Joko learned the truth of his involvement with the outlander, Utumishi hastily departed from the celebration, narrowly avoiding a sudden [[Brandstorm]] conjured by the [[Elder Dragon]] [[Kralkatorrik]] which hit Amnoon shortly after.

=== [[Living World Season 4]] ===
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After returning to the Bone Palace, Utumishi spread the lie that it had been Palawa Joko and not the Pact Commander who had defeated Balthazar at [[Kodash Bazaar]], adding the feat to Joko's growing list of accomplishments. The tale spread as far south as the [[Domain of Istan]].<ref>[[The Astralarium#Ambient dialogue|Ambient dialogue at the Astralarium]]
:'''Historian:''' I've interviewed eyewitnesses. Joko wasn't even there when Balthazar fell...
:'''Historian:''' None of them saw what the vizier told us happened in Vabbi. No one!
:'''Scholar:''' My gods. What else has he been lying to us about?</ref>

=== [[Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons|End of Dragons]] ===
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== Location ==
;[[Crystal Desert]]
* [[Jahai Bluffs]] <small>(as Former Grand Vizier Utumishi)</small>
** [[Central Brand Scar]]
*** [[Monument to the Return of Palawa Joko]] {{during}}
** [[Sun's Refuge]]

== Story involvement ==
=== [[Path of Fire story]] ===
* Act III
** [[Enemy of My Enemy]]
** [[Small Victory (Epilogue)]]

=== [[Living World Season 4]] ===
* Episode 4: [[A Star to Guide Us]]
** [[A Shattered Nation]]

== Event involvement ==
: {{event|Console the Awakened loyalists}}
: {{event|Stop "Joko" from recruiting the Awakened!}}
: {{event|Defeat Soo-Won}}

== Dialogue ==
;In Sun's Refuge
:Not now. I'm explaining to the ambassador how Joko used to handle dealing with runaway livestock.
:{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I see.''

;During Console the Awakened loyalists event
:'''Former Grand Vizier Utumishi:''' [[Pact Commander|Commander]], have you ever seen such a pathetic heap of Awakened? They think [[Palawa Joko|Joko's]] coming back. And Sianna won't let us leave without them.
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What happened?''
::'''[[Ambassador Sianna]]:''' Utumishi here told his [[Joko Loyalists|loyalists]] that their beloved god-king's gone. Forever. It came as quite a shock.
::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Good job, Utumishi.''
:::'''Former Grand Vizier Utumishi:''' Joko's death is a tragic loss, but more importantly, I'm in danger out here. They have to leave!
:::{{dialogue icon|back}} ''I've got another question.''
::::'''Former Grand Vizier Utumishi:''' Hurry up!
::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What brings them here?'' <small>'''(Same as "Why'd they come here?")'''</small>
::::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''So...that [[djinn]].'' <small>'''(Same as "What's the djinn doing here?")'''</small>
::::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I'll talk to them.''
:::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I'll se what I can do.''
::{{dialogue icon|back}} ''Oof. Can I ask something else?''
::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I'll talk to them.''
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''Why'd they come here?''
::'''Former Grand Vizier Utumishi:''' King Joko returned to his people here after centuries of imprisonment. They hope he can pull another trick like that.
::{{dialogue icon|more}} ''But he's dead.''
:::'''Ambassador Sianna:''' I don't suppose your [[Aurene|dragon]] would be willing to vomit up some proof?
:::{{dialogue icon|back}} ''I doubt it. Can I ask you something else?''
:::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''There must be another way.''
::{{dialogue icon|back}} ''I want to ask something else.''
::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''I'll talk to them. See if I can get them to leave.''
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''What's the djinn doing here?''
::'''Ambassador Sianna:''' He was passing by. I convinced him to protect us, at least for a while.
::{{dialogue icon|back}} ''I want to ask something else.''
::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''He won't stay forever. I'll see what I can do.''
:{{dialogue icon|more}} ''I'll talk to them.''
::'''Ambassador Sianna:''' Thanks. Utumishi's a numbskull, and I'm not exactly comforting.
::{{dialogue icon|end}} ''Let me see what I can do.''

== Notes ==
* Grand Vizier Utumishi's name changes into Former Grand Vizier Utumishi during dialogue with him in [[A Shattered Nation]], which persists in subsequent maps and instances.

== Trivia ==
* Utumishi means 'servant' in [[w:Swahili language|Swahili]].
* Utumishi is [[Voice actor|voiced]] by [[Tommie Earl Jenkins]].

== References ==
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