Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

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'''Altaïr''' (الطائر in [[wikipedia:Arabic|Arabic]], full name: Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad الطائر ابن لا أحد in [[wikipedia:Arabic|Arabic]]) is the main character and protagonist in [[Assassin's Creed]]. His full name is Altaïr Ibn La'Ahad. He is introduced as the main character of the game and it is revealed that Altaïr is an ancestor of [[Desmond Miles]], and his memories are encoded into Miles' DNA. [[Abstergo Industries]] abducted Miles in order to run the [[Animus]] on him, which would decode his genetic structure and extract vital information from the memories of Altair, in a project bent on New World Order.

He is a master assassin, capable of extraordinary acrobatic feats, and a member of the Hashshashin sect (also known as the trademark for the word assassin, even though there were many assassins before this time). During the beginning of the game, he is demoted to "uninitiated", so he loses most of his abilities. His objective is to kill nine men who are involved in a conspiracy against the Holy Land, however his master isn't telling him that there were actually ten men involved. If he succeeds, he will be redeemed. Altaïr travels between the game's four cities ([[Jerusalem]], [[Masyaf]], [[Damascus]], and [[Acre]]) and kills his victims with a variety of [[weapons]].

The name Altaïr is an Arabic word, which means "Bird of Prey". In recent interviews, the game's producer, [[wikipedia:Jade_Raymond|Jade Raymond]] has stated that while in mid-air, Altaïr's shadow resembles that of an eagle. This is because of the design of his attire, which includes a point at the front of the hood (to resemble a beak) and cuts through the back of the outfit (to resemble tail feathers). The second part of his name, Ibn-La'Ahad means 'son of no-one', reflecting his mysterious origins. It has been revealed by Raymond that his father was a Muslim and his mother a Christian. His appearance is remarkably similar to Desmond's, only a few scars seeming to separate their appearances at first glance.

His rebellious nature would lead to his demotion, placing him on the same level as a raw initiate to the Hashshashin sect. That same attitude cost the life of [[Malak]]'s brother at the beginning of the game, as well as costing the other assassin his left arm. As the game progresses and Altaïr is forced to deal with the words of his assassination targets, listening to their revelations about the land, his attitude changes and he becomes less impetuous and impatient, learning to see more between the lines and actions of his fellow assassins. By the end of the game, all of his brash and rebellious nature seems to have vanished behind a veneer of calm, cold intellect.

A few pieces of dialogue within the game hint that Altair was potentially in a relationship prior to the game with a woman named Adra, but has since become single, possibly due to the woman in question either missing or having left him (its indicated that she left, but whether it was leaving Altair, or for a mission was made unclear). Although this could actually be heard Adha, which is the woman who Altaïr saves in Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles, which is a prequel to Assassin's Creed. At the end of the game he finally kills Lord Basilisk, but Adha is taken away on a ship, and Altair vows to find her. The point of the game is to find "The Chalice", and you learn late in the game that the Chalice is actually Adha - so Altair does not know of her for quite a long time.

The fact that he had a descendent (Desmond Miles), however, confirms that he did at one point of his life fathered a child. Whether this was prior to Assassin's Creed or after its events, however, is not known.

==Equipment==
Altaïr's most interesting weapon is a concealed dagger similar to that of a Katar used for close-range assassinations. It is mounted on the inside of his left hand gauntlet, and when deployed, extends between his middle and little fingers through the space left by his amputated ring finger. He flicks a trigger on a ring to make the blade appear where his finger had once been. This amputation was part of the initiation for becoming an assassin of the Hashshashin sect.

Altaïr also uses a combination of throwing knives, bow & arrows, a sword, a small dagger and his fists. The throwing knives are very useful when taking down archers as you approach an assassination target. The sword is slower than the dagger but when attacking is much more powerful. The dagger is fast and light and can be used in tandem with the knives.Altaïr is also seen with a crossbow at the beginning sequence in which he uses for an assassination however it is not an available weapon and he isn't seen with it again. Altaïr also uses a special ability called "Eagle Vision" that lets him see the "auras" of people and their intentions. Guards appear in red, allies in blue, citizens with information in white and assassination targets in gold.

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Lucy Stillman

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'''Lucy Stillman''' is a scientist working for [[Abstergo Industries|Abstergo Industries.]] She helps [[Warren Vidic|Dr. Vidic]] in the research of [[Altair|Altair.]] She is modelled after and voiced by Kristen Bell.

Not much is known about Lucy's at the start of the game, although it can be assumed that she is not as cold hearted a person as Dr. Vidic is. She frequently stops [[Desmond Miles|Desmond]] from using the [[Animus]] for prolonged periods of time, because she says it can strain the body severely if used for too long. She is also generally warmer in personality than Dr. Vidic and is generally nicer to Desmond, allowing him a bit more freedom than Dr. Vidic Does, even to the point of allowing him to use her computer once.

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Throughout the game, Desmond has many chances to speak to Lucy and to get to know her better. These moments occur at the end of each memory segment, after Dr. Vidic leaves the lab. As Desmond talks to Lucy, she starts to tell him a bit about her past. It is revealed that during her college career she was ostracized for her scientific beliefs and her theories. After college she could not find work at any scientific organization. She became so desperate that she was ready to give up science altogether. Then she received a call from Dr. Vidic, who told her he agreed with her theories and offered her the chance to work for Abstergo and to prove her theories to be true.

It is unclear as to exactly what these theories are, but it is inferred that it has something to do with Genetic Memory and with the work being done on the Animus project. It is also unclear as to exactly how large a role Lucy had in either the creation or the development of the Animus machine.

Lucy also reveals to Desmond that he is not the only captive Abstergo is holding. She too is being detained by the company. She then tells him a story about how a while back her death was ordered by the company, but before her assailants could finish the deed, they were ordered to stop by Dr. Warren Vidic. She claims that he saved her life that day, and she tells Desmond not to judge him so harshly, as he is under a lot of pressure. Whether this story is true or not is unknown. It is possible Lucy is feeding Desmond false information in an attempt to get him to trust her, but it could also very well be taken at face value.

Throughout the game you can gain access to Lucy's computer and read her emails. From the emails, you definitely get the idea that she is telling the truth, as she is obviously concerned for her own safety and is trying to find out more information about a previous Abstergo employee who died a while back. This employee is said to have "committed suicide" but the documents relating to the death are being held as classified and are not being released. Desmond comes upon the codes to Lucy's emails when she leaves her access pen on the animus after planting the code to Desmond's bedroom door in his wardrobe. It can be speculated that she planted them to give him a better idea of what was going on with Abstergo, in which case she was invaluable.

At the end of the game when you can see the writing on the floor you can go to the computer where Lucy is usually working and access it. If you look at her deleted emails there is a conversation in which Lucy tells another person that she has been delaying the doctor from finding the artifacts and asking for the other person to send a rescue. A strange reply has random capitalizations in words. When these capitalized letters are put together, they form, "WE WILL BE THERE SOON". The rescue may be the people you hear trying to get to you towards the end of the game. This also means Lucy is an assassin, which is also shown by her showing Desmond her left hand and symbolically pulling in her ring finger to have it appear like Altaïr's missing finger, and is spying on Abstergo Industries. At the end of the game, Desmond gains the ability to use Eagle Vision. When Desmond uses this on Lucy, she appears with a blue aura, confirming her to be a trustable ally.

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