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Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.

2011-09-02T23:30:37Z

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'''Chapter 4''' of the Divine Science pack from the Facebook game, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''.

==Memory Details==
Subject: [[William Robert Woodman|Frater V.O.V.]]

Location: London, England

Time Period: 1891-1901

==In-Game Introduction Video==
'''Video Summary: '''The DDS will synchronize with the memories of an aged man. You may feel you have less energy, poor hearing and eye sight and even experience bodily aches. This is normal, if you feel pain in your left arm however, please stop and consult your physician.

The Victorian era is characterized by growth, prosperity, political reform and major technological and scientific progress. Interest in the occult also increased during this period. You are about to infiltrate the [[Hermeticists#Modern times|Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn]].

==Magna est Veritas==
Through the confines of the System, I have relived these memories countless times, not unlike a certain weatherman and a famous groundhog.

===Finem Respice===
[[File:PL-Finem_Respice.png|thumb|220px|Finem Respice.]]
Although the events that unfold here are no longer in my control — for they have come to pass — I am free to color them as I like.
*Thousands of people, from all casts and all parts of the world, have seen, or will soon see, the tales I have to tell.
*This, however, is not here and now. For the moment, let's step back into the past and look at the events that led to that grizzly graveyard scene.
*I tend to the plants in my green house, trying to ignore the ache in my back, when I hear footsteps behind me. Slowly, I turn to face young Gustav Meyrink.
*I patiently listen to Meyrink's ideas, nodding absently while I water my Papaver rhoeas. He wants me to act as an editor of sorts. I mumble, and he seems satisfied.
*Meyrink's most famous work — which he has not yet written — will be "DerGolem," a book with a unique tale on the Golem of Prague. Well... you and I were just there, weren't we?
*Meyrink leaves the greenhouse, but an uninvited guest is about to enter — this one with grim purport.

===Vota Vita Mea===
[[File:PL-Vota_Vita_Mea.png|thumb|220px|Vota Vita Mea.]]
Right on time, the assassin arrives. No, he is not of [[Assassins|THAT Order]]. He is a highly skilled, independent assassin, sent by one of the other co-founders of MY Order.
*I hear a sound in the distance, but attribute it to Meyrink leaving. The assassin is a professional. He will not reveal his presence.
*I put the watering can beside a cluster of poinsettias, which reminds me that Christmas is at our doorstep — like my killer, so to speak.
*I briefly wonder who of my two colleagues, of my two oldest and dearest friends, the assassin works for. It could be either of them; perhaps even both.
*They both have good reasons to be rid of me, but they have very different motives. One wants me dead; the other has a much more sinister idea.
*The assassin is right behind me. I feel his presence, though he has not made a sound. I close my eyes and take one last breath, for I see no reason to resist him.
*Besides, how could I? I'm just an old man stuck in a broken body. The poison spreads quickly through my veins. Gladly, I welcome it.

==Lux E Tenebris==
The gaslight lanterns they carry illuminate the coffin around which they have gathered — MY coffin.

===Orare===
[[File:PL-Orare.png|thumb|220px|Orare]]
The sky is clear, the moon bright, the wind howling, but all I hear is their guttural dirge. I recognize the ritual, for I helped develop it.
*It feels strange being here, looking down at my own grave. Somehow, it's like being trapped in a horror novel, but without the adrenaline rush.
*Don't get me wrong, I knew it would come to this, but somehow I thought I'd feel different about it. I'm impassive, detached, in a dream like state.
*They do not suspect I am here, standing among them. But Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, knows. He does not show it, though. He simply goes on with the ritual.
*I am fortunate. After all, it is not everyday that one gets a chance to see his own funeral. It gives me an opportunity to observe them — with a slightly different perspective.
*The Evoker, my old friend, finally utters the words that complete the ritual. I am satisfied with the ceremony. It was well performed — though completely useless.
*My former colleagues and subordinates leave the cemetery. Only Moina, Mathers' wife, remains. She pulls off her hood, turns her head, and looks straight at me.

===Semper Fidelis===
[[File:PL-Semper_Fidelis.png|thumb|220px|Semper Fidelis.]]
Moina's blue eyes seem to penetrate the very depths of my soul. I should not be surprised; after all, she is known as "the Seeress." I would smile, but cannot.
*As though sensing my desire, Moina smiles at me. I try to read her thoughts, but she will not reveal anything to me. Not now; perhaps not ever.
*Moina's compassion and determination — and perhaps the raven hair framing her lovely face — remind me of Maria. Dear, dear Maria! How I have missed you!
*Without breaking eye contact, the Seeress salutes me, as she would salute a peer. It is true what they say: behind every great man is a great woman.
*I watch her leave. Her slender body, cast in gaslight, is eventually swallowed by the night. I turn my gaze toward my grave and read the epithet on the tomb stone.
*You may wonder why I let the assassin strike, why I did not even attempt to stop him. If you do, then you have no idea how it is to be trapped in a broken shell.
*The real reason, however, isn't old age. It's friendship — although at the time I didn't know for which of two friends I was doing it. I remain faithful.

==Vincit Omnia Veritas==
Let me explain how it all began. You see, both of them were right. Or, I should say, both of them had good reasons to want to get rid of me.

===Sapere Aude===
[[File:PL-Sapere_Aude.png|thumb|220px|Sapere Aude.]]
Let us go back a few months — a few months BEFORE my funeral. But first, remember [[Giovanni Borgia|Giovanni]]? Remember the book he sought with Maria in Paris?
*Remember the other book? The one Giovanni stole from Bombastus' laboratory; the one in which the formula to turn base metal into gold materialized before his very eyes.
*Well, as you know, Giovanni had only one part of the now rather famous "Book of Abraham." Unfortunately for him, he never found the original "Divine Science" part.
*This is where it gets interesting. Many years later, toward the end of the nineteenth century, these ancient tomes resurfaced.
*I won't bore you with a detailed history of these books. They changed hands so many times you'd only get confused, if not bored to death.
*Besides, who would want to know? Well, actually, I'm sure THEY would. But, as you may have guessed, I don't work for them.
*Back to our story. Somehow, the complete, original volumes containing Abraham's knowledge found their way into the hands of my good friend, [[Samuel Liddell Mathers]].

===Quod Scis Nescis===
[[File:PL-Quod_Scis_Nescis.png|thumb|220px|Quod Scis Nescis.]]
I sit in the inner sanctum, a tome of [[The Book|THE BOOK]] upon my lap. I look at my reflection in the silvery sheen of its cover.
*Mathers is at his desk, lost in the first part of this priceless artifact. I am distracted by the scratching sounds of Mathers' fountain pen as he diligently translates the volume.
*I open the book, silently cursing my rheumatism. Old age has never agreed with me. Absently, I glance at the ancient words, symbols, and numbers.
*The third member of our little triumvirate enters the room. "You cannot do this, Samuel!" I raise my head and see [[William Wynn Westcott|Westcott]]'s face, grim under his thick beard.
*Mathers meets Westcott's gaze. "This translation is for us. These secrets, these ancient formulas, they shall remain ours, and ours alone."
*"Then why are you planning to publish it?" Westcott slams his fist on the desk, sending papers to the floor. "Yes, I know about your little scheme."
*I sigh. Even Giovanni understood. A copy — or worse, a translation — is absolutely useless. If only they knew the truth.

===Cogito Ergo Sum===
[[File:PL-Cogito_Ergo_Sum.png|thumb|220px]]
What was once a perfect partnership, what we once defined as "Harmony", is now about to shatter into a thousand pieces.
*He knows what I am. Mathers, the Evoker of Spirits, my old friend, has seen beyond the corporeal. He has already warned Westcott about me, despite the tensions between them.
*They are arguing now, for they do not know what to do with me. They both agree on one thing, at least: I need to disappear.
*Their drive is fuelled by ambition, of course, but mostly it is fear that motivates them — though they would never admit it.
*Westcott says they have no further need of me. I have to admit, I am not as active in the daily affairs of the Order as I used to.
*Westcott believes I have given them everything they could possibly want. He thinks they cannot learn anything more from me.
*The Evoker, however, believes otherwise. Yet he succumbs to Westcott's request. They will send an assassin after me. And, as you know, I will gladly welcome him.

===Semper Paratus===
[[File:PL-Semper_Paratus.png|thumb|220px|Semper Paratus.]]
You have already witnessed the events that led to my demise, so let's move forward now, some five years after that fateful day.
*Despite my passing, no one was appointed to replace me in our triad. Mathers and Westcott rule alone — but they do not rule as one.
*The Evoker — he goes by the title of Imperator now — has played his hand well. For five years, he has kept the truth hidden from Westcott.
*Westcott, the Praemonstrator, does not have the gift that Mathers — both of them — possess, but he is no fool. He knows he has been played.
*"I know about... HIM!" Westcott spits out the last word. I suppose I should be offended. "You have gone too far this time, IMPERATOR!"
*Until now, only Mathers, his wife Moina, and Berridge, a trusted adept from the Inner Order, were in the know. "This is the last straw!"
*Westcott leaves the sanctum. The Imperator looks through me, the left side of his mouth curved in an eerie grin. He has been expecting this.

===Ut Prosim===
[[File:PL-Ut_Prosim.png|thumb|220px|Ut Prosim.]]
The Praemonstrator plots a coup, to kick Mathers out of the Order. Alas, he is too late. In this game, the Imperator is several moves ahead of him.
*Edmund William Berridge is one of the few acolytes that Mathers implicitly trusts. I am not surprised to see the Imperator turn to him in this moment of crisis.
*I follow Berridge, a man always eager to serve, through the streets of London. He enters a hansom cab. I sit beside him, but of course he cannot see me.
*After a few blocks, Berridge gets out of the cab, leaving papers behind — papers which reveal Westcott's interest in black, ritualistic magic. How delightfully wicked!
*The papers fall in the hands of the authorities. Westcott cannot hope to keep his position as Crown Coroner while suspected of being a magician. He has no choice. He leaves the Order.
*The Imperator is now in complete control. I am with him, in the private sanctum the three of us used to share, and stare at the wide grin upon his face.
*The Imperator's mirth turns to gloom, then to fury. THE BOOK is gone! I could tell you what happened to it, but that is another story. For now, let's continue to explore this one.

==Perdurabo==
The Imperator plays a dangerous game. He does not realize it yet, but his position is precarious. He rules like a king, but his subjects will soon revolt.

===Alta Pete===
[[File:PL-Alta_Pete.png|thumb|220px|Alta Pete.]]
The King has lost many pawns. His Queen stays in London while he isolates himself in Paris. I'm not talking about his wife, in case you were wondering.
*No, Moina is with us in Paris. The "Queen" I refer to is Miss Farr, the Imperator's representative in England — the one who has, in essence, replaced Westcott.
*I take my place in the empty chair in front of the Imperator. He stares not at me, but at the chess board upon the table between us.
*He sits in front of the white pieces, as always. I suspect he secretly fancies himself a White Knight. No. Not a White Knight. That would be beneath him.
*He is, after all, Imperator, sole ruler, King, of what was once OUR Order. Perhaps "White Magus" would be more appropriate. Yes... Samuel the White.
*Mathers moves his knight in a flank opening. Closing his eyes, he brings his hands under his chin, as though praying. "Your turn," he whispers.
*The Imperator has yet to beat me at this game, but he perseveres. It is one of the things I admire most about him. If only he knew when to stop.

===Deus Inversus===
[[File:PL-Deus_Inversus.png|thumb|220px|Deus Inversus.]]
We have been playing for a fortnight and our tournament is progressing nicely. Mathers is a worthy opponent, despite his weaknesses.
*A knock distracts the Imperator. "Excuse me." He turns toward the door and a lean, young man steps into the sanctum: Mathers' initiate — no doubt you've heard of him.
*The young man is about to say something when his eyes suddenly widen, focusing on me. Though we do not speak, I am actually glad to meet him.
*This man, Aleister Crowley, has a — how shall I put it? — UNIQUE future ahead of him. He will become one of the most influential occultists of his time.
*The press will dub him "the wickedest man in the world" and he will transcend the knowledge he is about to gain through our Order. He will even beget his own religion.
*The most interesting bit, however, is Crowley's claim that he is the reincarnation of our friends [[Rodrigo Borgia]] and Edward Kelley, as well as several other influential figures.
*Unfortunately for the Imperator, "the Beast," as Crowley likes to call himself, will also trigger a chain of events that will cause a great schism within the Order.

===In Excelsis===
[[File:PL-In_Excelsis.png|thumb|220px|In Excelsis.]]
I am being unfair. It is not so much "the Beast" as the Imperator's own pride that will trigger the beginning of the end for the Order. Let me show you...
*Remember I told you that Mathers, the Imperator, had appointed Miss Farras his representative in England, after Westcott's departure? Well...
*Aleister Crowley is a rather ambitious member of the Outer Order, and he has requested an audience with Miss Farrat in the Isis - Urania temple in London.
*Miss Farris is not happy to receive him. She knows what he seeks, and she will not give into his demands. Who would? The man is a ticking time bomb!
*"I have learned everything I possibly could!" Crowley argues. "I demand to be allowed into the Inner Order!" he screams — not the strategy I would have recommended.
*"If you cannot control your emotions, Mr. Cr—" The Beast suddenly jumps on her desk, shrieking deafeningly. "Mr. Crowl—" Crowley raises his fist!
*Eyes closed, Miss Farr whimpers, waiting for the Beast to strike. Instead, Crowley begins to guffaw uncontrollably.

===Festina Lente===
[[File:PL-Festina_Lente.png|thumb|220px|Festina Lente.]]
And now, back at the Ahathoor temple!
*In Paris, the Beast enters the Imperator's sanctum. Wetting his lips, he peeks in my direction, but quickly focuses his attention on Mathers.
*The Imperator smiles to himself. I suspect he knows that Crowley can see me, but he will not reveal it. Not to the Beast, not to me, not to anyone.
*My old, dear friend, the one who betrayed me! I have known him long enough to understand that he would never reveal his hand.
*Mathers firmly believes that Crowley should be an adept of the Inner Order. The Beast has earned it, no doubt, but the Imperator also needs allies — now more than ever.
*After a brief conversation, the Beast kneels in front of Mathers. The Imperator initiates the ritual that will make Crowley "Adeptus Minor."
*No one — not even his most trusted ally — will tell Mathers what to do. Pride... The Order will not endure for much longer, but THEY will.

==Deo Duce==
There is something not even the most knowledgeable members of the Inner Order know about the foundation of our group. It concerns the Secret Chiefs.

===Volo Noscere===
[[File:PL-Volo_Noscere.png|thumb|220px|Volo Noscere.]]
Little is known about the Secret Chiefs. Many believe them to be transcendent cosmic authorities, while others claim they are mere humans. Some say they do not even exist.
*My good friend, the Imperator, once wrote that the Secret Chiefs were humans who possess terrible supernatural powers. Could I be one of them?
*No, I'm pulling your leg. Perhaps my powers seem supernatural — no matter — but they are certainly not terrible.
*I am immersed in a chess match with the Imperator when his lovely wife Moina, the Seeress, approaches him. Ignoring me, she hands him a letter.
*Mathers quickly reads it, and announces he has to leave immediately. "The Secret Chiefs have summoned me." He stares at his feet.
*Moina wants to accompany him, but the Imperator says he has to do this alone. Moina turns tome, and smiles. She knows I will go with her husband.
*This should be interesting. I have never met one of THEM.

===Crux Dat Salutem===
[[File:PL-Crux_Dat_Salutem.png|thumb|220px|Crux Dat Salutem.]]
I follow the Imperator to a somber Parisian alley. I am reminded of the romantic stroll I once took with Maria. No wait! That was Giovanni, wasn't it?
*Paris is an interesting place, but the City of Light has never seemed so dreary. Mathers' eyes dart in every direction.
*"I'm glad you are with me, old friend." Mathers' voice is barely audible, but it is strong, steady. I'm glad to be of assistance.
*A lone silhouette approaches. I can scarcely make out the outline of the man's beard under his hooded cloak. Mathers mumbles a formal greeting in Latin.
*"Our partnership is ended." The voice is deep, commanding, but disappointingly human after all. "You have failed to heed our warnings."
*"I need more time!" Mathers begins. "If only —" The stranger raises a hand to silence him. There! Can you see it? Upon the man's middle finger!
*A ring with a red cross pattée in a white circle. The Order of the [[Templars|Knights Templar]]!

===Deus Lux Solis===
[[File:PL-Deus_Lux_Solis.png|thumb|220px|Deus Lux Solis.]]
The two men face each other, their features barely visible in the darkness. But I see quite clearly: Mathers' eyes are narrow, his jaw clenched, his fists closed.
*I know that look! Mathers has never been one to take offence lightly, and he never did tolerate being told what to do. He is, after all, Imperator.
*Now, in silence, Mathers stares at the Templar's raised hand, as though he would bite it. The Templar glares, but Mathers is not intimidated.
*"The fruits of your research were disappointing, at best, Imperator. Your translation... useless." A pause. "We expected more from you."
*"You have to give me more time!" Mathers pleads. "Without the Book —"
*"You fool! It was never about the Book!" The Templar shouts. "Because of you, we have lost HIM!" He's talking about me, isn't he?
*Mathers seems shaken. The Templar grunts, turning away. The Imperator watches him disappear in the darkness. Then, his face suddenly brightens. He understands, at last.

==Cede Deo==
The 1900 "Exposition Universelle" attracted over fifty million people, But the Imperator wasn't among them. He had other...
preoccupations.

===Resurgam===
[[File:PL-Resurgam.png|thumb|220px|Resurgam.]]
Remember I told you that the King's subjects would eventually revolt? Well, they have.
*The Imperator is not only no longer in contact with the Secret Chiefs — you know who they are now — but he has also been forced to resign from the Order.
*Mathers sits in the chair infront of his wife, the Seeress. Between them is the table which usually holds our chess board.
*Moina's eyes are half - closed. Her hands brush the tarot cards that are laid out before her. I feel I'm interrupting, like a third wheel during a first date.
*Yet I know I must be here. As if she had read my mind — she really is gifted — Moina looks straight at me. "What do you see?" Mathers asks.
*"The Order shall not endure." Is she reading my mind? Or just improvising? "This is not the end." Her voice is gentle, like Maria's. "It is a new beginning."
*Mathers looks at his wife and leans close to her, smiling. Then, he stands up and raises his arms, as if addressing God himself. "He shall rise again."

==Veritas Et Lux==
You've now seen all the tales I had to tell, uncovered all the secrets I cared to reveal — well, almost. There is one last truth I believe you should learn.

===Vestigia Nulla===
[[File:PL-Vestigia_Nulla.png|thumb|220px|Vestigia Nulla.]]
The Mathers know they cannot hide anything from me. It is a fact they have accepted, long ago, when they liberated me from that old, corporeal shell.
*They wish I wouldn't spy on them now, but they know I'm here. They always do. I've rarely met humans so gifted before.
*Moina takes a small sip of her wine and lowers the glass on the table. "What shall we do about... our old friend?"
*I'm glad she still thinks of me as a friend. I certainly think of her this way. And I harbor no ill feelings toward her, or her husband.
*"We do as planned." Their plan is ludicrous, but they do not realize that. "We make sure he never leaves us." He wants to control me, but he never will.
*Moina looks in my direction, turns away, scratches her nose. "And once we have completed the ritual?"
*Mathers takes a deep breath. He looks my way, but not directly at me. "I am sorry, old friend, but we leave no traces behind."

===Non Omnis Moriar===
[[File:PL-Non_Omnis_Moriar.png|thumb|220px|Non Omnis Moriar.]]
I have not seen the body — MY body — since that fateful day. Through out the years, they have kept it alive, through means you could not possibly imagine.
*What was once my shell is now a gray, emaciated thing. I don't even recognize the face which was once mine.
*The night is cool and bright, ideal for their purpose. On cue, the adepts form a circle around the altar, closing in on the body. They begin to chant.
*They have no idea what they are doing. Truly, they have no clue as to what I am. How can they? They are gifted, but remain mere humans.
*Moina looks at me, tears in her eyes. She wears a light, white gown and a wreath of Papaver rhoeas — quite apropos.
*Moina casts one last glance in my direction, then turns to face the altar. Solemnly, she begins to disrobe.
*And people believe she died a virgin.

==External links==
*[http://apps.facebook.com/projectlegacy/ Project Legacy App page]
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Marcus Junius Brutus

2011-07-10T20:15:42Z

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'''Marcus Junius Brutus''' (early June 85 BC – late October 42 BC), often referred to simply as '''Brutus''', was a politician of the late [[Roman Empire|Roman Republic]]<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> and a member of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> He took a leading role in the assassination conspiracy against the dictator [[Gaius Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger was the son of Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder and Servilia Caepionis. His father was killed by Pompey the Great in dubious circumstances after he had taken part in the rebellion of Lepidus; his mother was the half-sister of Cato the Younger, and later became Julius Caesar's mistress. Some sources refer to the possibility of Caesar being his real father. Brutus' uncle, Quintus Servilius Caepio adopted him in about 59 BC, and Brutus was known officially for a time as '''Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus''' before he reverted to using his birth-name. However, following Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, Brutus revived his adoptive name in order to illustrate his links to another famous tyrannicide, Servilius Ahala, from whom he was descended.<ref name="Wikipedia: Marcus Junius Brutus">[[wikipedia:Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger|''Wikipedia'': Marcus Junius Brutus]]</ref> He was, at some point, inducted into the Assassin Order.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy" />

Brutus held his uncle in high regard and his political career started when he became an assistant to Cato, during his governorship of [[Cyprus]]. During this time, he enriched himself by lending money at high rates of interest. He returned to [[Rome]] a rich man, where he married Claudia Pulchra. From his first appearance in the Senate, Brutus aligned with the Optimates (the conservative faction) against the First Triumvirate of Marcus Licinius Crassus, Pompey Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus and Gaius Julius Caesar. Around 45 BC, many senators began to fear Caesar's growing power following his appointment as dictator for life.<ref name="Wikipedia: Marcus Junius Brutus" /> Additionally, the Assassins discovered that the [[SPQR]] was secretly a [[Templars|Templar]] organization.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> Brutus was appointed to devise the conspiracy against Caesar by the other Assassins.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

===Assassination of Julius Caesar===
At some point, Brutus discovered and explored the [[Colosseum Vault|vault]] hidden beneath what would eventually become [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]]. He chose the temple concealing the entrance to the vault as a meeting place for the conspirators, and would include a drawing of the chamber itself within his scrolls. Inside the chamber, he was enlightened with visions of what would happen after Caesar's assassination.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

[[File:Assassination of Julius Caesar.jpg|thumb|left|The Assassins striking at Caesar.]]
Encouraged by these visions, Brutus devised the plan for the assassination. His wife was the only woman privy to the plot. The conspirators planned to carry out their plot on the Ides of March (March 15) that same year. On that day, Caesar was delayed going to the Senate because his wife, Calpurnia Pisonis, tried to convince him not to go. The Assassins feared the plot had been found out. Brutus persisted, however, waiting for Caesar at the Senate, and allegedly still chose to remain even when a messenger brought him news that would otherwise have caused him to leave. When Caesar finally did come to the Senate, they attacked him. Publius Servilius Casca Longus was allegedly the first to attack Caesar with a blow to the shoulder, which Caesar blocked. However, upon seeing Brutus was with the Assassins, he covered his face with his toga and resigned himself to his fate. The Assassins attacked in such numbers that they even wounded one another. Brutus is said to have been wounded in the hand.<ref name="Wikipedia: Marcus Junius Brutus" />

[[File:BrutusArmor.png|thumb|Brutus' armor.]]
Following the assassination, he returned to the temple where the Assassins held their meetings and left his heirloom [[Armor of Brutus|armor]] and [[Dagger of Brutus|dagger]] there, to be found by the next person to stumble across it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

===Death===
After the assassination, the Senate passed an amnesty on the Assassins. This amnesty was proposed by Caesar's friend and co-consul [[wikipedia:Mark Antony|Marcus Antonius]]. Nonetheless, uproar among the population caused Brutus and the other Assassins to leave Rome. Brutus settled in Crete from 44 to 42 BC, but was later defeated in battle and upon fleeing, committed suicide. His last words were ''"By all means must we fly; not with our feet, however, but with our hands."'' Brutus also uttered the well-known verse calling down a curse upon Antonius (Plutarch repeats this from the memoirs of Publius Volumnius): ''"Forget not, Zeus, the author of these crimes."''<ref name="Wikipedia: Marcus Junius Brutus" />

[[File:Philippi, Macedonia.png|thumb|left|The Shroud being used on Brutus' corpse.]]
After Brutus' death, his followers tried to use [[the Shroud]] to bring him back. Brutus returned to life for a very brief moment, before inevitably dying once again. The attempt failed because the Shroud can reanimate a body, but it cannot recreate life.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy" />

Some time prior to 1500 AD, the [[Followers of Romulus]] discovered the temple, and found the armor and dagger within. They took the artifacts, hiding them in a chamber in the tunnels beneath [[Colle Palatino]]. The chamber was to only be opened with six keys, spread across various landmarks throughout Rome, hidden in some of the scrolls that Brutus had written concerning his involvement in the conspiracy to kill Caesar. In 1503, the then-[[Grand Master of the Assassin Order]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] managed to obtain all six keys and retrieved the armor from its chamber.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood" />

==Trivia==
*In 1503, [[Giovanni Borgia]] relived some of Brutus' memories just like with his father [[Perotto Calderon]]'s memories, indicating that Perotto and Giovanni are Brutus' descendants.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy" />
*Oddly enough, [[Dante Alighieri]] wrote in ''Inferno'', the first part of ''The Divine Comedy'', that Brutus, along with [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], were condemned to the the 9th Circle because of their act against Julius Caesar,<ref name="Wikipedia: Marcus Junius Brutus" /> despite the fact that Dante was also a member of the Assassin Order. This could be due to the fact that Dante had wished to conceal his affiliation with the Order by degrading the names of Brutus and Cassius thereby negating any speculation that he was a member.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

==References==
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Rebecca Crane

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{{Era|AC2|Assassins|Modern}}
{{Character Infobox

|name = Rebecca Crane
|image = Zw-rebecca-1.png
|birth = 1984
|period = [[Modern Times]]
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
|voice = [[Eliza Schneider]]
}}

'''Rebecca Crane''' is one of the modern day [[Assassins]] introduced in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''. She is the creator of the [[Animus 2.0]] - which she affectionately refers to as "Baby" - and provides technical support for the Assassins alongside her partner, [[Shaun Hastings]]. She appears to be an old friend of [[Lucy Stillman]], although, prior to the game, the two purportedly did not see one another for seven years, implied to be because of Lucy's internment at [[Abstergo]].

In ''Assassin's Creed II'', Rebecca serves as tech support for the Animus 2.0. She often leaves notes within the [[Database Articles|database entries]] that Shaun makes available for [[Desmond Miles]] while he is in the Animus, especially if the entries (i.e. about a particular structure) indicate the presence of a [[glyph|Glyph]] or [[Assassin's Tombs|Assassin's Tomb]] therein. The data module that Rebecca receives from Lucy with the records of the [[Animus|Abstergo version of the Animus]] allow Desmond to interact with the encrypted files [[Subject 16]] left behind in [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s memories.

==Biography==
It is unknown whether Rebecca is a "proper" Assassin like Desmond and Lucy. She makes allusions, but nothing is ever conclusively said about the nature of her place in relation to the Assassins. She did, however, play an important role in inducting Shaun Hastings into the Order. When Shaun, with his gifts for connection and conspiracy, endangered his own life by trying to tell the world what Abstergo was up to, Rebecca saved him from [[Templar]] silencers, and recruited him as an Assassin.

===Assassin's Creed II===
In ''Assassin's Creed II'', Rebecca monitors the Animus to make sure nothing goes wrong (such as what happened at the start of the first ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' ). She will often provide a comment relating to being at the top of most rather tall buildings, such as remarking that "the view must be great" from the top of a church, or that she thinks Desmond is itching to get to the top of a bell tower.

Aside from providing technical support for the Animus, and her small segments of banter with Shaun and Desmond, Rebecca doesn't play a significant story role until the end of the game, when she helps Shaun pack up the Animus gear while Desmond and Lucy defend their location from Abstergo. As they escape into a truck, she is able to get the Animus working inside it, which allows Desmond to re-enter the [[Renaissance]] and finish any remaining memories while on the way to their second base up North. This consequently allows the player to finish up any [[Side Missions]] and plot elements they may have missed, such as [[Races]] and [[Feather]] collecting, to name a few.

==Characteristics and personality==
Rebecca is an energetic, somewhat immature young woman - despite the fact that she saved his life, Shaun Hastings is quick to belittle and gibe at her. She is tolerant and optimistic, representing Shaun's foil - she is the polar opposite of her colleague, friendly and talkative. She shows great pride in her work, praising her redesign of the Animus as having a far more enlightened and creative construct; a ''"competitive edge"'' as she calls it. She also remains convinced that, despite Shaun's dubiousness of their means, the Assassins are -as Desmond puts it- ''"the good guys."''

==Trivia==
*When in the Animus 2.0, Rebecca adds information to the database using the name REBECCAC84. This username holds her first name, the initial of her last name, and implies her birth year. This may mean that she is 28 as of [[Modern Times|2012]].
*Her email is Snowmass7, likely to reflect her previous hobby.
*Before working for the Assassins, she loved playing sports and was once a snowboarder. However, after breaking her leg, she quit and discovered that she found technology more interesting.
*When Lucy Stillman and Desmond Miles first enter the hideout, Rebecca greets Lucy happily and exclaims: ''"It's been so long... Seven years!"'' This means that the last time the two friends saw each other was in 2005.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', she appears to have put on make-up, unlike in ''Assassin's Creed II''.
*After losing her MP3 player, Rebecca sends an e-mail to her teammates about it, claiming that she ''"can't sleep without it." ''If one goes onto her e-mail account and looks at her sent e-mails, there is an e-mail which reads ''"Found it."''
*She mentions to Desmond that she once went into the Animus, but comments that her ancestor's life as a Prussian mercenary was boring, due to spending several hours constantly shooting.
*In the e-mails in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Shaun said to the others ''"Rebecca is a Templar."'' This however, is meant sarcastically, as it was in response to Rebecca having told Lucy that Shaun had taken her food from the fridge.
*She is shown to be a vegetarian in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', as she shows disgust when Desmond takes a bite of a hamburger, calling him a ''"carnivore."'' She then goes on to defend herself from Shaun, who attempts to explain how eating vegetables is not much different from eating animals.
*In ''Brotherhood'' Desmond questions whether she has killed before. She replies saying that before she joined the Assassins she had a boyfriend, then after joining she did not, but when Desmond replies with "Are you kidding!?", she reveals that she was indeed kidding.
*In one of the emails she talks about missing her family, and owning a dog.

==Gallery==
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Van2.png|Rebecca as she appears in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''.
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