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Garnier de Naplouse

2011-03-27T02:11:58Z

95.116.67.61: Undo revision 136298 by 'R BlaiddDdraig (talk)

{{Era|AC|Templars|Crusade|Featured}}
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{{WP-REAL|Garnier de Nablus}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Garnier de Naplouse
|image = Garnypng.png
|imgdesc = A full body portrait of Garnier de Naplouse
|birth =
|death = 1191 [[Acre]], [[Syria]]
|period = 12th century
|faction = [[Knights Hospitalier]] [[Knights Templar]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
|voice = [[Hubert Fielden]]}}

{{quote|Do you appease a crying child simply because he wails? 'But I want to play with fire, father.' What would you say? 'As you wish'? Ah... but then you'd answer for his burns.|Garnier de Naplouse}}
'''Garnier de Naplouse''' (c.1147 - 1191) was the second [[Templar]] assigned by [[Al Mualim]] for [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] to [[Assassination targets|assassinate]]. He was a doctor and Grand Master of the [[Knights Hospitalier]] in the city of [[Acre]] and a secret member of the Knights Templar.

==The Grand Master of the Hospitaliers==
Garnier was exiled from France for the cruel and inhumane treatment of his patients (who he saw less as people and more as experiments on whom to try the latest cure-all). He claimed to be a man of science, but he lacked a sense of ethics. The price of knowledge was never too high for him, even if it had to be paid with another man's blood. Because his family had contributed a significant amount of coin to the war effort, he'd been harbored and protected in Acre. There he'd managed to buy himself loyal assistants who allowed him to continue his grim work. He fluctuated between being very articulate and composed, and totally deranged, although he did firmly believe that he was helping those he tended to, inside the Hospitalier Fortress in Acre. The procedure he used on his victims implies that he performed a lobotomy on them.

==Death==
Garnier was assassinated within his Hospitalier Fortress by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad while attending to his victims. Altaïr first saw him attending to a patient who was trying to escape. Garnier had his men break the man's legs so it wouldn't happen again. During his monologue after his assassination, he spoke of how he was actually helping people. He claimed that the people he took were among the poorest and most ill of the surrounding cities, and that many have recovered and thanked him for his help. He said his methods were necessary to free people from the "prisons of their own minds".

==Final Words==
[[File:Garnier_Death.jpg|thumb|Death from above.]]

'''Altaïr:''' ''Let go your burden.''

'''Garnier:''' ''Ah, I'll rest now, yes. The endless dream calls to me, but before I close my eyes, I must know: what will become of my children?''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You mean the people made to suffer your cruel experiments!? They'll be free now to return to their homes!''

'''Garnier:''' ''Homes!? What homes!? The sewers? The brothels? The prisons that we dragged them from?''

'''Altaïr: '''''You took these people against their will!''

'''Garnier:''' ''Yes, what little will there was for them to have. Are you really so naive? Do you appease a crying child, simply because he wails? "But I want to play with fire, father". What would you say? "As you wish"? Ah, but then you'd answer for his burns.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''These are not children, but men and women, full grown.''

'''Garnier:''' ''In body, perhaps, but not in mind, which is the very damage I sought to repair. I admit, without the [[Piece of Eden]] - which you stole from us - my progress was slowed. But there are herbs, mixtures and extracts. My guards are proof of this: they were madmen before I found and freed them from the prisons of their own minds... And with my death, madmen they will be again.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You truly believe you were helping them?''

'''Garnier:''' ''It's not what I believe... it's what I know''.

==Historical Materials==
[[wikipedia:Garnier de Nablus|Garnier de Nablus]] was the tenth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaliers, a monastic order founded after the First Crusade (1096 - 1099) and who established its first infirmary near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. At first, the order cared for pilgrims, but soon made sure armed guards allowed the pilgrims to come to no harm. This escorting force was built up dramatically and became a dominant Christian group along with the Knights Templar. Garnier began his service with the order in 1177, as a commander of the hospital in Jerusalem, and was promoted a decade later. He is known to have died sometime during 1191, fighting for the defense of the Holy Land.

==Trivia==
*Garnier de Naplouse (also known as Garnier de Nablus) was a real-life leader of the Knights Hospitalier who ruled from 1190 to 1192. In contrast to the in-game depiction of a sadistic and cruel man, the real-life Garnier was a courageous and brave individual who led the Hospitaliers and the Crusaders to many victories, including the [[Battle of Arsuf]].
*It is much easier to air assassinate Garnier de Naplouse than to assassinate him from the ground, as his "patients" will push you around and blow your cover very easily.
*Another method is to blend with the [[scholars]] until you eventually pass by Garnier. This is just as effective, though much slower, than an air assassination.
*Historically, Garnier de Naplouse fought in the Battle of Arsuf, while in ''Assassin's Creed'', he died before the battle took place.

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Sibrand

2011-03-27T02:11:13Z

95.116.67.61: Undo revision 136297 by 'R BlaiddDdraig (talk)

{{Era|AC|Templars|Crusade}}
{{WP-REAL|Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights}}
{{Character Infobox

|name = Sibrand
|image = Sibrand.png
|birth = c. 1157 A.D.
|death = 1191 A.D. 
[[Acre|Acre, Israel]]
|period = [[Third Crusade]]
|faction = [[Crusaders|Christian Crusaders]] 
[[Knights Teutonic]] 
[[Knights Templar]] (secret)
|appear = [[Assassin's Creed]]
|voice = [[Arthur Holden]]
}}
{{quote|How could I believe, given what I know? What I've seen? Our treasure was the proof!|Sibrand}}
'''Sibrand''' was the seventh target [[Al Mualim]] ordered [[Altaïr]] to assassinate. Sibrand was the newly appointed Grand Master of the [[Knights Teutonic]], in charge of the port area of the middle district within the city of [[Acre]].

==The Liege-Lord of the Knights Teutonic==
[[File:Sibrandscholar.png|thumb|left|300px|Sibrand tormenting a scholar he accuses of being an Assassin.]]Sibrand had always wanted to be a leader. When finally given the opportunity to realize his dream, he did everything to keep from losing it. He saw enemies and traitors everywhere, insecure as he was in his own ability to retain his position. He spoke with a quick, clipped pace, his eyes constantly darting everywhere, alert for signs of trouble. He easily became unhinged, and talked constantly of plots and conspiracies. He took control of the docks in the city of Acre, where his own ship was moored, and planned a ruse to increase his power dramatically. He often used a bow, and wore an ornate horned helmet in battle. His final dialogue implies that he is also an atheist.

==Death Speech==
[[File:Sibrdeat.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Sibrand's quiet unexpected death]]

'''Sibrand:''' ''Please, don't do this!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You are afraid...''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Of course I am afraid!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''But you'll be safe now, held in the arms of your god.''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Have my brothers taught you nothing!? I know what waits for me, for all of us!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''If not your god, then what?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Nothing. Nothing waits... and that is what I fear.''

'''Altaïr:''' ''You don't believe?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''How could I, given what I know? What I've seen? Our [[Piece of Eden|treasure]] was the proof!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Proof of what?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''That this life is all we have!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Linger a while longer then, and tell me of the part you were to play.''

'''Sibrand:''' ''A blockade by sea, to keep the fool kings and queens from sending reinforcements once we... once we...''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Conquered the Holy Land!?''

'''Sibrand:''' ''Freed it, you fool, from the tyranny of faith!''

'''Altaïr:''' ''Freedom!? You worked to overthrow cities, control men's minds, murdered any who spoke against you!''

'''Sibrand:''' ''I followed my orders, believing in my cause, same as you''.

==Historical Materials==
The infancy of the Teutonic order was governed by Meister Sibrand between (it is said) 1190 to 1192, but little else is known of the historical figure. The [[Knights Teutonic]], or "Order of the German House of St. Mary in Jerusalem," was formed at the end of the twelfth century in Acre itself. The Order controlled the port tolls in Acre, then (after the defeat of the Christian forces) moved to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania Transylvania] in 1211. Their insignia, a forerunner to the infamous [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_cross Iron Cross], is part of the insignia of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussia Prussia] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany Germany].

==Trivia==
[[File:Sibrand Invastigation.png|thumb|300px|Sibrand seen during an eavesdropping investigation.]]
*Sibrand was a real-life leader of the Teutonic Knights: Meister (master) Sibrand. One of the first Teutonic Knights leaders, he was appointed around 1190.
*An in-game glitch can be found during Sibrand's assassination. To perform it, Sibrand must not be aware of your presence. When he is randomly shooting arrows on the front of his ship, approach and throw him against the side of the boat. Sibrand will fall off his ship and into the water. You will then fail the mission, supposedly because your target escaped. The reason for this may be because his blood is required to give proof of the assassination, and [[Altaïr]] cannot swim in-game. Alternately, it is possible that Sibrand could swim, though this is unlikely.
**A second glitch may occur when Sibrand is at the front of the ship shooting his arrows and shouting, where he is sometimes not wearing his helmet (which you can clearly see him put on at the end of the starting cut-scene).
*Sibrand is also the only target in ''Assassin's Creed'' that you can see during an investigation, though he disappears before you have any chance of killing him.
*Like [[Talal]] in Jerusalem and [[Jubair]] in Damascus, [[vigilantes]] will attempt to stop Sibrand if he tries to escape from the docks.
*It should be noted that his belief in the absence of an afterlife is similar to Altaïr's, as he wrote in the [[Codex]] that he feels that there is no Heaven or Hell, just a state of empty existence, or the abscence of consciousness.

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