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The Creed

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'''The Creed''' was the code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins|Order]] of Assassins.

==The Tenets of the Creed==
The Creed was an unwritten set of rules orally passed down from generation to generation among the Assassins and known by every member of the order. It focused on three simple tenets that helped to ensure a successful mission and ensured the continued safety of the brotherhood.

===Stay the blade from the flesh of the innocent===
{{quote|That man had no need to die!|[[Malik]] at [[Solomon's Temple]]}}
The goal of the Order of Assassins is to ensure peace in all things, and slaying innocents and bystanders who do not need to die goes a long way towards spreading strife and discord, rather than peace.

===Do not draw attention to yourself===
{{quote|Let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd.|[[Al Mualim]]}}
Hide in plain sight.

===Never compromise the brotherhood===
{{quote|Your actions have put us all in grave danger! For that, you must be punished! I'm sorry, child.|[[Al Mualim]] before fakely stabbing Altaïr}}
The actions of one must never bring harm to all.

==''Assassin's Creed''==
During an extremely important mission at Solomon's Temple, [[Altaïr]] breaks all three tenets, and fails the mission. The [[Piece of Eden|Templar Treasure]] seemed lost forever- until a gravely wounded [[Malik]] showed up with it.

Believing that the failure was caused by his breaking of the Tenets, [[Al Mualim]] strips Altaïr of all his weapons and equipment, demoting him to [[Novice]] rank. Altaïr then had to earn his way back to the top of the order.

[[Desmond Miles|Desmond]] must follow these tenets as well, to stay synchronized with his ancestor's memories in the ''Animus''.

If the player makes Altaïr break the first Tenet (hurt or kill innocent people) he loses one [[Synchronization]] and then five.

Be discreet- do not draw attention to yourself unless necessary. Use low profile actions when possible, blend with the people, take advantage of [[Scholars]].

This Tenet is simple. Your actions must never come to harm the Brotherhood, ''directly or indirectly.'' An example of this is that you will not be able to enter to the Assassins' bureau when you are Exposed because this would cause the guards to discover it.
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The Creed

2009-11-21T10:06:13Z

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'''The Creed''' was the code and guiding philosophy of the [[Assassins|Assassin's Order]]

==The Tenets of the Creed==
The Creed was an unwritten set of rules orally passed down from generation to generation among the Assassins and known by every member of the order. It focused on three simple tenets that helped to ensure a successful mission and ensured the continued safety of the brotherhood.

===Stay the blade from the flesh of the innocent===
{{quote|That man had no need to die!|[[Malik]] at [[Solomon's Temple]]}}
The goal of the Order of Assassins is to ensure peace in all things, and slaying innocents and bystanders who do not need to die goes a long way towards spreading strife and discord, rather than peace.

===Do not draw attention to yourself===
{{quote|Let the people mask you such that you become one with the crowd.|[[Al Mualim]]}}
Hide in plain sight.

===Never compromise the brotherhood===
{{quote|Your actions have put us all in grave danger! For that, you must be punished! I'm sorry, child.|[[Al Mualim]] before fakely stabbing Altaïr}}
The actions of one must never bring harm to all.

==''Assassin's Creed''==
During an extremely important mission at Solomon's Temple, [[Altaïr]] breaks all three tenets, and fails the mission. The [[Piece of Eden|Templar Treasure]] seemed lost forever- until a gravely wounded [[Malik]] showed up with it.

Believing that the failure was caused by his breaking of the Tenets, [[Al Mualim]] strips Altaïr of all his weapons and equipment, demoting him to [[Novice]] rank. Altaïr then had to earn his way back to the top of the order.

[[Desmond Miles|Desmond]] must follow these tenets as well, to stay synchronized with his ancestor's memories in the ''Animus''.

If the player makes Altaïr break the first Tenet (hurt or kill innocent people) he loses one [[Synchronization]] and then five.

Be discreet- do not draw attention to yourself unless necessary. Use low profile actions when possible, blend with the people, take advantage of [[Scholars]].

This Tenet is simple. Your actions must never come to harm the Brotherhood, ''directly or indirectly.'' An example of this is that you will not be able to enter to the Assassins' bureau when you are Exposed because this would cause the guards to discover it.
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Assassins

2009-11-21T10:02:12Z

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{{Faction Infobox
|image = Assassins Crest White.svg
|game = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''<br>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|religion = Islam (AC1) Catholic(AC2)
|nationality = Saracen,(AC1) Italian(AC2)
|location = [[Masyaf]]
}}
{{quote|Nothing is true, Everything is permitted.|Hassan-i Sabbah, founder of the Assassins' order}}

The '''Assassins''', also known as the '''Hashshashin''', are an organized Order of Assassins, who are in a continuous low-grade war with their greatest adversaries: the [[Knights Templar]]. The order has existed for at least a millennium, and was active during the [[Assassin's Creed|Third Crusade]], the [[Assassin's Creed 2|Renaissance]], and even into the year 2012. The order believes in a firm creed of values that strictly govern their way of life, consisting of three [[tenets]]: stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent, hide in plain sight, and never compromise the Brotherhood. These tenets are lived daily by Assassins in the fight for "peace in all things". The Assassins carry out their duties through political strategic assassination, and by doing so, potential threats to peace are forever suppressed. By killing one individual, the Assassins beleive that they can save tens of thousands.

Through their work, Assassins could be easily looked upon as keepers of peace. Assassins beleive that they fight on behalf of those people who do not possess their abilities or resources to speak out against those in power who harm the powerless. Assassins speak to these corrupted men for the dispossessed by introducing them to the sharp edge of a [[Hidden Blade|blade]]. By doing so, the common people are freed from the shackles of oppression. Even though the Assassins fight for the people, they are feared, because no matter how one looks at the matter, killing above the bounds of the law for noble purposes is still killing, still an essentially evil act. The only way to justify the Assassins' deeds is to see them through the prism of long-term self-defense, though many moralists and philosophers claim this is just sophistry, a rationalization for murder. The Assassins were most feared due to their terrifying reputation for taking life in public places before many witnesses. The Assassins did so to create an atmosphere in which it was not safe to commit corrupt acts under the sun. This spread fear amongst their enemies, for they never knew when they might fall to an enemy who they could not see or hear.

Assassins used a particularly efficient weapon for assassinations: the Hidden Blade. A single thrust from this weapon could change the course of the Holy Land's future, as well as that of all future history. Such power could easily go to an Assassin's head, causing him to lift himself above others knowing he could change history, thus becoming as corrupt as the men whom he slew. But the devotion to the Assassins primary goal (peace in all things) and the knowledge of their "Assassin's Creed" provided the moral guidance necessary to keep the corruption caused by ultimate power at bay. This was not always the case. In order to have the precise political impact desired by an assassination, the Assassins possessed extensive political knowledge,  and remained always in tune with the ever-changing politics surrounding the many empires of the Holy Land and later of Western Europe during the Renaissance. They used this information to decide whose death would most benefit the people of their region.

Obtaining this information was done by stationing agents within the various cities of the Middle East and Europe to keep an eye on the actions of the various nobles and rulers. When deployed on missions, elite master assassins or blade hands were the ones responsible for carrying out public assassinations. They worked alone in the field, usually disguised as holy scholars of any of the three major monotheistic faiths or other suitable caricatures. When stationed in a particular city, the Assassins would spend an immense amount of time getting acquainted with their environment and learning where and when it would be best to strike at their chosen target. The actual strike itself always took place in public. By performing the murder in the public's eye, the Assassins knew without a doubt that news and information about the assassination would spread quickly amongst the common people, and those other corrupt men who served the one assassinated, effectively spreading fear and disrupting the chain of command among the corrupted regime that had been targeted by the Assassins.

==Known Assassins==
===Third Crusade===
*[[Al Mualim]] (Master and leader of Syrian-Assassins)
*[[Altair|Altair Ibn-La'Ahad]] (Master Assassin and field instructor)
*[[Malik]] (Dai over Jerusalem's Assassin Bureau)
*[[Kadar]] (Member of the Assassins and Malik's younger brother)
*[[Raoul]] (Member of the Assassins)
*[[Abbas]](Member of the Assassins)
*[[Masun]] (Traitor of Masyaf)
*The Instructors and Rafiqs
* Jamal (possible Assassin that betrayed Masyaf)
* Bahir (Damascus - Rooftop Race Informant PC version)
* Karim (Acre - Rooftop Race Informant PC version)

===Renaissance===
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (A nobleman and member of the Assassins)
*[[Mario Auditore da Firenze]] (Ezio's uncle and mercenary)
*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]] (Ezio's father and Nobleman)
*[[Federico Auditore da Firenze]] (Ezio's brother)
*[[Paula]]
*[[Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli]]
*[[Antonio]] (Head of the Venetian Thieves Guild)
*[[La Volpe ]](Head of the Florentine Thieves Guild)
*

=== Modern Times (2012) ===

*[[Desmond Miles]]
*[[Lucy Stillman]]
*[[Shaun Hastings]] (most likely as he helps Desmond)
*Rebecca Crane (most likely as she helps Desmond)
*Any remaining assassins alive (although Dr Vidic believes they are all dead)

==[[Assassin's Creed]]==

In 1191, during the Third Crusade, the Assassins Order has its stronghold in the fortress of [[Masyaf]]. Led by [[Al Mualim]], the other assassins battle with the Templars and their leader, [http://images.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_de_Sable Robert de Sable] over ideologies and the means with which to accomplish them. It is the Third Crusade and low-scale war with the Templar's that Altair must find wisdom within himself from the "Assassins Creed" in order to accomplish the assassinations appointed for his redemption. As the war intensifies and Altair begins to understand the Assassin's true way of life, the "Creed", its meaning begins to open Altair's eyes and mind to question his cause and the lives he is meant to take in the name of the Assassin's peace. Is killing these men the true and only way to teach those that have strayed? Or do they not deserve a second chance; "misguided perhaps but pure in motive". Altair, after killing Robert de Sable, confronts his Master, Al Mualim, who has secretly been a high-ranking Templar the entire time. After a grueling struggle, Altair defeats Al Mualim and becomes the leader of the Assassins, though many lives were lost during Al Mualim's short reign of Terror. Altair then dedicates the Order to hunting down and destroying the remaining Artifacts, left by "Those Who Came Before," using the Piece of Eden to find them.
==[[Assassin's Creed II]]==
It has been announced in the May 2009 issue of ''Game Informer'' that the Assassins have "gone underground", but the order still continues their battle with the Templars. [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]], who was announced as the game's protagonist, is an Italian nobleman who joins the order to get revenge on the people that killed his father. It may be indirectly or directly due to the [[Knights Templar|Templars]].

In Assassin's Creed II, you never know who the assassins are until memory block 13. They are all around you during the game, you just have no idea who they are.

==Real History==

{{WP-REAL|Hashshashin}}
The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin, or Hashasheen), from which the word assassin is thought to originate, was the Persian derived designation of the Nizari branch of the Ismā'īlī Shia Muslims during the Middle Ages.

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Isu

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'''Those Who Have Come Before''' are the intelligent beings who created the [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] and the other ancient artifacts like it. Exactly how long ago they lived is unclear, but their technology is far beyond anything man has achieved by the 21st century. If what Warren Vidic claims is true, almost every major technological advancement of the last millenium has been achieved by reverse-engineering their technology. If the claims of the Templars are true, the Pieces of Eden were created thousands of years ago and were responsible for every major religious miracle, at least in the Templars' eyes, thus disproving the existence of God. What exactly they were or how they died out or vanished is equally unclear. The idea of the ones who have come before could be based on the ancient astronaut theory, where alien life visited the Earth milennia ago or the legend of Atlantis. Their technology is apparently easy to operate as even Al Mualim, who presumably didn’t know how the Piece of Eden actually worked, was able to wield one with ease. Curiously, Those Who Have Come Before programmed the Pieces of Eden to each display the locations of the others, presumably when they were damaged, though why this was done is unclear. They were probably the members of the first intelligent civilization on Earth and may have been worshipped as the ancient Greek and Roman gods by humans. Some of their members, if the previous theory is correct, were Minerva, Juno, Janus and others. They are believed in actuality to be a highly advanced extraterrestrial species that came to Earth and created the Pieces of Eden to advance human civilization, which would explain the "truth" video.
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Isu

2009-11-21T07:05:13Z

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'''Those Who Have Come Before''' are the intelligent beings who created the [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] and the other ancient artifacts like it. Exactly how long ago they lived is unclear, but their technology is far beyond anything man has achieved by the 21st century. If what Warren Vidic claims is true, almost every major technological advancement of the last millenium has been achieved by reverse-engineering their technology. If the claims of the Templars are true, the Pieces of Eden were created thousands of years ago and were responsible for every major religious miracle, at least in the Templars' eyes, thus disproving the existence of God. What exactly they were or how they died out or vanished is equally unclear. The idea of the ones who have come before could be based on the ancient astronaut theory, where alien life visited the Earth milennia ago or the legend of Atlantis. Their technology is apparently easy to operate as even Al Mualim, who presumably didn’t know how the Piece of Eden actually worked, was able to wield one with ease. Curiously Those Who Have Come Before programmed the Pieces of Eden to each display the locations of the others, presumably when they were damaged, though why this was done is unclear. They were probably the members of the first intelligent civilization on Earth and may have been worshipped as the ancient Greek and Roman gods by humans. Some of their members, if the previous theory is correct, were Minerva, Juno, Janus and others. They are believed in actuality to be a highly advanced extraterrestrial species that came to Earth and created the Pieces of Eden to advance human civilization, which would explain the "truth" video.
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Isu

2009-11-21T07:01:57Z

96.248.124.68:

'''Those Who Have Come Before''' are the intelligent beings who created the [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] and the other ancient artifacts like it. Exactly how long ago they lived is unclear, but their technology is far beyond anything man has achieved by the 21st century. If what Warren Vidic claims is true, almost every major technological advancement of the last millenium has been achieved by reverse-engineering their technology. If the claims of the Templars are true, the Pieces of Eden were created thousands of years ago and were responsible for every major religious miracle, at least in the Templars' eyes, thus disproving the existence of God. What exactly they were or how they died out or vanished is equally unclear. The idea of the ones who have come before could be based on the ancient astronaut theory, where alien life visited the Earth milennia ago or the legend of Atlantis. Their technology is apparently easy to operate as even Al Mualim, who presumably didn’t know how the Piece of Eden actually worked, was able to wield one with ease. Curiously Those Who Have Come Before programmed the Pieces of Eden to each display the locations of the others, presumably when they were damaged, though why this was done is unclear. They were probably the members of the first intelligent civilization on Earth and may have been worshipped as the ancient gods by humans. Some of their members, if the previous theory is correct, were Minerva, Juno, Janus and others. They are also believed to be a highly advanced alien species that created the Pieces of Eden, which would explain the "truth" video.
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Isu

2009-11-21T07:01:39Z

96.248.124.68:

'''Those Who Have Come Before''' are the intelligent beings who created the [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] and the other ancient artifacts like it. Exactly how long ago they lived is unclear, but their technology is far beyond anything man has achieved by the 21st century. If what Warren Vidic claims is true, almost every major technological advancement of the last millenium has been achieved by reverse-engineering their technology. If the claims of the Templars are true, the Pieces of Eden were created thousands of years ago and were responsible for every major religious miracle, at least in the Templars eyes, thus disproving the existence of God. What exactly they were or how they died out or vanished is equally unclear. The idea of the ones who have come before could be based on the ancient astronaut theory, where alien life visited the Earth milennia ago or the legend of Atlantis. Their technology is apparently easy to operate as even Al Mualim, who presumably didn’t know how the Piece of Eden actually worked, was able to wield one with ease. Curiously Those Who Have Come Before programmed the Pieces of Eden to each display the locations of the others, presumably when they were damaged, though why this was done is unclear. They were probably the members of the first intelligent civilization on Earth and may have been worshipped as the ancient gods by humans. Some of their members, if the previous theory is correct, were Minerva, Juno, Janus and others. They are also believed to be a highly advanced alien species that created the Pieces of Eden, which would explain the "truth" video.
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Piece of Eden

2009-11-21T06:56:35Z

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[[Image:POE.jpg|thumb]]

== The Piece of Eden ==

The '''Piece of Eden''' is one of several ancient objects left by [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Have Come Before]], possessing different effects, that is able to bend people to the will of the user. One of the greatest weapons known to man, it is capable of ending wars and (provided it is used correctly) ushering in a forced peace.

It is believed by the staff of Abstergo Industries and the Templars that the Piece of Eden, along with other artifacts like it, was the source of such miracles as the Parting of the Red Sea, the successful use of the Trojan Horse by the Greeks to win the Trojan War, the miracles surrounding "the Christ-figure" who founded the Christian faith and the Biblical plagues that ravaged Egypt, among other supernatural happenings.

Apart from its power to force almost anyone into serving its possessor,the Piece of Eden's greatest power is that its existence essentially disproves the existence of an all-powerful God. The Templar Order had already committed itself to exposing the claims of all religions as false, and the Piece of Eden is perfectly suited to the successful pursuit of this purpose.

Incidentally, each Piece of Eden also contains a holographic map of the Earth that shows the location of all the other Artifacts. The Masyaf Piece of Eden was destroyed during its experimental use by Abstergo Industries at the Denver International Airport. Using [[Altair]]'s memory of events, however, the map showed the locations of the other Pieces of Eden.

After Altaïr took control of the Assassins, their new goal was to hunt down and destroy the last of the Templars and the Pieces of Eden. During the events of ''Assassin's Creed Bloodlines'', Altaïr starts to study the artifact, writing about its powers and his own theories. When the Cypriots blamed Altaïr for the disasters that struck the island and tried to attack him, he used the Piece of Eden to control their minds, forcing them to hear the truth, that the real culprit was the Templar Grand Master, Armand Bouchart. After reaching the Archives in Limassol, and killing Bouchart, Altaïr kept the Masyaf Piece of Eden, not leaving it in the Archives as he had first intended. It is unknown what happened to the Masyaf Piece of Eden after Altaïr and Maria traveled "East". On an interesting note, the object is referred to as the "Apple of Eden" in the game.

In ''[[Assassin's Creed 2]]'', it is revealed that the Apple itself has a rather extensive history of changing hands while decrypting the "Truth" files left by Subject 16. Notable figures in history have used it, although for varying purposes; including, but not limited to: Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington, Gandhi, Houdini, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and even Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler. It is also revealed that there are at least 3 Apples remaining in the world, which represent the three divine Golden Apples of Greek mythology.

== Free Will & Temptation ==
In the cut-out scene at Masyaf, after Altaïr assassinates his sixth target, Al Mualim makes some statements about the Piece of Eden other than those mentioned above. Altaïr asks Al Mualim, "What is it?" The answer is, "It is Temptation! It is what drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden." In other words, it was what was called "the apple" from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - the one the Serpent offered to Eve. What the Serpent was actually offering her was the '''''free will''''' to make her decisions based upon ''knowledge'' rather than blind obedience to God. Free Will, which Altaïr champions repeatedly ''is'' this temptation.

The "success of the Trojan Horse" - while implied - is not what is said. Al Mualim names the Greek deity Eris, the goddess of discord, specifically as being responsible for the Trojan War. Order is a highly valued principle throughout the game, as well as within our societies. We are shown throughout the game to what lengths men of power will go to maintain and hold onto that power through the pursuit of Order - an order that is imposed by them at any means or cost. Other people are merely pawns in their games.

And these are games of control and manipulation, through promises of a better life...one that does not come until death. One cannot achieve this unless one is obedient to the laws of one's society and lives them to the letter. To take on the temptation of Free Will and accept responsibility for one's self and whatever one does or says is to step outside these carefully laid boundaries of behavior. If too many people do this, then order ceases to exist. It is why books have repeatedly been burned throughout history; why scholars and intellectuals have been persecuted. They may know too much and "their words infect others" - as Madj Addin says. Several times through the game things are said that indicate the belief that mankind is incapable of doing this without crime and violence erupting in its wake. The "lies" told in the books that Jubair would burn speak of things like free will and other knowledge that would reveal the lies ''the Templars'' are telling to be untrue. Altaïr is described as being "arrogant" and "a traitor" - like a certain angel named Lucifer who rebelled against the laws of Heaven...for Altaïr believes that people should have the free will to decide their own destinies. He exhibits free will at the beginning, claiming his way is the "right way" and he knows better than Malik or Kadar. During the final cut-out scene with Al Mualim, Free Will and Illusion are mentioned extensively.

[[Image:poemap.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A map of many "Pieces of Eden"]]

== Resistance ==
In an e-mail at Abstergo Industries it is revealed that the company's leaders are worried that the Pieces of Eden are not all that is needed to achieve their goal. It is mentioned that some people may be resistant to the mind control effect of the Piece of Eden and that other "Artifacts" must be found to ensure no one is left to cause trouble in the Templar's planned "New World". The only three people so far to show a resistance against the Pieces of Eden are an unnamed person present at the DIA incident, Altaïr, and Ezio. The first sends an e-mail to Dr. Vidic declaring "I know what you did" and gives a firsthand account of the artifact's failed experiment there. Of note is that this person seems to be acting alone and is therefore unlikely to know of the Templars or the Assassins and may not be a member of either organization themselves. Altaïr's resistance is shown when Al Mualim shows him the treasure but Altaïr simply says that to him it is just a piece of silver and does not understand how Al Mualim can believe it to be pure temptation as he describes. This response surprises Al Mualim who later reveals that he had shown the Piece of Eden to Altaïr in an attempt to hypnotize him, but for some reason he could not. However, even though Altaïr is resistant against its hypnotic effect, the Piece of Eden can still do some things to him such as: immobilizing him, causing him to hallucinate and clouding his mind, both of which can be observed during the final battle. Finally, Ezio's resistance is shown when he finally confronts [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in Rome. Although this instance has Ezio ''himself'' using the Apple while Rodrigo uses the Staff. But Ezio shows no resistance to the combined power of the Apple and the Staff.

There is a high potential that Altaïr passed on this gift to Desmond Miles and his other descendants. Although a small number of theories can be made upon decrypting Truth File #18 because while decrypting it Subject 16 makes comments about scientists finding a specific neurological receptor in the human brain that responds solely to the effects of the Eden artifacts.

== Confirmed Artifacts ==
01: The First Apple: Designed to create illusions and control men's minds; can be used in conjunction with the Staff
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Eve, Cain(T), Al Mualim(T)*(!), Altair, Ezio,Unknown, Napoleon, Unknown, James Roosevelt(T), Franklin D. Roosevelt(T), Abstergo(T) (Destroyed)
02: The Second Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before,Unknown, Queen Mary"Bloody" (Tudor) I of England(T)*(!), Queen Elizabeth (Tudor) I of England,Unknown, Harry Houdini (Possibly Destroyed)
03: The Third Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, George Washington, Ghandi, John F. Kennedy
04: The Fourth Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison(T), Henry Ford(T), Adolf Hitler(T)
05: The Fifth Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, NASA(T)
25: The Sword: Unknown
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Perseus, King Arthur, Genghis Khan(T)*(!), Joan of Arc, Templars
34: The Staff: Designed to control men's minds and bodies; it has a spot in the headpiece where an Apple of Eden can placed to enhance the mind control powers
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Moses, Alexander the Great(T)*(!), John the Baptist, Jesus, Peter, Rodrigo Borgia(T), Ezio,Unknown, Czar Nicholas II, Rasputin(T)*(!), Abstergo(T) (Destroyed in the Tunguska Incident by the Assassins with the help of Nikola Tesla)
66: The Shroud: Unknown, possibly designed to resurrect the dead
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Jesus, Templars (Possibly Destroyed or Lost)

(T) = A Templar / Templar Group

 (!)= Confirmed Assassinated by the Assassins

== Locations of the Artifacts ==

#Giza, Egypt
#Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
#The Gambia
#Timbuktu, Mali
#Atlas Mountains, Morocco
#Canary Islands
#Vologda Oblast, Russia - (The Staff?)
#Chernobyl, Ukraine - (The Staff?)
#Sighişoara, Transylvania - (The Apple #2)
#Rennes-le-Château, France
#Salisbury, England
#Loch Ness, Scotland
#Uluru, Australia
#Nara, Japan
#Xi'an, China
#Lake Baikal, Siberia
#Bareilly, India
#Persepolis, Iran
#Jerusalem, Israel - (The Apple #1)
#Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
#Machu Picchu, Peru - (The Crystal Skulls?)
#Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
#Aasiaat, Greenland
#Chichen Itza, Mexico
#San Antonio, Texas
#Montréal, Quebec
#New York City, New York
#Washington D.C.
#Lake Okanagan, British Columbia
#Coloma, California

==Theories About the Piece of Eden and the Other Artifacts==

#We are told by Dr. Vidic that they were left by [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Have Come Before]]. "They" could possibly be Aliens, and the artifacts are made of their advanced technology.
#The Artifacts also seems to have other abilities like time travel (it is mentioned in the e-mails on Lucy Stillman's computer). It is possible that they were made in the future and, for some reason, sent back in time. Perhaps when the Piece of Eden was damaged in Assassin's Creed, the map was not showing where to find the other artifacts but it was picking a location for it to travel to safety.
#There was a race of beings on Earth, whilst dinosaurs lived, that created the Artifacts. And it was no meteorite that hit the earth, but some huge explosion caused by the Artifacts that ended much of the life on the Earth at the time.
#Desmond and his ancestors all have some sort of link with the Artifacts, which would explain why they can resist its power.
#(Please edit later as the proof can be found on Youtube) Adam and Eve (who had blue, glowing lines) managed to steal "The Apple" by using free-running (Supporting theory 4) from the Garden of Eden (which looked more like a facility with seemingly enslaved workers working to build possibly more pieces). All of this can be found by finding all the glyphs left by [[Subject 16]] and unlocking the video, "The Truth".
#It has been suggested that at some point multiple pieces of eden became centralized and governed over by a council of Templars and dispatched to parts of the world in which they perceived there power to be in jeopordy. This can be assumed form the decoded glyphs Ezio helps Desmond uncover in Assassins creed II. In one such message a world map is shown with a number of high level dignitaries and historical figures, all implied targets of assassins, all of which were directly involved with restorations, or attempted restorations of trappings of power;IE: Mary I of England whom is on the list, Following her father (Henry VIII) creation of the first protestant state, as well as his standing objection against Pope Paul III, remained a catholic and on her coronation went about persecuting all whom rejected the church's power. It can be assumed she was given a piece of eden by the pope, or other machinations of the templars to bring England back into the fold. As she is cannonically refered to as assassinated by in game content, it can be assumed that instead of confiscating the Apple, the assassins respected the lineage and bestowed it upon Elizabeth I.((This is not fully true as some on this list also represent apparent Templar assassins whom were killed in vengeance for being successful in some measure (John W. Booth).))

== Posssible Artifacts and Funtions ==
These artifacts are based on the locations given in Assassin's Creed, and the clues and hints found in all the games.

*The Philosopher's Stone: Converts any material into pure gold.
*The Holy Grail: Although the Templar's doubt it's existence, it could prove to be real. Possible Functions: Grants eternal life, among other things.
*The Crystal Skulls: Telepathic Communication. Currently possessed by the Templars.
*The "Philadelphia Artifact": Time Travel
*The Golden Fleece: A seemingly indestructible piece of armor or cloak. Referenced to in Altair's Codex as a possible Eden artifact.

{{AC}}
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[[Category:Items]]

Piece of Eden

2009-11-21T06:53:31Z

96.248.124.68: /* Free Will & Temptation */

[[Image:POE.jpg|thumb]]

== The Piece of Eden ==

The '''Piece of Eden''' is one of several ancient objects left by [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Have Come Before]], possessing different effects, that is able to bend people to the will of the user. One of the greatest weapons known to man, it is capable of ending wars and (provided it is used correctly) ushering in a forced peace.

It is believed by the staff of Abstergo Industries and the Templars that the Piece of Eden, along with other artifacts like it, was the source of such miracles as the Parting of the Red Sea, the successful use of the Trojan Horse by the Greeks to win the Trojan War, the miracles surrounding "the Christ-figure" who founded the Christian faith and the Biblical plagues that ravaged Egypt, among other supernatural happenings.

Apart from its power to force almost anyone into serving its possessor,the Piece of Eden's greatest power is that its existence essentially disproves the existence of an all-powerful God. The Templar Order had already committed itself to exposing the claims of all religions as false, and the Piece of Eden is perfectly suited to the successful pursuit of this purpose.

Incidentally, each Piece of Eden also contains a holographic map of the Earth that shows the location of all the other Artifacts. The Masyaf Piece of Eden was destroyed during its experimental use by Abstergo Industries at the Denver International Airport. Using [[Altair]]'s memory of events, however, the map showed the locations of the other Pieces of Eden.

After Altaïr took control of the Assassins, their new goal was to hunt down and destroy the last of the Templars and the Pieces of Eden. During the events of ''Assassin's Creed Bloodlines'', Altaïr starts to study the artifact, writing about its powers and his own theories. When the Cypriots blamed Altaïr for the disasters that struck the island and tried to attack him, he used the Piece of Eden to control their minds, forcing them to hear the truth, that the real culprit was the Templar Grand Master, Armand Bouchart. After reaching the Archives in Limassol, and killing Bouchart, Altaïr kept the Masyaf Piece of Eden, not leaving it in the Archives as he had first intended. It is unknown what happened to the Masyaf Piece of Eden after Altaïr and Maria traveled "East". On an interesting note, the object is referred to as the "Apple of Eden" in the game.

In ''[[Assassin's Creed 2]]'', it is revealed that the Apple itself has a rather extensive history of changing hands while decrypting the "Truth" files left by Subject 16. Notable figures in history have used it, although for varying purposes; including, but not limited to: Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington, Gandhi, Houdini, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and even Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler. It is also revealed that there are at least 3 Apples remaining in the world, which represent the three divine Golden Apples of Greek mythology.

== Free Will & Temptation ==
In the cut-out scene at Masyaf, after Altaïr assassinates his sixth target, Al Mualim makes some statements about the Piece of Eden other than those mentioned above. Altaïr asks Al Mualim, "What is it?" The answer is, "It is Temptation! It is what drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden." In other words, it was what was called "the apple" from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - the one the Serpent offered to Eve. What the Serpent was actually offering her was the '''''free will''''' to make her decisions based upon ''knowledge'' rather than blind obedience to God. Free Will, which Altaïr champions repeatedly ''is'' this temptation.

The "success of the Trojan Horse" - while implied - is not what is said. Al Mualim names the Greek deity Eris, the goddess of discord, specifically as being responsible for the Trojan War. Order is a highly valued principle throughout the game, as well as within our societies. We are shown throughout the game to what lengths men of power will go to maintain and hold onto that power through the pursuit of Order - an order that is imposed by them at any means or cost. Other people are merely pawns in their games.

And these are games of control and manipulation, through promises of a better life...one that does not come until death. One cannot achieve this unless one is obedient to the laws of one's society and lives them to the letter. To take on the temptation of Free Will and accept responsibility for one's self and whatever one does or says is to step outside these carefully laid boundaries of behavior. If too many people do this, then order ceases to exist. It is why books have repeatedly been burned throughout history; why scholars and intellectuals have been persecuted. They may know too much and "their words infect others" - as Madj Addin says. Several times through the game things are said that indicate the belief that mankind is incapable of doing this without crime and violence erupting in its wake. The "lies" told in the books that Jubair would burn speak of things like free will and other knowledge that would reveal the lies ''the Templars'' are telling to be untrue. Altaïr is described as being "arrogant" and "a traitor" - like a certain angel named Lucifer who rebelled against the laws of Heaven...for Altaïr believes that people should have the free will to decide their own destinies. He exhibits free will at the beginning, claiming his way is the "right way" and he knows better than Malik or Kadar. During the final cut-out scene with Al Mualim, Free Will and Illusion are mentioned extensively.

[[Image:poemap.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A map of many "Pieces of Eden"]]

== Resistance ==
In an e-mail at Abstergo it is revealed that the organization are worried that the pieces of Eden are not all that is needed to achieve their goal. It is mentioned that some people may be resistant to the mind control effect and that other "Artifacts" must be found to ensure no one is left to cause trouble in the Templar's planned "New World". The only three people so far to show a resistance against the pieces of Eden are an unnamed person present at the DIA incident, Altaïr, and Ezio. The first sends an e-mail to Dr Vidic declaring "I know what you did" and gives a firsthand account of the artifacts's failed experiment there. Of note is that this person seems to be acting alone and is therefore unlikely to know of the Templars or the Assassins and may not be one themselves. Altaïr's resistance is shown when Al Mualim shows him the treasure but Altaïr simply says that to him it is just a piece of silver and does not understand how Al Mualim can believe it to be pure temptation as he describes. This response surprises Al Mualim who later reveals that he had shown the piece of Eden to Altaïr in an attempt to hypnotize him, but for some reason he could not. However, even though Altaïr is resistant against the hypnotisim the piece of Eden can still do some things to him such as: immobilizing him, causing him to hallucinate and clouding his mind, this can be observed during the final battle. Finally, Ezio's resistance is shown when he finally confronts [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in Rome. Although this instance has Ezio ''himself'' using the Apple while Rodrigo uses the Staff. But Ezio shows no resistance to the combined power of the Apple and the Staff.

There is a high potential that Altaïr passed on this gift to Desmond Miles and his other descendants. Although a small number of theories can be made upon decrypting Truth File #18 where while decrypting it, Subject 16 makes comments on scientists finding a specific neurological receptor that responds solely to the effects of the Eden artifacts.

== Confirmed Artifacts ==
01: The First Apple: Designed to create illusions and control men's minds; can be used in conjunction with the Staff
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Eve, Cain(T), Al Mualim(T)*(!), Altair, Ezio,Unknown, Napoleon, Unknown, James Roosevelt(T), Franklin D. Roosevelt(T), Abstergo(T) (Destroyed)
02: The Second Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before,Unknown, Queen Mary"Bloody" (Tudor) I of England(T)*(!), Queen Elizabeth (Tudor) I of England,Unknown, Harry Houdini (Possibly Destroyed)
03: The Third Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, George Washington, Ghandi, John F. Kennedy
04: The Fourth Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison(T), Henry Ford(T), Adolf Hitler(T)
05: The Fifth Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, NASA(T)
25: The Sword: Unknown
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Perseus, King Arthur, Genghis Khan(T)*(!), Joan of Arc, Templars
34: The Staff: Designed to control men's minds and bodies; it has a spot in the headpiece where an Apple of Eden can placed to enhance the mind control powers
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Moses, Alexander the Great(T)*(!), John the Baptist, Jesus, Peter, Rodrigo Borgia(T), Ezio,Unknown, Czar Nicholas II, Rasputin(T)*(!), Abstergo(T) (Destroyed in the Tunguska Incident by the Assassins with the help of Nikola Tesla)
66: The Shroud: Unknown, possibly designed to resurrect the dead
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Jesus, Templars (Possibly Destroyed or Lost)

(T) = A Templar / Templar Group

 (!)= Confirmed Assassinated by the Assassins

== Locations of the Artifacts ==

#Giza, Egypt
#Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
#The Gambia
#Timbuktu, Mali
#Atlas Mountains, Morocco
#Canary Islands
#Vologda Oblast, Russia - (The Staff?)
#Chernobyl, Ukraine - (The Staff?)
#Sighişoara, Transylvania - (The Apple #2)
#Rennes-le-Château, France
#Salisbury, England
#Loch Ness, Scotland
#Uluru, Australia
#Nara, Japan
#Xi'an, China
#Lake Baikal, Siberia
#Bareilly, India
#Persepolis, Iran
#Jerusalem, Israel - (The Apple #1)
#Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
#Machu Picchu, Peru - (The Crystal Skulls?)
#Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
#Aasiaat, Greenland
#Chichen Itza, Mexico
#San Antonio, Texas
#Montréal, Quebec
#New York City, New York
#Washington D.C.
#Lake Okanagan, British Columbia
#Coloma, California

==Theories About the Piece of Eden and the Other Artifacts==

#We are told by Dr. Vidic that they were left by [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Have Come Before]]. "They" could possibly be Aliens, and the artifacts are made of their advanced technology.
#The Artifacts also seems to have other abilities like time travel (it is mentioned in the e-mails on Lucy Stillman's computer). It is possible that they were made in the future and, for some reason, sent back in time. Perhaps when the Piece of Eden was damaged in Assassin's Creed, the map was not showing where to find the other artifacts but it was picking a location for it to travel to safety.
#There was a race of beings on Earth, whilst dinosaurs lived, that created the Artifacts. And it was no meteorite that hit the earth, but some huge explosion caused by the Artifacts that ended much of the life on the Earth at the time.
#Desmond and his ancestors all have some sort of link with the Artifacts, which would explain why they can resist its power.
#(Please edit later as the proof can be found on Youtube) Adam and Eve (who had blue, glowing lines) managed to steal "The Apple" by using free-running (Supporting theory 4) from the Garden of Eden (which looked more like a facility with seemingly enslaved workers working to build possibly more pieces). All of this can be found by finding all the glyphs left by [[Subject 16]] and unlocking the video, "The Truth".
#It has been suggested that at some point multiple pieces of eden became centralized and governed over by a council of Templars and dispatched to parts of the world in which they perceived there power to be in jeopordy. This can be assumed form the decoded glyphs Ezio helps Desmond uncover in Assassins creed II. In one such message a world map is shown with a number of high level dignitaries and historical figures, all implied targets of assassins, all of which were directly involved with restorations, or attempted restorations of trappings of power;IE: Mary I of England whom is on the list, Following her father (Henry VIII) creation of the first protestant state, as well as his standing objection against Pope Paul III, remained a catholic and on her coronation went about persecuting all whom rejected the church's power. It can be assumed she was given a piece of eden by the pope, or other machinations of the templars to bring England back into the fold. As she is cannonically refered to as assassinated by in game content, it can be assumed that instead of confiscating the Apple, the assassins respected the lineage and bestowed it upon Elizabeth I.((This is not fully true as some on this list also represent apparent Templar assassins whom were killed in vengeance for being successful in some measure (John W. Booth).))

== Posssible Artifacts and Funtions ==
These artifacts are based on the locations given in Assassin's Creed, and the clues and hints found in all the games.

*The Philosopher's Stone: Converts any material into pure gold.
*The Holy Grail: Although the Templar's doubt it's existence, it could prove to be real. Possible Functions: Grants eternal life, among other things.
*The Crystal Skulls: Telepathic Communication. Currently possessed by the Templars.
*The "Philadelphia Artifact": Time Travel
*The Golden Fleece: A seemingly indestructible piece of armor or cloak. Referenced to in Altair's Codex as a possible Eden artifact.

{{AC}}
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[[Category:Items]]

Piece of Eden

2009-11-21T06:48:56Z

96.248.124.68: /* The Piece of Eden */

[[Image:POE.jpg|thumb]]

== The Piece of Eden ==

The '''Piece of Eden''' is one of several ancient objects left by [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Have Come Before]], possessing different effects, that is able to bend people to the will of the user. One of the greatest weapons known to man, it is capable of ending wars and (provided it is used correctly) ushering in a forced peace.

It is believed by the staff of Abstergo Industries and the Templars that the Piece of Eden, along with other artifacts like it, was the source of such miracles as the Parting of the Red Sea, the successful use of the Trojan Horse by the Greeks to win the Trojan War, the miracles surrounding "the Christ-figure" who founded the Christian faith and the Biblical plagues that ravaged Egypt, among other supernatural happenings.

Apart from its power to force almost anyone into serving its possessor,the Piece of Eden's greatest power is that its existence essentially disproves the existence of an all-powerful God. The Templar Order had already committed itself to exposing the claims of all religions as false, and the Piece of Eden is perfectly suited to the successful pursuit of this purpose.

Incidentally, each Piece of Eden also contains a holographic map of the Earth that shows the location of all the other Artifacts. The Masyaf Piece of Eden was destroyed during its experimental use by Abstergo Industries at the Denver International Airport. Using [[Altair]]'s memory of events, however, the map showed the locations of the other Pieces of Eden.

After Altaïr took control of the Assassins, their new goal was to hunt down and destroy the last of the Templars and the Pieces of Eden. During the events of ''Assassin's Creed Bloodlines'', Altaïr starts to study the artifact, writing about its powers and his own theories. When the Cypriots blamed Altaïr for the disasters that struck the island and tried to attack him, he used the Piece of Eden to control their minds, forcing them to hear the truth, that the real culprit was the Templar Grand Master, Armand Bouchart. After reaching the Archives in Limassol, and killing Bouchart, Altaïr kept the Masyaf Piece of Eden, not leaving it in the Archives as he had first intended. It is unknown what happened to the Masyaf Piece of Eden after Altaïr and Maria traveled "East". On an interesting note, the object is referred to as the "Apple of Eden" in the game.

In ''[[Assassin's Creed 2]]'', it is revealed that the Apple itself has a rather extensive history of changing hands while decrypting the "Truth" files left by Subject 16. Notable figures in history have used it, although for varying purposes; including, but not limited to: Napoleon Bonaparte, George Washington, Gandhi, Houdini, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and even Winston Churchill and Adolph Hitler. It is also revealed that there are at least 3 Apples remaining in the world, which represent the three divine Golden Apples of Greek mythology.

== Free Will & Temptation ==
In the cut-out scene at Masyaf, after Altaïr assassinates his sixth target, Al Mualim makes some statements about the Piece of Eden other than those mentioned above. Altaïr asks Al Mualim, "What is it?" The answer is, "It is Temptation! It is what drove Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden." It other words, it was what was called "the apple" from the Tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil - the one The Serpent offered to Eve. What he was offering her was the '''''free will''''' to make her decisions based upon ''knowledge'' rather than blind obedience. Free Will, which Altaïr champions repeatedly - to the end, ''is'' this Temptation.

The "success of the Trojan Horse" - while implied - is not what is said. Al Mualim names the goddess Eris specifically as being responsible for the Trojan War. Eris is the goddess of Dis-Order and Chaos. Order is a highly valued principle throughout the game, as well as within our societies. We are shown throughout the game to what lengths men of power will go to maintain and hold onto that power through Order - an order that is imposed by them at any means or cost. The people are merely pawns in their games.

They are games of control and manipulation, through promises of a better life...one that does not come until death. One cannot achieve this unless one is obedient to the laws and lives them to the letter. To take on the temptation of Free Will and accept responsibility for ones self and whatever one does or says is to step outside these carefully laid boundaries of behavior. If too many people do this, then order ceases to exist. It is why books have repeatedly been burned throughout history; why scholars and intellectuals have been persecuted. They may know too much and "their words infect others" - as Madj Addin says. Several times through the game things are said that indicate the belief that mankind is incapable of doing this without crime and violence erupting in its wake. The "lies" told in the books that Jubair would burn speak of things like free will and other knowledge that would reveal the lies ''they'' are telling to be untrue. Altaïr is described as being "arrogant" and "a traitor" - like a certain angel who rebelled against the laws of Heaven...for Altaïr believes that people should have the free will to decide their own destinies. He exhibits free will at the beginning, claiming his way is the "right way" and he knows better than Malik or Kadar. During the final cut-out scene with Al Mualim, Free Will and Illusion are mentioned extensively.

[[Image:poemap.jpg|left|thumb|200px|A map of many "Pieces of Eden"]]

== Resistance ==
In an e-mail at Abstergo it is revealed that the organization are worried that the pieces of Eden are not all that is needed to achieve their goal. It is mentioned that some people may be resistant to the mind control effect and that other "Artifacts" must be found to ensure no one is left to cause trouble in the Templar's planned "New World". The only three people so far to show a resistance against the pieces of Eden are an unnamed person present at the DIA incident, Altaïr, and Ezio. The first sends an e-mail to Dr Vidic declaring "I know what you did" and gives a firsthand account of the artifacts's failed experiment there. Of note is that this person seems to be acting alone and is therefore unlikely to know of the Templars or the Assassins and may not be one themselves. Altaïr's resistance is shown when Al Mualim shows him the treasure but Altaïr simply says that to him it is just a piece of silver and does not understand how Al Mualim can believe it to be pure temptation as he describes. This response surprises Al Mualim who later reveals that he had shown the piece of Eden to Altaïr in an attempt to hypnotize him, but for some reason he could not. However, even though Altaïr is resistant against the hypnotisim the piece of Eden can still do some things to him such as: immobilizing him, causing him to hallucinate and clouding his mind, this can be observed during the final battle. Finally, Ezio's resistance is shown when he finally confronts [[Rodrigo Borgia]] in Rome. Although this instance has Ezio ''himself'' using the Apple while Rodrigo uses the Staff. But Ezio shows no resistance to the combined power of the Apple and the Staff.

There is a high potential that Altaïr passed on this gift to Desmond Miles and his other descendants. Although a small number of theories can be made upon decrypting Truth File #18 where while decrypting it, Subject 16 makes comments on scientists finding a specific neurological receptor that responds solely to the effects of the Eden artifacts.

== Confirmed Artifacts ==
01: The First Apple: Designed to create illusions and control men's minds; can be used in conjunction with the Staff
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Eve, Cain(T), Al Mualim(T)*(!), Altair, Ezio,Unknown, Napoleon, Unknown, James Roosevelt(T), Franklin D. Roosevelt(T), Abstergo(T) (Destroyed)
02: The Second Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before,Unknown, Queen Mary"Bloody" (Tudor) I of England(T)*(!), Queen Elizabeth (Tudor) I of England,Unknown, Harry Houdini (Possibly Destroyed)
03: The Third Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, George Washington, Ghandi, John F. Kennedy
04: The Fourth Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison(T), Henry Ford(T), Adolf Hitler(T)
05: The Fifth Apple: Same as above
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, NASA(T)
25: The Sword: Unknown
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Perseus, King Arthur, Genghis Khan(T)*(!), Joan of Arc, Templars
34: The Staff: Designed to control men's minds and bodies; it has a spot in the headpiece where an Apple of Eden can placed to enhance the mind control powers
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Moses, Alexander the Great(T)*(!), John the Baptist, Jesus, Peter, Rodrigo Borgia(T), Ezio,Unknown, Czar Nicholas II, Rasputin(T)*(!), Abstergo(T) (Destroyed in the Tunguska Incident by the Assassins with the help of Nikola Tesla)
66: The Shroud: Unknown, possibly designed to resurrect the dead
:Owners: Those Who Came Before, Jesus, Templars (Possibly Destroyed or Lost)

(T) = A Templar / Templar Group

 (!)= Confirmed Assassinated by the Assassins

== Locations of the Artifacts ==

#Giza, Egypt
#Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
#The Gambia
#Timbuktu, Mali
#Atlas Mountains, Morocco
#Canary Islands
#Vologda Oblast, Russia - (The Staff?)
#Chernobyl, Ukraine - (The Staff?)
#Sighişoara, Transylvania - (The Apple #2)
#Rennes-le-Château, France
#Salisbury, England
#Loch Ness, Scotland
#Uluru, Australia
#Nara, Japan
#Xi'an, China
#Lake Baikal, Siberia
#Bareilly, India
#Persepolis, Iran
#Jerusalem, Israel - (The Apple #1)
#Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
#Machu Picchu, Peru - (The Crystal Skulls?)
#Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
#Aasiaat, Greenland
#Chichen Itza, Mexico
#San Antonio, Texas
#Montréal, Quebec
#New York City, New York
#Washington D.C.
#Lake Okanagan, British Columbia
#Coloma, California

==Theories About the Piece of Eden and the Other Artifacts==

#We are told by Dr. Vidic that they were left by [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Have Come Before]]. "They" could possibly be Aliens, and the artifacts are made of their advanced technology.
#The Artifacts also seems to have other abilities like time travel (it is mentioned in the e-mails on Lucy Stillman's computer). It is possible that they were made in the future and, for some reason, sent back in time. Perhaps when the Piece of Eden was damaged in Assassin's Creed, the map was not showing where to find the other artifacts but it was picking a location for it to travel to safety.
#There was a race of beings on Earth, whilst dinosaurs lived, that created the Artifacts. And it was no meteorite that hit the earth, but some huge explosion caused by the Artifacts that ended much of the life on the Earth at the time.
#Desmond and his ancestors all have some sort of link with the Artifacts, which would explain why they can resist its power.
#(Please edit later as the proof can be found on Youtube) Adam and Eve (who had blue, glowing lines) managed to steal "The Apple" by using free-running (Supporting theory 4) from the Garden of Eden (which looked more like a facility with seemingly enslaved workers working to build possibly more pieces). All of this can be found by finding all the glyphs left by [[Subject 16]] and unlocking the video, "The Truth".
#It has been suggested that at some point multiple pieces of eden became centralized and governed over by a council of Templars and dispatched to parts of the world in which they perceived there power to be in jeopordy. This can be assumed form the decoded glyphs Ezio helps Desmond uncover in Assassins creed II. In one such message a world map is shown with a number of high level dignitaries and historical figures, all implied targets of assassins, all of which were directly involved with restorations, or attempted restorations of trappings of power;IE: Mary I of England whom is on the list, Following her father (Henry VIII) creation of the first protestant state, as well as his standing objection against Pope Paul III, remained a catholic and on her coronation went about persecuting all whom rejected the church's power. It can be assumed she was given a piece of eden by the pope, or other machinations of the templars to bring England back into the fold. As she is cannonically refered to as assassinated by in game content, it can be assumed that instead of confiscating the Apple, the assassins respected the lineage and bestowed it upon Elizabeth I.((This is not fully true as some on this list also represent apparent Templar assassins whom were killed in vengeance for being successful in some measure (John W. Booth).))

== Posssible Artifacts and Funtions ==
These artifacts are based on the locations given in Assassin's Creed, and the clues and hints found in all the games.

*The Philosopher's Stone: Converts any material into pure gold.
*The Holy Grail: Although the Templar's doubt it's existence, it could prove to be real. Possible Functions: Grants eternal life, among other things.
*The Crystal Skulls: Telepathic Communication. Currently possessed by the Templars.
*The "Philadelphia Artifact": Time Travel
*The Golden Fleece: A seemingly indestructible piece of armor or cloak. Referenced to in Altair's Codex as a possible Eden artifact.

{{AC}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piece Of Eden}}
[[Category:Items]]