Editing Bombastus

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|image   = The Philosopher's Stone.PNG|250px
|imgdesc =
|birth   = 11 November or 17 December 1493<br/>
Einsiedeln, Switzerland
|death = 24 September 1541<br/>
Salzburg
|period  = [[Italy|Italian]] [[Renaissance]]<br/>
(15th Century)
|faction = [[Assassins]]
|appear  = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''}}
{{quote|Few in the Brotherhood are as knowledgeable about the [[Pieces of Eden|artifacts]] as I, but Bombastus spends his days studying them while I am out seeking more. He is an unpleasant man, loud and arrogant.|[[Giovanni Borgia]] describing Bombastus.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
'''Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim''', commonly known as '''Paracelcus''', (11 November or 17 December 1493 – 24 September 1541) was a Swiss [[Renaissance]] physician, botanist, alchemist, astrologer, and general occultist.<ref name="Wikipedia: Paracelsus">[[wikipedia:Paracelsus|Wikipedia: Paracelsus]]</ref> He was also secretly an associate of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]].<ref name="ACPL Giovanni Borgia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Chapter 4 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref>

==Biography==
Bombastus spent most of his time in his laboratory in Basel, examining [[Pieces of Eden]] brought to him by the Assassins. In 1520, he was visited by [[Giovanni Borgia]], who had just returned from [[wikipedia:Mexico|México]], and had brought him one of the [[Crystal Skulls]] to study.<ref name="ACPL Giovanni Borgia" />

Though Bombastus subjected the Skull to several tests, he could not find out how the [[Pieces of Eden|artifact]] worked. In an attempt to discover its purpose, Bombastus brought it together with a certain book. He did not elaborate on what the tome was, but read it carefully with his hands on either side of his face as blinders, emphasizing that one should not take in too much.<ref name="ACPL Giovanni Borgia" />

As Bombastus studied the book, Giovanni read it over his shoulder, and was revelated with symbols and visions. After he had written them down, Bombastus immediately dismissed the Crystal Skull, saying that the formula Giovanni had transcribed was much more significant.

Bombastus then followed the instructions, weighing and mixing the indicated chemicals. Finally, after dropping a nugget of silver into the mixture, he discovered it to be the makings of the [[Philosopher's Stone]].<ref name="ACPL Giovanni Borgia" />

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