Editing Cadmus

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{{Spoilerhd|01 March 2023}}
'''Cadmus''' was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[mercenary]] once employed by [[Markos]].<ref name = "Chapter 01">''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]'' – Chapter 1: The Animus</ref> He was a [[Sage]] of the [[Isu]] [[Vejovis]].<ref name = "Chapter 06">''Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book'' – Chapter 6: Stopping the Cult</ref>

==Biography==
While under the employ of Markos, they were hired to find a treasure by [[Ianthe]], however the map, which indicated the desired treasure within a tomb among the hills of [[Kephallonia]], was stolen. Cadmus tracked down the thief, climbing up a tower to get a better [[viewpoint]]. He saw a group of mercenaries moving towards the entrance to the tomb on the cliffside of a hill, jumped down from the tower and informed Markos, who said he would guard the area rather then going to confront the mercenaries.<ref name = "Chapter 01"/>

Cadmus climbed up the cliff and entered the tomb, noticing a pile of discarded supplies on a crate near the entrance. As soon as he entered, however, the mercenaries sealed him in, rolling a boulder over the entrance. With no other choice, Cadmus took a lit torch and pressed on, finding more torches, as well as ladders already in place and the remains of a campsite, evidence that they'd been here for some time at that point.<ref name = "Chapter 01"/>

Eventually, Cadmus came upon a flat wall marked with symbols and notches and figured out that he could place torches in those slots, unlocking it to reveal a dark stone entrance. The walls became smooth, straight and angular as Cadmus walked through the [[Kephallonia vault|strange location]], coming up to a room with a circular podium. A hologram of an [[Isu]] woman<!-- The image the book uses for the Isu woman is Juno's, but considering they also use images of Alexios and Ivarr (who do not appear in the story nor are mentioned), I'm not confident it's meant to be her, especially because she says "Who I am is not important.". --> appeared and adressed Cadmus and an "[[Joey|spectator]]", saying that she was here to help and that ahead was an [[Vejovis' dagger|item]] that must be kept safe. She also mentioned a person she called [[Malcolm|The Connection]], saying that his actions would lead to the destruction of all if the [[Piece of Eden]] should fall in his hands and urging Cadmus to split the item up and to take the pieces far away. The hologram faded and Cadmus stepped forward to a metal container, unlocking it and revealing a two-sided dagger. Cadmus picked it up, carefully using some material to not directly touch the item before sliding it into his pouch.<ref name = "Chapter 01"/>

The sound of clapping made Cadmus turn to see five men with masks and cloaks behind him, the man in the middle thanking Cadmus while a sixth man hit him over the head, knocking him to the floor and taking the dagger. The group left, smashing a pot filled with oil on their way out, trapping Cadmus behind a wall of flames. Cadmus found another way out, an elevating platform leading to a tunnel that in turn led outside.<ref name = "Chapter 01"/>

He scrambled downhill in search of the six men, but finding Markos instead. After explaining what had happened, he spotted his attackers heading to the nearby town and chose to "follow them and make them pay". Instead of picking a fight with all of them, Cadmus figured that if he killed their leader the rest of them might flee, but the leader saw Cadmus and ran away. Cadmus caught up with the man easily enough and jumped on top of him but not before the man managed to draw the dagger, with one blade pointed towards him and another towards Cadmus. Cadmus managed to shift his body enough that he was injured, but not fatally so, while the other blade fatally wounded the other man, who revealed himself as their client, Ianthe. While dying, Ianthe said that he was "but a small part of the machine" and part of a greater cause, as well as saying that the mere knowledge of the item meant Cadmus had to die.<ref name = "Chapter 01"/>

Cadmus retrieved the dagger, just in time for a blade to be thrown towards him by one of the other men. Of the four,<!-- I know there should be one more, but the narrative doesn't explain where he went. --> two ran away after Ianthe's death but the other two decided to attack. While defending himself with the dagger, it split in two, one half in Cadmus' hands and another flew to imbed itself on the face of a mercenary. The remaining attacker went to his fallen companion, tore the blade from his eye and ran for the docks, Cadmus going after him. He jumped to a moving ship which Cadmus tried to reach but couldn't, falling in the water.<ref name = "Chapter 01"/>

Markos arrived at the docks and helped Cadmus out of the water before suggesting they sell the remaining blade to make money but Cadmus rejected the idea, arguing that it was too valuable and must be kept from those "[[Order of the Ancients|masked men]]" at all costs. Cadmus also decided to leave Kephallonia.<ref name = "Chapter 01"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Escape Room Puzzle Book]]''

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