Editing Iltani

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{{Quote|I have found the Achaemenid, and he gave me the secret of his poison. Not as fast as I would have hoped, but always fatal. Ironically, Alexander will die by the poison of those whom he had vanquished in battle.|Iltani in a message for her Order.|Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India|Database: Iltani's Story 5}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Iltani.png
|birth = 
|death = 
|active = 4th century BCE<br />[[Babylonia]] and [[Achaemenid Empire]]
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = [[Babylonian Brotherhood]]<ref name="ACCI">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''</ref>}}
'''Iltani''' was the legendary assassin of [[Alexander the Great]]. 

Considered to be one of the first [[Assassins]], Iltani was a member of a secret order which came to be known as the [[Iltani's Order|Babylonian Brotherhood]]. She operated at the zenith of the {{Wiki|Macedonia (ancient kingdom)|Macedonian Empire}}, and owed her fame to her assassination of Alexander the Great through [[poison]] she procured from an [[Achaemenid Empire|Achaemenid]] alchemist after having failed to reach him in [[Herat]].

==Biography==
===Assassination of Alexander the Great===
During Iltani's lifetime, [[Iran|Persia]] was conquered by the Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great, and she watched as the ambitious, young king swept through her homeland with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]] provided to him by the [[Order of the Ancients]].<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Floating conversations]]: Unlocking Monteriggioni's Secrets</ref><ref name="ACCI" />

Determined to put an end to Alexander's path of conquest, Iltani tracked him to Herat in [[Modern times|modern-day]] [[Afghanistan]], where he was holed up in a mighty [[Herat Citadel|citadel]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India'' – [[Database: Iltani's Story 1]]</ref> Despite its high walls, she managed to infiltrate the citadel but remained apprehensive that she would be able to eliminate him through force.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India'' – [[Database: Iltani's Story 2]]</ref> Sure enough, she became aware that through cunning, Alexander had somehow divined her presence within the fortress. Realizing that the risks were too great, she aborted her mission and withdrew from Herat.<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India'' – [[Database: Iltani's Story 3]]</ref>

Her failure did not disrupt her resolve, and she quickly devised an alternative plan, one that involved meeting with a renowned Achaemenid alchemist who was then being hunted by the [[Greece|Greeks]]. After a perilous journey,<ref>''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India'' – [[Database: Iltani's Story 4]]</ref> she arrived in [[Babylon]], where she found the alchemist and acquired the secret formula for a deadly [[poison]]. While the poison was not as fast-acting as she had hoped, it was virulent enough to guarantee death.<ref name="ACCI Database 5">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India'' – [[Database: Iltani's Story 5]]</ref>

Throughout her mission to kill Alexander, she had left messages across the lands she travelled, including [[India]] and Herat. These messages chronicled her quest and could only be deciphered through [[Eagle Vision]]. In the event that her assassination were to fail, she even left behind the recipe of the poison on her last message, hoping it would serve her order.<ref name="ACCI Database 5" />

This proved unnecessary, as in 323 BCE, Iltani successfully poisoned Alexander the Great after infiltrating the palace of [[Nebuchadnezzar II]]. True to the slow nature of her poison, Alexander withered away over several days until he finally perished.<ref name="Initiates">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – Timeline</ref><ref name="AC2" />

==Legacy==
By the time of the [[Renaissance]], a [[Assassin Tombs|tomb]] dedicated to Iltani had been erected in the spire of [[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore]] in [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. The [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] explored the tomb and took the hidden [[Assassin Seals|Assassin seal]] from the sarcophagus, which later allowed him to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr]] sealed in the [[Sanctuary]] beneath [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Il Duomo's Secret]]</ref>

In 1841, the [[Indian Brotherhood of Assassins|Indian Assassin]] [[Arbaaz Mir]] came across her scrolls during his travels. He was able to use [[Eagle Vision]] to decipher the scrolls' {{Wiki|Akkadian language|Akkadian}} text and learn a little of her history.<ref name="ACCI" /> Iltani continued to be honored by the Assassins into the 21st century; in the year 2000, a statue of her stood in [[Mentor (2000)|the Mentor]]'s office in [[Dubai]].<ref name="ACTF3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: The Fall 3|Issue #3]]</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Iltani was first mentioned in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', as a famous Assassin that used poison to end the life of Alexander the Great. Her story was later expanded by ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'', where it was clarified that she acted as part of the Babylonian Brotherhood of Assassins to stop the Templar backed Alexander the Great. Since ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''{{'}}s retroactive continuity about the origin of the Assassin Brotherhood, Iltani has not been directly mentioned as a member of the Assassins.

===Etymology===
Iltani is the feminine form of a Babylonian word meaning 'lucky'or 'favored by the god(dess)'. It is also the Babylonian name for the north wind.{{Cite|15 April 2022}}

==Gallery==
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Il Duomo's Secret 10.png|Iltani's statue and sarcophagus
Iltani seal.png|The Seal of Iltani
Il Duomo's Secret 11.png|Iltani's insignia
Iltani ACoP.png|Statue in the [[Sanctuary]]
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{Io|sculpture}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Io|sculpture}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]'' {{Io|sculpture}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]'' {{Mo}}

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