Editing Roshan

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{{Quote|I won't let the past define me. This is why I now consider myself the daughter of no one.|Roshan to Basim Ibn Ishaq, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|Coins and Daggers}}
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|birth=c. 802<ref name="Chapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Two - Baghdad, 819</ref><br>[[Kandovan]], [[Iran|Persia]], [[Abbasid Caliphate]]
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[[Assassins|Hidden Ones]]
*[[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Brotherhood]]
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'''Roshan''' ({{Wiki|Arabic}}: روشان; born c. 802),<ref name="Chapter 2"/> also known as '''Roshan bint-La'Ahad''' (روشان ابنة لا أحد), was a [[Assassins|Hidden One]] of [[Iran|Persian]] descent based in [[Alamut]] during the 9th century. Holding the rank of [[Master Assassin]], she was a member of the [[Assassin Council|council]] that governed over the brotherhood. She was also a brief lover of the [[mercenary]] [[Azadeh]] in her younger years.

As a teenager, Roshan was married off to a [[Persian harbor master]], who regularly abused her. After killing her husband, she became a fugitive and, over the following years, found work for a number of different employers, including the inventor [[Bakhit]], the madam [[Maryam]], and the peddler [[Dervis]]. During this time, she also trained in swordsmanship under [[Advi]], a royal guard in [[Thatta]], [[Pakistan]], who ultimately sacrificed himself to save her.

While living in [[Cairo|Fustat]], [[Egypt]] in 824, Roshan was framed for theft and imprisoned, but was rescued by the Hidden One [[Fuladh Al Haami]], who recruited her into his [[Fuladh's mercenaries|team]] of mercenaries. The team was tasked with stealing an [[Piece of Eden|artifact]] from the [[Martyrs of Agaunum]], a cult working with the [[Order of the Ancients]], but most of the mercenaries perished along the way, with only Roshan and Azadeh surviving. Nevertheless, the two were able to secure the artifact, after which Fuladh recruited Roshan into the Hidden Ones.

In 861, Roshan became a mentor to [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], a street [[thief]] from [[Samarra]], and was secretly aware of his [[Isu]] heritage as the [[Isu incarnation|incarnation]] of [[Loki]] long before Basim himself had realized. Fiercely loyal to the brotherhood, Roshan tried to suppress his nature but became disillusioned when Basim and the Hidden Ones leadership learned the truth and stood by each other anyway. In protest, Roshan left the brotherhood and cast aside her [[Hidden Blade]] for several years until reclaiming it ahead of an encounter with the [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] in [[England]]. 

==Biography==
===Early life===
Roshan was born around 802 in the village of [[Kandovan]], as the eldest of three sisters. When she was fourteen, a [[Persian harbor master]] came to the household and offered a dowry to her parents in exchange for one of their girls as a wife. Roshan volunteered herself as to save her sisters [[Bolour]] and [[Masha]] from the grim fate of becoming the harbor master's wife, having realized the kind of man he was. For the next three years, she was abused by her husband but was comforted by his other wives, especially [[Talâyi]].<ref name="Chapter 2"/> While together on his [[ship]], Roshan was given herbs by Talâyi to stop her from becoming pregnant by their husband.<ref name="Chapter 10">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Ten - Thatta, 822</ref>

One day while stationed in [[Baghdad]], Roshan had suffered enough and slit her husband's throat, causing havoc on the ship. While hiding from the guards, she was saved by Talâyi, who thanked her for killing the harbor master but advised her not to return home. Realizing the guards were coming, Roshan jumped off the ship while the other wives distracted the soldiers. Swimming to shore, she soon disguised herself as an old man<ref name="Chapter 2"/> and made her way to the [[House of Wisdom]].<ref name="Chapter 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Four - Baghdad, 819</ref>

===Work as Bakhit's assistant===
At the House of Wisdom, Roshan managed to live on scraps and [[rat]]s for some time. She later began following a reclusive inventor and ate his leftovers whenever he left them unattended. One day, she was noticed by the {{Wiki|Sudan}}ese inventor, who introduced himself as [[Bakhit]]. While discussing Roshan's education, Bakhit began to mentor her and even encouraged her to take classes at the center. Within months, she excelled in the classes and became well-read and knowledgeable in both sciences and mathematics. After eight months, Bakhit offered her to become his assistant and move with him to a new home in [[Thatta]].<ref name="Chapter 4"/> She accepted and they both left for Thatta under the protection of Thatta's prince's bodyguards.<ref name="Chapter 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Six - The Road, 819</ref>

During the journey to Thatta, Roshan took an interest in watching the bodyguards train. One of the guards, [[Advi]], noticed Roshan and started to train her in swordsmanship, despite Bakhit's reluctance. After a month on the road, she had become stronger and toned from practicing with {{Wiki|tahtib}} sticks alongside Advi. Upon arriving at Bakhit's new quarters in Thatta, Roshan quickly discovered that her position as Bakhit's assistant was dangerous after noticing one of his former assistants who had been disfigured during an experiment. Nevertheless, she exercised caution even more while working for the inventor.<ref name="Chapter 6"/>

For the next two years, Roshan survived Bakhit's experiments, in part thanks to her [[Eagle Vision|special vision]] which allowed her to work on his dangerous devices without activating them. One day, after sparring with each other, Advi admitted his feelings towards Roshan but, remembering her old husband, she politely rejected his advances and returned home. After taking a bath, she heard a knock and readied her [[Short blade|dagger]], only to find an impressed Advi. The guard informed her that Bakhit had forfeit his deal with the prince by secretly doing odd jobs for other clients, and told her to be careful. Worried, Roshan began to keep an eye on Bakhit.<ref name="Chapter 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Eight - Thatta, 821</ref>

===Fleeing Thatta===
Within a year, Roshan learned more under Bakhit and his other clients, including different languages. One client, [[Maryam]], even offered her a job if Bakhit's work did not pan out for her. During this time, Roshan continued her training with Advi, who eventually gifted her a sword, a dagger and her own tahtib sticks, personally detailed by Bakhit himself. Elated, Roshan stated her love of the gift before retracting her emotions, as to not lead Advi to believe she had feelings for him. Time passed and Roshan tried to persuade Bakhit to end his work behind the prince's back, but he told her that everything would be fine.<ref name="Chapter 10"/>

Despite Bakhit's reassurance, Roshan's worst fears came true when, one evening, Advi broke into her home to warn her that the prince had found out about Bakhit's secret deals. With the guards coming, Roshan packed quickly and went to warn the other servants, only to discover that the guards had found them first. Forced to escape without them, Roshan jumped over the estate's wall and fled alongside Advi.<ref name="Chapter 10"/>

Venturing through Thatta, the two ebbed and flowed through the streets until a group of soldiers spotted Advi. Hiding, Roshan watched as Advi was captured and interrogated by the guards for her location. With Advi refusing to say a word, one of the soldiers slit his throat as Roshan watched in horror. Recalling Maryam's offer, Roshan then fled the scene and eventually managed to find Maryam's caravan.<ref name="Chapter 10"/> After informing her of what had happened, Maryam rushed her clients out of the caravan before leaving Thatta alongside Roshan.<ref name="Chapter 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Twelve - Silk Road, 822</ref>

===Joining Maryam's brothel===
Traveling with Maryam along the [[Silk Road]], Roshan thanked her for saving her while stopping herself from bursting into tears due to Advi's death. Maryam consoled her and offered her a job as a bookkeeper and bodyguard. Grateful to Maryam and feeling more secure, Roshan accepted. During the journey, Roshan continued to have nightmares about Advi but the caravan's women comforted and assured her that she was not to blame for his death. When they all arrived in [[Chang'an]] and toured around the city, Roshan felt more free and thankful for Advi's sacrifice.<ref name="Chapter 12"/>

====Saving Masha ====
Working for Maryam for a year, Roshan suggested [[Tabriz]] as a stop on their way to [[Armenia]] but wanted to visit her home village of Kandovan first. Keeping herself hidden, she found her parents living well before being spotted by a pregnant Bolour. The two sisters were happy to be reunited and Bolour told Roshan that she had married her childhood sweetheart [[Amon]], but lamented and lied about Masha's situation. Pushing for the truth, Roshan learned that Masha had not been home due to her controlling husband, a [[Mongolia]]n merchant named [[Bogd]].<ref name="Chapter 14">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Fourteen - Tabriz, 823</ref>

To acquire more information on her sister's husband, Roshan contacted one of Maryam's clients, [[Dervis]], a master [[thief]] and peddler, and made a deal with him to investigate Bogd's life and business. After two nights, Dervis manged to learn Bogd had squandered most of his wealth and would lose all of his wives due to his debts. To make matters worse, Bogd's creditors were the same people that Maryam owed money to, and Roshan learned that they planned to take over Maryam's business.<ref name="Chapter 14"/>

Realizing her life with the caravan was at an end, Roshan was offered a job by Dervis as his bookkeeper. She accepted on the condition that Dervis set up a deal with Bogd to clear his debts in exchange for Masha's release. She then bought both fake and real garnets and gave them to Dervis to deliver to Bogd as a form of payment. Roshan also warned the caravan's women of the situation with Maryam's creditors and they all decided to take their leave. As she was packing for her departure, Roshan was caught by Maryam and explained to her how her financer [[Xex]] and the other creditors were planning to take over the caravan. Proud of Roshan for uncovering this, Maryam bid her farewell and left to meet her fate.<ref name="Chapter 14"/>

When Roshan went to meet with Dervis, she initially expected him to betray his end of their deal, but was relieved to see him come with Masha, who was malnourished from Bogd's mistreatment. Watching from afar, Roshan saw Masha be reunited with Bolour, who decided to take her in and look after her alongside Amon. Roshan also used the last of her money to purchase a bag of garnets and had a street urchin deliver them to Amon as a gift. Afterwards, feeling at ease and happy about her sisters' future, she left the city with Dervis to begin her new life.<ref name="Chapter 14"/>

===Working for Dervis===
Roshan and Dervis moved to [[Karachi]], where the former learned that her old mentor Bakhit was still alive and being forced to create dangerous devices disguised as ordinary objects. When one of the devices was brought to Dervis, he informed Roshan that he acted as a middle man for transport and delivered the bombs to their buyers. Feeling guilty about Bakhit's devices being used, Roshan began to dismantle them in secret before they went into transit.<ref name="Chapter 16">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Sixteen - Karachi, 823</ref>

After three months, Roshan and Dervis left Karachi and briefly found work in [[Sanaa]] before eventually settling in [[Cairo|Fustat]]. There, Roshan had her own home and felt content with her life. During this time, she continued her work deactivating Bakhit's devices, until one day when she woke up to an entourage of soldiers at her doorstep, who had come to arrest her for theft. Realizing she had been framed, Roshan tried to escape but the soldiers captured and restrained her.<ref name="Chapter 18">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Eighteen - Fustat, 824</ref>

===Imprisoned===
Roshan was subsequently imprisoned and forced to hide her gender from her fellow inmates to evade persecution. While plotting to escape, she was noticed and followed by another prisoner, whom she had nicknamed "[[Black Eyes]]". After Black Eyes attacked her, Roshan fought him off, though the commotion attracted the attention of the guards. Leaving Black Eyes to be apprehended by the guards, Roshan made her way to the final corridor and almost escaped when she was suddenly knocked down by a [[Fuladh Al Haami|hooded stranger]], who extended his hand to her.<ref name="Chapter 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter One - Fustat, 824</ref>

Rejecting the stranger's hand, Roshan was found by the guards and imprisoned again. However, the hooded stranger later came to her cell and offered her a way out in exchange for helping him with a job. Despite her doubts, especially after the stranger revealed that he had been observing her for some time and knew about her "gift", she ultimately accepted. As they escaped, Roshan watched the stranger effortlessly dispatch all the guards in their way and, astounded, wondered what she had gotten herself into.<ref name="Chapter 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Three - Fustat, 824</ref>

===Contracted by the Hidden Ones===
Arriving at a [[tavern]], Roshan met the other [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] that the hooded stranger had recruited. As the stranger addressed the [[Fuladh's mercenaries|group]], he revealed that their mission was to track down a cult known as the [[Martyrs of Agaunum]] and acquire a case they were safeguarding.<ref name="Chapter 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Five - Fustat, 824</ref> He then detailed the case's appearance and gifted them weapons and rations for their journey, telling them that the only way they would succeed was if they worked together.<ref name="Chapter 5"/> After the stranger left, Roshan became acquainted with one of her team members, a fellow Persian named [[Azadeh]], and her [[wolf]] companion [[Onyx (wolf)|Onyx]], and used a false name to protect herself.<ref name="Chapter 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Seven - Fustat, 824</ref>

After the group prepared themselves, they left on [[horse]]back, with each member partnered up. Roshan rode with [[Wei]], a [[China|Chinese]] bombmaker, with whom she soon became acquainted. While talking with each other, she learned from Wei that their employer belonged to a group called the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]], who had been fighting corruption and injustice for a long time. During their journey, Roshan and Wei took turns sleeping and keeping watch.<ref name="Chapter 7"/>

One morning, as Roshan watched the sun rise, she was reunited with Azadeh and the two women discussed their reasons for committing to the group. After confiding with Azadeh, Roshan met up with the rest of the group and relayed her plan to ambush the Martyrs. Moving towards a passage along the [[Sinai]], the mercenaries separated, with Wei and Azadeh together while Roshan stood below to fight alongside [[Rome|Roman]] [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Dias]], {{Wiki|Samoa}}n warrior [[Nafanua]], [[Wales|Welsh]] mercenary [[Mared]], and twin [[Norse people|Northmen]] brothers [[Geir]] and [[Gud]]. Meanwhile, the last remaining team member, a self-proclaimed [[Christianity|Christian]] prophet named [[Francis]], was tasked to signal Wei to drop a bomb on the incoming Martyrs. However, the plan ultimately failed,<ref name="Chapter 7"/> due Francis signaling Wei too early.<ref name="Chapter 9">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Nine - Sinai Border, 824</ref>

====Losing her teammates====
Despite the failure of the ambush, the mercenaries proceeded to battle the Martyrs and their guards anyway. After being joined by Azadeh and Onyx, Roshan fought some of the guards before attempting to steal the case they were guarding from their caravan. Though she saw a symbol on one of the chests which matched the hooded stranger's description, she was soon pulled out and almost killed by one of the Martyrs. At that moment, however, the entire group witnessed Dias kiss Mared before using her as a human shield to protect himself from incoming [[arrow]]s.<ref name="Chapter 9"/>

Ultimately, the Martyrs managed to flee with the case while Dias was accused by Nafanua of killing Mared. Although tensions within the group, they all realized their predicatement. Roshan interceded and came up with a plan to travel ahead the Martyrs across the [[Red Sea]] to Karachi. They all agreed but knew they had to get around the mountain in front of them.<ref name="Chapter 9"/>

Paired and roped with Azadeh and Wei, Roshan survived the ascent of the mountain. However, during the descent, Roshan's team lost their footings until Geir and Gud saved them. However, Gud's foot set some rocks loose over Wei and he was knocked out by one. With Wei coming loose and losing consciousness, Roshan tried to save him but it was too late as Wei soon fell to his death. Feeling guilty, Roshan, joined by Azadeh, went to find Wei's body while the rest went to steal a ship. Finding what was left of Wei, Roshan believed Dias and the twins were responsible for his death but had no proof. Taking Wei's [[jade]] trinket, Roshan promised to go to Chang'an before leaving with Azadeh to find the rest of their group. After stealing a dhow, they all sailed towards Karachi.<ref name="Chapter 11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Eleven - Sinai Peninsula, 824</ref>

====Finding the traitors====
During the voyage to Karachi, both Roshan and Nafanua were targeted and nearly tossed overboard. Fortunately, they climbed back aboard with Azadeh's help. Feeling they could trust no one, Roshan and Nafanua guarded themselves until Azadeh came to watch over them. Azadeh also apologized to Roshan for not believing her about having a traitor within the team.<ref name="Chapter 13">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Thirteen - Red Sea, 824</ref>

After arriving in Karachi, the group all found an inn to rest. Roshan left to find new maps for their journey, but after acquiring the maps, she realized that she was being stalked by the twin brothers. Initially losing them, she was soon cornered by them in an alley.<ref name="Chapter 13"/> Roshan initially fought off the brothers until finding an opening to escape. She then had Geir and Gud chase her towards the residental areas, where she tricked them into infiltrating a harem belonging to a wealthy man. When the twins were cornered by guards, Gud grabbed one of them and snapped his neck, initiating a fight which resulted in both brothers' death.<ref name="Chapter 15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Fifteen - Karachi, 824</ref>

Following her escape, Roshan changed her clothes and was soon found by Azadeh and Onyx. Thankful, Roshan asked Azadeh to accompany her to the library to uncover more information about the Martyrs. Soon, they learned that the cult was made up of devotees of the historical [[Theban Legion]] and that they were rumored to be using the legion's graves for miraculous healing powers. Shocked, they rushed back to the inn to inform the rest of their group about their findings.<ref name="Chapter 15"/>

Back at the inn, Roshan surveyed her fellow mercenaries and realized they were still tired. Despite this, she decided to informed them of the Martyrs' true purpose. While Dias readied everyone and Francis left to find horses, Roshan worried over Nafanua, who looked sick. While following Onyx, who had the Martyrs' scent, the group all stopped as Onyx signaled Azadeh that they were not alone. Soon, a flurry of arrows were loosed right as Nafanua fell down. The rest of the group hid while Onyx was ordered to hide but she found and killed two of the attackers. Soon, Roshan, Dias, and Azadeh joined Onyx and killed their attackers.<ref name="Chapter 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Seventeen - Karachi, 824</ref>

While Dias accused Francis of betraying them, Roshan noticed Nafanua had been killed by [[poison]] and stopped Azadeh from drinking from Nafanua's canteen. She then questioned Francis about his background and concluded that he must be from the [[Holy Roman Empire]] and knowledgeable about the Theban Legion. Feigning a smirk, Francis shouted out his support for the Martyrs before fleeing on horseback. Dias tried to shoot him with an arrow, but Roshan stopped him and claimed that, since Onyx had Francis' scent, he would lead them straight to the Martyrs.<ref name="Chapter 17"/>

====Confrontation at the House of Wisdom====
Following Francis' trail, the group found themselves in Baghdad,<ref name="Chapter 17"/> where they soon located Francis, who was meeting with the Martyrs at the House of Wisdom.<ref name="Chapter 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' — Chapter Nineteen - Baghdad, 824</ref> Infiltrating the center, the mercenaries witnessed the Martyrs pass the case to their customer. While the Martyrs were in prayer, Roshan and her team positioned themselves for an ambush and saw the customer become angry upon opening the case. When Azadeh whistled, Onyx attacked and killed Francis while Roshan and Dias slew two Martyrs. However, the other Martyrs fought back fiercely and one managed to destroy Roshan's tahtib sticks while she was trying to defend Azadeh.<ref name="Chapter 19"/>

Defenseless, Roshan was about to be killed by the Martyr until Onyx saved her. However, the Martyr fatally injured Onyx, leading to a furious Azadeh killing him in revenge. Fighting another Martyr, Roshan was able to inflict a gruesome wound before the Martyr was assassinated by the hooded stranger as he attempted to flee. The stranger then attacked the customer while Dias killed the remaining Martyrs and Azadeh held Onyx, who died in her arms.<ref name="Chapter 19"/>

Taking a look at the case, Roshan saw that it was of Bakhit's design before witnessing Dias run towards it. She almost warned him, but stopped herself and decided to wait and watch instead. As soon as Dias opened the case, an explosion occured, killing him and briefly knocking everyone else unconscious. Once Roshan regained her senses, she saw the hooded stranger kill the injured customer before approaching her. After Roshan revealed that she knew the stranger had been observing her and Azadeh, he claimed that Roshan had been directionless for a long time and offered her a new purpose.<ref name="Chapter 19"/>

===Joining the Hidden Ones===
Realizing that the stranger intended to recruit Roshan into the Hidden Ones, Azadeh asked her to reconsider, claiming that a life of service was a prison of different bars. However, Roshan, tired of running and wishing to find her place in the world, accepted the stranger's offer and told Azadeh to live her life before bidding her farewell with a kiss to the forehead. As an upset Azadeh took her leave, Roshan looked at her one final time before turning her attention to the stranger.<ref name="Chapter 19"/>

As the two rode together towards [[Alamut]], Roshan asked the stranger about who had hired the Martyrs, to which he responded it was the [[Order of the Ancients]]. He then explained that the case contained a powerful [[Piece of Eden|artifact]] and thanked Roshan for her assistance in securing it. When Roshan asked where they would go next, the stranger put his hood up, introduced himself as Fuladh Al Haami and welcomed her into the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Chapter 19"/>

===Rising in the ranks===
Over the following decades, Roshan rose through the brotherhood's ranks and, by the 860s, had become a [[Master Assassin]]. Alongside Fuladh and the [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]], she was a member of the [[Assassin Council|council]] that governed over the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut|Alamut Brotherhood]] and ensured that [[the Creed]]'s tenets were up-kept. Roshan was also responsible for the training of most of the brotherhood's new initiates, teaching them swordsmanship, [[Social stealth|stealth]] and [[freerunning]].<ref name="A New Beginning">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[A New Beginning]]</ref>

During this time, Roshan, seeking to put her past behind, adopted the surname of Bint-La'Ahad, calling herself the "daughter of no one". Despite having taken on a new name and responsibility upon joining the Hidden Ones, she regretfully had to dissuade her old friend Azadeh from constantly following rumors trying to find her.<ref name="A New Beginning"/>

===Training Basim===
{{Quote|I can see it in your body. You lose focus too easy. The Leap of Faith is a crucial step on your path to initiation. It is one of the Brotherhood's first and most sacred rites. To perform it successfully, you must first center your mind, body and spirit. Embrace the fear. Quiet it. Find the stillness. And let go.|Roshan teaching Basim about the Leap of Faith, 862.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|A New Beginning}}
[[File:ACMirage The Master Thief of Anbar 22.png|left|thumb|250px|Roshan rejecting Basim's services]]
In late 861, Roshan was operating in [[Anbar]], where she maintained contact with her old friend Dervis, who led a network of thieves in the city that the Hidden Ones regularly relied on to gather information. While trying to learn more about an [[Memory Seals|artifact]] that had recently arrived in Anbar, Roshan met the young thief [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], who had been assigned by Dervis to steal a shipping ledger from the docks. The ledger revealed that the artifact had been delivered to the [[Winter Palace, Anbar|Winter Palace]] and Basim volunteered to steal it. However, Roshan brushed him off and left.<ref name="Master Thief">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Master Thief of Anbar]]</ref>

Despite Roshan's warnings, Basim broke into the Winter Palace and managed to steal the artifact, though in the process he was forced to kill the caliph, [[Al-Mutawakkil]], becoming a fugitive. Roshan visited Basim at his home the next day, taking the artifact and inviting him to join her in fleeing Anbar. Although Basim refused at first, he changed his mind after learning that most of his fellow thieves had been killed and went to the docks. There, Roshan protected him from several guards before climbing to the top of a nearby building. As Roshan [[Leap of Faith|leapt]] into the water below to escape, Basim followed her closely behind.<ref name="Master Thief"/>

[[File:ACMir A New Beginning 21.png|thumb|250px|Roshan sparring with Basim]]
Roshan subsequently brought Basim to Alamut, where she became his mentor. In addition to training him in the Hidden Ones' ways, she also explained to him the reach of the Order of the Ancients' influence in the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] and beyond, and why the Hidden Ones fought against it. In February 862, two months into Basim's training, Roshan decided to transition his training from [[Wood|wooden]] swords to [[steel]] ones and asked the Hidden One [[blacksmith]] [[Rebekah]] to forge Basim a [[Initiate of Alamut Sword|scimitar]] and an accompanying [[Initiate of Alamut Dagger|parrying dagger]], which her apprentice quickly put to use in a duel against his master.<ref name="A New Beginning" />

After Basim and another Hidden One, [[Nur]], eliminated a group of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] trying to find the Hidden Ones' base while on patrol, they reported back to Roshan and the rest of the Alamut Council. Suspecting the mercenaries had been sent by the Order, Rayhan decided to send Nur to [[Baghdad]] to investigate their enemies' presence in the city, instructing him to seek aid from the [[Zanj Rebellion|Zanj rebel]] leader [[Ali ibn Muhammad]], a Hidden One ally. Although Roshan viewed Ali as a dangerous and delusional fool, she agreed with the Mentor's decision and Nur departed for Baghdad.<ref name="A New Beginning" />

===Mission to Baghdad===
{{Quote|Welcome, Hidden One. You have died and been reborn. Now, fight me... as your equal.|Roshan to Basim, following the latter's initiation into the Hidden Ones, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|Taking Flight}}
[[File:ACMir Taking Flight 20.png|left|thumb|250px|Rayhan sending Fuladh, Basim and Roshan to Baghdad]]
Eventually, Basim completed his training and was formally [[Initiation into the Assassin Order|inducted]] into the brotherhood by Roshan and the rest of the Alamut Council. Immediately following her apprentice's initiation ceremony, Roshan asked him to duel as equals, as was custom among the Hidden Ones. However, their sparring session was interrupted by the sudden arrival of a wounded Nur.<ref name="Taking Flight">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Taking Flight]]</ref>

After Nur revealed that the Order had attacked him during his investigation in Baghdad and that Ali and his rebels had been captured, he passed out and was taken away to rest. Realizing that the Order held more power in Baghdad than they initially suspected, Rayhan decided to send Roshan, Basim and Fuladh to the city to continue Nur's investigation and find and rescue Ali.<ref name="Taking Flight" />

====Investigating Al-Ghul====
{{Quote|An Order member is within our reach, Basim. And like those before and those yet to come, Al-Ghul's death will be just. This is a man who preys off the desperate and the disenfranchised. And such atrocities will only continue, for Al-Ghul is but a cog in a larger wheel. One that spins destructively. So long as it does, we Hidden Ones will make it our mission to slow it to a stop.|Roshan to Basim, shortly before Al-Ghul's assassination, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|First Order}}
[[File:ACMir Baghdad Bound 5.png|thumb|250px|Roshan and Fuladh arriving in Baghdad]]
Crossing the desert, the three Hidden Ones eventually reached Baghdad, whereupon Roshan and Fuladh went to the [[Harbiyah]] district to establish a [[Assassin bureau|bureau]] while Basim investigated around the city. After Basim joined Roshan and Fuladh at the bureau, the trio discussed the leads Nur had managed to gather during his investigation. Learning that Nur maintained contact with [[Beshi]], a member of the [[Zanj Rebellion|Zanj rebellion]], and regularly visited a [[Dyeing Factory|dyeing factory]], Basim decided to investigate both leads while Roshan and Fuladh remained at the bureau to search for additional clues.<ref name="Baghdad Bound">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Baghdad Bound]]</ref>

After Basim completed both of his investigations, he returned to the [[Harbiyah bureau]] to inform Roshan and Fuladh of what he had managed to gather on Ali's whereabouts. Deducing that Ali was being held at the [[Damascus Gate Prison]], Basim and Fuladh left to rescue him while Roshan went to meet with Beshi and his rebels at a [[Water Mill|watermill]] on the [[Wilderness|northern outskirts]] of Baghdad.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Zeroing In]]</ref> After Basim freed Ali, the two met with Roshan to discuss their leads on the Order member known as "Al-Ghul", who had been capturing the Caliphate's enemies and forcing them to dig in the desert in search of artifacts.<ref name="Delicate Alliance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[A Delicate Alliance]]</ref>

[[File:ACMir A Delicate Alliance 3.png|left|thumb|250px|Roshan, Basim and Ali discussing their leads on Al-Ghul's identity]]
Just as the trio deduced Al-Ghul's identity to be [[Soap Boiler's District|soap mill]] owner [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]], an injured Beshi arrived  after having been caught while posing as a prisoner to spy on the Ancient. Beshi revealed Mas'ood's base of operations to be the [[Caravanserai, Baghdad|Caravanserai]] and provided a description of the man, prompting Roshan and Basim to leave in order to eliminate their target. Ali offered to help but Roshan declined his assistance, believing the rebel leader would turn their mission into a large spectacle.<ref name="Delicate Alliance" />

On their way to the Caravanserai, Roshan told Basim that, despite the harshness of her lessons, she was proud of her pupil and believed he was ready to take on the Order of the Ancients. Upon arriving at their destination, Roshan left Basim to choose his approach and gave him a [[heron]]'s [[feather]] to dip in Mas'ood's blood.<ref name="First Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[First Order]]</ref>

[[File:ACMir First Order 26.png|thumb|250px|Roshan granting Basim a respite]]
After Basim assassinated Mas'ood, Roshan quickly pulled him away from the scene. Once the two were outside the Caravanserai, Roshan noticed that something was on her apprentice's mind and asked him to tell her what was troubling him. Basim revealed that he had been haunted by visions of a [[djinn]], which stopped when he joined the Hidden Ones, but re-surfaced following Mas'ood's death. He also told Roshan that he had seen his childhood  friend [[Nehal]] and asked for a respite to find and speak with her, which Roshan granted to him.<ref name="First Order" />

====Search at the Bazaar====
{{Dialogue3|Basim|What was it like, the first time you took a life?|Roshan|I barely recall. It was a man I used to know well. Before all this. Before the Hidden Ones.|You do not remember...?|My memories are buried next to him. I refused to let his death haunt me, the way his breath haunted me when he was alive.|Roshan telling Basim about her first kill, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|Coins and Daggers}}
During Roshan and Basim's hunt of Mas'ood, Fuladh scouted the other districts of Baghdad for possible locations to establish new Hidden One bureaus. Once Basim returned to the Harbiyah bureau, Roshan informed him of this before joining Rebekah at the [[Karkh]] [[Karkh bureau|bureau]] to investigate the Order's presence in the district.<ref name="Branching Out">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Branching Out]]</ref>

[[File:ACMir Coins and Daggers 1.png|left|thumb|250px|Basim, Rebekah and Roshan discussing the Order's presence in Karkh]]
When Basim joined Roshan and Rebekah at the Karkh bureau, the three Hidden Ones discussed the corruption in the district, which had become stronger than usual, with rumors of harassment from officials and goods being seized. Believing the Order to be responsible, Roshan and Basim decided to investigate the [[The Bazaar|Bazaar]], where Baghdad's annual grand auction, the [[Da'irat Al-mal]], was set to take place.<ref name="Coins and Daggers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Coins and Daggers]]</ref>

Upon reaching the Bazaar, Basim decided to ask his mentor about the first time she had taken a life. Roshan answered vaguely, claiming it was a man she had known well and that her memories of him were buried next to his body, as she refused to allow herself to be defined by her past. She then advised Basim to distance himself from the past as well, to prevent it from haunting him like the djinn. With this, Roshan left her apprentice to conduct his investigation at the Bazaar and find evidence of the Order's activities.<ref name="Coins and Daggers" />

[[File:ACMir A Faceless Feather 4.png|thumb|250px|Roshan and Basim discussing their plan to lure out and eliminate the Treasurer]]
After Basim completed his investigation, he reported back to Roshan and Rebekah at the bureau. With the information Basim had managed to gather, the three Hidden Ones deduced that the Order leader in Karkh was an affluential merchant, though they were unable to determine their exact identity. With the Da'irat Al-mal as his only lead, Basim decided to infiltrate the grand auction and locate his target, "[[The Treasurer]]". Roshan advised her apprentice to pose as a merchant and acquire a hairpin sought by his target to lure them out and eliminate them.<ref name="Faceless Feather">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[A Faceless Feather]]</ref>

Following his assassination of the Treasurer, Basim returned to the bureau to inform Roshan and Rebekah of his success. The former remarked that, despite this victory, the Order was far from vanquished, before noticing that her apprentice seemed troubled. When Roshan asked Basim in private if he had seen the djinn again, he claimed that it was gone for now and went to rest.<ref name="Grand End">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[A Grand End]]</ref>

==== Broken trust====
{{Quote|You are not the first to walk the shadows broken, Basim. Stitch your shattered pieces into a whole. Pour your pain into the brotherhood. Purge yourself of the poison she dripped and come home to us. No more than a man. But no less than our brother. Or is it too little for you?|Roshan trying to convince Basim to return to the Hidden Ones, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|The Serpent's Nest}}
[[File:ACMir The Head of the Snake 8.png|left|thumb|250px|Basim questioning Roshan about the artifacts sought by the Order]]
After Basim also eliminated the Order leaders in [[Abbasiyah]] and [[Sharqiyah]] and was promoted to Master Assassin, only the [[Ra's Al-Af'a]] of the Order, known as "Al-Bahamut", remained. When Basim arrived at the Harbiyah bureau to ask Roshan for any leads on Al-Bahamut's identity, she informed him that Ali and his rebels preparing to attack the [[Palace of the Green Dome|Caliphal Palace]]. She also revealed that the people of the Caliphate were divided over the [[Al-Musta'in|current caliph]]'s claim to the throne, which many considered he had stolen from Al-Mutawakkil's son, [[Al-Mu'tazz|Abu 'Abdallah]].<ref name="Head of the Snake">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Head of the Snake]]</ref>

As Basim recalled seeing Abu 'Abdallah at the Winter Palace on the night of Al-Mutawakkil's murder, he decided to ask Roshan if the Hidden Ones had uncovered any new information about the artifacts sought by the Order. When Roshan asked her apprentice why he was so interested in the relics, he simply stated that it would benefit the Hidden Ones to uncover their secrets before the Order.<ref name="Head of the Snake" />

[[File:ACMir The Head of the Snake 11.png|thumb|250px|Roshan, Basim and Fuladh discussing the possible candidates for Al-Bahamut's identity]]
Before Roshan could answer, Fuladh arrived and the three Hidden Ones proceeded to discuss the three possible candidates for Al-Bahamut's identity: the poet [[Arib Al-Ma'muniyya]], the royal concubine [[Qabiha]], and Baghdad's governor [[Muhammad ibn Tahir]]. Having met all three, Basim was unsure which one of them was Al-Bahamut since they all appeared to have ties to the Order, so he headed to the [[Round City]] to conduct an investigation.<ref name="Head of the Snake" />

Ultimately, Basim was able to learn that Qabiha was Al-Bahamut and met with Roshan near the Caliphal Palace to report his findings. Roshan decided to assassinate the Ra's Al-Af'a herself, believing her apprentice was not yet prepared to undertake such a mission. However, Basim argued that this was an opportunity to put all his training to the test and Roshan relented, however uneasy she felt.<ref name="Final Counsel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[One Final Counsel]]</ref>

[[File:ACMir The Serpent's Nest 28.png|left|thumb|250px|Roshan confirming Qabiha's death]]
Despite this, Roshan remained suspicious of her apprentice's motives and decided to follow him as he infiltrated the palace and confronted Qabiha. There, to her shock and anger, she witnessed Qabiha tell Basim about an [[Isu]] [[Alamut Temple|temple]] underneath Alamut, which she claimed held the answers to all of his questions. As the Ra's Al-Af'a offered to inform Basim about his [[Reborn Isu|true nature]], Roshan acted quickly and stabbed her from behind with her [[Hidden Blade]], killing her.<ref name="Serpent Nest">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Serpent's Nest]]</ref>

After confirming Qabiha's death, Roshan angrily confronted her apprentice over his actions, demanding to know everything the Ra's Al-Af'a had told him. In response, Basim accused Roshan of preventing him from understanding his own nature and leaving him to struggle with his nightmares of the djinn alone. He also criticized the Hidden Ones' creed, which promoted free will but asked the brotherhood's members to obey without question.<ref name="Serpent Nest" />

[[File:ACMir The Serpent's Nest 29.png|thumb|250px|Roshan trying to convince Basim not to investigate the Alamut Temple]]
Aware of Basim's true nature and its implications, Roshan believed it was in everyone's best interest if her apprentice remained unaware of it and invinted him to accompany her back to the Hidden Ones, no more than a man but no less than a brother. However, Basim refused, prompting Roshan to threaten him that, if he decided to seek out the temple, she would not hesitate to kill him herself. With that, she stormed off, leaving Basim to escape from the palace by himself.<ref name="Serpent Nest" />

===Leaving the Hidden Ones===
{{Dialogue|Roshan|It is done. You made your choice. Now I make mine.|Rayhan|Wada'an (farewell), Roshan bint-La'Ahad. It was an honor.|Roshan and Rayhan, prior to her departure from Alamut, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|In Pursuit of Truth}}
Roshan's worst fears came true when, amidst an attack on Alamut by [[Tahirids|Tahirid]] forces allied with the Order, Basim returned to the fortress to investigate the Isu temple. After fighting off several of the attacking Tahirid soldiers and getting injured in the process, Roshan made her way to the temple's entrance to prevent Basim from entering. As the master and her former student fought, Basim was able to break Roshan's defense with a [[throwing knife]] to the shoulder before taking advantage of her injuries to defeat and non-fatally stab her with his Hidden Blade.<ref name="Pursuit Of Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[In Pursuit of Truth]]</ref>

[[File:ACMir In Pursuit of Truth 27.png|left|thumb|250px|Roshan defeated by Basim]]
No longer in any condition to fight, Roshan could only try to dissuade Basim from entering the temple, claiming that she had the Hidden Ones' best interest in mind and begging her former apprentice to trust her. However, her pleas fell on deaf ears as Basim proceeded into the temple, where he ultimately unlocked [[Loki]]'s dormant memories inside him. After learning that Rayhan had given Basim his blessing to investigate the temple, a disillusioned Roshan decided to leave the Hidden Ones and, following an argument with the Mentor, discarded her Hidden Blade and departed Alamut.<ref name="Pursuit Of Truth" />

===Activities in England===
{{Dialogue|Eivor|What is it?|Roshan|The future. A seed to plant in Jerusalem.|Roshan telling Eivor about the scroll she recovered from Makira, 880s.|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla|The Raven and the Cuckoo}}
Despite no longer serving the Hidden Ones, Roshan remained a loyal follower of their creed and continued to hunt down Order members across the globe. Two decades after leaving Alamut, she had managed to recover her Hidden Blade after some difficult years spent without it, and tracked the Ancient [[Makira]] to [[England]], where the latter had formed an alliance with Sir [[Edward, Earl of Westerna]]. The [[Anglo-Saxons|Saxon]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] in Edward's employ often stole the [[Raven Clan]]'s gear and launched [[raid]]s with it to frame them, keeping all looted [[gold]] and [[silver]] while Makira took any writings they managed to recover for herself.<ref name="Cuckoo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Shared History]]'' – [[The Raven and the Cuckoo]]</ref>

[[File:ACV The Raven and the Cuckoo 29.png|thumb|250px|Roshan and Eivor confirming Makira's death]]
While tracking Edward's men, Roshan encountered the Raven Clan's ''[[Jarl|jarlskona]]'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]], who was also investigating the raids. After informing Eivor that Edward and Makira were responsible for tarnishing her clan's name, Roshan striked an alliance with the [[Vikings|Viking]] to eliminate their mutual enemies, who had taken refuge in [[Ravensburg]]. Eivor infiltrated the fortress and publicly assassinated Edward, sending his men into disarray and allowing Roshan to drop from a tree and kill Makira. The former Hidden One then looted a scroll from her body and said she would deliver it to [[Jerusalem]], describing its contents as "a seed to plant" for the future, before parting ways with Eivor.<ref name="Cuckoo" />

==Personality and traits==
{{Quote|You do not have to look to the past, to know who you are. Who you can be. You can choose, Basim!|Roshan to Basim after their fight, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|In Pursuit of Truth}}
Roshan was a woman of Persian descent and had a strong personality. A true warrior who was loyal and honest, she fought for justice and to protect her fellow Hidden Ones, but kept details of her life shrouded in mystery.<ref name="UbiFoward">{{Youtube|SS_khJE0mbQ|Assassin’s Creed: 2022 Showcase <nowiki>|</nowiki> #UbiForward|Ubisoft|Ubisoft}}</ref> This was largely because her life prior to joining the brotherhood was deeply traumatic and Roshan chose to distance herself from her past as to prevent it from haunting her, going so far as to call herself the "daughter of no one".<ref name="Coins and Daggers" /> Her only connection to her old life was her friend Azadeh, whom Roshan regretfully had to dissuade from searching for her.<ref name="A New Beginning" />

Even prior to joining the Hidden Ones, Roshan possessed a strong desire to help others. She volunteered herself to be married to the Persian harbor master to save her sisters from this fate<ref name="Chapter 2" /> and, years later, rescued Masha from her controlling husband while using the last of her money to secure her family's financial well-being without their knowledge.<ref name="Chapter 14" /> Her kindness did not extend solely to family members, as she disarmed countless of Bakhit's deadly devices to prevent them from being used to do harm.<ref name="Chapter 16" /> She also befriended many of her fellow mercenaries in Fuladh's employ and mourned their deaths, partially blaming herself for being unable to prevent them.<ref name="Daughter of No One">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]''</ref>

[[File:ACMir A New Beginning 20.png|left|thumb|250px|Roshan mentoring Basim]]
As a Hidden One, Roshan was a devout follower of the [[The Creed|Creed]],<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''</ref> in part because she felt the brotherhood had helped her find her purpose after years of being directionless.<ref name="Chapter 19" /> However, her interpretation of the Hidden Ones' tenets was quite dogmatic, as she believed that in order to properly serve the brotherhood, one had to cut all ties with their past life and be "reborn" as a new person.<ref name="Taking Flight" /> Nevertheless, Roshan believed in fighting against the Order of the Ancients' corrupting influence and tried to teach these values to her apprentice Basim.<ref name="A New Beginning" />

While Roshan could be quite stoic and harsh with her lessons at times, she genuinely cared about Basim and hoped to help him overcome his nightmares by having him become as devoted to the Hidden Ones as her.<ref name="First Order" /> After discovering Basim's nature as a reborn Isu, however, Roshan began to fear her apprentice's potential and started to manipulate him in an attempt to prevent Basim from learning the truth. This ultimately resulted in their falling out after Basim learned he had been lied to,<ref name="Serpent Nest" /> and Roshan leaving the Alamut Hidden Ones upon realizing the rest of the brotherhood disagreed with her actions.<ref name="Pursuit Of Truth" />

===Equipment and skills===
{{Quote|As Hidden Ones, we must become proficient with a number of weapons. You never know how a fight will escalate.|Roshan to Basim, 862.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|In Pursuit of Truth}}
Roshan's first kill occured when she murdered her husband after enduring years of abuse at his hands.<ref name="Chapter 2" /> Following this, she would not pick up a blade again until years later, when she trained in combat under Advi, who taught her to [[Dual-wielding|dual-wield]] twin {{Wiki|tahtib}} sticks, as well as a [[sword]] and [[dagger]].<ref name="Chapter 8" /> During her training, Roshan received her own pair of personalized tahtib sticks as a gift from Advi and Bakhit,<ref name="Chapter 10" /> which she would wield for several years, until they were destroyed during a fight with the Martyrs of Agaunum.<ref name="Chapter 19" />

[[File:ACMir In Pursuit of Truth 24.png|thumb|250px|Roshan dueling Basim]]
Upon joining the Hidden Ones, Roshan refined her combat skills, in addition to mastering [[freerunning]], [[Social stealth|stealth]] and several different assassination techniques with her [[Hidden Blade]].<ref name="ACM" /> She later became an instructor for many of the novice Hidden Ones, whom she trained in swordsmanship, though none of them reached her level of skill. The only exception was Basim, who was able to catch Roshan by surprise with one of his strikes during a sparring session,<ref name="A New Beginning" /> and later defeated her, albeit only after she had already been significantly injured.<ref name="Pursuit Of Truth" />

Roshan also possessed the extra-sensory ability dubbed [[Eagle Vision]] since childhood, though she kept it hidden from others since her mother got upset at her for asking questions about it. The vision enhanced all of her senses, allowing her to hear noises or see markings that would normally be inaudible or invisible.<ref name="Chapter 3" /> It also allowed her to deduce a person's intentions just by observing them, though it was not infallible and could sometimes be activated unintentionally.<ref name="Chapter 5" />

==Behind the scenes==
Roshan is a character originally created for the 2023 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'', but her older self debuted in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' (2020) as part of ''[[Shared History]]'', a free 2022 [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla downloadable content|downloadable]] mission that was released to promote ''Mirage''. In both games, she is voiced by the [[Iran]]ian [[United States|American]] actress [[Shohreh Aghdashloo]].

According to ''Mirage''{{'}}s Creative Director [[Stephane Boudon]], Roshan "share[s] DNA" with the Assassin [[Desmond Miles]], who was the original main protagonist of the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|series]], but he did not elaborate further on their relation.<ref name="Mirage AMA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/|title=Hi, we are Stephane Boudon and Jean-Luc Sala, developers on Assassin's Creed Mirage. Ask us anything!|author=Boudon, Stephane|publisher=''{{Wiki|Reddit}}''|date=24 April 2024|quote="Lacrossedeamon": Arab naming schemes are pretty intricate with “ibn La’Ahad” being use more like a nisbah or laqab rather than a nasab for Altair and his family. Picking the same for Roshan (well ibnah/bint for female) makes fans draw some inferences. Is the implication supposed to be that Altair descends from Roshan? I don’t think we have any hints of her having children from the games or transmedia.<br>"Stephane_Boudon": Let me put it like that. There is definitely some shared DNA between Roshan and Desmond🧬|accessdate=27 April 2024|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427132159/https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/1cbvteq/comment/l11hbe9/?rdt=58681|archivedate=27 April 2024}}</ref>

In ''Mirage'', Roshan's robes can be obtained for free from [[Ubisoft Connect]] as an outfit for Basim to wear in-game.

===Name===
Roshan ([[wikt:روشن|روشن]]) is a name derived from the {{Wiki|Middle Persian}} word ''[[wikt:lwšn'|lwšn']]'' ("light, bright"). It is cognate with the names Roxana and [[An Lushan|Lushan]].<ref name="Schafer 1961">Schafer, Edward H. (1963). "Introduction". In ''The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A Study of T'ang Exotics''. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, pp. 1–6.</ref> Bint-La'Ahad (ابنة لا أحد) means "Daughter of No One" in Arabic and appears to be a ''{{wiki|Arabic_name#nasab|nasab}}'', substituting for a patronym typical in Arabic names. The fact that [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], the protagonist of ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' (2007), bears the same patronym that his sons [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]] and [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]] later inherit implies that it may instead be an unconventional ''{{wiki|Arabic_name#laqab|laqab}}'', a family name, or a ''{{Wiki|Nisba (onomastics)|nisbah}}'', a name indicating affiliation. There is no source linking Roshan with Altaïr at this time.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Shared History]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles]]''
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