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	[[File:Zw-codex-15.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|A sketch of the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea]]		[[File:Zw-codex-15.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|A sketch of the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea]]
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	The Apple is more than a catalog of that which precedes us. Within its twisting, sparking innards I've caught glimpses of what will be. Such a thing should not be possible. Perhaps it isn't. Maybe it is simply a suggestion. How to know? How to be sure?<br><br>I contemplate the consequences of these visions: are they images of things to come—or simply the potential for what might be. Can we influence the outcome? Dare we try? And in so doing, do we merely ensure that which we've seen?<br><br>I am torn—as always—between action and inaction—unclear as to which—if either—will make a difference. Am I even meant to make a difference? Still, I keep this journal. Is that not an attempt to change—or perhaps guarantee—what I have seen?		The Apple is more than a catalog of that which precedes us. Within its twisting, sparking innards I've caught glimpses of what will be. Such a thing should not be possible. Perhaps it isn't. Maybe it is simply a suggestion. How to know? How to be sure?<br><br>I contemplate the consequences of these visions: are they images of things to come—or simply the potential for what might be. Can we influence the outcome? Dare we try? And in so doing, do we merely ensure that which we've seen?<br><br>I am torn—as always—between action and inaction—unclear as to which—if either—will make a difference. Am I even meant to make a difference? Still, I keep this journal. Is that not an attempt to change—or perhaps guarantee—what I have seen?
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	I have studied the ancient pagan faiths that came before this more recent obsession with a single, divine creator. They seem to have focused more on the fundamental forces at play in the world around us and less on arbitrary moral rules...<br><br>The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The tides ebb and flow. Grass grows, withers, dies, and then in time, emerges from the ground once more. The air turns warm then cools and back again. Some hidden energy keeps us fitted to the ground and pulls us back when we attempt to leave it.<br><br>Each of these movements was represented before by a god or goddess. Each force given face, but recognized as something distinct and powerful. Which is not to say there were not connections between these forces—a pantheon of individual spirits—of rules. Invisible hands guiding the progress of the world around us.<br><br>And so here there was an attempt to categorize, study, explain, and understand the way things work—even if it was flawed. But no more. Now we are asked to succumb to a far more simplified explanation. How naïve to believe there might be a single answer to every question. Every mystery. That there exists a lone divine light which rules over all. They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us—and forces us to stumble about in ignorance.<br><br>I long for the day when men will turn away from invisible monsters and once more embrace a more rational view of the world. But these new religions are so convenient—and promise such terrible punishment should one reject them—I worry that fear shall keep us stuck to what is surely the greatest lie ever told.		I have studied the ancient pagan faiths that came before this more recent obsession with a single, divine creator. They seem to have focused more on the fundamental forces at play in the world around us and less on arbitrary moral rules...<br><br>The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The tides ebb and flow. Grass grows, withers, dies, and then in time, emerges from the ground once more. The air turns warm then cools and back again. Some hidden energy keeps us fitted to the ground and pulls us back when we attempt to leave it.<br><br>Each of these movements was represented before by a god or goddess. Each force given face, but recognized as something distinct and powerful. Which is not to say there were not connections between these forces—a pantheon of individual spirits—of rules. Invisible hands guiding the progress of the world around us.<br><br>And so here there was an attempt to categorize, study, explain, and understand the way things work—even if it was flawed. But no more. Now we are asked to succumb to a far more simplified explanation. How naïve to believe there might be a single answer to every question. Every mystery. That there exists a lone divine light which rules over all. They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us—and forces us to stumble about in ignorance.<br><br>I long for the day when men will turn away from invisible monsters and once more embrace a more rational view of the world. But these new religions are so convenient—and promise such terrible punishment should one reject them—I worry that fear shall keep us stuck to what is surely the greatest lie ever told.
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	One may cultivate extracts from various plants found throughout the region. More exotic species can sometimes be obtained from [[Merchant\|traders]] and travelers, but their properties are less documented and require further examination.<br><br>Traditional alchemical implements can be used to distill the poison. Care should be used as certain poisons can be absorbed through exposed skin. Many are those who have lost their lives to carelessness.<br><br>One's blade should be hollowed according to the specifications listed herein. Deviation may create fractures within the metal, causing the blade to weaken and possibly break.		One may cultivate extracts from various plants found throughout the region. More exotic species can sometimes be obtained from [[Merchant\|traders]] and travelers, but their properties are less documented and require further examination.<br><br>Traditional alchemical implements can be used to distill the poison. Care should be used as certain poisons can be absorbed through exposed skin. Many are those who have lost their lives to carelessness.<br><br>One's blade should be hollowed according to the specifications listed herein. Deviation may create fractures within the metal, causing the blade to weaken and possibly break.
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	What to make of this map? It appears to contain the entire world. Not flat as they claim, either, but round—like a ball. Like The Apple. But how is such a thing even possible? Stranger still are the lands it shows—great patches of the unknown. The unexplored. So many places yet to be discovered... Are there men there? Are they like us? And if not—different how? I should like to know the answers. Perhaps—in time—I'll have the chance to travel. To chart a course and make my way to these distant lands...		What to make of this map? It appears to contain the entire world. Not flat as they claim, either, but round—like a ball. Like The Apple. But how is such a thing even possible? Stranger still are the lands it shows—great patches of the unknown. The unexplored. So many places yet to be discovered... Are there men there? Are they like us? And if not—different how? I should like to know the answers. Perhaps—in time—I'll have the chance to travel. To chart a course and make my way to these distant lands...
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	[[File:Zw-codex-23.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|An instructional diagram for [[freerunning]]. The Arabic reads: North (هاجم) = Attack, East (تسلق) = ~~[[Freerunning\|~~Climb]], South (ءبر) = Across, and the West (قطر) = Diagonal.]]		[[File:Zw-codex-23.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|An instructional diagram for [[freerunning]]. The Arabic reads: North (هاجم) = Attack, East (تسلق) = Climb, South (ءبر) = Across, and the West (قطر) = Diagonal.]]
	\|-\|24=Some days I miss my family... Or at least the thought of them. I never knew [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad\|my]] [[Maud\|parents]] well, despite them both having lived within these walls. It was our way. Perhaps they were sad, though they showed no sign—it was not allowed.<br><br>For my part, so much of my youth was spent in training, there was little time left to reflect upon the separation. And so when they were finally lost to me, it seemed no different than the passing of two strangers. Al Mualim had been as my father, and his was a weak and dishonest love, though at the time it seemed enough—better, even. Or so I thought.<br><br>Some day I will have a [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|child]]—such is the way of our Order. And I will not make the same mistake. Nor any who call themselves an Assassin. We shall be allowed to love our [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|children]]—and, in turn, to be loved. Al Mualim believed such attachments would weaken us—cause us to falter when our lives were on the line. But if we truly fight for what is just, does love not make such sacrifice simpler—knowing that we do so for their gain?		\|-\|24=Some days I miss my family... Or at least the thought of them. I never knew [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad\|my]] [[Maud\|parents]] well, despite them both having lived within these walls. It was our way. Perhaps they were sad, though they showed no sign—it was not allowed.<br><br>For my part, so much of my youth was spent in training, there was little time left to reflect upon the separation. And so when they were finally lost to me, it seemed no different than the passing of two strangers. Al Mualim had been as my father, and his was a weak and dishonest love, though at the time it seemed enough—better, even. Or so I thought.<br><br>Some day I will have a [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|child]]—such is the way of our Order. And I will not make the same mistake. Nor any who call themselves an Assassin. We shall be allowed to love our [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|children]]—and, in turn, to be loved. Al Mualim believed such attachments would weaken us—cause us to falter when our lives were on the line. But if we truly fight for what is just, does love not make such sacrifice simpler—knowing that we do so for their gain?
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	*[[Niccolò Polo]] (12 – 14 August 1257)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>		*[[Niccolò Polo]] (12 – 14 August 1257)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>
	*[[Mongol Empire]] (14 August 1257 – May 1275)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>		*[[Mongol Empire]] (14 August 1257 – May 1275)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>
	*[[Marco Polo]] (May 1275 – c.1295)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Retrieving the Codex]]</ref>		*[[Marco Polo]] (May 1275 – c. 1295)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Retrieving the Codex]]</ref>
	*[[Dante Alighieri]] (c.1295 – c.1321)<ref name="AuditoreCrypt"/>		*[[Dante Alighieri]] (c. 1295 – c. 1321)<ref name="AuditoreCrypt"/>
	*[[Domenico Auditore]] (c.1321)<ref name="AuditoreCrypt"/>		*[[Domenico Auditore]] (c. 1321)<ref name="AuditoreCrypt"/>

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	[[File:The torch 1.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Altaïr handing the Codex to Niccolò Polo]]		[[File:The torch 1.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Altaïr handing the Codex to Niccolò Polo]]

	During the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongol]] [[Fall of Masyaf\|siege of Masyaf]] in 1257, Altaïr bequeathed the Codex and five curious [[Memory Seals\|seals]] to [[Niccolò Polo]] for safe keeping.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh58">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 58</ref><ref name="PassingTheTorch"/> Two days later however, a Mongol [[raid]]ing party intercepted Niccolò and his brother [[Maffeo Polo\|Maffeo]] as they were fleeing, and took the Codex from them.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59">''Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade'' – Chapter 59</ref>		During the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongol]] [[Fall of Masyaf\|siege of Masyaf]] in 1257, Altaïr bequeathed the Codex and five curious [[Memory Seals\|seals]] to [[Niccolò Polo]] for safe keeping.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh58">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 58</ref><ref name="PassingTheTorch"/> Two days later however, a Mongol [[raid]]ing party intercepted Niccolò and his brother [[Maffeo Polo\|Maffeo]] as they were fleeing, and took the Codex from them.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59">''Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade'' – Chapter 59</ref>

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	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	[[File:ACoP 20 v.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Codex being gradually reassembled]]		[[File:ACoP 20 v.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Codex being gradually reassembled]]

	After the pages of the Codex were scattered, the Assassins attempted to bring them together, but by 1478, they had successfully located only six pages. That year, however, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] took up his his late father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni]]'s duty as an Assassin,<ref name="AChangeOfPlans">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[A Change of Plans]]</ref> and by 1499 had located and brought together all thirty pages scattered across [[Italy]].<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref> Each page was encrypted, and the only people capable of deciphering it were Giovanni<ref name="AChangeOfPlans"/> and Ezio's friend, the artist and inventor [[Leonardo da Vinci]].<ref name="AceUpMySleeve">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Ace Up My Sleeve]]</ref>		After the pages of the Codex were scattered, the Assassins attempted to bring them together, but by 1478, they had successfully located only six pages. That year, however, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] took up his his late father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni]]'s duty as an Assassin,<ref name="AChangeOfPlans">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[A Change of Plans]]</ref> and by 1499 had located and brought together all thirty pages scattered across [[Italy]].<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref> Each page was encrypted, and the only people capable of deciphering it were Giovanni<ref name="AChangeOfPlans"/> and Ezio's friend, the artist and inventor [[Leonardo da Vinci]].<ref name="AceUpMySleeve">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Ace Up My Sleeve]]</ref>

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	By the early 21st century, the Codex pages remained separated; many pages resided in the hands of private collectors, likely Templars, whilst some were on display in public museums, such as one in [[Florence]]'s [[National Central Library]].<ref name="AC2Modern">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> [[Alan Rikkin]] had a copy of Altaïr's codex in his office at the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]~~. However it remains unknown what happened to this copy after the destruction of the facility~~.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Into the Animus]]''</ref>		By the early 21st century, the Codex pages remained separated; many pages resided in the hands of private collectors, likely Templars, whilst some were on display in public museums, such as one in [[Florence]]'s [[National Central Library]].<ref name="AC2Modern">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

			The Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Alan Rikkin]] had a copy of Altaïr's codex in his office at the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Into the Animus]]''</ref> Following the facility's destruction in a riot in late 2016, the fate of this copy remains unknown.<ref>[[Assassin's Creed (film)\|''Assassin's Creed'' film]]</ref>

	==Codex pages==		==Codex pages==

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	By the early 21st century, the Codex pages remained separated; many pages resided in the hands of private collectors, likely Templars, whilst some were on display in public museums, such as one in [[Florence]]'s [[National Central Library]].<ref name="AC2Modern">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> [[Alan Rikkin]] had a copy of Altaïr's codex in his office at the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Into the Animus]]''</ref>		By the early 21st century, the Codex pages remained separated; many pages resided in the hands of private collectors, likely Templars, whilst some were on display in public museums, such as one in [[Florence]]'s [[National Central Library]].<ref name="AC2Modern">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> [[Alan Rikkin]] had a copy of Altaïr's codex in his office at the [[Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center]] in [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]. However it remains unknown what happened to this copy after the destruction of the facility.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Into the Animus]]''</ref>

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	*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (~~autor~~, October 1191 – 12 August 1257)<ref name="PassingTheTorch"/>		*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (author, October 1191 – 12 August 1257)<ref name="PassingTheTorch"/>
	*[[Niccolò Polo]] (12 – 14 August 1257)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>		*[[Niccolò Polo]] (12 – 14 August 1257)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>
	*[[Mongol Empire]] (14 August 1257 – May 1275)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>		*[[Mongol Empire]] (14 August 1257 – May 1275)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>

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	[[File:Codex-cover.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Codex]]		[[File:Codex-cover.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Codex]]
	'''Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex''' was a personal journal written by the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] following the death of [[Al Mualim]].<ref name="Assassination">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref> It documented his explorations into the [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]] he possessed, and it offered an autobiographical view of his life and various [[assassination]]-related articles.		'''Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex''' was a personal journal written by the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] following the death of [[Al Mualim]].<ref name="Assassination">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Al Mualim)]]</ref> It documented his explorations into the [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]] he possessed, and it offered an autobiographical view of his life and various [[assassination]]-related articles.

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			*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (autor, October 1191 – 12 August 1257)<ref name="PassingTheTorch"/>
			*[[Niccolò Polo]] (12 – 14 August 1257)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>
			*[[Mongol Empire]] (14 August 1257 – May 1275)<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59"/>
			*[[Marco Polo]] (May 1275 – c.1295)<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Retrieving the Codex]]</ref>
			*[[Dante Alighieri]] (c.1295 – c.1321)<ref name="AuditoreCrypt"/>
			*[[Domenico Auditore]] (c.1321)<ref name="AuditoreCrypt"/>

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			*[[Roman Rite of the Templar Order]] (late 15th century)<ref name="AC2"/>
			*[[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins]] (complete, late 15th century – 2 January 1500)<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo"/>
			*[[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze]] (late 15th century – 28 December 1476)<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Family Heirloom]]</ref>
			*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (complete, 28 December 1476 – 2 January 1500)<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo"/>
			*[[Vieri de' Pazzi]] (late 15th century – 14 April 1478)<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[What Goes Around]]</ref>
			*[[Francesco de' Pazzi]] (late 15th century – 26 April 1478)<ref name="Four to the Floor">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Four to the Floor]]</ref>
			*[[Lorenzo de' Medici]] (26 – 27 April 1478)<ref name="Four to the Floor"/>
			*[[Carlo Grimaldi]] (late 15th century – 14 September 1485)<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Knowledge Is Power]]</ref>
			*[[Templars]] (likely, 21st century)<ref name="AC2Modern"/>

	==History==		==History==
	===Middle Ages===		===Middle Ages===
	[[File:Escape Buffavento Castle 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Altaïr writing in the Codex]]		[[File:Escape Buffavento Castle 3.png\|thumb\|250px\|Altaïr writing in the Codex]]

	Shortly after the [[Retaking of Masyaf\|retaking]] of [[Masyaf]] from Al Mualim in 1191,<ref name="Assassination"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Wake]]</ref> Altaïr began writing the Codex. Throughout most of his life Altaïr wrote about important aspects of his life in his journal, including the [[Assassin-Templar War\|ongoing war]] between the Assassins and [[Templars]], his philosophy on life itself, his personal opinions regarding [[Christianity\|God]] and religions in general, and more importantly, information obtained from the [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>		Shortly after the [[Retaking of Masyaf\|retaking]] of [[Masyaf]] from Al Mualim in 1191,<ref name="Assassination"/><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Wake]]</ref> Altaïr began writing the Codex. Throughout most of his life Altaïr wrote about important aspects of his life in his journal, including the [[Assassin-Templar War\|ongoing war]] between the Assassins and [[Templars]], his philosophy on life itself, his personal opinions regarding [[Christianity\|God]] and religions in general, and more importantly, information obtained from the [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

	Altaïr was able to improve the Assassin Order's methods of assassination, including the use of [[poison]], as well as invent several weapons, one of them being the [[Hidden Gun]].<ref name="AC2"/> Eventually, near age 92, Altaïr completed the Codex.<ref name="PassingTheTorch">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref>		Altaïr was able to improve the Assassin Order's methods of assassination, including the use of [[poison]], as well as invent several weapons, one of them being the [[Hidden Gun]].<ref name="AC2"/> Eventually, near age 92, Altaïr completed the Codex.<ref name="PassingTheTorch">''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref>

	[[File:The torch 1.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Altaïr handing the Codex to Niccolò Polo]]		[[File:The torch 1.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Altaïr handing the Codex to Niccolò Polo]]

	During the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongol]] [[Fall of Masyaf\|siege of Masyaf]] in 1257, Altaïr bequeathed the Codex and five curious [[Memory Seals\|seals]] to [[Niccolò Polo]] for safe keeping.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh58">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 58</ref><ref name="PassingTheTorch"/> Two days later however, a Mongol [[raid]]ing party intercepted Niccolò and his brother [[Maffeo Polo\|Maffeo]] as they were fleeing, and took the Codex from them.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59">''Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade'' – Chapter 59</ref>		During the [[Mongol Empire\|Mongol]] [[Fall of Masyaf\|siege of Masyaf]] in 1257, Altaïr bequeathed the Codex and five curious [[Memory Seals\|seals]] to [[Niccolò Polo]] for safe keeping.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh58">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' – Chapter 58</ref><ref name="PassingTheTorch"/> Two days later however, a Mongol [[raid]]ing party intercepted Niccolò and his brother [[Maffeo Polo\|Maffeo]] as they were fleeing, and took the Codex from them.<ref name="SecretCrusadeCh59">''Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade'' – Chapter 59</ref>

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	===Renaissance===		===Renaissance===
	[[File:ACoP 20 v.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Codex being gradually reassembled]]		[[File:ACoP 20 v.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Codex being gradually reassembled]]

	After the pages of the Codex were scattered, the Assassins attempted to bring them together, but by 1478, they had successfully located only six pages. That year, however, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] took up his his late father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni]]'s duty as an Assassin,<ref name="AChangeOfPlans">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[A Change of Plans]]</ref> and by 1499 had located and brought together all thirty pages scattered across [[Italy]].<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref> Each page was encrypted, and the only people capable of deciphering it were Giovanni<ref name="AChangeOfPlans"/> and Ezio's friend, the artist and inventor [[Leonardo da Vinci]].<ref name="AceUpMySleeve">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Ace Up My Sleeve]]</ref>		After the pages of the Codex were scattered, the Assassins attempted to bring them together, but by 1478, they had successfully located only six pages. That year, however, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] took up his his late father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni]]'s duty as an Assassin,<ref name="AChangeOfPlans">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[A Change of Plans]]</ref> and by 1499 had located and brought together all thirty pages scattered across [[Italy]].<ref name="InBoccaAlLupo">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[In Bocca al Lupo]]</ref> Each page was encrypted, and the only people capable of deciphering it were Giovanni<ref name="AChangeOfPlans"/> and Ezio's friend, the artist and inventor [[Leonardo da Vinci]].<ref name="AceUpMySleeve">''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Ace Up My Sleeve]]</ref>

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	I have studied the ancient pagan faiths that came before this more recent obsession with a single, divine creator. They seem to have focused more on the fundamental forces at play in the world around us and less on arbitrary moral rules...<br><br>The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The tides ebb and flow. Grass grows, withers, dies, and then in time, emerges from the ground once more. The air turns warm then cools and back again. Some hidden energy keeps us fitted to the ground and pulls us back when we attempt to leave it.<br><br>Each of these movements was represented before by a god or goddess. Each force given face, but recognized as something distinct and powerful. Which is not to say there were not connections between these forces—a pantheon of individual spirits—of rules. Invisible hands guiding the progress of the world around us.<br><br>And so here there was an attempt to categorize, study, explain, and understand the way things work—even if it was flawed. But no more. Now we are asked to succumb to a far more simplified explanation. How naïve to believe there might be a single answer to every question. Every mystery. That there exists a lone divine light which rules over all. They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us—and forces us to stumble about in ignorance.<br><br>I long for the day when men will turn away from invisible monsters and once more embrace a more rational view of the world. But these new religions are so convenient—and promise such terrible punishment should one reject them—I worry that fear shall keep us stuck to what is surely the greatest lie ever told.		I have studied the ancient pagan faiths that came before this more recent obsession with a single, divine creator. They seem to have focused more on the fundamental forces at play in the world around us and less on arbitrary moral rules...<br><br>The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. The tides ebb and flow. Grass grows, withers, dies, and then in time, emerges from the ground once more. The air turns warm then cools and back again. Some hidden energy keeps us fitted to the ground and pulls us back when we attempt to leave it.<br><br>Each of these movements was represented before by a god or goddess. Each force given face, but recognized as something distinct and powerful. Which is not to say there were not connections between these forces—a pantheon of individual spirits—of rules. Invisible hands guiding the progress of the world around us.<br><br>And so here there was an attempt to categorize, study, explain, and understand the way things work—even if it was flawed. But no more. Now we are asked to succumb to a far more simplified explanation. How naïve to believe there might be a single answer to every question. Every mystery. That there exists a lone divine light which rules over all. They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us—and forces us to stumble about in ignorance.<br><br>I long for the day when men will turn away from invisible monsters and once more embrace a more rational view of the world. But these new religions are so convenient—and promise such terrible punishment should one reject them—I worry that fear shall keep us stuck to what is surely the greatest lie ever told.
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	[[File:~~Zw-codex-21~~.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|A schematic for an altered Hidden Blade, to be used as an injection needle. Various plants and roots have been drawn around it.]]		[[File:AC2 Codex Poison Blade Schematic.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|A schematic for an altered Hidden Blade, to be used as an injection needle. Various plants and roots have been drawn around it.]]
	One may cultivate extracts from various plants found throughout the region. More exotic species can sometimes be obtained from [[Merchant\|traders]] and travelers, but their properties are less documented and require further examination.<br><br>Traditional alchemical implements can be used to distill the poison. Care should be used as certain poisons can be absorbed through exposed skin. Many are those who have lost their lives to carelessness.<br><br>One's blade should be hollowed according to the specifications listed herein. Deviation may create fractures within the metal, causing the blade to weaken and possibly break.		One may cultivate extracts from various plants found throughout the region. More exotic species can sometimes be obtained from [[Merchant\|traders]] and travelers, but their properties are less documented and require further examination.<br><br>Traditional alchemical implements can be used to distill the poison. Care should be used as certain poisons can be absorbed through exposed skin. Many are those who have lost their lives to carelessness.<br><br>One's blade should be hollowed according to the specifications listed herein. Deviation may create fractures within the metal, causing the blade to weaken and possibly break.
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	What to make of this map? It appears to contain the entire world. Not flat as they claim, either, but round—like a ball. Like The Apple. But how is such a thing even possible? Stranger still are the lands it shows—great patches of the unknown. The unexplored. So many places yet to be discovered... Are there men there? Are they like us? And if not—different how? I should like to know the answers. Perhaps—in time—I'll have the chance to travel. To chart a course and make my way to these distant lands...		What to make of this map? It appears to contain the entire world. Not flat as they claim, either, but round—like a ball. Like The Apple. But how is such a thing even possible? Stranger still are the lands it shows—great patches of the unknown. The unexplored. So many places yet to be discovered... Are there men there? Are they like us? And if not—different how? I should like to know the answers. Perhaps—in time—I'll have the chance to travel. To chart a course and make my way to these distant lands...
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	[[File:Zw-codex-23.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|An instructional diagram for [[freerunning]]. The Arabic reads: North (هاجم) = Attack, East (تسلق) = ~~[[Freerunning\|~~Climb]], South (ءبر) = Across, and the West (قطر) = Diagonal.]]		[[File:Zw-codex-23.png\|thumb\|center\|512px\|An instructional diagram for [[freerunning]]. The Arabic reads: North (هاجم) = Attack, East (تسلق) = Climb, South (ءبر) = Across, and the West (قطر) = Diagonal.]]
	\|-\|24=Some days I miss my family... Or at least the thought of them. I never knew [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad\|my]] [[Maud\|parents]] well, despite them both having lived within these walls. It was our way. Perhaps they were sad, though they showed no sign—it was not allowed.<br><br>For my part, so much of my youth was spent in training, there was little time left to reflect upon the separation. And so when they were finally lost to me, it seemed no different than the passing of two strangers. Al Mualim had been as my father, and his was a weak and dishonest love, though at the time it seemed enough—better, even. Or so I thought.<br><br>Some day I will have a [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|child]]—such is the way of our Order. And I will not make the same mistake. Nor any who call themselves an Assassin. We shall be allowed to love our [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|children]]—and, in turn, to be loved. Al Mualim believed such attachments would weaken us—cause us to falter when our lives were on the line. But if we truly fight for what is just, does love not make such sacrifice simpler—knowing that we do so for their gain?		\|-\|24=Some days I miss my family... Or at least the thought of them. I never knew [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad\|my]] [[Maud\|parents]] well, despite them both having lived within these walls. It was our way. Perhaps they were sad, though they showed no sign—it was not allowed.<br><br>For my part, so much of my youth was spent in training, there was little time left to reflect upon the separation. And so when they were finally lost to me, it seemed no different than the passing of two strangers. Al Mualim had been as my father, and his was a weak and dishonest love, though at the time it seemed enough—better, even. Or so I thought.<br><br>Some day I will have a [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|child]]—such is the way of our Order. And I will not make the same mistake. Nor any who call themselves an Assassin. We shall be allowed to love our [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|children]]—and, in turn, to be loved. Al Mualim believed such attachments would weaken us—cause us to falter when our lives were on the line. But if we truly fight for what is just, does love not make such sacrifice simpler—knowing that we do so for their gain?
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