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	On 19 October 2002, under the [[Bolshoi Theatre]], Daniel Cross infiltrated the [[Library of Ivan the Terrible\|hidden library]] of Ivan the Terrible which served as a repository for the Assassins. Posing as an Assassin guard's replacement, Cross recovered the [[Prophet's Codex]] written by the Mentor Ezio Auditore. Reading it to Warren Vidic via his earpiece, Cross learned about Ezio's meeting with Minerva in the Vatican Vault five centuries ago. Cross then left the library with the Codex and killed the Assassin sentry outside.<ref name="The Chain" />		On 19 October 2002, under the [[Bolshoi Theatre]], Daniel Cross infiltrated the [[Library of Ivan the Terrible\|hidden library]] of Ivan the Terrible which served as a repository for the Assassins. Posing as an Assassin guard's replacement, Cross recovered the [[Prophet's Codex]] written by the Mentor Ezio Auditore. Reading it to Warren Vidic via his earpiece, Cross learned about Ezio's meeting with Minerva in the Vatican Vault five centuries ago. Cross then left the library with the Codex and killed the Assassin sentry outside.<ref name="The Chain" />

	In 2005, William Miles, the ''de facto'' Mentor of the Assassins, forced his apprentice [[Lucy Stillman]] to cut her ties with the Brotherhood to infiltrate Abstergo Industries. Later, she was contacted by Vidic who hired her to work at the [[Animus Project laboratory]] in Rome.<ref name="The Mole">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Mole]]</ref> Forbidden to leave the laboratory, Lucy secretly sent blueprints of the Animus to the Assassin [[Rebecca Crane]], who created the Animus 2.0. However, Lucy's isolation from the Brotherhood made her vulnerable to Vidic's manipulation, making her a mole for the Templars.<ref name="ACR The Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Truth (memory)\|The Truth]]</ref> In 2010, ~~another of~~ William's ~~apprentices,~~ [[Clay Kaczmarek]], hacked ~~the~~ personal computer ~~of Alan Rikkin,~~ Abstergo's CEO ~~and one of the [[Guardians]] of the Templars. He uncovered the~~ files about the Animus Project and sent them to the Brotherhood.<ref name="ACR Abstergo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[Abstergo (memory)\|Abstergo]]</ref>		In 2005, William Miles, the ''de facto'' Mentor of the Assassins, forced his apprentice [[Lucy Stillman]] to cut her ties with the Brotherhood to infiltrate Abstergo Industries. Later, she was contacted by Vidic who hired her to work at the [[Animus Project laboratory]] in Rome.<ref name="The Mole">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Mole]]</ref> Forbidden to leave the laboratory, Lucy secretly sent blueprints of the Animus to the Assassin [[Rebecca Crane]], who created the Animus 2.0. However, Lucy's isolation from the Brotherhood made her vulnerable to Vidic's manipulation, making her a mole for the Templars.<ref name="ACR The Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The Truth (memory)\|The Truth]]</ref> In 2010, William's apprentice [[Clay Kaczmarek]] hacked Grand Master Alan Rikkin's personal computer that he used in his capacity as Abstergo's CEO, uncovering files about the Animus Project and sent them to the Brotherhood.<ref name="ACR Abstergo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[Abstergo (memory)\|Abstergo]]</ref>

	[[File:Keeping an eye on humanity.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Eye-Abstergo satellite]]		[[File:Keeping an eye on humanity.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Eye-Abstergo satellite]]
	By 2011, the Templars wanted to launch the [[Eye-Abstergo]], a satellite with Altaïr's Apple of Eden programmed to localize individuals with Isu DNA. In the facilities under the {{Wiki\|Denver International Airport}}, Daniel Cross led an experiment involving the satellite. Cross, influenced by the Apple, [[DIA satellite accident\|killed]] all the Abstergo employees in the facilities and the artifact was destroyed during the experiment. To replace the lost Piece of Eden, the Templars searched for Ezio Auditore's descendants for the Animus Project to locate his Apple.<ref name="Vidic Email">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]]</ref>		By 2011, the Templars wanted to launch the [[Eye-Abstergo]], a satellite with Altaïr's Apple of Eden programmed to localize individuals with Isu DNA. In the facilities under the {{Wiki\|Denver International Airport}}, Daniel Cross led an experiment involving the satellite. Cross, influenced by the Apple, [[DIA satellite accident\|killed]] all the Abstergo employees in the facilities and the artifact was destroyed during the experiment. To replace the lost Piece of Eden, the Templars searched for Ezio Auditore's descendants for the Animus Project to locate his Apple.<ref name="Vidic Email">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Warren Vidic's email]]</ref>

	As Clay was a descendant of Ezio, William decided to send him undercover to infiltrate the Animus Project and reconnect with Lucy. On 1 February 2011, Clay was captured by Abstergo and became Subject 16 of the Animus Project.<ref name="The Mole" /> Because of overexposure to the Animus, Clay suffered from the Bleeding Effect and had visions of Juno asking him to prepare the path of the future Subject 17, Demond Miles, William's son who had left the Brotherhood a decade ago. Discovering Lucy's betrayal and realizing he was about to die, Clay obeyed Juno, creating an AI copy of his consciousness in the Animus' memory core to help Desmond. With his blood, he drew [[Glyphs]] as clues for Desmond before committing suicide on 8 August 2012.<ref name="The End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End of the Line]]</ref>		As Clay was a descendant of Ezio, William decided to send him undercover to infiltrate the Animus Project and reconnect with Lucy. On 1 February 2011, Clay was captured by Abstergo and became Subject 16 of the Animus Project.<ref name="The Mole" /> Because of overexposure to the Animus, Clay suffered from the Bleeding Effect and had visions of Juno asking him to prepare the path of the future Subject 17, Demond Miles, William's son who had left the Brotherhood a decade ago. Discovering Lucy's betrayal and realizing he was about to die, Clay obeyed Juno, creating an AI copy of his consciousness in the Animus' memory core to help Desmond. With his blood, he drew [[Glyphs]] as clues for Desmond before committing suicide on 8 August 2012.<ref name="The End of the Line">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]] – [[The Lost Archive]]'' – [[The End of the Line]]</ref>

	[[File:AC1 Monitoring Desmond.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Desmond in the Animus, monitored by Vidic and Lucy]]		[[File:AC1 Monitoring Desmond.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Desmond in the Animus, monitored by Vidic and Lucy]]
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	Arriving in Monteriggioni, Lucy's cell installed their hideout in the [[Sanctuary]] under the Villa Auditore while Desmond explored Ezio's memories in Rome to locate his Apple, believing it was the key to preventing the Second Disaster. On 10 October, the team found the artifact in the Colosseum Vault, but as Desmond touched the Apple, Juno contacted him and showed him a vision of Lucy delivering the artifact to the Templars if she was allowed to take it.<ref name="Brotherhood 21st" />		Arriving in Monteriggioni, Lucy's cell installed their hideout in the [[Sanctuary]] under the Villa Auditore while Desmond explored Ezio's memories in Rome to locate his Apple, believing it was the key to preventing the Second Disaster. On 10 October, the team found the artifact in the Colosseum Vault, but as Desmond touched the Apple, Juno contacted him and showed him a vision of Lucy delivering the artifact to the Templars if she was allowed to take it.<ref name="Brotherhood 21st" />

	Reluctantly, Desmond killed Lucy to prevent this from happening before falling into a coma.<ref name="Brotherhood 21st" /> William Miles and [[Harlan Cunningham]] arrived in the vault shortly after and William placed his son in the Animus to save his life.<ref name="The Desmond Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> The two Assassins then researched Ezio's memories through Desmond to determine the location of the Grand Temple.<ref name="Da Vinci 21st">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>		Reluctantly, Desmond killed Lucy to prevent this from happening before falling into a coma.<ref name="Brotherhood 21st" /> William Miles and [[Harlan Cunningham]] arrived in the vault shortly after and William placed his son in the Animus to save his life.<ref name="The Desmond Files">''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[The Desmond Files]]</ref> The two Assassins then researched Ezio's memories through Desmond to determine the location of the Grand Temple.<ref name="Da Vinci 21st">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>

	====Averting the Second Disaster====		====Averting the Second Disaster====

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	Their conflict eventually sparked all-out war in China, with An Lushan rebelling against Emperor Xuanzong in what would become known as the [[An Lushan Rebellion]]. This led to An Lushan establishing his own state, the [[Yan\|Great Yan]], which he ruled as Emperor. After the Yeluohe army [[Fall of Chang'an\|captured]] the western capital of [[Chang'an]], Emperor Xuanzong decided to abandon the city and flee to Sichuan. The squad was led by the Hidden One [[Li E]] and consisted of the late government official [[Yan Jiming]]'s widow [[He Hong'er]], who successfully infiltrated the Emperor's military escort that was protecting him and his family along his escape.<ref name="Dynasty" />		Their conflict eventually sparked all-out war in China, with An Lushan rebelling against Emperor Xuanzong in what would become known as the [[An Lushan Rebellion]]. This led to An Lushan establishing his own state, the [[Yan\|Great Yan]], which he ruled as Emperor. After the Yeluohe army [[Fall of Chang'an\|captured]] the western capital of [[Chang'an]], Emperor Xuanzong decided to abandon the city and flee to Sichuan. The squad was led by the Hidden One [[Li E]] and consisted of the late government official [[Yan Jiming]]'s widow [[He Hong'er]], who successfully infiltrated the Emperor's military escort that was protecting him and his family along his escape.<ref name="Dynasty" />

	On the day that the group rested at [[Mawei Station]], the Golden Turtles held a secret meeting in a bamboo forest clearing just outside its premises. ~~They~~ were [[Mawei Station mutiny\|attacked]] by the squad and most of the Golden Turtles members were killed, with Yang Guozhong beinghacked to death by the soldiers. The military strategist [[Yan Zhuang]] served as An Lushan's advisor while he worked in secret as a spy for Yang Guozhong. Eventually, on 29 January 757, An Lushan was assassinated by Li E.<ref name="Dynasty" />		On the day that the group rested at [[Mawei Station]], the Golden Turtles held a secret meeting in a bamboo forest clearing just outside its premises. They were [[Mawei Station mutiny\|attacked]] by the squad and most of the Golden Turtles members were killed, with Yang Guozhong beinghacked to death by the soldiers. The military strategist [[Yan Zhuang]] served as An Lushan's advisor while he worked in secret as a spy for Yang Guozhong. Eventually, on 29 January 757, An Lushan was assassinated by Li E.<ref name="Dynasty" />

	====Abbasid Caliphate====		====Abbasid Caliphate====

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	By 870, a merchant in [[Bulgar]] had a [[Shrouds of Eden\|Shroud of Eden]] in his possession. The Hidden One [[Ammon]] infiltrated his palace to recover the artifact before the Ancients, but faced resistance from the Vikings [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]] and [[Knud]] of the [[Raven Clan]], who were trying to rob the palace.<ref name="SoG 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After Ammon killed Knud, he was in turn killed by Sigurd, who took his Hidden Blade as a trophy but left the Shroud behind as the Ancients approached the palace.<ref name="SoG 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>		By 870, a merchant in [[Bulgar]] had a [[Shrouds of Eden\|Shroud of Eden]] in his possession. The Hidden One [[Ammon]] infiltrated his palace to recover the artifact before the Ancients, but faced resistance from the Vikings [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]] and [[Knud]] of the [[Raven Clan]], who were trying to rob the palace.<ref name="SoG 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After Ammon killed Knud, he was in turn killed by Sigurd, who took his Hidden Blade as a trophy but left the Shroud behind as the Ancients approached the palace.<ref name="SoG 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>

	Later, Basim ibn Ishaq met Sigurd in Constantinople and deduced the Viking to be the reborn form of the Isu [[Týr]]. Basim became close to Sigurd, serving as his guide through the Abbasid Caliphate and teaching him some of the Hidden Ones' customs. In 872, when Sigurd decided to return home to [[Norway]], Basim and Hytham agreed to accompany him.<ref name="The Prodigal Prince">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Prodigal Prince]]</ref> While Hytham was tasked to assassinate the Ancient [[Kjotve the Cruel]], who operated in the country, Basim secretly followed his own agenda: finding [[Odin]]'s reincarnation to take his revenge.<ref name="Basim DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Basim ~~ibn~~ Ishaq]]</ref>		Later, Basim ibn Ishaq met Sigurd in Constantinople and deduced the Viking to be the reborn form of the Isu [[Týr]]. Basim became close to Sigurd, serving as his guide through the Abbasid Caliphate and teaching him some of the Hidden Ones' customs. In 872, when Sigurd decided to return home to [[Norway]], Basim and Hytham agreed to accompany him.<ref name="The Prodigal Prince">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Prodigal Prince]]</ref> While Hytham was tasked to assassinate the Ancient [[Kjotve the Cruel]], who operated in the country, Basim secretly followed his own agenda: finding [[Odin]]'s reincarnation to take his revenge.<ref name="Basim DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Basim Ibn Ishaq]]</ref>

	[[File:ACV A Cruel Destiny 8.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hytham attempting to assassinate Kjotve]]		[[File:ACV A Cruel Destiny 8.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hytham attempting to assassinate Kjotve]]

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	~~{{Spoilerhd\|29 October 2025\|[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]}}~~
	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]''}}
	{{Dialogue\|Charles Lee\|Why do you persist...? You put us down. We rise again. You end one plot – we forge another. You try so hard... But it always ends the same. Those who know you think you mad and this is why... Even those men you sought to save have turned their backs on you. Yet you fight. You resist. Why?\|Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Because no-one else will!\|The Templar Charles Lee and the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton arguing their conflict, 1782.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Chasing Lee}}		{{Dialogue\|Charles Lee\|Why do you persist...? You put us down. We rise again. You end one plot – we forge another. You try so hard... But it always ends the same. Those who know you think you mad and this is why... Even those men you sought to save have turned their backs on you. Yet you fight. You resist. Why?\|Ratonhnhaké:ton\|Because no-one else will!\|The Templar Charles Lee and the Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton arguing their conflict, 1782.\|Assassin's Creed III\|Chasing Lee}}

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Sengoku Japan

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	While the Assassins allied with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], a ''[[daimyō]]'' opposed to the Templars' influence in Japan,<ref name="Memories" /> the Templars found an ally in the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] and the secret organization he had founded, the [[Shinbakufu]].<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> The Order manipulated the Shinbakufu into stealing the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]] for them, believing that the artifacts would allow them to rule over the country.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>		While the Assassins allied with [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], a ''[[daimyō]]'' opposed to the Templars' influence in Japan,<ref name="Memories" /> the Templars found an ally in the deposed ''[[shōgun]]'' [[Ashikaga Yoshiaki]] and the secret organization he had founded, the [[Shinbakufu]].<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Man Behind the Mask]]</ref> The Order manipulated the Shinbakufu into stealing the [[Imperial Regalia of Japan]] for them, believing that the artifacts would allow them to rule over the country.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[Database: Rift 3 - Shadows Without Light]]</ref>

	In the process, the Shinbakufu annihilated the Kakushiba ''ikki'', the league founded by the Assassin [[Alvaro Catarribera]] and his apprentice [[Tsuyu]], who served as protectors of the regalia.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref> However, the league would later be revived by [[Fujibayashi Naoe]], Tsuyu's daughter, who sought revenge on the Shinbakufu for murdering her father [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Onryo Samurai]]</ref> With the help of [[Yasuke]], a former samurai in [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s service, and other allies she recruited, Naoe hunted down every member of the Shinbakufu and recovered one of the stolen Imperial Regalia, the jewel ''{{Wiki\|Yasakani no Magatama}}''.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" /> Meanwhile, the second regalia, the mirror ''{{Wiki\|Yata no Kagami}}'', was taken from the Templars by Tokugawa Ieyasu and returned to the Assassins.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" />		In the process, the Shinbakufu annihilated the Kakushiba ''ikki'', the league founded by the Assassin [[Alvaro Catarribera]] and his apprentice [[Fujibayashi Tsuyu]], who served as protectors of the regalia.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Meaning of the Blade]]</ref> However, the league would later be revived by [[Fujibayashi Naoe]], Tsuyu's daughter, who sought revenge on the Shinbakufu for murdering her father [[Fujibayashi Nagato\|Nagato]].<ref name="The Onryo Samurai">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[The Onryo Samurai]]</ref> With the help of [[Yasuke]], a former samurai in [[Oda Nobunaga]]'s service, and other allies she recruited, Naoe hunted down every member of the Shinbakufu and recovered one of the stolen Imperial Regalia, the jewel ''{{Wiki\|Yasakani no Magatama}}''.<ref name="The Man Behind the Mask" /> Meanwhile, the second regalia, the mirror ''{{Wiki\|Yata no Kagami}}'', was taken from the Templars by Tokugawa Ieyasu and returned to the Assassins.<ref name="The Meaning of the Blade" />

	[[File:ACM Uesugi Kenshin.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|Uesugi Kenshin in battle]]		[[File:ACM Uesugi Kenshin.png\|thumb\|200px\|left\|Uesugi Kenshin in battle]]
	By 1578, the Templars had inducted the ''daimyō'' [[Uesugi Kenshin]] into the Order, though he was later killed by the Assassin [[Hattori Hanzō]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Cards (Memories)\|Cards]]: "Uesugi Kenshin"</ref> In 1582, [[Nuno Caro]], the ''de facto'' leader of the Templars in Japan, and his subordinates [[Duarte de Melo]] and [[Kimura Kei]] were hunted down by Yasuke as revenge for killing his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] years prior.<ref name="End of the Line SH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref>		By 1578, the Templars had inducted the ''daimyō'' [[Uesugi Kenshin]] into the Order, though he was later killed by the Assassin [[Hattori Hanzō]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' – [[Cards (Memories)\|Cards]]: "Uesugi Kenshin"</ref> In 1582, [[Nuno Caro]], the ''de facto'' leader of the Templars in Japan, and his subordinates [[Duarte de Melo]] and [[Kimura Kei]] were hunted down by Yasuke as revenge for killing his [[Yasuke's mother\|mother]] years prior.<ref name="End of the Line SH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' – [[End of the Line (Shadows)\|End of the Line]]</ref>

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	{{Dialogue\|Basim\|What are you protecting that is worth all this bloodshed?\|Rayhan\|Ancient ground. For generations, it has been our duty to watch over it. Defend it from the Order, who seek to exploit its secrets.\|Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq and Rayhan, on the Hidden Ones' mission to protect the Alamut Temple, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|In Pursuit of Truth}}		{{Dialogue\|Basim\|What are you protecting that is worth all this bloodshed?\|Rayhan\|Ancient ground. For generations, it has been our duty to watch over it. Defend it from the Order, who seek to exploit its secrets.\|Basim ibn Ishaq and Rayhan, on the Hidden Ones' mission to protect the Alamut Temple, 860s.\|Assassin's Creed: Mirage\|In Pursuit of Truth}}
	[[File:ACMirage Promotional Screenshot 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Alamut fortress]]		[[File:ACMirage Promotional Screenshot 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Alamut fortress]]
	In the 9th century, the Hidden Ones in the Middle East discovered an [[Alamut Temple\|Isu vault]] which housed dozens of [[Memory Seals]]. Resolving to protect the site from the Order of the Ancients, the Hidden Ones established the fortress of [[Alamut]] atop the vault's ruins, which would become their permanent stronghold in the region.<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[In Pursuit of Truth]]</ref>		In the 9th century, the Hidden Ones in the Middle East discovered an [[Alamut Temple\|Isu vault]] which housed dozens of [[Memory Seals]]. Resolving to protect the site from the Order of the Ancients, the Hidden Ones established the fortress of [[Alamut]] atop the vault's ruins, which would become their permanent stronghold in the region.<ref name="In Pursuit of Truth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[In Pursuit of Truth]]</ref>
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	[[File:ACMirage The Master Thief of Anbar 34.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The Order of the Ancients meeting with Al-Mutawakkil]]		[[File:ACMirage The Master Thief of Anbar 34.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The Order of the Ancients meeting with Al-Mutawakkil]]
	In December 861, the Order found a Memory Seal and delivered it to Anbar to be protected by the caliph. The young thief [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]], a member of Dervis' network, decided to steal the artifact from the caliph's [[Winter Palace, Anbar\|Winter Palace]] in an attempt to impress the Hidden Ones, whom he wished to join. After witnessing a meeting between the Order and Al-Mutawakkil, Basim stole the Seal, which activated in his hand, drawing the attention of the caliph. In the resulting struggle, Basim killed Al-Mutawakkil in self-defense and escaped from the palace with the Seal. When Roshan found him the following day, she took the artifact and recruited Basim into the Hidden Ones.<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar" />		In December 861, the Order found a Memory Seal and delivered it to Anbar to be protected by the caliph. The young thief [[Basim ibn Ishaq]], a member of Dervis' network, decided to steal the artifact from the caliph's [[Winter Palace, Anbar\|Winter Palace]] in an attempt to impress the Hidden Ones, whom he wished to join. After witnessing a meeting between the Order and Al-Mutawakkil, Basim stole the Seal, which activated in his hand, drawing the attention of the caliph. In the resulting struggle, Basim killed Al-Mutawakkil in self-defense and escaped from the palace with the Seal. When Roshan found him the following day, she took the artifact and recruited Basim into the Hidden Ones.<ref name="The Master Thief of Anbar" />

	With the death of Al-Mutawakkil, the Order lost a major puppet, but Qabiha was interested in finding Basim, having deduced that he was a [[reborn Isu]] due to his activation of the Memory Seal.<ref name="The Serpent's Nest" /> Believing that Basim was the key needed to access the Alamut Temple, Qabiha sent mercenaries to discover its location but they were killed by Basim and a fellow Hidden One, [[Nur]]. Following this, Nur was sent to Baghdad to investigate the Order's activities and establish contact with the Zanj rebels.<ref name="A New Beginning" /> However, Nur was attacked by soldiers serving the Ancient [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]], who captured Ali ibn Muhammad and imprisoned him in the [[Damascus Gate Prison]].<ref name="Taking Flight">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Taking Flight]]</ref>		With the death of Al-Mutawakkil, the Order lost a major puppet, but Qabiha was interested in finding Basim, having deduced that he was a [[reborn Isu]] due to his activation of the Memory Seal.<ref name="The Serpent's Nest" /> Believing that Basim was the key needed to access the Alamut Temple, Qabiha sent mercenaries to discover its location but they were killed by Basim and a fellow Hidden One, [[Nur]]. Following this, Nur was sent to Baghdad to investigate the Order's activities and establish contact with the Zanj rebels.<ref name="A New Beginning" /> However, Nur was attacked by soldiers serving the Ancient [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob]], who captured Ali ibn Muhammad and imprisoned him in the [[Damascus Gate Prison]].<ref name="Taking Flight">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[Taking Flight]]</ref>
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	====The Silk Road====		====The Silk Road====
	By 870, the Order of the Ancients allied with the [[Snake-Eaters]], a group who protected travelers along the [[Silk Road]]. Their leader [[Dunya]] joined the Order and her followers began to oppress travelers. After they destroyed the Hidden Ones' bureau in [[Antioch]], Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq sent letters to other Hidden One branches requesting help, and the brotherhood sent [[Jessamyn]], [[Kalim]], [[Rashid]], and [[Sihem]] from Egypt and [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] from [[Francia]].<ref name="The Silk Road">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]''</ref>		By 870, the Order of the Ancients allied with the [[Snake-Eaters]], a group who protected travelers along the [[Silk Road]]. Their leader [[Dunya]] joined the Order and her followers began to oppress travelers. After they destroyed the Hidden Ones' bureau in [[Antioch]], Basim ibn Ishaq sent letters to other Hidden One branches requesting help, and the brotherhood sent [[Jessamyn]], [[Kalim]], [[Rashid]], and [[Sihem]] from Egypt and [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] from [[Francia]].<ref name="The Silk Road">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]''</ref>

	After the Snake-Eaters were exterminated in Antioch, the Egyptian and Frankish Hidden Ones traveled along the Silk Road to kill Dunya. During their attack on the Snake-Eaters' fortress, Matthias was captured and Oisel was left for dead. While Dunya went to Chang'an to convert Matthias to her cause, the Egyptian Hidden Ones tracked her and were joined by Oisel, who had traveled alone in the desert. The Hidden Ones attacked Dunya's headquarters and Oisel killed her, ending the Order's control of the Silk Road.<ref name="The Silk Road" />		After the Snake-Eaters were exterminated in Antioch, the Egyptian and Frankish Hidden Ones traveled along the Silk Road to kill Dunya. During their attack on the Snake-Eaters' fortress, Matthias was captured and Oisel was left for dead. While Dunya went to Chang'an to convert Matthias to her cause, the Egyptian Hidden Ones tracked her and were joined by Oisel, who had traveled alone in the desert. The Hidden Ones attacked Dunya's headquarters and Oisel killed her, ending the Order's control of the Silk Road.<ref name="The Silk Road" />

	====Viking Age====		====Viking Age====
	{{Dialogue\|Eivor\|Basim. Hytham. This feud is not yours, yet you fight it all the same. I find that strange.\|Basim\|You find it strange because you are wrong. Our clan, the Hidden Ones, have been fighting with Kjotve's Order for centuries.\|Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq explaining the Hidden Ones' conflict with the Order to Eivor Varinsdottir, 872.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|A Cruel Destiny}}		{{Dialogue\|Eivor\|Basim. Hytham. This feud is not yours, yet you fight it all the same. I find that strange.\|Basim\|You find it strange because you are wrong. Our clan, the Hidden Ones, have been fighting with Kjotve's Order for centuries.\|Basim ibn Ishaq explaining the Hidden Ones' conflict with the Order to Eivor Varinsdottir, 872.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|A Cruel Destiny}}
	[[File:ACVBB - Aelfred and Aethelred.png\|thumb\|250px\|Alfred and Æthelred, Kings of Wessex and Grand Maegesters of the Order]]		[[File:ACVBB - Aelfred and Aethelred.png\|thumb\|250px\|Alfred and Æthelred, Kings of Wessex and Grand Maegesters of the Order]]
	During the 9th century, the Order of the Ancients spread their grip across [[Francia]], [[England]], and [[Norway]]. Their branch in England was led by the Kings of [[Wessex]], beginning with [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]] and later his sons [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred I]] and [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]]. Even as a [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]], Alfred despised the Order for their worshipping of the Isu as he was a devout [[Christianity\|Christian]]. The King secretly planned to reform the Ancients to become a universal order but the [[Viking expansion\|Viking invasions]] slowed his plan.<ref name="The Poor Fellow-Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>		During the 9th century, the Order of the Ancients spread their grip across [[Francia]], [[England]], and [[Norway]]. Their branch in England was led by the Kings of [[Wessex]], beginning with [[Æthelwulf, King of Wessex\|Æthelwulf]] and later his sons [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred I]] and [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]]. Even as a [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester]], Alfred despised the Order for their worshipping of the Isu as he was a devout [[Christianity\|Christian]]. The King secretly planned to reform the Ancients to become a universal order but the [[Viking expansion\|Viking invasions]] slowed his plan.<ref name="The Poor Fellow-Soldier">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Poor Fellow-Soldier]]</ref>
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	By 870, a merchant in [[Bulgar]] had a [[Shrouds of Eden\|Shroud of Eden]] in his possession. The Hidden One [[Ammon]] infiltrated his palace to recover the artifact before the Ancients, but faced resistance from the Vikings [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]] and [[Knud]] of the [[Raven Clan]], who were trying to rob the palace.<ref name="SoG 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After Ammon killed Knud, he was in turn killed by Sigurd, who took his Hidden Blade as a trophy but left the Shroud behind as the Ancients approached the palace.<ref name="SoG 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>		By 870, a merchant in [[Bulgar]] had a [[Shrouds of Eden\|Shroud of Eden]] in his possession. The Hidden One [[Ammon]] infiltrated his palace to recover the artifact before the Ancients, but faced resistance from the Vikings [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]] and [[Knud]] of the [[Raven Clan]], who were trying to rob the palace.<ref name="SoG 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 2\|Issue #2]]</ref> After Ammon killed Knud, he was in turn killed by Sigurd, who took his Hidden Blade as a trophy but left the Shroud behind as the Ancients approached the palace.<ref name="SoG 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory 3\|Issue #3]]</ref>

	Later, Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq met Sigurd in Constantinople and deduced the Viking to be the reborn form of the Isu [[Týr]]. Basim became close to Sigurd, serving as his guide through the Abbasid Caliphate and teaching him some of the Hidden Ones' customs. In 872, when Sigurd decided to return home to [[Norway]], Basim and Hytham agreed to accompany him.<ref name="The Prodigal Prince">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Prodigal Prince]]</ref> While Hytham was tasked to assassinate the Ancient [[Kjotve the Cruel]], who operated in the country, Basim secretly followed his own agenda: finding [[Odin]]'s reincarnation to take his revenge.<ref name="Basim DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]]</ref>		Later, Basim ibn Ishaq met Sigurd in Constantinople and deduced the Viking to be the reborn form of the Isu [[Týr]]. Basim became close to Sigurd, serving as his guide through the Abbasid Caliphate and teaching him some of the Hidden Ones' customs. In 872, when Sigurd decided to return home to [[Norway]], Basim and Hytham agreed to accompany him.<ref name="The Prodigal Prince">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[The Prodigal Prince]]</ref> While Hytham was tasked to assassinate the Ancient [[Kjotve the Cruel]], who operated in the country, Basim secretly followed his own agenda: finding [[Odin]]'s reincarnation to take his revenge.<ref name="Basim DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Database: Basim ibn Ishaq]]</ref>

	[[File:ACV A Cruel Destiny 8.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hytham attempting to assassinate Kjotve]]		[[File:ACV A Cruel Destiny 8.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hytham attempting to assassinate Kjotve]]

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	In September 1500, the Templars manipulated the explorer [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]] to ferret the Assassin guild in [[Calicut]]. The Assassins poisoned the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] commanders, leading them to depart Cabral.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]: "Hunted"</ref> On the Templars' advice, King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] built a massive fleet for his prized explorer, [[Vasco da Gama]], planning retaliation at Calicut. The Assassins in [[Lisbon]] discovered this plan and infiltrated the fleet to warn their brethren in [[India]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]: "A Fleeting Chance"</ref>		In September 1500, the Templars manipulated the explorer [[Pedro Álvares Cabral]] to ferret the Assassin guild in [[Calicut]]. The Assassins poisoned the [[Portugal\|Portuguese]] commanders, leading them to depart Cabral.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]: "Hunted"</ref> On the Templars' advice, King [[Manuel I of Portugal]] built a massive fleet for his prized explorer, [[Vasco da Gama]], planning retaliation at Calicut. The Assassins in [[Lisbon]] discovered this plan and infiltrated the fleet to warn their brethren in [[India]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]: "A Fleeting Chance"</ref>

	On 1 November 1502, Vasco prepared the bombardment of Calicut. The Assassins cleared their guild before the attack, hiding relics, documents, and their families.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]] – Vanishing Act</ref> After the bombardment, which killed many civilians, the Assassins rose an army in disguise to fight the Portuguese captains, crippling Manuel's efforts in Calicut.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]: "Insidious"</ref>		On 1 November 1502, Vasco prepared the bombardment of Calicut. The Assassins cleared their guild before the attack, hiding relics, documents, and their families.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]: "Vanishing Act"</ref> After the bombardment, which killed many civilians, the Assassins rose an army in disguise to fight the Portuguese captains, crippling Manuel's efforts in Calicut.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Contracts (Project Legacy)\|Contracts]]: "Insidious"</ref>

	In 1511, the Templar captain [[Francisco]] was in charge of the Order's overseas proselytizing, sending Templars as missionaries to India and diverting King Manuel's money to their cause. The Assassins discovered their actions, stole the money, and killed Francisco.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part III"</ref> As the Templars brought discoveries to explorers, the Assassins stole the information to challenge their enemies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Rage of Exploration"</ref>		In 1511, the Templar captain [[Francisco]] was in charge of the Order's overseas proselytizing, sending Templars as missionaries to India and diverting King Manuel's money to their cause. The Assassins discovered their actions, stole the money, and killed Francisco.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Colonies, Part III"</ref> As the Templars brought discoveries to explorers, the Assassins stole the information to challenge their enemies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Rage of Exploration"</ref>
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	====Mediterranean Defense====		====Mediterranean Defense====
	{{Main\|Mediterranean Defense}}		{{Main\|Mediterranean Defense}}
	In 1511, the Assassins and Templars fought for control of various cities around the [[Mediterranean Sea]], with the Mentor Ezio Auditore sending his Ottoman apprentices to help their brethren. King [[Louis XII of France]], manipulated by his Templar advisors, ordered the banishment of the Assassins from [[Marseille]]. The Brotherhood hid its presence, recruited French soldiers into their ranks, and killed the Templar advisors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "By Any Other Name, Part III"</ref> In [[Tripoli]], the explosive expert and ally of the Assassins [[Pedro Navarro]] was abducted by the Templars. The Assassins saved him and killed the Templars in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Demolition Man, Part III"</ref>		In 1511, the Assassins and Templars fought for control of various cities around the [[Mediterranean Sea]], with the Mentor Ezio Auditore sending his Ottoman apprentices to help their brethren. King [[Louis XII of France]], manipulated by his Templar advisors, ordered the banishment of the Assassins from [[Marseille]]. The Brotherhood hid its presence,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "By Any Other Name, Part I"</ref> recruited French soldiers into their ranks,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "By Any Other Name, Part II"</ref> and killed the Templar advisors.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "By Any Other Name, Part III"</ref> In [[Tripoli]], the explosive expert and ally of the Assassins, [[Pedro Navarro]], was abducted by the Templars.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Demolition Man, Part II"</ref> The Assassins saved him and killed the Templars in the city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Demolition Man, Part III"</ref>

	In [[Bursa]], the Templars held hostage the third son of the Sultan, [[Korkut]]. The Assassins killed the Templars and saved him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Little Prince"</ref> Later, a Turkmen philanthropist organized the kidnapping of his family by the Templars to extort money from the Brotherhood. The Assassins saved the family and killed the philanthropist.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "Follow the Money, Part III"</ref> In [[Athens]], the Templars bribed the Ottoman guards to loot the goods of the city, making the people question the Assassins' honesty. The Brotherhood killed the Templars' leader in Athens.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "For The People, Part III"</ref>		In [[Bursa]], the Templars held hostage the third son of the Sultan, [[Korkut]]. The Assassins killed the Templars and saved him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "The Little Prince"</ref> Later, a Turkmen philanthropist organized the kidnapping of his family by the Templars to extort money from the Brotherhood. The Assassins saved the family and killed the philanthropist.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "Follow the Money, Part III"</ref> In [[Athens]], the Templars bribed the Ottoman guards to loot the goods of the city, making the people question the Assassins' honesty. The Brotherhood killed the Templars' leader in Athens.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Mediterranean Defense]]: "For The People, Part III"</ref>
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	In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]], the Templar eunuchs known as the [[Eight Tigers]] led by [[Zhang Yong]] placed the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]] on the throne to serve as their puppet. They then took the opportunity to eliminate the Chinese Brotherhood in [[Beijing]], repelling them from the [[Forbidden City]].<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> In 1524, during the [[Great Rites Controversy]], the Tigers attacked the Assassin headquarters in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]] and killed many Assassins in China, forcing the Mentor [[Wang Yangming]] to go into hiding.<ref name="Scroll 10">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 10 (China)\|Database: Scroll 10]]</ref>		In 1521, after the death of the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]], the Templar eunuchs known as the [[Eight Tigers]] led by [[Zhang Yong]] placed the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]] on the throne to serve as their puppet. They then took the opportunity to eliminate the Chinese Brotherhood in [[Beijing]], repelling them from the [[Forbidden City]].<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> In 1524, during the [[Great Rites Controversy]], the Tigers attacked the Assassin headquarters in the [[Maijishan Grottoes]] and killed many Assassins in China, forcing the Mentor [[Wang Yangming]] to go into hiding.<ref name="Scroll 10">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 10 (China)\|Database: Scroll 10]]</ref>

	As the last Assassins in China, the new Mentor [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] and his apprentice [[Shao Jun]] went to Italy to seek the aid of a retired Ezio Auditore. In Venice, Templar agents killed Jiuyuan and Shao Jun arrived alone at Ezio's villa in Tuscany.<ref name="Scroll 14">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 14 (China)\|Database: Scroll 14]]</ref> At first reluctant, the former Mentor trained Shao Jun and helped her defeat the Templar agents pursuing her. Before Shao Jun left, Ezio gave her a [[Precursor box]], a Piece of Eden.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>		As the last Assassins in China, the new Mentor [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] and his apprentice [[Shao Jun]] went to Italy to seek the aid of a retired Ezio Auditore. In Venice, Templar agents killed Jiuyuan, and Shao Jun arrived alone at Ezio's villa in Tuscany.<ref name="Scroll 14">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 14 (China)\|Database: Scroll 14]]</ref> At first reluctant, the former Mentor trained Shao Jun and helped her defeat the Templar agents pursuing her. Before Shao Jun left, Ezio gave her a [[Precursor box]], a Piece of Eden.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

	In 1526, Shao Jun returned to China and reconnected with Yangming who was reinstated as Mentor. Devising a plan to eliminate the Eight Tigers and rebuild the Chinese Brotherhood, Shao Jun allowed herself to be captured with the Precursor box by the Tiger [[Gao Feng]]. She was imprisoned in the Maijishan Grottoes and interrogated by the Templar about the artifact but refused to reveal anything. After Gao Feng sent the box to his fellow Tiger [[Gu Dayong]], the Assassin escaped and killed Gao Feng.<ref name="ACCC The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref> At the same time, Yangming assassinated the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]].<ref name="The Return">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Return]]</ref>		In 1526, Shao Jun returned to China and reconnected with Yangming, who was reinstated as Mentor. Devising a plan to eliminate the Eight Tigers and rebuild the Chinese Brotherhood, Shao Jun allowed herself to be captured with the Precursor box by the Tiger [[Gao Feng]]. She was imprisoned in the Maijishan Grottoes and interrogated by the Templar about the artifact but refused to reveal anything. After Gao Feng sent the box to his fellow Tiger [[Gu Dayong]], the Assassin escaped and killed Gao Feng.<ref name="ACCC The Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Escape (China)\|The Escape]]</ref> At the same time, Yangming assassinated the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]].<ref name="The Return">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[The Return]]</ref>

	[[File:The Slaver China (2).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun taking the Precursor box from a dying Gu Dayong]]		[[File:The Slaver China (2).jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun taking the Precursor box from a dying Gu Dayong]]