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	Active towards the end of the 16th century, the Golem was widely feared as an elusive monster who terrorized the [[civilians\|people]] of Prague, then the seat of the [[Holy Roman Empire\|Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor\|Rudolf II]]. He especially targeted noblemen and alchemists, and such was the fear he instilled that many did not dare to openly walk the streets even during the day. One elderly contemporary who discussed the rumors with Edward Kelley while the latter was escorting his stepdaughter Elizabeth Jane Weston to [[Prague Castle]] blamed the crisis on Rudolf II, denouncing him as a weak ruler who granted too many freedoms, thereby permitting the monster's unchecked slaughters.<ref name="ACPL" />		Active towards the end of the 16th century, the Golem was widely feared as an elusive monster who terrorized the [[civilians\|people]] of Prague, then the seat of the [[Holy Roman Empire\|Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor\|Rudolf II]]. He especially targeted noblemen and alchemists, and such was the fear he instilled that many did not dare to openly walk the streets even during the day. One elderly contemporary who discussed the rumors with Edward Kelley while the latter was escorting his stepdaughter Elizabeth Jane Weston to [[Prague Castle]] blamed the crisis on Rudolf II, denouncing him as a weak ruler who granted too many freedoms, thereby permitting the monster's unchecked slaughters.<ref name="ACPL" />

	One night around ~~1693~~, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />		One night around 1592, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the [[Modern times\|modern era]], prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his 1915 novel ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>		Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the [[Modern times\|modern era]], prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his 1915 novel ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

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	One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />		One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the ~~mid-19th century~~, prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his ~~famous work~~ ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (~~Gustav~~ Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>		Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the [[Modern times\|modern era]], prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his 1915 novel ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

	==Personality and traits ==		==Personality and traits ==
	{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston}}		{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston}}
	The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{Wiki\|homunculus}}.~~<ref name="ACPL" />~~		The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{Wiki\|homunculus}}. Though a monster to his victims, the Golem's mental capacity was not animalistic. Capable of speech, intelligent enough to communicate with Weston, and possessing the skill to sneak upon his unsuspecting targets from the shadows while evading all guards, he was clearly {{wiki\|Wisdom#Sapience\|sapient}}.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Though a monster to his victims, the Golem's mental capacity was not animalistic. Capable of speech, intelligent enough to communicate with Weston, and possessing the skill to sneak upon his unsuspecting targets from the shadows while evading all guards, he was clearly {{wiki\|Wisdom#Sapience\|sapient}}.<ref name="ACPL" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	According to {{Wiki\|Jewish folklore}}, the Golem was created by rabbi {{Wiki\|Judah Loew ben Bezalel}} to protect the [[Judaism\|Jews]] from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word ~~eed IV:~~ , אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ~~ies –~~, מת, Hebrew for "dead".<ref>{{WP\|Golem}}</ref>		According to {{Wiki\|Jewish folklore}}, the Golem was created by rabbi {{Wiki\|Judah Loew ben Bezalel}} to protect the [[Judaism\|Jews]] from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word ''emet'', אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ''met'', מת, Hebrew for "dead".<ref>{{WP\|Golem}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	{{Quote\|I have been called many names. Here, they call me Golem.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593}}		{{Quote\|I have been called many names. Here, they call me Golem.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston}}
	[[File:PL-GOLEM.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Golem]]		[[File:PL-GOLEM.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Golem]]
	The '''Golem''' was a giant being who roamed the city of [[Prague]] during the late 16th century, hunting noblemen and alchemists, for which he was feared as a monster. On one occasion he sought to murder the alchemist [[Edward Kelley]] but a chance encounter with Kelley's stepdaughter [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]] compelled the Golem to abort his attempt.		The '''Golem''' was a giant being who roamed the city of [[Prague]] during the late 16th century, hunting noblemen and alchemists, for which he was feared as a monster. On one occasion he sought to murder the alchemist [[Edward Kelley]] but a chance encounter with Kelley's stepdaughter [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]] compelled the Golem to abort his attempt.<ref name="ACPL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston]]</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	{{Quote\|You have just saved your father's life, Little One.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593}}		{{Quote\|You have just saved your father's life, Little One.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593}}
	Active towards the end of the 16th century, the Golem was widely feared as an elusive monster who terrorized the [[civilians\|people]] of Prague, then the seat of the [[Holy Roman Empire\|Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor\|Rudolf II]]. He especially targeted noblemen and alchemists, and such was the fear he instilled that many did not dare to openly walk the streets even during the day. One elderly contemporary who discussed the rumors with Edward Kelley while the latter was escorting his stepdaughter Elizabeth Jane Weston to [[Prague Castle]] blamed the crisis on Rudolf II, denouncing him as a weak ruler who granted too many freedoms, thereby permitting the monster's unchecked slaughters.		Active towards the end of the 16th century, the Golem was widely feared as an elusive monster who terrorized the [[civilians\|people]] of Prague, then the seat of the [[Holy Roman Empire\|Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor\|Rudolf II]]. He especially targeted noblemen and alchemists, and such was the fear he instilled that many did not dare to openly walk the streets even during the day. One elderly contemporary who discussed the rumors with Edward Kelley while the latter was escorting his stepdaughter Elizabeth Jane Weston to [[Prague Castle]] blamed the crisis on Rudolf II, denouncing him as a weak ruler who granted too many freedoms, thereby permitting the monster's unchecked slaughters.<ref name="ACPL" />

	One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.		One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.		Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the mid-19th century, prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his famous work ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (Gustav Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

	==Personality and traits==		==Personality and traits ==
	{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592}}		{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston}}
	The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{~~wiki~~\|homunculus}}.		The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{Wiki\|homunculus}}.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Though a monster to his victims, the Golem's mental capacity was not animalistic. Capable of speech, intelligent enough to communicate with Weston, and possessing the skill to sneak upon his unsuspecting targets from the shadows while evading all guards, he was clearly {{wiki\|Wisdom#Sapience\|sapient}}.		Though a monster to his victims, the Golem's mental capacity was not animalistic. Capable of speech, intelligent enough to communicate with Weston, and possessing the skill to sneak upon his unsuspecting targets from the shadows while evading all guards, he was clearly {{wiki\|Wisdom#Sapience\|sapient}}.<ref name="ACPL" />

	==~~Trivia~~==		==Behind the scenes==
	*During the memories of [[William Robert Woodman]], [[Gustav Meyrink]]'s most famous work entitled ''{{Wiki\|~~The Golem (novel)\|Der Golem~~}}~~'' is mentioned; a ''"book with a unique tale on the Golem of Prague."''~~		According to {{Wiki\|Jewish folklore}}, the Golem was created by rabbi {{Wiki\|Judah Loew ben Bezalel}} to protect the [[Judaism\|Jews]] from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word eed IV: , אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ies –, מת, Hebrew for "dead".<ref>{{WP\|Golem}}</ref>
	*When Elizabeth Jane Weston meets the Golem in Prague she read the word "EMET" on its forehead. According to legend the Golem was created by a rabbi to protect the Jews from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word ~~''emet''~~, אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ~~''met''~~, מת, Hebrew for "dead".

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
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	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston]]		{{Reflist}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files##Abstergo_Industries\|Noob's personal files]]: Abstergo Industries – “‘Divine Science’ Presentation”

	{{ACPL}}		{{ACPL}}
	[[Category:Individuals]]		[[Category:Individuals]]

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston]]		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston]]
			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files##Abstergo_Industries\|Noob's personal files]]: Abstergo Industries – “‘Divine Science’ Presentation”

	{{ACPL}}		{{ACPL}}

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	Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.		Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.

	==Personality and ~~characteristics~~==		==Personality and traits==
	{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592}}		{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592}}
	The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{wiki\|homunculus}}.		The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{wiki\|homunculus}}.

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	{{Quote\|I have been called many names. Here, they call me Golem.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593}}		{{Quote\|I have been called many names. Here, they call me Golem.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593}}
	[[File:PL-GOLEM.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Golem]]		[[File:PL-GOLEM.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Golem]]
	The '''Golem''' was a giant being who roamed the city of [[Prague]] during the late 16th century, hunting noblemen and [[alchemists]], for which he was feared as a monster. On one occasion he sought to murder the alchemist [[Edward Kelley]] but a chance encounter with Kelley's stepdaughter [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]] compelled the Golem to abort his attempt.		The '''Golem''' was a giant being who roamed the city of [[Prague]] during the late 16th century, hunting noblemen and alchemists, for which he was feared as a monster. On one occasion he sought to murder the alchemist [[Edward Kelley]] but a chance encounter with Kelley's stepdaughter [[Elizabeth Jane Weston]] compelled the Golem to abort his attempt.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.		One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.

	Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the [[Vltava]].		Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.

	==Personality and characteristics==		==Personality and characteristics==

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	*When Elizabeth Jane Weston meets the Golem in Prague she read the word "EMET" on its forehead. According to legend the Golem was created by a rabbi to protect the Jews from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word ''emet'', אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ''met'', מת, Hebrew for "dead".		*When Elizabeth Jane Weston meets the Golem in Prague she read the word "EMET" on its forehead. According to legend the Golem was created by a rabbi to protect the Jews from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word ''emet'', אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ''met'', מת, Hebrew for "dead".

	==~~Appearance~~==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston]]		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston]]

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	Active towards the end of the 16th century, the Golem was widely feared as an elusive monster who terrorized the [[civilians\|people]] of Prague, then the seat of the [[Holy Roman Empire\|Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor\|Rudolf II]]. He especially targeted noblemen and alchemists, and such was the fear he instilled that many did not dare to openly walk the streets even during the day. One elderly contemporary who discussed the rumors with Edward Kelley while the latter was escorting his stepdaughter Elizabeth Jane Weston to [[Prague Castle]] blamed the crisis on Rudolf II, denouncing him as a weak ruler who granted too many freedoms, thereby permitting the monster's unchecked slaughters.<ref name="ACPL" />		Active towards the end of the 16th century, the Golem was widely feared as an elusive monster who terrorized the [[civilians\|people]] of Prague, then the seat of the [[Holy Roman Empire\|Holy Roman Emperor]] [[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor\|Rudolf II]]. He especially targeted noblemen and alchemists, and such was the fear he instilled that many did not dare to openly walk the streets even during the day. One elderly contemporary who discussed the rumors with Edward Kelley while the latter was escorting his stepdaughter Elizabeth Jane Weston to [[Prague Castle]] blamed the crisis on Rudolf II, denouncing him as a weak ruler who granted too many freedoms, thereby permitting the monster's unchecked slaughters.<ref name="ACPL" />

	One night around ~~1693~~, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />		One night around 1592, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the [[Modern times\|modern era]], prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his 1915 novel ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>		Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the [[Modern times\|modern era]], prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his 1915 novel ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

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	One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />		One night around 1693, Rudolf II summoned all of the alchemists in his employ to discuss the monster plaguing their city. Sometime afterwards, when Kelley, Weston, and the other alchemists departed from Prague Castle just before dawn for the alchemists' residences, the Golem set his sights on Kelley. Ever fearful of the danger, the company were escorted by [[Soldier\|guards]]. As dawn approached, they finally arrived at the house of the last alchemist before Kelley's own home.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the ~~mid-19th century~~, prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his ~~famous work~~ ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (~~Gustav~~ Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>		Unbeknownst to them, the Golem had stalked them to that very house and lurked in the adjacent alley. Before he could launch his ambush, however, the anxious Weston bumped into him by accident after taking two steps into the alley. The sudden encounter exposed the Golem's presence to Kelley and the nearby guards, and, acknowledging to Weston that she had just saved her father's life, he fled the scene, escaping after he leapt into the Vltava river.<ref name="ACPL" /> Despite its disappearance, tales of Prague's Golem haunting persisted into the [[Modern times\|modern era]], prompting the [[Austria]]n author [[Gustav Meyrink]] to write about it in his 1915 novel ''{{Wiki\|The Golem (Meyrink novel)\|The Golem}}''.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy'' – [[Divine Science: Chapter 4 – Frater V.O.V.]]</ref>

	==Personality and traits ==		==Personality and traits ==
	{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston}}		{{Quote\|Some say he is not even human.\|Edward Kelley on the Golem, c. 1592\|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy\|Divine Science: Chapter 3 – Elizabeth Jane Weston}}
	The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{Wiki\|homunculus}}.~~<ref name="ACPL" />~~		The mass hysteria that gripped Prague at the end of the 16th century over the monster they called the Golem was not unfounded, and many of the eyewitness reports, while incredulous, were not the least bit exaggerated. The Golem was indeed a giant being of a body that was wholly black and sinewy who committed murders throughout the city. Across his forehead were the {{wiki\|Hebrew alphabet\|Hebrew letters}} "אמת" ("EMET"), and the profile of his head and face itself were squarish and rugged, giving him a rock-like appearance. Even his voice was guttural. Though humanoid, his abnormal features and serial killings led to the people he terrorized to envision him as a demon. Edward Kelley, one of his targets, proposed that he might have been a {{Wiki\|homunculus}}. Though a monster to his victims, the Golem's mental capacity was not animalistic. Capable of speech, intelligent enough to communicate with Weston, and possessing the skill to sneak upon his unsuspecting targets from the shadows while evading all guards, he was clearly {{wiki\|Wisdom#Sapience\|sapient}}.<ref name="ACPL" />

	Though a monster to his victims, the Golem's mental capacity was not animalistic. Capable of speech, intelligent enough to communicate with Weston, and possessing the skill to sneak upon his unsuspecting targets from the shadows while evading all guards, he was clearly {{wiki\|Wisdom#Sapience\|sapient}}.<ref name="ACPL" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	According to {{Wiki\|Jewish folklore}}, the Golem was created by rabbi {{Wiki\|Judah Loew ben Bezalel}} to protect the [[Judaism\|Jews]] from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word ~~eed IV:~~ , אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ~~ies –~~, מת, Hebrew for "dead".<ref>{{WP\|Golem}}</ref>		According to {{Wiki\|Jewish folklore}}, the Golem was created by rabbi {{Wiki\|Judah Loew ben Bezalel}} to protect the [[Judaism\|Jews]] from persecution, and he had animated it by writing on its forehead the word ''emet'', אמת, Hebrew for "truth". To kill the Golem, the rabbi rubbed off the first letter, to form the word ''met'', מת, Hebrew for "dead".<ref>{{WP\|Golem}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	{{Quote\|I have been called many names. Here, they call me Golem.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593}}		{{Quote\|I have been called many names. Here, they call me Golem.\|the Golem to Elizabeth Jane Weston, c. 1593}}
	[[File:PL-GOLEM.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Golem]]		[[File:PL-GOLEM.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|The Golem]]