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	===Mission to Constantinople===		===Mission to Constantinople===
	By 867, Hytham had joined the Hidden Ones, whom he came to see as his family.<ref name="FYE" /> That year, he was tasked by [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] with investigating Basim's true motives and accompanied the latter to [[Constantinople]], to investigate rumors of an assassination plot orchestrated by the newly installed Emperor [[Basil I]].<ref name="GCChapter 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' — Chapter 1</ref>		By 867, Hytham had joined the Hidden Ones, whom he came to see as his family.<ref name="FYE" /> That year, he was tasked by [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] with investigating Basim's true motives and accompanied the latter to [[Constantinople]], to investigate rumors of an assassination plot orchestrated by the newly installed Emperor [[Basil I]].<ref name="GCChapter 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 1</ref>

	Venturing through the city,<ref name="GCChapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 2</ref><ref name="GCChapter 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 3</ref> the two Hidden Ones found themselves in the company of Empress [[Eudocia Ingerina]] and the [[Varangian\|Varangian guard]] leader [[Thyra (Eagle Clan)\|Thyra]] of the [[Eagle Clan]]. At [[Demetrios Hestiun]]'s house, after both women confirmed Basil's plans to kill his own son [[Leo VI the Wise\|Leo]],<ref name="GCChapter 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 4</ref> Hytham and Basim agreed to help protect Leo in exchange for an alliance between the Hidden Ones and the Eagle Clan.<ref name="GCChapter 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 5</ref>		Venturing through the city,<ref name="GCChapter 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 2</ref><ref name="GCChapter 3">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 3</ref> the two Hidden Ones found themselves in the company of Empress [[Eudocia Ingerina]] and the [[Varangian\|Varangian guard]] leader [[Thyra (Eagle Clan)\|Thyra]] of the [[Eagle Clan]]. At [[Demetrios Hestiun]]'s house, after both women confirmed Basil's plans to kill his own son [[Leo VI the Wise\|Leo]],<ref name="GCChapter 4">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 4</ref> Hytham and Basim agreed to help protect Leo in exchange for an alliance between the Hidden Ones and the Eagle Clan.<ref name="GCChapter 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter 5</ref>

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	'''Hytham''' (Arabic: هيثم; born 850s) was a [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] from the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] who [[Assassin leader\|led]] a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|branch]] in [[England]] during the late 9th century.		'''Hytham''' (Arabic: هيثم; born 850s) was a [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] from the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] who [[Assassin leader\|led]] a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|branch]] in [[England]] during the late 9th century.

	Orphaned at a young age, Hytham joined the Hidden Ones in his teenage years. While only an [[Acolyte]], he was tasked by his [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] with observing and reporting on the [[Master]] [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] and followed him to [[Constantinople]] in 867. There, Hytham and Basim thwarted an assassination plot by the [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Basil I]] and the [[Order of the Ancients]] against Basil's son, [[Leo VI the Wise\|Leo VI]]. Hytham subsequently became Basim's [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and would accompany him on his travels while secretly continuing to spy on him for the Hidden Ones.		Orphaned at a young age, Hytham joined the Hidden Ones in his teenage years. While only an [[Acolyte]], he was tasked by his [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] with observing and reporting on the [[Master]] [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] and followed him to [[Constantinople]] in 867. There, Hytham and Basim thwarted an assassination plot by the [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Basil I]] and the [[Order of the Ancients]] against Basil's son, [[Leo VI the Wise\|Leo VI]]. Hytham subsequently became Basim's [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and would accompany him on his travels while secretly continuing to spy on him for the Hidden Ones.

	In 872, after befriending the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], Hytham and Basim accompanied him to [[Norway]], where they allied themselves with the [[Raven Clan]] and attempted to combat the Order of the Ancients' influence. Following a failed assassination attempt on [[Kjotve the Cruel]], Hytham was severely injured and unable to perform any more field work for the Hidden Ones.		In 872, after befriending the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], Hytham and Basim accompanied him to [[Norway]], where they allied themselves with the [[Raven Clan]] and attempted to combat the Order of the Ancients' influence. Following a failed assassination attempt on [[Kjotve the Cruel]], Hytham was severely injured and unable to perform any more field work for the Hidden Ones.
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	One day, he climbed to the top of the minaret [[Al-Mi'dhana Al-'Ateeqa]], where he tried to build up the courage to jump into a [[Hiding spot\|haystack]] below. Drawn by the voices of Hytham's friends urging him to jump, the Hidden One [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] joined him atop the minaret and questioned the boy's motives. Without revealing his allegiances, Basim then demonstrated a [[Leap of Faith]] so that Hytham could follow him down to safety.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />		One day, he climbed to the top of the minaret [[Al-Mi'dhana Al-'Ateeqa]], where he tried to build up the courage to jump into a [[Hiding spot\|haystack]] below. Drawn by the voices of Hytham's friends urging him to jump, the Hidden One [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] joined him atop the minaret and questioned the boy's motives. Without revealing his allegiances, Basim then demonstrated a [[Leap of Faith]] so that Hytham could follow him down to safety.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />

	Impressed, Hytham correctly deduced that Basim was a member of the Brotherhood and asked to be his pupil. Although Basim did not see himself as a teacher, he was encouraged by Hytham's praise of him as a leader by example, and directed the boy to seek him out when old enough.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />		Impressed, Hytham correctly deduced that Basim was a member of the Brotherhood and asked to be his pupil. Although Basim did not see himself as a teacher, he was encouraged by Hytham's praise of him as a leader by example, and directed the boy to seek him out when old enough.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />

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	After the bureau's [[Renovation\|construction]], Hytham encouraged Eivor to hunt Order members to ensure alliances for the Raven Clan could be achieved more easily, as the Order had entrenched themselves deep in the [[Heptarchy\|various kingdoms]]' administrations. He then coached Eivor in taking her first Leap of Faith from the cliff across Ravensthorpe. After returning to the bureau, Hytham suggested that Eivor begin her hunt of the Order from [[London\|Lunden]]. He also informed her of abandoned Hidden Ones bureaus scattered throughout England, and asked her to explore them and retrieve any document she may find inside, as they would greatly aid his research of the original Hidden Ones.<ref name="To Serve the Light" />		After the bureau's [[Renovation\|construction]], Hytham encouraged Eivor to hunt Order members to ensure alliances for the Raven Clan could be achieved more easily, as the Order had entrenched themselves deep in the [[Heptarchy\|various kingdoms]]' administrations. He then coached Eivor in taking her first Leap of Faith from the cliff across Ravensthorpe. After returning to the bureau, Hytham suggested that Eivor begin her hunt of the Order from [[London\|Lunden]]. He also informed her of abandoned Hidden Ones bureaus scattered throughout England, and asked her to explore them and retrieve any document she may find inside, as they would greatly aid his research of the original Hidden Ones.<ref name="To Serve the Light" />

	Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>		In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>

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	[[File:ACV THC Niels defeating Gunnar.png\|thumb\|260px\|left\|Hytham and the others watching Niels defeat his father Gunnar]]		[[File:ACV THC Niels defeating Gunnar.png\|thumb\|260px\|left\|Hytham and the others watching Niels defeat his father Gunnar]]
	Over the course of a month, Edward tried to escape Ravensthorpe on three separate occasions, but was always re-captured by the Viking [[Niels Gunnarsson]], whom Hytham also took an interest in due to his skills as a fighter and hunter. Following Edward's latest failed escape attempt, Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd greeted him and Niels when they returned to the settlement. Moments later, Niels' father [[Gunnar (Niels' father)\|Gunnar]] arrived, shouting at his son for leaving their farm unattended, and tried to punch him, only to fall to the ground after Niels dodged his attack. Sigurd broke up the fight and the group proceeded to discuss what to do with Edward. Eivor ~~ultimately~~ decided to let Niels choose the monk's fate, and he set him free, much to his father's anger.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Over the course of a month, Edward tried to escape Ravensthorpe on three separate occasions, but was always re-captured by the Viking [[Niels Gunnarsson]], whom Hytham also took an interest in due to his skills as a fighter and hunter. Following Edward's latest failed escape attempt, Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd greeted him and Niels when they returned to the settlement. Moments later, Niels' father [[Gunnar (Niels' father)\|Gunnar]] arrived, shouting at his son for leaving their farm unattended, and tried to punch him, only to fall to the ground after Niels dodged his attack. Sigurd broke up the fight, and the group proceeded to discuss what to do with Edward. Eivor soon decided to let Niels choose the monk's fate, and he set him free, much to his father's anger.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	Prior to Edward's departure from Ravensthorpe, Hytham met with him at the bureau one final time, extending an offer to join the Hidden Ones and gain access to their documents whenever he wished. To this, Edward revealed that he had found Hytham's secret documents on the [[Isu]] hidden behind a bookshelf, much to the Hidden One's shock, though Edward assured him that he had not stolen anything. He then bid him farewell and left Ravensthorpe, rejecting Hytham's invite to join the Brotherhood due to his dislike of rules.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Prior to Edward's departure from Ravensthorpe, Hytham met with him at the bureau one final time, extending an offer to join the Hidden Ones and gain access to their documents whenever he wished. To this, Edward revealed that he had found Hytham's secret documents on the [[Isu]] hidden behind a bookshelf, much to the Hidden One's shock, though Edward assured him that he had not stolen anything. He then bid him farewell and left Ravensthorpe, rejecting Hytham's invite to join the Brotherhood due to his dislike of rules.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />
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	[[File:ACV THC Eivor and Hytham.png\|thumb\|260px\|Hytham and Eivor sending Niels away]]		[[File:ACV THC Eivor and Hytham.png\|thumb\|260px\|Hytham and Eivor sending Niels away]]
	Afterwards, Hytham brought Niels to the bureau, where the latter deduced the Hidden One hoped to recruit him and stated he had no intention to join his Brotherhood. In response, Hytham simply asked Niels what he wanted to do and, after the Viking replied that he wished to write his own saga by becoming a hunter, Hytham told him he could be hunting tyrants. He ~~then~~ handed him a ledger containing information on a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader and revealed that he had taken notice of Niels' dislike of unnecessary killing, which he claimed made him a perfect fit for the Hidden Ones.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Afterwards, Hytham brought Niels to the bureau, where the latter deduced the Hidden One hoped to recruit him and stated he had no intention to join his Brotherhood. In response, Hytham simply asked Niels what he wanted to do and, after the Viking replied that he wished to write his own saga by becoming a hunter, Hytham told him he could be hunting tyrants. He handed him a ledger containing information on a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader and revealed that he had taken notice of Niels' dislike of unnecessary killing, which he claimed made him a perfect fit for the Hidden Ones.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	Niels ~~ultimately~~ agreed to give Hytham's invite some thought and accepted an assignment to travel to Lunden, where he would receive further instructions from the local bureau leader, [[Adelaïde]]. Before Niels' departure from Ravensthorpe, Hytham and Eivor came to bid him farewell, though as they did so, Edward suddenly returned to the settlement to ask for Hytham's help in finding his missing brother [[Ecbert]]. Hytham took this as a sign that Edward's destiny lay with the Hidden Ones and ~~so he~~ sent the monk to accompany Niels on his mission.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Niels agreed to give Hytham's invite some thought and accepted an assignment to travel to Lunden, where he would receive further instructions from the local bureau leader, [[Adelaïde]]. Before Niels' departure from Ravensthorpe, Hytham and Eivor came to bid him farewell, though as they did so, Edward suddenly returned to the settlement to ask for Hytham's help in finding his missing brother [[Ecbert]]. Hytham took this as a sign that Edward's destiny lay with the Hidden Ones and sent the monk to accompany Niels on his mission.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	Once their adventure was over, Niels returned to Ravensthorpe alone, telling Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd about everything that had happened during his and Edward's journey. He explained that the two of them and Adelaïde had fought a cult who were using an Isu artifact—the [[Codex of Eden]]—to convert the population; that Adelaïde had murdered Ecbert to acquire the Codex, resulting in Edward killing her and inadvertently destroying the artifact; and that he and Edward had agreed to go their separate ways.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Once their adventure was over, Niels returned to Ravensthorpe alone, telling Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd about everything that had happened during his and Edward's journey. He explained that the two of them and Adelaïde had fought a cult who were using an Isu artifact—the [[Codex of Eden]]—to convert the population; that Adelaïde had murdered Ecbert to acquire the Codex, resulting in Edward killing her and inadvertently destroying the artifact; and that he and Edward had agreed to go their separate ways.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />
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	{{Quote\|Good luck with this lot. They're a wild crew...\|Eivor wishing Hytham good luck with training his initates before parting ways, c. 889.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Fare Thee Well, Young Eagle}}		{{Quote\|Good luck with this lot. They're a wild crew...\|Eivor wishing Hytham good luck with training his initates before parting ways, c. 889.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Fare Thee Well, Young Eagle}}
	By 889, Eivor visited Hytham at the Ravensthorpe bureau one last time to say her goodbyes before she left England for good. After Hytham made another attempt at convincing Eivor to join the Hidden Ones, she remarked that Hytham had compassion of a size she had never seen in anyone else, as he ~~was~~ not ~~fighting~~ just for himself or for his people, but for the entire world. Hytham then explained how he saw the Hidden Ones as his family, similarly to how the Raven Clan had become Eivor's family after losing her biological one, and that because anyone could join the Hidden Ones, he felt everyone was equally worthy of their love.<ref name="FYE" />		By 889, Eivor visited Hytham at the Ravensthorpe bureau one last time to say her goodbyes before she left England for good. After Hytham made another attempt at convincing Eivor to join the Hidden Ones, she remarked that Hytham had compassion of a size she had never seen in anyone else, as he fought not just for himself or for his people, but for the entire world. Hytham then explained how he saw the Hidden Ones as his family, similarly to how the Raven Clan had become Eivor's family after losing her biological one, and that because anyone could join the Hidden Ones, he felt everyone was equally worthy of their love.<ref name="FYE" />

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	{{Dialogue3\|Eivor\|Hytham, this will be hard to hear, but Basim attacked us in Norway. Vengeance for some transgression of ours, imagined or real.\|Hytham\|You mean... you mean you slew him yourself.\|Sigurd and I, together. I know this comes as a—\|I do not understand. Why would he do such a thing? He loved Sigurd. He loved you!\|Eivor informing Hytham of his mentor's betrayal and fate, 878.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Breaking the Order}}		{{Dialogue3\|Eivor\|Hytham, this will be hard to hear, but Basim attacked us in Norway. Vengeance for some transgression of ours, imagined or real.\|Hytham\|You mean... you mean you slew him yourself.\|Sigurd and I, together. I know this comes as a—\|I do not understand. Why would he do such a thing? He loved Sigurd. He loved you!\|Eivor informing Hytham of his mentor's betrayal and fate, 878.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Breaking the Order}}
	In 877, Basim was supposedly killed by Eivor and Sigurd in Norway after following them there in order to exact revenge on Eivor for [[Loki\|unclear reasons]]. Eivor informed Hytham of what had happened upon her return to Ravensthorpe, shocking the ~~latter~~, who could not understand what had driven his mentor to commit such an act of betrayal.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brother's Keeper]]</ref>		In 877, Basim was supposedly killed by Eivor and Sigurd in Norway after following them there in order to exact revenge on Eivor for [[Loki\|unclear reasons]]. Eivor informed Hytham of what had happened upon her return to Ravensthorpe, shocking the Hidden One, who could not understand what had driven his mentor to commit such an act of betrayal.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brother's Keeper]]</ref>

	Some time after the news of Basim's betrayal reached Rayhan, he sent Hytham a letter expressing his dismay, but not surprise. Rayhan went on to explain in the letter that Basim's adherence to [[the Creed]] had recently seemed secondary to what he described as a personal [[Reborn Isu\|mania]] he had been afflicted with for many years. Hytham was then invited to attend a [[Assassin Council\|council]] hosted by Mentor [[Fuladh Al Haami]] of the Justanid Brotherhood in their newly constructed fortress of [[Alamut]] in two summers' time to give a full accounting, and to receive a new title, as the rank of Acolyte was no longer suitable for the young Hidden One.<ref name="Breaking the Order" />		Some time after the news of Basim's betrayal reached Rayhan, he sent Hytham a letter expressing his dismay, but not surprise. Rayhan went on to explain in the letter that Basim's adherence to [[the Creed]] had recently seemed secondary to what he described as a personal [[Reborn Isu\|mania]] he had been afflicted with for many years. Hytham was then invited to attend a [[Assassin Council\|council]] hosted by Mentor [[Fuladh Al Haami]] of the Justanid Brotherhood in their newly constructed fortress of [[Alamut]] in two summers' time to give a full accounting, and to receive a new title, as the rank of Acolyte was no longer suitable for the young Hidden One.<ref name="Breaking the Order" />

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	{{Dialogue2\|Eivor\|Here you are, Hytham... the last of The Order's sigils. You will find King Ælfred's among them.\|Hytham\|King Ælfred? Did our Poor Fellow-Soldier lead you to his hiding place?\|He did, for they were one and the same. Our Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ was the Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients.\|Eivor informing Hytham that King Alfred was the Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ, 878.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Breaking the Order}}		{{Dialogue2\|Eivor\|Here you are, Hytham... the last of The Order's sigils. You will find King Ælfred's among them.\|Hytham\|King Ælfred? Did our Poor Fellow-Soldier lead you to his hiding place?\|He did, for they were one and the same. Our Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ was the Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients.\|Eivor informing Hytham that King Alfred was the Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ, 878.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Breaking the Order}}
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	In 878, Hytham met with Eivor at the Ravensthorpe bureau, where she gave him the last batch of Order medallions and disclosed that King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]] was both the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester of the Order]] and the Poor-Fellow Soldier. Realizing that Alfred had helped them destroy the Order from within, Hytham and Eivor saw the Order dismantled as the former only had to fight against the remaining small fragments left within England.<ref name="Breaking the Order" />		In 878, Hytham met with Eivor at the Ravensthorpe bureau, where she gave him the last batch of Order of the Ancients medallions and disclosed that King [[Alfred the Great\|Alfred]] of [[Wessex]] was both the [[Grand Maegester of the Order of the Ancients\|Grand Maegester of the Order]] and the Poor-Fellow Soldier. Realizing that Alfred had helped them destroy the Order from within, Hytham and Eivor saw the Order dismantled as the former only had to fight against the remaining small fragments left within England.<ref name="Breaking the Order" />

	With the Order seemingly purged from England, Hytham also saw an opportunity to invite Eivor to formally join the Hidden Ones, as she had helped eliminate their enemy and was by now fully aware of their cause. Eivor turned him down, explaining that the Hidden Ones' way of life was not for her, ~~though she~~ assured him that she would do anything, even give her own life, for the people she loved, including Hytham.<ref name="Breaking the Order" />		With the Order seemingly purged from England, Hytham also saw an opportunity to invite Eivor to formally join the Hidden Ones, as she had helped eliminate their enemy and was by now fully aware of their cause. Eivor turned him down, explaining that the Hidden Ones' way of life was not for her, but assured him that she would do anything, even give her own life, for the people she loved, including Hytham.<ref name="Breaking the Order" />

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	Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka~~'s house~~ and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>		In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>

	During his time in England, Hytham tasked Eivor to find and return [[Order of the Ancients medallion\|Order medallions]] to him as proof of Order members' death. Following Eivor's success in purging the Order from Lunden, Hytham informed her of more targets in both [[York\|Jorvik]] and [[Winchester\|Wincestre]], as revealed in letters he had received from an anonymous informant known only as the "[[Alfred the Great\|Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ]]".<ref name="Breaking the Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>		During his time in England, Hytham tasked Eivor to find and return [[Order of the Ancients medallion\|Order medallions]] to him as proof of Order members' death. Following Eivor's success in purging the Order from Lunden, Hytham informed her of more targets in both [[York\|Jorvik]] and [[Winchester\|Wincestre]], as revealed in letters he had received from an anonymous informant known only as the "[[Alfred the Great\|Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ]]".<ref name="Breaking the Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>

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	'''Hytham''' (Arabic: هيثم; born 850s) was a [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] from the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] who [[Assassin leader\|led]] a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|branch]] in [[England]] during the late 9th century.		'''Hytham''' (Arabic: هيثم; born 850s) was a [[Assassins\|Hidden One]] from the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] who [[Assassin leader\|led]] a [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|branch]] in [[England]] during the late 9th century.

	Orphaned at a young age, Hytham joined the Hidden Ones in his teenage years. While only an [[Acolyte]], he was tasked by his [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] with observing and reporting on the [[Master]] [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] and followed him to [[Constantinople]] in 867. There, Hytham and Basim thwarted an assassination plot by the [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Basil I]] and the [[Order of the Ancients]] against Basil's son, [[Leo VI the Wise\|Leo VI]]. Hytham subsequently became Basim's [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and would accompany him on his travels while secretly continuing to spy on him for the Hidden Ones.		Orphaned at a young age, Hytham joined the Hidden Ones in his teenage years. While only an [[Acolyte]], he was tasked by his [[Mentor]] [[Rayhan]] with observing and reporting on the [[Master]] [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] and followed him to [[Constantinople]] in 867. There, Hytham and Basim thwarted an assassination plot by the [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine Emperor]] [[Basil I]] and the [[Order of the Ancients]] against Basil's son, [[Leo VI the Wise\|Leo VI]]. Hytham subsequently became Basim's [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and would accompany him on his travels while secretly continuing to spy on him for the Hidden Ones.

	In 872, after befriending the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], Hytham and Basim accompanied him to [[Norway]], where they allied themselves with the [[Raven Clan]] and attempted to combat the Order of the Ancients' influence. Following a failed assassination attempt on [[Kjotve the Cruel]], Hytham was severely injured and unable to perform any more field work for the Hidden Ones.		In 872, after befriending the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], Hytham and Basim accompanied him to [[Norway]], where they allied themselves with the [[Raven Clan]] and attempted to combat the Order of the Ancients' influence. Following a failed assassination attempt on [[Kjotve the Cruel]], Hytham was severely injured and unable to perform any more field work for the Hidden Ones.
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	[[File:ACMir Leap of the Faithful 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hytham meeting Basim]]		[[File:ACMir Leap of the Faithful 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Hytham meeting Basim]]
	One day, he climbed to the top of the minaret [[Al-Mi'dhana Al-'Ateeqa]], where he tried to build up the courage to jump into a [[Hiding spot\|haystack]] below. Drawn by the voices of Hytham's friends urging him to jump, the Hidden One [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] joined him atop the minaret and questioned the boy's motives. Without revealing his allegiances, Basim then demonstrated a [[Leap of Faith]] so that Hytham could follow him down to safety.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />		One day, he climbed to the top of the minaret [[Al-Mi'dhana Al-'Ateeqa]], where he tried to build up the courage to jump into a [[Hiding spot\|haystack]] below. Drawn by the voices of Hytham's friends urging him to jump, the Hidden One [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] joined him atop the minaret and questioned the boy's motives. Without revealing his allegiances, Basim then demonstrated a [[Leap of Faith]] so that Hytham could follow him down to safety.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />

	Impressed, Hytham correctly deduced that Basim was a member of the Brotherhood and asked to be his pupil. Although Basim did not see himself as a teacher, he was encouraged by Hytham's praise of him as a leader by example, and directed the boy to seek him out when old enough.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />		Impressed, Hytham correctly deduced that Basim was a member of the Brotherhood and asked to be his pupil. Although Basim did not see himself as a teacher, he was encouraged by Hytham's praise of him as a leader by example, and directed the boy to seek him out when old enough.<ref name="Leap of the Faithful" />

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	After the bureau's [[Renovation\|construction]], Hytham encouraged Eivor to hunt Order members to ensure alliances for the Raven Clan could be achieved more easily, as the Order had entrenched themselves deep in the [[Heptarchy\|various kingdoms]]' administrations. He then coached Eivor in taking her first Leap of Faith from the cliff across Ravensthorpe. After returning to the bureau, Hytham suggested that Eivor begin her hunt of the Order from [[London\|Lunden]]. He also informed her of abandoned Hidden Ones bureaus scattered throughout England, and asked her to explore them and retrieve any document she may find inside, as they would greatly aid his research of the original Hidden Ones.<ref name="To Serve the Light" />		After the bureau's [[Renovation\|construction]], Hytham encouraged Eivor to hunt Order members to ensure alliances for the Raven Clan could be achieved more easily, as the Order had entrenched themselves deep in the [[Heptarchy\|various kingdoms]]' administrations. He then coached Eivor in taking her first Leap of Faith from the cliff across Ravensthorpe. After returning to the bureau, Hytham suggested that Eivor begin her hunt of the Order from [[London\|Lunden]]. He also informed her of abandoned Hidden Ones bureaus scattered throughout England, and asked her to explore them and retrieve any document she may find inside, as they would greatly aid his research of the original Hidden Ones.<ref name="To Serve the Light" />

	Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>		In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>

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	Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>		Once Eivor had retrieved all six pages of [[The Magas Codex]] from the different Hidden One bureaus in England, she returned to Ravensthorpe and presented them to Hytham. He thanked her and informed her of another document in the possession of Ravensthorpe's [[merchant]] [[Reda]], which had been supposedly written by [[Bayek\|one]] of the original founders of the Hidden Ones.<ref name="Brief History">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' — [[A Brief History of the Hidden Ones]]</ref>

	In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka~~'s house~~ and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>		In 874, Hytham met with one of Ravensthorpe's guests, the Viking warrior [[Geirmund Hel-hide]], who had grown a reputation across England. As they discussed the fall of King [[Æthelred I, King of Wessex\|Æthelred]] and rumors of an [[Hnituðr\|item]] that was supposedly protecting [[Guthrum]], Hytham offered to lead Geirmund to the settlement's seeress, [[Valka]], at her [[Seer's Hut\|home]]. Once they arrived, Hytham left Geirmund to speak with Valka and went back to the longhouse feast.<ref name="ACVGS Ch23"/>

	During his time in England, Hytham tasked Eivor to find and return [[Order of the Ancients medallion\|Order medallions]] to him as proof of Order members' death. Following Eivor's success in purging the Order from Lunden, Hytham informed her of more targets in both [[York\|Jorvik]] and [[Winchester\|Wincestre]], as revealed in letters he had received from an anonymous informant known only as the "[[Alfred the Great\|Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ]]".<ref name="Breaking the Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>		During his time in England, Hytham tasked Eivor to find and return [[Order of the Ancients medallion\|Order medallions]] to him as proof of Order members' death. Following Eivor's success in purging the Order from Lunden, Hytham informed her of more targets in both [[York\|Jorvik]] and [[Winchester\|Wincestre]], as revealed in letters he had received from an anonymous informant known only as the "[[Alfred the Great\|Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ]]".<ref name="Breaking the Order">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Breaking the Order]]</ref>

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	In 872, after befriending the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], Hytham and Basim accompanied him to [[Norway]], where they allied themselves with the [[Raven Clan]] and attempted to combat the Order of the Ancients' influence. Following a failed assassination attempt on [[Kjotve the Cruel]], Hytham was severely injured and unable to perform any more field work for the Hidden Ones.		In 872, after befriending the [[Vikings\|Viking]] [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]], Hytham and Basim accompanied him to [[Norway]], where they allied themselves with the [[Raven Clan]] and attempted to combat the Order of the Ancients' influence. Following a failed assassination attempt on [[Kjotve the Cruel]], Hytham was severely injured and unable to perform any more field work for the Hidden Ones.

	When the Raven Clan established the colony of [[Ravensthorpe]] in [[Mercia]], Hytham and Basim installed a [[Ravensthorpe bureau\|bureau]] ~~there~~, from where the former tracked the Order's prescence in England. Using information he received from an anonymous "[[Alfred the Great\|Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ]]", Hytham identified various Order members and enlisted the help of Sigurd's adoptive sister [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] to [[Assassin-Templar War\|eliminate them]]. Hytham also tutored Eivor in the Hidden Ones' ways, though he was unsuccessful in persuading her to formally join their cause.		When the Raven Clan established the colony of [[Ravensthorpe]] in [[Mercia]], Hytham and Basim installed a [[Ravensthorpe bureau\|bureau]] in the settlement, from where the former tracked the Order's prescence in England. Using information he received from an anonymous "[[Alfred the Great\|Poor-Fellow Soldier of Christ]]", Hytham identified various Order members and enlisted the help of Sigurd's adoptive sister [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] to [[Assassin-Templar War\|eliminate them]]. Hytham also tutored Eivor in the Hidden Ones' ways, though he was unsuccessful in persuading her to formally join their cause.

	In 878, Hytham garnered an alliance with a [[Celts\|Celtic]] group called the [[Women of the Mist]] after securing the legendary sword [[Excalibur]] with the help of his allies [[Niamh of Argyll]] and the Raven Clan's seeress [[Valka]]. Fighting against the collective strength of the remnants of the Order and the [[Descendants of the Round Table]], he assisted in the false destruction of Excalibur and as a result, the Descendants ~~of the Round Table~~ officially disbanded.		In 878, Hytham garnered an alliance with a [[Celts\|Celtic]] group called the [[Women of the Mist]] after securing the legendary sword [[Excalibur]] with the help of his allies [[Niamh of Argyll]] and the Raven Clan's seeress [[Valka]]. Fighting against the collective strength of the remnants of the Order and the [[Descendants of the Round Table]], he assisted in the false destruction of Excalibur and as a result, the Descendants officially disbanded.

	Once the Order had been apparently purged from England and following the betrayal and presumed death of his mentor Basim, Hytham was promoted by the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut\|Alamut Brotherhood]] and worked to establish a new branch in England. Over the following years, he recruited several new [[Assassin apprentice\|initiates]] ~~to the Hidden Ones~~, whom he personally trained at the Ravensthorpe bureau.		Once the Order of the Ancients had been apparently purged from England and following the betrayal and presumed death of his mentor Basim, Hytham was promoted by the [[Hidden Ones of Alamut\|Alamut Brotherhood]] and worked to establish a new Hidden One branch in England. Over the following years, he recruited several new [[Assassin apprentice\|initiates]], whom he personally trained at the Ravensthorpe bureau.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	====Mentoring Edward and Niels====		====Mentoring Edward and Niels====
	{{~~Dialogue4~~\|Niels~~\|You don't get it, Hytham. I haven't changed. I simply learned who I was. I am not one of you.\|Hytham\|Are you sure? You would have a family. Brothers and sisters. And a purpose!~~\|I don't need a family. I see that now. Your cause... Those monks we fought... You're not so different. You'll always find a reason to kill.\|Niels, we've been fighting the oppressor for centuries!\|That's the problem, Hytham. If your path was true, you would have won a long time ago. A thousand years from now... you'll still be fighting.\|Niels rejecting Hytham's invite to join the Hidden Ones.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex}}		{{Dialogue2\|Niels\|I don't need a family. I see that now. Your cause... Those monks we fought... You're not so different. You'll always find a reason to kill.\|Hytham\|Niels, we've been fighting the oppressor for centuries!\|That's the problem, Hytham. If your path was true, you would have won a long time ago. A thousand years from now... you'll still be fighting.\|Niels rejecting Hytham's invite to join the Hidden Ones.\|Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex}}
	Following Eivor's capture of the young monk [[Edward (monk)\|Edward]] during a raid of [[Readingum Abbey]], Hytham took the boy under his wing and put him at work at the Ravensthorpe bureau. Impressed by Edward's talents at deciphering texts, Hytham hoped to recruit him to the Hidden Ones. However, Eivor advised her friend not to get too attached to the monk, as they were only holding him hostage for a ransom and Edward was too undisciplined to join the Brotherhood.<ref name="The Hidden Codex">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex]]''</ref>		Following Eivor's capture of the young monk [[Edward (monk)\|Edward]] during a raid of [[Readingum Abbey]], Hytham took the boy under his wing and put him at work at the Ravensthorpe bureau. Impressed by Edward's talents at deciphering texts, Hytham hoped to recruit him to the Hidden Ones. However, Eivor advised her friend not to get too attached to the monk, as they were only holding him hostage for a ransom and Edward was too undisciplined to join the Brotherhood.<ref name="The Hidden Codex">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex]]''</ref>

	[[File:ACV THC Niels defeating Gunnar.png\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|left\|Hytham and the others watching Niels defeat his father Gunnar]]		[[File:ACV THC Niels defeating Gunnar.png\|thumb\|260px\|left\|Hytham and the others watching Niels defeat his father Gunnar]]
	Over the course of a month, Edward tried to escape Ravensthorpe on three separate occasions, but was always re-captured by the Viking [[Niels Gunnarsson]], whom Hytham also took an interest in due to his skills as a fighter and hunter. Following Edward's latest failed escape attempt, Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd greeted him and Niels when they returned to the settlement. Moments later, Niels' father [[Gunnar (Niels' father)\|Gunnar]] arrived, shouting at his son for leaving their farm unattended, and tried to punch him, only to fall to the ground after Niels dodged his attack. Sigurd broke up the fight and the group proceeded to discuss what to do with Edward. Eivor ultimately decided to let Niels choose the monk's fate, and he set him free, much to his father's anger.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Over the course of a month, Edward tried to escape Ravensthorpe on three separate occasions, but was always re-captured by the Viking [[Niels Gunnarsson]], whom Hytham also took an interest in due to his skills as a fighter and hunter. Following Edward's latest failed escape attempt, Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd greeted him and Niels when they returned to the settlement. Moments later, Niels' father [[Gunnar (Niels' father)\|Gunnar]] arrived, shouting at his son for leaving their farm unattended, and tried to punch him, only to fall to the ground after Niels dodged his attack. Sigurd broke up the fight and the group proceeded to discuss what to do with Edward. Eivor ultimately decided to let Niels choose the monk's fate, and he set him free, much to his father's anger.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

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	Later, Hytham arrived at Gunnar and Niels' home in the midst of another fight between father and son, and offered to purchase Niels, tossing a pouch of coins to the ground. Gunnar laughed and said no amount of [[gold]] could buy his son, but a swift flick from Hytham's Hidden Blade quieted Gunnar down and he accepted the Hidden One's offer.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Later, Hytham arrived at Gunnar and Niels' home in the midst of another fight between father and son, and offered to purchase Niels, tossing a pouch of coins to the ground. Gunnar laughed and said no amount of [[gold]] could buy his son, but a swift flick from Hytham's Hidden Blade quieted Gunnar down and he accepted the Hidden One's offer.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	[[File:ACV THC Eivor and Hytham.png\|thumb\|~~250px~~\|Hytham and Eivor sending Niels away]]		[[File:ACV THC Eivor and Hytham.png\|thumb\|260px\|Hytham and Eivor sending Niels away]]
	Afterwards, Hytham brought Niels to the bureau, where the latter deduced the Hidden One hoped to recruit him and stated he had no intention to join his Brotherhood. In response, Hytham simply asked Niels what he wanted to do and, after the Viking replied that he wished to write his own saga by becoming a hunter, Hytham told him he could be hunting tyrants. He then handed him a ledger containing information on a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader and revealed that he had taken notice of Niels' dislike of unnecessary killing, which he claimed made him a perfect fit for the Hidden Ones.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Afterwards, Hytham brought Niels to the bureau, where the latter deduced the Hidden One hoped to recruit him and stated he had no intention to join his Brotherhood. In response, Hytham simply asked Niels what he wanted to do and, after the Viking replied that he wished to write his own saga by becoming a hunter, Hytham told him he could be hunting tyrants. He then handed him a ledger containing information on a [[Slavery\|slave]] trader and revealed that he had taken notice of Niels' dislike of unnecessary killing, which he claimed made him a perfect fit for the Hidden Ones.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	Niels ultimately agreed to give Hytham's invite some thought and accepted an assignment to travel to Lunden, where he would receive further instructions from the local bureau leader, [[Adelaïde]]. Before Niels' departure from Ravensthorpe, Hytham and Eivor came to bid him farewell, though as they did so, Edward suddenly returned to the settlement to ask for Hytham's help in finding his missing brother [[Ecbert]]. Hytham took this as a sign that Edward's destiny lay with the Hidden Ones and so he sent the monk to accompany Niels on his mission.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Niels ultimately agreed to give Hytham's invite some thought and accepted an assignment to travel to Lunden, where he would receive further instructions from the local bureau leader, [[Adelaïde]]. Before Niels' departure from Ravensthorpe, Hytham and Eivor came to bid him farewell, though as they did so, Edward suddenly returned to the settlement to ask for Hytham's help in finding his missing brother [[Ecbert]]. Hytham took this as a sign that Edward's destiny lay with the Hidden Ones and so he sent the monk to accompany Niels on his mission.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	Once their adventure was over, Niels returned to Ravensthorpe alone, telling Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd about everything that had happened during his and Edward's journey. He explained that the two of them and Adelaïde had fought a cult who were using an Isu ~~artifact – the~~ [[Codex of Eden]] ~~– to~~ convert the population; that Adelaïde murdered Ecbert to acquire the Codex, resulting in Edward killing her and inadvertently destroying the artifact; and that he and Edward agreed to go their separate ways.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Once their adventure was over, Niels returned to Ravensthorpe alone, telling Hytham, Eivor and Sigurd about everything that had happened during his and Edward's journey. He explained that the two of them and Adelaïde had fought a cult who were using an Isu artifact—the [[Codex of Eden]]—to convert the population; that Adelaïde had murdered Ecbert to acquire the Codex, resulting in Edward killing her and inadvertently destroying the artifact; and that he and Edward had agreed to go their separate ways.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	[[File:ACV THC Eivor offering mead.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor offering Hytham mead]]		[[File:ACV THC Eivor offering mead.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Eivor offering Hytham mead]]
	Niels then presented Adelaïde's Hidden Blade to Hytham, who insisted that Niels keep it, claiming he had earned a place among the Hidden Ones. However, the Viking believed that the Brotherhood was not so different from the cult he had fought, and decided to find his own path. Hytham tried to explain that the Hidden Ones only eliminated people who oppressed others, but Niels rebutted that the Brotherhood would always find reasons to kill, otherwise they would have won long ago. With that, he took his leave while Hytham was left dismayed by the loss of a potential recruit, though Eivor quickly cheered him up by offering him some mead.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />		Niels then presented Adelaïde's Hidden Blade to Hytham, who insisted that Niels keep it, claiming he had earned a place among the Hidden Ones. However, the Viking believed that the Brotherhood was not so different from the cult he had fought, and decided to find his own path. Hytham tried to explain that the Hidden Ones only eliminated people who oppressed others, but Niels rebutted that the Brotherhood would always find reasons to kill, otherwise they would have won long ago. With that, he took his leave while Hytham was left dismayed by the loss of another potential recruit, though Eivor quickly cheered him up by offering him some mead.<ref name="The Hidden Codex" />

	====Training the Hidden Ones====		====Training the Hidden Ones====