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	*''[[Echoes of History]] – Assassins vs Templars'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]] – Assassins vs Templars'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Imo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]'' {{Imo}}

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	Historically, while the Templars' persecution in the early 14th century led to the Order's disbandment, subsequent reforms by the {{Wiki\|Catholic Church}} allowed the Order of the Knights ~~Templars~~ to be reconstituted under different names, such as the {{Wiki\|Military Order of Christ}} in [[Portugal]] and the {{Wiki\|Supreme Order of Christ}} in [[Italy]], the former of which remains active to this day as a purely honorific order.<ref>{{WP\|Military Order of Christ}}</ref>		Historically, while the Templars' persecution in the early 14th century led to the Order's disbandment, subsequent reforms by the {{Wiki\|Catholic Church}} allowed the Order of the Knights Templar to be reconstituted under different names, such as the {{Wiki\|Military Order of Christ}} in [[Portugal]] and the {{Wiki\|Supreme Order of Christ}} in [[Italy]], the former of which remains active to this day as a purely honorific order.<ref>{{WP\|Military Order of Christ}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|outcome = *Near eradication of [[Templars]] in Europe		\|outcome = *Near eradication of [[Templars]] in Europe
	*Execution of key Templars		*Execution of key Templars
	*Templars reorganize ~~out of~~ public eye}}		*Templars reorganize outside the public eye
			\|participants = *[[Jacques de Molay]]
			*[[Philip IV of France]]
			*[[Clement V]]
			*[[Guillaume de Nogaret]]
			*[[Thomas de Carneillon]]
			}}
	The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[Templars\|Knights Templar]] by the combined forces of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]] of [[France]].		The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[Templars\|Knights Templar]] by the combined forces of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]] of [[France]].

	On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their [[Mentor]] in the King's court, [[Guillaume de Nogaret]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref> manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by a damning testimony provided by the [[Benedictines\|Benedictine]] {{Wiki\|Prior (ecclesiastical)\|prior}} [[Esquieu de Floyrac]] from his imprisonment with a renegade Templar,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Esquieu de Floyrac]]</ref> and the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Order at the time.<ref name="Persecution">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Persecution of the Templars under Philip the Fair]]</ref> Led by the future Mentor [[Thomas de Carneillon]], the French Assassins disguised themselves as [[Belgium\|Flemish]] [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon]]</ref> and assaulted the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], either killing or arresting all who were present at the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]]' headquarters.<ref name="Tragedy">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>		On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their [[Mentor]] in the King's court, [[Guillaume de Nogaret]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref> manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by a damning testimony provided by the [[Benedictines\|Benedictine]] {{Wiki\|Prior (ecclesiastical)\|prior}} [[Esquieu de Floyrac]] from his imprisonment with a renegade Templar,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Esquieu de Floyrac]]</ref> and the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Order at the time.<ref name="Persecution">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Persecution of the Templars under Philip the Fair]]</ref> Led by the future Mentor [[Thomas de Carneillon]], the French Assassins disguised themselves as [[Belgium\|Flemish]] [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon]]</ref> and assaulted the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], either killing or arresting all who were present at the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]]' headquarters.<ref name="Tragedy">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>

	[[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and a [[~~Sages\|~~Sage]], was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Tragedy" />		[[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and a [[Sage]], was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Tragedy" />

	The purge finally drew to a close on 18 March 1314, when Jacques de Molay and [[Geoffroi de Charney]] were burned at the stake,<ref name="Tragedy" /> charged with heresy and worship of the idol [[Father of Understanding\|Baphomet]].<ref name="Persecution"/>		The purge finally drew to a close on 18 March 1314, when Jacques de Molay and [[Geoffroi de Charney]] were burned at the stake,<ref name="Tragedy" /> charged with heresy and worship of the idol [[Father of Understanding\|Baphomet]].<ref name="Persecution"/>

	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Recognized as a possibility even before its execution, the purge destroyed the public image of the Order of the Knights Templar, and drove the Order to adopt the same tactics as its bitter rivals, the Assassins, by moving underground. Operating in secret~~, or in other names, like the Order of Christ by the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]]~~, the Templars survived and gradually rebuilt their Order, which spread across [[Europe]]<ref name="Unity">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>.		Recognized as a possibility even before its execution, the purge destroyed the public image of the Order of the Knights Templar, and drove the Order to adopt the same tactics as its bitter rivals, the Assassins, by moving underground. Operating in secret, the Templars survived and gradually rebuilt their Order, which spread across [[Europe]]<ref name="Unity">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>.

	With the Templars officially disbanded, their smaller chapters and front groups likewise fell apart or moved underground. One such example was the [[Brothers of the Cross]], a monastic order operating in [[Germany]] as the [[Black Death]] ravaged the country. They sought the [[Ankh]], a [[Piece of Eden]] rumored to have unparalleled healing powers, only to abruptly disappear without a trace in 1350.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]'': "Lukas Zurburg"</ref>		With the Templars officially disbanded, their smaller chapters and front groups likewise fell apart or moved underground. One such example was the [[Brothers of the Cross]], a monastic order operating in [[Germany]] as the [[Black Death]] ravaged the country. They sought the [[Ankh]], a [[Piece of Eden]] rumored to have unparalleled healing powers, only to abruptly disappear without a trace in 1350.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]'': "Lukas Zurburg"</ref>
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	By 1776, the Parisian Templars had reformed such that they once again challenged the strength of the Assassins in France.<ref name="Unity" /> In 1789, the Parisian Rite, led by [[François-Thomas Germain]], another Sage who shared memories with Jacques de Molay, instigated the [[French Revolution]] in order to avenge themselves against the French crown.<ref name="Unity" /> This vengeance was obtained in 1793, when King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] was [[Guillotine\|guillotined]] in the public gardens outside the [[Louvre]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Execution]]</ref>		By 1776, the Parisian Templars had reformed such that they once again challenged the strength of the Assassins in France.<ref name="Unity" /> In 1789, the Parisian Rite, led by [[François-Thomas Germain]], another Sage who shared memories with Jacques de Molay, instigated the [[French Revolution]] in order to avenge themselves against the French crown.<ref name="Unity" /> This vengeance was obtained in 1793, when King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] was [[Guillotine\|guillotined]] in the public gardens outside the [[Louvre]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Execution]]</ref>

			==Behind the scenes==
			Historically, while the Templars' persecution in the early 14th century led to the Order's disbandment, subsequent reforms by the {{Wiki\|Catholic Church}} allowed the Order of the Knights Templars to be reconstituted under different names, such as the {{Wiki\|Military Order of Christ}} in [[Portugal]] and the {{Wiki\|Supreme Order of Christ}} in [[Italy]], the former of which remains active to this day as a purely honorific order.<ref>{{WP\|Military Order of Christ}}</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	Recognized as a possibility even before its execution, the purge destroyed the public image of the Order of the Knights Templar, and drove the Order to adopt the same tactics as its bitter rivals, the Assassins, by moving underground. Operating in secret, the Templars survived and gradually rebuilt their Order, which spread across [[Europe]].<ref name="Unity">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>		Recognized as a possibility even before its execution, the purge destroyed the public image of the Order of the Knights Templar, and drove the Order to adopt the same tactics as its bitter rivals, the Assassins, by moving underground. Operating in secret, or in other names, like the Order of Christ by the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order\|Portuguese Templars]], the Templars survived and gradually rebuilt their Order, which spread across [[Europe]]<ref name="Unity">''Assassin's Creed: Unity''</ref>.

	With the Templars officially disbanded, their smaller chapters and front groups likewise fell apart or moved underground. One such example was the [[Brothers of the Cross]], a monastic order operating in [[Germany]] as the [[Black Death]] ravaged the country. They sought the [[Ankh]], a [[Piece of Eden]] rumored to have unparalleled healing powers, only to abruptly disappear without a trace in 1350.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]'': "Lukas Zurburg"</ref>		With the Templars officially disbanded, their smaller chapters and front groups likewise fell apart or moved underground. One such example was the [[Brothers of the Cross]], a monastic order operating in [[Germany]] as the [[Black Death]] ravaged the country. They sought the [[Ankh]], a [[Piece of Eden]] rumored to have unparalleled healing powers, only to abruptly disappear without a trace in 1350.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]'': "Lukas Zurburg"</ref>

	In April 1478, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Mario Auditore]] recounted the tale of the Knights Templar and their downfall to his nephew [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio]],<ref name="Practice Makes Perfect">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Practice Makes Perfect]]</ref> who at the time did not fully understand how the supposedly-extinct order played a role in the murder of his brothers [[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico]], [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio]], and father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> whom he believed was no more than a [[bank]]er<ref name="Practice Makes Perfect" /> for the [[Auditore International Bank]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>		In April 1478, the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Mario Auditore]] recounted the tale of the Knights Templar and their downfall to his nephew [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio]],<ref name="Practice Makes Perfect">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Practice Makes Perfect]]</ref> who at the time did not fully understand how the supposedly-extinct order played a role in the murder of his brothers [[Federico Auditore da Firenze\|Federico]], [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze\|Petruccio]], and father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze\|Giovanni]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed II'' – [[Last Man Standing]]</ref> whom he believed was no more than a [[bank]]er<ref name="Practice Makes Perfect" /> for the [[Auditore International Bank]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' – Chapter 2</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1stm}} {{Imo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]'' {{Imo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Imo}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' {{Imo}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]] – Assassins vs Templars'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Echoes of History]] – Assassins vs Templars'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' {{Imo}}
	*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' {{Imo}}
			*''[[Echoes of History]] – Assassins vs Templars'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{Imo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]'' {{Imo}}
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	{{Quote\|Are you familiar with the Templars? One of several Knightly orders formed during the Crusades. History teaches they were disbanded nearly 200 years ago in France. Only they weren't. Merely pushed underground where they continued their nefarious work.\|Mario Auditore speaking about the official end of the Templar Order to his nephew Ezio, 1478.\|Assassin's Creed II\|Practice Makes Perfect}}		{{Quote\|Are you familiar with the Templars? One of several Knightly orders formed during the Crusades. History teaches they were disbanded nearly 200 years ago in France. Only they weren't. Merely pushed underground where they continued their nefarious work.\|Mario Auditore speaking about the official end of the Templar Order to his nephew Ezio, 1478.\|Assassin's Creed II\|Practice Makes Perfect}}
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	The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[Templars\|Knights Templar]] by the combined forces of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]] of [[France]].		The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[Templars\|Knights Templar]] by the combined forces of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]] of [[France]].

	On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their [[Mentor]] in the King's court, [[Guillaume de Nogaret]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref> manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by a damning testimony provided by the [[Benedictines\|Benedictine]] {{Wiki\|prior}} [[Esquieu de Floyrac]] from his imprisonment with a renegade Templar,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Esquieu de Floyrac]]</ref> and the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Order at the time.<ref name="Persecution">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Persecution of the Templars under Philip the Fair]]</ref> Led by the future Mentor [[Thomas de Carneillon]], the French Assassins disguised themselves as [[Belgium\|Flemish]] [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon]]</ref> and assaulted the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], either killing or arresting all who were present at the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]]' headquarters.<ref name="Tragedy">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>		On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their [[Mentor]] in the King's court, [[Guillaume de Nogaret]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref> manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by a damning testimony provided by the [[Benedictines\|Benedictine]] {{Wiki\|Prior (ecclesiastical)\|prior}} [[Esquieu de Floyrac]] from his imprisonment with a renegade Templar,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Esquieu de Floyrac]]</ref> and the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Order at the time.<ref name="Persecution">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Persecution of the Templars under Philip the Fair]]</ref> Led by the future Mentor [[Thomas de Carneillon]], the French Assassins disguised themselves as [[Belgium\|Flemish]] [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon]]</ref> and assaulted the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], either killing or arresting all who were present at the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]]' headquarters.<ref name="Tragedy">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>

	[[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and a [[Sages\|Sage]], was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Tragedy" />		[[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and a [[Sages\|Sage]], was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Tragedy" />

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	The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[Templars\|Knights Templar]] by the combined forces of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]] of [[France]].		The '''Persecution of the Templars''' was a purge of the [[Templars\|Knights Templar]] by the combined forces of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Parisian Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] and King [[Philip IV of France\|Philip IV]] of [[France]].

	On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their [[Mentor]] in the King's court, [[Guillaume de Nogaret]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref> manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by a damning testimony provided by the [[Benedictines\|Benedictine]] {{Wiki\|prior}} [[Esquieu de Floyrac]] from his imprisonment with a renegade Templar,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Esquieu de Floyrac]]</ref> and the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Order at the time.<ref name="Persecution">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Persecution of the Templars under Philip the Fair]]</ref> Led by the future Mentor [[Thomas de Carneillon]], the French Assassins disguised themselves as [[Belgium\|Flemish]] [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon]]</ref> and assaulted the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], either killing or arresting all who were present at the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]]' headquarters.<ref name="Tragedy">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>		On 13 October 1307, the French Assassins, through their [[Mentor]] in the King's court, [[Guillaume de Nogaret]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref> manipulated the Crown into declaring the Templar Order as heretical; something made all the easier by a damning testimony provided by the [[Benedictines\|Benedictine]] {{Wiki\|Prior (ecclesiastical)\|prior}} [[Esquieu de Floyrac]] from his imprisonment with a renegade Templar,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Esquieu de Floyrac]]</ref> and the fact that Philip IV was heavily indebted to the Order at the time.<ref name="Persecution">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Persecution of the Templars under Philip the Fair]]</ref> Led by the future Mentor [[Thomas de Carneillon]], the French Assassins disguised themselves as [[Belgium\|Flemish]] [[Mercenary\|mercenaries]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon]]</ref> and assaulted the [[Temple (Paris)\|Temple]] in [[Paris]], either killing or arresting all who were present at the [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|Parisian Templars]]' headquarters.<ref name="Tragedy">''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref>

	[[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and a [[Sages\|Sage]], was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Tragedy" />		[[Jacques de Molay]], the Templar [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] and a [[Sages\|Sage]], was apprehended by the Assassins, though not before ordering [[Jacques de Molay's advisor\|his advisor]] to hide the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'' and a [[Sword of Eden 1\|Sword of Eden]].<ref name="Tragedy" />

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