Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus - Revision history

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	Inside the tombs, Layla discovered hidden symbols which served as part of the key needed to unlock the [[Great Seal to Atlantis]].<ref name="LostTales">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – Modern day: "Unlocking the Seal to Atlantis"</ref> The other part was a password discovered by the sculptor [[Phidias]], whom Kassandra's half-brother [[Alexios\|Deimos]] had murdered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[Phidias' Murder]]</ref> To learn the password, Layla reluctantly relived Deimos' memories,<ref name="OpeningTheThroneRoom">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – Modern day: "Opening the Thone Room"</ref> an act that would prove to have lasting negative effects.<ref name="TormentOfHades">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – Modern day</ref>		Inside the tombs, Layla discovered hidden symbols which served as part of the key needed to unlock the [[Great Seal to Atlantis]].<ref name="LostTales">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – Modern day: "Unlocking the Seal to Atlantis"</ref> The other part was a password discovered by the sculptor [[Phidias]], whom Kassandra's half-brother [[Alexios\|Deimos]] had murdered.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – [[Phidias' Murder]]</ref> To learn the password, Layla reluctantly relived Deimos' memories,<ref name="OpeningTheThroneRoom">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Lost Tales of Greece]]'' – Modern day: "Opening the Thone Room"</ref> an act that would prove to have lasting negative effects.<ref name="TormentOfHades">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – Modern day</ref>

	After accessing the Great Seal, Layla finally met Aletheia, who offered to teach her about her role as the Heir of Memories.<ref name="LostTales"/> By reliving Kassandra's memories of exploring [[Aletheia's simulations]], Layla learned how to master the Staff's powers and what her role as the Heir meant. Concerned for her well-being, Victoria ~~soon~~ followed Layla to Atlantis to monitor her.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – Modern day</ref>		After accessing the Great Seal, Layla finally met Aletheia, who offered to teach her about her role as the Heir of Memories.<ref name="LostTales"/> By reliving Kassandra's memories of exploring [[Aletheia's simulations]], Layla learned how to master the Staff's powers and what her role as the Heir meant. Concerned for her well-being, Victoria followed Layla to Atlantis to monitor her.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – Modern day</ref>

	The Assassins' location eventually was compromised as members of [[Sigma Team]] descended upon them. While Kiyoshi eliminated the Sigma operatives who attacked the ''Altaïr II'',<ref name="OpeningTheThroneRoom"/> Layla dealt with the Templars who entered the Great Seal to Atlantis. Later, during a [[Bleeding Effect]]-induced manic episode, Layla accidentally struck Victoria with the Staff when the doctor tried to forcefully end her Animus sessions. Immediately regretting her actions, Layla mourned her friend's death and begged Aletheia for a second chance to prove she would not let her emotions consume her.<ref name="TormentOfHades"/>		The Assassins' location eventually was compromised as members of [[Sigma Team]] descended upon them. While Kiyoshi eliminated the Sigma operatives who attacked the ''Altaïr II'',<ref name="OpeningTheThroneRoom"/> Layla dealt with the Templars who entered the Great Seal to Atlantis. Later, during a [[Bleeding Effect]]-induced manic episode, Layla accidentally struck Victoria with the Staff when the doctor tried to forcefully end her Animus sessions. Immediately regretting her actions, Layla mourned her friend's death and begged Aletheia for a second chance to prove she would not let her emotions consume her.<ref name="TormentOfHades"/>

	[[File:ACOD FoA JoA Layla Hassan impaling Otso Berg.png\|thumb\|250px\|Layla impaling Berg]]		[[File:ACOD FoA JoA Layla Hassan impaling Otso Berg.png\|thumb\|250px\|Layla impaling Berg]]
	After Layla relived the last of Kassandra's memories in the simulations, Aletheia warned her about an interloper<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[The Fate of Atlantis (memory)]]</ref> and Layla awoke from the Animus session. The [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], Sigma Team's leader, revealed himself to Layla and demanded the Staff. During their conversation, Layla offered to compromise with Berg, telling him the artifact could be used to heal his sick daughter [[Elina Berg\|Elina]], but the Templar angrily cut her off for daring to speak his daughter's name.<ref name="JudgementOfAtlantis"/>		After Layla relived the last of Kassandra's memories in the simulations, Aletheia warned her about an interloper,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[The Fate of Atlantis (memory)]]</ref> and Layla awoke from the Animus session. The [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], Sigma Team's leader, revealed himself to Layla and demanded the Staff. During their conversation, Layla offered to compromise with Berg, telling him the artifact could be used to heal his sick daughter [[Elina Berg\|Elina]], but the Templar angrily cut her off for daring to speak his daughter's name.<ref name="JudgementOfAtlantis"/>

	Seeing she could not reason with Berg, Layla fought and defeated him using the Staff and the skills she acquired through the Bleeding Effect. After mocking the injured Berg, Layla decided not to kill him, though she ~~still~~ impaled his lower spine with the Staff, paralyzing him and causing him to pass out from blood loss. She then radioed the ''Altaïr II'', asking for extraction alongside Victoria's body and the unconscious Berg.<ref name="JudgementOfAtlantis"/>		Seeing she could not reason with Berg, Layla fought and defeated him using the Staff and the skills she had acquired through the Bleeding Effect. After mocking the injured Berg, Layla decided not to kill him, though she impaled his lower spine with the Staff, paralyzing him and causing him to pass out from blood loss. She then radioed the ''Altaïr II'', asking for extraction alongside Victoria's body and the unconscious Berg.<ref name="JudgementOfAtlantis"/>

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	Although successful in retrieving the Staff ~~of Hermes Trismegistus~~, Layla's relationship with Kiyoshi and Alannah was damaged beyond repair after they learned about her unintentional killing of Victoria. As a result, Layla was re-assigned to a smaller Assassin cell with [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]]<ref name="ACV MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – Modern day</ref> because of their similar experience in losing a teammate when [[Desmond Miles]] was influenced by an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]] to kill [[Lucy Stillman]] in 2012.<ref name="ACB MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – Modern day</ref> To ensure a similar incident did not occur again, William ~~asked~~ Shaun to place a mood stabilizer on Layla's neck, ~~allowing her to limit~~ the Staff's influence and the Bleeding Effect.<ref name="ACV MD"/>		Although successful in retrieving the Staff, Layla's relationship with Kiyoshi and Alannah was damaged beyond repair after they learned about her unintentional killing of Victoria. As a result, Layla was re-assigned to a smaller Assassin cell with [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]]<ref name="ACV MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – Modern day</ref> because of their similar experience in losing a teammate when [[Desmond Miles]] was influenced by an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]] to kill [[Lucy Stillman]] in 2012.<ref name="ACB MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – Modern day</ref> To ensure a similar incident did not occur again, William had Shaun place a mood stabilizer on Layla's neck, limiting the Staff's influence and the Bleeding Effect.<ref name="ACV MD"/>

	However, Layla struggled with the intense guilt she felt for Victoria's death and began [[Tobacco\|smoking]] and taking pills to cope with her feelings.<ref name="ACV MD"/> At one point, she tried writing a letter to Victoria's parents to inform them of the circumstances of their daughter's death and her role in it, but abandoned the idea halfway through.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Letter to Victoria Bibeau's parents"</ref> Kiyoshi was similarly affected by Victoria's death and, in 2019, recounted the incident to [[Kō Risa]] and her cousin [[Mari]] while explaining the dangers of the Bleeding Effect to them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref>		However, Layla struggled with the intense guilt she felt for Victoria's death and began [[Tobacco\|smoking]] and taking pills to cope with her feelings.<ref name="ACV MD"/> At one point, she tried writing a letter to Victoria's parents to inform them of the circumstances of their daughter's death and her role in it, but abandoned the idea halfway through.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files]]: "Letter to Victoria Bibeau's parents"</ref> Kiyoshi was similarly affected by Victoria's death and, in 2019, recounted the incident to [[Kō Risa]] and her cousin [[Mari]] while explaining the dangers of the Bleeding Effect to them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref>

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	===Discovering Atlantis===		===Discovering Atlantis===
	After experiencing Kassandra's memory of meeting her father [[Pythagoras]] beneath [[Thera\|Santorini]] in 422 BCE,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> Layla left the Animus, excited that she had found Atlantis. Victoria, however, thought she was delirious and was in disbelief herself that Pythagoras had survived almost a century beyond his recorded historical death. After some reassuring from Layla, Victoria relented and the cell left their [[Layla Hassan's hideout\|hideout]] in [[London]], [[England]] for the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' bound for Thera.<ref name="FindingAtlantis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Modern day: "Finding Atlantis"</ref>		After experiencing Kassandra's memory of meeting her father [[Pythagoras]] beneath [[Thera\|Santorini]] in 422 BCE,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Family's Legacy]]</ref> Layla left the Animus, excited that she had found Atlantis. Victoria, however, thought she was delirious and was in disbelief herself that Pythagoras had survived almost a century beyond his recorded historical death. After some reassuring from Layla, Victoria relented and the cell left their [[Layla Hassan's hideout\|hideout]] in [[London]], [[England]] for the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' bound for Thera.<ref name="FindingAtlantis">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Modern day: "Finding Atlantis"</ref>

	[[File:ACOD - Layla before Atlantis.png\|thumb\|250px\|Layla standing before the Gateway to Atlantis]]		[[File:ACOD - Layla before Atlantis.png\|thumb\|250px\|Layla standing before the Gateway to Atlantis]]
	When the ship reached the verified coordinates, Layla disembarked and continued by diving underwater. Navigating the subnautical cave system, she eventually found the [[Gateway to the Lost City]] and, after changing out of her scuba gear, set up her Animus again to continue exploring Kassandra's memories, hoping to find an explanation on how to power up the Atlantean pillars.<ref name="FindingAtlantis"/>		When the ship reached the verified coordinates, Layla disembarked and continued by diving underwater. Navigating the subnautical cave system, she eventually found the [[Gateway to the Lost City]] and, after changing out of her scuba gear, set up her Animus again to continue exploring Kassandra's memories, hoping to find an explanation on how to power up the Atlantean pillars.<ref name="FindingAtlantis"/>

	Gaining the knowledge she needed, Layla activated the pillars and powered up an [[Isu map]]. After some brief troubleshooting, Layla got the mechanism working to its full capacity. To her surprise, Kassandra appeared to greet her, having been kept alive for over 2 millennia through the Staff of Hermes' power. Warning Layla about the dangers of the Pieces of Eden, Kassandra instructed her to destroy all the artifacts once she accomplished her goal of maintaining balance between order and chaos. After Layla promised to do so, Kassandra relinquished the Staff to her, thus completing her purpose as "the Keeper." Without the Staff's powers preventing her from aging, Kassandra passed away moments later.<ref~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Modern day:~~ "~~Meeting Kassandra~~"</~~ref~~>		Gaining the knowledge she needed, Layla activated the pillars and powered up an [[Isu map]]. After some brief troubleshooting, Layla got the mechanism working to its full capacity. To her surprise, Kassandra appeared to greet her, having been kept alive for over 2 millennia through the Staff of Hermes' power. Warning Layla about the dangers of the Pieces of Eden, Kassandra instructed her to destroy all the artifacts once she accomplished her goal of maintaining balance between order and chaos.<ref name="MeetingKassandra">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Modern day: "Meeting Kassandra"</ref>

			After Layla promised to do so, Kassandra relinquished the Staff to her, thus completing her purpose as "the Keeper." Without the Staff's powers preventing her from aging, Kassandra passed away moments later.<ref name="MeetingKassandra"/>

	===Learning the Staff's capabilities===		===Learning the Staff's capabilities===
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	The Assassins' location eventually was compromised as members of [[Sigma Team]] descended upon them. While Kiyoshi eliminated the Sigma operatives who attacked the ''Altaïr II'',<ref name="OpeningTheThroneRoom"/> Layla dealt with the Templars who entered the Great Seal to Atlantis. Later, during a [[Bleeding Effect]]-induced manic episode, Layla accidentally struck Victoria with the Staff when the doctor tried to forcefully end her Animus sessions. Immediately regretting her actions, Layla mourned her friend's death and begged Aletheia for a second chance to prove she would not let her emotions consume her.<ref name="TormentOfHades"/>		The Assassins' location eventually was compromised as members of [[Sigma Team]] descended upon them. While Kiyoshi eliminated the Sigma operatives who attacked the ''Altaïr II'',<ref name="OpeningTheThroneRoom"/> Layla dealt with the Templars who entered the Great Seal to Atlantis. Later, during a [[Bleeding Effect]]-induced manic episode, Layla accidentally struck Victoria with the Staff when the doctor tried to forcefully end her Animus sessions. Immediately regretting her actions, Layla mourned her friend's death and begged Aletheia for a second chance to prove she would not let her emotions consume her.<ref name="TormentOfHades"/>

	[[File:ACOD FoA JoA Layla Hassan impaling Otso Berg.png\|thumb\|250px\|Layla impaling Berg]]		[[File:ACOD FoA JoA Layla Hassan impaling Otso Berg.png\|thumb\|250px\|Layla impaling Berg]]
	After Layla relived the last of Kassandra's memories in the simulations, Aletheia warned her about an interloper<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[The Fate of Atlantis (memory)]]</ref> and Layla awoke from the Animus session. The [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], Sigma Team's leader, revealed himself to Layla and demanded the Staff. During their conversation, Layla offered to compromise with Berg, telling him the artifact could be used to heal his sick daughter [[Elina Berg\|Elina]], but the Templar angrily cut her off for daring to speak his daughter's name.<ref name="JudgementOfAtlantis"/>		After Layla relived the last of Kassandra's memories in the simulations, Aletheia warned her about an interloper<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Judgment of Atlantis]]'' – [[The Fate of Atlantis (memory)]]</ref> and Layla awoke from the Animus session. The [[Master Templar]] [[Juhani Otso Berg]], Sigma Team's leader, revealed himself to Layla and demanded the Staff. During their conversation, Layla offered to compromise with Berg, telling him the artifact could be used to heal his sick daughter [[Elina Berg\|Elina]], but the Templar angrily cut her off for daring to speak his daughter's name.<ref name="JudgementOfAtlantis"/>
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	==References==		==References==
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imported>Darman36: More cleaning, refs. Last Descendants, Uprising are not quite preludes to this search so much as just character background for Layla's cell. Only one Sigma Team exists, so Sigma 6 is a member's unit number, e.g Red Four, Red Five, etc.

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More cleaning, refs. Last Descendants, Uprising are not quite preludes to this search so much as just character background for Layla's cell. Only one Sigma Team exists, so Sigma 6 is a member's unit number, e.g Red Four, Red Five, etc.

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	In 2018, a '''search for the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]'''<ref name="ACOD Artbook">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Present Day</ref> was undertaken by an [[Assassin cell#Layla Hassan's cell\|Assassin cell]] assembled by the [[Mentor]] [[William Miles]] and led by ex-[[Abstergo Industries]] employee-turned-Assassin [[Layla Hassan]].<ref name="ACOD MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|Modern day]]</ref>		In 2018, a '''search for the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]'''<ref name="ACOD Artbook">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Present Day</ref> was undertaken by an [[Assassin cell#Layla Hassan's cell\|Assassin cell]] assembled by the [[Mentor]] [[William Miles]] and led by the ex-[[Abstergo Industries]] employee-turned-Assassin [[Layla Hassan]].<ref name="ACOD MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Odyssey\|Modern day]]</ref>

	==Prelude==		==Prelude==

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	Although successful in retrieving the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus, Layla's relationship with Kiyoshi and Alannah was damaged beyond repair after they learned about her unintentional killing of Victoria. As a result, Layla had to be re-assigned to a new Assassin cell, eventually being joined by [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]]<ref name="ACV MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Modern day]]</ref> because of their similar experience with losing a teammate when [[Desmond Miles]], under an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]]'s influence, killed [[Lucy Stillman]] in 2012.<ref name="ACB MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|Modern day]]</ref> To ensure a similar incident did not occur again, William Miles asked Shaun to place a mood stabilizer on Layla's neck, allowing her to keep the influence of both the Staff and the Bleeding Effect under control.<ref name="ACV MD"/>		Although successful in retrieving the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus, Layla's relationship with Kiyoshi and Alannah was damaged beyond repair after they learned about her unintentional killing of Victoria. As a result, Layla had to be re-assigned to a new Assassin cell, eventually being joined by [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]]<ref name="ACV MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Valhalla\|Modern day]]</ref> because of their similar experience with losing a teammate when [[Desmond Miles]], under an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]]'s influence, killed [[Lucy Stillman]] in 2012.<ref name="ACB MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood\|Modern day]]</ref> To ensure a similar incident did not occur again, William Miles asked Shaun to place a mood stabilizer on Layla's neck, allowing her to keep the influence of both the Staff and the Bleeding Effect under control.<ref name="ACV MD"/>

	However, Layla struggled with the intense guilt she felt for Victoria's death and began [[Tobacco\|smoking]] and taking pills to cope with her feelings.<ref name="ACV MD"/> At one point, she tried writing a letter to Victoria's parents to inform them of the circumstances of their daughter's death and her role in it, but abandoned the idea halfway through.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#~~Trash~~\|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: Letter to Victoria Bibeau's parents</ref> Kiyoshi was similarly affected by Victoria's death and, in 2019, recounted the incident to [[Kō Risa]] and her cousin [[Mari]] while explaining the dangers of the Bleeding Effect to them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref>		However, Layla struggled with the intense guilt she felt for Victoria's death and began [[Tobacco\|smoking]] and taking pills to cope with her feelings.<ref name="ACV MD"/> At one point, she tried writing a letter to Victoria's parents to inform them of the circumstances of their daughter's death and her role in it, but abandoned the idea halfway through.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#2020\|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: Letter to Victoria Bibeau's parents</ref> Kiyoshi was similarly affected by Victoria's death and, in 2019, recounted the incident to [[Kō Risa]] and her cousin [[Mari]] while explaining the dangers of the Bleeding Effect to them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Bleeding Effect]]</ref>

	Following his defeat by Layla, Juhani Otso Berg was taken prisoner by the Assassins, who unsuccessfully tried to interrogate him several times. By November 2019, Berg remained a captive of the Brotherhood,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#~~Trash~~\|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: OBergInterrogation_2Nov2019.WAV</ref> though he would later escape and return to Abstergo, who restored his ability to walk through experimentation with a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – ''[[Tokyo XXI]]''</ref>		Following his defeat by Layla, Juhani Otso Berg was taken prisoner by the Assassins, who unsuccessfully tried to interrogate him several times. By November 2019, Berg remained a captive of the Brotherhood,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#2020\|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: OBergInterrogation_2Nov2019.WAV</ref> though he would later escape and return to Abstergo, who restored his ability to walk through experimentation with a [[Staves of Eden\|Staff of Eden]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice]]'' – ''[[Tokyo XXI]]''</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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|prev = [[Resurrection Day]]
|next = [[Brexit]]
|image =ACOD A Fresh Start 18.png
|objective = Locate and secure [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]]
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**[[Attika]]
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**[[Juhani Otso Berg]] incapacitated
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**[[Assassin cell#Layla Hassan's cell|Layla Hassan's cell]]
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**[[Sigma Team|Sigma Team 6]]
|commanders1 = [[William Miles]]
|commanders2 = Juhani Otso Berg
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*[[Kiyoshi Takakura]]
*[[Alannah Ryan]]
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In 2018, a '''search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus'''<ref name="ACOD Artbook">''[[The Art of Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – Present Day</ref> was undertaken by an [[Assassin cell#Layla Hassan's cell|Assassin cell]] assembled by Mentor [[William Miles]] and led by ex-Abstergo Industries employee-turned-Assassin [[Layla Hassan]].<ref name="ACOD MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Modern day]]</ref>

==Prelude==
In October 2016,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 2</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 8</ref> at a secret Abstergo facility known as [[the Aerie]], a group of teenagers were brought together in order to access a collective simulation known as the [[Ascendance Event]]. Led by the Templar and [[Instruments of the First Will|First Will Instrument]] [[Isaiah]], he had planned to use the teenagers to find the [[Trident of Eden]].<ref name="LD Ch22">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' – Chapter 22</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Fate of the Gods]]'' – Chapter 2</ref> The psychiatrist [[Victoria Bibeau]] assisted him in this,<ref name="LD Ch22"/> though after all was said and done she grew discontent with Abstergo and the Templars.<ref name="Getting the Team Together">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Layla Hassan's personal files#2018|Layla Hassan's personal files]]: Getting the Team Together</ref>

In August 2018, the Assassins thwarted an attempted [[Resurrection Day|resurrection]] of the [[Isu]] [[Juno]]. Though it did not come without cost, through a uneasy alliance with the Templars, the Assassin [[Charlotte de la Cruz]] was killed under the debris of the exploded underground base of [[Álvaro Gramática]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 12|Issue #12]]</ref>

All too aware of the danger the Isu artifacts posed to humanity and in an effort to track down [[Pieces of Eden]] before [[Abstergo Industries]]––and by extension the [[Templars]]––could, Mentor of the Assassins William Miles assembled a team that included the newly inducted Layla Hassan, former Abstergo psychiatrist Victoria Bibeau, [[Japanese Brotherhood of Assassins|Japanese Assassin]] operative [[Kiyoshi Takakura]], and trainee [[Alannah Ryan]].<ref name="ACOD MD"/> Kiyoshi who'd previously participated in the raid on Gramática's lab in Australia was cleared for the mission though was instructed to not overdo himself. [[Harlan Cunningham]], another previous participant was considered for the cell but later put aside on the advice of William Miles.<ref name="Getting the Team Together"/>

==The search==
===Herodotos' ''Lost Histories''===
[[File:Introduction - Layla and the spear - Assassins Creed Odyssey.png|thumb|250px|Layla retrieving the broken Spear of Leonidas]]
In October 2018, after using Abstergo research she'd kept after defecting,<ref name="FoA MD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]'' – [[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Odyssey|Modern day]]</ref> Layla Hassan located the ''[[Lost Histories]]'' of [[Herodotos]] and through analysing and cross-referencing locations he'd mentioned in it, Hassan and her team located the broken [[Spear of Leonidas]] formerly owned by a [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] known as [[Kassandra]] who was also the grand-daughter of [[Leonidas I of Sparta]].<ref name="ACOD MD"/>

Although the remnants of any genetic data present on the spear was severely damaged, Layla extrapolated what she could and formatted her Animus HR-8.5 to fill in the blanks with secondary information gleamed from Herodotos. Through the Animus, she was able to relive the memories of Kassandra throughout the [[Peloponnesian War]] in 431 BCE.<ref name="ACOD MD"/>

After learning the location and capabilities of [[The Forge (Isu)|the Forge]], Layla excitedly expressed this to Victoria. Though the doctor showed significant concern for Layla's mental wellbeing after spending a long time in the Animus and instructed that she rested before going back to Kassandra's memories. After stretching her legs and talking to Alannah and Kiyoshi, Layla re-entered the Animus session.<ref name="ACOD MD"/>

===Discovering Atlantis===
When Kassandra found her father [[Pythagoras]] underneath [[Thera]] (then known as Santorini) by 422 BCE, Layla exited the session excited that they'd found Atlantis. Victoria however, believed she was delirious and couldn't believe that Pythagoras would've been alive by then. Though after some reassuring, Victoria relented and the cell left their London hideout for the ''[[Altaïr II]]'' bound for Thera.<ref name="ACOD MD"/>

[[File:ACOD - Layla before Atlantis.png|thumb|250px|left|Layla standing before the Gateway to Atlantis]]
When the ship reached the verified coordinates, Layla disembarked and continued by diving underwater. Navigating the subnautical cave system Layla eventually found the [[Gateway to the Lost City]], and after changing back into her usual outfit Layla set up her Animus again and explored more memories in order to find an explanation on how to power up the Atlantean pillars.<ref name="ACOD MD"/>

Gaining the knowledge she needed, Layla activated the pillars and powered up the Isu projected map of artifacts. After some brief troubleshooting, Layla got the mechanism working to its fullest capacity and to her surprise, Kassandra herself--kept alive for nearly two-thousand years by the power of the Staff, appeared to greet her. After conversing for a time, Kassandra bestowed the Staff upon Layla thus completing her purpose as the Keeper and succumbed to the effects of aging without the Staff keeping her alive.<ref name="ACOD MD"/>

===Learning the Staff's capabilities===
Returning to Kassandra's memories to gather any loose memories she'd missed, Layla (through Kassandra) interacted with [[Aletheia]], an [[Isu]] whose subconscious mind was inside the Staff. To learn her role as the Heir of Memories, Layla learned of the tombs of [[Agamemnon's Tomb|Agamemnon]], [[Tomb of Eteokles|Eteokles]], and [[Tomb of Orion|Orion]] through Kassandra memories and then traveled to them outside the session.<ref name="FoA MD"/>

Through numerous trials set by Aletheia, Layla learned the powers of the Staff and what her role as the Heir of Memories meant. Concerned for her wellbeing Victoria soon followed after Layla into the Gateway to monitor her. Their location then became compromised as members of [[Sigma Team|Sigma Team 6]] descended upon them. Later, during a [[Bleeding Effect]] rage influenced by the memories of [[Alexios|Deimos]], Layla inadvertedly killed Victoria.<ref name="FoA MD"/>

[[File:ACOD FoA JoA Layla Hassan impaling Otso Berg.png|thumb|250px|Layla impaling Otso Berg]]
Reflecting on her actions, Layla returned to the Animus for a time before being torn from the session by Aletheia sensing the presence of an interloper. Juhani Otso Berg, Sigma Team leader approached her and some back and forth about [[Deanna Geary]] and Otso's daughter [[Elina Berg|Elina]], enraged the two of them until they came to blows. A brief scuffle ensued and Layla proved victorious, after mocking Otso Layla pushed him to the floor and impaled his lower spine paralysing him. Radioing the ''Altaïr II'', she extracted with the deceased Victoria and unconscious Otso.<ref name="FoA MD"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
**''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]''

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