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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Animus Hub]]'' {{Mdat}}

	==References==		==References==

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	{{Location Infobox		{{Location Infobox
	\|name=Tulum		\|name = Tulum
	\|image=AC4 Tulum.png		\|image = AC4 Tulum.png
	\|state=[[Mexico]]		\|state = [[Mexico]]
	\|rulers=[[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]]		\|rulers = [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]]
	\|factions=[[Assassins]]		\|factions = [[Assassins]]
	\|founded=[[Maya]]		\|founded = [[Maya]]
	\|date=		\|date =
	\|abandoned=1722		\|abandoned = 1722
	\|coordinates=20°12'53"N, 87°25'44"W<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Tulum}}</ref>		\|coordinates = 20°12'53"N, 87°25'44"W<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Tulum}}</ref>
	\|landmark=		\|landmark =
	}}		}}
	'''Tulum''' is a former [[Maya]] city on the coast of [[Mexico]],<ref name="Wiki"/> which served as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was also the location of an [[~~Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag outfits#~~Mayan ~~outfit~~\|armor]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.		'''Tulum''' is a former [[Maya]] city on the east coast of [[Mexico]],<ref name="Wiki"/> which served as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was also the location of an [[Mayan Armor\|armor set]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.

	==History==		==History==
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	===Relocating to Great Inagua===		===Relocating to Great Inagua===
	For the next ~~six~~ years, the Templars used both the [[Royal Navy\|~~English~~]] and [[Spanish Navy\|Spanish navies]] to relentlessly attack Tulum. ~~After~~ Kenway ~~allied himself with~~ the ~~Assassins~~, he helped to repel ~~one last~~ onslaught ~~before setting~~ out to eliminate the Templars in the region.<ref name="Everything Is Permitted">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...Everything Is Permitted]]</ref>		For the next five years, the Templars used both the [[Royal Navy\|British]] and [[Spanish Navy\|Spanish navies]] to relentlessly attack Tulum. The Assassins withstood the repeated assaults, though not without suffering major casualties. During a final attack by the Spanish Navy in 1721, Kenway returned to Tulum, seeking to make amends for his past transgressions. Ah Tabai welcomed him into the Brotherhood and, after Edward helped the Assassins repel the onslaught, he set out to eliminate the Templars in the region.<ref name="Everything Is Permitted">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...Everything Is Permitted]]</ref>

	After assassinating ~~[[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]]~~ [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], Kenway offered his ~~island~~ hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer,<ref name="The End">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The End]]</ref> although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] #1: "A Moment of Weakness"</ref>		After assassinating [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] in 1722, Kenway offered his hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer,<ref name="The End">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The End]]</ref> although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] #1: "A Moment of Weakness"</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.		The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.

	Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird-demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with the 1968 star map made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[~~[w:c~~:avp~~:The Pilot~~ (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased and redesigned to feature a [[Crystal Skull]], the maw of [[Xibalba]] that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and used it as an overworld asset.		Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird-demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with the 1968 star map made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/The_Pilot_(Engineer) Space Jockey]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased and redesigned to feature a [[Crystal Skull]], the maw of [[Xibalba]] that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and used it as an overworld asset.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.		The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.

	Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird-demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with the 1968 star map made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[[w:c:avp:The Pilot (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased and redesigned to feature a [[Crystal Skull]], the maw of ~~{{Wiki\|~~Xibalba}} that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and used it as an overworld asset.		Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird-demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with the 1968 star map made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[[w:c:avp:The Pilot (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased and redesigned to feature a [[Crystal Skull]], the maw of [[Xibalba]] that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and used it as an overworld asset.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	\|name=		\|name=Tulum
	\|image=AC4 Tulum.png		\|image=AC4 Tulum.png
	\|state=		\|state=[[Mexico]]
	\|rulers=[[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]]		\|rulers=[[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]]
	\|factions=[[Assassins]]		\|factions=[[Assassins]]
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	\|abandoned=1722		\|abandoned=1722
	\|coordinates=20°12'53"N, 87°25'44"W<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Tulum}}</ref>		\|coordinates=20°12'53"N, 87°25'44"W<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Tulum}}</ref>
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	'''Tulum''' ~~was~~ a former [[Maya]] city on the coast of [[Mexico]],<ref name="Wiki"/> ~~later used~~ as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was the location of an [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag outfits#Mayan outfit\|armor]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.		'''Tulum''' is a former [[Maya]] city on the coast of [[Mexico]],<ref name="Wiki"/> which served as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was also the location of an [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag outfits#Mayan outfit\|armor]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.

	==History==		==History==
	===Becoming an Assassin stronghold===		===Becoming an Assassin stronghold===
	Tulum was founded by the Maya thousands of years ago, on the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. It consisted of a handful of temples and several smaller stone buildings. The largest temple, nestled at the heart of the city, housed an ancient underground cavern. Within this cavern was a smaller temple, capped with a stone bust of [[Aita]], whom the native people saw as a god.<ref name="~~AC4~~">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – ~~{{Cite\|24 Nov 2023}}~~</ref>		Tulum was founded by the Maya thousands of years ago, on the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. It consisted of a handful of temples and several smaller stone buildings. The largest temple, nestled at the heart of the city, housed an ancient underground cavern. Within this cavern was a smaller temple, capped with a stone bust of [[Aita]], whom the native people saw as a god.<ref name="Buried Secret">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Sage's Buried Secret]]</ref>

	[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The statue of a Sage beneath Tulum]]		[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The statue of a Sage beneath Tulum]]
	After [[Europe]]an explorers arrived in the [[Americas]], various branches of the Assassin Order operating in Europe sent members across the [[Atlantic Ocean]]; their aims were to expand their Order, as well as to counter the efforts of their enemies, the [[Templars]]. Seeing that their [[The Creed\|Creed]] was similar to the ideals of the native people, the Assassins united with several local Maya, [[Aztec Empire\|Aztec]], and [[Taíno]] tribes. Tulum eventually became the largest Assassin settlement in the region, and was used as their local base of operations.<ref name="~~AC4~~"/>		After [[Europe]]an explorers arrived in the [[Americas]], various branches of the Assassin Order operating in Europe sent members across the [[Atlantic Ocean]]; their aims were to expand their Order, as well as to counter the efforts of their enemies, the [[Templars]]. Seeing that their [[The Creed\|Creed]] was similar to the ideals of the native people, the Assassins united with several local Maya, [[Aztec Empire\|Aztec]], and [[Taíno]] tribes.<ref name="Overrun and Outnumbered">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Tulum eventually became the largest Assassin settlement in the region, and was used as their local base of operations.<ref name="Nothing Is True">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Nothing Is True...]]</ref>

	In 1673, the Caribbean [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]] was able to rescue the [[Sage]] [[Thom Kavanagh]] from the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]' clutches, and brought the man to Tulum to rest and focus on the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. After telling Thom of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] between the Assassins and Templars, Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] saw Kavanagh off as the Sage set sail for the hidden Observatory.<ref name="~~AC4~~"/>		In 1673, the Caribbean [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]] was able to rescue the [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.\|Thom Kavanagh]] from the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]' clutches, and brought the man to Tulum to rest and focus on the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Letter 15">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #15: Reste and Repaste</ref> After telling Thom of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] between the Assassins and Templars,<ref name="Letter 16">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #16: The Observatorie</ref> Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] saw Kavanagh off as the Sage set sail for the hidden Observatory.<ref name="Letter 17">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #17: Taking My Leave</ref>

	===Exposed to the Templars===		===Exposed to the Templars===
	By 1713, Ah Tabai had taken his father's place as Mentor of the Caribbean Assassins, and trained many Assassins, including [[Mary Read]] and [[Duncan Walpole]], deep within Tulum's jungles and temples. Unaware of Walpole's impending betrayal, Ah Tabai sent him to free the newest Sage, [[Bartholomew Roberts]], from the Templars in 1715. ~~However~~, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] ~~and his fellow pirates were attacked by Walpole's ship. After killing Walpole and using his identity in an attempt to earn a reward~~, Kenway ~~unwittingly carried out Walpole~~'s ~~betrayal, selling the location of several~~ [[~~Assassin bureau~~]]~~s to~~ the Templars, including Tulum.<ref name="~~AC4~~"/>		By 1713, Ah Tabai had taken his father's place as Mentor of the Caribbean Assassins, and trained many Assassins, including [[Mary Read]] and [[Duncan Walpole]], deep within Tulum's jungles and temples. Unaware of Walpole's impending betrayal, Ah Tabai sent him to free the newest Sage, [[Bartholomew Roberts]], from the Templars in 1715.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Ah Tabai (Black Flag)\|Database: Ah Tabai]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Mayan Mentor]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Ah Tabai (Identity)\|Database: Ah Tabai]]</ref> Before Walpole could carry out his betrayal, he was killed by the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="Edward Kenway">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)\|Edward Kenway]]</ref> who subsequently assumed his identity and sold the information the turncoat was carrying to the Templars, including the location of the Assassins' hidden base in Tulum.<ref name="Mister Walpole">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>

	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward freeing the Assassins from British troops]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward freeing the Assassins from British troops]]
	A year later, when Kenway ~~had~~ finally arrived at Tulum and met the Assassins, the Templars launched an attack on the stronghold. Led by [[Laurens Prins]], [[Slavery\|slavers]] stormed the settlement, killing or imprisoning most of the population, along with Edward's crew. However, Kenway and Read were able to free ~~many~~ Assassins and pirates, driving the slavers from Tulum.<ref name="~~AC4~~"/>		A year later, when Kenway finally arrived in Tulum on the invitation of his friend Mary Read and met the Assassins,<ref name="Nothing Is True"/> the Templars launched an attack on the stronghold. Led by [[Laurens Prins]], [[Slavery\|slavers]] stormed the settlement, killing or imprisoning most of the population, along with Edward's crew. However, Kenway and Read were able to free the captive Assassins and pirates, driving the slavers from Tulum.<ref name="Overrun and Outnumbered"/>

	===Relocating to Great Inagua===		===Relocating to Great Inagua===
	For the next six years, the Templars used both the [[Royal Navy\|English]] and [[Spanish Navy\|Spanish navies]] to relentlessly attack Tulum. After Kenway allied himself with the Assassins, he helped to repel one last onslaught before setting out to eliminate the Templars in the region. After ~~killing~~ [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], Kenway offered his island hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer,<ref name="~~AC4~~"/> although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] #1: "A Moment of Weakness"</ref>		For the next six years, the Templars used both the [[Royal Navy\|English]] and [[Spanish Navy\|Spanish navies]] to relentlessly attack Tulum. After Kenway allied himself with the Assassins, he helped to repel one last onslaught before setting out to eliminate the Templars in the region.<ref name="Everything Is Permitted">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...Everything Is Permitted]]</ref>

			After assassinating [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], Kenway offered his island hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer,<ref name="The End">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The End]]</ref> although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] #1: "A Moment of Weakness"</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.		The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.

	Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird-demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with the 1968 star map made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[[w:c:avp:The Pilot (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased and redesigned to feature a [[Crystal Skull]], the maw of {{Wiki\|Xibalba}} that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and ~~use~~ it as an overworld asset.		Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird-demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with the 1968 star map made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[[w:c:avp:The Pilot (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased and redesigned to feature a [[Crystal Skull]], the maw of {{Wiki\|Xibalba}} that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and used it as an overworld asset.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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2025-06-01T03:00:26Z

Behind the scenes

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	The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.		The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.

	Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with a star map ~~reminiscent of one~~ made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[[w:c:avp:The Pilot (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased or redesigned, the maw of {{Wiki\|Xibalba}} that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and use it as an overworld asset.		Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird-demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with the 1968 star map made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[[w:c:avp:The Pilot (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased and redesigned to feature a [[Crystal Skull]], the maw of {{Wiki\|Xibalba}} that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and use it as an overworld asset.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Darman36: /Behind the scenes/ Added sources for vault door and Prometheus prop, described changes bw prop and original. Betty Hill star map does not align exactly, but likely meant to be a nod to it.

2025-06-01T00:10:08Z

Behind the scenes: Added sources for vault door and Prometheus prop, described changes bw prop and original. Betty Hill star map does not align exactly, but likely meant to be a nod to it.

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	{{Era\|Locations}}{{WP-REAL}}		{{Era\|Locations}}{{WP-REAL}}
	{{Location ~~infobox~~		{{Sourceless}}
	\|name = ~~Tulum~~		{{Location Infobox
	\|image = AC4 Tulum.png		\|name=
	\|rulers = [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]]		\|image=AC4 Tulum.png
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	\|abandoned = 1722		\|rulers=[[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]]
	}}		\|factions=[[Assassins]]
	'''Tulum''' was a former [[Maya]] city on the coast of [[Mexico]], later used as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was the location of an [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag outfits#Mayan outfit\|armor]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.		\|founded=
			\|date=
			\|abandoned=1722
			\|coordinates=20°12'53"N, 87°25'44"W<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Tulum}}</ref>
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			'''Tulum''' was a former [[Maya]] city on the coast of [[Mexico]],<ref name="Wiki"/> later used as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was the location of an [[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag outfits#Mayan outfit\|armor]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.

	==History==		==History==
	===Becoming an Assassin stronghold===		===Becoming an Assassin stronghold===
	Tulum was founded by the Maya thousands of years ago, on the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. It consisted of a handful of temples and several smaller stone buildings. The largest temple, nestled at the heart of the city, housed an ancient underground cavern. Within this cavern was a smaller temple, capped with a stone bust of [[Aita]], whom the native people saw as a god.		Tulum was founded by the Maya thousands of years ago, on the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. It consisted of a handful of temples and several smaller stone buildings. The largest temple, nestled at the heart of the city, housed an ancient underground cavern. Within this cavern was a smaller temple, capped with a stone bust of [[Aita]], whom the native people saw as a god.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – {{Cite\|24 Nov 2023}}</ref>
	[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The statue of a Sage beneath Tulum]]		[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The statue of a Sage beneath Tulum]]
	After [[Europe]]an explorers arrived in the Americas, various branches of the Assassin Order operating in Europe sent members across the [[Atlantic Ocean]]; their aims were to expand their Order, as well as to counter the efforts of their enemies, the [[Templars]]. Seeing that their [[The Creed\|Creed]] was similar to the ideals of the native people, the Assassins united with several local Maya, [[Aztec Empire\|Aztec]], and [[Taíno]] tribes. Tulum eventually became the largest Assassin settlement in the region, and was used as their local base of operations.		After [[Europe]]an explorers arrived in the [[Americas]], various branches of the Assassin Order operating in Europe sent members across the [[Atlantic Ocean]]; their aims were to expand their Order, as well as to counter the efforts of their enemies, the [[Templars]]. Seeing that their [[The Creed\|Creed]] was similar to the ideals of the native people, the Assassins united with several local Maya, [[Aztec Empire\|Aztec]], and [[Taíno]] tribes. Tulum eventually became the largest Assassin settlement in the region, and was used as their local base of operations.<ref name="AC4"/>

	In 1673, the Caribbean [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]] was able to rescue the [[Sage]] [[Thom Kavanagh]] from the Templars' clutches, and brought the man to Tulum to rest and focus on the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. After telling Thom of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] between the Assassins and Templars, Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] saw Kavanagh off as the Sage set sail for the hidden Observatory.		In 1673, the Caribbean [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]] was able to rescue the [[Sage]] [[Thom Kavanagh]] from the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]' clutches, and brought the man to Tulum to rest and focus on the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]]. After telling Thom of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] between the Assassins and Templars, Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] saw Kavanagh off as the Sage set sail for the hidden Observatory.<ref name="AC4"/>

	===Exposed to the Templars===		===Exposed to the Templars===
	By 1713, Ah Tabai had taken his father's place as Mentor of the Caribbean Assassins, and trained many Assassins, including [[Mary Read]] and [[Duncan Walpole]], deep within Tulum's jungles and temples. Unaware of Walpole's impending betrayal, Ah Tabai sent him to free the newest Sage, [[Bartholomew Roberts]], from the Templars in 1715. However, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his fellow pirates were attacked by Walpole's ship. After killing Walpole and using his identity in an attempt to earn a reward, Kenway unwittingly carried out Walpole's betrayal, selling the location of several [[Assassin bureau]]s to the Templars, including Tulum.		By 1713, Ah Tabai had taken his father's place as Mentor of the Caribbean Assassins, and trained many Assassins, including [[Mary Read]] and [[Duncan Walpole]], deep within Tulum's jungles and temples. Unaware of Walpole's impending betrayal, Ah Tabai sent him to free the newest Sage, [[Bartholomew Roberts]], from the Templars in 1715. However, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his fellow pirates were attacked by Walpole's ship. After killing Walpole and using his identity in an attempt to earn a reward, Kenway unwittingly carried out Walpole's betrayal, selling the location of several [[Assassin bureau]]s to the Templars, including Tulum.<ref name="AC4"/>
	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward freeing the Assassins from British troops]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward freeing the Assassins from British troops]]
	A year later, when Kenway had finally arrived at Tulum and met the Assassins, the Templars launched an attack on the stronghold. Led by [[Laurens Prins]], [[Slavery\|slavers]] stormed the settlement, killing or imprisoning most of the population, along with Edward's crew. However, Kenway and Read were able to free many Assassins and pirates, driving the slavers from Tulum.		A year later, when Kenway had finally arrived at Tulum and met the Assassins, the Templars launched an attack on the stronghold. Led by [[Laurens Prins]], [[Slavery\|slavers]] stormed the settlement, killing or imprisoning most of the population, along with Edward's crew. However, Kenway and Read were able to free many Assassins and pirates, driving the slavers from Tulum.<ref name="AC4"/>

	===Relocating to Great Inagua===		===Relocating to Great Inagua===
	For the next six years, the Templars used both the [[Royal Navy\|English]] and [[Spanish Navy\|~~Spanish~~]] ~~navies~~ to relentlessly attack Tulum. After Kenway allied himself with the Assassins, he helped to repel one last onslaught before setting out to eliminate the Templars in the region. After killing [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], Kenway offered his island hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer, although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – {{Cite\|24 Nov 2023}}</ref>~~<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]]</ref>		For the next six years, the Templars used both the [[Royal Navy\|English]] and [[Spanish Navy\|Spanish navies]] to relentlessly attack Tulum. After Kenway allied himself with the Assassins, he helped to repel one last onslaught before setting out to eliminate the Templars in the region. After killing [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], Kenway offered his island hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer,<ref name="AC4"/> although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] #1: "A Moment of Weakness"</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	AC4 Tulum Temple.png\|A Mayan temple in Tulum		AC4 Tulum Temple.png\|A Mayan temple in Tulum
	AC4 Tulum Insignia.png\|The Assassin insignia at the foot of the temple		AC4 Tulum Insignia.png\|The Assassin insignia at the foot of the temple
			ACBF Mayan Tulum Door.png\|The door relief
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	The relief on the vault~~'s door sealing~~ the Mayan armor ~~is based on~~ a prop ~~created~~ for the ~~2012~~ {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}} ~~film~~ ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}''. The prop was ~~in turn based on~~ the lid to the ~~sarcophagus of~~ [[Maya]] ~~ruler~~ {{Wiki\|Pakal ~~the Great~~}} found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}}, [[Palenque]] ~~which had~~ been cited as possible evidence for the {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory in the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}}'s 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''. ~~However~~, the ~~prop is~~ a doctored variant with ~~the addition~~ of the {{Wiki\|Betty Hill ~~star map~~}} ~~as well as designs~~ made to ~~look more extraterrestrial~~.		The door relief on the vault that seals away the Mayan armor copies its design from a prop made for the [[England\|English]] film director {{wiki\|Ridley Scott}}'s 2012 movie ''{{wiki\|Prometheus (2012 film)\|Prometheus}}'' from the {{Wiki\|Alien (franchise)\|''Alien'' franchise}}.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|title=Prometheus: Mayan 'star-map' tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726085505/https://alienexplorations.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarcophagus-lid-of-tomb-of-pakal-votan.html\|archivedate=26 July 2013\|author="wmmvrrvrrmm"\|date=3 January 2012\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Blogger (service)\|Blogger}}''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|title=Ancient Mayan Space Jockey 'Star Map' Tablet\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117184645/https://propstore.com/product-Ancient-Mayan-Space-Jockey--Star-Map--Tablet.htm\|archivedate=17 November 2012\|author=Propstore Ltd\|date=October 2012\|publisher=''Propstore Ltd''\|accessdate=1 June 2025}}</ref> The prop was inspired by {{Wiki\|File:Pacal the Great tomb lid.svg\|the lid}} for the [[Maya]] monarch {{Wiki\|Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal}}'s sarcophagus. The coffin, which was found in the {{Wiki\|Temple of the Inscriptions}} in [[Palenque]], Mexico, has been cited as possible evidence for the unfounded {{Wiki\|ancient astronauts}} theory ever since the [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] pseudoscientist {{wiki\|Erich von Däniken}} mentioned it in his 1968 book ''{{wiki\|Chariots of the Gods?}}''.

			Since said conspiracy theory is a core plot point in ''Prometheus'', the props team made a doctored variant of the original lid before shrinking it to be tablet-sized: the bird demon {{Wiki\|Vucub Caquix}} perched on the {{Wiki\|Mesoamerican world tree}} is removed and replaced with a star map reminiscent of one made by the [[New Hampshire\|New Hampshirite]] self-proclaimed alien abductee {{Wiki\|Barney and Betty Hill incident\|Betty Hill}}, the upper-right floating mask was replaced with a {{Wiki\|Lunar phase\|waxing crescent}} [[moon]], the world tree's top branch was cut, the floating flower beneath the left side of the double-headed [[snake]] was erased, the reclining Pakal is stripped of his clothes and {{Wiki\|Maya maize god\|maize god}}-themed accessories to more closely resemble the "[[w:c:avp:The Pilot (Engineer)\|Space Jockey]]" from ''{{Wiki\|Alien (film)\|Alien}}'' (1979) with a wholly made-up breathing tube and chair back, the upper half of {{Wiki\|Kinich Ahau}}'s head on which Pakal rests has been erased or redesigned, the maw of {{Wiki\|Xibalba}} that reaches to consume Pakal has been simplified to show two hooks instead of four, and the entire border that bears his six ancestors' names has been thinned and features entirely new symbols. [[Ubisoft]] later digitally rendered the final prop during its development of ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' (2013) and use it as an overworld asset.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	'''Tulum''' is a ~~former~~ [[Maya]] ~~city~~ on the east coast of [[Mexico]],<ref name="Wiki"/> which served as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of ~~the~~ [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was also the location of an [[Mayan Armor\|armor set]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.		'''Tulum''' is a former [[Maya]] city on the east coast of [[Mexico]],<ref name="Wiki"/> which served as the headquarters for the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Caribbean Assassins]] up until 1722, at the conclusion of the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]. It was also the location of an [[Mayan Armor\|armor set]] made of [[Isu]] metals, locked behind a door that required gathering the [[Mayan stele\|Mayan stelae]] scattered across the [[Caribbean]] to open it.

	==History==		==History==
	===Becoming an Assassin stronghold===		===Becoming an Assassin stronghold===
	Tulum was founded by the Maya thousands of years ago, on the coast of ~~the~~ [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. It consisted of a handful of temples and several smaller stone buildings. The largest temple, nestled at the heart of the city, housed an ancient underground cavern. Within this cavern was a smaller temple, capped with a stone bust of [[Aita]], whom the native people saw as a god.<ref name="Buried Secret">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Sage's Buried Secret]]</ref>		Tulum was founded by the Maya thousands of years ago, on the coast of the [[Yucatán Peninsula]]. It consisted of a handful of temples and several smaller stone buildings. The largest temple, nestled at the heart of the city, housed an ancient underground cavern. Within this cavern was a smaller temple, capped with a stone bust of [[Aita]], whom the native people saw as a god.<ref name="Buried Secret">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Sage's Buried Secret]]</ref>

	[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The statue of a Sage beneath Tulum]]		[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 6.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The statue of a Sage beneath Tulum]]
	~~After~~ [[Europe]]~~an explorers~~ arrived in the [[Americas]], various branches of ~~the Assassin Order operating~~ in Europe sent members across ~~the~~ [[Atlantic Ocean]]; their aims were to expand their Order, as well as to counter the efforts of their enemies, ~~the~~ [[Templars]]. Seeing that ~~their~~ [[The Creed\|Creed]] ~~was~~ similar to the ideals of the native people, the Assassins united with several local Maya, [[Aztec Empire\|Aztec]], ~~and~~ [[Taíno]] ~~tribes~~.<ref name="Overrun and Outnumbered">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Tulum eventually became the largest Assassin settlement in the region, and was used as their local base of operations.<ref name="Nothing Is True">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Nothing Is True...]]</ref>		After [[Europe]]an explorers arrived in the [[Americas]], various branches of the Assassin Order operating in Europe sent members across the [[Atlantic Ocean]]; their aims were to expand their Order, as well as to counter the efforts of their enemies, the [[Templars]]. Seeing that their [[The Creed\|Creed]] was similar to the ideals of the native people, the Assassins united with several local Maya, [[Aztec Empire\|Aztec]], and [[Taíno]] tribes.<ref name="Overrun and Outnumbered">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Overrun and Outnumbered]]</ref> Tulum eventually became the largest Assassin settlement in the region, and was used as their local base of operations.<ref name="Nothing Is True">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Nothing Is True...]]</ref>

	In 1673, the ~~Caribbean~~ [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]] ~~was~~ able to rescue ~~the~~ [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.\|Thom Kavanagh]] ~~from~~ the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]' clutches, and brought the man to Tulum to rest and focus on ~~the~~ [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Letter 15">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #15: Reste and Repaste</ref> After telling Thom of ~~the~~ [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] ~~between~~ the Assassins and Templars,<ref name="Letter 16">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #16: The Observatorie</ref> Bahlam and his ~~son~~ [[Ah Tabai]] ~~saw~~ Kavanagh off as the Sage set sail for the hidden Observatory.<ref name="Letter 17">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #17: Taking My Leave</ref>		In 1673, the Caribbean [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]] was able to rescue the [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.\|Thom Kavanagh]] from the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|Caribbean Templars]]' clutches, and brought the man to Tulum to rest and focus on the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Letter 15">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #15: Reste and Repaste</ref> After telling Thom of the [[Assassin-Templar War\|secret war]] between the Assassins and Templars,<ref name="Letter 16">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #16: The Observatorie</ref> Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] saw Kavanagh off as the Sage set sail for the hidden Observatory.<ref name="Letter 17">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #17: Taking My Leave</ref>

	===Exposed to the Templars===		===Exposed to the Templars===
	By 1713, Ah Tabai had taken his father's place as Mentor of the Caribbean Assassins, and trained many Assassins, ~~including~~ [[Mary Read]] ~~and~~ [[Duncan Walpole]], deep within Tulum's jungles and temples. Unaware of Walpole's impending betrayal, Ah Tabai sent him to free the newest Sage, [[Bartholomew Roberts]], from the Templars in 1715.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Ah Tabai (Black Flag)\|Database: Ah Tabai]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Mayan Mentor]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Ah Tabai (Identity)\|Database: Ah Tabai]]</ref> Before Walpole could carry out his betrayal, he was killed by the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="Edward Kenway">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)\|Edward Kenway]]</ref> who subsequently assumed his identity and sold the information the turncoat was carrying to the Templars, including the location of the Assassins' hidden base in Tulum.<ref name="Mister Walpole">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>		By 1713, Ah Tabai had taken his father's place as Mentor of the Caribbean Assassins, and trained many Assassins, including [[Mary Read]] and [[Duncan Walpole]], deep within Tulum's jungles and temples. Unaware of Walpole's impending betrayal, Ah Tabai sent him to free the newest Sage, [[Bartholomew Roberts]], from the Templars in 1715.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: Ah Tabai (Black Flag)\|Database: Ah Tabai]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: The Mayan Mentor]]</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Database: Ah Tabai (Identity)\|Database: Ah Tabai]]</ref> Before Walpole could carry out his betrayal, he was killed by the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[Edward Kenway]],<ref name="Edward Kenway">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)\|Edward Kenway]]</ref> who subsequently assumed his identity and sold the information the turncoat was carrying to the Templars, including the location of the Assassins' hidden base in Tulum.<ref name="Mister Walpole">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>

	[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward freeing the Assassins from British troops]]		[[File:Overrun and Outnumbered 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|Edward freeing the Assassins from British troops]]
	A year later, when Kenway finally arrived in Tulum on the invitation of his friend Mary Read and met the Assassins,<ref name="Nothing Is True"/> the Templars launched an attack on the stronghold. Led by [[Laurens Prins]], [[Slavery\|slavers]] ~~stormed~~ the settlement, killing or imprisoning most of the population, along with Edward's crew. However, Kenway and Read were able to free the captive Assassins and pirates, driving the slavers from Tulum.<ref name="Overrun and Outnumbered"/>		A year later, when Kenway finally arrived in Tulum on the invitation of his friend Mary Read and met the Assassins,<ref name="Nothing Is True"/> the Templars launched an attack on the stronghold. Led by [[Laurens Prins]], [[Slavery\|slavers]] stormed the settlement, killing or imprisoning most of the population, along with Edward's crew. However, Kenway and Read were able to free the captive Assassins and pirates, driving the slavers from Tulum.<ref name="Overrun and Outnumbered"/>

	===Relocating to Great Inagua===		===Relocating to Great Inagua===
	For the next five years, the Templars used both ~~the~~ [[Royal Navy\|British]] ~~and~~ [[Spanish Navy\|~~Spanish navies~~]] to relentlessly attack Tulum. The Assassins withstood the repeated assaults, though not without suffering major casualties. During a final attack by the Spanish Navy in 1721, Kenway returned to Tulum, seeking to make amends for his past transgressions. Ah Tabai welcomed him into the Brotherhood and, after Edward helped the Assassins repel the onslaught, he set out to eliminate the Templars in the region.<ref name="Everything Is Permitted">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...Everything Is Permitted]]</ref>		For the next five years, the Templars used both the [[Royal Navy\|British]] and [[Spanish Navy\|Spanish navies]] to relentlessly attack Tulum. The Assassins withstood the repeated assaults, though not without suffering major casualties. During a final attack by the Spanish Navy in 1721, Kenway returned to Tulum, seeking to make amends for his past transgressions. Ah Tabai welcomed him into the Brotherhood and, after Edward helped the Assassins repel the onslaught, he set out to eliminate the Templars in the region.<ref name="Everything Is Permitted">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...Everything Is Permitted]]</ref>

	After ~~assassinating~~ [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] in 1722, Kenway offered his hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer,<ref name="The End">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The End]]</ref> although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] #1: "A Moment of Weakness"</ref>		After assassinating [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] in 1722, Kenway offered his hideout on [[Great Inagua]] to Ah Tabai. Knowing that Tulum would continue to be a Templar target, the Mentor accepted Edward's offer,<ref name="The End">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The End]]</ref> although the Assassins continued to use Tulum as a base of operations.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Eseosa's Codex]] #1: "A Moment of Weakness"</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

Tulum - Revision history

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imported>Darman36: /*Behind the scenes*/ Added sources for vault door and Prometheus prop, described changes bw prop and original. Betty Hill star map does not align exactly, but likely meant to be a nod to it.

imported>Darman36: /Behind the scenes/ Added sources for vault door and Prometheus prop, described changes bw prop and original. Betty Hill star map does not align exactly, but likely meant to be a nod to it.