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{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
| name = Bleeding The Leech | | name = Bleeding The Leech | ||
| image = | | image = ACV Bleeding The Leech 13.png | ||
| description = ''[[Eivor Varinsdottir|Eivor]] joins [[Erke Bodilsson|Erke]] investigating the murders of the bloodthirsty [[Frideswid|Leech]].'' | | description = ''[[Eivor Varinsdottir|Eivor]] joins [[Erke Bodilsson|Erke]] investigating the murders of the bloodthirsty [[Frideswid|Leech]].'' | ||
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | | appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' | ||
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| reward = | | reward = | ||
| heroclass = | | heroclass = | ||
| previous = [[Walls and Shadows]] | | previous = [[Walls and Shadows]] | ||
| next = | | concurrent = [[Firing the Arrow]] | ||
| next = [[Smashing the Compass]] | |||
| source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] | | source = [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] | ||
| location = [[London|Lunden]], [[Mercia|Danelaw]] | | location = [[London|Lunden]], [[Mercia|Danelaw]] | ||
| date = 873 | | date = 873 CE | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Bleeding The Leech''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]]. | '''Bleeding The Leech''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] in 2020 through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Eivor met with [[Erke Bodilsson]] at the docks to hunt down the [[Order of the Ancients]] member known as [[Frideswid|The Leech]]. | Eivor met with [[Erke Bodilsson]] at the docks to hunt down the [[Order of the Ancients]] member known as [[Frideswid|The Leech]]. | ||
==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
Eivor | Eivor found Erke at the docks, looking over a pile of bodies covered with a bloody sheet. More lay strewn across the docks and floating in the the river around them. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Is this The Leech's work?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Is this The Leech's work?'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''Ja, new corpses, every day.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''Ja, new corpses, every day.'' | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''How many bodies is that now?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''How many bodies is that now?'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''A score has been uncovered. Definitely The Leech's work.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''A score has been uncovered. Definitely The Leech's work.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''How can you be sure?'' | |||
|-|How many bodies?= | |-|How many bodies?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''How many bodies is that now?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''How many bodies is that now?'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''A score has been uncovered. Definitely The Leech's work.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''A score has been uncovered. Definitely The Leech's work.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''How can you be sure?'' | |||
|-|Your lead= | |-|Your lead= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''How can you be sure?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''How can you be sure?'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
[[File:ACV Bleeding The Leech 2.png|thumb|250px|Eivor and Erke discussing The Leech and her work]] | |||
*'''Erke:''' ''Their eyes are scooped out, black empty caverns. Same as [[Tryggr]]'s [[Soldier|guards]].'' | |||
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*'''Erke:''' ''Their eyes are scooped out, black empty caverns. Same as [[Tryggr]]'s guards.'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''There must be hundreds of people passing by here each day. Anyone see them dumped?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''There must be hundreds of people passing by here each day. Anyone see them dumped?'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''It's the riverbank, vinr (friend). Every crooked dealing in this city goes through here.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''It's the riverbank,'' vinr ''(friend). Every crooked dealing in this city goes through here.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|The Leech is the first target= | |-|The Leech is the first target= | ||
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*'''Erke:''' ''Ah, no. Just checking up on the old sparrow-heart.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''Ah, no. Just checking up on the old sparrow-heart.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''You two are close. Like brothers.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''You two are close. Like brothers.'' | ||
Erke hesitated for a moment. | |||
*'''Erke:''' ''Ja, ja. Close like brothers you could say.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''Ja, ja. Close like brothers you could say.'' | ||
|-|The Leech is the second target= | |-|The Leech is the second target= | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''Any hunches about The Leech you want to share?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Any hunches about The Leech you want to share?'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
[[File:ACV Bleeding The Leech 4.png|thumb|250px|Gyda worried for her missing daughter]] | |||
They were interrupted by a woman running toward them, shouting for Erke. | |||
*'''[[Gyda]]:''' ''Erke! Tell me it wasn't her!'' | *'''[[Gyda]]:''' ''Erke! Tell me it wasn't her!'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''It wasn't your daughter, dear Gyda. Take a breath.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''It wasn't [[Regna|your daughter]], dear Gyda. Take a breath.'' | ||
*'''Gyda:''' ''O, thank [[Freyja]]! I have such a fear I will find her down here. She works errands for a smith who sends her to these docks, most times at night. I can't stand it.'' | *'''Gyda:''' ''O, thank [[Freyja]]! I have such a fear I will find her down here. She works errands for a [[Blacksmith|smith]] who sends her to these docks, most times at night. I can't stand it.'' | ||
Eivor and Erke shared a look. | |||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|She works for a smith?= | |-|She works for a smith?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''She works for a | *'''Eivor:''' ''She works for a blacksmith? Do you know where?'' | ||
*'''Gyda:''' ''Never told me his name nor where he hammers. Tight-lipped about everything, the stubborn girl.'' | *'''Gyda:''' ''Never told me his name nor where he hammers. Tight-lipped about everything, the stubborn girl.'' | ||
|-|When did she go missing?= | |-|When did she go missing?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''When did she go missing?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''When did she go missing?'' | ||
*'''Gyda:''' ''A few days back, left after sundown. Never came home, my Regna. | *'''Gyda:''' ''A few days back, left after sundown. Never came home, my Regna. [[Norse mythology|Gods]], if I could see her again.'' | ||
|-|What's her name?= | |-|What's her name?= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''What's your daughter's name, Gyda?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''What's your daughter's name, Gyda?'' | ||
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*'''Erke:''' ''A shady smith, a missing child. It's a lead with some weight.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''A shady smith, a missing child. It's a lead with some weight.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Lunden bridge after sundown. It's worth a look.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Lunden bridge after sundown. It's worth a look.'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''Good. I'll hang about here and keep things calm. And Eivor ... don't drop your guard around these docks.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''Good. I'll hang about here and keep things calm. And Eivor... don't drop your guard around these docks.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Do I look like one who could?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Do I look like one who could?'' | ||
Eivor | Erke walked away. Around the docks, several groups of people lingered and Eivor overheard bits of conversation. First, Eivor heard a small conversation between a couple Saxons. | ||
*'''[[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Woman 1:''' (humming) | *'''[[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] Woman 1:''' (humming) | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' '' What's that song? I know it from somewhere.'' | *'''Anglo-Saxon Man 1:''' '' What's that song? I know it from somewhere.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 1:''' ''That's the healer's song, innit? She's always singing it when she comes by.'' | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 1:''' ''That's the healer's song, innit? She's always singing it when she comes by.'' | ||
Eivor overheard a conversation from nearby Norsemen. | |||
*'''Norse Man 1:''' ''Another one's washed up! | |||
*'''Norse Warrior 1:''' ''Out of the way. Let the man work.'' | |||
Eivor could also speak to Gyda once again as she walked off. | |||
*'''Gyda:''' ''I trust you'll find my Regna. There's nothing for me without her.'' | |||
Eivor left the docks for the bridge. | |||
:Eivor may arrive during the day at Lunden Bridge. | :Eivor may arrive during the day at Lunden Bridge. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Best wait until nightfall.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Best wait until nightfall.'' | ||
[[File:ACV Bleeding The Leech 5.png|thumb|250px|Eivor observing the man from afar]] | |||
Eivor found a spot to hide behind and waited till night for someone to show. A man came by, picked some equipment, and left unsuspecting. | Eivor found a spot to hide behind and waited till night for someone to show. A man came by, picked some equipment, and left unsuspecting. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Best follow him. See where this leads.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Best follow him. See where this leads.'' | ||
<tabber> | |||
|-|Tailed the suspect= | |||
Eivor began tailing the suspect. | Eivor began tailing the suspect. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Can this clod walk any faster?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Can't this clod walk any faster?'' | ||
The man kept walking more hastily. | The man kept walking more hastily. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Careful now.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Careful now.'' | ||
The man stopped walking for a while. | The man stopped walking for a while. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Is this the place? Or ... No. Just meandering.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Is this the place? Or... No. Just meandering.'' | ||
The man ran into the [[Bodilsburg Garrison]]. | {{#tag:tabber| | ||
*'''Norse Warrior | Went unseen.= | ||
*'''Norse Man | The man ran into the [[Bodilsburg Garrison]]. From outside, Eivor could hear him greeted by one of the soldiers. | ||
*'''Norse Warrior 2:''' ''Have a good amble, Alff?'' | |||
*'''Norse Man 2:''' ''I feel like a man renewed. You have yourself a good night.'' | |||
*'''[[Norsemen|Norse]] Man | {{!}}-{{!}} | ||
*'''Norse Warrior | Eivor was spotted.= | ||
Eivor looked around the garrison and found the blacksmith's workplace. | The man saw Eivor following him and started running and shouting aloud. He ran into the [[Bodilsburg Garrison]]. | ||
*'''[[Norsemen|Norse]] Man 2:''' ''Who's there? Fuck off! There's someone after me! Help! They be sticking out of the shadows!'' | |||
*'''Norse Warrior 2:''' ''Easy there, Alff, another stray [[dog]] spook you?'' | |||
}} | |||
|-|Attacked and interrogated the suspect= | |||
Opting not to tail him in the shadows, Eivor took a more direct approach. She struck him down and interrogated him. | |||
*'''Norse Warrior 2:''' ''Hold! I'll give you anything! The purse at my belt!'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''How does a rat like you come across so much silver?'' | |||
*'''Norse Warrior 2:''' ''I... I found it?'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Like I might find a knife at your neck?'' | |||
*'''Norse Warrior 2:''' ''The silver's for a blacksmith at Bodilsburg Garrison! Oija. I only run errands for the man. I don't know nothing else. Put his head on the block. Not mine! Please!'' | |||
</tabber> | |||
Eivor made her way to the garrison. She sneaked through and overheard two of the soldiers talking. | |||
*'''Norse Warrior 3:''' ''Flinched! At a torch, like she's some sort of witch.'' | |||
*'''Norse Warrior 4:''' ''Haven't you seen the burn scars? Lost her whole clan to the flame.'' | |||
[[File:ACV Bleeding The Leech 6.png|thumb|250px|Oija questioned by Eivor about The Leech]] | |||
Eivor looked around the garrison and eventually found the blacksmith's workplace. | |||
:If spotted, Eivor was attacked by the guards. | :If spotted, Eivor was attacked by the guards. | ||
*''' | *'''Norse Warrior 5:''' ''[[Thor]]'s thunder! Keep it down out there!'' | ||
Eivor entered the blacksmith's workplace. | Eivor entered the blacksmith's workplace to find him working at a table. He turned towards her as he heard her enter, initially expecting his courier. | ||
*'''[[Oija]]:''' ''You got the purse I'm owed? Eh, who the fuck are you?'' | *'''[[Oija]]:''' ''You got the purse I'm owed? Eh, who the fuck are you?'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|I'm the one asking questions (Fight)= | |-|I'm the one asking questions (Fight)= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'm the one asking questions, soot-finger. Did you craft a set of surgeon's tools for someone called The Leech?'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I'm the one asking questions, soot-finger. Did you craft a set of surgeon's tools for someone called The Leech?'' | ||
*'''Oija:''' ''You thick shit! Nor Hel or | *'''Oija:''' ''You thick shit! Nor Hel or Valhall will want you once I'm done.'' | ||
Eivor and Oija | Eivor fought and killed Oija and retrieved a blacksmith's receipt. | ||
|-|I'm a friend (Level 2 Charisma)= | |-|I'm a friend (Level 2 Charisma)= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I'm a friend, Oija. Your money's with your lad.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I'm a friend, Oija. Your money's with your lad.'' | ||
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*'''Oija:''' ''She would, and she has it. Comes to me for all her wants, and I craft for her what she needs.'' | *'''Oija:''' ''She would, and she has it. Comes to me for all her wants, and I craft for her what she needs.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Not any more, you don't.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Not any more, you don't.'' | ||
Eivor fought | Eivor fought and killed Oija and retrieved a blacksmith's receipt. | ||
|-|I'm a member of the Order (Chance)= | |-|I'm a member of the Order (Chance)= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am with The Order. The Leech bade me give you a message.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I am with The Order. The Leech bade me give you a message.'' | ||
*'''Oija:''' ''The Order, eh? I'd need more testament than your word alone.'' | *'''Oija:''' ''The Order, eh? I'd need more testament than your word alone.'' | ||
{{#tag:tabber|Eivor has an Order Medallion.= | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I have this.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I have this.'' | ||
*'''Oija:''' ''If it's silver, I'll accept it as payment.'' | *'''Oija:''' ''If it's silver, I'll accept it as payment.'' | ||
Eivor showed the blacksmith an Order [[Order of the Ancients medallion|medallion]]. | Eivor showed the blacksmith an Order [[Order of the Ancients medallion|medallion]]. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''You know this is no [[ealdorman]]'s coin.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''You know this is no [[ealdorman]]'s coin.'' | ||
*'''Oija:''' ''Right, so ... so what's The Order miffed about? I'm doing my duty.'' | *'''Oija:''' ''Right, so... so what's The Order miffed about? I'm doing my duty.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am here about The Leech. The tools you made were unsound.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''I am here about The Leech. The tools you made were unsound.'' | ||
*'''Oija:''' ''That's not my doing! Sister Frideswid is breaking them faster than I can smith!'' | *'''Oija:''' ''That's not my doing! Sister Frideswid is breaking them faster than I can smith!'' | ||
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*'''Oija:''' ''Where she always is. The old forum in the shade of the Giant's Wall.'' | *'''Oija:''' ''Where she always is. The old forum in the shade of the Giant's Wall.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Thank you, brother. And keep this to yourself.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Thank you, brother. And keep this to yourself.'' | ||
Eivor left Oija alive. | Eivor received a blacksmith's receipt from Oija and left him alive. | ||
{{!}}-{{!}} | |||
Eivor doesn't have a medallion.= | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''It's not your place to demand things of The Order.'' | |||
*'''Oija:''' ''Maybe not, but I'm not saying shit until I hear something that makes me believe you are who you claim.'' | |||
{{#tag:tabber|Never compromise The Order.= | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Never compromise The Order.'' | |||
*'''Oija:''' ''You know piss-all, you cheat.'' | |||
Eivor fought and killed Oija and retrieved a blacksmith's receipt. | |||
{{!}}-{{!}} | |||
The Order is Eternal.= | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''The Order is Eternal.'' | |||
*'''Oija:''' ''You know piss-all, you cheat.'' | |||
Eivor fought and killed Oija and retrieved a blacksmith's receipt. | |||
{{!}}-{{!}} | |||
Father of Understanding guide us.= | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''May the Father of Understanding guide you.'' | |||
*'''Oija:''' ''Right, so... so what's The Order miffed about? I'm doing my duty.'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''I am here about The Leech. The tools you made were unsound.'' | |||
*'''Oija:''' ''That's not my doing! Sister Frideswid is breaking them faster than I can smith!'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Breaking them on the bodies of the poor and unwell? We warned her against such evil.'' | |||
*'''Oija:''' ''Now, that's not a fair read on her work. She never kills without reason.'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''That is for us to decide. Where is she now?'' | |||
*'''Oija:''' ''Where she always is. The old forum in the shade of the Giant's Wall.'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Thank you, brother. And keep this to yourself.'' | |||
Eivor received a blacksmith's receipt from Oija and left him alive. | |||
}} | |||
}} | |||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
{{IUNote| | |||
|Title=Tool Order | |||
Eivor discovered that a nun | |Text=To be delivered to the Forum<br>2 Set Pliers<br>15 Scalpels<br>1 Surgical Saw<br>1 Set Abdominal Forceps<br>2 Sets Surgical Scissors}} | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''This is where The Leech | Through this investigation, Eivor discovered that The Leech was a nun named Sister Frideswid. She escaped the garrison and headed to the [[Basilica and Forum]]. | ||
Within the | *'''Eivor:''' ''This is where The Leech dissects her prey.'' | ||
*'''Norse Man | Around one side of the forum, she heard a woman begging one of the guards. | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 2:''' ''Please, please. My aunt came here for her cough. She never returned. It's been days, I must see her.'' | ||
*'''Norse Man | *'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier:''' ''Get out. And don't come around here again.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | Within the forum, Eivor overheard a conversation between a patient and a nurse. | ||
*'''Norse Man 3:''' ''It's only a cough! On the braids of Freyja, I swear I'm fit to go home.'' | |||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 3:''' ''Easy, dear. You're delirious. Let the Good Sister fix you right up.'' | |||
*'''Norse Man 3:''' ''I don't want to die in here! I'm bound for better things!'' | |||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 3:''' ''You're not going to die, my dear. Have patience. We'll patch you up.'' | |||
Eivor eavesdropped on another conversation. | Eivor eavesdropped on another conversation. | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 4:''' ''She's confined herself to her studies for so many days and nights. Up to some strange alchemy there.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 5:''' ''You do not imply the Devil's work, I pray? The Good Sister speaks to [[Christianity|God]] alone. We should all follow her example in our devotion to Him.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''Gotta get out! Let me out!'' | *'''Anglo-Saxon Man 2:''' ''Gotta get out! Let me out!'' | ||
*'''Norse Warrior | *'''Norse Warrior 6:''' ''Easy! Come on, let's get back to your cot.'' | ||
Eivor | Inside the basilica, Eivor found her target. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''The Good Sister, Frideswid.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''The Good Sister, Frideswid.'' | ||
As Eivor made her way through the building, she overheard a mother and her child. | |||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''Mummy, my stomach hurts.'' | *'''Anglo-Saxon Child 1:''' ''Mummy, my stomach hurts.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 6:''' ''Bear up, love. The Good Sister will see that you feel better.'' | ||
Eivor saw | Eivor saw Sister Frideswid move around inside as her guards kept their posts. | ||
*'''Sister Frideswid:''' (singing) | *'''Sister Frideswid:''' (singing) | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier | *'''Anglo-Saxon Soldier 2:''' ''Is that? No, all clear.'' | ||
*'''Norse Warrior | *'''Norse Warrior 7:''' ''You won't catch me going past Frideswid's office. Heard screaming last time.'' | ||
*'''Anglo-Saxon Woman | *'''Anglo-Saxon Woman 7:''' ''God go with you, Sister Frideswid.'' | ||
*'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''And with you, child.'' | *'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''And with you, child.'' | ||
Frideswid returned to her operating space at the back of the room and looked over the covered corpse of a child. | |||
*'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''For the gift of your eyes, I thank you, Regna. One blue, one green. Sign of the One Reborn. So fascinating. So beautiful. Bless you. You have advanced the cause of our kind.'' | *'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''For the gift of your eyes, I thank you, Regna. One blue, one green. Sign of the One Reborn. So fascinating. So beautiful. Bless you. You have advanced the cause of our kind.'' | ||
Eivor assassinated Sister Frideswid, ending her terror on Lunden. In the [[Memory Corridor]], Eivor, surrounded by corpses, walked towards Frideswid, who was | Eivor assassinated Sister Frideswid, ending her terror on Lunden. In the [[Memory Corridor]], Eivor, surrounded by the shadows of corpses, walked towards Frideswid, who was kneeling over one of the shades, operating on it. | ||
*'''Frideswid:''' ''One more, that's all. I'm nearly finished.'' | *'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''One more, that's all. I'm nearly finished.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''That's enough.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''That's enough.'' | ||
Frideswid stood up and | [[File:ACV Bleeding The Leech 9.png|thumb|250px|Eivor and Odin confronting Frideswid]] | ||
*'''Frideswid:''' ''Ah. It's you...'' | Frideswid stood up and turned. When she saw Eivor, she looked surprised. | ||
*'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''Ah. It's you...'' | |||
Odin stepped up behind Eivor. | |||
*'''Odin:''' ''For all the dead we collect, dear sister, you and I are equals.'' | *'''Odin:''' ''For all the dead we collect, dear sister, you and I are equals.'' | ||
As Odin bowed his head towards Frideswid, the nun looked around at all the corpses. | As Odin bowed his head towards Frideswid, the nun looked around at all the corpses. | ||
*'''Frideswid:''' ''Quite a charnel house. I lost count of how many. I suppose I've been greedy in my research. But not for lack of care. The [[Isu|Ancient Ones]], the arbiters. They [[Project Anthropos|built]] us out of simple pieces. So easy to break. So difficult to mend. There must be an improvement. We should be stronger, faster, smarter. I could have fixed us. I could have made us better.'' | *'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''Quite a charnel house. I lost count of how many. I suppose I've been greedy in my research. But not for lack of care. The [[Isu|Ancient Ones]], the arbiters. They [[Project Anthropos|built]] us out of simple pieces. So easy to break. So difficult to mend.'' | ||
Frideswid knelt down next to one of the shadow corpses again. | |||
*'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''There must be an improvement. We should be stronger, faster, smarter. I could have fixed us. I could have made us better.'' | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''We are blood and bone and spirit, Frideswid. Perfect as we are.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''We are blood and bone and spirit, Frideswid. Perfect as we are.'' | ||
*'''Frideswid:''' ''You've such beautiful eyes. Finish it ... would you?'' | Frideswid stood and faced Eivor once more. | ||
Frideswid | *'''Sister Frideswid:''' ''You've such beautiful eyes. Finish it... would you?'' | ||
[[File:ACV Bleeding The Leech 11.png|thumb|250px|Frideswid "dragged" to her death]] | |||
Frideswid held out her book of human anatomy, with her Order medallion, to Eivor. As Eivor took the book and tucked it away, two corpses began to drag Frideswid down. Accepting her fate, Frideswid closed her eyes and her spirit vanished. Back in the basilica once more, Eivor looked closer at the body on the table. | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''A young girl. Her eyes have been removed. I have a feeling this is the missing Regna.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''A young girl. Her eyes have been removed. I have a feeling this is the missing Regna.'' | ||
Eivor also came across a note on her death. | Eivor also came across a note on her death. | ||
{{IUNote| | |||
|Title=Vivisection Notes | |||
|Text=A young girl of sixteen. Peasant. Regna she was named.<br><br>One eye blue, the other green. Imprint of the ancient ones.<br><br>What secrets will I find locked in this prison of meat and bone?}} | |||
[[File:ACV Eivor Erke Book Decision.jpg|thumb|250px|Eivor and Erke talk about Frideswid's medical journal]] | [[File:ACV Eivor Erke Book Decision.jpg|thumb|250px|Eivor and Erke talk about Frideswid's medical journal]] | ||
Eivor left and | Eivor left the forum and returned to the docks to report to Erke. She found him seated on a bench, looking over the Thames. | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''It is done.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''It is done.'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''Ah, The Leech is bled out. And did you catch a name?'' | *'''Erke:''' ''Ah, The Leech is bled out. And did you catch a name?'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''A nun, name of Frideswid.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''A nun, name of Frideswid.'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''What? The Good Sister? That can't be right. She was a saint. A healer and a... | *'''Erke:''' ''What? The Good Sister? That can't be right. She was a saint. A healer and a... [[Norse mythology|Gods]]. That brick fits this week's wall of shit.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|You knew The Leech?= | |-|You knew The Leech?= | ||
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*'''Eivor:''' ''All of that for this. Secrets of the human form. How she saved lives.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''All of that for this. Secrets of the human form. How she saved lives.'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
Eivor sat beside Erke on the bench. | |||
*'''Erke:''' ''And how she ended them. It might be the ravings of a madwoman.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''And how she ended them. It might be the ravings of a madwoman.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Not every problem has a clean solution.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Not every problem has a clean solution.'' | ||
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<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|Burn it= | |-|Burn it= | ||
[[File:ACV Bleeding The Leech 14.png|thumb|250px|The book being burned]] | |||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Too many died for this book. It isn't worth its weight in blood.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''Too many died for this book. It isn't worth its weight in blood.'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''You're right, it would be like plucking straw from shit. Too much bad with the good.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''You're right, it would be like plucking straw from shit. Too much bad with the good.'' | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''Odin and Freyja weigh the worth of our lives, not some | *'''Eivor:''' ''Odin and Freyja weigh the worth of our lives, not some c*nt in a wimple.'' | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''Aye, get rid of it then. And tell no one of this.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''Aye, get rid of it then. And tell no one of this.'' | ||
Eivor tossed the book into the fire in front of her. | Eivor tossed the book into the fire in front of her. | ||
|-|Keep it= | |-|Keep it= | ||
*'''Eivor:''' ''It has cures for everything. From boils to broken bones. It's worth keeping. We fight wars to save those we love, and pay in blood for what we win. This book ... This is your Good Sister's battlefield. Her kingdom.'' | *'''Eivor:''' ''It has cures for everything. From boils to broken bones. It's worth keeping. We fight wars to save those we love, and pay in blood for what we win. This book ... This is your Good Sister's battlefield. Her kingdom.'' | ||
*''' | *'''Erke:''' ''You may be right. We can't return the dead to life, but their sacrifice can mean something.'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Erke:''' ''If you need me, I'll be at [[St. Paul's Cathedral|Saint Paul]]'s, searching for something on [[Vicelin|The Compass]]. Thanks for all this, Broga.'' | *'''Erke:''' ''If you need me, I'll be at [[St. Paul's Cathedral|Saint Paul]]'s, searching for something on [[Vicelin|The Compass]]. Thanks for all this, Broga.'' | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
After the mission, players have the option of having Eivor keep or destroy Frideswid's medical book. While there are no ultimate consequences for either decision, keeping the book will ensure it stays in Eivor's room in her [[longhouse]]. | After the mission, players have the option of having Eivor keep or destroy Frideswid's medical book. While there are no ultimate consequences for either decision, keeping the book will ensure it stays in Eivor's room in her [[longhouse]]. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACV Bleeding The Leech 1.png|Eivor and Erke observing a pile of corpses | |||
ACV Bleeding The Leech 3.png|Eivor and Erke discussing the rats infesting the docks | |||
ACV Bleeding The Leech 7.png|Tools forged by Oija for The Leech | |||
ACV Bleeding The Leech 8.png|The pile of corpses left by Frideswid | |||
ACV Bleeding The Leech 10.png|Eivor confronting Frideswid | |||
ACV Bleeding The Leech 12.png|Erke waiting at the bench | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Memories of Eivor Varinsdottir]] | [[Category:Memories of Eivor Varinsdottir]] | ||
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | [[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | ||
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Bleeding The Leech was a virtual representation of one of Eivor Varinsdottir's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan in 2020 through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Eivor met with Erke Bodilsson at the docks to hunt down the Order of the Ancients member known as The Leech.
Eivor found Erke at the docks, looking over a pile of bodies covered with a bloody sheet. More lay strewn across the docks and floating in the the river around them.
Erke hesitated for a moment.
They were interrupted by a woman running toward them, shouting for Erke.
Eivor and Erke shared a look.
Gyda nodded and left.
Erke walked away. Around the docks, several groups of people lingered and Eivor overheard bits of conversation. First, Eivor heard a small conversation between a couple Saxons.
Eivor overheard a conversation from nearby Norsemen.
Eivor could also speak to Gyda once again as she walked off.
Eivor left the docks for the bridge.
Eivor found a spot to hide behind and waited till night for someone to show. A man came by, picked some equipment, and left unsuspecting.
Eivor began tailing the suspect.
The man kept walking more hastily.
The man stopped walking for a while.
The man ran into the Bodilsburg Garrison. From outside, Eivor could hear him greeted by one of the soldiers.
The man saw Eivor following him and started running and shouting aloud. He ran into the Bodilsburg Garrison.
Opting not to tail him in the shadows, Eivor took a more direct approach. She struck him down and interrogated him.
Eivor made her way to the garrison. She sneaked through and overheard two of the soldiers talking.
Eivor looked around the garrison and eventually found the blacksmith's workplace.
Eivor entered the blacksmith's workplace to find him working at a table. He turned towards her as he heard her enter, initially expecting his courier.
Eivor fought and killed Oija and retrieved a blacksmith's receipt.
Eivor showed the blacksmith an Order medallion.
Eivor received a blacksmith's receipt from Oija and left him alive.
Eivor fought and killed Oija and retrieved a blacksmith's receipt.
Tool Order
Through this investigation, Eivor discovered that The Leech was a nun named Sister Frideswid. She escaped the garrison and headed to the Basilica and Forum.
Around one side of the forum, she heard a woman begging one of the guards.
Within the forum, Eivor overheard a conversation between a patient and a nurse.
Eivor eavesdropped on another conversation.
Inside the basilica, Eivor found her target.
As Eivor made her way through the building, she overheard a mother and her child.
Eivor saw Sister Frideswid move around inside as her guards kept their posts.
Frideswid returned to her operating space at the back of the room and looked over the covered corpse of a child.
Eivor assassinated Sister Frideswid, ending her terror on Lunden. In the Memory Corridor, Eivor, surrounded by the shadows of corpses, walked towards Frideswid, who was kneeling over one of the shades, operating on it.
Frideswid stood up and turned. When she saw Eivor, she looked surprised.
Odin stepped up behind Eivor.
As Odin bowed his head towards Frideswid, the nun looked around at all the corpses.
Frideswid knelt down next to one of the shadow corpses again.
Frideswid stood and faced Eivor once more.
Frideswid held out her book of human anatomy, with her Order medallion, to Eivor. As Eivor took the book and tucked it away, two corpses began to drag Frideswid down. Accepting her fate, Frideswid closed her eyes and her spirit vanished. Back in the basilica once more, Eivor looked closer at the body on the table.
Eivor also came across a note on her death.
Vivisection Notes
Eivor left the forum and returned to the docks to report to Erke. She found him seated on a bench, looking over the Thames.
Eivor sat beside Erke on the bench.
Eivor tossed the book into the fire in front of her.
Erke left Eivor at the docks.
Eivor hunted down The Leech, revealed to be a nun, Sister Frideswid.
After the mission, players have the option of having Eivor keep or destroy Frideswid's medical book. While there are no ultimate consequences for either decision, keeping the book will ensure it stays in Eivor's room in her longhouse.
