Aconite: Difference between revisions
imported>GZilla311 No edit summary |
|||
| (22 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era| | {{Era|Weapons}}{{WP-REAL|Aconitum}} | ||
{{WP-REAL|Aconitum}} | {{Youmay|the poisonous herb|the 1st century BCE bow [[Wolfsbane]]}} | ||
'''Aconite''' is a herb and the substance derived from it that can be medicinal in small doses for heart trouble, but can be used to kill in high quantities as an extremely effective [[poison]]. It was popular and useful for political assassinations since it was difficult to detect unless one knew what to look for. | |||
''' | ==History== | ||
===Classical antiquity=== | |||
The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] used aconite to poison a bunch of followers of [[Persephone]] at [[The Devoted Sanctuary]] in the [[Elysium|simulation of Elysium]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Fields of Elysium]]'' – [[Popular]]</ref> | |||
== | ===Renaissance=== | ||
Considered the 'queen of poisons', aconite was acquired by the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] for a [[doctor]], who fashioned a fast-acting poison for the Assassin's [[Poison Blade]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | |||
[[Hervé Quemar]], a member of the [[Assassin Council]] of the [[ | ===Early Modern period=== | ||
By the onset of the [[French Revolution]], aconite was infamous as a poison used especially by the [[Templars]]. [[Hervé Quemar]], a member of the [[Assassin Council]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Parisian Brotherhood]], used small quantities of aconite as a medicine for his heart condition.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | |||
[[Pierre Bellec]] | [[Pierre Bellec]] obtained aconite from a corrupt apothecary, threatening his life in the process. He used one dosage to poison the [[Mentor]] of the French Brotherhood, [[Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau|Mirabeau]], and planned to use a second dose in order to eliminate remaining members of the Council, in order to rebuild the Brotherhood according to his own fanatical vision, reasoning that the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine]], [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian]], and [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassins]] had risen to greatness after similar tragedies.<ref name="ACU" /> | ||
== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis]]'' | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
<!-- | |||
[zh:乌头] | |||
[fr:Aconit] | |||
--> | |||
[[Category:Poisons]] | [[Category:Poisons]] | ||
[[Category:Herbs]] | |||
[[Category:Medicine]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:19, 10 May 2026
| This article is about the poisonous herb. You may be looking for the 1st century BCE bow Wolfsbane. |
Aconite is a herb and the substance derived from it that can be medicinal in small doses for heart trouble, but can be used to kill in high quantities as an extremely effective poison. It was popular and useful for political assassinations since it was difficult to detect unless one knew what to look for.
History[edit | edit source]
Classical antiquity[edit | edit source]
The Spartan misthios Kassandra used aconite to poison a bunch of followers of Persephone at The Devoted Sanctuary in the simulation of Elysium.[1]
Renaissance[edit | edit source]
Considered the 'queen of poisons', aconite was acquired by the Italian Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze for a doctor, who fashioned a fast-acting poison for the Assassin's Poison Blade.[2]
Early Modern period[edit | edit source]
By the onset of the French Revolution, aconite was infamous as a poison used especially by the Templars. Hervé Quemar, a member of the Assassin Council of the Parisian Brotherhood, used small quantities of aconite as a medicine for his heart condition.[3]
Pierre Bellec obtained aconite from a corrupt apothecary, threatening his life in the process. He used one dosage to poison the Mentor of the French Brotherhood, Mirabeau, and planned to use a second dose in order to eliminate remaining members of the Council, in order to rebuild the Brotherhood according to his own fanatical vision, reasoning that the Levantine, Italian, and Colonial Assassins had risen to greatness after similar tragedies.[3]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed: Unity
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis