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| | image = ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 01.png | | | image = ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 01.png |
| | description = ''The dock was a scene of chaos. A thief had stolen coins from a group of souls waiting to cross the [[Styx]]. Without the coins, [[Charon]] couldn't allow them passage into the underworld, so [[Kassandra]] had a mystery to solve.'' | | | description = ''The dock was a scene of chaos. A thief had stolen coins from a group of souls waiting to cross the [[Styx]]. Without the coins, [[Charon]] couldn't allow them passage into the underworld, so [[Kassandra]] had a mystery to solve.'' |
| | appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' | | | appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' |
| | type = Side, Character {{c|[[Charon]]}} | | | type = Side, Character {{c|Charon}} |
| | previous = [[Home is Where You Make It]] | | | previous = [[Home is Where You Make It]] |
| | next = | | | next = |
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| | location = [[The Scorched Lands]], the [[Underworld]] | | | location = [[The Scorched Lands]], the [[Underworld]] |
| | date = 429 – 422 BCE}} | | | date = 429 – 422 BCE}} |
| '''Death-Light Robbery''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s genetic memories, relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the Portable [[Animus|Animus HR-8.5]]. | | '''Death-Light Robbery''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Kassandra]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8.5]]. |
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| *'''Charon:''' ''All of these souls had their coins stolen. Assistant, you have to find the [[thief]] and get coins back so the dead can cross the Styx.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''All of these souls had their coins stolen. Assistant, you have to find the [[thief]] and get coins back so the dead can cross the Styx.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Why don't you just let them through?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Why don't you just let them through?'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''I know you're new around here, but that's not really how we do things in the [[Tartaros|underworld]]. Besides, [[Hades]] would burn me one toe at a time if I did.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''I know you're new around here, but that's not really how we do things in the [[underworld]]. Besides, [[Hades]] would burn me one toe at a time if I did.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''All right, I'll find the coin thief.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''All right, I'll find the coin thief.'' |
| Charon nodded and turned to the crowd. | | Charon nodded and turned to the crowd. |
| *'''Charon:''' ''You hear that, everyone? My assistant will find the coin thief!'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''You hear that, everyone? My assistant will find the coin thief!'' |
| [[File:ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 02.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra learning what happened]] | | [[File:ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 02.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra learning what happened]] |
| (If players choose "Why would anyone steal coins?") | | (If "Why would anyone steal coins?" is chosen.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Why would anyone want to rob the dead?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Why would anyone want to rob the dead?'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''Isn't it obvious? The coins are used to pay me for passage across the Styx into the underworld.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''Isn't it obvious? The coins are used to pay me for passage across the Styx into the underworld.'' |
| (If players choose "Who do you think did it?") | | (If "Who do you think did it?" is chosen.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Do you suspect anyone here already?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Do you suspect anyone here already?'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''So many pass through, and honestly... you all look the same to me.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''So many pass through, and honestly... you all look the same to me.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Come on. Think.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Come on. Think.'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''Well... There was a [[merchant]] and a politician who acted strangely. They were the only ones not storming my dock.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''Well... There was a [[merchant]] and a politician who acted strangely. They were the only ones not storming my dock.'' |
| (If players choose "Leave - That's all for now.") | | (Leave – That's all for now.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll come back when I have news.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll come back when I have news.'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''I'd start looking in the [[Passage of Souls]], it's where the first coins went missing. Good luck.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''I'd start looking in the [[Passage of Souls]], it's where the first coins went missing. Good luck.'' |
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| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''How am I supposed to find anything in this dirty, horrible wasteland?'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''How am I supposed to find anything in this dirty, horrible wasteland?'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''You must be looking for your stolen coins.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''You must be looking for your stolen coins.'' |
| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''How do you know? Maybe you're the criminal who came to admire their handiwork.'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''How do ''you'' know? Maybe you're the criminal who came to admire their handiwork.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'm looking for the thief too, but I won't help with that attitude.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'm looking for the thief too, but I won't help with that attitude.'' |
| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''Fine. I've found nothing here myself, anyway.'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''Fine. I've found nothing here myself, anyway.'' |
| (If players choose "When did you last have the coins?") | | (If "When did you last have the coins?" is chosen.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''You must remember when you last had your coins.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''You must remember when you last had your coins.'' |
| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''Course I remember. I was walking through the valley with the rest and struck up conversation with a merchant. So arrogant! Still wearing his jewels and gold. Won't do much for him here. When I reached the docks, they were gone.'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''Course I remember. I was walking through the valley with the rest and struck up conversation with a merchant. So arrogant! Still wearing his jewels and [[gold]]. Won't do much for him here. When I reached the docks, they were gone.'' |
| (If players choose "Did you see anything suspicious?") | | (If "Did you see anything suspicious?" is chosen.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Did anything catch your attention?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Did anything catch your attention?'' |
| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''The merchant I spoke to... Seemed nervous. He asked if we really had to pay the ferryman. Perhaps his coins were already stolen.'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''The merchant I spoke to... Seemed nervous. He asked if we really had to pay the ferryman. Perhaps his coins were already stolen.'' |
| (If players choose "Leave - I have enough to go on.") | | (Leave – I have enough to go on.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I think I've got what I need.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I think I've got what I need.'' |
| Kassandra found a bunch of empty coin pouches in the skull of a huge beast. | | Kassandra found a bunch of empty coin pouches in the skull of a huge beast. |
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| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'm not dead, if that's what you mean. I'm searching for something.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'm not dead, if that's what you mean. I'm searching for something.'' |
| *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''Makes two of us. I'm looking for the coins I lost. They must be around here somewhere.'' | | *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''Makes two of us. I'm looking for the coins I lost. They must be around here somewhere.'' |
| (If players choose "When did you last have the coins?") | | (If "When did you last have the coins?" is chosen.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Think of when you last had them.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Think of when you last had them.'' |
| *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''I remembering wandering with the crowd of other people... We were all moving towards the dock—I don't remember where we came from. But as we reached this place, the crowd halted as a man, a politician I think, got up and addressed us.'' | | *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''I remembering wandering with the crowd of other people... We were all moving towards the dock—I don't remember where we came from. But as we reached this place, the crowd halted as a man, a politician I think, got up and addressed us.'' |
| (If players choose "Where did you lose your coins?") | | (If "Where did you lose your coins?" is chosen.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Where were you when you realized your coins were missing?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Where were you when you realized your coins were missing?'' |
| *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''At the dock. I was going to pay for the ferryman when I discovered they were gone.'' | | *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''At the dock. I was going to pay for the ferryman when I discovered they were gone.'' |
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| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Did you see anything strange during your travels?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Did you see anything strange during your travels?'' |
| *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''Only the politician. He was moving away from the docks, while everyone else was moving toward them.'' | | *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''Only the politician. He was moving away from the docks, while everyone else was moving toward them.'' |
| (If players choose "Leave – I have to go.") | | (Leave – I have to go.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I have to go.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I have to go.'' |
| *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''Good luck in your search.'' | | *'''Mortal Woman:''' ''Good luck in your search.'' |
| Kassandra continued searching the area, finding a [[dagger]] near a couple of opened chests. | | Kassandra continued searching the area, finding a [[Short blade|dagger]] near a couple of opened chests. |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''A dagger. Looks expensive. Must've been used to cut the coins out.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''A dagger. Looks expensive. Must've been used to cut the coins out.'' |
| Kassandra recovered the dagger and returned to the man she talked to earlier. | | Kassandra recovered the dagger and returned to the man she talked to earlier. |
| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''Any news of my coins?'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''Any news of my coins?'' |
| (If players choose "Do you recognize this dagger?") | | (If "Do you recognize this dagger?" is chosen.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I found this dagger. Remind you of anything?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I found this dagger. Remind you of anything?'' |
| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''A ha! That's what I felt! It nicked me when they cut the strings of my purse.'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''A ha! That's what I felt! It nicked me when they cut the strings of my purse.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''So did you see who did it?'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''So did you see who did it?'' |
| *'''Mortal Man:''' ''No, I was too focused on the politician addressing the crowd. Captivating man.'' | | *'''Mortal Man:''' ''No, I was too focused on the politician addressing the crowd. Captivating man.'' |
| (If players choose "Leave – I have enough to go on.") | | (Leave – I have enough to go on.) |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I think I've got what I need.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I think I've got what I need.'' |
| Kassandra returned to Charon at the docks, along with two men sitting on the ground. | | Kassandra returned to Charon at the docks, along with two men sitting on the ground. |
| *'''Charon:''' ''Finally! I was starting to worry you'd gotten lost.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''Finally! I was starting to worry you'd gotten lost.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I didn't think your kind were capable of worrying.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I didn't think ''your'' kind were capable of worrying.'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''There are many things you don't know about us. Like how impatient we are. Have you discovered who stole the coins?'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''There are many things you don't know about us. Like how ''impatient'' we are. Have you discovered who stole the coins?'' |
| (If players choose "Let's look at the evidence.") | | (If "Let's look at the evidence." is chosen.) |
| [[File:ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 05.png|thumb|250px|A worried politician]] | | [[File:ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 05.png|thumb|250px|A worried politician]] |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''So, the dead were robbed while a politician gave a speech. One witness thought he looked suspicious because he was wandering through the crowd. Away from the docks.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''So, the dead were robbed while a politician gave a speech. One witness thought he looked suspicious because he was wandering through the crowd. Away from the docks.'' |
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| *'''Kassandra:''' ''But, a rich merchant was asking about paying the toll. I found a nice dagger that must've cut the coins out. And I found a gold bracelet near the hole that hid the coins.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''But, a rich merchant was asking about paying the toll. I found a nice dagger that must've cut the coins out. And I found a gold bracelet near the hole that hid the coins.'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''The plot thickens...'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''The plot thickens...'' |
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| |-|The merchant stole the coins.= | | |-|The merchant stole the coins.= |
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| The merchant took out a coin pouch and threw it into the Styx. Charon walked up to the merchant in anger. Showing a nervous look, the merchant stepped back, only to bounce into Hades who appeared behind. | | The merchant took out a coin pouch and threw it into the Styx. Charon walked up to the merchant in anger. Showing a nervous look, the merchant stepped back, only to bounce into Hades who appeared behind. |
| *'''Charon:''' ''Hades... So nice to see you. Whatever brings you to my shore?'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''Hades... So nice to see you. Whatever brings you to my shore?'' |
| *'''Hades:''' ''I could hear this ruckus from the bowels of Tartaros. What is happening here?'' | | *'''Hades:''' ''I could hear this ruckus from the bowels of [[Tartaros]]. What is happening here?'' |
| The merchant turned around, only to be punched by Kassandra and knocked to the ground. | | The merchant turned around, only to be punched by Kassandra and knocked to the ground. |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''This man stole coins from the dead and then threw them into the river Styx.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''This man stole coins from the dead and then threw them into the river Styx.'' |
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| *'''Charon:''' ''They were sent here with the coins as law and tradition state. They deserve to be granted passage.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''They were sent here with the coins as law and tradition state. They deserve to be granted passage.'' |
| *'''Hades:''' ''Why don't we let our friend here decide their fate?'' | | *'''Hades:''' ''Why don't we let our friend here decide their fate?'' |
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| |-|The people should be granted passage.= | | |-|The people should be granted passage.= |
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| Hades pointed to the merchant who recovered. | | Hades pointed to the merchant who recovered. |
| *'''Hades:''' ''And what of him?'' | | *'''Hades:''' ''And what of him?'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''Feed him to your hounds.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''Feed him to your [[Hound of Hades|hounds]].'' |
| *'''Hades:''' ''I was hoping you'd say that.'' | | *'''Hades:''' ''I was hoping you'd say that.'' |
| |-|No coins, no passage.= | | |-|No coins, no passage.= |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''They don't have coins, so they can't pass.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''They don't have coins, so they can't pass.'' |
| *'''Hades:''' ''Well said. This man may have acted foolishly, but he will pay the price for that soon. Howerver, it is not our place to involve ourselves in the affairs of mortals.'' | | *'''Hades:''' ''Well said. This man may have acted foolishly, but he will pay the price for that soon. However, it is not our place to involve ourselves in the affairs of mortals.'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''As you wish.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''As you wish.'' |
| *'''Hades:''' ''Come, merchant. My hounds grow hungry.'' | | *'''Hades:''' ''Come, merchant. My hounds grow hungry.'' |
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| [[File:ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 09.png|thumb|250px|Hades "punishing" the merchant]] | | [[File:ACOD FoA ToH Death-Light Robbery 09.png|thumb|250px|Hades "punishing" the merchant]] |
| An energy began to engulf the merchant. Hades, using telekinesis, pulled the merchant to him and drew him into a portal on the ground. Hades then left the place. Charon turned to Kassandra. | | An energy began to engulf the merchant. Hades, using telekinesis, pulled the merchant to him and drew him into a portal on the ground. Hades then left the place. Charon turned to Kassandra. |
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| *'''Kassandra:''' ''I've done it before. I'll have to do it again.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I've done it before. I'll have to do it again.'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''For such a hopeless fleshing, you've come a long way.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''For such a hopeless fleshing, you've come a long way.'' |
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| |-|(If Charon is favorable towards the players)= | | |-|If Charon was on favorable terms with Kassandra= |
| *'''Charon:''' ''Now that Hades is gone, there's something you should have.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''Now that Hades is gone, there's something you should have.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you, Charon.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you, Charon.'' |
| *'''Charon:''' ''It's a shame you have to go. You've been a good assistant. I hope you find the answers you seek.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''It's a shame you have to go. You've been a good assistant. I hope you find the answers you seek.'' |
| Kassandra received a note from Charon. | | Kassandra received a note from Charon. |
| *'''A Note from Charon:'''<br/>''I am grateful for your help, but know the trials ahead won't be easy. Things are not always as they seem in the realm of Hades. Sometimes you must fight fire with fire, little fleshling.''
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| |-|(If Charon is favorable towards the players)= | | |Title=A Note from Charon |
| | |Text=I am grateful for your help, but know the trials ahead won't be easy. Things are not always as they seem in the realm of Hades. Sometimes you must fight fire with fire, little fleshling.}} |
| | |-|If Charon was not on favorable terms with Kassandra= |
| *'''Charon:''' ''This should help you in the rest of your journey.'' | | *'''Charon:''' ''This should help you in the rest of your journey.'' |
| *'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you, Charon.'' | | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you, Charon.'' |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *The name of the memory is a play on the phrase "daylight robbery", meaning a situation in which you have to pay far too much money for something. | | *The name of the memory is a play on the phrase "daylight robbery", meaning a situation in which one must pay far too much money for something. |
| *Regardless of which decision Kassandra chooses, the merchant is the culprit who stole the coins and reveals himself. | | *Regardless of which decision Kassandra chooses, the merchant is the culprit who stole the coins and reveals himself. |
| *Charon is favorable towards Kassandra if players accuse the right culprit or accuse the wrong one but then grant the people passage without payment. Charon is unfavorable towards Kassandra if players choose the wrong culprit and deny the people passage. | | *Charon is favorable towards Kassandra if players accuse the right culprit or accuse the wrong one but then grant the people passage without payment. Charon is unfavorable towards Kassandra if players choose the wrong culprit and deny the people passage. |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' | | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' |
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| {{ACODMemories}} | | {{ACODMemories}} |
| [[Category:Memories of Kassandra]] | | [[Category:Memories of Kassandra]] |
| [[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] | | [[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8.5]] |
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