- Kassandra: Answer with a weapon. Then there'll be no back-talk.
- Street Vendor: You have to think before you act. This is politics... however tempting it is to act on instinct.
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{{Memory Infobox | {{Memory Infobox | ||
| image = ACOD_Naxos_graffiti.png | | image = ACOD_Naxos_graffiti.png | ||
| description = ''The political situation between [[Naxos Island|Naxos]] and [[Paros Island|Paros]] was tenuous at best. Some outspoken individuals took to creating propaganda art against [[Myrrine]]'s rule, and she had had enough.'' | |||
| appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | | appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
| type = Side, World | | type = Side, World | ||
| source = [[Kassandra]] | | source = [[Kassandra]] | ||
| location = [[Ariadne's Fate]], [[Naxos Island]], [[Greece]] | | location = [[Ariadne's Fate]], [[Naxos Island]], [[Greece]] | ||
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Kassandra came across a case of propaganda attempting to undermine her [[Myrrine|mother]]'s rule of the [[Naxos Island|island]]. | |||
==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
After arriving in [[Naxos]]'s harbor, Kassandra went to the nearby ''[[agora]]'' and noticed a crowd leering over a defaced wall. She | After arriving in [[Naxos]]'s harbor, Kassandra went to the nearby ''[[agora]]'' and noticed a crowd leering over a defaced wall. She moved in to get a closer look. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''"Blood or | *'''Kassandra:''' ''"Blood or change—Phoenix must choose."'' | ||
A man with a burn scar on his left cheek | A [[Agellos|man]] with a burn scar on his left cheek spoke to her. | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''This "artist's" work is everywhere. Their dislike is as clear as water.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''This "artist's" work is everywhere. Their dislike is as clear as water.'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|They must be silenced.= | |-|They must be silenced.= | ||
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|-|They're just words.= | |-|They're just words.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''The work of a coward. If they meant it, you'd have a sword to your throat right now.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''The work of a coward. If they meant it, you'd have a sword to your throat right now.'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''You saw that | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''You saw that crowd—words are powerful. They're probably gossiping and plotting as we speak.'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''This rebel obviously wants attention. Someone should give it to them.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''This rebel obviously wants attention. Someone should give it to them.'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''I had a similar thought. And I think that someone could be you.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''I had a similar thought. And I think that someone could be you.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me where they are and I'll put an end to this.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me where they are and I'll put an end to this.'' | ||
The man | [[File:ACOD The Writing's on the Wall - Kassandra Agellos Graffiti.png|thumb|250px|Kassandra and Agellos discuss the graffiti]] | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''See the pigment of the paint, it's a rare color and I only know one artist who chooses to use it. Last I heard he lives in a cave at the [[Routsouna Waterfall|Routsouna waterfall]].'' | The man pointed to the graffiti. | ||
(If | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''See the pigment of the paint, it's a rare color and I only know one artist who chooses to use it. Last I heard [[Lichas|he]] lives in a cave at the [[Routsouna Waterfall|Routsouna waterfall]].'' | ||
(If "What else are the messages saying?" is chosen.) | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Is the rest of this "art" as subtle?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Is the rest of this "art" as subtle?'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''More of the | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''More of the same—death threats. The dust in Naxos must settle, or Phoenix will be killed and replaced as {{Wiki|archon}}.'' | ||
(If | (If "Why is the artist angry?" is chosen.) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I know artists are sensitive, but something really made this one mad.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I know artists are sensitive, but something really made this one mad.'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''The city thinks [[Peloponnesian War|war]] is | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''The city thinks [[Peloponnesian War|war]] is coming—and they're not wrong. But they're certain that Phoenix is the one driving us toward disaster.'' | ||
(Leave | (Leave – "I'll hunt them down.") | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll stop them.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I'll stop them.'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''We cannot answer their threats with violence of our own. That'll add more fuel to the fire.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''We cannot answer their threats with violence of our own. That'll add more fuel to the fire.'' | ||
Kassandra | Kassandra sighed. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''If that's what you want.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''If that's what you want.'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''It is what she wants. Phoenix wants to fight for the | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''It is what she wants. Phoenix wants to fight for the people—not against them. Just stop them making anymore art.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''If you consider this "art".'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''If you consider this "art".'' | ||
The merchant | The merchant returned to his stall and Kassandra begun to investigate the paintings around the ''agora''. She looked at the ground beneath the first one. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''This came from whatever wrote this message. I'll take it to the art merchant.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''This came from whatever wrote this message. I'll take it to the art merchant.'' | ||
She | She passed by the merchant and went to the ''{{Wiki|colonnade}}'' behind his stall. Inside, a crowd was studying the graffiti vandalized over the mural. She walked through them and examined it. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''There's some hair stuck in the paint. Maybe from the brush the artist used? I'd better ask Agellos.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''There's some hair stuck in the paint. Maybe from the brush the artist used? I'd better ask Agellos.'' | ||
She then went out opposite it and across the agora to find | She then went out opposite it and across the agora to find one more attracting a crowd. Kassandra approaches it. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''This color looks strange. I should ask the art merchant where the artist could have got it.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''This color looks strange. I should ask the art merchant where the artist could have got it.'' | ||
Kassandra | Kassandra returned to Agellos to inquire about what she discovered. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I have some things to ask you.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I have some things to ask you.'' | ||
Agellos | Agellos stretched. | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''Go on, it's the slow season.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''Go on, it's the slow season.'' | ||
(If | (If "What are these fragments?" is chosen.)<br /> | ||
Kassandra | Kassandra showed him the rocks. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I found these rock fragments near the graffiti. Do you recognize them?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I found these rock fragments near the graffiti. Do you recognize them?'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''That, my friend, is {{Wiki|Emery (rock)|Emery}}. Used for various artistic endeavors. Won't give the pottery as good of a shine in that state though.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''That, my friend, is {{Wiki|Emery (rock)|Emery}}. Used for various artistic endeavors. Won't give the pottery as good of a shine in that state though.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Emery? The rock? Is it found on Naxos?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Emery? The rock? Is it found on Naxos?'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''It's mined from the Routsouna waterfall.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''It's mined from the Routsouna waterfall.'' | ||
(If | (If "Who has bought this pigment?" is chosen.) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''This pigment is only used in the graffiti. Has anyone been buying this from you?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''This pigment is only used in the graffiti. Has anyone been buying this from you?'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''Hmmm, I do remember a man asking about this color now that you mention it.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''Hmmm, I do remember a man asking about this color now that you mention it.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Just him?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Just him?'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''Yes from what I remember. I didn't have any when he asked. He seemed impatient and asked if anyone else sold it.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''Yes from what I remember. I didn't have any when he asked. He seemed impatient and asked if anyone else sold it.'' | ||
(If | (If "What is this hair from?" is chosen.) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''I found this hair stuck in the paint of the graffiti. Does it mean anything to you?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''I found this hair stuck in the paint of the graffiti. Does it mean anything to you?'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''Many artists here on Naxos use wild animal hairs to form the bristles on their paint brushes.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''Many artists here on Naxos use wild animal hairs to form the bristles on their paint brushes.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''What animal is this hair from?'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''What animal is this hair from?'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''It's too long to be a [[deer]]. I've heard that some thrill-seekers like to get hairs from the [[bear]]s that live on the island. They're mad if you ask me, but artists are an unusual sort.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''It's too long to be a [[deer]]. I've heard that some thrill-seekers like to get hairs from the [[bear]]s that live on the island. They're mad if you ask me, but artists are an unusual sort.'' | ||
( | ("I have to go.") | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you.'' Errosso. | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Thank you.'' Errosso. | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''Maybe you'll buy something next time.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''Maybe you'll buy something next time.'' | ||
Kassandra found and entered the cave at Routsouna Waterfall and discovered a crack in the | [[File:ACOD The Writing's on the Wall - Kassandra Finding Lichas.png|thumb|250px|Lichas confronted by Kassandra]] | ||
Kassandra found and entered the cave at Routsouna Waterfall and discovered a crack in the wall leading to a secret chamber. | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''There's that artist, found you.'' | |||
At the bottom, she found the propagandist, [[Lichas]], practicing his drawings. | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''There you are. I've been looking for you.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''There you are. I've been looking for you.'' | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''Who's "I"?'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''Who's "I"?'' | ||
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*'''Lichas:''' ''You're here to kill me.'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''You're here to kill me.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''That's up to you.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''That's up to you.'' | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''Please, ''[ | *'''Lichas:''' ''Please, ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]''! Phoenix is a ''great'' leader—tell her I said that! I'm just the hand, not the mind.'' | ||
(If | (If "Why write messages you don't believe?" is chosen.) | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Then you're a gutless sheep. You write what you don't believe.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Then you're a gutless sheep. You write what you don't believe.'' | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''I didn't know it would go this far.'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''I didn't know it would go this far.'' | ||
("Tell me what happened.") | |||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me why you did it.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''Tell me why you did it.'' | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''I was commissioned! A contract from soldiers. They have power! ''You'' try defying people like that.'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''I was commissioned! A contract from soldiers. They have power! ''You'' try defying people like that.'' | ||
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*'''Kassandra:''' ''And look where it got you.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''And look where it got you.'' | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''I'll stop now, I promise! Not another word!'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''I'll stop now, I promise! Not another word!'' | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|Threaten | |-|Threaten – Good, or you're dead.= | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''If you don't, you'll make an easy kill.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''If you don't, you'll make an easy kill.'' | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''No more graffiti. I promise!'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''No more graffiti. I promise!'' | ||
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*'''Lichas:''' ''I do, ''misthios'', I do.'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''I do, ''misthios'', I do.'' | ||
</tabber> | </tabber> | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''Here, my [[Trade Goods|contract]]—see for yourself!'' | |||
*'''Lichas:''' ''Here, my contract | :'''Artist Contract'''<br>''This contract describes the hiring of an artist by the archons to paint propaganda on Naxos.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''We're finished here.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''We're finished here.'' | ||
*'''Lichas:''' ''You won't hear from me again!'' | *'''Lichas:''' ''You won't hear from me again!'' | ||
Alternatively, Kassandra killed him there and then. | |||
Alternatively, Kassandra | ---- | ||
(If players returned to the merchant Agellos.) | (If players returned to the merchant Agellos.) | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''You're back.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''You're back.'' | ||
Kassandra | Kassandra sighed. | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''It was just a boy. Some archon paid him to do it.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''It was just a boy. Some archon paid him to do it.'' | ||
*'''Street Vendor:''' ''The young are so impressionable these days. They're always looking for ways to make a name for themselves like the {{Wiki|Greek Heroic Age|heroes of old}}. I'm glad it's over.'' | *'''Street Vendor:''' ''The young are so impressionable these days. They're always looking for ways to make a name for themselves like the {{Wiki|Greek Heroic Age|heroes of old}}. I'm glad it's over.'' | ||
*'''Kassandra:''' ''So that's one obstacle down. But they're a drachma a dozen here.'' | *'''Kassandra:''' ''So that's one obstacle down. But they're a drachma a dozen here.'' | ||
==Outcome== | |||
Kassandra discovered the young artist responsible for the propaganda against Myrrine. She confronted him and was able to prevent him from creating more. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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{{ACODMemories}} | {{ACODMemories}} | ||
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[[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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:05, 13 May 2026
The Writing's on the Wall was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description[edit | edit source]
Kassandra came across a case of propaganda attempting to undermine her mother's rule of the island.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
After arriving in Naxos's harbor, Kassandra went to the nearby agora and noticed a crowd leering over a defaced wall. She moved in to get a closer look.
- Kassandra: "Blood or change—Phoenix must choose."
A man with a burn scar on his left cheek spoke to her.
- Street Vendor: This "artist's" work is everywhere. Their dislike is as clear as water.
- Kassandra: The work of a coward. If they meant it, you'd have a sword to your throat right now.
- Street Vendor: You saw that crowd—words are powerful. They're probably gossiping and plotting as we speak.
- Kassandra: This rebel obviously wants attention. Someone should give it to them.
- Street Vendor: I had a similar thought. And I think that someone could be you.
- Kassandra: Tell me where they are and I'll put an end to this.
The man pointed to the graffiti.
- Street Vendor: See the pigment of the paint, it's a rare color and I only know one artist who chooses to use it. Last I heard he lives in a cave at the Routsouna waterfall.
(If "What else are the messages saying?" is chosen.)
- Kassandra: Is the rest of this "art" as subtle?
- Street Vendor: More of the same—death threats. The dust in Naxos must settle, or Phoenix will be killed and replaced as archon.
(If "Why is the artist angry?" is chosen.)
- Kassandra: I know artists are sensitive, but something really made this one mad.
- Street Vendor: The city thinks war is coming—and they're not wrong. But they're certain that Phoenix is the one driving us toward disaster.
(Leave – "I'll hunt them down.")
- Kassandra: I'll stop them.
- Street Vendor: We cannot answer their threats with violence of our own. That'll add more fuel to the fire.
Kassandra sighed.
- Kassandra: If that's what you want.
- Street Vendor: It is what she wants. Phoenix wants to fight for the people—not against them. Just stop them making anymore art.
- Kassandra: If you consider this "art".
The merchant returned to his stall and Kassandra begun to investigate the paintings around the agora. She looked at the ground beneath the first one.
- Kassandra: This came from whatever wrote this message. I'll take it to the art merchant.
She passed by the merchant and went to the colonnade behind his stall. Inside, a crowd was studying the graffiti vandalized over the mural. She walked through them and examined it.
- Kassandra: There's some hair stuck in the paint. Maybe from the brush the artist used? I'd better ask Agellos.
She then went out opposite it and across the agora to find one more attracting a crowd. Kassandra approaches it.
- Kassandra: This color looks strange. I should ask the art merchant where the artist could have got it.
Kassandra returned to Agellos to inquire about what she discovered.
- Kassandra: I have some things to ask you.
Agellos stretched.
- Street Vendor: Go on, it's the slow season.
(If "What are these fragments?" is chosen.)
Kassandra showed him the rocks.
- Kassandra: I found these rock fragments near the graffiti. Do you recognize them?
- Street Vendor: That, my friend, is Emery. Used for various artistic endeavors. Won't give the pottery as good of a shine in that state though.
- Kassandra: Emery? The rock? Is it found on Naxos?
- Street Vendor: It's mined from the Routsouna waterfall.
(If "Who has bought this pigment?" is chosen.)
- Kassandra: This pigment is only used in the graffiti. Has anyone been buying this from you?
- Street Vendor: Hmmm, I do remember a man asking about this color now that you mention it.
- Kassandra: Just him?
- Street Vendor: Yes from what I remember. I didn't have any when he asked. He seemed impatient and asked if anyone else sold it.
(If "What is this hair from?" is chosen.)
- Kassandra: I found this hair stuck in the paint of the graffiti. Does it mean anything to you?
- Street Vendor: Many artists here on Naxos use wild animal hairs to form the bristles on their paint brushes.
- Kassandra: What animal is this hair from?
- Street Vendor: It's too long to be a deer. I've heard that some thrill-seekers like to get hairs from the bears that live on the island. They're mad if you ask me, but artists are an unusual sort.
("I have to go.")
- Kassandra: Thank you. Errosso.
- Street Vendor: Maybe you'll buy something next time.
Kassandra found and entered the cave at Routsouna Waterfall and discovered a crack in the wall leading to a secret chamber.
- Kassandra: There's that artist, found you.
At the bottom, she found the propagandist, Lichas, practicing his drawings.
- Kassandra: There you are. I've been looking for you.
- Lichas: Who's "I"?
- Kassandra: Phoenix sent me. To find and stop the "artist." You.
- Lichas: You're here to kill me.
- Kassandra: That's up to you.
- Lichas: Please, misthios! Phoenix is a great leader—tell her I said that! I'm just the hand, not the mind.
(If "Why write messages you don't believe?" is chosen.)
- Kassandra: Then you're a gutless sheep. You write what you don't believe.
- Lichas: I didn't know it would go this far.
("Tell me what happened.")
- Kassandra: Tell me why you did it.
- Lichas: I was commissioned! A contract from soldiers. They have power! You try defying people like that.
- Kassandra: I would. I'm not spineless.
- Lichas: Misthios, I'm a poor artist! The Archon promised drachmae I've never dreamed of!
- Kassandra: And look where it got you.
- Lichas: I'll stop now, I promise! Not another word!
- Kassandra: If you don't, you'll make an easy kill.
- Lichas: No more graffiti. I promise!
- Kassandra: You made a mistake. A big one. As long as you own up to it.
- Lichas: I do, misthios, I do.
- Lichas: Here, my contract—see for yourself!
- Artist Contract
This contract describes the hiring of an artist by the archons to paint propaganda on Naxos.
- Kassandra: We're finished here.
- Lichas: You won't hear from me again!
Alternatively, Kassandra killed him there and then.
(If players returned to the merchant Agellos.)
- Street Vendor: You're back.
Kassandra sighed.
- Kassandra: It was just a boy. Some archon paid him to do it.
- Street Vendor: The young are so impressionable these days. They're always looking for ways to make a name for themselves like the heroes of old. I'm glad it's over.
- Kassandra: So that's one obstacle down. But they're a drachma a dozen here.
Outcome[edit | edit source]
Kassandra discovered the young artist responsible for the propaganda against Myrrine. She confronted him and was able to prevent him from creating more.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
-
Lichas painting in his cave -
The cave where the artist resides.
