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My quintenary sandbox.


==Status==
My quinary sandbox. :)
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==Navboxen==
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|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Master Thief of Anbar - A New Beginning - Taking Flight - Baghdad Bound - Follow Nur's Lead - Contact the Rebels - Zeroing In - Jailbreak - A Delicate Alliance - First Order - Old Wounds - Fire and Wisdom - House of Wisdom</span>
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''Tales of Baghdad'''
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|<span style="color:#e3830a">Holy Mission - Leap of the Faithful - A Life's Work - Blade In The Crowd, Tool In The Shed</span>
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|<span style="color:#e3830a">The Exile's Plan</span> - <span style="color:#e3830a">Battle at the Wall</span>
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! style="background:#F1D3F1; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''Apocalypse'''''
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''Sequence 1'''
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|<span style="color:#34df19">Bitter Conduct - Chasing the Rabbit - Seek and Do Not Destroy - Bombs Away</span>
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''Sequence 2'''
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|<span style="color:#34df19">The Mission - Fear and Loathing in the Valley - Hold the Fort! - Another World</span>
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''Sequence 3'''
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|<span style="color:#34df19">Snakes Get Madder - Into the Dark - The End (BOV) - The Fall of Man</span>
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| style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''Those Who Are Treasured'''''
|colspan="2" style="background:#C91F37; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;"|'''Main game'''
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">No Rest For the Misthios - Not All Treasure Should Be Found - A Message Delivered - Power Corrupts All - A New Horizon</span>
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxmhjIY3sAM End of the Line] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsywY3pRVS0 The Yokai] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udAZfz3rMHg The Tournament] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrGNSaCSvJw Yamabushi Imposters] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR_rHoiFf-8 The Winter Raiders] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwuK8-gaEjs The Hunters of Kyonyo] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98Sxxg7dC18 The Pirate Alliance]
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|Side quests
|colspan="2" style="background:#C91F37; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;"|'''Post-launch'''
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">A Kind of Treasure Hunt</span>
|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsRmrR38kOc The Lesson] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8PQU2MNRk4 A Puzzlement] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvrwklABkLw Teach a Dog New Kicks] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D6kOecaJgA Headucation] • [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=la9bwaNKLYg Battle of the Bests]
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! style="background:#1acdd6; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''Ravensthorpe'''
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|Petra
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">Archery Contest</span>
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|Tarben
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Baker's Plaint</span>
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! style="background:#1acdd6; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''World Events'''
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |Norway
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|Rygjafylke
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Plight of the Warlock</span>
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! style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |England
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|Essexe
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">The Boar with the Golden Nose - The Gleewoman - The Prodigy</span>
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|Grantebridgescire
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">Degolas the Beautiful - The Doom Book of Cats - The Infinite Noise of Men< - The Walloper - Winchell the Robesfree</span>
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|Ledecestrescire
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">A Skald's Lament - Skal to Your Wealth - The Twit Saga, Part I</span>
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|Lincolnscire
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">King of Shitsby - Little Victories - Stray Naps - The False Ealdormancy - The Ignominious Bandit - The Twit Saga, Part II</span>
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| style="background:#1acdd6; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''DLC'''''
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| style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''Oskoreia Festival'''''
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">Hunting for Honor {{c|Homeward - An Honorable Death - Riding for Glory - Veiled Threats}} - A Measure of Respect</span>
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| style="background:#1acdd6; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''Dawn of Ragnarok'''''
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| style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''Main Quests (short)'''''
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">Seeking Shelter - Crystal Cave</span>
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| style="background:#1b1b24; font-size:100%; color:#ffffff;" |'''''Smida'''''
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|<span style="color:#ff3030">Hár Smida (Gullnamar) - Gullinbursti Smida (Vangrinn) - Draupnir Smida (Vangrinn) - Gungnir Smida (Svaladal) - >Mjolnir Smida (Svaladal) - Skidbladnir Smida (Svaladal)</span>
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Non-canon memories:
*Defensive Position (alternate assassination for Yaita Wakasa)
*The Jounin Pillow Book (Katsuhime romance)


*Red (#ff3030) links mark the memories not transcribed at all or those which I'm still working on.
==Move to the floating convos==
*Orange (#e3830a) links mark the memories partially transcribed, i.e. those with choices or those without descriptions, only dialogue.
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*Green (#34df19) links are fully transcribed but not yet incorporated into the respective pages.
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Arch in Wakasa|Text=Arch of stone in sea<br>Looking to rock and alcove<br>To hold its treasure}}
*Fully transcribed items that have been incorporated are removed from the list.
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.''
==Mirage==
===Main memories===
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=====The Master Thief of Anbar=====
*'''Nehal:''' ''I hear what you are saying, Basim. But you paint a portrait of a world that cannot exist.''
*'''Basim:''' ''That is where we disagree.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''There it is. The Winter Palace. Come, this way.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Right behind you.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Here. Let us wait for nightfall.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There. A second glyph is lit.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Does where you stand not awaken fond memories?''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the River in Wakasa|Text=Slithering river<br>Cradles the harvest to come<br>Reviving the ruins}}
*'''Basim:''' ''Not so long aog we were counting our spoils up here under the cover of night, just like this.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''The stakes were lower then.''
*'''Basim:''' ''And so too was the prize.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Well, before you claim your prize you will first have to reach it. And as far as I can see, that will take some creativity.''
*'''Basim:''' ''We could always try the front gate.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''You will have to let me know how that goes for you.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Where are you going?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''I've had a clever thought. If your mind is absent of one, you should perhaps follow mine.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Wait!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.''
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The Hidden Ones need a chest stolen. Jasib spotted guards taking it with them to the Winter Palace. The content of the chest is still unknown, but if the Caliph is involved, it is certainly worth the risk.
 
Nehal knows how to get into the palace, but there might be other ways to quietly sneak into this heavily guarded palace.
 
LOOK FOR ways to infiltrate the palace.
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*'''Nehal:''' ''It is dark enough. Come.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Another glyph. I wonder who wrote the riddles?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Fastening yourself to my tail, Basim? Very sensible.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I know how you hate to be alone.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''I saw some guards, just that way.''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Waterfall in Omi|Text=Cascading waters<br>Within the arms of Mount Peak<br>A secret laid bare}}
*'''Soldier 1:''' ''... and then roasted, stuffed lamb. Oh, yes.''
*'''Soldier 2:''' ''Lentils with lime sauce, pomegranates and lemon. I can taste it now.''
*'''Soldier 1:''' ''Shh! I heard something. A low roar.''
*'''Soldier 2:''' ''Indeed! My stomach!''
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*'''Soldier 3:''' ''Have you seen the guests? Such odd costumes.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I feel the ornament reacting. There must be another glyph nearby.''
*'''Soldier 4:''' ''Keep your mouth shut. You'll only invite trouble talking like that.''
*'''Soldier 3:''' ''Why dress that way, is all I'm asking. It's not festival time.''
*'''Soldier 4:''' ''IThey are here to meet the Caliph about the chest that arrived this morning. Which, need I remind you, is none of our concern.''
*'''Soldier 3:''' ''Are you not curious?''
*'''Soldier 4:''' ''Even if I am, it will not break my focus.''
*'''Soldier 3:''' ''Well, it has broken mine.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Ah, good. This door may lead us inside.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Not without a key it won't.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Hmm. Have a look around.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Palace Orders|Text=The Caliph has been summoned for an important meeting. I have been made aware of no details, but I must ensure the palace is adequately staffed and that patrols are increased. Double the presence on the roof and station two guards for every room he and the visiting party will pass through. Secure all entrances. No one is allowed in or out until after the meeting ends.}}
*'''Naoe:''' ''There.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Have a short nap. But not too short.''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Tide in Omi|Text=Resting by the shore<br>Rocked to sleep by Biwa's waves<br>Near glades and lumber}}
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Any luck finding a key?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.''
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*'''Soldier 5:''' ''The Caliph appears unsettled. An unruly son is not helping matters.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
*'''Soldier 6:''' ''The young man is eager. It's his first time in the palace, is it not? Let him wander, I say. Cater to his needs. This meeting is supposed to be brief, after all.''
*'''Soldier 5:''' ''Here they are. Come.''
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*'''Soldier 5:''' ''Through there. The Caliph awaits you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Got it.''
*'''Soldier 6:''' ''They have arrived, Mawlay (my lord).''
*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''Out. All of you. I am to meet with them alone.''
*'''Abu 'Abdallah:''' ''Father, let me stay!''
*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''Take him.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Looks heavy. We'll never get it out of the palace.''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Mists in Omi|Text=Mists of Azuchi<br>A land lost within the lake<br>Where cats become lords}}
*'''Basim:''' ''Then I will just have to take what is inside.''
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*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''Gentlemen. Welcome. Everything is in order.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.''
One of the Order members opens the chest to check its contents.
*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''I understand this means a great deal to you. Rest assured, it will be well protected here.''
*'''Masked Figure:''' ''We will accept nothing less. We will carry out our work and return to you when we are ready. Be prepared, Caliph.''
The Order members turn to leave.
*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''Ah, might I see it once? The contents? If we are to guard this with our lives we should know--''
One of the figures approaches the Caliph threateningly.
*'''Masked Figure:''' ''You saw nothing of this. You say nothing. Do you understand?''
*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''Y-yes, of course. Perish the idea.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Now is our chance.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Someone is coming.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament's leading me closer.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''This way. Looks quiet.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That's six glyphs in total. We're getting somewhere.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''I never thought I'd set foot in here. Just look at these arches. You could chisel off a piece and sell it for a hoard of gold. You didn't happen to bring a pickaxe did you?''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Watchtower in Omi|Text=Tress try to hide it<br>Under a watchtower's gaze<br>Saikoji awaits}}
*'''Basim:''' ''I will keep it in mind for the next time we break into a palace.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''All right, Basim. Open. Snatch. Run.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There's a glyph nearby. My ornament's reacting to it.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim, hurry!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''(quick exhale)''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament feels alive!''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''One step closer to opening the strange door.''
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*'''Male voice:''' ''dű-duàs hnomná arhzmr mnàæ gnsàsi hm més hr r n marhmid''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Sky in Wakasa|Text=Between two rivers<br>Edging forest and heaven<br>Closest to the sky}}
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*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''Give me that!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.''
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*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''No! La!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
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*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''Do you have any idea what they will do to me?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''All right, ornament. Show me the way.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Please, I -- I am sorry.''
*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''This... This is your fault.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Stop'' [sic] ''Please... !''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
*'''Al-Mutawakkil:''' ''You thieving little rat!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''No...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Making good progress.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Run!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal, wait!''
*'''Abu 'Abdallah:''' ''Father?...''
*'''Soldier 7:''' ''Get that boy!''
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*'''Soldier 8:''' ''Ring the bell! The Caliph is dead!''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Ship in Wakasa|Text=A shattered mountain<br>Down Wakasa and Tamba<br>The great ship waiting}}
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*'''Basim:''' ''What ... what have we done?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal ... she just... What was she thinking? I need to find her. She would have gone back home.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament's leading me closer.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Another glyph.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''No. Stop this. Please! What do you want from me?''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Silence in Tamba|Text=A Path of Silence<br>Leading wanderers to dive<br>Far into themselves}}
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*'''Basim:''' ''(labored breathing)''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament feels alive!''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Calm! Calm, Basim.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Not quite. Are you well?''
Basim nodded.
*'''Roshan:''' ''Good. Because I need you to tell me about ... this.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I do not know what you mean.''
They overhear noise coming from outside.
*'''Soldier:''' ''Search over there.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Tell me what happened. Silence is not your ally here.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Ten glyphs illuminated. We're close to getting answers.''
*'''Basim:''' ''It is not silence. I cannot explain what I saw. That object. It did something to me. I was ... somewhere else. Cold. And frightened. Before I knew it, the Caliph had his hands around my neck. I ... it was an accident, I did not mean for ... just wanted to help.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''We need to get you out of here. I have a boat at the western docks.''
*'''Basim:''' ''What? No, I-I cannot leave. I need to find Nehal.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Stop and think, Basim. The Caliph's guard is searching for his murderer. A young thief of your description. They will not stop until they have found you. And when they do, it will not be a prison they throw you into. It will be a shallow grave. I am giving you a second chance. Take it.''
Roshan left.
*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal ... Dervis ... they are all in danger!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The soldiers are hunting all who look like me.''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Stone in Tamba|Text=By Kameyama<br>A stone's heart cracked wide open<br>Tada miner's dream}}
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*'''Soldier:''' ''We are not to show mercy, men. Is that clear?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I can't be far now.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I will not be safe for certain if I do not lose these guards.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''One step closer to opening the strange door.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim. Basim! Avert your eyes.''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Sakura in Yamashiro|Text=Yamazaki looms<br>In spring over tree and pink<br>Beacon of petals}}
*'''Basim:''' ''(scream)''
*'''Nehal:''' ''There is nothing we could have done.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nothing? If the Caliph were alive, this would not have happened!''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Watch where you point your blamey little finger, Basim. It was your idea to steal from the palace. All so that you could impress your cunning friends. I saved us.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You killed them! You did this!''
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*'''Soldier:''' ''It came from over there.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I hope I never see you again.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This thing's getting louder.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''All of them dead ... when it was me they sought to punish. I ... I... I cannot be here. I cannot.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''According to the glyphs on the door, this is the second last to light up. One more to find.''
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*'''Soldier 9:''' ''Stop. Is it him?''
{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Lost in Yamashiro|Text=Water lost the way<br>On edge of Ogura Pond<br>Waiting for the fall}}
The soldier dragged Basim and shoved him towards another soldier, who took a good look at his face.
*'''Soldier 10:''' ''I think so.''
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*'''Soldier 9:''' ''Good enough.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Move!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament's leading me closer.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''What are you doing?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That should be all the glyphs illuminated. Now to see what's behind the big strange door.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Don't think.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Here we go.''
=====A New Beginning=====
Alamut
Two months later
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*'''Basim:''' ''A new day. Another test. I should get back.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll tell Kinu and Kane getting the statue back to the Hideout is part of their training.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''If you do not have faith in yourself, then who will?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''These objects are blunt. Brutal. Who used them?''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''There you are. Are you ready?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke would love this naginata. He has nothing like it.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I... I think so.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Put yesterday out of your mind. It has no bearing on today.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Get dressed and we can begin.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Where did these come from? They definitely weren't made here.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Go on, Basim. Like we practiced.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Look at this tanto! Amazing. It's coming with me.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, master.''
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*'''Novice:''' ''You look strong today, Basim! Keep training!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Look at this bronze. What would Heiji think of it?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Steady, Basim. Steady.''
{{IUNote|Title=Beware, Seeker|Text=The light that guards this cave is not of this world. It's born of a flame that can't be extinguished... not easily, anyway. If you've come seeking treasure, I've left some things behind. Take them, and forget about this place.<br>If you've come seeking answers, be careful. The light listens. It bends the mind, and it does not forgive. Such places were never meant for mortals. Trust me.<br><br>- Your friend, Kassandra.}}
*'''Roshan:''' ''Leap! Now!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This Kassandra... she's powerful.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, master!''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''I've seen enough. We will try again tomorrow.''
*'''Kassandra:''' ''Farewell, seeker.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What is this? I know I heard her, but... am I going mad?''


*'''Basim:''' ''I felt fine.''
;Blade of Yumminess
*'''Roshan:''' ''I can see it in your body. You lose focus too easy. The Leap of Faith is a crucial step on your path to initiation. It is one of the Brotherhood's first and most sacred rites. To perform it successfully, you must first center your mind, body and spirit. Embrace the fear. Quiet it. Find the stillness. And let go.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, Master.''
{{IUNote|Title=Blade of Yumminess Clue|Text=Beneath the watch of Akaiwa, the earth hides what a greedy eye cannot claim. Where the eagle's shadow meets the rising sun, seek stone hidden from wind and from rain.}}
*'''Roshan:''' ''Let's return to the camp.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''May I ask you something?''
{{IUNote|Title=Guard of Yumminess Clue|Text=Where stars watch over Yuasa, seek beneath the pilgrim's path. Past shrine laterns guarding dusk lies a stone neither prayed nor seen.}}
*'''Roshan:''' ''You may.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Back in Anbar, at the palace, I witnessed a meeting between the Caliph and five masked men. Order members. The Caliph was meant to protect the object they discovered, but he knew nothing of their plans for it. He did not even know them by name. How does the most powerful man in Baghdad bend such a fearful knee to the faceless?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''The Order has held dominion over such men and their empires for centuries. By convincing them of their truth, that they are the natural arbiters of the world. The Caliph was but their puppet, and the same will be true of whomever succeeds him. The entire Caliphate is under their influence.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Basim, speak with Fuladh and see if he needs any help. We will continue your training later.''
{{IUNote|Title=Handle of Yumminess Clue|Text=Below the gaze of Onyu Pass, waters conceal a treasure for the fearless. Seek the pool where sunlight never goes and shadows drift deep.}}
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, master.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Have you seen Mentor Rayhan in camp?''
{{IUNote|Title=[[wikt:鞘#Noun|Saya]] of Yumminess Clue|Text=Where knowing walls stand older than memory and glyphs shimmer with power, fate hides the way. A sequence opens a doorway for those who seek truth.}}
*'''Hidden One:''' ''He is preparing to receive the Tahirid emissary, master.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Thank you.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Good day, Tabid!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. This blade sure feels like a powerful one. And I taste something... legendary.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Hello, Basim.''
 
*'''Basim:''' ''What troubles you?''
 
*'''Tabid:''' ''Truthfully, I am frustrated. The Order has only grown stronger in Baghdad since the death of the Caliph. And we are stuck on this mountain.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Mentor Rayhan surely knows what he is doing...''
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*'''Tabid:''' ''Maybe I should trust more.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Caro. You are near. Can you feel it? It is the sins of your past, given form.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''How is Nur the brave eagle?''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''So. She helped him.''
*'''Nur:''' ''Will he fall or will he soar?''
*'''Portuguese swordsman:''' ''Yes, senhor. It was a bloodbath, and she was nowhere to be found.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You will soar, ya sadeeqi (my friend)! Insha' Allah! (God wills it!)''
*'''Caro:''' ''Didn't expect the giant to be the one that gave her a voice. Like a wagon following the donkey.''
*'''Nur:''' ''Thank you. We have a similar spirit, you know?''
*'''Basim:''' ''What gave you that idea?''
*'''Nur:''' ''One of the Banu Musa was angry at you and you were unfased. Remember?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I did not touch his hammer.''
*'''Nur:''' ''You refused to apologize for something you did not do. I respect that. Stubborn like me!''
*'''Basim:''' ''I have been called worse.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Have you seen Fuladh in camp?''
*'''Caro:''' ''Speak of the devil.''
*'''Nur:''' ''I have seen him speaking to Ahmad near his office.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Araka Lahiqan (See you later)!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''How are these fine animals, ya khaiyal (horse-keeper)?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You will answer for what you did.''
*'''Horseman:''' ''Hale and healthy!''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''You speak as if we know each other personally.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Are they native to this area?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We do.''
*'''Horseman:''' ''They came with us ten years ago, when we set up our camp. Zul-Janah was born here.''
*'''Basim:''' ''She is a beautiful horse. Thank you for introducing us.''
*'''Horseman:''' ''Take care, ya sadeeqi (my friend)!''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''I may get back to you on this.''
*'''Yasuke's mother:''' [breathes]
*'''Ahmad:''' ''Of course!''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Ah, what is this in the corner ... here? A small design?''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''It is my signature. So you know that I created this and not Al-Hasan or worse, Abu Jafar!''
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*'''Ahmad:''' ''I jest, you understand? Wada'an! (Farewell!)''
*'''Yasuke's mother:''' (grunts)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It's all right, mama.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''Ah, Basim. How are you?''
*'''Duarte de Melo:''' [grunts]
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''Yes, Enkidu! Food is coming! He is intelligent. And intelligence is supposed to rhyme with patience! Reminds me of someone...''
*'''Duarte:''' ''Senhor Caro.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Have you been speaking to Master Roshan?''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Have patience... Be kind to your progress.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will take this to heart. Roshan asked me to come see you?''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Ah, yes! Rebekah needs leather strips. Can you fetch those from the store-room?.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I shall, Fuladh.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Araka Lahiqan! (See you later)!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That is not it.''
*'''Duarte:''' [laughs]
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*'''Basim:''' ''It's hard to find anything in here.''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''Who sent you?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No-no one, senhor Caro. No one.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''No, that is not a strip of leather.''
*'''Yasuke's mother:''' (cries)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Please! W-we saw nothing! We saw nothing!''
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{{IUNote|Title=Don't forget the feathers|Text=Fuladh,<br><br>Be sure to remind the Bureaus in Baghdad to return every bloodied feather and mission report to Alamut. Each feather is a victory; they must be collected and chronicled, not consigned to the heap of history. This is not mere ceremony. Future generations of Hidden Ones will look to our records for guidance. Our past must instrucct out future, it cannot be erased. <br><br>- Mentor Rayhan}}
*'''Yasuke:''' (screams) ''Mother!'' (cries) ''Mama...''
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*'''Tahirid emissary:''' ''These forces within the Caliphate are beginning to pur pressure on us.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Is of your own choosing.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''Forces? You mean the Order, Aban.''
*'''Tahirid emissary:''' ''I... can only speak of what I know, ya sadeeqi. The Caliph wishes to nullify the rebels and if you persist in giving them support... we cannot assure you protection from any ... Caliphate response.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''The rebels supply us with information in Baghdad. Without them, we are blind.''
*'''Tahirid emissary:''' ''Be that as it may, Governor Muhammad is very commited to showing that he can end this rebellion swiftly.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''I do not doubt that.''
*'''Tahirid emissary:''' ''I came to warn you. Things are moving fast in Baghdad. You may have to act sooner than expected.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''I hear you, Aban.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''So the Tahirids who govern these lands are the only thing standing between Alamut and a full scale attack. A fragile peace. How long will it last?''
*'''Portuguese soldier:''' ''Intruder!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''How does construction go?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Mama...''
*'''Worker:''' ''Ah, it is taking longer than we expected, ya sayyidi (sir). Mentor Rayhan is a wise man but he speaks of this mountain as if it was destined that we build here. We have patience and follow his guidance.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Master Roshan tells me I must not be in a hurry to rush back to Madinat as-Salam (The City of Peace).''
*'''Worker:''' ''I would not hurry at all. Baghdad is ... different now. It is very dangerous.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Let Me Go|Text=Azadeh,<br><br>They tell me you are still searching. Still chasing rumor and calling my name. The woman you pursue is dead and that name is buried with her. I am Roshan. Daughter of none. Sister of many. I drown my pain in brotherhood. You can have no part in this fellowship, for the cause is cruel to our kin and I will not see you hurt.<br><br>Turn back, old friend. Seek me no more.}}
*'''Assassin:''' ''Go!''
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{{IUNote|Title=The First Blade|Text=Dear Roshan,<br><br>I have enclosed with my letter a rare find: an ancient sketch of a Hidden Blade, the very first. You see it's title: Xerxes's Bane. This was the weapon of Darius. I know not if our famous ancestor ever returned to his beloved Persia after his betrayal, but I thought I would return this etching of his blade to his native shores, and to you.<br><br>- Itamos of Greece}}
*'''Caro:''' ''Diogo?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Yasuke.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Rebekah?''
*'''Nuno Caro:''' ''It was necessary. I had to set an example to the others. Your mother's death taught everyone how I felt about insubordination. Everyone except you, it seems.''
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Basim, Basim ... are you just wandering the camp aimlessly now?''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, I have this leather for you. Will it do?''
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''Apparently, you've moved past the wooden swords. I protested, but Roshan insisted.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is uncommon for a corpse to talk this much.''
*'''Caro:''' ''So, what do you want, Diogo? Revenge? It will get you nothing, I'm afraid. We have the regalia already.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Not for long. We will make sure of it.''
*'''Caro:''' ''"We?" Diogo. I was sent here because no one else in my organization cared enough. And look what I accomplished. Look around you, Diogo. Everything you see here is mine. This land, its resources, its people. You should understand that better than anyone.''
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''Here is your dagger.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Put a hundred, a thousand men between us, Caro... there is no difference. You are welcome to watch them all die.''
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''And your sword. I am proud to have worked on them.''
*'''Caro:''' ''My friends. The bounty for escaped slaves will be honored today. But only dead.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Run. It will serve you no use.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Kill him so we can focus on what really matters!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This blade has character!''
*'''Caro:''' ''Kill him. Remind him of his place.''
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Why would I make anything less than unique?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am in your debt. I was not expecting new weapons today!''
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Repay me by using them on the Order. Make them feel the sharpness of its character!''
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''Roshan said you had further training today? Show her that new sword of yours!''
*'''Caro:''' ''There he is. Men, you will not fail me like the others. Do you hear me, Diogo? You cannot win.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I look forward to it!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I have hunted greater warriors than you.''
*'''Caro:''' (screams)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You cannot hide from me, Caro.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Diogo. You need to let it go, dear boy.''
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*'''Novice:''' ''Blessings upon you, Basim.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Hah! Over here, Diogo.''
*'''Basim:''' ''How does training go, ya sadeeqi (my friend)?''
*'''Novice:''' ''Nur showed me a new way to grip my knife and it has improved my accuracy greatly! If you throw it just so, it sails through the air swift and true! Shall I remind you how to use a knife?''
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*'''Novice:''' ''Ya ilahi! (My God!) Well done!''
*'''Caro:''' ''Stay away, Diogo! Let us settle this like civilized men.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You know nothing of civility.''
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*'''Novice:''' ''You have inspired me to train harder!''
*'''Caro:''' (screams)
*'''Basim:''' ''This is the way, ya sadeeqi (my friend)!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You talk too much.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum, ya sayyidi. (Peace be upon you, sir).''
*'''Caro:''' ''Killing me won't bring your mother back, Diogo. Think!''
*'''Worker 2:''' ''Wa 'alaikum as-salam! (And peace be upon you!)''
*'''Basim:''' ''I was out in the mountains earlier and the sight of Fortress Alamut filled me with awe.''
*'''Worker 2:''' ''Mentor Rayhan told us to take inspiration from nests the eagles construct in the Alamut peaks.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I can see the influence. Wada'an. (Farewell.)''
*'''Worker 2:''' ''Rafaqaka Allah! (May God accompany you!).''
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*'''Basim:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum, ya sadeeqi. (Peace be upon you, my friend).''
*'''Caro:''' ''No more. You win, Diogo.''
*'''Worker 3:''' ''Wa 'alaikum as-salam! (And peace be upon you!) Did Fuladh send you?''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, he did not.''
*'''Worker 3:''' ''You're not here to help move these rocks?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am quite sure that was not me.''
*'''Worker 3:''' ''I do not mean to be rude but I have no time to talk. I must figure this out.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will leave you to it, then.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Good work. Until tomorrow.''
*'''Caro:''' (gasps) (pants) ''You win. Please, Diogo.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Basim. Time for combat training.''
*'''Caro:''' (screams)
*'''Basim:''' ''I was surprised when Rebekah handed me this. Is a sword not a coarse weapon for a Hidden One?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''As Hidden Ones, we must become proficient with a number of weapons. You never know how a fight will escalate. Anyone can wield a sword. But how will you use it?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am here to learn that, master.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Are you truly here?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Well... yes. I believe so.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''You are here in body but are you here in mind and soul?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Is this ... a riddle?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''No. It is the difference between life and death.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Make sure you target and circle around me. Never turn your back on your opponent.''
*'''Caro:''' (breathes)
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*'''Roshan:''' ''What are you doing? Are you trying to get stabbed in the back?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''After you killed my mother, I kept my desire for vengeance in my heart. In the same place I once held thoughts of her. It kept me alive. Nourished me. To get to you today.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Then... it's yours. Vengeance. Not that it will bring her back.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is no longer mere vengeance I want.''
*'''Caro:''' ''Then what is it? What is this all about?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A declaration of war. Against the Templar Order.''
*'''Caro:''' ''You are serious? My God, you're serious. What makes you think you can win?''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Yes, better! Show me your quick stabs first.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Because we are united in the defense of our home. This country... so shaken with strife. The people are victims to it. But together, they will be unstoppable. We will be unstoppable. We live by this code. And it is because of my league that I know what I must do.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Good.<br>Yes.<br>Excellent!''
*'''Caro:''' ''And what does killing me prove?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That no one is untouchable. That even you are just one blade of grass in a withering field. And when you die, no one will remember you. Your death will only ever be a message to your compatriots. One that says you should fear us.''
*'''Caro:''' ''We will hunt you down. My group will send everything at you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''After they find what is left of you, they may think twice. You may start praying now.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''There are times when we must put more force into our attacks to cause more damage. It was leave you exposed, so time it properly! Now go!''
*'''Caro:''' ''This isn't over. It's the beginning, in fact. The beginning of your end.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is done...''
*'''Caro:''' ''Declaring war on the Templars. A fool's errand. Goodbye, Diogo.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''That's it!<br>Come in strong!<br>Excellent!''
*'''Caro:''' (gurgles)
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Now, for defense. You can parry the attacks of your opponent. After a few sucessful parries your opponent will be stunned. Try to parry my attacks.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''My name...''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Yes.<br>That's good.<br>Excellent!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''... is Yasuke.''
 
===The Lesson===
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Some attacks cannot be parried, and must be dodged instead. Prepare yourself!''
*'''Bandit:''' ''Ah! It's Meiran! Take him!''
*'''Meiran:''' ''Not these bandits again! They are the bane of my existence!''
*'''Bandit:''' ''You will never escape us!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''My friend Junjiro is at the temple. I must go there in case more of these outlaws decide to attack.''
*'''Meiran:''' ''You go ahead. I will make my way there as fast as I can.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Interesting.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Good work.<br>That's the way.<br>Well done.''
*'''Junjiro:''' ''Over here!''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Now, let us try a free fight together. Use what you've learned.''
*'''Meiran:''' [breathes]
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*'''Roshan:''' ''That took me by surprise. Well done.''
*'''Monk:''' ''Finally, he is here.''
*'''Pilgrim:''' ''It is time for us to learn the ways of bojustsu.''
*'''Junjiro:''' (gasps)
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Some attacks cannot be parried, and must be dodged instead. Prepare yourself!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I do not trust him.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Why don't you go. I will stay and see what his lessons are worth.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Agh! Take that!''
*'''Junjiro:''' (grunts)
*'''Roshan:''' ''Where did that come from?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And keep an eye on Junjiro.''
*'''Junjiro:''' (grunts)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''At least he looks like he will have some fun.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hmm...''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''We are done for today, Basim.''
*'''Student:''' ''Shall we fight together?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Why must we stop? I learn nothing from failing.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Let's go.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''True learning requires action and stillness in equal parts. You have made the action. Now, seek the stillness. Do not rush your training. Be patient. Failure is a part of progress. Think on these words and come back better.''
*'''Student:''' ''I will not hold back.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, master, I will.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Good. See you later.''
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*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''Ahmad will soon go back to the House of Wisdom. I fear he may end in a middle of a snakes' nest.''
*'''Student 1:''' ''You fight well!''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''I know how close you are to your brother. We shall learn more soon. Then we can act.''
*'''Basim:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum, Abu Jafar.''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''It is Ahmad.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ahmad. My apologies.''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''Do not worry. Come and warm yourself by the fire.''
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Our brother Ahmad is leaving us tomorrow.''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''To Baghdad. The House of WIsdom.''
*'''Basim:''' ''The House of Wisdom?''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''We have been working there, my brothers and I, for years. I still have some things to work on. Science waits for no one. And I will fulfill my duty as a Hidden One by becoming your eyes and ears among the scholars.''
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''Fuladh, tell Basim the story of the feather.''
*'''Student:''' (breathes)
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Our tradition of the feather comes from Egypt. They represent the feathers of Ma'at. The feathers of the heron were dipped in the blood of the targets. These would be left for the Lord of the Duat to judge. It is important we remain humble and know our place in the process. We are messengers of justice and not the final judges.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Keep training and soon you will be a master of the bo, I am sure.''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Will anyone help me on patrol tonight?''
*'''Student 2:''' ''Hello?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will come with you, Nur. I must get my body moving if I am to warm up tonight.''
*'''Nur:''' ''I am grateful. Let us go.''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Are you coming, Basim? Leave the stories for later!''
*'''Student:''' ''Are you ready to spar?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yes. It is time.''
*'''Student:''' ''Good, good.''
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*'''Rebekah:''' ''We have not had a messenger from Samarra in quite a while.''
*'''Monk:''' ''Be gentle with me.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''May I speak to you in confidence?''
*'''Student:''' (breathes)
*'''Nur:''' ''You know you can.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You fight well for a novice.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I overheard Mentor Rayhan speaking to an emissary earlier... Mentor Rayhan asked if we may come under attack for dealing with rebels in Baghdad? Are we safe here in Alamut?''
*'''Nur:''' ''I do not know ... but I pity the people who attack this nest of eagles!''
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*'''Nur:''' ''How goes the watch?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe Meiran can suggest another challenge.''
*'''Sentinel:''' ''Nothing happened at all on Alamut and I am so hungry. We did not make it to the main canyon.''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Excellent. We will start there. Thank you.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Come, Nur. Follow me!''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Are you looking forward to your initiation?''
*'''Meiran:''' ''Remember, young lady, you do not need to get in close. Better to strike from afar.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes. It feels like I have been preparing my whole life for this.''
*'''Nur:''' ''I could not sleep the night before my ceremony. From excitement and a small bit of fear, if I am to be honest.''
*'''Basim:''' ''We all fear the unknown, but a greater unknown awaits on the other side of initiation.''
*'''Nur:''' ''You speak of the Order?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I see them as monsters from a tale: hiding in dark corners, down dark alleys.''
*'''Nur:''' ''The difference is that the Order is real.''
*'''Basim:''' ''What do they want?''
*'''Nur:''' ''They want to control Baghdad. They want power.''
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*'''Nur:''' ''This is Muhja.''
*'''Monk:''' ''Bandits! Bandits are attacking the temple!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Magnificent.''
*'''Nur:''' ''Soon, you shall have one of your own!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Fuladh introduced me to an eagle named Enkidu. He said we have much in common. And ... not in a complimentary way.''
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*'''Nur:''' ''She sees something. Follow me!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I must defend the temple.''
*'''Monk:''' ''Meiran! They've come for your silver!''
*'''Bandit leader:''' ''Kill them all! Take their silver!''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Shh. Quietly, Basim.''
*'''Pilgrim:''' ''The bo master is unstoppable!''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Find a place to hide...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''More of them.''
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*'''Mercenary:''' ''What is this place?''
*'''Naoe:''' [breathes]
*'''Mercenary:''' ''We must be nearing their camp. We have the element of surprise.''
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*'''Mercenary:''' ''Be ready.''
*'''Mercenary:''' ''Stop making so much noise!''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Quickly.''
*'''Meiran:''' ''It seems you have taken something from my lessons beyond mastery of bo combat. Now, excuse me. I must pray.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am behind you!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''They deserve your prayers.''
*'''Nur:''' ''We must strike fast!''
*'''Meiran:''' ''I don't pray for them. I pray for me.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Agreed!''
 
===The Yokai===
Rumors of yokai plague these lands. A monk-turned-demon-hunter needs help to uncover the truth of these monstrous tales.
 
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*'''Nur:''' ''We must wait for the right moment...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Even as a child I never believed in ghost stories. People do much worse things than we can even imagine.''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Do not make a noise...''
*'''Mamushi:''' ''I have heard all the stories. I investigated each and every one. And always, there is a logical explanation.''
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*'''Mercenary:''' ''You are done for! Prepare for hell!''
*'''Mamushi:''' ''I am old and tired. You are young and strong. I give the last of these rumors to you. Prove to yourself, and everyone else, there are no yokai!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am no Yokai hunter, but if I come across any in my travels, you will be the first to know.''
*'''Mamushi:''' ''Come back when all the rumors of yokai are dead.''
 
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*'''Nur:''' ''Yes! Show no mercy!''
*'''Taka Nyudo:''' (growls)
*'''Chitose:''' ''Help!''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Not like the wooden targets, is it?''
*'''Chitose:''' ''Thank you. He was a monster. He had fire in his eyes.''
*'''Basim:''' ''It is not that. This sword...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Our eyes can play tricks when we fear for our lives.''
*'''Nur:''' ''What of it?''
*'''Chitose:''' ''Fear opens eyes wide to see death up close.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Mercenaries from Baghdad use these weapons.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do you have somewhere safe to go?''
*'''Nur:''' ''We must warn the others.''
*'''Chitose:''' ''I've been following the wind, you see. It carries a name on its back. Mamushi...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Mamushi. I've been helping him disprove some myths.''
*'''Chitose:''' ''Fear surrounds him. Many tales of ghosts and demons. I have a tale of my own to tell him. Thank you for your kindness.''
 
Oshiroi Baba
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*'''Oshiroi Baba:''' [wails]
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''That did not sound... human.''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Mercenaries from Baghdad.''
*'''Oshiroi Baba:''' [wails] ''Ichiro-o-o! You are dead... and now I am alone...''
*'''Roshan:''' ''How do you know?''
*'''Nur:''' ''Basim recognized the make of the sword. I believe him.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''Bring him in.''
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*'''Rayhan:''' ''How do you know these men were from Baghdad?''
*'''Oshiroi Baba:''' [screams]
*'''Basim:''' ''Growing up on its streets, I have seen their weapons many times ... and closely.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Behind every mercenary is a man who gave them their orders.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''Yes, and we must act if we are to learn who that is. We will return to Baghdad, seek Ali ibn Muhammad's help.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Ah, of course. Sahib az-Zanj? (Chief of the Zanj?) He is a dangerous and delusional fool.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''Maybe so ... but he is one of our only allies in Baghdad. We need him and we need his men.''
*'''Nur:''' ''I will go back to Baghdad.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''Go to Ali. Find out if the Order sent those men.''
*'''Nur:''' ''I will.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''Waffaqaka Allah (May god grant you success).''
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*'''Basim:''' 'Waffaqaka Allah. (May god grant you success.)''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Oshiroi Baba! I know nothing of Ichiro. I do not want to hurt you.''
*'''Nur:''' ''Wada'an. (Goodbye.) Araka Lahiqan!''
*'''Obaba:''' (laughs) ''What did you call me? Oshiroi Baba? I am no yokai, you fool!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I do not think so. But everyone in the village does.''
*'''Obaba:''' ''Idiots! But now I see you clearly. You are not my husband's killer. He was much smaller.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Well, you're scaring the villagers. Go home and get some rest. Drink some tea.''
*'''Obaba:''' ''You are kind. I'm sorry I attacked you.''


=====Taking Flight=====
Yuki Onna
*'''Novice:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum (Peace be upon you), Basim!.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I must see Al-Hasan. He awaits me.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Yuki-Onna, the snow woman. They say to kiss her icy lips is to know love one moment, and death the next.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum (Peace be upon you), Rebekah!''
*'''Woman:''' ''A visitor? You must be cold. Join me inside. Let me warm you.''
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Wa 'alaikum as-salam (And peace be upon you), Basim. What a slow and boring day...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Did you not know that I have been called to be initiated?''
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Oh? We are really initiating anyone now!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Where's this all coming from?''
*'''Rebekah:''' ''Oh, calm down! I am well aware this is the great day of Basim. Waffaqaka Allah! (May God grant you success!)''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Al-Hasan!''
*'''Yuki Onna:''' ''I don't want to fight. Come, have some tea instead.''
*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''Wrong again. It's Abu Jafar.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I apologize. What are you reading?''
*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''The works of a poet named Arib al-Ma'muniyya. Tabid was kind enough to lend it to me. I would recommend her highly. Now, if I may continue.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Of course. I will leave you to it.''
*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''Basim, go see my brother Al-Hasan. You remember who he is, yes?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''It is strange, Al-Hasan. My head is clamer than I believe it would be. I thought I would be a stormy sea inside, but I am calm and quiet.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''She was beautiful, but her heart was made of ice.''
*'''Al-Hasan:''' ''Because you have dedicated yourself to your training and left nothing to chance.''
 
Suika no Bakemono
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*'''Al-Hasan:''' ''Here, Basim. You have earned this. It is a great honor. I suspect you understand that.''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''Do not interfere, stranger. The fate of our melon harvest is about to be decided.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Roshan and the others are waiting for me. Wada'an (Farewell) ... and thank you, Al-Hasan.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That depends on the sky and not the sword, does it not?''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''For generations the Suika family has waged battle with the Makuwauri melon clan. And for generations the harvest of the champion has prospered.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Both harvests cannot be prosperous?''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''Insanity! Which is your favorite? The delicious suika, or the mediocre makuwauri?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I enjoy the suika more. They are crisp and refreshing.''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''A very wise choice. And now, prepare to defend them with your life!''
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*'''Novice:''' ''I wish I could just look into the cave for a moment ... to see what is there.''
*'''Suika no Bakemono:''' ''You fought well! The title of "Melon Lord" goes to the suika!''
*'''Novice:''' ''There is one thing I do know about today's ceremony. Basim will leave the cave a little lighter than he went in!''
*'''Novice:''' ''Oh, do not be wicked! This is a big day for him.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Good day, Tabid! What are you busying yourself with?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Definitely no yokai here. Just two farmers with a fiery passion for... melons.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Have you heard about Iltani? One of the first of our founders. She assassinated Alexander the Great with an ingenious poison. I have attempted to recreate it from historical records... Iltani has taught me that no enemy is untouchable ... no matter how powerful they appear!''
 
*'''Basim:''' ''Thank you for this lesson.''
Kappa
*'''Tabid:''' ''Waffaqaka Allah!''
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*'''Novice 3:''' ''I would be honored to be called to initiation. I must work harder to become worthy of it. I feel I am making no progress at all!''
*'''Kappa Taku:''' (growls) ''Shirikodama! Hungry!''
*'''Novice 4:''' ''The road to initiation is long and very hard. We must take it a day at a time.''
*'''Kappa Rei:''' (growls) ''Closer! We are going to eat...''
*'''Novice 3:''' ''Ah, patience again! A more difficult art than sword combat!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They look like Kappa. And they definitely smell like Kappa.''
*'''Kappa Taku:''' ''You'll never catch us. You're too slow and fat!''
*'''Kappa Rei:''' ''And when you get tired and fall, we're going to eat you for dinner.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum! (Peace be upon you!)''
*'''Girl:''' (yelps) ''Please don't hurt us! We made a deal with the thieves! We scare people away from their camp for food.''
*'''Novice 5:''' ''Wa 'alaikum as-salam (And peace be upon you), Basim! I did not see you there. How was it?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Just children. I actually believed you were Kappa! I feel foolish.''
*'''Basim:''' ''If I may? If you swing through your target, it my give you more power to strike.''
 
*'''Novice 5:''' ''Thank you.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''How are you feeling?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Bird cries from a warrior. Could this be a Daitengu?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ready to make the leap!''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''I wish you to know it has been an honor to waatch you walk your path as a Novice ... and as a man.''
*'''Daitengu:''' (caws) ''Mortal wanderer. Do you seek honor in the clash of steel? Or do you flutter by like a leaf on the breeze? Do you see your reflection in my blade? Or do you wear a mask to protect your soul?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am grateful to you for leading the way before me.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''I am honored. Come. Your new robes await.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I always wanted to cross blades with a Daitengu. This was just a man who talks like a bird.''
 
Return to Mamushi
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''Ah, they suit you well. Come, it is time.''
*'''Chitose:''' ''I am spawned from the dread of mortals. Your fear makes me stronger.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''How did you feel on that day so long ago?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''In the end... Mamushi was wrong. Yes. Yokai.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''I felt afraid! My palms were slick with sweat and my knees were shaking.''
 
*'''Basim:''' ''I can not imagine you being afraid.''
===The Tournament (Shadows)===
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Allow me to share a secret with you on this important day... To have courage means to act in the midst of feeling great fear.''
Naoe and Yasuke receive an invitation to a formidable and secret fighting arena in Yamato.
 
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Basim ibn Is'haq. Ar you ready to leave your life behind and walk the path of shadows?''
*'''Gyoji:''' [breathes] ''That is everything. Please consider my proposal.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Are you ready to give up who you once thought you were, ready to sacrifice everything you held close?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Never forget the tenets you have sworn to uphold. Stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent. Hide in plain sight. Never compromise the Brotherhood. Then out of the dark, you will come into the light.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''And from the light, you will return to the dark.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Sounds like I have found the fighting tournament. People here are quite... uninhibited.''
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*'''Rayhan:''' ''Basim ibn Is'haq, you now follow in the eagle's path.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''You came!''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Welcome, Hidden One. You have died and been reborn. Now, fight me ... as your equal.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Victory to Lord Unkai!''
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*'''Nur:''' ''Sa'iduni! (Help me!)''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Nur! Do not strain... Save your strength.''
*'''Lord Unkai:''' [scoffs] ''Gyoji!''
*'''Roshan:''' ''He traveled unprepared. Left Baghdad in a hurry.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Here. Drink.''
*'''Nur:''' (coughing) ''Ali ... he is gone ... they took him in the night.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''They?''
*'''Takao:''' ''Nothing like bloodshed to warm the soul. And some tasty sake.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''The Order.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Bring him to my tent.''
*'''Woman:''' ''Your first fight is against Lady Masago? You may as well leave now.''
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*'''Rayhan:''' ''If Ali is gone, we are blind. The Order has put a fog over Baghdad and their movements.''
*'''Man:''' ''Lady Masago's naginata has reach. Bide your time, then strike!''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''We must go to Baghdad.''
*'''Rayhan:''' ''Roshan, Basim, go with Fuladh. Leave at once.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Basim, we shoudl keep moving.''
*'''Lady Masago:''' ''Unkai gave me purpose. No one will take that from me.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I would like to look around first, if I may? Baghdad and its surroundings call to me.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Very well. But do not be long. There will be much to do once we reach Harbiyah.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Look for a lattice-covered courtyard near Shari's mosque. That is where Nur was gathering his information. That is where we will be.''
 
=====Baghdad Bound=====
*'''Basim:''' ''Now, where does my heart take me?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Such familiar sights. Greetings once again, Baghdad. Show me what I have missed.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Lady Masago is no more! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''So this is a Hidden Ones Bureau. I expected some sort of hovel.''
*'''Byakko:''' ''Back to work. Clean this up!''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''So Bureaus are. Others can be fitted with gold trim. Wherever space we settle, all that's important is that our occupancy remains a secret.''
*'''Basim:''' ''We certainly have that here. Have you found anything helpful?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Nothing hinting at Ali's whereabouts. However, Nur was in contact with someone named Beshi. A name I recognize as one of Ali's closest allies within the rebel collective. He's a dock worker at the upper harbor. See if he's in the area. He may have something to tell us about Ali's disappearance.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''I have found something!''
*'''Takao:''' ''You could lend a hand, you know.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''It seems Nur mapped out this very district. Marked the factories area to the north.''
*'''Byakko:''' ''Where did you find your challenger?''
*'''Basim:''' ''What is there?''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''You have your secrets, I have mine. Keep your head down. We are not free yet.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''The rebels sympathizers. If Nur visited this area for any reason, it is worth following up on.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Understood.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''These are not strong leads, but they are a start nonetheless. Fuladh and I will see what more we can uncover.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Be careful.''
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*'''Man:''' ''Lord Suguru's blade tears through flesh. Like a knife through water. The sharpest I have ever seen.''
=====Follow Nur's Lead=====
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*'''Basim:''' ''Is there anythong more you can tell me about the Shari' district? Why would it be of interest to Nur?''
*'''Kitsune:''' ''Tea, Lord Hokuto? Or something stronger?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''The people there are in quiet support of the rebels. Common folk. Workers. Merchants. Come to think of it, Nur did make mention of a new contact. A merchant. It may be this merchant dwells in Shari', among the dyeing leather factory workers.''
*'''Lord Hokuto:''' ''Bring me your finest umeshu.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will keep an eye out for a stall.''
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*'''Dervis:''' ''Just a moment.''
*'''Lord Suguru:''' ''Look upon my blade, and see your death staring back.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Dervis...''
*'''Dervis:''' ''Basim! Azeezi! (My dear boy!) I thought you were dead.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I feared the same.''
*'''Lord Suguru:''' ''Bask in my blade's glory.''
*'''Dervis:''' ''What are you doing here? You... Your clothes... You are one of them now? How?''
*'''Basim:''' ''A Hidden One. Under Roshan's guidance.''
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*'''Dervis:''' ''Forgive me, this is all too much.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Lord Suguru is sheathed! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
Dervis sat down.
*'''Dervis:''' ''When I did not find you among the dead, I hoped that somehow you had escaped. I spent many nights praying for your life, praying that you had found safety. Today, Allah has answered me.''
Basim sat down on another chair.
*'''Basim:''' ''I am not worthy of your prayers.''
*'''Dervis:''' ''What happened that night was not your doing. It was the doing of evil men. You know this. It is why you have chosen to walk this path. It is why I have found my way to Baghdad. Ali ibn Muhammad is brash and sees himself a great hero of prophecy. I loathe the man, but we fight a common enemy. One I must help defeat if my soul is to one day rest.''
*'''Basim:''' ''So it is true. You are the rebel merchant who was helping Nur.''
*'''Dervis:''' ''What has become of him?''
*'''Basim:''' ''He clings to life, but he is safe among our people. I am to continue his work and hunt Baghdad's oppressors. Ali was helping Nur get closer to one such man, but as you may know, he has since disappeared.''
*'''Dervis:''' ''He hasn't disappeared. He has been captured. A fate shared by many rebels of late.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Do you know where he is being held?''
*'''Dervis:''' ''He was taken to the Khurasan Gate Guardhouse, but that was weeks ago.''
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*'''Dervis:''' ''You even leave like they do.''
*'''Takao:''' ''Clean fast, clean fast!''
*'''Basim:''' ''It is good to see you again.''
*'''Dervis:''' ''Just watch yourself. You may be in better hands, but I am still a nagging old man. And Basim... If you ever are feeling a little ... thievish, come see me. I could use your help. For a good cause, of course.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This is the outpost Ali was taken to.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''Still have your doubts?''
*'''Byakko:''' ''In you? Yes. In the new challenger? Time will tell.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''That is the question. For all our sakes.''
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*'''Soldier 1:''' ''I saw that before. Are you and the scribe ever going to play nicely along together?''
*'''Kitsune:''' ''Are you thirsty, Lady O-Sen?''
*'''Soldier 2:''' ''Not likely. The man thinks he can let loose his tongue just because of his rank. If he gets in my way again I will kill him myself.''
*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Get out of my sight, you little beast.''
*'''Soldier 1:''' ''And who will record the prisoners then? You? You cannot fasten your own bracers, let alone write.''
*'''Soldier 2:''' ''If it means we rid ourselves of his blithering, I will happily learn.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That one looks like a scribe.''
*'''Man:''' ''I lost mon betting on Lord Suguru, I'm glad to see him gone. Let's hope Lord Hokuto fares better.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I will hold on to that for you.''
*'''Man:''' ''To survive Lord Hokuto, stay out of his reach. Or it'll be your last mistake.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This looks like a scribe's quarters.''
*'''Lord Hokuto:''' ''Look upon me and be crushed.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''A list of prisons, all paired with different marks.''
*'''Lord Hokuto:''' ''You won't like how this ends.''
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*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! Lord Hokuto has been toppled! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
=====Contact The Rebels=====
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*'''Beshi:''' ''We are brothers, all. Side by side we stand. And should one man fall, it is the one beside him who picks him up. We have been cut down. Divided. But here we remain. And so long as we draw breath, this fight will continue. So whet your blades. Pray to Allah for his guiding hand. For today, I see a great victory on the horizon.''
*'''Takao:''' ''How am I supposed to move him? He's huge!''
*'''Basim:''' ''That may be Beshi rallying those men.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Are you Beshi?''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''For a moment there, I was worried.''
*'''Byakko:''' ''The giant one is impressive. I might even place a bet on him.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I am with Nur. You knew him, yes?''
*'''Woman:''' ''You fight Lady O-Sen next? Well... you had a good streak.''
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*'''Beshi:''' ''I knew him... Last I saw he was being chased from the city. Does he live?''
*'''Kitsune:''' ''This is the best tea I've ever made. It will calm your nerves!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Barely. But he is safe.''
*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Nerves? Fine.''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Stubborn bastard. What do I call you?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Basim.''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Very well, Basim. Have you a blade other than that butter knife you carry? You may fancy yourself something bigger just now.''
*'''Basim:''' ''For what? Are you setting off to find Ali?''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Not quite yet. These are only half my men. The rest are being held at the harbor further up the road.''
*'''Basim:''' ''There may be too few of us to wage an attack. If you want to save your men, our approach should be a cautious one. I will go, quietly. Have these men lie in wait and escort those we free.''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Your kind all think the same way. But it is a sound plan.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Get to the docks. Find Beshi.''
*'''Man:''' ''Lady O-Sen will poison you the first chance she gets. Be prepared!''
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{{IUNote|Title=New Orders|Text=A complication has arisen in my acquisition of laborers from the West, and I expect to be short on men until the matter is resolved.<br><br>For the time being, any rebels you intercept are to be spared and imprisoned. I will orchestrate their removal, use the able-bodied and dispose of them shortly thereafter. Rest assured your compensation will increase.<br><br>- Al-Ghul}}
*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Taste the poison of my blades.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That is the last. I must regroup with them.''
*'''Lady O-Sen:''' ''Embrace death.''
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*'''Beshi:''' ''You are a hound, Basim!''
*'''Lady O-Sen:''' [roars]
*'''Basim:''' ''I am only doing my part. Together we will see the end of what ails this city.''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Look no further than Al-Ghul. The man only spoken of and never seen.''
*'''Basim:''' ''What can you tell me about him?''
*'''Beshi:''' ''He takes enemies of the Caliphate and makes them dig in the desert. Prisoners. Rebels. Laborers. In search of what, I do not know. These men were captured with Ali weeks ago and were destined to perish beneath the sands.''
*'''Rebel:''' ''Not Ali. He's been taken elsewhere. They marked and separated us. Ali was in another group. They wanted to question him about ...''
The rebel turned to face Basim.
*'''Rebel:''' ''You. And your friends.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Can you show me this marking?''
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*'''Beshi:''' ''What are you thinking?''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''It's a match! O-Sen has poisoned her last foe!Victory to Yasuke the Giant!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ali and Nur got close enough to Al-Ghul that he took notice. If we find Ali, he can lead us to Al-Ghul.''
*'''Beshi:''' ''It is but one path. There may be another. I will go where these men were being sent to dig and pose as a captive.''
*'''Rebel:''' ''Are you mad?''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Only stubborn. Here, take this.''
Beshi gave Basim a bronze token.
*'''Basim:''' ''What do I do with it?''
*'''Basim:''' ''It is a Khidmah Token. Those who understand its value will do what is in their power to help. I will send these men to regroup at the watermill on the northern outskirs. A rebel stronghold. You are welcome there.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Waffaqaka Allah.''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Baraka Allah feek. (May God bless you.)''
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*'''Takao:''' ''Careful! Poison may still be on the blades.''
=====Zeroing In=====
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*'''Basim:''' ''Roshan and Fuladh will want to hear of these developments.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''It all comes down to this.''
*'''Byakko:''' ''We've been here before. Or have you forgotten?''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''We must have faith in our fighter. I can feel it.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''If I were in Ali's position I would do the same. An army is only as powerful as its weakest soldier.''
*'''Man:''' ''Next, you face Lord Unkai. Do anything you can to stop him from drinking. The more drunk, the more fearsome!''
*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''As-salamu 'alaikum, Basim!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Wa 'alaikum as-salam, Ahmad. How was your journey?''
*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''I am Abu Jafar.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Right. My apologies.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Is there a problem?.''
*'''Lord Unkai:''' ''Finally. A worthy foe.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Not yet. But we've discovered Ali was brokering a deal with Nur to supply the rebels with resources in exchange for his help.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''The Order is a thorn in his side, yes, but Ali has his sights set on the Caliphate. He will want us to honor this deal.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''What news do you bring?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Our target is Al-Ghul. He uses prisoners and laborers to dig around Baghdad. Ali and some of his men were captured and marked. With Beshi's help I freed them, but Ali had been taken elsewhere for questioning.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''One of the rebels showed me his mark. If this list of captives is correct, Ali was sent to the Damascus Gate Prison.''
*'''Lord Unkai:''' ''I give my opponents a fair fight. Do you?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Where are these rebels now?''
*'''Basim:''' ''A watermill on the northern outskirts.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''I will meet with them. See what more I can learn about this deal. Find Ali.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''The Damascus Gate Prison is the most well-guarded prison in Baghdad. This will prove to be no small challenge, Ican tell you. I will scout ahead. Meet me near the prison's front gate.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''I – I can't believe it! It's a match!'' (laughs) ''You did it! Lord Unkai is defeated! Victory to Yasuke the Giant. Our new champion!''
*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''A moment of your time before you go, Basim? I have some useful thoughts to share.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''You have my ears.''
*'''Abu Jafar Muhammad:''' ''First, I have fashioned a board with information brought to us by our spies around the city. Consult it at your leisure. Second, these lands are ripe with materials to improve your weapons. See the blacksmith Jawar nearby. He could help you. And lastly, I am your man for any tool enhancement. Bring me materials, and you will see what mastery I can provide.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Resourceful as always. My thanks, Abu Jafar.''
 
=====Jailbreak=====
*'''Basim:''' ''Fuladh has gone ahead to scout a way into the Damascus Gate Prison. I should find him. But before I do, it may serve me well to seek out this blacksmith. Any improvements he could offer would prove useful.''
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*'''Fuladh:''' ''There it is. As cruel and unforgiving as I remember.''
*'''Gyoji:''' ''Trust that I will find you when the next challenger comes.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You were once imprisoned here?''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Oh, no, I have never been inside. In fact, I have never stood close than this very place. It was from here that I would fly my kite high over these prison walls. It had an unique pattern, you see. One I stitched together with my father when I was just a boy. So here I came day after day, hoping for a gust that would take it high enough so that he would see it and know that I was here. I do not know if he ever did.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I know this pain. And I am sorry for yours.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''I am not. Such pains forge our paths. Remind us of who we are. Who we can be.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Speaking of paths, I see only one. And it is not inviting.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''No. We need to find a way to get you inside without being seen.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Could this help?''
Bsim showed Fuladh the token Beshi had given him earlier.
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Where did you get that?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Beshi. He told me these tokens command a high value among the common folk.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''Indeed. You could perhaps bribe the guards to look the other way. Or enlist the help of some merchants.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I shall see what flavor best suits me.''
*'''Fuladh:''' ''I will take my leave and return to the Bureau. Waffaqaka Allah.''
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The leader of the rebellion and ally to the Hidden Ones has been captured and brought to the most heavily guarded prison in Baghdad. Breaching it will be no easy feat.


Khidmah tokens are a rare currency and may be exchanged for favors with those who value them.
===Yamabushi Imposters===
These stranger men disguise themselves as itinerant mountain monks in order to commit brutal acts of violence.


LOOK FOR ways to infiltrate the Damascus Gate Prison
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*'''Basim:''' ''Are you men with Ali?''
*'''Genpaku:''' ''Step no closer, stranger. I am no imposter.''
*'''Rebel:''' ''We were. But it has been weeks since we have seen him and the rebels have all but disbanded.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That is only temporary. Ali is being held in this prison.''
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*'''Rebel:''' ''Ali! Here? I feared him dead..''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This camp looks abandoned. I wonder where the person went.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will free him, but I need your help to get me inside.''
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*'''Rebel:''' ''And who are you? We want nothing more than to see our leader returned but ... how do I know you can be trusted?''
*'''Yasuke:''' (grunts) ''What is that stench?''
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|-|(Offer token to Hire)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So many. And all men.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Beshi told me I could exchange this token for your help. What say you?''
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*'''Rebel:''' ''If he gave you this, he must hold you in high regard. We will take care of the guards. Watch us closely, then make your move.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A dead Yamabushi. But wearing... bits of armor? One of the impostors, I am sure.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Letter on the Corpse of a Strange Yamabushi|Text=Sir,<br><br>My numbers climb quickly! If I maintain the vigor and precision of my hunts, I will soon surpass my brothers in bloodshed. The silent mountain stalker and even that fiend in Iga will finally be second to me!<br><br>I hope you continue tallying the score, sir, and that you've abandoned your foolish guilt. Turning yourself to stone serves no one, certainly not Lord Nobunaga.<br><br>I will leave this letter for you near the shrine in Mibuno Vale. But before that, one last kill for my count; a beautiful woman calls out to me from atop the mountain. I'll kill slowly and with great pleasure.<br><br>(In the margins, there are 29 small marks.)}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Looks like he had a letter on him. "Brothers in bloodshed." Words of a warrior, not a monk. And these marks... Ominous.''
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*'''Woman:''' ''I don't want to get any closer. A body in the water like that? It will stink.''
*'''Woman 2:''' ''Don't you want to know what happened?''
*'''Woman:''' ''And end up like him? Dead in a river?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''A corpse from upstream.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''That man dresses like a mountain monk... ...but he walks like a soldier. An imposter Yamabushi.''
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*'''River Yamabushi:''' ''Ah, I recognize you, brother. Leave me to my mission, then.''
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*'''Yamabushi:''' ''Help! An attacker!''
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*'''Forest Yamabushi:''' [laughs] ''Saw through my tricks, did you?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What has made you stoop so low?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Something is off about that Yamabushi. He is not lost in meditation but... watching and waiting. As if stalking prey. An imposter, perhaps. Like Genpaku said.''
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*'''Village Yamabushi:''' ''Nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... Save me from Hell.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That Yamabushi. He has barely moved a muscle. But something in his meditation does not seem right. Is he ill? And what is all that clutter around him? I should keep looking around.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''It stinks of sweat and hopelesness.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This armor... it belongs to a high ranking soldier. And with Lord Nobunaga's crest, too. But it has clearly been set aside for some time. This is not the first time Lord Nobunaga's name has come up either.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Doubling Efforts|Text=To all,<br><br>The masked man is displeased by the rate at which the dig is progressing. Six prisoners have died and the others become more frail with each passing day. We will need to rouse more men and begin alternating their shifts. This should provide a consistent workflow and speed the operation along.<br><br> Lastly, I remind you that any discovery must remain secret. No witnesses.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So many letters. Reports, I suppose. One writer says he "hunts travelers, walking along their pilgrimage routes." And here, another says he is "haunting the mountains of Kii." And all the marks in the margins. So many lives lost to these fake Yamabushi.''
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*'''Soldier 1:''' ''Where are you returning from smelling like that?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A cooking pot, but no food. Only bark and pine needles. And... the smell of bitter tea and resin.''
*'''Soldier 2:''' ''Where do you think?''
*'''Soldier 1:''' ''Ah. The "dungeon". Is the jailer poking truths out of our mouthy friend?''
*'''Soldier 2:''' ''Only insults and globs of spit, both of which are equally foul.''
*'''Soldier 1:''' ''Eh, give it time. It is all part of the method, is it not?''
*'''Soldier 2:''' ''How should I know? I am not a mad man...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ali has been taken somewhere beneath the prison and likely tortured. I need to hurry.''
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*'''Civilian:''' (pained groans)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The imposter... turned ascetic.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Who did this to you?''
*'''Civilian:''' ''The ... jailer...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Where is he?''
*'''Civilian:''' ''With another ... beneath us. Death ... will come for him soon.''
*'''Basim:''' ''He may be speaking of Ali. I pray I am not too late.''
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*'''Elder 1:''' ''I never thought demons could walk the earth but that man ... is evil.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I was sent to kill this man. But clearly, this one knows the wrong he has done.''
*'''Elder 2:''' ''Do not lose hope. That is what the jailer wants. He wants to break us.''
*'''Elder 1:''' ''He already has.''
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{{IUNote|Title=A Word on Restraint|Text=Jailers,<br><br> Be judicious. While enemies of the state must not bear their knowledge to the grave, every tortured martyr's wail is a clarion call. We must detect their skulking sympathizers, not summon more from the shadows through wanton brutality. Cozen where you can. Be as the Uyun, the Eyes of the Caliphate. Do not let bloodlust blind the body you serve.<br><br>- Muhammad ibn Tahir}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''He is set on his path and will die eventually.''
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*'''Jailer:''' ''I thought you would have had your fill by now. But still you persist. Not to worry. There are ways to encourage you along. Your friend in the white hood. You are to tell me all about him. Who he is. Where he hails from.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''A traveling Yamabushi... With a weapon? He is one of the imposters I've been searching for.''
*'''Ali:''' ''You mother's arse.''
*'''Yamabushi:''' ''Come! Join my list of death!''
*'''Jailer:''' ''I can keep doing this, little rodent. The question is, can you?''
*'''Ali:''' ''Let us find out together, shall we?''
*'''Jailer:''' ''A slow death it is.''
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*'''Ali:''' ''And you are?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Another victim of this imposter.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Basim. Friend to Nur. Let us save the details for another time. We need to get you out of here.''
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*'''Ali:''' ''Slow yourself, ya 'azeezi (my dear boy). We cannot leave, not yet. I need to get into the guards' quarters.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''More bodies. The people deserve better.''
*'''Basim:''' ''What for?''
*'''Ali:''' ''It is Al-Ghul you are after, is it not? The guards of this prison serve him. They take shifts escorting groups of prisoners to dig sites under the cover of night. If we can find their orders, we may know where Al-Ghul is going next. Is that reason enough?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Stay close to me. Stay low. And do not--''
*'''Ali:''' ''Oh, come Basim. I know how to defend myself.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Really? What with?''
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*'''Ali:''' ''Let's try to not get in each other's way. Tell me, Basim, because I must know ... just how did you make it down here?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Looks like I'm not the only one on the trail today.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Easy. I sucked in my belly and wiggled through the cracks.''
*'''Clifftop Yamabushi:''' ''Takes a lot to get all the way up here. I'll hang your corpse somewhere special. For Lord Nobunaga! Death to Igans and all and all and all!''
*'''Ali:''' ''Take it as a compliment. I know your kind like to frolic in the dark but even the world's greatest thief would steer clear of this prison.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ali, one day I will tell you all about my past. Then you will understand.''
*'''Clifftop Yamabushi:''' ''Die!''
*'''Ali:''' ''Such a tease.''
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*'''Ali:''' ''The guards' room is through that door.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That man was deranged. How long has he been out here, hunting people? How long has he been alone? And he said, "For Lord Nobunaga." Another Yamabushi imposter with that name on his breath.''
Basim unlocked the door.
*'''Soldier:''' ''There they are! Quickly!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''We will not have much time.''
{{IUNote|Title=Letter Found on a Yamabushi Imposter|Text=Sir,<br><br>That sneaky bastard ran me off my hunting grounds along the path to Nyu-Daimyojin Shrine, but I've found a new area and I'm going strong. People are easy to kill when distracted.<br><br>I will not abandom my mission, sir. Never. Never. Never.<br><br>For Lord Nobunaga.<br><br>(Below the note text, there are 17 rough-drawn slash marks.)}}
*'''Soldier:''' ''Break it down!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''An unsent message. And these slash marks at the bottom. Counting kills of innocents like it were sport.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ali!''
*'''Ali:''' ''I heard you!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Over there! By the armor. Hurry!''
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*'''Ali:''' ''I have it!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That looks like a Yamabushi. But no true mountain monk would threaten civilians. He must be an imposter, just like Genpaku said.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Take it to Roshan, my master. She is with your rebels at the watermill stronghold. I will slow the guards. Now go!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is over. I should return to Genpaku and let him know the imposters have been dispatched.''
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===The Pirate Alliance===
Danger lurks along the coasts of Wakasa, leaving despair in its wake. Someone needs to put an end to the trail of destruction.


=====A Delicate Alliance=====
*'''Basim:''' ''The guards remain on high alert. Until I change that, I should not regroup with Ali. The risk is too great.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Ali has gone and regrouped with the rebels. Roshan should be there by now as well.''
*'''Kage:''' ''Big brother Samemaru, I'm sorry. I am failing! I do not want to fail!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This looks like the place. Now, where is Ali?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Someone is on that ship. Who is he talking to?''
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*'''Ali:''' ''It was through the might of Allah that I was destined to escape from the depths of that ghastly prison.''
*'''Lopo Cruz:''' ''What do you think, Ishi? And you, Roku? I know. Samemaru's men have shit for brains, but they have the brawn. We must obtain the treasure. I agree Little Kappa is too crazy. He doesn't care about riches, only blowing things up.'' (sighs) ''All right. Meeting ajourned! I am glad we had this council, friends. Trusted comrades are hard to find!''
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*'''Ali:''' ''All credit where it is due. For this man came to my aid at my darkest hour. And from what I have heard I am not the only one.''
*'''Lopo Cruz:''' ''Ah! An enemy has appeared! Kill!''
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*'''Ali:''' ''I will pay a great tribute to you in a chronicle of our exploits. But we must first write the end of it. Come.''
*'''Lopo Cruz:''' ''My friends... go on without me!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I see you two have met.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This man knows someone who goes by Little Kappa.'' (snorts) ''Interesting name. He lurks at a nearby lair.''
*'''Ali:''' ''Only briefly. But the night is young and there is much to discuss. About what you can procure for me.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Our means are limited, but rest assured I will listen to your needs, Ali. Later. Share what you know about Al-Ghul so that Basim may do what he's come here to do.''
*'''Ali:''' ''Yes, yes, yes... Your affairs before mine. But just this once.''
Ali handed Basim a notebook.
*'''Ali:''' ''Al-Ghul sends orders to the prison guards detailing where to dig around Baghdad. But it's not just prisoners he's using.''
*'''Basim:''' ''There is a promissory note for workers here. It looks like Al-Ghul arranges to purchase migrant laborers as well.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Who in Baghdad could make those sorts of arrangements without raising suspicion?''
*'''Ali:''' ''There is but one man. Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob. He runs Baghdad's soap mills. Finds paying work for foreign settlers. Most of them Persian.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''So he forces these laborers into working for his dig sites, all under the guise of providing them with a livelihood.''
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*'''Beshi:''' (labored breathing)
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe I can use these explosives.''
*'''Ali:''' ''Beshi!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''He tracked down one of Al-Ghul's dig sites. Posed as a prisoner. What happened?''
*'''Little Kappa:''' (laughs) ''You see what you did? Because of you, they explode!'' ''The next one will be even better, bigger, louder!'' (laughs) ''Prepare the explosives, the boom! Hurry. So many more to destroy!''
*'''Beshi:''' ''The search turned up nothing. But that did not stop the guards from trying to silence us. I cracked one's skull and fled. I doubt the others were as lucky.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Explosives. I should be careful.''
*'''Ali:''' ''A foolish thing to do with nothing to show for it.''
*'''Beshi:''' ''Not nothing. Al-Ghul will be at the Caravanserai. I overheard the guards talking.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Of course... Merchants from all over stop there to rest. If Mas'ood is buying migrant workers, it is likely the Caravanserai is where he conducts his affairs. What does he look like?''
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*'''Ali:''' ''He is a large man. Favors adornments like jewels and silks from the East.''
*'''Little Kappa:''' [growls] ''What are you idiots doing? Hurry up!''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Then he will be hard to miss. It is time, Basim.''
*'''Ali:''' ''What is your plan?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''That will be for Basim to decide.''
*'''Ali:''' ''Basim? Alone? No, let me gather some men--''
*'''Roshan:''' ''And allow for foolish spectacle? Your day to display your prowess will come. But this day belongs to Basim. Consider it part of our agreement. Basim?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I am ready.''
*'''Little Kappa:''' ''How dare you mess with Little Kappa! You will be erased with fire!''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Then walk with me.''
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*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''Bless you, oh bless you! I am saved!''
=====First Order=====
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*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''Blessed thanks to you, kind soul. You saved me from great pain.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Tell me what happened.''
*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''The last I remember I was preaching in a small village, not far from here. There were two men talking in loud voices. One of them was that terrible brute. The next thing I knew, I was knocked out.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What did the other man look like?''
*'''Jesuit priest:''' ''I... did not see him, but the villagers called him Sen.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Thank you.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The priest said Sen would be here. This place seems peaceful. Hard to believe there's a pirate here.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Come, Basim.''
*'''Woman:''' ''Say, don't you think there is something below the water, near that boat? Is that a fish?''
*'''Man:''' ''Hmm. I saw Sen throw something in the water. Could that be it?''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''An Order member is within our reach, Basim. And like those before and those yet to come, Al-Ghul's death will be just. This is a man who preys off the desperate and the disenfranchised. And such atrocities will only continue, for Al-Ghul is but a cog in a larger wheel. One that spins destructively. So long as it does, we Hidden Ones will make it our mission to slow it to a stop. Today you will lend your hand, your blade, to that very mission. And while Al-Ghul is your first target, he will not be your last. I have great belief in that. And in you. Through all my stoicism, my harsh lessons, know that you have impressed me, Basim. The Order's presence in Baghdad and beyond rests on shifting sands so long as you remain at the tip of our spear.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Who threw those weapons into the sea?''
*'''Basim:''' ''And that is where I intend to remain. Beholden to your guidance, Master.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''As busy as a bee hive.''
*'''Child:''' ''I'm so hungry! Let's go ask Sen for more rice!''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Come. Set your sights on the trial that awaits you.''
*'''Child 2:''' ''What? But you just ate! Greedy!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Merchants. Livestock. Caravans from all walks. And I thought Anbar's markets were disorderly.''
*'''Child:''' ''Hey, who are you? You're not here to steal our food from Sen, are you? Go away!''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Where there is disorder, there is chaos. And chaos can bring opportunity. See what avenues present themselves. Be reactive, but patient. And trust your instincts.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That is Mas'ood, on the balcony. Just as Ali described.''
*'''Pirate archer:''' ''Another day comes and goes.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''I see him.''
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Roshan handed Basim a feather.
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Go now. Wet it with the blood of the slain. I will find you when it is over.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''You think your cruelties are well-hidden, Al-Ghul, for you chose those with little voice whose cries you knew would go unheard. They dug at your bidding, died at your hand and were cast aside like so much refuse. All to scour the desert for some artifact. Even now you haggle for flesh, safe in the Caravanserai. You prefer your victims chained and starved. It is time you faced a man unbound.''
*'''Man:''' ''Ah, you're here! Master instructed me to dig and only leave when you arrive. Now I'm free!''
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Al-Ghul, revealed as Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob, is a member of the Order who preys on the desperate and disenfranchised, forcing them to dig in the desert for reasons unknown.


One way he achieves this is by using his public status as a soap mill owner to quietly acquire migrant laborers eager for the promise of a livelihood. The caravanserai is where he conducts such dealings.
===The Winter Raiders===
In winter, several villages and important roads in Japan are under attack by a veteran military unit gone rogue, trained in the art of sabotage. They vanish for the rest of the year, but the memories of their vile acts linger.


LOOK FOR distraction opportunities to lure Al-Ghul out
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*'''Rin:''' ''Warrior! You're the toughest I have seen today by quite a measure.''
*'''Samurai duelist:''' (scoffs)
*'''Rin:''' ''Don't walk away! We need your help. Will you listen to me?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I heard you. Loud and clear, miss.''
*'''Rin:''' ''Oh, yes. Come with me? I will explain.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is the trouble?''
*'''Rin:''' ''A group of dangerous raiders target our village and nearby areas. They steal all they can, and kill anyone in their way. I'm taking you to our elder.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are they bandits?''
*'''Rin:''' ''If only. They are much stronger. They were once trained soldiers.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So they prey on the defenseless. That will not do.''
*'''Rin:''' ''I was hoping you'd say that. I was hoping for a mighty samurai to fight for us. I'm glad to have met you.''
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*'''Rin:''' ''Speak with the elder. I do hope you'll decide to help us.''
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*'''Rin:''' ''Excuse me, samurai. Can you spare me one more moment?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You survived. If you had stayed, you would not have.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Go, teach her. I think it would do you both some good.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''If you say so.''
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*'''Sobei:''' ''You! You killed my Akumu. Hired by the Elder, weren't you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder. I wonder why they have a grudge against him.''
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*'''Yasha:''' ''You took Sobei, so I will take your head!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''The elder's notes mentioned that house. I should investigate it.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Note from Yasha's Contact|Text=Hello, old fool. Your hounds are coming for me, but you are not. Coward. Pretending to hold power over Kawakami, what we built together by that river in northern Yoshino. Death will take you too. Perhaps even sooner than you think.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note suggests a connection with one of the Raiders. As the elder suspected.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is the village referred to in the supplier's note.''
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*'''Yasha:''' ''It's just ink. A brush. Why is this so hard to master?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. This letter. It says the Winter Raiders were once hired to protect. What went wrong?''
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*'''Sobei:''' ''Insolence. Defiance. This is what happens when Sobei is crossed. All who oppose me will suffer the same fate.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This letter contains information that can be useful. More about those Winter Raiders and their whereabouts.''
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*'''Takahara deserter 1:''' ''I'm not going back to Takahara. I'm still haunted by what happened last winter.''
*'''Takahara deserter 2:''' ''We weren't careful enough. We should have known that fire meant the raiders camped in the woods.''
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{{IUNote|Title=An Important Notice|Text=The situation in eastern Kumano Sanzan remains critical. Spies confirm that the Winter Raider known as Hayate has intensified his attacks on pilgrims in winter. His ambushers operate in highly mobile units. They target Taisha entrances.}}
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I wonder if this is the Raiders' camp those villagers spoke of.''
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*'''Akumu:''' ''Very good. It seems you heeded our lessons, recruit. Why do we strike at winter?''
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*'''Yasha's prospect:''' ''Winter is when the villagers are at their weakest. When help is hardest to find.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder.''
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*'''Outlaw thug:''' ''Enough of your whining.''
*'''Buddhist monk:''' ''Someone! Help me!''
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*'''Buddhist monk:''' ''Those men ambushed me north of Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. If you have sense, you will stay far from there.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hmm, something seems off.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.''
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*'''Jinbei:''' ''The elder's newest fool. You killed Akumu and Sobei.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What's done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.''
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*'''Gobo elder:''' ''The Raiders. Are they...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You knew they were soldiers. They once protected you. And for reasons I do not understand, you banished them.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''One must make difficult decisions at times. You should understand this.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your choices, your actions, created enemies. You, elder, are culpable for all their bloodshed.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''And you are responsible for their end. The matter is resolved.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I need nothing from a remorseless old fool.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''As you wish.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your people may be free, but until they are free of your "leadership," know that I will be watching.''
*'''Gobo elder:''' ''Fine. Now begone. What's done is done. Get out of my sight.''


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===The Hunters of Kyonyo===
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A group of bounty hunters spread across Kii are targeting Kyonyo.
*'''Roshan:''' ''The stage is yours, Basim. I will be watching.''
 
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[00:16-01:20][64]
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This will help. I will deal with his hunters. Rest assured, Kyonyo will be safe. And if I may...''
*'''Kennyo:''' ''Please''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Once this is over, speak with your son. Or it will haunt you. Trust me on this.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Bodies. Monks and bandits.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This confirms a plot to kill Kyonyo. The attackers will regroup after, at Yunomine Onsen.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is where Kyonyo's ambushers planned to meet. I should stay hidden and see if any are here.''
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*'''Inumaru:''' ''I almost had Kyonyo. It's Kamakichi's fault! Busy playing spy games in that decrepit town in Saika. Kyonyo was on the tip of my katana. Another inch, he'd be dead. And I'd be rich. Kamakichi's going to regret this. Same goes for you, all of you, if this gets back to him!''
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{{IUNote|Title=Journal Entry Three|Text=I heard Kyonyo's father hired someone to locate his son. Whoever they are, they will be to late to interfere. I'm so close, I can smell the promised reward.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This bounty hunter, Kamakichi, has been gathering information. Listening in on conversations, perhaps for weeks.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Journal Entry One|Text=A samurai, a ronin, and now a beggar. But I will find Kyonyo here and my fortune will change.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Saika. Kyonyo's exact location is not here, but this Kamakichi has revealed himself to me.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Journal Entry Two|Text=Someone knows something! The market guards might have disclosed my plan. Regardless, my nightly prowls near the Monk Houses will continue. The Ikko ikki feel safe there - to my advantage.}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I think this can help me find Kamakichi's location.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''That man looks like he's on the watch. It must be Kamakichi.''
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*'''Saika guard:''' ''No, I saw him. Kyonyo. Dangerous people look for him. Maybe they will come to Saika.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Kamakichi knew Kyonyo's location. I need to find him before the other bounty hunters do.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Update from Koyasan|Text= Rumor has it that some ronin were hired to track you down. Be aware of this when you travel. These are dangerous times, and we need to be careful.}}
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{{IUNote|Title=Kennyo is at Negoroji|Text=Contacts are saying that Kennyo has arrived in Negoroji and has met with several people there. After the fallout between you two, it will not be surprising if he's trying to undermine you.}}
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*'''Kyonyo:''' (grunts) ''Life is... full of surprises. One moment I'm getting ambushed by bounty hunters, the next, you stroll in. Oda's giant. The great Yasuke.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am here on behalf of our ally, Naoe, and your father. He said you are being hunted.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''I thought he had other priorities. I can handle these bounty hunters.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your injuries suggest otherwise. They will not rest until you are dead. Or until I deal with them.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' (sighs) ''I cannot afford to be choosy about the help I accept. Not until I'm ready to fight back. I'm... grateful for your aid. Here. This is all I know about the men hunting me. I'd know more, but my contact in Koyasan has gone quiet. If you could check on him, I'd be grateful.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''As for me, I'll be moving on. I have to assume my enemies may know I'm here. Meet me in Kumano Sanzan, and when the time is right, we will end the leader. Together.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Stay safe.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''The information Kyonyo shared mentioned this place. One of the bounty hunters is thought to be based here.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''What is that noise?''
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*'''Shishi-o:''' ''Your silence only prolongs our suffering. Where is Kyonyo?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Surely he is one of Kyonyo's hunters.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Shishi-o shared a close bond with the leader of these bounty hunters.''
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*'''Guard:''' ''I'm so sorry, Tenchi. I should have been here.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What happened?''
*'''Guard:''' ''The temple's head monk asked me and Tenchi to pick up some papers. Didn't need the two of us, we thought. So Tenchi went to the monk's quarters. Alone. I stopped for a drink. Tenchi was taking so long... I headed over and heard a noise coming from the backyard. It was so dark, but I saw someone running. Must've been whoever killed my friend.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Sounds like the killer was looking for the head monk. Where can I find him?''
*'''Guard:''' ''He should still be at the Monks' District.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are you the head monk here?''
*'''Head monk:''' ''Tell me who sent you. Before I call the guards.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am Yasuke. Kyonyo sent me. He has been expecting an update from you. And based on the dead man near your quarters, you are the next target.''
*'''Head monk:''' ''I feared I was being targeted. Now we know for sure. If you help me, we can set a trap.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What do you have in mind?''
*'''Head monk:''' ''The building behind me is our best hope. I'll dismiss the guards. Draw him out. Extinguish all the lights. And we'll have our best chance.''
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*'''Head monk:''' ''Come. Follow me.''
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*'''Head monk:''' ''All of you. Gather around. I need your assistance.''
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{{IUNote|Title=To Kyonyo|Text=Some ronin passed by yesterday. They were asking around town about you. One of them looked at me like he knew me. I'm worried that someone might've told them something.}}
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*'''Head monk:''' ''Wait for nightfall. Extinguish every light. That is out best chance.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''I think that is the last of them. I will tell Kyonyo his immediate threats are dealt with.''
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*'''Head monk:''' ''Thank you, Yasuke. I will await word from Kyonyo.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Kyonyo and his soldiers.''
[17:14-18:27][13]
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is time.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''Then what are we waiting for?''
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*'''Civilian 1:''' ''What is the delay?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We must do this together. Protect your father. I will go after Tsuchi-Gumo.''
*'''Civilian 2:''' ''I am not certain. Some guards came poking around and ordered us all to wait.''
*'''Kyonyo:''' ''Good hunting.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''What delays your departure, friend?''
*'''Tsuchi-Gumo:''' ''The ronin Yasuke. Fighting for the wrong man again.''
*'''Caravan merchant:''' ''Someone by the name of Mas'ood saw fit to inspect my wares and so, here I wait. Who does he think he is?''
[24:10-25:01][51]


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*'''Basim:''' ''What is it you are carrying? I ask only so that I may collect it for you.''
*'''Caravan merchant:''' ''Would you do that? I would take great joy in seeing that man in a fit of anger. It is a crate of silks and spices.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ready your camel. I will see what I can do.''


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===A Puzzlement===
Can't help you.=
Two bickering men are on the brink of discovery - a discovery they think will make them rich.


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*'''Basim:''' ''If I can get that merchant to leave, his abrupt departure may lure Al-Ghul out.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''A crate with spices and silks. There cannot be too many of those around.''
*'''Woman 1:''' ''One of the two idiots stepped right in my tea bush. Crushed all the leaves!''
*'''Woman 2:''' ''Buffoons. One plucked plums from my tree, then said he was thirsty. I poured him water. Then threw it in his face.''
*'''Woman 1:''' ''Good. They better stay away if they know what's good for them.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''You should have pushed on that big rock.''
*'''Kane:''' ''Idiot! We pushed on it six rocks ago!''
*'''Kinu:''' ''No, I think six rocks ago it was this rock.''
*'''Kane:''' [huffs] ''You were supposed to be taking notes!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Listen to those two bicker.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''They're trouble, Yasuke.''
*'''Kane:''' ''We took some Igan millet and meat because we were starving. We could have died!''
*'''Kinu:''' ''I told him we should have asked for it first.''
*'''Kane:''' ''You're asking for it right now, lunkhead.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''They'll figure it out. The door will open.''
*'''Kane:''' ''No thanks to you.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''If you wear the ornament, something happens in certain places! I don't know where, or why, but... it does!''
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*'''Kane:''' ''When we were in the swamp east of here, that ornament thing really started acting up.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Riddle of the Vault in Wakasa|Text=Near Kaiji's courtyard<br>Marshlands are full of treasure<br>Vaulting their secrets}}
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Hmm. The ornament is... glowing? It must be guiding me somewhere. And I think I'm close.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''The ornament feels alive!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''So something about the ornament and this spot lights up a glyph. It is a mystery. I guess we'll go tell those two dunces the good news.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''Hey. They lit up. Something's happening!''
*'''Kane:''' ''In your brain? No. To the door? Yes!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Hmm ... pungent. This must be the caravan merchant's crate.''
*'''Kane:''' ''Did you do that? Make it glow?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We did.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We're geniuses. Can we go now?''
*'''Kane:''' ''While you were gone, Kinu and I got to talking.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''We did?''
*'''Kane:''' ''We're done being treasure hunters. We want to work for you two.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Oh. Yeah! We do!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''No way.''
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*'''Caravan merchant:''' ''Is that what I think it is?''
*'''Kane:''' ''We've been on the run for months! Our sandals are thinner than dried kelp! You must have a camp. We can help you!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You two? In Iga, I beat you up with a stick.''
*'''Kane:''' ''Then train us to be great like Yasuke – I mean, like you!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This is a waste of time. They have nothing to offer us.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''We do have more scrolls.''
*'''Kane:''' ''Oh yeah, a trade! Our riddle scrolls for a home.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Is this your crate?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I don't trust them. They're half-wits.''
*'''Caravan merchant:''' ''Ah! It is indeed! The guards returned it to you?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We offer help to those who cannot help themselves, remember? And if they are trouble, Tomiko will whip them into shape.''
*'''Basim:''' ''In a manner of speaking.''
*'''Naoe:''' [sighs]
*'''Basim:''' ''Very good, very good. I must repay you. You seem like a man who enjoys a good meal. Care for some spice?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Not today, no. But I will ask that you loudly proclaim your departure. Make sure Mas'ood notices.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ha! We share the same mind. My thanks to you, ya sadeeqi.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Al-Ghul deserves a fate far worse than the one at the edge of my blade. My message will reach the Order, loud and clear.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Fine. But only if you pass a training test. Fail it, and you're out.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Yatta!''
*'''Kane:''' ''We'll find a suitable place and report to duty. Here. A scroll to show we're serious.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''When did you become such a sap?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There is no crime against stupidity.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There should be.''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs] ''Come on. A mystery unfolds! You must be a little curious about what is behind the door.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''A little. Let's go "train" them.''


===Teach a Dog New Kicks===
Yasuke has some skills to pass on to Kane and Kinu in hopes of training them.


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*'''Civilian:''' ''You there. Come over here, quickly. Get us out and I will make it worth your while. Please! We were promised steady work and fruitful returns. Now we're being made to slog in the desert! We were deceived. Please, you must help us!''
*'''Kane:''' ''I wonder what Yasuke the legendary has  in store for me.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''He could give you etiquette lessons?''
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*'''Kane:''' ''Your face needs etiquette lessons.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me what I can do to help.''
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*'''Civilian:''' ''The man who brought us has a deed that binds us to Mas'ood. If he has not collected his fee he should still be here.''
*'''Kane:''' ''We were just limbering up. I'm as flexible as any shinobi. Like a wet noodle!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Please don't compare me to a noodle.''
*'''Kane:''' ''We're ready to train if you're ready to teach.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''All right, let's start.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Now, when your weapon is occupied, you must rely on the strength of your own body. At times, a strong kick will do the job. Not only does it keep enemies from your vital core, but kick hard enough, and they will take flight.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Brace your stomach.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''Oof.'' (whimpers)
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*'''Kane:''' ''I've been wanting to do that to him for years. Let me try!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Square your hips. Ground yourself. Draw power from the earth.''
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*'''Kane:''' (braces)
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*'''Kane:''' ''Ow!'' (whimpers)
*'''Naoe:''' ''Should have mentioned needing a backup plan when the enemy's twice your size.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''I could use that lesson.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Good point. Want to show them how it is done?''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''The goal is to lift them off the ground. Send Kinu flying!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You can do better than that. Another!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Try again!''
[02:18-02:43][25]
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Make them fly!''
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*'''Kane:''' ''Aaaahhhhhh!''
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*'''Kinu:''' (giggles) ''Bye Kane!''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''Good one!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''That probably hurt.''
[03:08-03:49][41]
[03:52-04:20][28]


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===Headucation===
I need to consider my options.=
It's Naoe's turn to help train Kinu and Kane - and she's determined to have some fun.


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*'''Basim:''' ''If I can relieve these men of their duty, it will not be long before Al-Ghul catches wind of his disbanded work force.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''It is a new day. I hope that Kinu and Kane are feeling better.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''Please don't embarass me in front of miss Naoe.''
*'''Kane:''' ''What? Does Kinu have an imaginary girlfriend now?''
*'''Kinu:''' ''No, I just, you just... nevermind.''
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*'''Kinu:''' ''Reporting for training, great samurai.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I guess that means you are feeling better. Are you ready?''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Whenever you are, sir.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Let us begin.''
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*'''Kinu:''' (chokes)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Sorry, Kinu.''
[02:07-02:28][21]
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*'''Kane:''' (chokes)
*'''Naoe:''' ''You got him!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''And down he goes. Let's keep practicing!''
[02:53-03:15][22]
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*'''Kane:''' ''We've kicked, we've choked. What else is there?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm sure you're right. That must have thought you everything.''
*'''Kane:''' ''So we're ready for the final test then!''
*'''Kinu:''' ''You won't be disappointed, miss Naoe. Meet us here tomorrow. I need to lie down. Immediately.''
[03:46-04:13][27]


*'''Basim:''' ''Well met, traveler. The caravanserai is rich with wares today. I was wondering if you had any goods to sell.''
===Battle of the Bests===
*'''Merchant:''' ''I only deal in dirham, and what I sell are not goods, boy. Though I suppose that depends on who you ask.''
The time has come to see all the skills that Kinu and Kane have learned. Will they be invited to join the Kakushiba ikki?
*'''Basim:''' ''I am not sure I understand.''
*'''Merchant:''' ''I sell men. Laborers. But my lot is spoken for.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Could I change your mind? I have coin to spare and could use men such as yours.''
*'''Merchant:''' ''Fifteen thousand.''
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{{!}}-{{!}}
*'''Kane:''' ''This is it, Kinu. You wanna stop sleeping on the rocks? Get away from the macaques? That happens today. If... you don't mess it up.''
(Don't pay)=
*'''Kinu:''' (gulps)
*'''Basim:''' ''That is absurd. Who has the means to pay so much?''
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*'''Merchant:''' ''It is better to keep that question to yourself. Be on your way now.''
*'''Kane:''' ''To perform in front of you... it is an honor.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''If I am going to free those laborers, I will have to steal the deed.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You're laying it on a bit thick.''
*'''Kane:''' ''I am a changed man, shinobi. Truly. Allow me and Kinu to show you what we will bring to your illustrious team.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This will be interesting.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do not say "I told you so."''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm thinking it.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''They have charisma?''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''I thought they were bad, but turns out they're just stupid. And stupidity is not a crime.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''But it should be''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''We know Tomiko could use a hand. She hates mucking the horse stalls.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They could handle that.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe.''
[02:16-03:45][89]
[duel as naoe]
*'''Naoe:''' ''All right, legendary samurai. Let's duel.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''You're not bad at this fighting thing.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Lord Nobunaga did not keep me around just to play Go.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''That explains why Junjiro always wins your games.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I often let the disadvantaged win. You may see that yourself today!''
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*'''Yasuke:''' (yawns)
*'''Naoe:''' ''Don't start.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Then wake me up!''
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*'''Naoe:''' (grunts)
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are you all right down there?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Don't worry about me. Worry about your bruised ass tomorrow.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hold still!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Move faster, old man!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Now you have done it.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Watch this!'' (grunts)
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*'''Basim:''' ''Now to free those men.''
*'''Yasuke:''' (laughs) ''That is the lesson I want to learn next!''
*'''Merchant:''' ''Oh, where... where is ... wha... The deed! Have I dropped it? No, no no. No!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You've got it.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I have claimed the deed from your handler. You are bound no longer. Go!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm pretty tough, huh?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Eh.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I am!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The laborers run amok. Al-Ghul will take notice. I must be ready to strike.''
*'''Kane:''' ''They're pretty close, Kinu. Jealous?''
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*'''Civilian:''' ''We have come with the promise of work. Why bind our hands like this?''
*'''Kinu:''' ''No! Please! Don't kiss her!''
[07:05-08:52][107]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''They better not make me live to regret this. But the Hideout will be livelier. Maybe I'll go there and ask Yasuke for another duel.''
=Typing=
==Main game==
;The Yokai
[00:14-01:25][71]
[14:27-15:09][42]


;Yamabushi Imposters
[00:20-01:20][60]
[18:57-19:50][53]


|-|Approach 3=
;The Pirate Alliance
*'''Basim:''' ''A strange thing to happen upon. Perhaps I can use this to my advantage?''
[10:48-11:30][42]
*'''Civilian:''' ''How dare you speak to me that way!''
[36:28-37:21][53]
*'''Civilian:''' ''If you want me to stop then you should move along. If not, I will gladly raise my fists in place of mincing my words.''
 
*'''Basim:''' ''Those two men are having a loud dispute, but not loud enough. How might I push them over the edge?''
;The Hunters of Kyonyo
[24:10-25:01][51]
[17:14-18:27][73]
 
;The Tournament
[00:15-01:07][52]
[02:37-03:30][53]
[16:17-17:20][63]
 
;The Winter Raiders
[01:52-02:50][58]
[03:04-03:54][50]
[04:27-05:07][40]
 
==Post launch==
===l30===
;The Lesson
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;Teach a Dog New Kicks
[02:18-02:43][25]
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;Headucation
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===l40===
;The Lesson
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[24:06-24:46][40]
*'''Meiran:''' (breathes)
*'''Naoe:''' ''The legend was true.''
*'''Meiran:''' ''Unfortunately for them. They heard the legend and believed they'd claim pounds of silver from a legend well past his prime.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''So, you were trying to lose them in the woods.''
*'''Meiran:''' ''I hoped they would give up the chase. Alas...''
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;A Puzzlement
[02:49-03:23][34]


|-|Approach 4=
===o40===
;The Lesson
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;A Puzzlement
[01:07-02:18][71]
 
;Teach a Dog New Kicks
[03:08-03:49][41]
 
;Headucation
[01:02-01:59][57]
 
;Battle of the Bests
[02:16-03:45][89]
[07:05-08:52][107]
 
==Last Update==
===A Disturbance in Kii===
Yuasa, Kii
NOTE: IT'S A FEATURED EVENT FOR SOME GOD FORSAKEN REASON???????????????????????????????


*'''Basim:''' ''Word will surely get to Al-Ghul. Come out and spectate, coward.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''There he is. Now is my chance.''
*'''Hana:''' ''[[wikt:父上#Japanese|Chichiue]], let's go see, let's go see!''
*'''Al-Ghul:''' ''What is happenning out there?''
*'''Tsuyoshi:''' ''Of course, my child.''
*'''Basim:''' ''This ends now.''
*'''Hana:''' ''I wanna get really close!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I have seen many strange beasts during my travels! Some scary. Some dangerous. And if what you tell me is true, you will be rewarded with those same fantastic beasts!''
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*'''Al-Ghul:''' ''La'anaka Allah. (May God curse you.)''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Are you sure this is where you saw those strange kanji?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Turn your hate inward, Mas'ood. It is your wickedness that has led you here.''
*'''Al-Ghul:''' ''Wickedness? To whom? The unenlightened? The feeble who have cast their lot? It is our divine will to rule over them. Our duty to exact their contribution.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Contribution to what?''
*'''Al-Ghul:''' ''To what could be. The very knowledge of which lies buried beneath these sands.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Some things are meant to stay that way.''
*'''Al-Ghul:''' ''No, no no no... These ... are gifts. Destined to be recovered. They speak to us. As you well know...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Me?''
*'''Al-Ghul:''' ''Oh, yes. A Hidden One you may be, but not just...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Very well, then—a deal is a deal... Here it is!''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Basim!''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Clear your mind.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Behold the European brown bear—a frightening beast as tall as two men standing on each other' shoulders!'' [growls]
*'''Basim:''' (deep breath)
*'''Roshan:''' ''Al-Ghul's relentless pursuit at the expense of human lives has come to an end. It is a day of victory. Not only for those spared of his cruelty, but for the Hidden Ones. The Order's grand plot in Baghdad may still be a mystery, but we can at least be certain Al-Ghul's role in it has been vanquished.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I believe what he sought to uncover were more strange objects like the one I took form the Winter Palace. What does the Order want with these relics of the past? And why guard them with so much effort?''
*'''Roshan:''' ''You are beginning to ask the right questions, Basim. We shall find the answers together.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Lately all I have are questions.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''What do you mean?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nothing. Forget I said anything.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''How am I to guide you if you will not speak openly?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I have... I have... struggled with nightmares. In these dreams a jinni torments me until I wake up panicked and soaked with sweat. In Alamut, I had nearly forgotten about it. But when I killed Al-Ghul, I felt its presence again. And I am left asking why. Why here? Why now? Why me? Piling questions and no answers. I meant to tell you, but...''
*'''Roshan:''' ''You were afraid I would think you weak of mind.''
Basim nodded.
*'''Roshan:''' ''We are only as weak as we allow ourselves to be. To shed a weakness, you must do what is necessary to men that which causes you pain.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Will you permit me a brief respite? I wish to seek out an old friend.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Nehal? I remember. She is important to you, isn't she?''
*'''Basim:''' ''She is, but last we spoke I led her to believe otherwise.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''This causes you pain. Then go and heal this wound without delay. Find me at the Harbiyah Bureau when it is settled.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''If that was indeed Nehal, I have not a clue where she went. Back home in Anbar, maybe.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''And this is the mighty African leopard! Leopards are clever creatures. They circle around their prey and stalk them from behind... Slowly... Silently... They say you can feel their breath on the nape of your neck right before they strike...'' [roars]
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*'''Eamon:''' ''This sword belonged to my grandfather—and to his great-grandfather before him. It is said to have acquired a singular thirst for blood during the Holy Crusades... If it's all the same to you, I'd prefer a civilized conversation.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You are Templar.''
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*'''Eamon:''' ''Oh, I am much more than that, I assure you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Alright. Talk...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Allow me to introduce myself. I am Sir Eamon Hathaway. And of course, you are Fujibayashi Naoe and the one they call... Diogo, was it?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Yasuke.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Of course—Yasuke. Pray, forgive me. I must admit I was surprised to hear about Assassins in Japan. There was no mention of your Brotherhood at the Synod. Ah. You have no idea what I’m talking about, do you? Pity. Trading barbs with mortal enemies is one of life's great pleasures.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What do you want, Templar?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''To business, then.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim...? It's really you...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''For your transgressions against the Order, I am here to kill you both.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal, I...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Nuno Caro and Duarte de Melo deserved to die twenty times over!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I assure you, I do not personally mourn their loss. Few things try my patience more than cleaning up after lesser men—let alone lesser Templars.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Well, people who speak in riddles try my patience, so start making sense.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''However. A greater purpose calls me from these shores. One that might even sway me from killing you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You would share the same fate—''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Say nothing, ya sadeeqi, I am as sorry as you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke. Not here.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I have so much to tell you.''
*'''Yasuke:''' [sighs]
*'''Nehal:''' ''And I you. We will grant each other an audience. But first, I must know something...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Once I acquire what I seek, we will sail away from this place, never to return. You have my word.''
*'''Basim:''' ''What?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The worthless word of a Templar...''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Why are you dressed like a peasant?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Perhaps I have less to tell you than I thought.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I beg your pardon?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''I think I can surmise what our time apart has been like for you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You said "we" – who else is with you?''
*'''Basim:''' ''And you? You have not been living here, I hope?''
*'''Eamon:''' [chuckles] ''Well, there's this drunk Chinese captain in dire need of a new ship, for one... Most likely drowning his sorrows at this hour.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Less living, more working.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Any other Templars we should worry about?''
*'''Basim:''' ''On what?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''After what you and your Assassin friend have done, you will both have to worry about Templars for the rest of your lives...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Second mistake.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''My dear girl, if the signing of your death warrant is no concern to you—''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Not that part—the part where you assumed I was an Assassin.'' [chuckles]
*'''Eamon:''' ''Is something amusing?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You were right—trading barbs with mortal enemies is pretty fun.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''This is my offer: keep to yourselves and we will be out of your hair in no time. But stand between me and my goal, and we will kill you both. Farewell, Assassin—or however you call yourself.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I am kakushiba-ikki.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''And I am Black Cross.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Why do I know this?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Come, children! Who wants me to carve an elephant?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Because you have seen it. On the object we found at the Winter Palace. I have been trying to remember the specifics of its design.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You have spent all this time obsessing over this symbol? Why?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Because I too have seen it before. I know not where or when. Only that I have. Whatever it is, it calls to me. I intend to unravel its mystery. And so should you.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Ah, but of course, duty calls.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We can't allow him to take whatever he wants.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Stop. I will bear in mind if it means you will spend more time outside these musty walls than you do within.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Agreed. Perhaps we should look for that ship captain he mentioned?''
*'''Basim:''' ''You really do spare a thought for everyone, don't you, Basim?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''My thoughts exactly.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Araki Lahiqan.''
[play as yasuke]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will alert you if I find any leads.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke? Are you okay?''
*'''Yasuke:''' [sighs] ''I will be... Templars have a way of getting to me...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Let me help you this time.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The Order of the Ancients are far from defeated. Master Roshan is certain to have a plan brewing to uproot them. ...and perhaps I should look into Nehal's obsession.''


=====Fire and Wisdom=====
===Black Tides===
Yuasa, Kii
 
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''A Black Cross, uh... I will kill as many Templars as they dare send here.''
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*'''Drunken captain:''' ''What is a ship captain without a ship.'' [hiccups] ''Like a bird without wings. A fish without gills.'' [burps] ''Like a ship captain without sake! I am a nobody. But at least I am not alone. At least I have you, cheap, watered sake. You are my only friend.'' [hiccups] ''It's so watered down, I am probably still sober. What a waste of my last mon.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''This is going to be challenging.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, I see our new Abbasiyah Bureau is well-guarded by an alert and active Rafiq.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Excuse me, would you happen to be a ship captain by any chance?''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Basim! You startled me, I was just enjoying some poetry.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Not at this particular moment, no.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Oh, whose?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''My friend and I are looking for—''
*'''Tabid:''' ''The court poet, Sayyida (Lady) Arib. Her words chirp like the birds of paradise.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Look here, lady—my cup is empty... You want to talk? Fill it up.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, yes. I have read her works. My friend Nehal and I used to sneak into the House of Wisdom when we were young. Hours we spent, reading of gods and jinn. I always enjoyed this place.''
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*'''Tabid:''' ''The House of Wisdom is not what it once was.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''How long have you been working for the Templar Order?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Is not our friend Ahmad ibn Musa there? He went to his workshop, as I recall.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laugh] ''Let's play a game. You make a statement, and if true—I drink. If false, you drink... First one to the bottom loses the game but either way, you buy.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Yes. I sent a message for him to come and help set up this Bureau. But he never replied. My spies could not contact him. A week has passed, and he cannot be found.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Bring it on.''
*'''Basim:''' ''So one of the famous Banu Musa is missing in the House of Wisdom.''
*'''Naoe:''' [sighs]
*'''Tabid:''' ''Yes. Venture there and learn his fate.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''It shall be done.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''All right, I'll start... You, my friend, are not from Japan!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Very observant...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Tabid, I would like to ask you something.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Please, go ahead.''
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|-|Ask about Ahmad ibn Musa=
|-|You are a Pirate=
*'''Basim:''' ''What can you tell me about Ahmad ibn Musa?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You are a pirate—and a very bad one at that.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''The son of a famous astronomer, Ahmad and his brothers excel at mathematics, invention, and scholarship. Together, they wrote the Book of Ingenious Devices, describing their wonderful clockwork automata.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''How dare you. I am no pirate. I am chartered captain. Drink!''
*'''Basim:''' ''What made him join our cause?''
|-|You are a Templar=
*'''Tabid:''' ''The Banu Musa were once close to al-Mutawakkil, but grew disgusted with the Abbasid Caliphate.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You are a Templar...''
*'''Basim:''' ''What happened?''
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laughs] ''I am no Templar; my only allegiance is to gold. Drink!''
*'''Tabid:''' ''They refuse to discuss it, so I cannot say.''
*'''Basim:''' ''There are many reasons to be disgusted with the Abbasids.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Was there anything else?''
|-|Ask about Abbasiyah=
*'''Basim:''' ''What is important in Abbasiyah?''
*'''Tabid:''' ''This district is the heart of learning in Baghdad. All the world's knowledge can be found here.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Any key places to investigate?''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Follow the trail, wherever it leads. Besides the House of Wisdom, there are other vital landmarks. Be sure to visit the Four Markets, the Observatory, and the Dome of the Ass.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I remember the Observatory well. I met the great astronomer Al-Khawarizmi there when I was young.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Excellent. Finally, if you need to soothe sore muscles, a steam bath at the splendid Hammaam of Abbasiyah is a joy.''
*'''Basim:''' ''After a night of clambering across rooftops, that sounds good.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Was there anything else?''
|-|Ask about the Order=
*'''Basim:''' ''Any hint on what the Order might be doing in Abbasiyah?''
*'''Tabid:''' ''No, my friend, not more than what I've told you. Although ... no, it is probably nothing.''
*'''Basim:''' ''What is it? Any little bit may help.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Before he left, Ahmad ibn Musa said something about books going missing from the House of Wisdom.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will keep that in mind.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Was there anything else?''
|-|Ask about the Rafiq=
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me more about yourself, Tabid.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Me? Oh, not much to say. I love poetry, is that enough?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Come now, do not be so modest.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''As you wish. I come from Nubia, a dry land south of Egypt. My father sent me to Cairo to study Islam. There, I learned a fiery sense of right from wrong. And the corruption in Cairo was very, very wrong. We revolted. Our revolt failed and I fled to Baghdad. The Hidden Ones took me in and ... here I am.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Someday you should tell the whole tale.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Was there anything else?''
|-|I am done.=
*'''Basim:''' ''Thank you, Tabid. That is all for now.''
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*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Those Templars paid well but their maps were garbage! And now my ship is wrecked! You can still see her listing on the rocks when traveling the Iseji Trails... My turn: you two have something against Templars, don't you?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Smoke from the House of Wisdom. What does it mean?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Now, about your wrecked ship.''
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*'''Yasuke:''' ''You wrecked your ship because you were too drunk!''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''I've been drunk since I was a baby'' [laugh] ''but you're wrong! Drink!''
|-|You are bad at reading maps=
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Their maps were probably decent – you are just bad at reading them!''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''I can read maps! But I'll never trust English or Dutch maps again: only the Portuguese know these water half-decently... Drink!''
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*'''Civilian:''' ''Who burned our precious books? This is worse than the loss of the Great Library of Alexandria!''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''But enough about me! Your gorgeous wife here is probably a terrible cook!'' [laughs]
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*'''Fazil:''' ''People, calm yourselves! The fire was small and has been contained.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I am not his wife!''
*'''Civilian:''' ''Allah's wrath is upon us!''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs]
*'''Fazil:''' ''Most of our books are safe. The danger has passed.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laughs] ''Oh, so she's available?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Old man! How did this fire start?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Okay, enough. We have what we want—let's go.''
*'''Fazil:''' ''Old man? Fazil Fahim is old. As old as the House of Wisdom, which he commands!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Wait. One more question.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Forgive me, ustadhi (master). I spoke in haste. Can I help?''
*'''Fazil:''' ''No, the fire has been quenched by the Water Master's bucket brigades.''
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|-|What happened here?=
|-|The Templars are looking for an object=
*'''Basim:''' ''Who started these fires?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The Templars came here looking for an object...''
*'''Fazil:''' ''Ruffians, I suppose. Enemies of the Caliph, to be exact.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Wrong! They are looking for a place!''
*'''Basim:''' ''What sort of books were they burning?''
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*'''Fazil:''' ''It is too soon to tell.''
*'''Yasuke:''' [burp] ''Empty... I am beaten...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Perhaps the Caretaker of Books would know.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' [laughs]
 
|-|The Templars are looking for a place=
|-|Where can I find Ahmad?=
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your Templar passengers came here looking for a place, have they not?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am searching for Ahmad ibn Musa.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Oh yes—they’re looking all right.''
*'''Fazil:''' ''Ah yes, he has a workshop here, but I have not spoken to him lately.''
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*'''Drunken captain:''' [gulps] ''Empty...''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs]
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*'''Basim:''' ''Peace be upon you, elder. I shall go.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I still need to find Ahmad ibn Musa, but I should also speak to the Caretaker of Books in the library.''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Now if you'll excuse me... Drink goes in, drink goes out!'' [laughs]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Wait – we need to know more about that place!''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim! Hey, Nine-Fingers! Over here!''
*'''Drunken captain:''' ''Big mistake, lady... You don't scare Captain Yang!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nehal. What do you have there, Sneak-Thief?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''A book, I managed to save at least one from the fire.''
*'''Basim:''' ''If they catch you stealing...''
*'''Nehal:''' ''They cut off a finger. No, wait. A whole hand!''
*'''Basim:''' ''That is not funny.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Then don't laugh.''
*'''Basim:''' ''All right, you are in a mood, and I have things to do. Nothing that concerns you.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Oh, secret Hidden Ones stuff! What are you doing this time? Stabbing? Stealing? Stabbing and then stealing?''
*'''Basim:''' ''That is your specialty, Nehal..''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Just because you lost a finger does not mean you've lost your touch!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''All these tools and books, looks like Ahmad's room. But where is he?''
*'''Captain Yang:''' ''I lost everything—why do you want to take more?!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What are Templars looking for?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I am looking for Ahmad ibn Musa. Do you know where I can find him?''
*'''Captain Yang:''' ''The more I drink, the less it hurts!''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''I may be able to help you. Follow me.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Let's put that to the test.''
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*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Is this your first visit to the House of Wisdom?''
*'''Captain Yang:''' ''I yield! No more!''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, a friend and I used to sneak in as kids. We taught ourselves to read in your library.''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''All young people should follow your worthy exemple.''
*'''Basim:''' ''The caretakers who chased us out of the stacks everyday did not think so.''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Merely doing their jobs. And what did you study in the House of Wisdom?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I loved poetry and heroic tales. My friend ... preferred pagan gods and dark magic.''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Interesting. And did you follow your youthful passion and become a scholar?''
*'''Basim:''' ''When the whole world awaits? No, you might say I am a man on a mission.''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Ah. Well, what about your friend?''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, no, she ... still searches for something, though what that is, I do not know.''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''A shame! It's not far now. Hurry, hurry.''
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*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Guards, help! I'm under attack!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Are you ready to talk calmly, now?''
*'''Basim:''' ''What? You lie!''
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*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Please, don't hurt me.''
*'''Captain Yang:''' ''Fine—I'll tell you what you want to hear... Eh... What was it you wanted to hear?''
*'''Basim:''' ''You led me into a trap! I should slay you where you stand.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The place the Templars are looking for?''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Spare kindly Hamid!''
*'''Captain Yang:''' ''Oh, right, right—the old man—Sir Hathaway, he's called—he’s been searching for a long time, see... It’s a place he called the Obverzk... The Obterze... Hum... Oh—the Observatory!!! That's it, that's what he called it!! A place of mysterious powers—he had a big chest full of documents he kept locked in his cabin—''
*'''Basim:''' ''Then tell me, where is Ahmad ibn Musa?''
[dead]
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''Please, sir! I don't know where he is. Truly, I do not!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Up there on the roof!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Then why lead me into an ambush?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''On it!''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''He ... he made me do it!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Who is he? Not Ahmad, surely.''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''I don't know his name, for he always wears a mask.''
*'''Basim:''' ''And what does this masked man want?''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''He commands me to keep everyone away from the House of Wisdom's dig site. Or else...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Or else what?''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''He will hurt my head! Like with the others. Please, spare humble Hamid.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Where is this dig site?''
*'''Hamid Al-Haleem:''' ''It's in the wilderness, outside of the city. Here, let me draw you a map.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The map should lead me to the dig site.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''They're bleeding. I can track them.''
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*'''Hunayn:''' ''Don't kill me! Please, give me more time, I ... I almost cracked it!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Even injured, they move pretty fast.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Don't worry,, I'm not here to kill you. What are you trying to crack?''
*'''Hunayn:''' ''The book! I said I couldn't. This is not a language that I know. But she gave me no choice.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Who?''
*'''Hunayn:''' ''A woman named Zahra, one of the scholars here.''
*'''Basim:''' ''What is this book? What is it called?''
*'''Hunayn:''' ''The only thing I know is that it is written in a script unlike any other and I have seen hundreds... The way Zahra talks, it's more of an artifact or relic than a book. I lied about my progress so they wouldn't kill me. I can't read a single word. I don't even know if it's a language.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Where can I find Zahra?''
*'''Hunayn:''' ''I don't know, she could be anywhere in the city. I ... I just want to go home.''
*'''Basim:''' ''All right. Get to safety before the guards return.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Must be something here to help me.''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''This belongs to you.''
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*'''Zahra the Scholar:''' ''Servants! Prepare a glass of date juice on ice. And serve it with a plate of honeyed bread and pomegranates. Then prepare the bath salts! I am utterly beat.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There, blood stains.''
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*'''Zahra the Scholar:''' ''Paradise is where you find it.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Ah! It's just a dog.''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''Why don’t you listen and turn back?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Why don't you come out and find out?''
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*'''Zahra the Scholar:''' ''That old fool tinkering with his worthless ancient disc and helpless patients. Bah!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Blood. I'm close.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The doctor is dead. Now to find Ahmad and solve this bloody mystery.''
*'''Hana:''' ''Please, stop! Don't hurt him!''
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*'''Ahmad:''' ''Basim, what happened here?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''It's okay! I'm not going to hurt you.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Where were you, Ahmad?''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''I was around. I'm always around. Would you tell me what happened?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Are you aware this man works for the Order?''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''He called on me a few weeks ago, after they found something in the desert. An ancient mechanism of some sort. They needed me to--''
*'''Basim:''' ''And you asked no questions?''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''I never ask questions when it comes to work. Do you?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me about this mechanism.''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''It opens a path. In the mind. A path to the ancient world. This mechanism, somehow, seems to open ... the doors of perception.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Have you seen this for yourself?''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''No, but I heard the stories of those who have. They are lost, Basim. Because they think what they saw is reality. They think they belong to this ancient world. I knew nothing about the Order being involved. If I did, I would have come to you. I just ... I got caught up. You know me. You know me, Basim...''
*'''Basim:''' ''You will leave this place and return to the Bureau. I will not tell a soul if you do not.''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''How shameful it is that knowledge always ends up in the wrong hands. Isn't it, Basim?''
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*'''Tabid:''' ''Basim! Join me on the roof.''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''I told Eamon you two wouldn't listen. He thinks people are reasonable...''
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*'''Tabid:''' ''Basim! I knew it was you. You are not the only one with eyes that see afar.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Let him go.''
*'''Basim:''' ''So, Tabid. You have filled the streets with eyes and spies?''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''Listen carefully. This man will bleed out and die in seconds unless you save him.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Such is the life of a Rafiq. Without my knowledge, where would we be?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Look, whatever you think you're doing—''
*'''Basim:''' ''Knowledge is a tool, a weapon. It can be used for good or ill, and the Order is using it for ill indeed.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''What have you learned?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Rot runs deep through the House of Wisdom. They are using some ancient book, hoping to build a wicked device.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''I have heard rumors of this blasphemous contraption. They call it their "Great Work."''
*'''Basim:''' ''The Order is experimenting on people. Lethally. I have stopped them for now, but someone called Al-Rabisu is running things at the House of Wisdom.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Any idea about who this Rabisu character could be?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I have my suspicions about the Great Scholar, Fazil Fahim.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''That fragile old man?''
*'''Basim:''' ''The clues I have gathered tell me so.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''Hmm, it could be. The House of Wisdom will be hosting a Great Symposium soon. An informal gathering of scholars. A lecture, refreshments, chatter. Even the great Arib will attend! Go, spy out this Fazil with care. But do not draw your blade at the Symposium. We don't want to show our hand just yet. But if Fazil is guilty and anlone, then like a viper, strike! But you must be sure.''
Tabid handed Basim a feather.
*'''Basim:''' ''Before I act, I will be sure.''
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*'''Scribe:''' ''Yes, we better tear down the House of Wisdom. It is no longer needed.''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''Face it, Assassin. You're simply outclassed.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Pardon me, I am looking for the Great Scholar's lecture.''
*'''Hana:''' ''Father!''
*'''Kahraman:''' ''Fazil Fahim's lecture about the antediluvian antecedents of humanity will begin soon. In the meantime, please enjoy our ample stock of exquisite delicacies and tasty refreshments.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hold on, I've got you...''
*'''Hana:''' ''Help him! Please help him!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Hey—Hey! I’m not letting him die, okay?''
*'''Hana:''' ''O-okay. Okay. Thank you, miss.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Hey, Nine-Fingers! Over here! I told you I'd see you around.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Naoe, are you there?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Indeed. And what brings you back?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''In here!''
*'''Nehal:''' ''I want to show you something.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''These House of Wisdom bores collect the wildest trinkets and gadgets.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I tried to keep up, but...''
*'''Basim:''' ''I have been here before, Nehal. This is Ahmad ibn Musa's office. Have you been sneaking in there?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''She got away.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''She... She cut him open just to get away?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''She has the same cloak as the old man.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Two Black Crosses...''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Ahmad and his brothers are capable of designing some fantastic devices.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Go with my friend, he'll take care of you.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Not all of his ideas are that practical, I'm afraid.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hey there! Your father is safe now. What is your name?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Don't be so smug, the world is full of wonders.''
*'''Hana:''' ''Hana.'' [beat] ''You are Yasuke, yes?''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Does this remind you of your nightmares?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The woman disappeared without leaving a trail... What's our next move?''
*'''Basim:''' ''No. More like something from the Bimaristan. Or a training chart of the Hidden Ones.''
*'''Yasuke:''' [sighs] ''First, I need water… Then we look for Yang's ship: we might find clues in the wreckage.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Ah, yes. The swift ways to kill silently. Death in seconds.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yang said it could be seen from Iseji Trails!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Who should take point?''
[play as yasuke]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will go. I could use the fresh air.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Okay—I'll see that this man is taken care of and join you later.''
 
===Double-Crossed===
Naoe and Yasuke must investigate Captain Yang's shipwreck for any clues that lead to the Black Cross.
Iseji Trails, Kii
 
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There it is. The Black Cross shipwreck.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''It gives me a tingle down my spine. Like I'm nearing a cosmic secret.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Scavengers on the beach.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You read too much about magicians and lost cities buried beneath the dunes.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''You don't read enough. Perhaps there are other worlds, other people, out among the stars.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Nonsense.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This. I have seen this before. Is this what you wanted to show me?''
*'''Scavenger:''' ''Anything you find, you take!''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Yes. It reminded me of that object we found at the palace. What is it?''
*'''Basim:''' ''A drawing from an ancient book.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''There is something you are not telling me.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You do not want to know what happens behind closed doors.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Why? Because you do not know either?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Because, as Dervis says, sometimes it is better not to know the truth behind the things we must do.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''The truth, Basim, is that everything is here, in front of you, but you refuse to look at it. This is about you. It has always been about you, ever since that night...''
*'''Basim:''' ''I took an oath, Nehal. To leave my old life behind and walk this path of shadows.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''And maybe some day you will find the light. But until then I will walk behind you, every step of the way, to remind you not to forget who you are.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Is that a threat?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''I do not know.''
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*'''Arib:''' ''Yes?''
*'''Scavenger:''' ''Hey! We got here first! This stuff's ours!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Symmetry of sky and sea, but only in thine eye do these two planes meet.''
*'''Arib:''' ''You have read my work. And who might you be?''
*'''Basim:''' ''A lover of poetry, nothing more. And of order ... or should I say chaos?''
*'''Arib:''' ''I know only one living poet who loves chaos that much, Ali ibn Muhammad. Are you a fan of his pedestrian work?''
*'''Basim:''' ''The rivalry between you two is legendary, it enhances the craft. I cannot choose.''
*'''Arib:''' ''You are most diplomatic, but I would rather seek inspiration among these lovely blooms. Good day.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Pardon me, is Fazil Fahim's lecture ready to begin?''
{{IUNote|Title=Your New Mission|Text=I remain grateful for your dedication and enthusiasm in your search for the Observatory and I regret that I must redirect your efforts towards a matter of some urgency.<br><br>Our operations in the Japans continue to suffer at the hands of an individual known as "Diogo." He, and all who aid him, must be eliminated so that we may continue to protect humanity from itself.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br><br>– M.}}
*'''Kahraman:''' ''Indeed it is. Head inside, if you please.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They are here because of me... I cannot let anyone suffer the consequences of my actions.''
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*'''Fazil:''' ''Welcome, one and all, to the House of Wisdom, center of learning in Baghdad. Indeed, of the entire world. I am Fazil Fahim al-Kemsa, first scholar of the House of Wisdom, wisest of the wise. Today I will shock you with what may sound like outrageous blasphemies. Do not fear, good people. Though I am old, my mind remains sharp as steel. Today I speak of mysteries, of creatures from the antediluvian age. Do not the ancient prophets tell us about giants from before the flood, who forsook Allah and worshipped false idols? Is it not possible that these giants built marvels, works of wondrous power now lost to us?''
{{IUNote|Title=Captain Yang's Log|Text=Day 3 at Sea<br>Took two passengers in Macau headed for the Japans. Fancy. Rich. They provided maps. European-made. They also have brandy. Might confiscate it.<br><br>Day 27 at Sea<br>China coast still on port side. European maps unreliable in these waters. Brandy is great stuff though.<br><br>Day 43 at Sea<br>Boarded by pirates. Passengers killed them all! Old man is fearsome but the woman is scarier, laughing as she bled them dry.<br><br>Day 57 at Sea<br>I hear them whispering at night. They speak of impossible things. Out of grog. Out of Brandy. All I have are nightmares of that woman killing pirates.<br><br>Day 62 at Sea<br>The Japans finally in sight. Passengers eager to disembark. I’m eager to get rid of them.  Approaching at high tide tomorrow.<br><br>Day 63 at Sea<br>Terrible maps! Hit an unmarked reef. Taking on water. Abandoning ship. I’m going to go get drunk now.}}
Basim made his way to the front of the audience and readied his Hidden Blade, as Kahraman approached Fazil to whisper in his ear.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''They fended off pirates... Those Black Cross seem to know how to fight.''
*'''Kahraman:''' ''Zahra and Hassan are both death, slain by an assassin's blade.''
*'''Fazil:''' ''They're dead?''
*'''Kahraman:''' ''Sayyidi, I urge you to hide until it's safe.''
Kahraman then spoke towards the crowd while Fazil left.
*'''Kahraman:''' ''Apologies people, but our lecture has concluded. Please, feel free to explore the House of Wisdom's many fine chambers.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''You call yourself "the Great Scholar", Fazil. You who burn books and hope the smoke will hide your crimes. How many did you sacrifice in your search for knowledge? How many did you use, damage and discard in the name of discovery? Now you hide within the House of Wisdom, the house you led astray. But I will find you, and I will exact jsutice for every soul you savaged for your "Great Work".''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Captain Yang said the Black Cross kept their documents in a chest. This might lock it.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The chest must have gone down into the water.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll go look for it?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Good. There may be more for me to find here.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Got to keep searching. It must be around here.''
|width="50%" style="background: ; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 12px 12px 12px" | '''Assassinate Fazil the Great Scholar'''
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The leader of the Order in Abbasiyah goes by Al-Rabisu, an ancient Mesopotamian word for "demon". Now he stands revealed as Fazil al-Kemsa, the Great Scholar of the House of Wisdom. From ilicitly acquiring valuable books to conducting unholy experiments on human subjects, he is a living example of the perversion of knowledge. The Great Symposium has revealed him. Now it's time to strike.
*'''Naoe:''' ''Focus Naoe. Deep breaths!''
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{{IUNote
|Title=Eamon's Journal: My Mission
|Text=March 4th, 1552<br><br>The Inner Sanctum has bestowed upon me a great honour, the exalted rank of Templar Black Cross.<br><br>My father remained as stoic as ever when he presented me with the Hathaway family sword. When he put it into my hands, he made me promise to fulfill a mission he could not: to find a mysterious precursor site known as The Observatory.<br><br>I will not fail him. I shall embody the Order’s ideals in words and deeds. I shall uncover the secrets of Those Who Came Before for the sake of all our peaceful tomorrows.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide me.}}
 
{{IUNote
|Title=Eamon's Journal: Marrakech
|Text=June 8th, 1555<br><br>Every attempt to locate the Observatory or a Piece of Eden, ends with me standing empty-handed, surrounded by evidence of Kassandra’s presence. It happened on the Isle of Skye and the Ionian Isles. Now in Marrakech.<br><br>Yet something is different. The Scottish cave contained a pedestal, where a Piece of Eden once rested, long since removed. The vault in Marrakesh contained an Isu axe, devoid of power. I cannot shake the feeling that the axe was placed here recently, perhaps to placate the avarice of lesser men.<br><br>Could Kassandra still be alive? The idea seems to be laughable. And yet...}}
 
{{IUNote
|Title=Eamon's Journal: Beijing
|Text=November 13, 1578<br><br>Infiltrated the Beijing Synod called by Shao Jun. The Chinese Mentor is a frail old thing, yet her mind remains as sharp as ever. Alas, we could not get close enough to kill her. In attendance was a scholar who believed a precursor temple exists on Japan’s main island. He offered as proof his hand-drawn reproductions of mysterious symbols and glyphs.<br><br>I acquired the illustrations while Nirmala disposed of the scholar with great enthusiasm. Could this be the Observatory? I will make my way there in due course. Perhaps I can finally put Kassandra’s nonsense behind me.}}
 
[MEANWHILE...]
*'''Masked killer:''' ''You move well for someone your size.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You cut down an innocent man back there...''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''People can be many things – but innocent is rarely one of them.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''So you are a Black Cross, like the old man...''
*'''Masked killer:''' ''I am Nirmala, from the island of Java. And you...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I am Yasuk—''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''—are a dead man!''
[She charged him with a ''{{Wiki|kama-yari}}'' but he dodged]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Tsk. Templar scum.''
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{{IUNote
|Title=Nirmala's Promotion
|Text=Sir Hathaway,<br><br>I confess to being skeptical when you took that young orphan under your wing. How delightful it is to be proven wrong. The Inner Sanctum hereby grants Nirmala the rank of Black Cross.<br><br>Please continue to train her as you see fit so that she may bring Order and Understanding to an increasingly chaotic world. I look forward to watching Nirmala’s progress in the future. I hope you are as proud of your acolyte as I am of you.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you both.<br>– M.
}}


LOOK FOR intel to uncover Al-Rabisu's location
{{IUNote
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|Title=Sketched Glyphs
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|Text=This paper showcases a number of sketched glyphs—likely drawn by the Black Cross themselves. Clearly they are being studied and sought out.
}}
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*'''Nirmala:''' ''I will bleed you dry!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Shut your mouth!''
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*'''Nirmala:''' ''You are slowing down, big man.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do you ever shut up?''
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*'''Nirmala:''' ''You move well—but I move better!''
*'''Yasuke:''' [growls]
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*'''Arib:''' ''How exciting! What do you think frightened the Great Scholar?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Not so glib now...''
*'''Al-Farghani:''' ''The old fool must have imagined one of his antediluvian creatures. He's an absolute disgrace.''
*'''Arib:''' ''But where did he run off to?''
*'''Hunayn:''' ''There's rumors of hidden passages beneath the House of Wisdom. Maybe he hid down there.''
*'''Al-Farghani:''' ''I have heard the rooftop gardener mention these places, yes.''
*'''Arib:''' ''What a colorful detail to include in my verse! "The scholar by secret tunnels fled, chased by delusions of deities who want him dead!"''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Poor guy will not need this anymore.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Now you di—''[chokes]
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*'''Basim:''' ''This should help me blend in.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Overconfident. Like all Templars I have defeated...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Ah. Nirmala. How many times must I warn you against being so impulsive?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I have everything under control!''
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*'''Civilian:''' ''Please ... take me back there, I don't belong here. Where is my robe? I can't meet the scholar without my special robe! This world doesn't look right. Someone, take me back to the bright, shiny place.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''He has you figured out and so you've lost the advantage.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I can handle him, Eamon.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Be that as it may...''
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*'''Guard:''' ''Next subject, in here now!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''...we have more important business to attend to.''
*'''Basim:''' ''There are horrors here. But the most terrifying thing is that I have seen it all before. Somehow.''
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*'''Fazil:''' ''Who dares meddle with my Great Work? Killing my allies and spoiling my lecture, it's an outrage.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Where is the Assassin?''
*'''The Fist of Wisdom:''' ''It looks like the handiwork of a trained assassin.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''She dove into the wreck.''
*'''Fazil:''' ''Must be some faction in the Round City. Or one of those jealous brutes in Sharqiyah.''
*'''The Fist of Wisdom:''' ''These killings were too subtle for mercenaries.''
*'''Fazil:''' ''No matter! Once I understand how the mechanism works, I will prome myself to Al-Bahamut.''
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*'''The Fist of Wisdom:''' ''In here, lackwit.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Does he have the keystone?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''It's on his belt!''
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*'''Fazil:''' ''You are new, aren't you? I don't recognize you. They promised you gold when you volunteered, yes? No matter, what you are about to behold surpasses all worldly riches. Don't be aftraid. Are you afraid?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You've changed your mind about killing us, then?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''You have something we need.''
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*'''Fazil:''' ''This is my Great Work. I call it Alruh. It will take you on a journey to another realm. Why did the Frist Ones leave this world behind filled with fools, I wonder? And make so few of me? We call this the House of Wisdom, but its foundations are unsound. For beneath the House of Wisdom lies the Dungeon of Ignorance. And upon such dark secrets we build our philosophies. Science is the boblest purpose. Knowledge is the greatest power.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''How is he still standing?!''
*'''Basim:''' ''No.''
*'''Fazil:''' ''No? Then what?''
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*'''Fazil:''' ''Argh...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Now!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Justice.''
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*'''Fazil:''' ''This may be the place. It may be here where lies absolute knowledge. It ... it is not how I remember it. Behind the doors. It looked ... brighter.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No...''
*'''Basim:''' ''But in the end, all we see is darkness.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I need to get out of here, gert back to Tabid.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I see now why they sent for us.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim ibn Is'haq.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Have it your way, then.''
*'''Basim:''' ''How did you find this place?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Easy. I just followed the trails of blood.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You should not be here.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Do you talk to him?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''The keystone?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Sometimes. Yes.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''But he does not answer. I do. We have drifted apart since ... since that day. But what we have seen, back at the palace... This light. These sounds. You cannot have possibly forgotten.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Unlike you, Nehal, I keep the past in the past.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''You call yesterday the past? And this jinni of yours, this repulsive shadow that crushes your chest ... has it crawled back into the past too?''
*'''Basim:''' ''No, it is still here. Sometimes, even in the day, I feel its breath on my neck. The nightmare invades the real world. Or has always been part of it.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''This is part of your reality, Basim. I am a part of yuor reality too. I m your past. Tell me ... will you leave me there? In the dark corners of your memory?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I will not.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Yes—Yes! This is it!''
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*'''Tabid:''' ''Now if you could invent a mechanical rug-sweeper... Basim.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Leave him. He'll be dead in moments and the girl won't pursue us if she's trying to save his life.''
*'''Basim:''' ''It is done.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Cruel... But efficient. Well played.''
*'''Tabid:''' ''And how did it all play out?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I like keeping you on your toes, old man.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am afraid this is a tale for another day. We will save it for one of our campfires.''
Basim handed Tabid the bloodied feather.
*'''Tabid:''' ''You have done well, my friend.''
*'''Ahmad:''' ''Better get back to my work. You know how easily I get bored. Thank you for what you did, Basim.''
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*'''Tabid:''' ''It is the truth, you have done well. One last thing. Arib? Was she ... involved?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Yasuke... Yasuke!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Not that I know, but we must remain vigilant.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''Hey, hey—it’s okay, I’m here.''
===Ending===
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The ornament... I could... not find... an opening...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''No... No no no no no—stay with me, come on, stay with me... Come on Yasuke, stay with me…. Don't do this—you have to stay with me, please... Somebody help! Come on big man, stay with me… We'll fix you up in no time… No, no no no—Yasuke! Yasuke!''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''I warned you what would happen.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Where am I? What is this? I am... defeated. But am I dead? No. Not dead. But I am dying.''
*'''Basim:''' ''(deep breath)''
*'''Roshan:''' ''Last chance.''
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*'''Roshan:''' ''Very well.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Someone over there... Is that... Is that my mother? This path began with my mother's murder...''
[flashback]
*'''Diogo:''' ''Mother!'' [cries] ''Mama. Mama...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Yield!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''You have been avenged, Mama. There is so much to tell you about. I wonder what you will say to me, Mama. If you are proud of the man I became.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Yield.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There, in the distance... Lord Nobunaga! Lord Nobunaga forged me into the warrior I became.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim. Leave her. Come.''
[flashback]
*'''Basim:''' ''I never wanted this. But I need to know.''
*'''Oda Nobunaga:''' ''What's more, you have earned your place next to me. As a samurai.''
*'''Roshan:''' ''I do not want to lose you to what you mayy find in there. You do not have to look to the past, to know who you are. Who you can be. You can choose, Basim! Put your faith in me.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I tried. And in the end, you thought it best to control me. No different than our enemies.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Basim. Over here.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''I ... I know what this is.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Your betrayer also lies dead, my friend. Perhaps we will soon share tea together.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The key...''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''There must be more for me to see here. Over there. It looks like... Yes, I remember this moment very well.''
[flashback]
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Naoe, Junjiro, you have showed me forgiveness and compassion. You have made me a better man.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You still want to walk beside me? Follow this wind wherever it takes us?''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''She will follow.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''I will miss you both. Thank you, my friends... Not my friends: my family. I cannot leave you behind. Not yet!''
*'''Basim:''' ''No. She cannot. You saw it yourself.''
*'''Shadow Yasuke:''' ''Death has already won.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Then I will defeat it too, if I must.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''I know this place... Nehal? (gasp)''
*'''Shadow Yasuke:''' ''It is time for us to rest. Our fight is over.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Ugh!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''No doubt I will die in combat one day. But it will not be today.''
*'''Basim:''' ''It ... it cannot be.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Why do I know this?''
*'''Shadow Yasuke:''' ''Not today.''
 
===Buried Secrets===
Naoe and Rufino tracked Eamon and Nirmala to the mysterious cave in Wakasa.
 
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*'''Nehal:''' ''This is part of your reality, Basim. I am a part of your reality too.<br>I will walk behind you every step of the way.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This "Observatory"—what do you think it is?''
*'''Rufino:''' ''I don’t know, but putting an observatory underground is strange, if you ask me.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Perhaps it’s a code name for something else?''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Hm, I don’t think so... Templars are usually quite literal.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''You killed them!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''This is easy! You shinobis have such an easy job.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''It was your idea to steal from the palace!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Sitting at the Hideout is much more dangerous.''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Yes, well... Tomiko lives there.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Good point.''
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*'''Nehal:''' ''Hrgh! Enough! Let me out of here!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''This place is...''
*'''Basim:''' ''How... What ... what are you?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Almost magical?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Look! See for yourself!''
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*'''Prisoner:''' ''srræsnos! dű hm làygw r zàrhàsi!.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''We have to get up there—can you manage that?''
*'''Guard:''' ''Seylos!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''What? All the way up there!?
*'''Naoe:''' ''If the old Black Cross could do it, so can you!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Well... Ladies first.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That is...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''There must be another one close by.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''No!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Come on, where is it...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Show yourself! You dare to hide from me now? After all you have put me through! Where are you?''
*'''Rufino:''' ''You need to stand on that, uh... glowy... thing.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The jinni in my dreams. The figure from these visions. They are one and the same... Is this what I have been seeing? The memories of a life long ago? Are they mine? Is that why the jinni feels so real? My tormenter. The source of all that ails me. If this is so, then I must face you.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Hold this position.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''What?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''When was the last time you ate something?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Just... Stand guard here...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''No... Why am I seeing this?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I see you, Assassin!''
*'''Naoe:''' (frustrated) [grunts] <!-- Yes, one is with parenthesis and the other, brackets -->
*'''Rufino:''' ''Go ahead, I'll cover you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Got it.''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Still, be careful out there. Else I am terrified of what Yasuke will do to me.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This space... As I move through it, I see nothing but the memories that stir my soul. In these moments of adversity is when I felt the jinni nearest. That unrelenting fear. Paralyzing me in my weakest state. I never understood what it was born of, or why it haunted me so. But I am beginning to remember. I am in a cold cell. Begging for it all to stop. Who I once was may seek retribution. But if I am to move beyond this pain, then what I want is peace. It is time to put an end to this.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''There you are.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You can't hold me off forever.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Oh, I can't wait 'til you get here.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The cell. My cell. I am nearly there. No going back...''
*'''Rufino:''' ''She's above you!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Stay here. She's mine!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Go! I'll provide cover fire!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Agh!''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Get ready. Go!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The jinni ... I can hear it.''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Hold on, I'm reloading!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''(tense breathing)''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Get ready to move... Now!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''(steadying breath)''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Stay still, would you?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Try again!''
*'''Nirmala:''' [growls]
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*'''Basim:''' ''I know you know. I see you for what you are. A crippling memory from a past life. (Steadying breath) And that is where you will remain.''
*'''Rufino:''' ''Naoe! Don't go in alone! Naoe!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''(deep calm breaths) It is over.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Stand and fight, you coward!''
*'''Nehal:''' ''... No, Basim. It is only the beginning. For us. For what lies ahead. A deeper understanding of the world we left behind. And our place in it.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''I killed your friend. What chance do you have?''
Basim turned to face Nehal and walked towards her.
*'''Basim:''' ''All my life I wrestled with who I was. Who I was meant to be. And there you were. All this time. The side of me I resisted. A reflection of who we ... once were.''
*'''Nehal:''' ''Of who we shall be once more. There is so much that awaits us. A new world. Let me show you...''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will never see you again, will I?''
Nehal shakes her head.
*'''Basim:''' ''Will I be ... alone?''
*'''Nehal:''' ''You are never alone.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''(gasp)<br>(catching breath)<br>H-how? How long has it been?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''How many more need to die before you learn?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Two more. Starting with you!''
*'''Nirmala:''' [scoffs]
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*'''Roshan:''' ''It is done. You made your choice. Now I make mine.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You should never have come here!''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''You're starting to annoy me!''
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*'''Rayhan:''' ''Wada'an (farewell), Roshan bint-La'Ahad. It was an honor.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Just you and me, Assassin!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'll make this quick.''
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*'''Rayhan:''' ''Come, Basim. We have much to discuss.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Take that!''
*'''Basim:''' ''That we do, "Mentor".''
*'''Naoe:''' [scoffs] ''...that all you got?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''This memory I buried of this place, this prison, the torture I suffered here... It festered for years, in darkness and dreams... masked as a jinni, to haunt me and hollow me until it consumed my waking life. But I have faced my past. My pain. Embraced it. I shed my skin once, in another time, another place. But I am whole again. I remember. And as for those who thought to bind me... should any of the still walk the earth, I so look forward to our reunion. But until that day... a new world awaits.''
*'''Nirmala:''' [grunts]
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*'''Naoe:''' ''That was for Yasuke.''
 
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*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon! I could use your help here!''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''He can't help you...''
====Holy Mission====
*'''Monk:''' ''Holy father, grant me guidance!''
Basim approached the man.
*'''Basim:''' ''What grief moves you to invoke your god so openly?''
*'''Monk:''' ''Ah! Perhaps my prayers have been answered. Could you help a humble monk pay his respects?''
*'''Basim:''' ''You are well armed for a monk.''
*'''Monk:''' ''I was a violent man in a former life, who now seeks to atone in service to God. Though I will admit, some of my old skills have served me well in performing His work.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I can respect a warrior who has found a higher calling. What is your need?''
*'''Monk:''' ''I seek a holy man buried in one of the older overgrown graves, but I cannot read the epitaphs written in your tongue.''
*'''Basim:''' ''A simple enough task. I will see what I can find.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''"Benedict the Dark. A man of great appetites." I do not believe the Christians sanctify gluttony.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon? Have you found the Observatory?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''It's not here.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''It has to be! The signs—''
*'''Eamon:''' ''It no longer matters! It seems our purpose here is to clean up a mess after all.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''"Jon of Shiraz. He gambled more than he gained, but always shared his winnings." A generous man, but not one worthy of worship.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What were you looking for?''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Nothing a dead woman will care about.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''"Theodore the Bold, who held nothing sacred but remained consistent in his actions." Admirable to some perhaps, but he does not have the sound of a saint.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Eamon—''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Focus!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''"Leo the Enlightened. His wisdom was only exceeded by his piousness." Ah, here is one deserving of some reverence.''
*'''Naoe:''' [yells]
*'''Basim:''' ''Monk! I believe I have found your saint!''
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*'''Monk:''' ''God be praised! I must retrieve the bones before we are discovered.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Don't relent, Nirmala.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I thouhgt you were here to pay respects, not rob a grave.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''She's almost done.''
*'''Monk:''' ''There is no theft. His bones belong to the Church and will do more good among the faithful than rotting in the ground.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Fight!''
*'''Basim:''' ''If your church has no objection, then who am I to judge?''
*'''Monk:''' ''There is only One whose judgement matters, and I trust He will be forgiving.''
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*'''Soldier:''' ''Hey! Stop what you are doing!''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''She's spent—we got her!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Unfortunately, the Caliph's men are not so tolerant of unlicensed gravedigging.''
*'''Soldier:''' ''Explain yourselves, you filthy shits, or die!''
*'''Monk:''' ''They are guilty of worse crimes. God forgive me, but there are times when violence is the only answer.''
The monk readied his weapon, as did the guards and Basim.
*'''Basim:''' ''On that, we are agreed.''
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*'''Monk:''' ''You know not what you do!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I did warn you not to put yourself in my way. Farewell, dear girl.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''There was no other way to resolve this. These kinds of men understand only violence and cruelty.''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''He—he survived!? Looks like I get the pleasure of killing you after all...''
*'''Monk:''' ''You have performed God's Will, my friend. He will surely bless you with good fortune.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I  answer to another calling ... but I will not turn down a bit of extra luck.''
 
====Leap of the Faithful====
*'''Child 1:''' ''You will break your neck!.''
*'''Child 2:''' ''You are going to get caught!''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''Stop shouting at me!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Who is the brave little squirrel up there?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Not so fast, Templar.''
*'''Child 1:''' ''He is not a squirrel, his name is "Young Eagle"! We should not have dared him to go up there, but he was being so boastful! Now we're all going to get in trouble!''
*'''Nirmala:''' ''Don't worry, you’re next.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will get him down.''
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*'''Young Eagle:''' ''Give me a moment!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Nirmala!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''That child looks like he has gotten himself into a tricky situation.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Face it, Templar. You're simply outclassed.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The boy is quite a climber.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''No!''
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*'''Young Eagle:''' ''If you come close, I will jump!''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I'm here, child...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''My name is Basim, and I climbed up here without thinking it through. Do you think you could help me get down?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''What have you done?!''
They looked at each other before Basim continued.
*'''Basim:''' ''When I was your age, I did all kinds of foolish things to impress my friends.''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''I did not do it for them, I did it for the Hidden Ones.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah. The Hidden Ones.''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''Not everyone believes in them, but I do. They're the true protectors of the people. They were the ones who avenged my mother. Not the Caliph or his men. The Hidden Ones did that.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I see. And you thought this would get their attention? Climbing up here?''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''I heard they can dive from great heights and not get hurt. But I cannot do something unless I see someone else do it first.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Do you think you can do it if I showed you?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''You see? I am unharmed! Now, you go!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Can you fight?''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''I cannot!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Can you?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes, you can! Do not overthink it! You simply need to have faith!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We can take him down together.''
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*'''Young Eagle:''' ''I am ... fine! Gimme a second...''
*'''Eamon:''' ''By the Father of Understanding, I will drown you in your own blood!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Are you hurt?''
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*'''Young Eagle:''' ''No ... nothing broken.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Keep going, Naoe!''
*'''Basim:''' ''You are a fast learner!''
*'''Naoe:''' [effort]
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''I told you. I can do anything if only someone shows me first.''
*'''Basim:''' ''That is a valuable talent. Be sure to have a good teacher next time you try something risky like that.''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''You could teach me.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am no teacher. I still have much to learn.''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''No, you are a good teacher. You teach by example. A-are you.../''
*'''Basim:''' ''Seek me out when your voice begins to break. Then we will talk.''
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*'''Child 1:''' ''Wah, that was amazing! Come on, Hytham! Before the mu'azzin catches us!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Together now!''
*'''Young Eagle:''' ''I am coming!''
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====A Life's Work====
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*'''Al-Mahani:''' ''Oh please, not yet, not yet! The pain is unbearable!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Almost there.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Keep pushing!''
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*'''Al-Mahani:''' ''My heart, ya sadeeqi, it fails me.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Are you all right?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Let me find you some help. Perhaps there is a doctor I can take you to?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''I'm fine! Don't stop!''
*'''Al-Mahani:''' ''Too late ... yet there are still many things I must do. My life's work, a treatise upon the heavenly stars... I must get it to the House of Wisdom before my rivals claim it and steal my glory!''
*'''Basim:''' ''If you wish, I can deliver the treatise for you?''
*'''Al-Mahani:''' ''And then ... there is my beloved son. Today, he and I argued. Most bitterly... Without his forgiveness, I cannot...''
*'''Basim:''' ''I will fetch him so that you can make your peace.''
*'''Al-Mahani:''' ''No, the treatise first! Help me retrieve it. Please!''
*'''Basim:''' ''I shall do so. My father was an architect. He too had his glory stolen by a rival.''
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*'''Al-Mahani:''' ''Ah! My heart!''
*'''Eamon:''' [screams] ''No!''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Sit. I will find the treatise.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I am so sorry, my child... Twelve years I've sailed the world with Nirmala... She was as close to a daughter as I ever had... Now she lies, her potential... unrealized. Dead at the blade of a would-be Assassin who knows nothing of their creed, and a warrior who brushes off mortal wounds like... You are one of them, aren't you.''
*'''Al-Mahani:''' ''It has ... three pages, each separate from the others... Please find them for me.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''The wind is picking up.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''This belongs to me.'' [effort]
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*'''Basim:''' ''Its profundity weights heavily on my hands.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''What's this?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Something [[Kassandra|she]] left behind.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''The woman from the statue.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Kassandra.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Spoke to you, did she? She does that. It is a consolation prize.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''If this place isn't the Observatory, then what is it? What have you found back there?''
*'''Eamon:''' [sighs] ''One of the pillars that holds up the world.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''And you did not retrieve it?''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Retrieve it!? Perhaps it was meant to be touched by your hands rather than mine.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Good. One less bit of power for Templars to claim as their own.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''We do not seek power for ourselves, but rather for humanity's sake. To ensure mankind's dominion over a world that was never ours to begin with!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''This is why Templars are after the imperial regalia – because they thought they held ancient powers that would gain them control over Japan.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''Nuno Caro was a fool. Had these objects been true Pieces of Eden, a Black Cross would have been tasked with their retrieval...''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Templars, Black Cross—you fail all the same.''
*'''Eamon:''' ''I pity you, Fujibayashi Naoe... You've stumbled into a war that’s been waged since before recorded time. Fought across a world that’s even bigger than you could imagine. And this buried place is just a glimpse of the horrible, beautiful secrets that lie just beneath the skin of the world... If you could only know what I know... you would... see...''
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*'''Basim:''' ''There you are.''
*'''Rufino:''' ''What is that?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''The pillar that holds up the world. It's... beautiful.''
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{{IUNote|Title=Unsent Letter from Father to Son|Text=My dearest son,<br><br>Some things are best written rather than said. Perhaps if I had taken this approach earlier today, we could have avoided our argument.<br><br>I want to make something clear to you. My studies are indeed my life's work. But they are not my life's joy... No, it is you who are my true joy. Please believe me.<br><br>After the passing of my beloved wife and your most cherished mother... Well, life has not been easy for either of us. Each has sought his own escape from the grief. Two lost and isolated souls.<br><br>Yet as your father, it was my duty to be there for you... I was not in the past, but I am now. Let mine be the shoulder that you rest your head upon, and upon which you find solace.<br><br>Whenever you are ready, come to me and together we shall heal ourselves.<br><br>Your ever-loving father}}
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Do not touch it! I cannot explain, but something deep inside me says that there is danger here.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Kassandra wrote that such places were never meant for mortals. It’s probably best not to touch what we do not understand.''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''We need to leave this place.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Very well.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''These numbers are beyond my understanding. That is all of them. I must return to the astronomer.''
*'''Yasukane:''' ''He's dead. He's dead. I know it.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''I thought he was invincible?''
*'''Yasukane:''' ''He is! He's just... Did you see how big that sword was?''
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*'''Al-Mahani's son:''' ''No, no ... this is not how it was meant to end. My father ... he has passed from this life.''
*'''Kinu:''' ''Miss Naoe! Miss Naoe! Miss... Hello.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ahsan Allahu 'aza'akum. (May God console you.)''
*'''Al-Mahani's son:''' ''The spirit left him before I arrived, though his body remains warm to my touch. We argued earlier. It was my fault. I came to make amends. But I was too late... And you? Who are you?''
*'''Basim:''' ''A momentary friend. I retrieved your father's treatise and now I offer it to you. He said it was his life's work.''
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*'''Al-Mahani's son:''' ''His ... his life's work?''
*'''Yasukane:''' ''You are back, great samurai, sir—and completely alive, too!''
*'''Basim:''' ''Those were his words, yes.''
*'''Yasuke:''' [laughs] ''Mostly alive. Thank you for helping me get here, my friends.''
*'''Al-Mahani's son:''' ''I see... And me? What did he say of me?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''He love you. Truly he did ... but it was the treatise that mattered most to him.''
Al-Mahani's son turned to his father's corpse.
*'''Al-Mahani's son:''' ''La'anaka Allah! (May God curse you!) Your work will never see the light of day! It dies here. As does the love I felt for you!''
He threw the pages away.
 
|-|You mattered most.=
*'''Basim:''' ''He begged me to seek you out ... but I ignored him, and chose to secure the treatise for the sake of posterity.''
*'''Al-Mahani's son:''' ''Posterity? La'anaka Allah! (May God curse you!)''
He pushed Basim.
*'''Al-Mahani's son:''' ''I am his child! And you denied me my final moments with him! Just go. The sight of you makes me sick... Let me grieve my father in peace.''
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*'''Naoe:''' ''What are you thinking?''
====Blade In The Crowd, Tool In The Shed====
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*'''Naaji:''' ''Is that you, Basim?''
*'''Yasukane:''' ''It'll be closed forever!''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Exactly. The Templars will never find it.  No one will.''
*'''Yasukane:''' ''Good thing we got most of the treasures out of there.''
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*'''Naaji:''' ''It is all right, I know you.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Oh no – wait...''
*'''Basim:''' ''I cannot place your face, but you bear our mark.''
*'''Naaji:''' ''I am Naaji, one of Mentor Rayhan's informers. I asked for a more difficult assignment but maybe I should not have.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me the problem.''
*'''Naaji:''' ''I tracked a pair of corrupt guards to the place where they take their bribes, but I do not think I can handle both.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Well done so far. Between us, we can finish the job. Follow my lead.''
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*'''Naaji:''' (surprised grunt)
*'''Kinu:''' ''Oh that's pretty!''
*'''Soldier:''' ''Look out! We're being attacked!''
*'''Naoe:''' ''Maybe I should've left it in there.''
More gaurds showed up.
*'''Yasuke:''' ''Hm...''
*'''Basim:''' ''Oh... This job has just gotten a whole lot harder.''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You have an idea?''
*'''Yasuke:''' ''What better way to keep it out of the Templars' hands than to pass it on to their mortal enemies?''
*'''Naoe:''' ''You think we should contact the Brotherhood of Assassins. Maybe. Maybe one day we'll seek them out. Wherever they are.''
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*'''Naaji:''' ''Oh, Basim, you ... you have done it?''
*'''MOD:''' ''Hello? Can you hear me? If you're looking for more action, I've designed a special little something, just for you. Look for the floaty Animus bits above a mountain in Yamato. That's where you'll find me.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Congratulations! Your first official assignment as a Hidden One is complete!''
*'''Naaji:''' ''I could not have done it without your help.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''You do not have the steady nerves to follow through on your targets, but you did show intelligence in tracking them. Maybe you could still serve the Hidden Ones. Not with your blade, but with your mind.''
*'''Naaji:''' ''You mean by helping to identify and locate targets? That sort of thing?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Exactly! Our actions must be guided by knowledge, and some are simply better at gethering it.''
*'''Naaji:''' ''Thank you, Basim. I shall report back to Mentor Rayhan and see what he says.''
Basim later found Naaji outside of the Abbasiyah Bureau.
*'''Basim:''' ''So, Naaji, it looks like everything worked out in the end.''
*'''Naaji:''' ''The Bureau agreed my talents were better suited to preparing the hunt than making the kill.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You have a keen mind, Naaji, and the more you hone those skills, the sharper they will be.''
*'''Naaji:''' ''Thank you for setting me on the right path, Basim. Take this as a token of my appreciation.''
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====Treasure Hunt====
====Curse Of The Si'la'====


===Contracts===
===Horizon===
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrNyXopIRT4 here]


==Complete==
The guide needs help with what may be their final stand against Ego.
===The Exile's Plan===
[Memory description:] Modu's identity is enough for you to find out the situation outside the city, and you decide to start with the Frontier Village.
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Prince Modu said these men were slavers. I won't hold back when I meet them.''
[goes to the Frontier Village]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''The village is under attack! No doubt these are Touman's men.''
[fighting begins, finds their leader, whose name keeps changing between Wulei and Wuleidihou, and will use Uluyjoti in a scene further along]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''If I can take down their leader, this raid will end faster.''
[boss fight]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''You people are giving the Xiongnu a bad name. You enslave your own kin and even attack those you collude with? Where is your honor?''
*'''Wulei:''' ''You dare attack me? Do you know who I am? I'm Wulei, the Xiongnu prince!''
[defeats dude]
*'''Wulei:''' ''Please, don't kill me! I-I'm a prince! My life has value!''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I heard you the first time, prince. Tell me, are you the son of Touman Chanyu?''
*'''Wulei:''' ''Yes! Yes! You've heard of my father? If you let me go he'll be in your debt.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I doubt he will honor that. He sent you to attack this village even though he claims to be friends with the Qin. I am also aware that your father enslaved his own people for profit.''
*'''Wulei:''' ''Who... Who are you? How do you know that?''
[to themselves]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I should let this rat go and follow him back to his hideout.''
[frees him]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Tell your father that his reckoning is at hand, that the Youxia are here to exact justice.''
*'''Wulei:''' ''Y-Youxia? I'll be sure to deliver that message!''
[gets up and starts to leave, with the protag following them]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I'll have to keep up while maintaining my cover.''
[protag tails them, eavesdropping a few times, when Wulei stopped to talk to other Xiongnu]
*'''Xiongnu scout:''' ''My prince, there you are! We thought we had lost you. We sent a few search parties to no avail.''
*'''Wulei:''' ''Your concern is appreciated, I wasn't sure if I could make it back alive...''
*'''Xiongnu scout:''' ''You are safe now, my prince. We will stay here and guard the perimeter.''
[continues following them]
*'''Xiongnu hunter:''' ''My prince, you are back! I am just about to hunt, would you care to join?''
*'''Wulei:''' ''Perhaps another time, I am exhausted today. But my father and I are grateful for the game you always provide.''
*'''Xiongnu hunter:''' ''You are too kind, my prince. Please, rest well.''
[continues following them to where the clan is camped]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Hmmm, so this is where Touman Chanyu resides. I'll need to find proof of their collusion with the Qin. Perhaps I can infiltrate the camp as a passing merchant.''
[overhears a conversation between two herders as the protag enters the camp]
*'''Prudent herder:''' ''Haven't seen this merchant before...''
*'''Proud herder:''' ''Another Qin merchant? They don't know when to quit.''
*'''Xiongnu guard:''' ''You! Where do you think you're going? You walk into our camp without wares and a weapon on your back, are you asking for an early death?''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I'm a peddling merchant... and I'm here to collect furs for trade. That is why I came empty handed.''
*'''Xiongnu guard:''' ''We weren't informed of any collection today. Who sent you?''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Duanhe, the Qin officer, sent me... Surely, you've heard of him? He works with Touman Chanyu.''
*'''Xiongnu guard:''' ''Duanhe? Why didn't you say so earlier? Go on then, but any funny business and you're out of here.''
[protag goes to enter the main tent, only to be met with Wulei walking out of it]
*'''Wulei:''' ''That- That is the Youxia! You dare enter my father's camp after what you did?''
[escaping begins]
*'''Xiongnu guard:''' ''You heard the prince! Kill that scoundrel! Don't let that Qin snake near our Prince!''
[runs out of the village and into safety]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I can't take on a whole village by myself. I should return in the evening when they are asleep.''
[finds an abandoned camp]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''They've stopped pursuing. This seems like a good place to stake out until the sun goes down.''
[time passes]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Under the cover of night, they are less likely to spot an intruder. Grand General Meng Tian is counting on me to find evidence of their collusion with the Qin.''
[returns to the camp, eavesdrops on a couple of herders]
*'''Timid herder:''' ''We can't keep living like this. You promised me a good life! We're no better than slaves here.''
*'''Prudent herder:''' ''Shut it woman, do you want us dead?''
[to themselves]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''None of them are safe even from their own people.''
[overhears another conversation]
*'''Proud herder 1:''' ''How are we going to overcome the Qin empire when we fight among ourselves? Why do we enslave our own people?''
*'''Proud herder 2:''' ''We pledged loyalty to Touman only because he's the strongest and we'll never be made slaves.''
[infiltrates main tent, finds note]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Touman Chanyu has ordered all the scattered tribes to gather here... This is bad, he's gathering forces.''
[goes to another tent, overhears stuff and takes letter from tent]
*'''Xiongnu guard:''' ''Hah, of course, you don't have to worry.''
*'''Purple soldier:''' ''If Touman keeps up his end of the deal, the next batch of supplies will be coming soon. And don't forget to hand him the missive in the tent. That letter is from my boss, Duanhe.''
*'''Xiongnu guard:''' ''Don't you worry, I will pass the message on if you keep those taels coming.''
*'''Purple soldier:''' ''Good, I'm meeting my boss at the western camp. You keep an eye on Touman and make sure he sticks to the plan.''
{{IUNote|Title=Yang Duanhe's Secret Letter|Text=Gather your forces on the west side of the wall. I'll personally create an opening for you to pass through.<br><br>-Duanhe}}
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''An official agreement between the Qin Department of Immortality and Touman Chanyu! Signed, Duanhe. This is it. I need to get this to Grand General Meng Tian...''
[leaves camp]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I have the evidence for the Grand General, but this might be the only chance for me to catch Duanhe... There's no time for second guessing! For Chu Huan's sake... I'll end Duanhe myself.''
[heads to the western camp]
As you approach the western camp in search of Yang Duanhe, a group of Xiongnu raiders appear from the roadside, hoping to ambush a lonely traveler.
[starts to fight off ambush]
*'''Xiongnu raider:''' ''What luck, an easy target! Hand us everything you've got, even your clothes.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Sorry, I'm not in a giving mood today.''
*'''Xiongnu raider:''' ''There's no one out here to save you, so be good, and we'll let you go easy.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''You raiders are persistent. I'll give you that. But I won't give up just yet...''
[protag keeps killing the cannon fodder, but more keep arriving]
*'''Xiongnu raider:''' ''You really think you can take on all of us?''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''How many of them are there? They just keep coming. I can't... keep up...''
You clear another wave of Xiongnu warriors, but it seems endless. As fatigue catches up to you, a sudden hail of arrows takes out the oncoming warriors. Modu and his men arrive. He tells the survivors to bring word back to his father that Prince Modu has returned. As they flee, he comes to speak to you.
*'''Modu:''' ''I have important news. Our scouts have confirmed that the Qin forces have gathered our tribes to the west.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''The west is where I am headed as well. I found evidence, solid evidence, that will get the Grand General on our side.''
*'''Modu:''' ''Good, but you may not make it back in time to your General in time. If my scouts are right, they will attack the wall soon. Seems to be a distraction, to lure your General out. For what reason, I do not know. And I fear my father cares little for their true intent if he can fatten his belly and grow his fortune. Get to Tulu pass'' [sic] ''as soon as you can. I have also sent word to your friend, she will be on her way to meet you.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Thank you, Prince Modu. You have saved my life and guided me through your lands.''
*'''Modu:''' ''It was you who saved my life first. Now you can tell your friends that you have a Prince in your debt.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''You are no mere prince. It would do the Xiongnu good for you to become their next King. I pray we meet again.''


===Battle at the Wall===
Hashigui-iwa, Kii
[Memory description:] Yang Duanhe is in Tulu Pass, between the Great Wall and the Frontier. For Chu Huan, for Jade Spring, you must settle the score with him...
[protag arrives at Great Wall Junction]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Prince Modu said he sent Yingying this way as well, she should be nearby.''
[approaches her]
*'''Yu Ying:''' ''It seems that heir collusion goes way back...''
[she notices protag]
*'''Yu Ying:''' ''There you are! I've been searching for Jingjing but she's proven to be rather elusive.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''She said she didn't want to get involved with us. Maybe we should leave her be.''
*'''Yu Ying:''' ''I'm just worried... either way, Modu sent me a message to get here, and I found something way worse... That man, Duanhe, he's here. And they've smuggled a hill's worth of oil barrels to blow up the wall.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''These people know no loyalty. A Qin soldier blowing up the wall, and colluding with the Xiongnu...''
*'''Yu Ying:''' ''Whatever it is they've planned isn't good. We have to stop them.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''What they did to our village, we can't let that happen again.''
[goes to destroy the explosives at Tulu Pass, sees Qin soldiers and Xiongnu fighting there.]
*'''Qin soldier:''' ''You will never strike us down! The Qin will defend our territory.''
[enters a warehouse and destroys some of the explosives]
[helps the Qin]
*'''Qin soldier:''' ''Barbarians! Strike them down!''
[destroys some more]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''They've already transported some barrels to the wall. I should destroy those as well.''
[climbs up, destroys those, but hears/sees an explosion]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Was I too late? Yingying might be in trouble.''
[goes to the source, finding Yang Duanhe messing with the explosives]
As you approach Yang Duanhe, he recognizes you and promises to kill you as he killed Chu Huan. He throws an explosive your way but before it reaches you, Yu Ying appears from above and kicks it away, endangering herself as it explodes. In the smoke, Yang Duanhe flees and an injured Yu Ying implores you to follow him.
[jarring scene transition to an exploded section of the wall, where the protag goess to fight Yang Duanhe]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I swear, on the memory of my brother, today will be your last.''
*'''Yang Duanhe:''' ''Big talk for someone who lost to me before. Let's see how you fare against my bombs, I've been itching to test them.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Why did you attack our village? Who do you serve?''
*'''Yang Duanhe:''' ''Hah, and why would I tell you anything? You are but an ant in the grand scheme of things.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''You will regret messing with the Youxia.''
*'''Yang Duanhe:''' ''Oh here we go again, with the righteous talk. You people are sickening.<br>Disgusting worm, don't you know when to give up? Stop getting in my way.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Quit running, you coward! I will chase you till the ends of the earth even if I have to.''
[he escapes, protag climbs up the wall after him, having to deal with guards along the way]
*'''Purple sergeant:''' ''Stay back! Come no further!''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Your purple garments only fuel my anger. I remember how you slaughtered the weak.''
[keeps going towards Duanhe]
*'''Purple sergeant:''' ''Don't you know who you're up against?''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''This is for what you did to my village!''
[keeps going towards Duanhe]
*'''Yang Duanhe:''' ''Argh... I can't... anymore...''
[i think there was another voice here, but it all mixes together and there's no subs for that]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''The Fox huh, seems like even Duanhe answers to someone.''
You overpower Yang Duanhe and drive your blade through his chest. As Yang Duanhe brethes his last, a figure in a fox mask attempts to assassinate you, but quick reflexes allow you to parry the incoming blade, giving you the chance to engage them in combat.
[fight begins against the "Masked Person"]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''So, you're the one in charge... the one pulling the strings under the Grand General's nose.''
*'''Fox:''' ''Hmph. What do you know? You're just a pathetic Youxia. Stay out of my way.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''You pit the Qin and Xiongnu against each other, for what end? We are not your pawns!''
*'''Fox:''' ''There are only two types of people in this world, the sheep or the slaughterer. What are you?''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''I'm your slaughterer!''
*'''Fox:''' ''A slaughterer takes. A sheep gives. You, who so boldly claim to take, are no better than the rest of us. Do not act righteous when your hand are soaked with the blood of a thousand sheep.''
Your next move knocks the Fox's mask off, revealing Nie Jing's face. Yu Ying and Meng Tian arrive and Nie Jing pulls out the stolen treasure from Yangzhou Palace. A magical shield deflects your blades, shattering and dazzling you. When the stars fade from your vision, she's gone.
[protag follows Meng Tian and Yu Ying, while Cyf does not stop opening the menus to make my work harder]
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''My search has led me to believe that the Department of Immortality has been manipulating the Xiongnu. I found a written agreement between Toumman Chanyu and Yang Duanhe. ''
*'''Meng Tian:''' ''An agreement signed by Duanhe is not enough evidence to persecute the court official in charge. I have looked outwards for far too long... and now the foundations of our empire crumbles. But I won't stay idle, not when my family's position is threatened at court and this country rots from within. I have news that the Department of Immortality has dealings in Shangjun. I seek an eagle. A swift and wary hunter to keep track of a fox that has long evaded my sight.''
*'''Wei Yu's disciple:''' ''Then an eagle I shall be, and I will not stop until the fox'' [sic] ''has paid the price of betrayal.''
*'''Meng Tian:''' ''Good. Head to North Shangjun Garrison and Fushi Clay Mine. Find out whatever you can.''


==Odyssey==
*'''The Eagle:''' ''Me again. That thing we found earlier in the Rift? It's becoming more clear to me what it is! Let's go.''
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===No Rest For the Misthios===
==Hm==
===Not All Treasures Should Be Found===
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===A Message Delivered===
|-|Yggdrasil=
===Power Corrupts All===
The Isu were wiped out by a great catastrophe, but their influence continued to be felt throughout our myths and legends. One of these is Yggdrasil, the World Tree from Norse mythology. The real version was an Isu supercomputer which did all kinds of weird stuff.
===A New Horizon===
===A Kind of Treasure Hunt===
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==Valhalla==
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*'''Braun:''' ''.''
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*'''Thyra:''' ''.''
 
===Hunting for Honor===
===Homeward===
===An Honorable Death===
===Riding for Glory===
===Veiled Threats===
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==Apocalypse==
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===Bitter Conduct===
;Full sync conditions
*No Assassin has been Poisoned by a Viper (Elite Guard).
;''Apocalypse'' Intro
Venice - 1524 - Headquarters of the Brotherhood


It has been years since your team of Assassins last met in the hallways of the headquarters of the Brotherhood. They all have had their share of heroic actions and tense fights with the Templars.
For one thing, it generated a never-ending combat simulation that inspired the afterlife in Norse mythology. For another, it could upload a digital copy of a user's mind.  


Now they are assembled again for a special briefing.
Again, not an Animus. But suspiciously very Animus-like! Also proof that digital fight simulations like my Domains are extremely cool!


Months ago, The Brotherhood received worrying reports about a group of former Assassins gone rogue, deep into the jungles of the ancient kingdom of Cambodia. Very worrying rumors are circulating: a powerful artifact is in their possession and the Templars are actively looking for it. They seem to instill terror into the local populations. Not to mention the fact that this group is giving the Brotherhood a very bad reputation...
|-|The Surrogate Initiative=
While digging through various files, I came across a woman named Aileen Bock, who was the first person to test the possibility of seeing genetic memories outside of your direct ancestry.  


The rumor has it that they are led by a giant viper who goes by the name of Colubra...
She suffered a "mysterious injury" in 1981. A lot of those seem to happen at Abstergo. Her work was set aside in favor of the Animus Project.


A group of less experienced Assassins was sent to investigate but they have gone silent and the Brotherhood is not optimistic about their fate. This is why they has tasked you, the four most loyal and experienced Assassins currently in Italy, with the delicate mission to find the team that was sent before you, recover any artifacts they may possess, seek the rogue Assassins and deal with their leader in the most discreet fashion.
|-|Eivor's Visions=
I have no rational explanation as to how Eivor was able to experience visions of Asgard. Clearly, there was something unique about her.  


You will not be alone in this: Shao Jun, a brilliant Assassin was on her way back to China but accepted to help you work your way in the jungle of the Khmer Empire.
I lean toward science and evidence-based medicine, but every corner of the globe has some version of naturopathy, and many ancient healers used hallucinogens in their rituals and treatments.  


Good luck and remember: Nothing is true, everything is permitted!
We know that precursor people existed, with powerful bloodlines that have been diluted over time. I wonder if there were also Isu plants that had medicinal or hallucinogenic properties that also faded over time? Could ingesting Isu plants have created some kind of organic Animus experience?


;Memory Intro
Were there Isu hippies back in the day, just tripping out on their own genetic memories?
Your first contact with the region was as rough as you had anticipated. Harrowing weeks on a merchant ship, total estrangement in a land where almost nothing reminds you of Italy, the heat and humidity... Fortunately, some of you are well traveled. After weeks of sailing on the Mother of all Rivers, the Tônlé Mékôngk, as it is called by the people you met, you are starting to appreciate the wonders of the Khmer Empire. Traces of its glorious past are popping up at surprising turns of the river, with the majestic temples, grandiose vegetation and incredible life forms.


In a small settlement in the heart of the jungle, you are set to meet Shao Jun, the Assassin who will accompany you on your journey. As you come close to the meeting point, you see that villagers have gathered around a sick bed. Shao Jun lies there, livid.
|-|The Philadelphia Experiment=
When you suddenly find yourself living smack dab in the middle of the world's oldest conspiracy theory, it's hard to tell what's true and what's complete bullshit.  


You understand that she has been poisoned and that she needs an antidote as soon as possible in order to survive. The villagers point out to the area where the village keeps a small stash of locally made antidotes.
For example, I read an Abstergo email referencing something called the "Philadelphia Project." Some believe this is the same event as "The Philadelphia Experiment" where the US Navy allegedly made a ship disappear, or teleport or something stupid like that. It was largely dismissed as a hoax.  


It seems you will have a first taste of what lies ahead as you spot a group of strangely clad soldiers guarding the antidote stash.
Except that maybe something weird DID happen, and Abstergo and the Assassins were involved. Allegedly, the Templars tried to use a Piece of Eden to power a time travel machine?! And if that wasn't enough, some people say that they faked Nikola Tesla's death and forced him to build it. Which all sounds way more batshit crazy than the original urban legend.  
;Objectives
Collect an antidote.
;Debrief
You give the antidote to Shao Jun, hoping for the best. After a few hours of anxiety-ridden sleep, she seems to have recovered and thanks you profusely.


She reveals that she was poisoned by a very intriguing figure she believes might have something to do with that Colubra you’re looking for. You need to find what happened to the previous Assassin team...
And any time I try and ask an Assassin if any version of this story is true, they just look me dead in the eye and say, "Nothing is true…" and then they just… keep… staring at me. It's super awkward.


===Chasing the Rabbit===
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;Full sync conditions
<tabber>
*Perform Shao Jun's deadly dance on a square containing 4 Guards.
|-|Animus 2.0=
;Intro
I'm gonna talk some shit, but before I do, I just want to say that Rebecca Crane is a personal hero of mine. Not only did she build this version of the Animus for the Assassins, but she also created training programs for Desmond Miles that were big inspirations for my Domains.
As you were investigating in a village, a young boy told you he has heard of people looking like you and that there were belongings in a clearing nearby. He would never dare to touch them, as the spirits of the dead are known to haunt that place.


The boy guides you to a promontory that may help you locate the clearing. As you approach it, you notice that an eerily bone-chilling fog has descended on the region...
But.  


;Objectives
I don't know if those red cushion-looking things are plastic or cloth, but she strapped a dude in his 20s onto them and made him relive the life story of a man who fought half of Italy and had sex with the other half. That's sweaty work. Plus, they were on the run from Abstergo with limited access to showers.  
Synchronize from the top of the Naga to locate signs of the Assassins of the first expedition and then recover them.
;Debrief
The fog finally dissipated and you reached the clearing. No ghosts here but you can tell the Assassin team definitely passed through here, as one of them left their belongings, including a small diary.


As you read the account of the search for the Assassin named Colubra, you can’t help but feel uneasy. There seems to be some malevolent force at work in this region.
All I'm trying to say is, I bet that Animus smelled awful.


You realize Colubra is a Portuguese word for Serpent. That means you are on the right track.
|-|Animus 3.0=
Once again, all glory to Rebecca Crane: tech support GOAT and Animus witch (complimentary). She built a smaller, more powerful iteration of the Animus in a cave! With a box of scraps!


One of the most intriguing pages of the diary shows a drawing of a stunning female warrior, along with the symbols [SYMBOLS]
But by this time in their journey, they didn't have a bed or a couch or anything, so it was placed on top of a big rock, which probably wasn't great for Desmond's back.


===Seek and Do Not Destroy===
And yet, I would still choose the Rock Animus over the testosterone-stained stink machine they used in Italy.
;Full sync conditions
*No Assassin became exposed because of Mae Wa.
;Intro
You reach a village and ask around about the symbols [SYMBOL] but no one seems to be willing to talk about them. Some even refuse to look at them in the diary.


After several hours asking around, one of the village elders, a woman who looks so old she seems almost eternal, points to the jungle ahead.
|-|Animus Omega=
Developers at Abstergo Entertainment had access to the Animus Omega, a proprietary Ancestral Memory Research tool. They used it to harvest genetic memories in order to transform them into virtual reality games and other immersive experiences.  


“Climb the Naga and look for a soldier called Mae Wa who will lead you to what you are looking for.”
Here's a bone-chilling fact: When the workers didn't meet expectations, they were sometimes placed in a dungeon underneath the studio. Yikes.


Do not hurt her or the serpent will kill us all!
I wonder if they had a dungeon under where I used to work?
;Objectives
Locate Mae Wa by Synchronizing from the top of the Naga, then follow her stealthily, avoiding detection.
;Debrief
<tabber>
|-|1=
If 1+ Assassin left the Map through the Secret passage,
read the following:
As you see the fierce female warrior leave, you feel that you need to follow her further as she clearly has something to do with those rebel Assassins.


The team that was there before you seems to have vanished into thin air. As you ask around about them, you only get silent looks of disapproval in response. Most of those you ask do not even bother replying at all.
|-|Animus HR-8=
I think it's really cool that the Animus became sleeker and more portable, making it easier for researchers to take one out on missions. Beats laying down on a fucking rock, that's for sure.  


It looks like those Assassins have not left any good memories around...
Having said that, you couldn't pay me any amount of money to put myself inside something that looks like a coffin. I'd rather use Desmond's Smell-o-Vision Animus 2.0.
|-|2=
If no Assassin left the Map through the Secret passage,
read the following:
You lost track of Mae Wa... After several hours of searching, you finally locate her! Tick 1 box on the Threat Gauge.


The team that was there before you seems to have vanished into thin air. As you ask around about them, you only get silent looks of disapproval in response. Most of those you ask do not even bother replying at all.
It looks like those Assassins have not left any good memories around...
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</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Subject 4: Daniel Cross=
Daniel Cross was a Templar sleeper agent who infiltrated the Brotherhood, rose through the ranks, and then killed their Mentor, which allowed the Templars to launch a massive, coordinated attack on the Brotherhood called "The Great Purge."


===Bombs Away===
Although it looked like the Assassins were trying to bounce back, there must have been another Purge or something in the recent past, because the Assassins I'm running around with seem to be running on fumes.
;Full sync conditions
*Secret.
;Intro
You managed to find tracks of Mae Wa that lead to a small building next to a temple in ruins.


Nearby, a group of soldiers have a lively conversation but you cannot make out the words. Suddenly, they all freeze and seem to enter some kind of trance.
|-|Subject 16: Clay Kaczmarek=
Clay Kaczmarek was the poster child for the Bleeding Effect who also loved riddles and finger painting. But something we don't talk about enough is that he somehow created a perfect digital replica of himself.  


One of the female soldiers is trying to open a locked grate. The hissing sounds now seem to be surrounding you and you begin to feel uneasy as if it was drawing you to that grate.
Up until that point we'd seen Isu appear as digital recreations of themselves but as far as I know, he's the first human to do it with a regular Animus (an old one at that!)


You cannot see what is behind the grid from where you are. You need to get closer and investigate.
I wonder why Abstergo never tried to copy the brains of their best and brightest?
;Objectives
Investigate the camp. [!] After reaching the Objective, take the large card A#27 and follow the steps on the [Keys] side
;Debrief
That was the largest and most frightening animal you have ever met. Was that monstrosity even an animal?


In the lair of the snake you found a broken blade, which seems to be a peculiar design of a Hidden blade from the Brotherhood.
|-|Subject 17: Desmond Miles=
Ah, the sweaty chosen one. Maybe Desmond wasn't that sweaty or smelly. I'm really just judging him based on his haircut and his clothes. He was a bartender in New York City. Do the bartenders there smell good or bad? You tell me.  


It is clear those soldiers have a strange serpent cult and they are definitely connected to the rebel Assassins.
I can't deny that he had a great bloodline. Thanks to him, we got insights into some of the most pivotal Assassins in history. Also, even if he started out as a smelly bartending dirtbag (allegedly!), he did eventually step up, put his life on the line, and save the world from a giant solar flare.


During your investigation, you overheard the soldiers talking about going back to their boats. That is a lead you should follow.
|-|Layla Hassan=
I really feel for Layla Hassan. She was, by all accounts, a legit genius. If they had let her on to the Animus Project, who knows what she could have accomplished? But somewhere early in her career it feels like she got labelled as "difficult to work with" which in Abstergo-speak translates to "She thought for herself and questioned authority."


===The Mission===
She did manage to defect to the Assassins, but her life really took a turn for the worse when she became unhealthily attached to a talking stick (long story). But after everything that's happened with Ego, who am I to judge?
;Full sync conditions
*Attack 1+ Crocodile and Eliminate it.
;Intro
As the female warriors mentioned their boats, you are now trying to find where they could have needed them.


You gather from villagers that there is a ford, a few hours walk from here, where travelers sometimes come from.
|-|Cipher=
That brings me to you, dear reader, whoever you might be. Maybe Abstergo forced you into the Animus Ego human trials. Maybe you accessed a jailbroken Animus from the comfort of your own home. But whether Naoe and Yasuke's memories are your first encounter with the secret history of the world, or you've known for decades, I'm glad you're here.  


After a while, the sounds of the forest grow more intense as the rumble of a mighty river can be heard in the distance.
The world feels so overwhelming and fucked up right now. I'm right there with you. What I'm learning from all these Assassin memories is that, sure, maybe one person can make a difference, but nobody has to tackle corrupt governments or shitty corporations alone.  


You finally reach the riverbanks, just in time to spot a shining blade on the other side. It is time for some swimming!
When we find a Brotherhood, or any group of people who share our values, we can lift each other up and help each other through just about anything, big or small.  
;Objectives
Find clues from the Furies.
;Debrief
This side of the river feels different. The animals are quieter, the forest is much darker and the air feels oppressive. Following some tracks, you found the entrance of underground river tunnels. There
are mostly animals and plants you have never seen before, some of them are even quite repulsive.


Finally, you reach an underground pond, where a strange blue light seems to glow from the water itself. There, four small boats are waiting for their owners...
So drink some water. Get some sleep. Find your people. Change the world.


===Fear and Loathing in the Valley===
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;Full sync conditions
<tabber>
*No Assassins were Eliminated.
|-|Data Dump Scanner=
;Intro
Decades after the tragedy of Aileen Bock, Abstergo finally managed to create the technology that would allow a user to relive any genetic memories, without the restriction of direct lineage.  
Despite your best efforts, the warriors you spotted leaving the ford are nowhere to be found. As dusk is upon you, you are about to set camp when you find a very dense wall of trees. Your keen eyes are not
fooled by the hastily arranged thicket and as you split the branches, you reveal a passage to a clearing. Darkness engulfs you as you spot unknown animal eyes spying on you.


The clearing meanders through rolling hills where you finally spot remains of a campfire. You are on your guards and move ahead to investigate what seem to be a freshly abandoned camp.
The Data Dump Scanner was a breakthrough that pioneered several spinoff projects and really brought the Animus into the mainstream.
;Objectives
Search the camp to find traces of the Furies. [!] After you have Eliminated all Enemies on the Objective [keys] AND all the Assassins gathered on the [keys] square, take large card A#25 and play it.
;Debrief
You obviously face a much more dangerous threat than you imagined. You almost drowned there!


Those Furies were unsettling. They seemed to be possessed by some strange power. And the water felt almost like it had its own will, as if it was corrupted to the point that it would try to drown you on purpose.
|-|Animi Training Program=
Once the direct ancestry limitation was gone, the first thing Abstergo did was to weaponize the Animus. They uploaded the genetic memories of various Templar agents throughout history and used the Bleeding Effect to train their own private army. The best of the best usually graduated to a unit called "Sigma Team."


===Hold the Fort!===
As if that wasn't bad enough, the second thing they did was monetize it. Their training program became the basis for one of their PVP entertainment experiences. Sure, it was FUN. But it was still propaganda.
;Full sync conditions
*During each Enemy Reinforcement Step, you must never be short of Guard miniatures.


;Intro
|-|Helix=
Even though the Furies almost got you all killed, they made a big mistake as they revealed the location of their real encampment. Once they realize you are targeting their base, the Furies come to you at full force! You need to regroup and find a strong position to defend while you prepare your team for what is to come.
In this day and age, cloud servers and streaming libraries full of CONTENT are super normal but I wonder how amazing it must have been to be alive when they first came to the market.


Fortunately, you spotted an easily defensible position within the camp.
Abstergo launched their cloud servers full of genetic memories and beamed it to headsets around the world. An all-you-can-eat brainwashing buffet!


The Furies are closing in on you, it's time to defend the Brotherhood!
|-|Animus EGO=
;Objectives
The Animus EGO is the culmination of every iteration that's come before. It's the most recent version of the device designed for mass market consumer consumption.  
Block the Enemy Entrances A, B and C in the same turn. Shao Jun may exceptionally complete 1+ of these Objectives. Then remove these 3 Entrances from the Map. If you fail to block all 3 entrances in the same turn, Memory fails.
AND
Synchronize at the top of the Naga to make the Secret Passage appear and use it to leave the Map.
;Debrief
Well done Assassins! You managed to delay the Furies enough for you to maybe reach their base and find out who the mysterious Colubra is.


From what you gathered about Colubra, the rebel Assassins must be in a stronghold further into the jungle. This does not fit with the information you’re been given by the Brotherhood.
The killer app was intended to be a guided meditation experience, full of soothing virtual environments sourced from your own genetic memories. Instead, it's the staging ground for a potentially harmful artificial intelligence.  


Obviously, someone wants to muddy the water. You should be on your guard, as something is amiss in this mission.
What Abstergo's done with the Animus is awful, it is, but it's in line with all the other shady shit that corporations and governments have done since the beginning of time. But when I look at what Ego might be capable of, rewriting your memories and trapping you in an ever-changing simulation … I worry that I've helped them create something that's on the same level as one of those ancient Isu machines.  


===Another World===
Is it possible that humanity's technology is catching up to the precursors?
;Full sync conditions
*Secret
;Intro
You raced to what you though would be a fortress, where Colubra should be.


But now you are among simple people, villagers peacefully assembled and busy with their daily tasks. They look at you with fear in their eyes. And then you realize, there are almost only women and girls here. This cannot be the rebel Assassin holdout you've been told about.
</tabber>
<tabber>
|-|Synchronization=
Genetic memory exploration lives and dies by synchronization. The more your actions are in line with your ancestors, the closer you are to achieving full synchronization. That in turn can open up new memories to explore. On the flip side, if you mess around too much, the memory becomes unstable, resulting in desynchronization.  


Suddenly, out of nowhere, a group of female warriors encircles you. It seems the villagers are not so peaceful...
A big part of the Templar conspiracy is lying to the general public. (Actually, most governments and corporations lie to you constantly, the Templars aren't special in that regard!) But genetic memories used to be a way to find out the truth.
;Objectives
Search the Furies camp. [!] After the first Assassin reaching the [keys] Objective, take large card A#33 and play it.
;Debrief
Colubra is not just a rebel Assassin. She holds a terrible power! Is she really this tall? It’s hard to believe...


You have heard of that kind of power before, but to experience it firsthand is incredible.
What makes Ego so scary is that the A.I. may have found a way to prevent desynchs by altering the user's recollection of events and filling person's head with fake memory slop.


You remember the disturbing events you have witnessed years ago in Italy and can’t help but think the Brotherhood would not ignore about the supernatural powers wielded by Colubra.
|-|Abstergo Entertainment=
I always hate it when movies say "based on a true story" because you know it's obviously made up. Abstergo Entertainment went all-in on the lies when they started releasing projects based on their genetic memory research.


And it seems that the giant snake and Colubra have more in common that meets the eye...
Their first mainstream success was "Liberation." But like everything else, it was all Abstergo's corporate propaganda, they heavily edited the material to provide an anti-Assassin angle.


===Snakes Get Madder===
|-|The Bleeding Effect=
;Full sync conditions
Too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Doctors used to think cigarettes were healthy. Social media was fun until it destroyed your mental health. Today, we all have an Animus in our home, but too much of that can result in something called "The Bleeding Effect."
2 of the Assassins (other than Shao Jun) must have left the Map by the end of the 6th game turn.


;Intro
At first it doesn't sound so bad. You can learn an ancestor's language or other fun skills, like parkour! Only what's happening is that multiple sets of memories are smashing together inside your brain, turning it into mush.  
Colubra has now retreated, probably to her real hideout, further into the forest. As you move deeper in, you find there are almost no more villages. The darkness is growing. The lifeforms are weirdly corrupted and even the plants take strange shapes.


Every sound makes you shiver or jump, as if they were distorted by the corrupted air. And now you have just spotted those aggressive snakes that resemble the giant one you fought a while ago...
Imagine playing Russian roulette with your language learning app or your Abstergo Bodyband fitness tracker.
;Objectives
Learn how to flush out and capture Hydras. [!] After completing the Objective, take 1 Hydra token from the Danger token pile and place it in your plastic bag.


You should also Synchronize at the top of the Naga to locate other potential Hydras to capture. ''Reminders: any Hydra revealed by an Assassin who moved to its space is automatically captured and placed in your plastic bag. Shao Jun cannot capture Hydras.''
|-|MOD's Animus 101=
;Debrief
If you're reading this, then you're a Dark Animus user running around in my domains. Hello!
Those hydras were not natural. Something is transforming the environment.


It does not take you long to understand that this rebel Assassin has taken control of a very powerful Apple of Eden. You have never heard of an Artefact capable of changing the environment that way, but you will need to make further research.
I used to work for Abstergo's Project Mnemosyne. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the Animus. It's common knowledge that every iteration of the machine is used to explore a user's genetic memories.  


Your mission is starting to make more sense, but you cannot help wonder why the Brotherhood didn’t mention the Apple...
It wasn't until I joined the Assassins that I learned that the Animus Project was primarily a tool to achieve the objectives of the Templar Order, the secret power behind Abstergo.  


===Into the Dark===
This might be old news to you. But me? I felt overwhelmed by all the conspiracies and weird shit that comes with life in the Brotherhood. So, I thought I'd share some of my discoveries from what's left of the old Assassin's files.
;Full sync conditions
No Assassin has lost [health].
;Intro
You are getting closer to Colubra’s hideout. But here the land seems devastated, as if a plague has taken possession of it. The animals are overly aggressive. When you look at the plants, you can almost feel them breathe.


This corruption is unbearable. You can see how this is a serious threat to the world, not only to the Brotherhood. You must cleanse this place before it is too late.
</tabber>
;Objectives
OBJECTIVE OF THIS MEMORY
Flood the source of corruption. [!] Attention: The flood will take place at the end of the turn in which you complete the Objective, then reveal the card [keys].
OPTIONAL OBJECTIVE
If you Synchronize before completing the Objective, you may be able to scout the surroundings and avoid getting overwhelmed.
;Debrief
Well done, the corruption of the artefact has been wiped from this place, although you can’t help but wonder how deep it runs and if the place will ever be as before.
 
You will need to find a more permanent way to restore the order of things.
 
You gathered some strange tales from the rare people in the area. Ones of fierce battles between a giant warrior and a giant snake. Could this be Colubra and Sesha? It looks like they were fighting together though....
 
===The End (BOV)===
;Full sync conditions
Reveal the 6 Danger tokens placed on the Map when it was set up.
;Intro
You are now in sight of the enemy’s hideout. The air is heavy, the sound of the running water is overwhelming. Even though you cannot see the enemies, you can feel their presence. The glints of the rare sun rays that reach the ground reflect on their weapons, blinding you on purpose.
 
She’s there, you can feel her corrupted presence. It is as if her aura is making everything more crisp, bigger than life. Even the Stalkers’ shadows seem to disappear!
 
As you come near her presence, you can sense the weight she carries, the pain she feels and the sheer power and life force she imposes on everything around her.
;Objectives
Reach the temple on the other side of the chasm using a grappling hook, then perform your first ritual on the Objective. [!]After completing the Objective:
#Permanently discard ([X] ) 1 Hydra token from your plastic bag.
#Remove the reminder token.
#Ignore this Memory's special rule from now on.
;Debrief
Colubra, the rebel Assassin, was not fighting along Sesha, unlike you expected. The Apple she carries is unlike anything you have seen. It changes not only the way people act around her, but it also changes the physical world, to the point of changing her own size to that of a giant!
 
And it doesn’t seem to stop there, if you would believe the accounts of whole regions devastated by the power of that artifact.
 
It seems that the ritual involving the hydras, whatever it does, prevents Colubra from using some of her powers.
 
===The Fall of Man===
;Full sync conditions
Each Assassin has kept more than half of their [health].
;Intro
The Apple must be destroyed at all costs. If ever it was to fall in more organized hands, it could be the end of the world.
 
You have now reached the innermost part of Colubra’s sanctuary and you can tell how the Apple has modeled the environment to Colubra’s rage and despair. You feel like a complete stranger in this place, even more than before. It’s like nothing was real, every little thing is altered and scary.
 
You see Colubra in the distance and you can hear the hisses of snakes all around. It’s almost unbearable.
;Objectives
Reach the Objective to destroy the artifact. [!] After reaching the Objective: Reveal the [keys] large card.
;Debrief
Isabel, the former Assassin who was known as Colubra, is no more. You have accomplished your mission, albeit with a bitter ending.
 
Even though you didn’t retrieve the Apple, it felt the right thing to do to wipe this thing of the surface of the Earth.
 
You come to realize Isabel only ever fought for the people around her, those for whom no one would fight. In the end, she made the ultimate sacrifice, like a true Assassin. You will remember her. Now, before you leave, it is time to get to know those people better and help them.
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Latest revision as of 02:41, 18 June 2026

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Navboxen[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed: Shadows memories
Main game
End of the Line • The Yokai • The Tournament • Yamabushi Imposters • The Winter Raiders • The Hunters of Kyonyo • The Pirate Alliance
Post-launch
The Lesson • A Puzzlement • Teach a Dog New Kicks • Headucation • Battle of the Bests

Non-canon memories:

  • Defensive Position (alternate assassination for Yaita Wakasa)
  • The Jounin Pillow Book (Katsuhime romance)

Move to the floating convos[edit | edit source]

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Riddle of the Arch in Wakasa

Arch of stone in sea
Looking to rock and alcove
To hold its treasure

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: There. A second glyph is lit.

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Riddle of the River in Wakasa

Slithering river
Cradles the harvest to come
Reviving the ruins

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Another glyph. I wonder who wrote the riddles?

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Riddle of the Waterfall in Omi

Cascading waters
Within the arms of Mount Peak
A secret laid bare

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  • Naoe: I feel the ornament reacting. There must be another glyph nearby.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: There.

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Riddle of the Tide in Omi

Resting by the shore
Rocked to sleep by Biwa's waves
Near glades and lumber

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  • Naoe: The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Got it.

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Riddle of the Mists in Omi

Mists of Azuchi
A land lost within the lake
Where cats become lords

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: That's six glyphs in total. We're getting somewhere.

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Riddle of the Watchtower in Omi

Tress try to hide it
Under a watchtower's gaze
Saikoji awaits

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  • Naoe: There's a glyph nearby. My ornament's reacting to it.

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  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: One step closer to opening the strange door.

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Riddle of the Sky in Wakasa

Between two rivers
Edging forest and heaven
Closest to the sky

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: All right, ornament. Show me the way.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: Making good progress.

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Riddle of the Ship in Wakasa

A shattered mountain
Down Wakasa and Tamba
The great ship waiting

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  • Naoe: The ornament. It's calling to a nearby glyph.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: Another glyph.

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Riddle of the Silence in Tamba

A Path of Silence
Leading wanderers to dive
Far into themselves

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  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: Ten glyphs illuminated. We're close to getting answers.

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Riddle of the Stone in Tamba

By Kameyama
A stone's heart cracked wide open
Tada miner's dream

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  • Naoe: I can't be far now.

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  • Naoe: One step closer to opening the strange door.

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Riddle of the Sakura in Yamashiro

Yamazaki looms
In spring over tree and pink
Beacon of petals

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  • Naoe: There must be another glyph close by. I feel the ornament reacting.

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  • Naoe: This thing's getting louder.

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  • Naoe: According to the glyphs on the door, this is the second last to light up. One more to find.

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Riddle of the Lost in Yamashiro

Water lost the way
On edge of Ogura Pond
Waiting for the fall

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  • Naoe: I'm close to another glowing glyph. I can feel it.

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  • Naoe: The ornament's leading me closer.

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  • Naoe: That should be all the glyphs illuminated. Now to see what's behind the big strange door.

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  • Naoe: Here we go.

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  • Naoe: I'll tell Kinu and Kane getting the statue back to the Hideout is part of their training.

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  • Naoe: These objects are blunt. Brutal. Who used them?

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  • Naoe: Yasuke would love this naginata. He has nothing like it.

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  • Naoe: Where did these come from? They definitely weren't made here.

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  • Naoe: Look at this tanto! Amazing. It's coming with me.

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  • Naoe: Look at this bronze. What would Heiji think of it?

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Beware, Seeker

The light that guards this cave is not of this world. It's born of a flame that can't be extinguished... not easily, anyway. If you've come seeking treasure, I've left some things behind. Take them, and forget about this place.
If you've come seeking answers, be careful. The light listens. It bends the mind, and it does not forgive. Such places were never meant for mortals. Trust me.

- Your friend, Kassandra.
  • Naoe: This Kassandra... she's powerful.

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  • Kassandra: Farewell, seeker.
  • Naoe: What is this? I know I heard her, but... am I going mad?
Blade of Yumminess

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Blade of Yumminess Clue

Beneath the watch of Akaiwa, the earth hides what a greedy eye cannot claim. Where the eagle's shadow meets the rising sun, seek stone hidden from wind and from rain.

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Guard of Yumminess Clue

Where stars watch over Yuasa, seek beneath the pilgrim's path. Past shrine laterns guarding dusk lies a stone neither prayed nor seen.

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Handle of Yumminess Clue

Below the gaze of Onyu Pass, waters conceal a treasure for the fearless. Seek the pool where sunlight never goes and shadows drift deep.

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Saya of Yumminess Clue

Where knowing walls stand older than memory and glyphs shimmer with power, fate hides the way. A sequence opens a doorway for those who seek truth.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. This blade sure feels like a powerful one. And I taste something... legendary.


Pagemaking[edit | edit source]

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End of the Line (Shadows)[edit | edit source]

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  • Yasuke: Caro. You are near. Can you feel it? It is the sins of your past, given form.

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  • Nuno Caro: So. She helped him.
  • Portuguese swordsman: Yes, senhor. It was a bloodbath, and she was nowhere to be found.
  • Caro: Didn't expect the giant to be the one that gave her a voice. Like a wagon following the donkey.

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  • Caro: Speak of the devil.

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  • Yasuke: You will answer for what you did.
  • Nuno Caro: You speak as if we know each other personally.
  • Yasuke: We do.

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  • Yasuke's mother: [breathes]

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  • Yasuke's mother: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: It's all right, mama.

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  • Duarte de Melo: [grunts]

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  • Duarte: Senhor Caro.

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  • Duarte: [laughs]

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  • Nuno Caro: Who sent you?
  • Yasuke: No-no one, senhor Caro. No one.

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  • Yasuke's mother: (cries)
  • Yasuke: Please! W-we saw nothing! We saw nothing!

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  • Yasuke: (screams) Mother! (cries) Mama...

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  • Caro: Is of your own choosing.

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  • Portuguese soldier: Intruder!

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  • Yasuke: Mama...

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  • Assassin: Go!

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  • Caro: Diogo?
  • Yasuke: Yasuke.

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  • Nuno Caro: It was necessary. I had to set an example to the others. Your mother's death taught everyone how I felt about insubordination. Everyone except you, it seems.

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  • Yasuke: It is uncommon for a corpse to talk this much.
  • Caro: So, what do you want, Diogo? Revenge? It will get you nothing, I'm afraid. We have the regalia already.
  • Yasuke: Not for long. We will make sure of it.
  • Caro: "We?" Diogo. I was sent here because no one else in my organization cared enough. And look what I accomplished. Look around you, Diogo. Everything you see here is mine. This land, its resources, its people. You should understand that better than anyone.

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  • Yasuke: Put a hundred, a thousand men between us, Caro... there is no difference. You are welcome to watch them all die.

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  • Caro: My friends. The bounty for escaped slaves will be honored today. But only dead.
  • Yasuke: Run. It will serve you no use.
  • Caro: Kill him so we can focus on what really matters!

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  • Caro: Kill him. Remind him of his place.

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  • Caro: There he is. Men, you will not fail me like the others. Do you hear me, Diogo? You cannot win.
  • Yasuke: I have hunted greater warriors than you.
  • Caro: (screams)
  • Yasuke: You cannot hide from me, Caro.
  • Caro: Diogo. You need to let it go, dear boy.

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  • Caro: Hah! Over here, Diogo.

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  • Caro: Stay away, Diogo! Let us settle this like civilized men.
  • Yasuke: You know nothing of civility.

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  • Caro: (screams)
  • Yasuke: You talk too much.

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  • Caro: Killing me won't bring your mother back, Diogo. Think!

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  • Caro: No more. You win, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (gasps) (pants) You win. Please, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (screams)

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  • Caro: (breathes)

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  • Yasuke: After you killed my mother, I kept my desire for vengeance in my heart. In the same place I once held thoughts of her. It kept me alive. Nourished me. To get to you today.
  • Caro: Then... it's yours. Vengeance. Not that it will bring her back.
  • Yasuke: It is no longer mere vengeance I want.
  • Caro: Then what is it? What is this all about?
  • Yasuke: A declaration of war. Against the Templar Order.
  • Caro: You are serious? My God, you're serious. What makes you think you can win?

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  • Yasuke: Because we are united in the defense of our home. This country... so shaken with strife. The people are victims to it. But together, they will be unstoppable. We will be unstoppable. We live by this code. And it is because of my league that I know what I must do.

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  • Caro: And what does killing me prove?
  • Yasuke: That no one is untouchable. That even you are just one blade of grass in a withering field. And when you die, no one will remember you. Your death will only ever be a message to your compatriots. One that says you should fear us.
  • Caro: We will hunt you down. My group will send everything at you.
  • Yasuke: After they find what is left of you, they may think twice. You may start praying now.

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  • Caro: This isn't over. It's the beginning, in fact. The beginning of your end.
  • Yasuke: It is done...
  • Caro: Declaring war on the Templars. A fool's errand. Goodbye, Diogo.

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  • Caro: (gurgles)

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  • Yasuke: My name...

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  • Yasuke: ... is Yasuke.

The Lesson[edit | edit source]

[09:43-10:30][47] []

  • Bandit: Ah! It's Meiran! Take him!
  • Meiran: Not these bandits again! They are the bane of my existence!
  • Bandit: You will never escape us!

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  • Naoe: My friend Junjiro is at the temple. I must go there in case more of these outlaws decide to attack.
  • Meiran: You go ahead. I will make my way there as fast as I can.
  • Naoe: Interesting.

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  • Junjiro: Over here!

[12:52-13:17][25] []

  • Meiran: [breathes]

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  • Monk: Finally, he is here.
  • Pilgrim: It is time for us to learn the ways of bojustsu.
  • Junjiro: (gasps)

[14:09-14:49][40] []

  • Yasuke: I do not trust him.
  • Naoe: Why don't you go. I will stay and see what his lessons are worth.

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  • Junjiro: (grunts)
  • Naoe: And keep an eye on Junjiro.
  • Junjiro: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: At least he looks like he will have some fun.
  • Naoe: Hmm...

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  • Student: Shall we fight together?
  • Naoe: Let's go.
  • Student: I will not hold back.

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  • Student 1: You fight well!

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  • Student: (breathes)
  • Naoe: Keep training and soon you will be a master of the bo, I am sure.

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  • Student 2: Hello?

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  • Student: Are you ready to spar?
  • Naoe: Yes. It is time.
  • Student: Good, good.

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  • Monk: Be gentle with me.

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  • Student: (breathes)
  • Naoe: You fight well for a novice.

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  • Naoe: Maybe Meiran can suggest another challenge.

[19:08-19:30][22] []

  • Meiran: Remember, young lady, you do not need to get in close. Better to strike from afar.

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  • Monk: Bandits! Bandits are attacking the temple!

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  • Naoe: I must defend the temple.
  • Monk: Meiran! They've come for your silver!
  • Bandit leader: Kill them all! Take their silver!

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  • Pilgrim: The bo master is unstoppable!

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  • Naoe: More of them.

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  • Naoe: [breathes]

[23:33-24:46][73] []

  • Meiran: It seems you have taken something from my lessons beyond mastery of bo combat. Now, excuse me. I must pray.
  • Naoe: They deserve your prayers.
  • Meiran: I don't pray for them. I pray for me.

The Yokai[edit | edit source]

Rumors of yokai plague these lands. A monk-turned-demon-hunter needs help to uncover the truth of these monstrous tales.

[00:14-01:25][71] []

  • Yasuke: Even as a child I never believed in ghost stories. People do much worse things than we can even imagine.

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  • Mamushi: I have heard all the stories. I investigated each and every one. And always, there is a logical explanation.

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  • Mamushi: I am old and tired. You are young and strong. I give the last of these rumors to you. Prove to yourself, and everyone else, there are no yokai!
  • Yasuke: I am no Yokai hunter, but if I come across any in my travels, you will be the first to know.
  • Mamushi: Come back when all the rumors of yokai are dead.

Taka Nyudo []

  • Taka Nyudo: (growls)
  • Chitose: Help!

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  • Chitose: Thank you. He was a monster. He had fire in his eyes.
  • Yasuke: Our eyes can play tricks when we fear for our lives.
  • Chitose: Fear opens eyes wide to see death up close.
  • Yasuke: Do you have somewhere safe to go?
  • Chitose: I've been following the wind, you see. It carries a name on its back. Mamushi...
  • Yasuke: Mamushi. I've been helping him disprove some myths.
  • Chitose: Fear surrounds him. Many tales of ghosts and demons. I have a tale of my own to tell him. Thank you for your kindness.

Oshiroi Baba []

  • Oshiroi Baba: [wails]

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  • Yasuke: That did not sound... human.

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  • Oshiroi Baba: [wails] Ichiro-o-o! You are dead... and now I am alone...

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  • Oshiroi Baba: [screams]

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  • Yasuke: Oshiroi Baba! I know nothing of Ichiro. I do not want to hurt you.
  • Obaba: (laughs) What did you call me? Oshiroi Baba? I am no yokai, you fool!
  • Yasuke: I do not think so. But everyone in the village does.
  • Obaba: Idiots! But now I see you clearly. You are not my husband's killer. He was much smaller.
  • Yasuke: Well, you're scaring the villagers. Go home and get some rest. Drink some tea.
  • Obaba: You are kind. I'm sorry I attacked you.

Yuki Onna []

  • Yasuke: Yuki-Onna, the snow woman. They say to kiss her icy lips is to know love one moment, and death the next.

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  • Woman: A visitor? You must be cold. Join me inside. Let me warm you.

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  • Yuki Onna: I don't want to fight. Come, have some tea instead.

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  • Yasuke: She was beautiful, but her heart was made of ice.

Suika no Bakemono []

  • Suika no Bakemono: Do not interfere, stranger. The fate of our melon harvest is about to be decided.
  • Yasuke: That depends on the sky and not the sword, does it not?
  • Suika no Bakemono: For generations the Suika family has waged battle with the Makuwauri melon clan. And for generations the harvest of the champion has prospered.
  • Yasuke: Both harvests cannot be prosperous?
  • Suika no Bakemono: Insanity! Which is your favorite? The delicious suika, or the mediocre makuwauri?
  • Yasuke: I enjoy the suika more. They are crisp and refreshing.
  • Suika no Bakemono: A very wise choice. And now, prepare to defend them with your life!

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  • Suika no Bakemono: You fought well! The title of "Melon Lord" goes to the suika!

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  • Yasuke: Definitely no yokai here. Just two farmers with a fiery passion for... melons.

Kappa []

  • Kappa Taku: (growls) Shirikodama! Hungry!
  • Kappa Rei: (growls) Closer! We are going to eat...
  • Yasuke: They look like Kappa. And they definitely smell like Kappa.
  • Kappa Taku: You'll never catch us. You're too slow and fat!
  • Kappa Rei: And when you get tired and fall, we're going to eat you for dinner.

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  • Girl: (yelps) Please don't hurt us! We made a deal with the thieves! We scare people away from their camp for food.
  • Yasuke: Just children. I actually believed you were Kappa! I feel foolish.

Daitengu []

  • Yasuke: Bird cries from a warrior. Could this be a Daitengu?

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  • Daitengu: (caws) Mortal wanderer. Do you seek honor in the clash of steel? Or do you flutter by like a leaf on the breeze? Do you see your reflection in my blade? Or do you wear a mask to protect your soul?

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  • Yasuke: I always wanted to cross blades with a Daitengu. This was just a man who talks like a bird.

Return to Mamushi [14:27-15:09][42] []

  • Chitose: I am spawned from the dread of mortals. Your fear makes me stronger.

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  • Yasuke: In the end... Mamushi was wrong. Yes. Yokai.

The Tournament (Shadows)[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Yasuke receive an invitation to a formidable and secret fighting arena in Yamato.

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  • Gyoji: [breathes] That is everything. Please consider my proposal.

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  • Yasuke: Sounds like I have found the fighting tournament. People here are quite... uninhibited.

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  • Gyoji: You came!

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Victory to Lord Unkai!

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  • Lord Unkai: [scoffs] Gyoji!

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  • Takao: Nothing like bloodshed to warm the soul. And some tasty sake.

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  • Woman: Your first fight is against Lady Masago? You may as well leave now.

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  • Man: Lady Masago's naginata has reach. Bide your time, then strike!

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  • Lady Masago: Unkai gave me purpose. No one will take that from me.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lady Masago is no more! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Byakko: Back to work. Clean this up!

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  • Takao: You could lend a hand, you know.

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  • Byakko: Where did you find your challenger?
  • Gyoji: You have your secrets, I have mine. Keep your head down. We are not free yet.

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  • Man: Lord Suguru's blade tears through flesh. Like a knife through water. The sharpest I have ever seen.

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  • Kitsune: Tea, Lord Hokuto? Or something stronger?
  • Lord Hokuto: Bring me your finest umeshu.

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  • Lord Suguru: Look upon my blade, and see your death staring back.

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  • Lord Suguru: Bask in my blade's glory.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lord Suguru is sheathed! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: Clean fast, clean fast!

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  • Gyoji: Still have your doubts?
  • Byakko: In you? Yes. In the new challenger? Time will tell.
  • Gyoji: That is the question. For all our sakes.

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  • Kitsune: Are you thirsty, Lady O-Sen?
  • Lady O-Sen: Get out of my sight, you little beast.

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  • Man: I lost mon betting on Lord Suguru, I'm glad to see him gone. Let's hope Lord Hokuto fares better.

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  • Man: To survive Lord Hokuto, stay out of his reach. Or it'll be your last mistake.

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  • Lord Hokuto: Look upon me and be crushed.

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  • Lord Hokuto: You won't like how this ends.

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! Lord Hokuto has been toppled! Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: How am I supposed to move him? He's huge!

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  • Gyoji: For a moment there, I was worried.
  • Byakko: The giant one is impressive. I might even place a bet on him.

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  • Woman: You fight Lady O-Sen next? Well... you had a good streak.

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  • Kitsune: This is the best tea I've ever made. It will calm your nerves!
  • Lady O-Sen: Nerves? Fine.

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  • Man: Lady O-Sen will poison you the first chance she gets. Be prepared!

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  • Lady O-Sen: Taste the poison of my blades.

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  • Lady O-Sen: Embrace death.

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  • Lady O-Sen: [roars]

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  • Gyoji: It's a match! O-Sen has poisoned her last foe!Victory to Yasuke the Giant!

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  • Takao: Careful! Poison may still be on the blades.

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  • Gyoji: It all comes down to this.
  • Byakko: We've been here before. Or have you forgotten?
  • Gyoji: We must have faith in our fighter. I can feel it.

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  • Man: Next, you face Lord Unkai. Do anything you can to stop him from drinking. The more drunk, the more fearsome!

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  • Lord Unkai: Finally. A worthy foe.

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  • Lord Unkai: I give my opponents a fair fight. Do you?

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  • Gyoji: I – I can't believe it! It's a match! (laughs) You did it! Lord Unkai is defeated! Victory to Yasuke the Giant. Our new champion!

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  • Gyoji: Trust that I will find you when the next challenger comes.

Yamabushi Imposters[edit | edit source]

These stranger men disguise themselves as itinerant mountain monks in order to commit brutal acts of violence.

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  • Genpaku: Step no closer, stranger. I am no imposter.

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  • Yasuke: This camp looks abandoned. I wonder where the person went.

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  • Yasuke: (grunts) What is that stench?

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  • Yasuke: So many. And all men.

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  • Yasuke: A dead Yamabushi. But wearing... bits of armor? One of the impostors, I am sure.

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Letter on the Corpse of a Strange Yamabushi

Sir,

My numbers climb quickly! If I maintain the vigor and precision of my hunts, I will soon surpass my brothers in bloodshed. The silent mountain stalker and even that fiend in Iga will finally be second to me!

I hope you continue tallying the score, sir, and that you've abandoned your foolish guilt. Turning yourself to stone serves no one, certainly not Lord Nobunaga.

I will leave this letter for you near the shrine in Mibuno Vale. But before that, one last kill for my count; a beautiful woman calls out to me from atop the mountain. I'll kill slowly and with great pleasure.

(In the margins, there are 29 small marks.)
  • Yasuke: Looks like he had a letter on him. "Brothers in bloodshed." Words of a warrior, not a monk. And these marks... Ominous.

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  • Woman: I don't want to get any closer. A body in the water like that? It will stink.
  • Woman 2: Don't you want to know what happened?
  • Woman: And end up like him? Dead in a river?

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  • Yasuke: A corpse from upstream.

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  • Yasuke: That man dresses like a mountain monk... ...but he walks like a soldier. An imposter Yamabushi.

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  • River Yamabushi: Ah, I recognize you, brother. Leave me to my mission, then.

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  • Yamabushi: Help! An attacker!

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  • Forest Yamabushi: [laughs] Saw through my tricks, did you?

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  • Yasuke: What has made you stoop so low?

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  • Yasuke: Something is off about that Yamabushi. He is not lost in meditation but... watching and waiting. As if stalking prey. An imposter, perhaps. Like Genpaku said.

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  • Village Yamabushi: Nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... nomaku sanmanda bodanan baku... Save me from Hell.
  • Yasuke: That Yamabushi. He has barely moved a muscle. But something in his meditation does not seem right. Is he ill? And what is all that clutter around him? I should keep looking around.

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  • Yasuke: This armor... it belongs to a high ranking soldier. And with Lord Nobunaga's crest, too. But it has clearly been set aside for some time. This is not the first time Lord Nobunaga's name has come up either.

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  • Yasuke: So many letters. Reports, I suppose. One writer says he "hunts travelers, walking along their pilgrimage routes." And here, another says he is "haunting the mountains of Kii." And all the marks in the margins. So many lives lost to these fake Yamabushi.

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  • Yasuke: A cooking pot, but no food. Only bark and pine needles. And... the smell of bitter tea and resin.

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  • Yasuke: The imposter... turned ascetic.

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  • Yasuke: I was sent to kill this man. But clearly, this one knows the wrong he has done.

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  • Yasuke: He is set on his path and will die eventually.

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  • Yasuke: A traveling Yamabushi... With a weapon? He is one of the imposters I've been searching for.
  • Yamabushi: Come! Join my list of death!

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  • Naoe: Another victim of this imposter.

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  • Naoe: More bodies. The people deserve better.

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  • Naoe: Looks like I'm not the only one on the trail today.
  • Clifftop Yamabushi: Takes a lot to get all the way up here. I'll hang your corpse somewhere special. For Lord Nobunaga! Death to Igans and all and all and all!
  • Naoe: What?
  • Clifftop Yamabushi: Die!

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  • Naoe: That man was deranged. How long has he been out here, hunting people? How long has he been alone? And he said, "For Lord Nobunaga." Another Yamabushi imposter with that name on his breath.

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Letter Found on a Yamabushi Imposter

Sir,

That sneaky bastard ran me off my hunting grounds along the path to Nyu-Daimyojin Shrine, but I've found a new area and I'm going strong. People are easy to kill when distracted.

I will not abandom my mission, sir. Never. Never. Never.

For Lord Nobunaga.

(Below the note text, there are 17 rough-drawn slash marks.)
  • Naoe: An unsent message. And these slash marks at the bottom. Counting kills of innocents like it were sport.

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  • Yasuke: That looks like a Yamabushi. But no true mountain monk would threaten civilians. He must be an imposter, just like Genpaku said.

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  • Yasuke: It is over. I should return to Genpaku and let him know the imposters have been dispatched.

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The Pirate Alliance[edit | edit source]

Danger lurks along the coasts of Wakasa, leaving despair in its wake. Someone needs to put an end to the trail of destruction.

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  • Kage: Big brother Samemaru, I'm sorry. I am failing! I do not want to fail!

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  • Naoe: Someone is on that ship. Who is he talking to?

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  • Lopo Cruz: What do you think, Ishi? And you, Roku? I know. Samemaru's men have shit for brains, but they have the brawn. We must obtain the treasure. I agree Little Kappa is too crazy. He doesn't care about riches, only blowing things up. (sighs) All right. Meeting ajourned! I am glad we had this council, friends. Trusted comrades are hard to find!

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  • Lopo Cruz: Ah! An enemy has appeared! Kill!

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  • Lopo Cruz: My friends... go on without me!

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  • Naoe: This man knows someone who goes by Little Kappa. (snorts) Interesting name. He lurks at a nearby lair.

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  • Naoe: Maybe I can use these explosives.

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  • Little Kappa: (laughs) You see what you did? Because of you, they explode! The next one will be even better, bigger, louder! (laughs) Prepare the explosives, the boom! Hurry. So many more to destroy!
  • Naoe: Explosives. I should be careful.

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  • Little Kappa: [growls] What are you idiots doing? Hurry up!

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  • Little Kappa: How dare you mess with Little Kappa! You will be erased with fire!

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  • Jesuit priest: Bless you, oh bless you! I am saved!

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  • Jesuit priest: Blessed thanks to you, kind soul. You saved me from great pain.
  • Naoe: Tell me what happened.
  • Jesuit priest: The last I remember I was preaching in a small village, not far from here. There were two men talking in loud voices. One of them was that terrible brute. The next thing I knew, I was knocked out.
  • Naoe: What did the other man look like?
  • Jesuit priest: I... did not see him, but the villagers called him Sen.
  • Naoe: Thank you.

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  • Naoe: The priest said Sen would be here. This place seems peaceful. Hard to believe there's a pirate here.

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  • Woman: Say, don't you think there is something below the water, near that boat? Is that a fish?
  • Man: Hmm. I saw Sen throw something in the water. Could that be it?

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  • Naoe: Who threw those weapons into the sea?

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  • Child: I'm so hungry! Let's go ask Sen for more rice!
  • Child 2: What? But you just ate! Greedy!
  • Child: Hey, who are you? You're not here to steal our food from Sen, are you? Go away!

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  • Pirate archer: Another day comes and goes.

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  • Man: Ah, you're here! Master instructed me to dig and only leave when you arrive. Now I'm free!

The Winter Raiders[edit | edit source]

In winter, several villages and important roads in Japan are under attack by a veteran military unit gone rogue, trained in the art of sabotage. They vanish for the rest of the year, but the memories of their vile acts linger.

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  • Rin: Warrior! You're the toughest I have seen today by quite a measure.
  • Samurai duelist: (scoffs)
  • Rin: Don't walk away! We need your help. Will you listen to me?
  • Yasuke: I heard you. Loud and clear, miss.
  • Rin: Oh, yes. Come with me? I will explain.

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  • Yasuke: What is the trouble?
  • Rin: A group of dangerous raiders target our village and nearby areas. They steal all they can, and kill anyone in their way. I'm taking you to our elder.
  • Yasuke: Are they bandits?
  • Rin: If only. They are much stronger. They were once trained soldiers.
  • Yasuke: So they prey on the defenseless. That will not do.
  • Rin: I was hoping you'd say that. I was hoping for a mighty samurai to fight for us. I'm glad to have met you.

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  • Rin: Speak with the elder. I do hope you'll decide to help us.

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  • Rin: Excuse me, samurai. Can you spare me one more moment?

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  • Yasuke: You survived. If you had stayed, you would not have.

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  • Naoe: Go, teach her. I think it would do you both some good.
  • Yasuke: If you say so.

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  • Sobei: You! You killed my Akumu. Hired by the Elder, weren't you.
  • Yasuke: Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder. I wonder why they have a grudge against him.

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  • Yasha: You took Sobei, so I will take your head!

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  • Yasuke: What is done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.

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  • Yasuke: This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.

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  • Yasuke: The elder's notes mentioned that house. I should investigate it.

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Note from Yasha's Contact

Hello, old fool. Your hounds are coming for me, but you are not. Coward. Pretending to hold power over Kawakami, what we built together by that river in northern Yoshino. Death will take you too. Perhaps even sooner than you think.
  • Yasuke: This note suggests a connection with one of the Raiders. As the elder suspected.

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  • Yasuke: This is the village referred to in the supplier's note.

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  • Yasha: It's just ink. A brush. Why is this so hard to master?

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. This letter. It says the Winter Raiders were once hired to protect. What went wrong?

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  • Sobei: Insolence. Defiance. This is what happens when Sobei is crossed. All who oppose me will suffer the same fate.

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  • Yasuke: This letter contains information that can be useful. More about those Winter Raiders and their whereabouts.

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  • Takahara deserter 1: I'm not going back to Takahara. I'm still haunted by what happened last winter.
  • Takahara deserter 2: We weren't careful enough. We should have known that fire meant the raiders camped in the woods.

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An Important Notice

The situation in eastern Kumano Sanzan remains critical. Spies confirm that the Winter Raider known as Hayate has intensified his attacks on pilgrims in winter. His ambushers operate in highly mobile units. They target Taisha entrances.

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  • Yasuke: I wonder if this is the Raiders' camp those villagers spoke of.

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  • Akumu: Very good. It seems you heeded our lessons, recruit. Why do we strike at winter?

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  • Yasha's prospect: Winter is when the villagers are at their weakest. When help is hardest to find.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm. Information about the Winter Raiders. And something about the Gobo elder.

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  • Outlaw thug: Enough of your whining.
  • Buddhist monk: Someone! Help me!

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  • Buddhist monk: Those men ambushed me north of Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine. If you have sense, you will stay far from there.

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  • Yasuke: Hmm, something seems off.

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  • Yasuke: This note could help me find the rest of those Winter Raiders. It sounds like someone has betrayed them.

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  • Jinbei: The elder's newest fool. You killed Akumu and Sobei.

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  • Yasuke: What's done is done. The Raiders will terrorize the people no more. I must have a word with the elder.

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  • Gobo elder: The Raiders. Are they...
  • Yasuke: You knew they were soldiers. They once protected you. And for reasons I do not understand, you banished them.
  • Gobo elder: One must make difficult decisions at times. You should understand this.
  • Yasuke: Your choices, your actions, created enemies. You, elder, are culpable for all their bloodshed.
  • Gobo elder: And you are responsible for their end. The matter is resolved.
  • Yasuke: I need nothing from a remorseless old fool.
  • Gobo elder: As you wish.
  • Yasuke: Your people may be free, but until they are free of your "leadership," know that I will be watching.
  • Gobo elder: Fine. Now begone. What's done is done. Get out of my sight.

The Hunters of Kyonyo[edit | edit source]

A group of bounty hunters spread across Kii are targeting Kyonyo.

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  • Yasuke: This will help. I will deal with his hunters. Rest assured, Kyonyo will be safe. And if I may...
  • Kennyo: Please
  • Yasuke: Once this is over, speak with your son. Or it will haunt you. Trust me on this.

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  • Yasuke: Bodies. Monks and bandits.

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  • Yasuke: This confirms a plot to kill Kyonyo. The attackers will regroup after, at Yunomine Onsen.

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  • Yasuke: This is where Kyonyo's ambushers planned to meet. I should stay hidden and see if any are here.

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  • Inumaru: I almost had Kyonyo. It's Kamakichi's fault! Busy playing spy games in that decrepit town in Saika. Kyonyo was on the tip of my katana. Another inch, he'd be dead. And I'd be rich. Kamakichi's going to regret this. Same goes for you, all of you, if this gets back to him!

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Journal Entry Three

I heard Kyonyo's father hired someone to locate his son. Whoever they are, they will be to late to interfere. I'm so close, I can smell the promised reward.
  • Yasuke: This bounty hunter, Kamakichi, has been gathering information. Listening in on conversations, perhaps for weeks.

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Journal Entry One

A samurai, a ronin, and now a beggar. But I will find Kyonyo here and my fortune will change.
  • Yasuke: Saika. Kyonyo's exact location is not here, but this Kamakichi has revealed himself to me.

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Journal Entry Two

Someone knows something! The market guards might have disclosed my plan. Regardless, my nightly prowls near the Monk Houses will continue. The Ikko ikki feel safe there - to my advantage.
  • Yasuke: I think this can help me find Kamakichi's location.

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  • Yasuke: That man looks like he's on the watch. It must be Kamakichi.

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  • Saika guard: No, I saw him. Kyonyo. Dangerous people look for him. Maybe they will come to Saika.

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  • Yasuke: Kamakichi knew Kyonyo's location. I need to find him before the other bounty hunters do.

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Update from Koyasan

Rumor has it that some ronin were hired to track you down. Be aware of this when you travel. These are dangerous times, and we need to be careful.

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Kennyo is at Negoroji

Contacts are saying that Kennyo has arrived in Negoroji and has met with several people there. After the fallout between you two, it will not be surprising if he's trying to undermine you.

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  • Kyonyo: (grunts) Life is... full of surprises. One moment I'm getting ambushed by bounty hunters, the next, you stroll in. Oda's giant. The great Yasuke.
  • Yasuke: I am here on behalf of our ally, Naoe, and your father. He said you are being hunted.
  • Kyonyo: I thought he had other priorities. I can handle these bounty hunters.
  • Yasuke: Your injuries suggest otherwise. They will not rest until you are dead. Or until I deal with them.
  • Kyonyo: (sighs) I cannot afford to be choosy about the help I accept. Not until I'm ready to fight back. I'm... grateful for your aid. Here. This is all I know about the men hunting me. I'd know more, but my contact in Koyasan has gone quiet. If you could check on him, I'd be grateful.
  • Yasuke: I will.
  • Kyonyo: As for me, I'll be moving on. I have to assume my enemies may know I'm here. Meet me in Kumano Sanzan, and when the time is right, we will end the leader. Together.
  • Yasuke: Stay safe.

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  • Yasuke: The information Kyonyo shared mentioned this place. One of the bounty hunters is thought to be based here.

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  • Yasuke: What is that noise?

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  • Shishi-o: Your silence only prolongs our suffering. Where is Kyonyo?
  • Yasuke: Surely he is one of Kyonyo's hunters.

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  • Yasuke: Shishi-o shared a close bond with the leader of these bounty hunters.

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  • Guard: I'm so sorry, Tenchi. I should have been here.
  • Yasuke: What happened?
  • Guard: The temple's head monk asked me and Tenchi to pick up some papers. Didn't need the two of us, we thought. So Tenchi went to the monk's quarters. Alone. I stopped for a drink. Tenchi was taking so long... I headed over and heard a noise coming from the backyard. It was so dark, but I saw someone running. Must've been whoever killed my friend.
  • Yasuke: Sounds like the killer was looking for the head monk. Where can I find him?
  • Guard: He should still be at the Monks' District.

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  • Yasuke: Are you the head monk here?
  • Head monk: Tell me who sent you. Before I call the guards.
  • Yasuke: I am Yasuke. Kyonyo sent me. He has been expecting an update from you. And based on the dead man near your quarters, you are the next target.
  • Head monk: I feared I was being targeted. Now we know for sure. If you help me, we can set a trap.
  • Yasuke: What do you have in mind?
  • Head monk: The building behind me is our best hope. I'll dismiss the guards. Draw him out. Extinguish all the lights. And we'll have our best chance.

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  • Head monk: Come. Follow me.

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  • Head monk: All of you. Gather around. I need your assistance.

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To Kyonyo

Some ronin passed by yesterday. They were asking around town about you. One of them looked at me like he knew me. I'm worried that someone might've told them something.

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  • Head monk: Wait for nightfall. Extinguish every light. That is out best chance.

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  • Yasuke: I think that is the last of them. I will tell Kyonyo his immediate threats are dealt with.

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  • Head monk: Thank you, Yasuke. I will await word from Kyonyo.

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  • Yasuke: Kyonyo and his soldiers.

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  • Yasuke: It is time.
  • Kyonyo: Then what are we waiting for?

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  • Yasuke: We must do this together. Protect your father. I will go after Tsuchi-Gumo.
  • Kyonyo: Good hunting.

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  • Tsuchi-Gumo: The ronin Yasuke. Fighting for the wrong man again.

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A Puzzlement[edit | edit source]

Two bickering men are on the brink of discovery - a discovery they think will make them rich.

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  • Woman 1: One of the two idiots stepped right in my tea bush. Crushed all the leaves!
  • Woman 2: Buffoons. One plucked plums from my tree, then said he was thirsty. I poured him water. Then threw it in his face.
  • Woman 1: Good. They better stay away if they know what's good for them.

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  • Kinu: You should have pushed on that big rock.
  • Kane: Idiot! We pushed on it six rocks ago!
  • Kinu: No, I think six rocks ago it was this rock.
  • Kane: [huffs] You were supposed to be taking notes!

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  • Naoe: Listen to those two bicker.

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  • Naoe: They're trouble, Yasuke.
  • Kane: We took some Igan millet and meat because we were starving. We could have died!
  • Kinu: I told him we should have asked for it first.
  • Kane: You're asking for it right now, lunkhead.

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  • Kinu: They'll figure it out. The door will open.
  • Kane: No thanks to you.

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  • Kinu: If you wear the ornament, something happens in certain places! I don't know where, or why, but... it does!

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  • Kane: When we were in the swamp east of here, that ornament thing really started acting up.

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Riddle of the Vault in Wakasa

Near Kaiji's courtyard
Marshlands are full of treasure
Vaulting their secrets

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  • Naoe: Hmm. The ornament is... glowing? It must be guiding me somewhere. And I think I'm close.

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  • Naoe: The ornament feels alive!

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  • Naoe: So something about the ornament and this spot lights up a glyph. It is a mystery. I guess we'll go tell those two dunces the good news.

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  • Kinu: Hey. They lit up. Something's happening!
  • Kane: In your brain? No. To the door? Yes!

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  • Kane: Did you do that? Make it glow?
  • Yasuke: We did.
  • Naoe: We're geniuses. Can we go now?
  • Kane: While you were gone, Kinu and I got to talking.
  • Kinu: We did?
  • Kane: We're done being treasure hunters. We want to work for you two.
  • Kinu: Oh. Yeah! We do!
  • Naoe: No way.

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  • Kane: We've been on the run for months! Our sandals are thinner than dried kelp! You must have a camp. We can help you!
  • Naoe: You two? In Iga, I beat you up with a stick.
  • Kane: Then train us to be great like Yasuke – I mean, like you!
  • Naoe: This is a waste of time. They have nothing to offer us.
  • Kinu: We do have more scrolls.
  • Kane: Oh yeah, a trade! Our riddle scrolls for a home.

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  • Naoe: I don't trust them. They're half-wits.
  • Yasuke: We offer help to those who cannot help themselves, remember? And if they are trouble, Tomiko will whip them into shape.
  • Naoe: [sighs]

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  • Naoe: Fine. But only if you pass a training test. Fail it, and you're out.
  • Kinu: Yatta!
  • Kane: We'll find a suitable place and report to duty. Here. A scroll to show we're serious.

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  • Naoe: When did you become such a sap?
  • Yasuke: There is no crime against stupidity.
  • Naoe: There should be.
  • Yasuke: [laughs] Come on. A mystery unfolds! You must be a little curious about what is behind the door.
  • Naoe: A little. Let's go "train" them.

Teach a Dog New Kicks[edit | edit source]

Yasuke has some skills to pass on to Kane and Kinu in hopes of training them.

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  • Kane: I wonder what Yasuke the legendary has in store for me.
  • Kinu: He could give you etiquette lessons?
  • Kane: Your face needs etiquette lessons.

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  • Kane: We were just limbering up. I'm as flexible as any shinobi. Like a wet noodle!
  • Naoe: Please don't compare me to a noodle.
  • Kane: We're ready to train if you're ready to teach.
  • Naoe: All right, let's start.

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  • Yasuke: Now, when your weapon is occupied, you must rely on the strength of your own body. At times, a strong kick will do the job. Not only does it keep enemies from your vital core, but kick hard enough, and they will take flight.

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  • Yasuke: Brace your stomach.

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  • Kinu: Oof. (whimpers)

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  • Kane: I've been wanting to do that to him for years. Let me try!
  • Yasuke: Square your hips. Ground yourself. Draw power from the earth.

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  • Kane: (braces)

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  • Kane: Ow! (whimpers)
  • Naoe: Should have mentioned needing a backup plan when the enemy's twice your size.
  • Kinu: I could use that lesson.
  • Yasuke: Good point. Want to show them how it is done?

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  • Yasuke: The goal is to lift them off the ground. Send Kinu flying!

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  • Yasuke: You can do better than that. Another!

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  • Yasuke: Try again!

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  • Yasuke: Make them fly!

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  • Kane: Aaaahhhhhh!

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  • Kinu: (giggles) Bye Kane!

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  • Kinu: Good one!
  • Yasuke: That probably hurt.

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It's Naoe's turn to help train Kinu and Kane - and she's determined to have some fun.

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  • Yasuke: It is a new day. I hope that Kinu and Kane are feeling better.

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  • Kinu: Please don't embarass me in front of miss Naoe.
  • Kane: What? Does Kinu have an imaginary girlfriend now?
  • Kinu: No, I just, you just... nevermind.

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  • Kinu: Reporting for training, great samurai.
  • Yasuke: I guess that means you are feeling better. Are you ready?
  • Kinu: Whenever you are, sir.
  • Yasuke: Let us begin.

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  • Kinu: (chokes)
  • Yasuke: Sorry, Kinu.

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  • Kane: (chokes)
  • Naoe: You got him!

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  • Naoe: And down he goes. Let's keep practicing!

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  • Kane: We've kicked, we've choked. What else is there?
  • Naoe: I'm sure you're right. That must have thought you everything.
  • Kane: So we're ready for the final test then!
  • Kinu: You won't be disappointed, miss Naoe. Meet us here tomorrow. I need to lie down. Immediately.

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Battle of the Bests[edit | edit source]

The time has come to see all the skills that Kinu and Kane have learned. Will they be invited to join the Kakushiba ikki?

  • Kane: This is it, Kinu. You wanna stop sleeping on the rocks? Get away from the macaques? That happens today. If... you don't mess it up.
  • Kinu: (gulps)

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  • Kane: To perform in front of you... it is an honor.

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  • Naoe: You're laying it on a bit thick.
  • Kane: I am a changed man, shinobi. Truly. Allow me and Kinu to show you what we will bring to your illustrious team.
  • Naoe: This will be interesting.

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  • Yasuke: Do not say "I told you so."

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  • Naoe: I'm thinking it.

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  • Yasuke: They have charisma?

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  • Naoe: I thought they were bad, but turns out they're just stupid. And stupidity is not a crime.

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  • Yasuke: But it should be

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  • Naoe: We know Tomiko could use a hand. She hates mucking the horse stalls.
  • Yasuke: They could handle that.

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  • Naoe: Maybe.

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  • Naoe: All right, legendary samurai. Let's duel.

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  • Naoe: You're not bad at this fighting thing.
  • Yasuke: Lord Nobunaga did not keep me around just to play Go.
  • Naoe: That explains why Junjiro always wins your games.
  • Yasuke: I often let the disadvantaged win. You may see that yourself today!

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  • Yasuke: (yawns)
  • Naoe: Don't start.
  • Yasuke: Then wake me up!

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  • Naoe: (grunts)
  • Yasuke: Are you all right down there?
  • Naoe: Don't worry about me. Worry about your bruised ass tomorrow.

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  • Yasuke: Hold still!
  • Naoe: Move faster, old man!
  • Yasuke: Now you have done it.

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  • Naoe: Watch this! (grunts)

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  • Yasuke: (laughs) That is the lesson I want to learn next!
  • Naoe: You've got it.

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  • Naoe: I'm pretty tough, huh?
  • Yasuke: Eh.
  • Naoe: I am!

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  • Kane: They're pretty close, Kinu. Jealous?

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  • Kinu: No! Please! Don't kiss her!

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  • Naoe: They better not make me live to regret this. But the Hideout will be livelier. Maybe I'll go there and ask Yasuke for another duel.

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The Yokai

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Yamabushi Imposters

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The Tournament

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The Winter Raiders

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  • Naoe: The legend was true.
  • Meiran: Unfortunately for them. They heard the legend and believed they'd claim pounds of silver from a legend well past his prime.
  • Naoe: So, you were trying to lose them in the woods.
  • Meiran: I hoped they would give up the chase. Alas...

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A Puzzlement

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Last Update[edit | edit source]

A Disturbance in Kii[edit | edit source]

Yuasa, Kii NOTE: IT'S A FEATURED EVENT FOR SOME GOD FORSAKEN REASON???????????????????????????????

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  • Hana: Chichiue, let's go see, let's go see!
  • Tsuyoshi: Of course, my child.
  • Hana: I wanna get really close!
  • Eamon: I have seen many strange beasts during my travels! Some scary. Some dangerous. And if what you tell me is true, you will be rewarded with those same fantastic beasts!

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  • Eamon: Are you sure this is where you saw those strange kanji?

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  • Eamon: Very well, then—a deal is a deal... Here it is!

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  • Eamon: Behold the European brown bear—a frightening beast as tall as two men standing on each other' shoulders! [growls]

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  • Eamon: And this is the mighty African leopard! Leopards are clever creatures. They circle around their prey and stalk them from behind... Slowly... Silently... They say you can feel their breath on the nape of your neck right before they strike... [roars]

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  • Eamon: This sword belonged to my grandfather—and to his great-grandfather before him. It is said to have acquired a singular thirst for blood during the Holy Crusades... If it's all the same to you, I'd prefer a civilized conversation.
  • Yasuke: You are Templar.
  • Eamon: Oh, I am much more than that, I assure you.
  • Naoe: Alright. Talk...
  • Eamon: Allow me to introduce myself. I am Sir Eamon Hathaway. And of course, you are Fujibayashi Naoe and the one they call... Diogo, was it?
  • Yasuke: Yasuke.
  • Eamon: Of course—Yasuke. Pray, forgive me. I must admit I was surprised to hear about Assassins in Japan. There was no mention of your Brotherhood at the Synod. Ah. You have no idea what I’m talking about, do you? Pity. Trading barbs with mortal enemies is one of life's great pleasures.
  • Yasuke: What do you want, Templar?
  • Eamon: To business, then.

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  • Eamon: For your transgressions against the Order, I am here to kill you both.
  • Yasuke: Nuno Caro and Duarte de Melo deserved to die twenty times over!
  • Eamon: I assure you, I do not personally mourn their loss. Few things try my patience more than cleaning up after lesser men—let alone lesser Templars.
  • Naoe: Well, people who speak in riddles try my patience, so start making sense.
  • Eamon: However. A greater purpose calls me from these shores. One that might even sway me from killing you.
  • Yasuke: You would share the same fate—

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  • Naoe: Yasuke. Not here.
  • Yasuke: [sighs]
  • Eamon: Once I acquire what I seek, we will sail away from this place, never to return. You have my word.
  • Yasuke: The worthless word of a Templar...
  • Naoe: We?
  • Eamon: I beg your pardon?
  • Naoe: You said "we" – who else is with you?
  • Eamon: [chuckles] Well, there's this drunk Chinese captain in dire need of a new ship, for one... Most likely drowning his sorrows at this hour.
  • Yasuke: Any other Templars we should worry about?
  • Eamon: After what you and your Assassin friend have done, you will both have to worry about Templars for the rest of your lives...
  • Naoe: Second mistake.
  • Eamon: My dear girl, if the signing of your death warrant is no concern to you—
  • Naoe: Not that part—the part where you assumed I was an Assassin. [chuckles]
  • Eamon: Is something amusing?
  • Naoe: You were right—trading barbs with mortal enemies is pretty fun.
  • Eamon: This is my offer: keep to yourselves and we will be out of your hair in no time. But stand between me and my goal, and we will kill you both. Farewell, Assassin—or however you call yourself.
  • Naoe: I am kakushiba-ikki.
  • Eamon: And I am Black Cross.

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  • Eamon: Come, children! Who wants me to carve an elephant?

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  • Naoe: We can't allow him to take whatever he wants.
  • Yasuke: Agreed. Perhaps we should look for that ship captain he mentioned?
  • Naoe: My thoughts exactly.

[play as yasuke]

  • Yasuke: I will alert you if I find any leads.
  • Naoe: Yasuke? Are you okay?
  • Yasuke: [sighs] I will be... Templars have a way of getting to me...
  • Naoe: Let me help you this time.

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Black Tides[edit | edit source]

Yuasa, Kii

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  • Yasuke: A Black Cross, uh... I will kill as many Templars as they dare send here.

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  • Drunken captain: What is a ship captain without a ship. [hiccups] Like a bird without wings. A fish without gills. [burps] Like a ship captain without sake! I am a nobody. But at least I am not alone. At least I have you, cheap, watered sake. You are my only friend. [hiccups] It's so watered down, I am probably still sober. What a waste of my last mon.

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  • Yasuke: This is going to be challenging.

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  • Naoe: Excuse me, would you happen to be a ship captain by any chance?
  • Drunken captain: Not at this particular moment, no.
  • Naoe: My friend and I are looking for—
  • Drunken captain: Look here, lady—my cup is empty... You want to talk? Fill it up.

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  • Yasuke: How long have you been working for the Templar Order?
  • Drunken captain: [laugh] Let's play a game. You make a statement, and if true—I drink. If false, you drink... First one to the bottom loses the game but either way, you buy.
  • Yasuke: Bring it on.
  • Naoe: [sighs]

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  • Drunken captain: All right, I'll start... You, my friend, are not from Japan!
  • Yasuke: Very observant...

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  • Yasuke: You are a pirate—and a very bad one at that.
  • Drunken captain: How dare you. I am no pirate. I am chartered captain. Drink!

  • Yasuke: You are a Templar...
  • Drunken captain: [laughs] I am no Templar; my only allegiance is to gold. Drink!

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  • Drunken captain: Those Templars paid well but their maps were garbage! And now my ship is wrecked! You can still see her listing on the rocks when traveling the Iseji Trails... My turn: you two have something against Templars, don't you?

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  • Yasuke: Now, about your wrecked ship.

  • Yasuke: You wrecked your ship because you were too drunk!
  • Drunken captain: I've been drunk since I was a baby [laugh] but you're wrong! Drink!

  • Yasuke: Their maps were probably decent – you are just bad at reading them!
  • Drunken captain: I can read maps! But I'll never trust English or Dutch maps again: only the Portuguese know these water half-decently... Drink!

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  • Drunken captain: But enough about me! Your gorgeous wife here is probably a terrible cook! [laughs]

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  • Naoe: I am not his wife!
  • Yasuke: [laughs]
  • Drunken captain: [laughs] Oh, so she's available?
  • Naoe: Okay, enough. We have what we want—let's go.
  • Yasuke: Wait. One more question.

  • Yasuke: The Templars came here looking for an object...
  • Drunken captain: Wrong! They are looking for a place!

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  • Yasuke: [burp] Empty... I am beaten...
  • Drunken captain: [laughs]

  • Yasuke: Your Templar passengers came here looking for a place, have they not?
  • Drunken captain: Oh yes—they’re looking all right.
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  • Drunken captain: [gulps] Empty...
  • Yasuke: [laughs]

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  • Drunken captain: Now if you'll excuse me... Drink goes in, drink goes out! [laughs]

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  • Naoe: Wait – we need to know more about that place!

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  • Drunken captain: Stop! Or else...
  • Naoe: Or else!?

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  • Drunken captain: Big mistake, lady... You don't scare Captain Yang!

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  • Captain Yang: I lost everything—why do you want to take more?!
  • Naoe: What are Templars looking for?

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  • Captain Yang: The more I drink, the less it hurts!
  • Naoe: Let's put that to the test.

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  • Captain Yang: I yield! No more!

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  • Naoe: Are you ready to talk calmly, now?

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  • Captain Yang: Fine—I'll tell you what you want to hear... Eh... What was it you wanted to hear?
  • Naoe: The place the Templars are looking for?
  • Captain Yang: Oh, right, right—the old man—Sir Hathaway, he's called—he’s been searching for a long time, see... It’s a place he called the Obverzk... The Obterze... Hum... Oh—the Observatory!!! That's it, that's what he called it!! A place of mysterious powers—he had a big chest full of documents he kept locked in his cabin—

[dead]

  • Yasuke: Up there on the roof!
  • Naoe: On it!

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  • Naoe: They're bleeding. I can track them.

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  • Naoe: Even injured, they move pretty fast.

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  • Masked killer: This belongs to you.

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  • Naoe: There, blood stains.

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  • Naoe: Ah! It's just a dog.
  • Masked killer: Why don’t you listen and turn back?
  • Naoe: Why don't you come out and find out?

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  • Naoe: Blood. I'm close.

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  • Hana: Please, stop! Don't hurt him!

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  • Naoe: It's okay! I'm not going to hurt you.

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  • Masked killer: I told Eamon you two wouldn't listen. He thinks people are reasonable...

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  • Naoe: Let him go.
  • Masked killer: Listen carefully. This man will bleed out and die in seconds unless you save him.
  • Naoe: Look, whatever you think you're doing—

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  • Masked killer: Face it, Assassin. You're simply outclassed.

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  • Hana: Father!
  • Naoe: Hold on, I've got you...
  • Hana: Help him! Please help him!
  • Naoe: Hey—Hey! I’m not letting him die, okay?
  • Hana: O-okay. Okay. Thank you, miss.

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  • Yasuke: Naoe, are you there?
  • Naoe: In here!

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  • Yasuke: I tried to keep up, but...
  • Naoe: She got away.
  • Yasuke: She... She cut him open just to get away?
  • Naoe: She has the same cloak as the old man.
  • Yasuke: Two Black Crosses...

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  • Naoe: Go with my friend, he'll take care of you.
  • Yasuke: Hey there! Your father is safe now. What is your name?
  • Hana: Hana. [beat] You are Yasuke, yes?

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  • Naoe: The woman disappeared without leaving a trail... What's our next move?
  • Yasuke: [sighs] First, I need water… Then we look for Yang's ship: we might find clues in the wreckage.
  • Naoe: Yang said it could be seen from Iseji Trails!
  • Yasuke: Who should take point?

[play as yasuke]

  • Yasuke: I will go. I could use the fresh air.
  • Naoe: Okay—I'll see that this man is taken care of and join you later.

Double-Crossed[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Yasuke must investigate Captain Yang's shipwreck for any clues that lead to the Black Cross. Iseji Trails, Kii

  • Yasuke: There it is. The Black Cross shipwreck.

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  • Yasuke: Scavengers on the beach.

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  • Scavenger: Anything you find, you take!

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  • Scavenger: Hey! We got here first! This stuff's ours!

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Your New Mission

I remain grateful for your dedication and enthusiasm in your search for the Observatory and I regret that I must redirect your efforts towards a matter of some urgency.

Our operations in the Japans continue to suffer at the hands of an individual known as "Diogo." He, and all who aid him, must be eliminated so that we may continue to protect humanity from itself.

May the Father of Understanding guide you.

– M.
  • Yasuke: They are here because of me... I cannot let anyone suffer the consequences of my actions.

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Captain Yang's Log

Day 3 at Sea
Took two passengers in Macau headed for the Japans. Fancy. Rich. They provided maps. European-made. They also have brandy. Might confiscate it.

Day 27 at Sea
China coast still on port side. European maps unreliable in these waters. Brandy is great stuff though.

Day 43 at Sea
Boarded by pirates. Passengers killed them all! Old man is fearsome but the woman is scarier, laughing as she bled them dry.

Day 57 at Sea
I hear them whispering at night. They speak of impossible things. Out of grog. Out of Brandy. All I have are nightmares of that woman killing pirates.

Day 62 at Sea
The Japans finally in sight. Passengers eager to disembark. I’m eager to get rid of them. Approaching at high tide tomorrow.

Day 63 at Sea
Terrible maps! Hit an unmarked reef. Taking on water. Abandoning ship. I’m going to go get drunk now.
  • Yasuke: They fended off pirates... Those Black Cross seem to know how to fight.

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  • Naoe: Captain Yang said the Black Cross kept their documents in a chest. This might lock it.
  • Yasuke: The chest must have gone down into the water.
  • Naoe: I'll go look for it?
  • Yasuke: Good. There may be more for me to find here.

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  • Naoe: Got to keep searching. It must be around here.

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  • Naoe: Focus Naoe. Deep breaths!

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Eamon's Journal: My Mission

March 4th, 1552

The Inner Sanctum has bestowed upon me a great honour, the exalted rank of Templar Black Cross.

My father remained as stoic as ever when he presented me with the Hathaway family sword. When he put it into my hands, he made me promise to fulfill a mission he could not: to find a mysterious precursor site known as The Observatory.

I will not fail him. I shall embody the Order’s ideals in words and deeds. I shall uncover the secrets of Those Who Came Before for the sake of all our peaceful tomorrows.

May the Father of Understanding guide me.

Eamon's Journal: Marrakech

June 8th, 1555

Every attempt to locate the Observatory or a Piece of Eden, ends with me standing empty-handed, surrounded by evidence of Kassandra’s presence. It happened on the Isle of Skye and the Ionian Isles. Now in Marrakech.

Yet something is different. The Scottish cave contained a pedestal, where a Piece of Eden once rested, long since removed. The vault in Marrakesh contained an Isu axe, devoid of power. I cannot shake the feeling that the axe was placed here recently, perhaps to placate the avarice of lesser men.

Could Kassandra still be alive? The idea seems to be laughable. And yet...

Eamon's Journal: Beijing

November 13, 1578

Infiltrated the Beijing Synod called by Shao Jun. The Chinese Mentor is a frail old thing, yet her mind remains as sharp as ever. Alas, we could not get close enough to kill her. In attendance was a scholar who believed a precursor temple exists on Japan’s main island. He offered as proof his hand-drawn reproductions of mysterious symbols and glyphs.

I acquired the illustrations while Nirmala disposed of the scholar with great enthusiasm. Could this be the Observatory? I will make my way there in due course. Perhaps I can finally put Kassandra’s nonsense behind me.

[MEANWHILE...]

  • Masked killer: You move well for someone your size.
  • Yasuke: You cut down an innocent man back there...
  • Masked killer: People can be many things – but innocent is rarely one of them.
  • Yasuke: So you are a Black Cross, like the old man...
  • Masked killer: I am Nirmala, from the island of Java. And you...
  • Yasuke: I am Yasuk—
  • Nirmala: —are a dead man!

[She charged him with a kama-yari but he dodged]

  • Yasuke: Tsk. Templar scum.

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Nirmala's Promotion

Sir Hathaway,

I confess to being skeptical when you took that young orphan under your wing. How delightful it is to be proven wrong. The Inner Sanctum hereby grants Nirmala the rank of Black Cross.

Please continue to train her as you see fit so that she may bring Order and Understanding to an increasingly chaotic world. I look forward to watching Nirmala’s progress in the future. I hope you are as proud of your acolyte as I am of you.

May the Father of Understanding guide you both.
– M.

Sketched Glyphs

This paper showcases a number of sketched glyphs—likely drawn by the Black Cross themselves. Clearly they are being studied and sought out.

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  • Nirmala: I will bleed you dry!
  • Yasuke: Shut your mouth!

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  • Nirmala: You are slowing down, big man.
  • Yasuke: Do you ever shut up?

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  • Nirmala: You move well—but I move better!
  • Yasuke: [growls]

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  • Yasuke: Not so glib now...

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  • Nirmala: Now you di—[chokes]

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  • Yasuke: Overconfident. Like all Templars I have defeated...
  • Eamon: Ah. Nirmala. How many times must I warn you against being so impulsive?
  • Nirmala: I have everything under control!

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  • Eamon: He has you figured out and so you've lost the advantage.
  • Nirmala: I can handle him, Eamon.
  • Eamon: Be that as it may...

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  • Eamon: ...we have more important business to attend to.

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  • Eamon: Where is the Assassin?
  • Nirmala: She dove into the wreck.

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  • Eamon: Does he have the keystone?
  • Nirmala: It's on his belt!

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  • Yasuke: You've changed your mind about killing us, then?
  • Eamon: You have something we need.

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  • Nirmala: How is he still standing?!

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  • Eamon: Now!

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  • Yasuke: No...

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  • Eamon: I see now why they sent for us.

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  • Eamon: Have it your way, then.

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  • Eamon: The keystone?

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  • Eamon: Yes—Yes! This is it!

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  • Nirmala: Leave him. He'll be dead in moments and the girl won't pursue us if she's trying to save his life.
  • Eamon: Cruel... But efficient. Well played.
  • Nirmala: I like keeping you on your toes, old man.

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  • Naoe: Yasuke... Yasuke!

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  • Naoe: Hey, hey—it’s okay, I’m here.
  • Yasuke: The ornament... I could... not find... an opening...
  • Naoe: No... No no no no no—stay with me, come on, stay with me... Come on Yasuke, stay with me…. Don't do this—you have to stay with me, please... Somebody help! Come on big man, stay with me… We'll fix you up in no time… No, no no no—Yasuke! Yasuke!

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  • Yasuke: Where am I? What is this? I am... defeated. But am I dead? No. Not dead. But I am dying.

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  • Yasuke: Someone over there... Is that... Is that my mother? This path began with my mother's murder...

[flashback]

  • Diogo: Mother! [cries] Mama. Mama...

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  • Yasuke: You have been avenged, Mama. There is so much to tell you about. I wonder what you will say to me, Mama. If you are proud of the man I became.

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  • Yasuke: There, in the distance... Lord Nobunaga! Lord Nobunaga forged me into the warrior I became.

[flashback]

  • Oda Nobunaga: What's more, you have earned your place next to me. As a samurai.

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  • Yasuke: Your betrayer also lies dead, my friend. Perhaps we will soon share tea together.

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  • Yasuke: There must be more for me to see here. Over there. It looks like... Yes, I remember this moment very well.

[flashback]

  • Yasuke: Naoe, Junjiro, you have showed me forgiveness and compassion. You have made me a better man.
  • Naoe: You still want to walk beside me? Follow this wind wherever it takes us?

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  • Yasuke: I will miss you both. Thank you, my friends... Not my friends: my family. I cannot leave you behind. Not yet!
  • Shadow Yasuke: Death has already won.
  • Yasuke: Then I will defeat it too, if I must.

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  • Shadow Yasuke: It is time for us to rest. Our fight is over.

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  • Yasuke: No doubt I will die in combat one day. But it will not be today.

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  • Shadow Yasuke: Not today.

Buried Secrets[edit | edit source]

Naoe and Rufino tracked Eamon and Nirmala to the mysterious cave in Wakasa.

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  • Naoe: This "Observatory"—what do you think it is?
  • Rufino: I don’t know, but putting an observatory underground is strange, if you ask me.
  • Naoe: Perhaps it’s a code name for something else?
  • Rufino: Hm, I don’t think so... Templars are usually quite literal.

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  • Rufino: This is easy! You shinobis have such an easy job.
  • Naoe: Sitting at the Hideout is much more dangerous.
  • Rufino: Yes, well... Tomiko lives there.
  • Naoe: Good point.

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  • Rufino: This place is...
  • Naoe: Almost magical?

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  • Naoe: We have to get up there—can you manage that?
  • Rufino: What? All the way up there!?
  • Naoe: If the old Black Cross could do it, so can you!
  • Rufino: Well... Ladies first.

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  • Naoe: There must be another one close by.

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  • Naoe: Come on, where is it...

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  • Rufino: You need to stand on that, uh... glowy... thing.

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  • Eamon: Hold this position.
  • Nirmala: Eamon...
  • Eamon: What?
  • Nirmala: When was the last time you ate something?
  • Eamon: Just... Stand guard here...

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  • Nirmala: I see you, Assassin!
  • Naoe: (frustrated) [grunts]
  • Rufino: Go ahead, I'll cover you.
  • Naoe: Got it.
  • Rufino: Still, be careful out there. Else I am terrified of what Yasuke will do to me.

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  • Nirmala: There you are.
  • Naoe: You can't hold me off forever.
  • Nirmala: Oh, I can't wait 'til you get here.

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  • Rufino: She's above you!
  • Naoe: Stay here. She's mine!
  • Rufino: Go! I'll provide cover fire!

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  • Rufino: Get ready. Go!

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  • Rufino: Hold on, I'm reloading!

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  • Rufino: Get ready to move... Now!

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  • Nirmala: Stay still, would you?
  • Naoe: Try again!
  • Nirmala: [growls]

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  • Rufino: Naoe! Don't go in alone! Naoe!

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  • Naoe: Stand and fight, you coward!
  • Nirmala: I killed your friend. What chance do you have?

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  • Nirmala: How many more need to die before you learn?
  • Naoe: Two more. Starting with you!
  • Nirmala: [scoffs]

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  • Naoe: You should never have come here!
  • Nirmala: You're starting to annoy me!

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  • Nirmala: Just you and me, Assassin!
  • Naoe: I'll make this quick.

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  • Nirmala: Take that!
  • Naoe: [scoffs] ...that all you got?

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  • Nirmala: [grunts]
  • Naoe: That was for Yasuke.

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  • Nirmala: Eamon! I could use your help here!
  • Naoe: He can't help you...

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  • Nirmala: Eamon? Have you found the Observatory?
  • Eamon: It's not here.
  • Nirmala: It has to be! The signs—
  • Eamon: It no longer matters! It seems our purpose here is to clean up a mess after all.

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  • Naoe: What were you looking for?
  • Nirmala: Nothing a dead woman will care about.

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  • Nirmala: Eamon—
  • Eamon: Focus!

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  • Naoe: [yells]

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  • Eamon: Don't relent, Nirmala.
  • Nirmala: She's almost done.
  • Eamon: Fight!

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  • Nirmala: She's spent—we got her!

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  • Eamon: I did warn you not to put yourself in my way. Farewell, dear girl.

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  • Nirmala: He—he survived!? Looks like I get the pleasure of killing you after all...

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  • Yasuke: Not so fast, Templar.
  • Nirmala: Don't worry, you’re next.

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  • Eamon: Nirmala!

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  • Naoe: Face it, Templar. You're simply outclassed.

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  • Eamon: No!

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  • Eamon: I'm here, child...

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  • Eamon: What have you done?!

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  • Yasuke: Can you fight?
  • Naoe: Can you?
  • Yasuke: We can take him down together.

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  • Eamon: By the Father of Understanding, I will drown you in your own blood!

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  • Yasuke: Keep going, Naoe!
  • Naoe: [effort]

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  • Yasuke: Together now!

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  • Eamon: [yells]

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  • Naoe: Almost there.
  • Yasuke: Keep pushing!

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  • Yasuke: Are you all right?
  • Naoe: I'm fine! Don't stop!

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  • Eamon: [screams] No!

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  • Eamon: I am so sorry, my child... Twelve years I've sailed the world with Nirmala... She was as close to a daughter as I ever had... Now she lies, her potential... unrealized. Dead at the blade of a would-be Assassin who knows nothing of their creed, and a warrior who brushes off mortal wounds like... You are one of them, aren't you.

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  • Yasuke: This belongs to me. [effort]

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  • Naoe: What's this?
  • Eamon: Something she left behind.
  • Yasuke: The woman from the statue.
  • Naoe: Kassandra.
  • Eamon: Spoke to you, did she? She does that. It is a consolation prize.
  • Naoe: If this place isn't the Observatory, then what is it? What have you found back there?
  • Eamon: [sighs] One of the pillars that holds up the world.
  • Naoe: And you did not retrieve it?
  • Eamon: Retrieve it!? Perhaps it was meant to be touched by your hands rather than mine.
  • Yasuke: Good. One less bit of power for Templars to claim as their own.
  • Eamon: We do not seek power for ourselves, but rather for humanity's sake. To ensure mankind's dominion over a world that was never ours to begin with!
  • Naoe: This is why Templars are after the imperial regalia – because they thought they held ancient powers that would gain them control over Japan.
  • Eamon: Nuno Caro was a fool. Had these objects been true Pieces of Eden, a Black Cross would have been tasked with their retrieval...
  • Naoe: Templars, Black Cross—you fail all the same.
  • Eamon: I pity you, Fujibayashi Naoe... You've stumbled into a war that’s been waged since before recorded time. Fought across a world that’s even bigger than you could imagine. And this buried place is just a glimpse of the horrible, beautiful secrets that lie just beneath the skin of the world... If you could only know what I know... you would... see...

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  • Rufino: What is that?
  • Naoe: The pillar that holds up the world. It's... beautiful.

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  • Yasuke: Do not touch it! I cannot explain, but something deep inside me says that there is danger here.
  • Naoe: Kassandra wrote that such places were never meant for mortals. It’s probably best not to touch what we do not understand.
  • Yasuke: We need to leave this place.
  • Naoe: Very well.

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  • Yasukane: He's dead. He's dead. I know it.
  • Kinu: I thought he was invincible?
  • Yasukane: He is! He's just... Did you see how big that sword was?

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  • Kinu: Miss Naoe! Miss Naoe! Miss... Hello.

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  • Yasukane: You are back, great samurai, sir—and completely alive, too!
  • Yasuke: [laughs] Mostly alive. Thank you for helping me get here, my friends.

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  • Naoe: What are you thinking?

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  • Yasukane: It'll be closed forever!
  • Yasuke: Exactly. The Templars will never find it. No one will.
  • Yasukane: Good thing we got most of the treasures out of there.

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  • Naoe: Oh no – wait...

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  • Kinu: Oh that's pretty!
  • Naoe: Maybe I should've left it in there.
  • Yasuke: Hm...
  • Naoe: You have an idea?
  • Yasuke: What better way to keep it out of the Templars' hands than to pass it on to their mortal enemies?
  • Naoe: You think we should contact the Brotherhood of Assassins. Maybe. Maybe one day we'll seek them out. Wherever they are.

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  • MOD: Hello? Can you hear me? If you're looking for more action, I've designed a special little something, just for you. Look for the floaty Animus bits above a mountain in Yamato. That's where you'll find me.

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Horizon[edit | edit source]

here

The guide needs help with what may be their final stand against Ego.

Hashigui-iwa, Kii

  • The Eagle: Me again. That thing we found earlier in the Rift? It's becoming more clear to me what it is! Let's go.

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Hm[edit | edit source]

The Isu were wiped out by a great catastrophe, but their influence continued to be felt throughout our myths and legends. One of these is Yggdrasil, the World Tree from Norse mythology. The real version was an Isu supercomputer which did all kinds of weird stuff.

For one thing, it generated a never-ending combat simulation that inspired the afterlife in Norse mythology. For another, it could upload a digital copy of a user's mind.

Again, not an Animus. But suspiciously very Animus-like! Also proof that digital fight simulations like my Domains are extremely cool!

While digging through various files, I came across a woman named Aileen Bock, who was the first person to test the possibility of seeing genetic memories outside of your direct ancestry. She suffered a "mysterious injury" in 1981. A lot of those seem to happen at Abstergo. Her work was set aside in favor of the Animus Project.

I have no rational explanation as to how Eivor was able to experience visions of Asgard. Clearly, there was something unique about her. I lean toward science and evidence-based medicine, but every corner of the globe has some version of naturopathy, and many ancient healers used hallucinogens in their rituals and treatments. We know that precursor people existed, with powerful bloodlines that have been diluted over time. I wonder if there were also Isu plants that had medicinal or hallucinogenic properties that also faded over time? Could ingesting Isu plants have created some kind of organic Animus experience? Were there Isu hippies back in the day, just tripping out on their own genetic memories?

When you suddenly find yourself living smack dab in the middle of the world's oldest conspiracy theory, it's hard to tell what's true and what's complete bullshit. For example, I read an Abstergo email referencing something called the "Philadelphia Project." Some believe this is the same event as "The Philadelphia Experiment" where the US Navy allegedly made a ship disappear, or teleport or something stupid like that. It was largely dismissed as a hoax. Except that maybe something weird DID happen, and Abstergo and the Assassins were involved. Allegedly, the Templars tried to use a Piece of Eden to power a time travel machine?! And if that wasn't enough, some people say that they faked Nikola Tesla's death and forced him to build it. Which all sounds way more batshit crazy than the original urban legend. And any time I try and ask an Assassin if any version of this story is true, they just look me dead in the eye and say, "Nothing is true…" and then they just… keep… staring at me. It's super awkward.

I'm gonna talk some shit, but before I do, I just want to say that Rebecca Crane is a personal hero of mine. Not only did she build this version of the Animus for the Assassins, but she also created training programs for Desmond Miles that were big inspirations for my Domains.

But.

I don't know if those red cushion-looking things are plastic or cloth, but she strapped a dude in his 20s onto them and made him relive the life story of a man who fought half of Italy and had sex with the other half. That's sweaty work. Plus, they were on the run from Abstergo with limited access to showers.

All I'm trying to say is, I bet that Animus smelled awful.

Once again, all glory to Rebecca Crane: tech support GOAT and Animus witch (complimentary). She built a smaller, more powerful iteration of the Animus in a cave! With a box of scraps! But by this time in their journey, they didn't have a bed or a couch or anything, so it was placed on top of a big rock, which probably wasn't great for Desmond's back. And yet, I would still choose the Rock Animus over the testosterone-stained stink machine they used in Italy.

Developers at Abstergo Entertainment had access to the Animus Omega, a proprietary Ancestral Memory Research tool. They used it to harvest genetic memories in order to transform them into virtual reality games and other immersive experiences. Here's a bone-chilling fact: When the workers didn't meet expectations, they were sometimes placed in a dungeon underneath the studio. Yikes. I wonder if they had a dungeon under where I used to work?

I think it's really cool that the Animus became sleeker and more portable, making it easier for researchers to take one out on missions. Beats laying down on a fucking rock, that's for sure. Having said that, you couldn't pay me any amount of money to put myself inside something that looks like a coffin. I'd rather use Desmond's Smell-o-Vision Animus 2.0.

Daniel Cross was a Templar sleeper agent who infiltrated the Brotherhood, rose through the ranks, and then killed their Mentor, which allowed the Templars to launch a massive, coordinated attack on the Brotherhood called "The Great Purge." Although it looked like the Assassins were trying to bounce back, there must have been another Purge or something in the recent past, because the Assassins I'm running around with seem to be running on fumes.

Clay Kaczmarek was the poster child for the Bleeding Effect who also loved riddles and finger painting. But something we don't talk about enough is that he somehow created a perfect digital replica of himself. Up until that point we'd seen Isu appear as digital recreations of themselves but as far as I know, he's the first human to do it with a regular Animus (an old one at that!) I wonder why Abstergo never tried to copy the brains of their best and brightest?

Ah, the sweaty chosen one. Maybe Desmond wasn't that sweaty or smelly. I'm really just judging him based on his haircut and his clothes. He was a bartender in New York City. Do the bartenders there smell good or bad? You tell me. I can't deny that he had a great bloodline. Thanks to him, we got insights into some of the most pivotal Assassins in history. Also, even if he started out as a smelly bartending dirtbag (allegedly!), he did eventually step up, put his life on the line, and save the world from a giant solar flare.

I really feel for Layla Hassan. She was, by all accounts, a legit genius. If they had let her on to the Animus Project, who knows what she could have accomplished? But somewhere early in her career it feels like she got labelled as "difficult to work with" which in Abstergo-speak translates to "She thought for herself and questioned authority." She did manage to defect to the Assassins, but her life really took a turn for the worse when she became unhealthily attached to a talking stick (long story). But after everything that's happened with Ego, who am I to judge?

That brings me to you, dear reader, whoever you might be. Maybe Abstergo forced you into the Animus Ego human trials. Maybe you accessed a jailbroken Animus from the comfort of your own home. But whether Naoe and Yasuke's memories are your first encounter with the secret history of the world, or you've known for decades, I'm glad you're here. The world feels so overwhelming and fucked up right now. I'm right there with you. What I'm learning from all these Assassin memories is that, sure, maybe one person can make a difference, but nobody has to tackle corrupt governments or shitty corporations alone. When we find a Brotherhood, or any group of people who share our values, we can lift each other up and help each other through just about anything, big or small. So drink some water. Get some sleep. Find your people. Change the world.

Decades after the tragedy of Aileen Bock, Abstergo finally managed to create the technology that would allow a user to relive any genetic memories, without the restriction of direct lineage. The Data Dump Scanner was a breakthrough that pioneered several spinoff projects and really brought the Animus into the mainstream.

Once the direct ancestry limitation was gone, the first thing Abstergo did was to weaponize the Animus. They uploaded the genetic memories of various Templar agents throughout history and used the Bleeding Effect to train their own private army. The best of the best usually graduated to a unit called "Sigma Team." As if that wasn't bad enough, the second thing they did was monetize it. Their training program became the basis for one of their PVP entertainment experiences. Sure, it was FUN. But it was still propaganda.

In this day and age, cloud servers and streaming libraries full of CONTENT are super normal but I wonder how amazing it must have been to be alive when they first came to the market. Abstergo launched their cloud servers full of genetic memories and beamed it to headsets around the world. An all-you-can-eat brainwashing buffet!

The Animus EGO is the culmination of every iteration that's come before. It's the most recent version of the device designed for mass market consumer consumption. The killer app was intended to be a guided meditation experience, full of soothing virtual environments sourced from your own genetic memories. Instead, it's the staging ground for a potentially harmful artificial intelligence. What Abstergo's done with the Animus is awful, it is, but it's in line with all the other shady shit that corporations and governments have done since the beginning of time. But when I look at what Ego might be capable of, rewriting your memories and trapping you in an ever-changing simulation … I worry that I've helped them create something that's on the same level as one of those ancient Isu machines. Is it possible that humanity's technology is catching up to the precursors?

Genetic memory exploration lives and dies by synchronization. The more your actions are in line with your ancestors, the closer you are to achieving full synchronization. That in turn can open up new memories to explore. On the flip side, if you mess around too much, the memory becomes unstable, resulting in desynchronization.

A big part of the Templar conspiracy is lying to the general public. (Actually, most governments and corporations lie to you constantly, the Templars aren't special in that regard!) But genetic memories used to be a way to find out the truth.

What makes Ego so scary is that the A.I. may have found a way to prevent desynchs by altering the user's recollection of events and filling person's head with fake memory slop.

I always hate it when movies say "based on a true story" because you know it's obviously made up. Abstergo Entertainment went all-in on the lies when they started releasing projects based on their genetic memory research. Their first mainstream success was "Liberation." But like everything else, it was all Abstergo's corporate propaganda, they heavily edited the material to provide an anti-Assassin angle.

Too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Doctors used to think cigarettes were healthy. Social media was fun until it destroyed your mental health. Today, we all have an Animus in our home, but too much of that can result in something called "The Bleeding Effect." At first it doesn't sound so bad. You can learn an ancestor's language or other fun skills, like parkour! Only what's happening is that multiple sets of memories are smashing together inside your brain, turning it into mush. Imagine playing Russian roulette with your language learning app or your Abstergo Bodyband fitness tracker.

If you're reading this, then you're a Dark Animus user running around in my domains. Hello! I used to work for Abstergo's Project Mnemosyne. I thought I knew everything there was to know about the Animus. It's common knowledge that every iteration of the machine is used to explore a user's genetic memories. It wasn't until I joined the Assassins that I learned that the Animus Project was primarily a tool to achieve the objectives of the Templar Order, the secret power behind Abstergo. This might be old news to you. But me? I felt overwhelmed by all the conspiracies and weird shit that comes with life in the Brotherhood. So, I thought I'd share some of my discoveries from what's left of the old Assassin's files.

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