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'''Creative Interpretations''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''</ref>
'''Creative Interpretations''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''</ref>
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*'''Basim:''' ''Yes? How can I help you, old man?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Yes? How can I help you, old man?''
*'''Historian:''' ''Thank you for stopping, friend. I am a historian and teacher here from Baghdad on a mission of academic research.''
*'''Historian:''' ''Thank you for stopping, friend. I am a historian and teacher here from Baghdad on a mission of academic research.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I imagine there is much to study and explore here in AlUla.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I imagine there is much to study and explore here in [[Al-Ula|AlUla]].''
*'''Historian:''' ''Oh yes. The carvings in the rocks here at Jabal Ikmah date back many centuries. My students are examining them now.''
*'''Historian:''' ''Oh yes. The carvings in the rocks here at {{Wiki|ar:جبل عكمة|Jabal Ikmah}} date back many centuries. My students are examining them now.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Students? Where are they?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Students? Where are they?''
*'''Historian:''' ''That is the very reason I called to you. Three of them have been gone a very long time. I begin to worry.''
*'''Historian:''' ''That is the very reason I called to you. Three of them have been gone a very long time. I begin to worry.''
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*'''Basim:''' ''Your interest in these carvings suggest you are a student of such artifacts. Is that correct?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Your interest in these carvings suggest you are a student of such artifacts. Is that correct?''
*'''Student:''' ''Hello friend. Yes, I am considering their meaning. May I ask what you think of this one?''
*'''Student:''' ''Hello friend. Yes, I am considering their meaning. May I ask what you think of this one?''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am no scholar, but this looks to me like a hunting party of some sort. Though what they are after, I cannot say.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am no scholar, but this looks to me like a [[hunting]] party of some sort. Though what they are after, I cannot say.''
*'''Student:''' ''To a layman's eye perhaps, but if I pointed out that what you see are frogs celebrating the harvest, what do you see now?''
*'''Student:''' ''To a layman's eye perhaps, but if I pointed out that what you see are frogs celebrating the harvest, what do you see now?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Frogs?''
*'''Basim:''' ''Frogs?''
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*'''Student 2:''' ''You have a keen eye. May I ask what you see in this relic of the past?''
*'''Student 2:''' ''You have a keen eye. May I ask what you see in this relic of the past?''
*'''Basim:''' ''To my reckoning, it resembles a field, one arrayed with a type of crop. But please, tell me what you see.''
*'''Basim:''' ''To my reckoning, it resembles a field, one arrayed with a type of crop. But please, tell me what you see.''
*'''Student 2:''' ''I see your confusion. However, it is really a carving of a traditional flatbread covered with muhammara.''
*'''Student 2:''' ''I see your confusion. However, it is really a carving of a traditional flatbread covered with {{Wiki|muhammara}}.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, thank you for opening my eyes to these insights.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, thank you for opening my eyes to these insights.''
*'''Student 2:''' ''It is my duty and pleasure.''
*'''Student 2:''' ''It is my duty and pleasure.''
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*'''Student 3:''' ''Your attempt shows thoughtfulness. But we need not read so much into such things. Artists represent daily life too.''
*'''Student 3:''' ''Your attempt shows thoughtfulness. But we need not read so much into such things. Artists represent daily life too.''
*'''Basim:''' ''So they do. And what daily occurrence does this artwork represent to you?''
*'''Basim:''' ''So they do. And what daily occurrence does this artwork represent to you?''
*'''Student 3:''' ''It merely record the birth of a five-legged cow to a village. Nothing more.''
*'''Student 3:''' ''It merely record the birth of a five-legged [[cow]] to a village. Nothing more.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Oh, yes of course. Thank you. I will be on my way now.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Oh, yes of course. Thank you. I will be on my way now.''
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*'''Historian:''' ''Ah, by the look on your face I can see that at the very least my students have not been devoured by leopards.''
*'''Historian:''' ''Ah, by the look on your face I can see that at the very least my students have not been devoured by [[leopard]]s.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I can tell you that their bodies do not appear damaged. Their eyes however...''
*'''Basim:''' ''I can tell you that their bodies do not appear damaged. Their eyes however...''
*'''Historian:''' ''I take it they shared with you some of their findings. Tell me, what have they surmised from the stone carvings?''
*'''Historian:''' ''I take it they shared with you some of their findings. Tell me, what have they surmised from the stone carvings?''
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*'''Basim:''' ''One described a large frog that could have been dancing. Perhaps celebrating a bountiful harvest.''
*'''Basim:''' ''One described a large frog that could have been dancing. Perhaps celebrating a bountiful harvest.''
*'''Historian:''' ''A frog? And dancing no less! I already know the inattentive one who said this.''
*'''Historian:''' ''A frog? And dancing no less! I already know the inattentive one who said this.''
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Basim described the second student's findings.
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|-|A field of crops=
|-|A field of crops=
|-|A piece of flatbread=
|-|A piece of flatbread=
*'''Basim:''' ''A student said that one of the carvings looked like a piece of khubz'' (bread) ''with some muhammara on it.''
*'''Basim:''' ''A student said that one of the carvings looked like a piece of {{Wiki|khubz}}'' (bread) ''with some muhammara on it.''
*'''Historian:''' ''They said this? What nonsense! Good for nothing rascal will never become a true historian if he keeps this up.''
*'''Historian:''' ''They said this? What nonsense! Good for nothing rascal will never become a true historian if he keeps this up.''
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Basim described the third student's findings.
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|-|An animal deity=
|-|An animal deity=
|-|A five-legged cow=
|-|A five-legged cow=
*'''Basim:''' ''Your student said the etching was of an animal giving birth. A cow, to a five-legged calf.''
*'''Basim:''' ''Your student said the etching was of an animal giving birth. A cow, to a five-legged calf.''
*'''Historian:''' ''Who said this? Which one? It was Yusuf, wasn't it? That son of a donkey! Back to being a stable boy for him!''
*'''Historian:''' ''Who said this? Which one? It was Yusuf, wasn't it? That son of a [[donkey]]! Back to being a [[stable]] boy for him!''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am certain his appreciation for the subtle beauty of those paintings will improve with your sage counsel.''
*'''Basim:''' ''I am certain his appreciation for the subtle beauty of those paintings will improve with your sage counsel.''
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*'''Historian:''' ''You are most kind and generous with your words. Many thanks for your assistance. Be well in your journeys.''
*'''Historian:''' ''You are most kind and generous with your words. Many thanks for your assistance. Be well in your journeys.''
*'''Basim:''' ''You are doing good work here. Teaching young people about the region's heritage is a noble calling. Goodbye.''-->
*'''Basim:''' ''You are doing good work here. Teaching young people about the region's heritage is a noble calling. Goodbye.''-->

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Creative Interpretations was a virtual representation of one of Basim ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.[1]

Description

A historian from Baghdad asks Basim for a favor.

Outcome

Basim checked on the scholar's students and reported interpretations of the carvings to the historian.

References

Assassin's Creed: Mirage memories
Main Quests
Prologue
The Master Thief of Anbar - A New Beginning - Taking Flight - Baghdad Bound
Harbiyah
Follow Nur's Lead - Contact the Rebels - Zeroing In - Jailbreak - A Delicate Alliance - First Order
Interlude
Old Wounds - Branching Out
Abbasiyah
Fire and Wisdom - House of Wisdom - Find the Missing Brother - Follow the Fiery Trail - Report to the Rafiq - The Great Symposium - A Job Well Done
Karkh
Coins and Daggers - Coin, Corruption and Tea - Of Toil and Taxes - The Toll of Greed - A Faceless Feather - Gilded Butterflies - A Grand End
Sharqiyah
Blood and Shadows - The Hunter (Like Father, Like Son) - The Raptor and the Demon - The Hunt (Bird Trap - To Catch a Demon) - The Chase - Den of the Beast - The Return
Round City
The Head of the Snake (The Fox and the Hunter - Judge and Executioner - The Servant and the Impostor) - One Final Counsel - The Serpent's Nest
Return to Alamut
The Last Journey - In Pursuit of Truth
Side Quests
Dervis' Artifacts - The Calling - Al-Jahiz's Lost Books
Contracts
Rebels
The Concubine - The State Official - The Weapons Dealer - The Slave Merchant - The Informant - The Slave Trapper
Scholars
The Satiric Poet - The Kidnapped Scholar - The Botanist - The Dancer
Dervis
The Boat Heist - The Bronze Mirror Heist - The Carolingian Coin Heist
Merchants
The Marked Coins - The Perfume Trader - The Traitor - The Trade Delegate - The Fake Message - Orion's Belt
Tales of Baghdad
Harbiyah
Holy Mission
Abbasiyah
Blade In The Crowd, Tool In The Shed - A Life's Work
Karkh
Leap of the Faithful
Wilderness
Treasure Hunt - Curse Of The Si'la'
DLC
The Forty Thieves
A Dance with Thieves - Secrets, Spoken and Unspoken - Meet the King
Valley of Memory
Main
Valley of Memory - The Ones Who Remain - Wares and Shadows - The Heart of Corruption - House of Memories - Tracks in the Desert - In the Vulture's Nest
Side
Stolen Goods
Tales of AlUla
Creative Interpretations - Obscure Deeds - The Sand Artist - Wine of the Bean
Contracts
Free the Animals - Managed Misfortunes - My Beautiful Bahja - Player of Games - Precious Bundle - To Save A Wedding