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imported>Soranin Created page with "{{Era|Memories|ACMir}} {{Spoilerhd|18 February 2026|Valley of Memory}} {{Imageneed|Valley of Memory}} {{IncompleteMemory|Mirage}} {{Memory Infobox |name=In the Vulture's Nest |image= |description= |appearance=''Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory'' |type=Main |reward= |fullsync= |heroclass= |previous=Tracks in the Desert |next= |concurrent= |source=Basim ibn Ishaq |location=Northern Wilds, Abbasid Caliphate |date=860s }} '''In the Vu..." |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Basim arrives at the Roman Fort where he hopes to free his father from | Basim arrives at the [[Roman Fort]], where he hopes to free his father [[Ishaq ibn Khalid]] from the traitorous [[Nimlot]]. | ||
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==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
Basim travelled to the [[Bandit|robbers]]' hideout that was marked on the map. | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''I must locate the proper spot to sound the signal.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I must locate the proper spot to sound the signal.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Now, to gain entry, I must give the signal.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Now, to gain entry, I must give the signal.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''This is where it begins. My father is somewhere inside. I must find a way to gain entry into the fort's inner compound.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''This is where it begins. My father is somewhere inside. I must find a way to gain entry into the [[fort]]'s inner compound.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I should listen to these robbers. They could have valuable information.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I should listen to these robbers. They could have valuable information.'' | ||
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*'''Robber 1:''' ''Nimlot says the inner wall is weak in places, fit to crumble at any moment.'' | *'''Robber 1:''' ''Nimlot says the inner wall is weak in places, fit to crumble at any moment.'' | ||
*'''Robber 2:''' ''Too bad the Caliph's so-called architect cannot mend it. Not in his state.'' | *'''Robber 2:''' ''Too bad the [[Al-Mutawakkil|Caliph]]'s so-called [[architect]] cannot mend it. Not in his state.'' | ||
*'''Robber 1:''' ''This is no jest. Make sure no explosives remain too close or they may accidently blow a breach wide open.'' | *'''Robber 1:''' ''This is no jest. Make sure no [[Bomb|explosives]] remain too close or they may accidently blow a breach wide open.'' | ||
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*'''Black market merchant:''' ''You! Come over here! I have never seen you here before.'' | *'''Black market merchant:''' ''You! Come over here! I have never seen you here before.'' | ||
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*'''Black market merchant:''' ''Seems you are looking to strike a bargain...'' | *'''Black market merchant:''' ''Seems you are looking to strike a bargain...'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''And what price do you set?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''And what price do you set?'' | ||
*'''Black market merchant:''' ''I trade in rare | *'''Black market merchant:''' ''I trade in rare items—amulets, talismans, charms of protection. Offer me something of worth, and I will see you through that gate.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I trust this meets your requirements?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I trust this meets your requirements?'' | ||
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*'''Black market merchant:''' ''I have my vices, but breaking a bargain is not one. You may set down the crate. And if anyone asks how you gained entry, keep me out of it.'' | *'''Black market merchant:''' ''I have my vices, but breaking a bargain is not one. You may set down the crate. And if anyone asks how you gained entry, keep me out of it.'' | ||
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{{IUNote|Title=Robber's Note|Text=Let's keep this to ourselves:<br><br>The explosives are stored in the safe room beneath the fortress, just inside the second wall's gate.<br><br>Seal the door and keep it | {{IUNote | ||
|Title=Robber's Note | |||
|Text=Let's keep this to ourselves:<br><br>The explosives are stored in the safe room beneath the fortress, just inside the second wall's gate.<br><br>Seal the door and keep it locked—one careless spark will take us all down.}} | |||
*'''Basim:''' ''Perhaps I can put these explosives to good use.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Perhaps I can put these explosives to good use.'' | ||
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*'''Robber 4:''' ''This time it's not about the predictions.'' | *'''Robber 4:''' ''This time it's not about the predictions.'' | ||
*'''Robber 3:''' ''Then what brings the charlatan here?'' | *'''Robber 3:''' ''Then what brings the charlatan here?'' | ||
*'''Robber 4:''' ''He stole an astrolabe on Nimlot's orders. A merchant in Al-Madinah wants it, and Nimlot is always happy to oblige on such matters. Word is, the astrologer even killed a helpless old woman to get his hands on it. Cracked her skull wide open.'' | *'''Robber 4:''' ''He stole an astrolabe on Nimlot's orders. A merchant in {{Wiki|Medina|Al-Madinah}} wants it, and Nimlot is always happy to oblige on such matters. Word is, the astrologer even killed a helpless old woman to get his hands on it. Cracked her skull wide open.'' | ||
*'''Robber 3:''' ''Ruthless dog! I did not think he had it in him. He is no better than we are!'' | *'''Robber 3:''' ''Ruthless [[dog]]! I did not think he had it in him. He is no better than we are!'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The astrologer is as bad as the robbers... Still, his attire may serve me well as a disguise.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''The astrologer is as bad as the robbers... Still, his attire may serve me well as a disguise.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Now is the time!'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Now is the time!'' | ||
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{{IUNote|Title=Astrologer's Invitation|Text=I invite you to my fort to discuss the gift. You know how you may find me. I would like very much for this matter to find a favorable conclusion.}} | {{IUNote | ||
|Title=Astrologer's Invitation | |||
|Text=I invite you to my fort to discuss the gift. You know how you may find me. I would like very much for this matter to find a favorable conclusion.}} | |||
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*'''Basim:''' ''The "astrologer" is ready to make his grand entrance... Hopefully it is enough to persuade any guards to grant me passage.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''The "astrologer" is ready to make his grand entrance... Hopefully it is enough to persuade any guards to grant me passage.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Nimlot is in the tower... and he alone knows where my father is located.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Nimlot is in the tower... and he alone knows where my father is located.'' | ||
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*'''Nimlot:''' ''Astrologer! You are early, and I am busy with | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Astrologer! You are early, and I am busy with other—'' | ||
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*'''Nimlot:''' ''Let me correct myself. You, Basim, are on time.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Let me correct myself. You, Basim, are on time.'' | ||
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*'''Nimlot:''' ''That was never the plan.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''That was never the plan.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Then what!?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Then what!?'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''To watch you suffer as I slowly slit the old pig's throat.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''To watch you suffer as I slowly slit the old [[pig]]'s throat.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Why involve him? Your fight is with me!'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Why involve him? Your fight is with me!'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''Indeed. You truly have no idea, do you? Let me demystify it for you... A father... for a father.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Indeed. You truly have no idea, do you? Let me demystify it for you... A father... for a father.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Your father?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Your father?'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''What was it you called him? Al-Ghul?'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''What was it you called him? [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob|Al-Ghul]]?'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''You... are his son?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''You... are his son?'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''Was, Basim. I was his son.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Was, Basim. I was his son.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Killing Al-Ghul was an act of justice.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Killing Al-Ghul was an act of [[Assassin-Templar War|justice]].'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''Ah yes, the Hidden Ones and their moral high ground. You believe so fiercely in your spotless justice. But what of Ishaq ibn Khalid? You only know him as a memory. And yet here you are, ready to kill anyone standing in your way.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Ah yes, the [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]] and their moral high ground. You believe so fiercely in your spotless justice. But what of Ishaq ibn Khalid? You only know him as a memory. And yet here you are, ready to kill anyone standing in your way.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Your father was a monster!'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Your father was a monster!'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''Your kind never pause to consider the consequence of your deeds, do you? You think of justice as an end in itself, yet justice is consequence.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Your kind never pause to consider the consequence of your deeds, do you? You think of justice as an end in itself, yet justice is consequence.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Father?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Father?'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''I know exactly what you are thinking... Can you reach me before I reach him? Of course, if my dagger parts his flesh, even as yours parts mine... for me, it will be worth it.'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''I know exactly what you are thinking... Can you reach me before I reach him? Of course, if my [[Short blade|dagger]] parts his flesh, even as yours parts mine... for me, it will be worth it.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Speak your final words.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Speak your final words.'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''Some months ago, after many years away, I returned home to Baghdad to see my father one last time... But as we were merely starting to rekindle our ties... You stole that from me. My chance to show him I had made something of myself!'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Some months ago, after many years away, I returned home to [[Baghdad]] to see my father one last time... But as we were merely starting to rekindle our ties... You stole that from me. My chance to show him I had made something of myself!'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Your father deserved death... You... deserve death.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Your father deserved death... You... deserve death.'' | ||
*'''Nimlot:''' ''Who are you to decree a man's death, Basim ibn Ishaq?'' | *'''Nimlot:''' ''Who are you to decree a man's death, Basim ibn Ishaq?'' | ||
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*'''Ishaq:''' ''You do not smile much, young man. That... that thing... Where did you get it?'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''You do not smile much, young man. That... that thing... Where did you get it?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''In Samarra.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''In [[Samarra]].'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''Why has Samarra changed so much? It is very dark... I do not like it.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''Why has Samarra changed so much? It is very dark... I do not like it.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''What do you remember of Samarra? Of home?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''What do you remember of Samarra? Of home?'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''I have lived here all my life. But now... The Khalifa says that I must go. To another place. No coming back.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''I have lived here all my life. But now... The [[Caliph|Khalifa]] says that I must go. To another place. No coming back.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''And what of your son?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''And what of your son?'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''Yes, yes... Basim, that is his name. He is my son. My boy must not suffer for my failure. The journey I must take, the dangers. The shame... He will not taste them. They are mine. Alone. My son, he has a future... I have none.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''Yes, yes... Basim, that is his name. He is my son. My boy must not suffer for my failure. The journey I must take, the dangers. The shame... He will not taste them. They are mine. Alone. My son, he has a future... I have none.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Sit. What must you do?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Sit. What must you do?'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''I will see the | *'''Ishaq:''' ''I will see the [[sun]]rise one more time... before I leave Samarra. There is a tomb out there... Like the ones in AlUla... I never had the chance to witness the monuments of that land.... Only... what I have read... in stories...'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''My father once read those same stories to me. Do you want to see the sunrise from near the tomb? It will be just like AlUla. I can take you there. We will go together.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''My father once read those same stories to me. Do you want to see the sunrise from near the tomb? It will be just like AlUla. I can take you there. We will go together.'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''Good, good.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''Good, good.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Do you... do you remember your wife?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Do you... do you remember your wife?'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''Wife? I have no wife. Not since Basim's mother.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''Wife? I have no wife. Not since [[Basim ibn Ishaq's mother|Basim's mother]].'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Tell me about her. Who was she?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Tell me about her. Who was she?'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''I once saw a young woman in the bazaar, brought here from across the sea. From a land far to the north, they said... Such a delicate beauty... eyes like the bluest sky in winter... And her smile... Basim inherited my looks, but the way he smiles... that belongs to his mother. She left this world too soon... taken by a sickness before she could see more of it.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''I once saw a young woman in the bazaar, brought here from across the sea. From a [[Norway|land]] far to the north, they said... Such a delicate beauty... eyes like the bluest sky in winter... And her smile... Basim inherited my looks, but the way he smiles... that belongs to his mother. She left this world too soon... taken by a sickness before she could see more of it.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''What was her name?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''What was her name?'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''I... I cannot recall. It is gone.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''I... I cannot recall. It is gone.'' | ||
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*'''Ishaq:''' ''I have not left Samarra. I am here even now. Though that time draws to an end.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''I have not left Samarra. I am here even now. Though that time draws to an end.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Then... where do you wish to go?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Then... where do you wish to go?'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''I would dearly love to behold the Great Mosque of Qurtuba (Córdoba) in Al-Andalus... And one day, the ancient marvels of AlUla. They say those wonders are unsurpassed.'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''I would dearly love to behold the {{Wiki|Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba|Great Mosque of Qurtuba}} ''([[Emirate of Córdoba|Córdoba]])'' in {{Wiki|Al-Andalus}}... And one day, the ancient marvels of AlUla. They say those wonders are unsurpassed.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''My father spoke of Qubbat al-Sakhrah, that sacred dome in Al-Quds (Jerusalem). | *'''Basim:''' ''My father spoke of [[Dome of the Rock|Qubbat al-Sakhrah]], that sacred dome in Al-Quds'' ([[Jerusalem]]). | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''Ah yes, it would be a sight! Yet for grandeur, surely nothing compares to al-Ahram, the great pyramids of Misr!'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''Ah yes, it would be a sight! Yet for grandeur, surely nothing compares to [[Pyramid|al-Ahram]], the [[Giza|great pyramids]] of [[Egypt|Misr]]!'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Imagine scaling their heights and gazing out over endless sands!'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Imagine scaling their heights and gazing out over endless sands!'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''Truly, none have dared such a feat!'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''Truly, [[Bayek|none]] have dared such a feat!'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Of all the cities, Qustantinīyah (Constantinople) is the one I feel drawn to most... though I cannot understand why.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Of all the cities, ''Qustantinīyah'' ([[Constantinople]]) is the one I feel drawn to most... though I cannot understand [[Sigurd Styrbjornsson|why]].'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''Yes... home to Aya Sofiya. They say she is the grandest and loveliest of all kanīsa (cathedrals). How I wish I could behold her beauty. But my time is much too brief...'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''Yes... home to [[Hagia Sophia|Aya Sofiya]]. They say she is the grandest and loveliest of all ''[[wikt:كنيسة|kanīsa]]'' ([[Church|cathedrals]]). How I wish I could behold her beauty. But my time is much too brief...'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''One day, I shall journey to Qustantinīyah... and you will be with me. In my heart.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''One day, I shall journey to Qustantinīyah... and you will be with me. In my heart.'' | ||
*'''Ishaq:''' ''What is that you say? Your heart?'' | *'''Ishaq:''' ''What is that you say? Your heart?'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''A mere echo of the man I once knew. Time has wrought its changes. Yet... my heart remains thankful.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''A mere echo of the man I once knew. Time has wrought its changes. Yet... my heart remains thankful.'' | ||
*'''Dervis:''' ''I do not understand?'' | *'''Dervis:''' ''I do not understand?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''I have faced my past, Dervis. Few get that chance. Now, I must look toward the future. Toward the man I am destined to become.''--> | *'''Basim:''' ''I have faced my past, Dervis. Few get that chance. Now, I must look toward the future. Toward the man I am destined to [[Isu incarnation|become]].''--> | ||
==Outcome== | ==Outcome== | ||
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In the Vulture's Nest was a virtual representation of one of Basim ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.[1]
Description
Basim arrives at the Roman Fort, where he hopes to free his father Ishaq ibn Khalid from the traitorous Nimlot.
Outcome
Basim killed Nimlot and had a bittersweet farewell moment with his father, finally facing his past.