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===Isu memories=== | ===Isu memories=== | ||
{{Quote|Do you know what a Sage is, Richmond? It's what I am. And it means that today isn't the day that the gods returned. They were already here. They were merely ''parasitical'', not ''resplendent''. You see, Richmond, being a Sage means Aita, Isu scientist – husband of Juno herself – hid his memories in your DNA, and it has bubbled up to the surface. Aita does not care about you, and the surfacing of his memories drives most Sages mad. Violet told me this, pretty gleefully.|The Sage Elijah, explaining a Sage's nature, 2017.|Assassin's Creed: Uprising|{{Cite|3 Feb 2021. Issue needed}}}} | {{Quote|Do you know what a Sage is, Richmond? It's what I am. And it means that today isn't the day that the gods returned. They were already here. They were merely ''parasitical'', not ''resplendent''. You see, Richmond, being a Sage means Aita, Isu scientist – husband of Juno herself – hid his memories in your DNA, and it has bubbled up to the surface. Aita does not care about you, and the surfacing of his memories drives most Sages mad. Violet told me this, pretty gleefully.|The Sage Elijah, explaining a Sage's nature, 2017.|Assassin's Creed: Uprising|{{Cite|3 Feb 2021. Issue needed}}}} | ||
Sages are typically born with personalities and memories of their own, but they also possess the memories of the Isu they are the reincarnations of. These memories which usually manifest themselves as visions at some point during adulthood and later throughout a Sage's life, although it is not uncommon for these visions to manifest during childhood. The process is described as a very traumatic experience, with the individual believing they are going mad as their own memories and personality are gradually merged with the Isu's own. Some Sages like Jacques de Molay eventually found some mental stability, but the majority of them became erratic and somewhat mad.<ref name="ACU" /> Others, such as Kavanagh, tried to resist the change, albeit with limited success, holding on to their former selves by constantly keeping the new memories at bay.<ref name="AC4"/> | Sages are typically born with personalities and memories of their own, but they also possess the memories of the Isu they are the reincarnations of. These memories which usually manifest themselves as visions at some point during adulthood and later throughout a Sage's life, although it is not uncommon for these visions to manifest during childhood. The process is described as a very traumatic experience, with the individual believing they are going mad as their own memories and personality are gradually merged with the Isu's own. Some Sages like Jacques de Molay eventually found some mental stability, but the majority of them became erratic and somewhat mad.<ref name="ACU"/> Others, such as Kavanagh, tried to resist the change, albeit with limited success, holding on to their former selves by constantly keeping the new memories at bay.<ref name="AC4"/> | ||
In some cases, such as Bartholomew Roberts or John Standish, the personality of these Sages took a much darker turn, making them highly cynical, misanthropic and even nihilistic. Bartholomew Roberts' views on his own life as well as his complete disregard for human life made even someone as stoic as [[Edward Kenway]] uncomfortable around him.<ref name="AC4" /> These Sages also had a very strong obsession with reviving Juno from the [[The Grey|Grey]].<ref name="AC4Modern" /> Another prominent example is [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], the Sage of the Isu [[Loki]], who went mad upon reliving the Isu's memories and assimilated Loki's personality into himself, becoming a proper reincarnation of Loki.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper" /> | In some cases, such as Bartholomew Roberts or John Standish, the personality of these Sages took a much darker turn, making them highly cynical, misanthropic and even nihilistic. Bartholomew Roberts' views on his own life as well as his complete disregard for human life made even someone as stoic as [[Edward Kenway]] uncomfortable around him.<ref name="AC4"/> These Sages also had a very strong obsession with reviving Juno from the [[The Grey|Grey]].<ref name="AC4Modern"/> Another prominent example is [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], the Sage of the Isu [[Loki]], who went mad upon reliving the Isu's memories and assimilated Loki's personality into himself, becoming a proper reincarnation of Loki.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
However, though rare, it is possible for a Sage to maintain control over themselves and remain mentally stable, like Elijah.<ref name="Uprising" /> This is most likely due to his prexisting-unique ancestry as well as him being a Sage,<ref name="ACS Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' | However, though rare, it is possible for a Sage to maintain control over themselves and remain mentally stable, like Elijah.<ref name="Uprising"/> This is most likely due to his prexisting-unique ancestry as well as him being a Sage,<ref name="ACS Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Reconstructed Data 010]]</ref> making him able to have complete control over his Isu abilities and not succumb into any form of delusions or insanity. Sigurd appeared to have more of a symbiotic relationship with the Isu Tyr and held his own personality without succumbing to any ill side effects from recovering Týr's memories. For her part, Eivor had to fight to suppress the will of Odin, who had been communicating with her since childhood, when the pair were often at odds with each other.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
===Predecessor's impulses=== | ===Predecessor's impulses=== | ||
Unlike Aita's Sages, who were only plagued by memories of their progenitor, the [[Asgard]]ian Sages were unique in that aspects of their lives would often partially or fully repeat themselves in the lives of their human hosts. Like Odin, Eivor had a strong aversion to [[Wolf|wolves]],{{Cite|30 Apr 2021. Might be misremembering?}} had the [[raven]] [[Sýnin]] as her familiar echoing [[Huginn and Muninn]],<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> and when connected to [[Yggdrasil]], regularly lost her left eye fighting alongside the ''[[einherjar]]'' in the simulation of Asgard.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper" /> In similar fashion, Sigurd mediated disputes and delivered judgements as ''[[jarl]]''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Settling Down]]</ref> and had his right arm severed at the elbow,<ref name="A Bloody Welcome">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Bloody Welcome]]</ref> like Týr the god of war and justice who lost his own arm to the wolf [[Fenrir]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Binding Fate]]</ref> | Unlike Aita's Sages, who were only plagued by memories of their progenitor, the [[Asgard]]ian Sages were unique in that aspects of their lives would often partially or fully repeat themselves in the lives of their human hosts. Like Odin, Eivor had a strong aversion to [[Wolf|wolves]],{{Cite|30 Apr 2021. Might be misremembering?}} had the [[raven]] [[Sýnin]] as her familiar echoing [[Huginn and Muninn]],<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]''</ref> and when connected to [[Yggdrasil]], regularly lost her left eye fighting alongside the ''[[einherjar]]'' in the simulation of Asgard.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> In similar fashion, Sigurd mediated disputes and delivered judgements as ''[[jarl]]''<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Settling Down]]</ref> and had his right arm severed at the elbow,<ref name="A Bloody Welcome">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[A Bloody Welcome]]</ref> like Týr the god of war and justice who lost his own arm to the wolf [[Fenrir]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Binding Fate]]</ref> | ||
[[Halfdan Ragnarsson]], the reincarnation of [[Thor]], had a strong affinity for using his [[Blunt weapon|hammer]] [[Orthstirr]] in battle,<ref name="WarInTheNorth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[War in the North]]</ref> regularly threw it,<ref name="Lost Glory">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Lost Glory]]</ref> and was extremely paranoid about being [[poison]]ed,<ref name="WarInTheNorth" /> unknowingly copying Thor's use of [[Mjölnir]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[View Above All]]</ref> and foreshadowing the thunder god's demise in [[Ragnarök]] due to [[Jörmungandr]]'s venom.<ref>{{WP|Jörmungandr}}</ref> Even [[Rig Reidarasson]] was haunted with strong impulses to kill a "[[Basim Ibn Ishaq|man]]" with a "[[Yggdrasil|mark]]" from the "[[Hidden Ones|House of Shadows]]", unknowingly copying Heimdall's fate to kill [[Loki]] during Ragnarök to avenge his father, Odin. <ref name="Page9">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – ''Rigsogur'', IX. The Death of the One Who Heard Voices</ref> | [[Halfdan Ragnarsson]], the reincarnation of [[Thor]], had a strong affinity for using his [[Blunt weapon|hammer]] [[Orthstirr]] in battle,<ref name="WarInTheNorth">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[War in the North]]</ref> regularly threw it,<ref name="Lost Glory">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Lost Glory]]</ref> and was extremely paranoid about being [[poison]]ed,<ref name="WarInTheNorth"/> unknowingly copying Thor's use of [[Mjölnir]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[View Above All]]</ref> and foreshadowing the thunder god's demise in [[Ragnarök]] due to [[Jörmungandr]]'s venom.<ref>{{WP|Jörmungandr}}</ref> Even [[Rig Reidarasson]] was haunted with strong impulses to kill a "[[Basim Ibn Ishaq|man]]" with a "[[Yggdrasil|mark]]" from the "[[Hidden Ones|House of Shadows]]", unknowingly copying Heimdall's fate to kill [[Loki]] during Ragnarök to avenge his father, Odin. <ref name="Page9">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – ''Rigsogur'', IX. The Death of the One Who Heard Voices</ref> | ||
===Intellectual development=== | ===Intellectual development=== | ||
Sages are also noted for possessing exceptionally high levels of intelligence and understanding, making them capable of picking up and mastering concepts alien to their upbringing and cultural background very easily. Sages also display exceeding talent in one way or another and have been known to excel it any area of expertise. Given the fact that most reincarnated Isu were either prominent Isu scientist or polymaths, it has not been yet revealed if Sages actually possess memories of the Isu's advanced scientific knowledge. | Sages are also noted for possessing exceptionally high levels of intelligence and understanding, making them capable of picking up and mastering concepts alien to their upbringing and cultural background very easily. Sages also display exceeding talent in one way or another and have been known to excel it any area of expertise. Given the fact that most reincarnated Isu were either prominent Isu scientist or polymaths, it has not been yet revealed if Sages actually possess memories of the Isu's advanced scientific knowledge. | ||
In other examples, Sages like Sigurd and Svala had recovered all of their Isu memories and therefore had a proper understanding of Isu culture and science. For example, Sigurd knew some, if not all, of the [[Isu script|Isu language]] and was able to issue the right vocal commands to the Temple that lead to the [[Yggdrasil]] chamber.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper" /> | In other examples, Sages like Sigurd and Svala had recovered all of their Isu memories and therefore had a proper understanding of Isu culture and science. For example, Sigurd knew some, if not all, of the [[Isu script|Isu language]] and was able to issue the right vocal commands to the Temple that lead to the [[Yggdrasil]] chamber.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
===Genetics and appearances=== | ===Genetics and appearances=== | ||
According to Abstergo, while the genome of an average human contains 0.0002% to 0.0005% of First Civilization DNA, the concentration reaches from 5% to 6% in the genome of Sages. In comparison, the most gifted human recorded, Desmond Miles, had a count five times lower, potentially giving the Sages an unmatched access to [[Eagle Vision]] and an exceptional affinity with [[Piece of Eden|Pieces]] of [[Eden]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: 05. Phoenix Project Report]]</ref> In the case of Sigurd, he was able to use the Yggdrasil chamber's functions, indicating that just like Aita's Sages, he too had a certain amount of Tyr's DNA in him.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper" /> | According to Abstergo, while the genome of an average human contains 0.0002% to 0.0005% of First Civilization DNA, the concentration reaches from 5% to 6% in the genome of Sages. In comparison, the most gifted human recorded, Desmond Miles, had a count five times lower, potentially giving the Sages an unmatched access to [[Eagle Vision]] and an exceptional affinity with [[Piece of Eden|Pieces]] of [[Eden]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' – [[Database: 05. Phoenix Project Report]]</ref> In the case of Sigurd, he was able to use the Yggdrasil chamber's functions, indicating that just like Aita's Sages, he too had a certain amount of Tyr's DNA in him.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
[[File:ACS DB Sages.jpg|thumb|180px|Different incarnation of Sages]] | [[File:ACS DB Sages.jpg|thumb|180px|Different incarnation of Sages]] | ||
The Sages bear a strong physical resemblance to the Isu they are a reincarnation of. For example, Aita's Sages usually possess a distinctive combination of {{Wiki|anisocoria}} and {{Wiki|heterochromia iridum|heterochromia}}, biological traits which Aita naturally possessed. Despite being very close in appearance, the Sages came from diverse genetic and ethnic backgrounds and do not always express the same parts of the Sage's DNA and as a result are not actual clones. Jacques de Molay notably did not display heterochromia, unlike other known Sages.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | The Sages bear a strong physical resemblance to the Isu they are a reincarnation of. For example, Aita's Sages usually possess a distinctive combination of {{Wiki|anisocoria}} and {{Wiki|heterochromia iridum|heterochromia}}, biological traits which Aita naturally possessed. Despite being very close in appearance, the Sages came from diverse genetic and ethnic backgrounds and do not always express the same parts of the Sage's DNA and as a result are not actual clones. Jacques de Molay notably did not display heterochromia, unlike other known Sages.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> | ||
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Although only male Sages had been identified by 2015, the Assassins believed that there was a small chance that the recessive gene creating a Sage could also manifest itself in a female individual,<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Sages]]</ref> | Although only male Sages had been identified by 2015, the Assassins believed that there was a small chance that the recessive gene creating a Sage could also manifest itself in a female individual,<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Sages]]</ref> | ||
=== Convenience of the | ===Convenience of the reincarnations=== | ||
In the particular case of the Asgardian Isu and their reincarnations, the specific time period and the bloodline where they would be born were | In the particular case of the Asgardian Isu and their reincarnations, the specific time period and the bloodline where they would be born were specially planned to happen at the same year span and region of the globe. As such, the Sages of Freyja, Thor, Sif, Freyr, Týr, Odin and Idun were born between the end of the 8th century and beginning of the 9th century and all of them were born in bloodlines that were natural from Northern [[Europe]].<ref name="ACV"/> Due to the disturbances caused by Loki{{Cite|27 JUly 2022. Speculation}} in Heimdall's reincarnation process, killing him right after he injected himself with the "Mead", Heimdall's Sage Rig was born near Scandinavia but approximately twenty years before the other reincarnations.<ref name="RigsogurPage1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[Rigsogur]]: ''I. The King of Soft Reeds''</ref> When he tried to take revenge in Loki's reincarnation in Constantinople, he returned to his crew stating that "[He] had become before [his] time", even reinforcing it by saying that "[He] was born too early and [he was] alone, without [his] father, without [his] friends" after concluding that Basim had not been born yet.<ref name="RigsogurPage9">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – Rigsogur: ''IX. The Death of the One Who Heard Voices''</ref> | ||
In addition to this, the fact that Loki only injected himself with the serum after all the other Æsir left the chamber made his reincarnation be born in the Mediterranean city of Constantinople, far from the place of birth of the other Sages. This loneliness accelerated the redevelopment of Loki's consciousness.{{Cite|27 July 2022. Speculation}} This also allowed Loki's consciousness to fully assimilate Basim's mind into itself and, by 872 CE, the Isu's conscience had taken full control over his body, psychology, behavior and actions.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Puppets and Prisoners]]</ref>--> | |||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
====Isu Era==== | ====Isu Era==== | ||
Desperate to save the life of her husband Aita, who had been left in a catatonic state after being used as subject test to the fifth method of salvation,<ref name="AC3" /> Juno embarked on a quest to acquire the "[[Mead of poetry|Mead]]", the serum that would activate the latest solution to halt the [[Great Catastrophe]] designed by the [[Capitoline Triad]], locked up in the [[Grand Temple]] under the guard of [[Jupiter]] and [[Minerva]].<ref name="Price of Wisdom" /> This particular innovation, if used correctly, could reincarnate some members of the Isu as humans in the distant future, but Jupiter and Minerva deemed it dangerous to use as it would damage the human genome in the process and eventually influence human history in an uncontrollable way.<ref name=": | Desperate to save the life of her husband Aita, who had been left in a catatonic state after being used as subject test to the fifth method of salvation,<ref name="AC3"/> Juno embarked on a quest to acquire the "[[Mead of poetry|Mead]]", the serum that would activate the latest solution to halt the [[Great Catastrophe]] designed by the [[Capitoline Triad]], locked up in the [[Grand Temple]] under the guard of [[Jupiter]] and [[Minerva]].<ref name="Price of Wisdom"/> This particular innovation, if used correctly, could reincarnate some members of the Isu as humans in the distant future, but Jupiter and Minerva deemed it dangerous to use as it would damage the human genome in the process and eventually influence human history in an uncontrollable way.<ref name="AFeastToRemember">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Feast to Remember]]</ref> Desperate for the Mead, Juno investigated their research sites and found the [[Mímisbrunnr]], which was meant to receive the Mead when ready. Soon after, she began to inquire and plot out multiple ways to take it from the Vault in order to save her beloved, actions that eventually exiled her from the city guarding the Temple.<ref name="Price of Wisdom"/> Upon Odin's visit to [[North America]] to meet [[Aletheia]], she discovered that he too sought the seventh method and so decided to wait until she and her lover Loki dealt with him before deciding to collaborate with Odin to steal the serum from the Grand Temple.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Mistress of the Iron Wood]]</ref> | ||
Odin managed to successfully steal the Mead from the city of [[Útgarðar]] above the vault, but not without deceiving Minerva and battling with Jupiter himself.<ref name="AFeastToRemember"/> Juno told him to come to the experimental well in order to make the serum work. After Odin sacrificed his left eye in payment in order to use it as catalyst, the machine accepted this sacrifice and the serum was finally synthesized, much to Juno's delight. With both the Isu taking samples of the fluid, she cautioned him to use the serum moments before his death, in order for it to work, as only the memories happening prior to the consumption of the concussion would be preserved within the new body. With the Mead now in hand,<ref name="Price of Wisdom">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Price of Wisdom]]</ref> she was able to successfully insert her late husband's essence into a human bloodline, tweaking the functions of the solution to reincarnate his beloved indefinitely for the following millennia.<ref name="AC4"/> | |||
[[File:ACV The Hidden Truth 9.png|thumb|250px|The Æsir using the "Mead" through the Yggdrasil device]] | [[File:ACV The Hidden Truth 9.png|thumb|250px|The Æsir using the "Mead" through the Yggdrasil device]] | ||
Odin eventually finished the construction of the abandoned project in Scandinavia, near their territory, naming it [[Yggdrasil]].<ref name="A Brother's Keeper" /> During the midst of the Great Catastrophe, a group of Asgardian Isu comprising of Odin, Freyja, Týr, [[Thor]], [[Sif]], [[Heimdall]], [[Idun|Iðunn]], and [[Freyr]] managed to successfully upload their essences into the supercomputer before heading off to face [[Ragnarök|their end]] in battle, gambling that Yggdrasil would successfully save them through various reincarnations in human bodies in the upcoming ages. Unbeknownst to them, Loki also snuck into the room and uploaded his essence as part of his two-step plan to first take revenge on Odin in the future for imprisoning his son [[Fenrir]], and also to reunite with his lover Aletheia, who had her consciousness preserved in the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]].<ref name="AnimusAnomalies">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]</ref> | Odin eventually finished the construction of the abandoned project in Scandinavia, near their territory, naming it [[Yggdrasil]].<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> During the midst of the Great Catastrophe, a group of Asgardian Isu comprising of Odin, Freyja, Týr, [[Thor]], [[Sif]], [[Heimdall]], [[Idun|Iðunn]], and [[Freyr]] managed to successfully upload their essences into the supercomputer before heading off to face [[Ragnarök|their end]] in battle, gambling that Yggdrasil would successfully save them through various reincarnations in human bodies in the upcoming ages. Unbeknownst to them, Loki also snuck into the room and uploaded his essence as part of his two-step plan to first take revenge on Odin in the future for imprisoning his son [[Fenrir]], and also to reunite with his lover Aletheia, who had her consciousness preserved in the [[Staff of Hermes Trismegistus]].<ref name="AnimusAnomalies">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Animus Anomalies]]</ref> | ||
====Viking Age==== | ====Viking Age==== | ||
During the Viking Age, the reincarnations of the Æsir finally appeared. The first was [[Rig Reidarasson]], a Viking of the 8th and 9th centuries who was the reincarnation of Heimdall. During his life, Rig was plagued by the memories of Heimdall, believing them to be visions of the gods. His life, adventures and struggles to seize the hallucinations were immortalized in the ''[[Rigsogur]]'', a saga | During the Viking Age, the reincarnations of the Æsir finally appeared. The first was [[Rig Reidarasson]], a Viking of the 8th and 9th centuries who was the reincarnation of Heimdall. During his life, Rig was plagued by the memories of Heimdall, believing them to be visions of the gods. His life, adventures and struggles to seize the hallucinations were immortalized in the ''[[Rigsogur]]'', a {{Wiki|saga}} written by the [[Scholar|monk]] [[Brissy the Elder]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – Rigsogur</ref> | ||
In the 9th century, Thor and Sif were reincarnated respectively in the Vikings Halfdan Ragnarsson and his friend Faravid, though they were unaware of this link. In 865 CE, when King [[Ælla of Northumbria|Ælla]] of [[Northumbria]] executed Halfdan's father [[Ragnar Lothbrok]] by throwing him into a [[Ælla's snake pit|pit]] of [[snake]]s,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' | In the 9th century, Thor and Sif were reincarnated respectively in the Vikings Halfdan Ragnarsson and his friend Faravid, though they were unaware of this link. In 865 CE, when King [[Ælla of Northumbria|Ælla]] of [[Northumbria]] executed Halfdan's father [[Ragnar Lothbrok]] by throwing him into a [[Ælla's snake pit|pit]] of [[snake]]s,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok]]</ref> Halfdan and Faravid conquered his kingdom and executed Ælla in return in 867 CE.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Faravid]]</ref> | ||
In the mid-9th century in [[Rogaland|Rygjafylke]], [[Norway]], the [[Raven Clan]] | In the mid-9th century in [[Rogaland|Rygjafylke]], [[Norway]], the [[Raven Clan]] who resided in the small settlement of [[Fornburg]] counted three Æsir reincarnations among their members: the ''volva'' Svala for Freyja,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Seer's Solace]]</ref> the prince Sigurd Styrbojnsson for Týr<ref name="TheProdigalPrince">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Prodigal Prince]]</ref> and his foster sister Eivor Varinsdottir for Odin.<ref name="HonorBound">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor Bound]]</ref> In 870 CE, during a raid by the Ancient [[Kjotve the Cruel]], Eivor captured his slave Gull, the Sage of Iðunn. Together, they eventually went up the [[Feiknstafir mountains]] to the [[Temple of Heimdall]], where they found an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]] that had been [[Gull's Apple of Eden|locked away]]. When Gull touched the artifact, she recovered Iðunn's memories, with the Isu's consciousness assuming control and, now armed with the knowledge necessary to control it, used the artifact to fight Eivor. As the Temple began to collapse from the damage sustained in Eivor's fight with Kjotve's men who also sought the treasure, Gull was left to her destiny with the Apple while Eivor decided to help her clan who was being attacked by Kjotve.<ref name="Song of Glory">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory]]'' – {{Cite|27 July 2022. Issues needed}}</ref> | ||
The same year in [[Constantinople]], Sigurd met the Levantine [[Hidden Ones]] Basim Ibn Ishaq, a reincarnation of Loki who had become fully aware of his nature, and his [[ | The same year in [[Constantinople]], Sigurd met the Levantine [[Hidden Ones]] Basim Ibn Ishaq, a reincarnation of Loki who had become fully aware of his nature, and his [[acolyte]] [[Hytham]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Database: Basim Ibn Ishaq]]</ref> Recognizing the mark in Sigurd's neck,<ref name="Song of Glory"/> Basim pondered the possibility of him being Odin reborn<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> and, as such, followed the [[Vikings|Viking]] on a trip to his hometown to investigate further. In 872 CE, Basim became acquainted with Eivor on his arrival , granting her a [[Hidden Blade]]<ref name="TheProdigalPrince"/> that had belong to [[Ammon|one]] of his late apprentices.<ref name="Song of Glory"/> Together, the three Æsir reincarnations fought Kjotve the Cruel, [[Assault on Kjotve's Fortress|taking]] [[Kjotve's Fortress|his fortress]] and killing him.<ref name="ACruelDestiny">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Cruel Destiny]]</ref> This act permitted [[Harald Fairhair]], the Sage of Freyr, to [[Unification of Norway|unite]] Norway under his crown.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Birthrights]]</ref> As Harald became the lord of Fornburg, Sigurd, Eivor and Basim went to England in order to found a new colony<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Seas of Fate]]</ref> while Svala returned to the Yggdrasil Chamber, guided by Freyja's memories,<ref name="AWiseFriend">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Wise Friend]]</ref> to enter a simulation of [[Valhalla]].<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
Establishing the colony of [[Ravensthorpe]] in [[Mercia]] in 873 CE,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Unwelcome]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' | Establishing the colony of [[Ravensthorpe]] in [[Mercia]] in 873 CE,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Unwelcome]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Settling Down]]</ref> Sigurd became the ''jarl'' of the village, working with Eivor to establish an alliance with the [[Sons of Ragnar]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Heavy is the Head]]</ref> After that, Sigurd attributed to his sister the task of continuing to gain friends throughtout England in order to expand the settlement while him and Basim would go on an endeavor.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Reporting on Ledecestrescire]]</ref> During this time, Basim would try to reveal to Sigurd his true nature and, when that didn't fully worked, he decided to search for the [[Saga Stone]] with him, a fragment of the door of the Yggdrasil Chamber that contained the password to open it in hopes that it would revive his memory.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Brewing Rebellion]]</ref><ref name="TheSagaStone">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Saga Stone]]</ref> Some time after, Eivor would go on to assist his brother in his search in [[Oxfordshire|Oxenefordscire]], with the three Æsir reincarnations allying themselves with [[Fulke]],<ref name="PilgrimageToStAlbanes">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Pilgrimage to St. Albanes]]</ref> a secretly Ancient who possessed the artifact and was studying it and the reborn Isu.<ref name="BloodFromAStone">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Blood from a Stone]]</ref> Together, they fought Lady [[Eadwyn]],<ref name="TheSagaStone"/> who had previously imprisoned the scholar, taking the stone with her.<ref name="PilgrimageToStAlbanes"/> After they recovered the relic, Basim let Fulke betray the group, who took Sigurd as an hostage,<ref name="BloodFromAStone"/> knowing that he would be tortured by her to awake his Isu nature.<ref name="A Bloody Welcome"/> | ||
In 874 CE, Eivor and Basim travelled to [[Kent|Cent]], the place where Fulke had been reportedly seen by last.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' | In 874 CE, Eivor and Basim travelled to [[Kent|Cent]], the place where Fulke had been reportedly seen by last.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Abbot's Gambit]]</ref> They ended up being tricked by the Ancient, who fled with Sigurd. The Hidden One and the Viking then found her sanctuary in [[Canterbury]], discovering that Fulke had cut off Sigurd's arm and that she had took him to the fortress of [[Portcestre]], in [[Sussex|Suthsexe]].<ref name="A Bloody Welcome">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[A Bloody Welcome]]</ref> In the year after, the two reincarnations and their allies [[Siege of Portcestre|besieged]] the castle, with Eivor saving her brother and finally killing Fulke.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Storming the Walls]]</ref> Nevertheless, the torture that he had endured greatly altered his mind after being exposed to Týr's memories, as he saw himself as a god, becoming arrogant.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Of All That Has Passed...]] </ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Blame and Sail]]</ref> | ||
During one of her adventures, in early 876 CE, Eivor allied with Halfdan and Faravid to fight the | During one of her adventures, in early 876 CE, Eivor allied with Halfdan and Faravid to fight the rebelling King [[Ricsige of Northumbria|Ricsige]] and his [[Picts|Pict]] allies.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Honor's Hubris]]</ref> After Halfdan became the new king of Northumbria, an argument arose between Faravid and the new king, the latter accusing his friend to poison him; this greatly affected Halfdan, who rapidly became depressed, though Eivor helped him to recover his morals.<ref name="Lost Glory">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Lost Glory]]</ref> | ||
During her journey in England, Eivor experienced several hallucinations of Odin, manifestations of his conscience trying to emerge in her mind | During her journey in England, Eivor experienced several hallucinations of Odin, manifestations of his conscience trying to emerge in her mind that sometimes spoke directly to her,<ref name="HonorBound"/><ref name="ACruelDestiny"/> constantly trying to direct her to the location of Yggdrasil's chamber.<ref name="TheSagaStone"/> After Freyja's consciousness took over Svala, the seer [[Valka]] moved to Ravensthorpe,<ref name="AWiseFriend"/> to help Eivor understand the meaning of the visions by creating potions that permitted her to witness altered memories of Odin's time in [[Asgard]],<ref name="InDreams">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[In Dreams...]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Bound to Fate]]</ref> [[Jotunheimr|Jötunheimr]],<ref name="GoingDeeper">''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Going Deeper...]]</ref> [[Svartálfaheimr]],<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' – [[Restless Dreams]]</ref> and [[Helheim]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – [[The Forgotten Saga]]'' – {{Cite|27 July 2022. Memory needed}}</ref> | ||
In 877 CE, Sigurd and Eivor returned to Norway,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' | In 877 CE, Sigurd and Eivor returned to Norway,<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[The Road to Valhalla]]</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' – [[Where Legends Are Born]]</ref> entering the Yggdrasil vault by pronouncing the words carved on the Saga Stone. Inside, they encountered the supercomputer and used it to enter the simulation of Valhalla, encountering Svala as Freyja, who had been there for four years. Despite initially enjoying the simulation, Eivor realised that everything in there wasn't real and managed to convince her brother to leave, while Svala stayed. However, Odin's consciousness tried to force Eivor to stay in the simulation, with her fighting it in her mind and ejecting herself from the machine, repressing her Isu side.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
Basim, who had tailed them to the site, had understood that Eivor was indeed the host of Odin's mind, instead of Sigurd. He took Sigurd hostage but quickly released him as Eivor went to attack him. During the fight, Basim blamed the imprisonment of his son on a clueless Eivor, who in turn believed he had lost his mind. As the Hidden One was beat by Eivor, he decided to kill Sigurd instead in order to tease her, but she arrived just in time to save her vulnerable sibling from his blade. Eivor then proceeded to distract him in a last confrontation while Sigurd used the Yggdrasil device to trap Basim, sending his consciousness to [[the Grey]] and suspending his body. After this, Sigurd conceeded his role of jarl of Ravensthorpe to his sister, designing Eivor as his successor.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper" /> | Basim, who had tailed them to the site, had understood that Eivor was indeed the host of Odin's mind, instead of Sigurd. He took Sigurd hostage but quickly released him as Eivor went to attack him. During the fight, Basim blamed the imprisonment of his son on a clueless Eivor, who in turn believed he had lost his mind. As the Hidden One was beat by Eivor, he decided to kill Sigurd instead in order to tease her, but she arrived just in time to save her vulnerable sibling from his blade. Eivor then proceeded to distract him in a last confrontation while Sigurd used the Yggdrasil device to trap Basim, sending his consciousness to [[the Grey]] and suspending his body. After this, Sigurd conceeded his role of jarl of Ravensthorpe to his sister, designing Eivor as his successor.<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
In January next year, Eivor led the assault that resulted on the [[Battle of Chippenham|Battle of Cippenham]].<ref name=" | In January next year, Eivor led the assault that resulted on the [[Battle of Chippenham|Battle of Cippenham]].<ref name="InDreams"/> Although the Vikings won the fight, conquering England in its totality, the confront resulted on several casualties on their side, including [[Soma]], [[Hjorr Halfsson]], and [[Hunwald]]. After giving the warriors their last rites, Eivor had a discussion about possible afterlives with [[Guthrum]], venting to him that she would now seize her time among her friends and family rather than wish and strive for Valhalla after having witnessed its emptiness while in Yggdrasil's chamber.<ref name="GoingDeeper"/> | ||
==Known Reborn Isu== | ==Known Reborn Isu== | ||
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Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Rig Reidarasson]]<br>Reincarnation of [[Heimdall]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[Rigsogur]]'': I. The King of Soft Reeds</ref><br>(c. 770s | Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Rig Reidarasson]]<br>Reincarnation of [[Heimdall]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – ''[[Rigsogur]]'': I. The King of Soft Reeds</ref><br>(c. 770s – c. 860s CE) | ||
ACV Svala.png|[[Svala]]<br>Reincarnation of Freyja<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/><br>(? | ACV Svala.png|[[Svala]]<br>Reincarnation of Freyja<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/><br>(? – 873 CE) | ||
ACV DB Halfdan.png|[[Halfdan Ragnarsson]]<br>Reincarnation of [[Thor]]<ref name="DarbySages">{{Twitter|AC_ISDA|status/1354767258015428611|Il Salotto degli Assassini|quote=@DarbyMcDevitt this is our bet! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es0Zo-qW4AYgvsE.jpg pic.twitter.com/qZ8tRqQZMj]|image=File:ACV - Darby McDevitt on the Isu Reincarnations.png}}<br>{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/1354773470756954116|Darby McDevitt|quote=@AC_ISDA @69guacamole69 @KurdishOnes I think you got it!|image=File:ACV - Darby McDevitt on the Isu Reincarnations.png}}</ref><br>(c. 790 – 877 CE) | ACV DB Halfdan.png|[[Halfdan Ragnarsson]]<br>Reincarnation of [[Thor]]<ref name="DarbySages">{{Twitter|AC_ISDA|status/1354767258015428611|Il Salotto degli Assassini|quote=@DarbyMcDevitt this is our bet! [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Es0Zo-qW4AYgvsE.jpg pic.twitter.com/qZ8tRqQZMj]|image=File:ACV - Darby McDevitt on the Isu Reincarnations.png}}<br>{{Twitter|DarbyMcDevitt|status/1354773470756954116|Darby McDevitt|quote=@AC_ISDA @69guacamole69 @KurdishOnes I think you got it!|image=File:ACV - Darby McDevitt on the Isu Reincarnations.png}}</ref><br>(c. 790 – 877 CE) | ||
ACV DB Faravid.png|[[Faravid]]<br>Reincarnation of [[Sif]]<ref name="DarbySages"/><br>(? | ACV DB Faravid.png|[[Faravid]]<br>Reincarnation of [[Sif]]<ref name="DarbySages"/><br>(? – ?) | ||
ACV Basim render.png|[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]<br>Reincarnation of Loki<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ACV Basim render.png|[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]]<br>Reincarnation of Loki<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/> | ||
ACV Sigurd Styrbjornson.png|[[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]]<br>Reincarnation of Týr<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/><br>(842 CE | ACV Sigurd Styrbjornson.png|[[Sigurd Styrbjornsson]]<br>Reincarnation of Týr<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/><br>(842 CE – ?) | ||
ACV Female Eivor render.png|[[Eivor Varinsdottir]]<br>Reincarnation of Odin<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/><br>(847 CE | ACV Female Eivor render.png|[[Eivor Varinsdottir]]<br>Reincarnation of Odin<ref name="A Brother's Keeper"/><br>(847 CE – ?) | ||
ACVSoG - Gull 2.png|[[Gull]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 3|Issue #03]]</ref><br>Reincarnation of Idun<ref name="DarbySages"/><br>(? | ACVSoG - Gull 2.png|[[Gull]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory 3|Issue #03]]</ref><br>Reincarnation of Idun<ref name="DarbySages"/><br>(? – ?) | ||
ACV Harald.png|[[Harald Fairhair]]<br>Reincarnation of [[ | ACV Harald.png|[[Harald Fairhair]]<br>Reincarnation of [[Freyr]]<ref name="DarbySages"/><br>(c. 850 – c. 930 CE) | ||
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**[[Dawn of Ragnarök | **''[[Dawn of Ragnarök]]'' | ||
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Reborn Isu are human reincarnations of the Isu.
While initially believed that this only applied only to Aita,[1] a member of the Isu and the husband of Juno,[2] reincarnations of whom are referred to as Sages,[1] it has since been discovered that reincarnations of other Isu surfaced in Scandinavia around the 9th century. Among that group were Eivor Varinsdottir, an incarnation of Odin; her adoptive brother Sigurd Styrbjornsson, Týr's reincarnation; and Svala, the rebirth of Freyja.[3]
Sages
- Main article: Sages
The most prevalent Isu reincarnations are those of the Isu Aita, known as Sages. These Sages reappeared many times throughout history, bore a physical resemblance to Aita, and were recognizable by their heterochromia.[1]
Reborn Asgardian Isu
Odin, seven of his most trusted Isu followers, and Loki, had their DNA, memories, and consciousness integrated into the human gene pool in hope of escaping the doom of their civilization and be reborn in human bodies millennia later. These reincarnations could be identified by a mass of dark veins on their necks.
History
Isu Era
Desperate to save the life of her husband Aita, who had been left in a catatonic state after being used as subject test to the fifth method of salvation,[2] Juno embarked on a quest to acquire the "Mead", the serum that would activate the latest solution to halt the Great Catastrophe designed by the Capitoline Triad, locked up in the Grand Temple under the guard of Jupiter and Minerva.[4] This particular innovation, if used correctly, could reincarnate some members of the Isu as humans in the distant future, but Jupiter and Minerva deemed it dangerous to use as it would damage the human genome in the process and eventually influence human history in an uncontrollable way.[5] Desperate for the Mead, Juno investigated their research sites and found the Mímisbrunnr, which was meant to receive the Mead when ready. Soon after, she began to inquire and plot out multiple ways to take it from the Vault in order to save her beloved, actions that eventually exiled her from the city guarding the Temple.[4] Upon Odin's visit to North America to meet Aletheia, she discovered that he too sought the seventh method and so decided to wait until she and her lover Loki dealt with him before deciding to collaborate with Odin to steal the serum from the Grand Temple.[6]
Odin managed to successfully steal the Mead from the city of Útgarðar above the vault, but not without deceiving Minerva and battling with Jupiter himself.[5] Juno told him to come to the experimental well in order to make the serum work. After Odin sacrificed his left eye in payment in order to use it as catalyst, the machine accepted this sacrifice and the serum was finally synthesized, much to Juno's delight. With both the Isu taking samples of the fluid, she cautioned him to use the serum moments before his death, in order for it to work, as only the memories happening prior to the consumption of the concussion would be preserved within the new body. With the Mead now in hand,[4] she was able to successfully insert her late husband's essence into a human bloodline, tweaking the functions of the solution to reincarnate his beloved indefinitely for the following millennia.[1]
Odin eventually finished the construction of the abandoned project in Scandinavia, near their territory, naming it Yggdrasil.[3] During the midst of the Great Catastrophe, a group of Asgardian Isu comprising of Odin, Freyja, Týr, Thor, Sif, Heimdall, Iðunn, and Freyr managed to successfully upload their essences into the supercomputer before heading off to face their end in battle, gambling that Yggdrasil would successfully save them through various reincarnations in human bodies in the upcoming ages. Unbeknownst to them, Loki also snuck into the room and uploaded his essence as part of his two-step plan to first take revenge on Odin in the future for imprisoning his son Fenrir, and also to reunite with his lover Aletheia, who had her consciousness preserved in the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus.[7]
Viking Age
During the Viking Age, the reincarnations of the Æsir finally appeared. The first was Rig Reidarasson, a Viking of the 8th and 9th centuries who was the reincarnation of Heimdall. During his life, Rig was plagued by the memories of Heimdall, believing them to be visions of the gods. His life, adventures and struggles to seize the hallucinations were immortalized in the Rigsogur, a saga written by the monk Brissy the Elder.[8]
In the 9th century, Thor and Sif were reincarnated respectively in the Vikings Halfdan Ragnarsson and his friend Faravid, though they were unaware of this link. In 865 CE, when King Ælla of Northumbria executed Halfdan's father Ragnar Lothbrok by throwing him into a pit of snakes,[9] Halfdan and Faravid conquered his kingdom and executed Ælla in return in 867 CE.[10]
In the mid-9th century in Rygjafylke, Norway, the Raven Clan who resided in the small settlement of Fornburg counted three Æsir reincarnations among their members: the volva Svala for Freyja,[11] the prince Sigurd Styrbojnsson for Týr[12] and his foster sister Eivor Varinsdottir for Odin.[13] In 870 CE, during a raid by the Ancient Kjotve the Cruel, Eivor captured his slave Gull, the Sage of Iðunn. Together, they eventually went up the Feiknstafir mountains to the Temple of Heimdall, where they found an Apple of Eden that had been locked away. When Gull touched the artifact, she recovered Iðunn's memories, with the Isu's consciousness assuming control and, now armed with the knowledge necessary to control it, used the artifact to fight Eivor. As the Temple began to collapse from the damage sustained in Eivor's fight with Kjotve's men who also sought the treasure, Gull was left to her destiny with the Apple while Eivor decided to help her clan who was being attacked by Kjotve.[14]
The same year in Constantinople, Sigurd met the Levantine Hidden Ones Basim Ibn Ishaq, a reincarnation of Loki who had become fully aware of his nature, and his acolyte Hytham.[15] Recognizing the mark in Sigurd's neck,[14] Basim pondered the possibility of him being Odin reborn[3] and, as such, followed the Viking on a trip to his hometown to investigate further. In 872 CE, Basim became acquainted with Eivor on his arrival , granting her a Hidden Blade[12] that had belong to one of his late apprentices.[14] Together, the three Æsir reincarnations fought Kjotve the Cruel, taking his fortress and killing him.[16] This act permitted Harald Fairhair, the Sage of Freyr, to unite Norway under his crown.[17] As Harald became the lord of Fornburg, Sigurd, Eivor and Basim went to England in order to found a new colony[18] while Svala returned to the Yggdrasil Chamber, guided by Freyja's memories,[19] to enter a simulation of Valhalla.[3]
Establishing the colony of Ravensthorpe in Mercia in 873 CE,[20][21] Sigurd became the jarl of the village, working with Eivor to establish an alliance with the Sons of Ragnar.[22] After that, Sigurd attributed to his sister the task of continuing to gain friends throughtout England in order to expand the settlement while him and Basim would go on an endeavor.[23] During this time, Basim would try to reveal to Sigurd his true nature and, when that didn't fully worked, he decided to search for the Saga Stone with him, a fragment of the door of the Yggdrasil Chamber that contained the password to open it in hopes that it would revive his memory.[24][25] Some time after, Eivor would go on to assist his brother in his search in Oxenefordscire, with the three Æsir reincarnations allying themselves with Fulke,[26] a secretly Ancient who possessed the artifact and was studying it and the reborn Isu.[27] Together, they fought Lady Eadwyn,[25] who had previously imprisoned the scholar, taking the stone with her.[26] After they recovered the relic, Basim let Fulke betray the group, who took Sigurd as an hostage,[27] knowing that he would be tortured by her to awake his Isu nature.[28]
In 874 CE, Eivor and Basim travelled to Cent, the place where Fulke had been reportedly seen by last.[29] They ended up being tricked by the Ancient, who fled with Sigurd. The Hidden One and the Viking then found her sanctuary in Canterbury, discovering that Fulke had cut off Sigurd's arm and that she had took him to the fortress of Portcestre, in Suthsexe.[28] In the year after, the two reincarnations and their allies besieged the castle, with Eivor saving her brother and finally killing Fulke.[30] Nevertheless, the torture that he had endured greatly altered his mind after being exposed to Týr's memories, as he saw himself as a god, becoming arrogant.[31][32]
During one of her adventures, in early 876 CE, Eivor allied with Halfdan and Faravid to fight the rebelling King Ricsige and his Pict allies.[33] After Halfdan became the new king of Northumbria, an argument arose between Faravid and the new king, the latter accusing his friend to poison him; this greatly affected Halfdan, who rapidly became depressed, though Eivor helped him to recover his morals.[34]
During her journey in England, Eivor experienced several hallucinations of Odin, manifestations of his conscience trying to emerge in her mind that sometimes spoke directly to her,[13][16] constantly trying to direct her to the location of Yggdrasil's chamber.[25] After Freyja's consciousness took over Svala, the seer Valka moved to Ravensthorpe,[19] to help Eivor understand the meaning of the visions by creating potions that permitted her to witness altered memories of Odin's time in Asgard,[35][36] Jötunheimr,[37] Svartálfaheimr,[38] and Helheim.[39]
In 877 CE, Sigurd and Eivor returned to Norway,[40][41] entering the Yggdrasil vault by pronouncing the words carved on the Saga Stone. Inside, they encountered the supercomputer and used it to enter the simulation of Valhalla, encountering Svala as Freyja, who had been there for four years. Despite initially enjoying the simulation, Eivor realised that everything in there wasn't real and managed to convince her brother to leave, while Svala stayed. However, Odin's consciousness tried to force Eivor to stay in the simulation, with her fighting it in her mind and ejecting herself from the machine, repressing her Isu side.[3]
Basim, who had tailed them to the site, had understood that Eivor was indeed the host of Odin's mind, instead of Sigurd. He took Sigurd hostage but quickly released him as Eivor went to attack him. During the fight, Basim blamed the imprisonment of his son on a clueless Eivor, who in turn believed he had lost his mind. As the Hidden One was beat by Eivor, he decided to kill Sigurd instead in order to tease her, but she arrived just in time to save her vulnerable sibling from his blade. Eivor then proceeded to distract him in a last confrontation while Sigurd used the Yggdrasil device to trap Basim, sending his consciousness to the Grey and suspending his body. After this, Sigurd conceeded his role of jarl of Ravensthorpe to his sister, designing Eivor as his successor.[3]
In January next year, Eivor led the assault that resulted on the Battle of Cippenham.[35] Although the Vikings won the fight, conquering England in its totality, the confront resulted on several casualties on their side, including Soma, Hjorr Halfsson, and Hunwald. After giving the warriors their last rites, Eivor had a discussion about possible afterlives with Guthrum, venting to him that she would now seize her time among her friends and family rather than wish and strive for Valhalla after having witnessed its emptiness while in Yggdrasil's chamber.[37]
Known Reborn Isu
![Rig Reidarasson Reincarnation of Heimdall[42] (c. 770s – c. 860s CE)](/wiki/File:Wiki_noimage.jpg)
![Svala Reincarnation of Freyja[3] (? – 873 CE)](/wiki/File:ACV_Svala.png)
![Halfdan Ragnarsson Reincarnation of Thor[43] (c. 790 – 877 CE)](/wiki/File:ACV_DB_Halfdan.png)
![Faravid Reincarnation of Sif[43] (? – ?)](/wiki/File:ACV_DB_Faravid.png){kind=small}
![Basim Ibn Ishaq Reincarnation of Loki[3]](/wiki/File:ACV_Basim_render.png){kind=small}
![Sigurd Styrbjornsson Reincarnation of Týr[3] (842 CE – ?)](/wiki/File:ACV_Sigurd_Styrbjornson.png)
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Appearances
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed Unity: Abstergo Entertainment – Employee Handbook
- Assassin's Creed: Unity
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Assassin's Creed: Uprising
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – [citation needed]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed III – Modern Day
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Brother's Keeper
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Price of Wisdom
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Feast to Remember
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Mistress of the Iron Wood
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Animus Anomalies
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Rigsogur
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Lost Drengir of Ragnar Lothbrok
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Faravid
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Seer's Solace
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Prodigal Prince
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Honor Bound
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Basim Ibn Ishaq
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Cruel Destiny
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Birthrights
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Seas of Fate
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Wise Friend
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Unwelcome
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Settling Down
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Heavy is the Head
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Reporting on Ledecestrescire
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Brewing Rebellion
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Saga Stone
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Pilgrimage to St. Albanes
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood from a Stone
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Bloody Welcome
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Abbot's Gambit
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Storming the Walls
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Of All That Has Passed...
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blame and Sail
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Honor's Hubris
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Lost Glory
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – In Dreams...
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Bound to Fate
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Going Deeper...
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Restless Dreams
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Forgotten Saga – [citation needed]
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Road to Valhalla
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Where Legends Are Born
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Rigsogur: I. The King of Soft Reeds
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 43.2 43.3
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- ↑ Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory – Issue #03
