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The '''Olouros Fortress''' was a military fort located within the [[Erymanthos Peaks]] in [[Achaia]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Olouros Fortress''' was a military [[fort]] located within the [[Erymanthos Peaks]] in [[Achaia]], [[Greece]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place at the request of the [[Piracy|pirate]] queen [[Xenia]], whose crew had been ambushed and taken to the fort. Kassandra | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] explored the place at the request of the [[Piracy|pirate]] queen [[Xenia]], whose crew had been ambushed and taken to the fort. Kassandra infiltrated the fort, killing the ''[[polemarch]]'' and the captains stationed at the fort, as well as burning the war supplies located within the fort while looking for Xenia's mapmaker, [[Anaximander]].<ref name="Priceless Treasure">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Priceless Treasure]]</ref> | ||
Kassandra also found a letter that led her to [[Nestor]], a member of the [[Order of the Storm]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]''</ref>, as well as the mercenary [[Aias the Clean]], who was meeting with the polemarch of the fort. Kassandra subsequently slew them.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage'' – [[Aias the Clean (memory)|Aias the Clean]]</ref> | Kassandra also found a letter that led her to [[Nestor]], a member of the [[Order of the Storm]]<ref name="Shadow Heritage">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage]]''</ref>, as well as the mercenary [[Aias the Clean]], who was meeting with the polemarch of the fort. Kassandra subsequently slew them.<ref name="Aias the Clean">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage'' – [[Aias the Clean (memory)|Aias the Clean]]</ref> | ||
== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
The name of the fortress in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' references the ancient Achaean town of {{Wiki|Olurus|Olouros}}. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Revision as of 19:21, 5 August 2020

The Olouros Fortress was a military fort located within the Erymanthos Peaks in Achaia, Greece.
History
During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan misthios Kassandra explored the place at the request of the pirate queen Xenia, whose crew had been ambushed and taken to the fort. Kassandra infiltrated the fort, killing the polemarch and the captains stationed at the fort, as well as burning the war supplies located within the fort while looking for Xenia's mapmaker, Anaximander.[1]
Kassandra also found a letter that led her to Nestor, a member of the Order of the Storm[2], as well as the mercenary Aias the Clean, who was meeting with the polemarch of the fort. Kassandra subsequently slew them.[3]
Behind the scenes
The name of the fortress in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey references the ancient Achaean town of Olouros.
Gallery
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Xenia's coffer within the fort
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Notes regarding the Order of the Storm within the fort
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Priceless Treasure
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Shadow Heritage – Aias the Clean