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{{Era|Individuals}}'''Skamandrios the Shadow''' was a [[mercenary]] who was operating in [[Kephallonia]] around the start of the [[Peloponnesian War]].
{{Era|Individuals}}
'''Skamandrios the Shadow''' was a [[mercenary]] operating in [[Kephallonia]] around the start of the [[Peloponnesian War]].


He disappeared when he attempted to sneak into the residence of the [[Cyclops of Kephallonia]], most likely being captured and executed.
He disappeared when he attempted to sneak into the [[Kleptous Bay|base]] of the [[Cyclops of Kephallonia]], most likely captured and executed.<ref name="ACOd book">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' (The Official Novelization)]]</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
In 431 BCE, Skamandrios accepted an assignment which involved infiltrating the home of the Cyclops, a local crime lord who had established himself as a ''de facto'' ruler of the island. The Cyclops' base at [[Kleptous Bay]] was as well-guarded as a [[fort]], and, despite Skamandrios' famed nimbleness, he was almost certainly caught and killed. A fellow mercenary on Kephallonia, [[Kassandra]], as the next to attempt such a mission, would recall to herself that he had vanished ever since and that she could only imagine what brutal demise he may have suffered—burning, flaying, and dismemberment were but a few of the Cyclops' usual methods of execution.<ref name="ACOd book">[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (The Official Novelization)|''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' (The Official Novelization)]]</ref>
In 431 BCE, Skamandrios accepted an assignment which involved infiltrating the home of the Cyclops, a local crime lord who had established himself as a ''de facto'' ruler of the island. The Cyclops' base at Kleptous Bay was as well-guarded as a [[fort]], and despite Skamandrios' famed nimbleness he was almost certainly caught and killed. [[Kassandra]], another mercenary on Kephallonia, was next to attempt the mission. She pondered about Skamandrios' disappearance and what brutal demise he might have suffered, as burning, flaying, and dismemberment were but a few of the Cyclops' usual methods of execution.<ref name="ACOd book" />


==Personality and characteristics==
==Personality and characteristics==
Skamandrios earned his nickname, the Shadow, because he was known by the Kephallonians for his stealth and swiftness, skills that he was quite proud of. Nonetheless, owing to his disappearance, they were likely not masterful enough for him to evade detection and capture at the Cyclops' base.
Skamandrios earned his nickname, the Shadow, because he was known by the Kephallonians for his stealth and swiftness, skills that he was quite proud of. Nonetheless, owing to his disappearance, his skills were likely not good enough for him to evade detection and capture at the Cyclops' base.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Skamandrios the Shadow was a mercenary operating in Kephallonia around the start of the Peloponnesian War.

He disappeared when he attempted to sneak into the base of the Cyclops of Kephallonia, most likely captured and executed.[1]

Biography

In 431 BCE, Skamandrios accepted an assignment which involved infiltrating the home of the Cyclops, a local crime lord who had established himself as a de facto ruler of the island. The Cyclops' base at Kleptous Bay was as well-guarded as a fort, and despite Skamandrios' famed nimbleness he was almost certainly caught and killed. Kassandra, another mercenary on Kephallonia, was next to attempt the mission. She pondered about Skamandrios' disappearance and what brutal demise he might have suffered, as burning, flaying, and dismemberment were but a few of the Cyclops' usual methods of execution.[1]

Personality and characteristics

Skamandrios earned his nickname, the Shadow, because he was known by the Kephallonians for his stealth and swiftness, skills that he was quite proud of. Nonetheless, owing to his disappearance, his skills were likely not good enough for him to evade detection and capture at the Cyclops' base.

Appearances

References