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'''Taharqa''' (unknown – 48 BCE), also known as '''The Scarab''', was a grand planner of [[Sais]] and a steward of [[Letopolis]]. He was a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the reign of [[Ptolemy XIII]]. | '''Taharqa''' (unknown – 48 BCE), also known as '''The Scarab''', was a grand planner of [[Sais]] and a steward of [[Letopolis]]. He was a member of the [[Order of the Ancients]] during the reign of [[Ptolemy XIII]]. | ||
His family knew nothing of his activities; in fact, his father-in-law, Ghupa, actively spied against him for [[Harkhuf]]. They believed his important work was solely to rebuild Letopolis. | His family knew nothing of his activities; in fact, his father-in-law, [[Ghupa]], actively spied against him for [[Harkhuf]]. They believed his important work was solely to rebuild Letopolis. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Encountering Bayek and Death=== | ===Encountering Bayek and Death=== | ||
{{Quote|The Order of Ancients will remember me as the bringer of waters and a builder of cities.|Taharqa's final words to [[Bayek|Bayek of Siwa]]|Assassin's Creed: Origins}}Bayek came to | {{Quote|The Order of Ancients will remember me as the bringer of waters and a builder of cities.|Taharqa's final words to [[Bayek|Bayek of Siwa]]|Assassin's Creed: Origins}}Shortly before Bayek came to Sais, Taharqa had Ghupa tortured and his tongue cut out after he discovered a handsome payment he had made to a local captain in exchange for his loyalty. A cunning deceiver, Taharqa was able to divert suspicion from himself by finding Ghupa and bringing him home after the soldiers who caught him left him for dead. | ||
Bayek awoke buried up to his neck in the desert, left for dead, surrounded by Taharqa's other victims. After escaping with the help of his steed and [[Senu]] and recovering his possessions - which had Taharqa offered as payment to the commander at [[Fort Nikiou]] - from a military camp nearby, Bayek returned to Letopolis to exact vengeance, assassinating Taharqa from above as he prayed in the temple. | In his quest for vengeance against the Order of the Ancients, Bayek was directed to Taharqa in Letopolis by the latter's [[Maharet|wife]] and [[Kawab|son]] in Sais. Still unaware of Taharqa's true nature, Bayek later visited him in Letopolis and asked for his aid in finding The Scarab. Before he could answer, Taharqa was alerted to a raid by bandits who often used the sandstorms that ravaged Letopolis as a cover to plunder the city, and promised Bayek answers in exchange for his aid. After managing to defend the city and slaying the bandits at their hideout, Taharqa invited Bayek to join him and his family for a meal, where they would discuss The Scarab. However, Taharqa drugged Bayek's drink, and he only realised Taharqa's true identity after noticing his smile and scarab-shaped ring just before passing out. | ||
Bayek awoke buried up to his neck in the desert, left for dead, surrounded by Taharqa's other victims. After escaping with the help of his steed and [[Senu]] and recovering his possessions - which had Taharqa offered as payment to an ally of his, the [[Sefetu|commander]] at [[Fort Nikiou]] - from a military camp nearby, Bayek returned to Letopolis to exact vengeance, assassinating Taharqa from above as he prayed in the temple. | |||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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Taharqa (unknown – 48 BCE), also known as The Scarab, was a grand planner of Sais and a steward of Letopolis. He was a member of the Order of the Ancients during the reign of Ptolemy XIII.
His family knew nothing of his activities; in fact, his father-in-law, Ghupa, actively spied against him for Harkhuf. They believed his important work was solely to rebuild Letopolis.
History
Encountering Bayek and Death
- "The Order of Ancients will remember me as the bringer of waters and a builder of cities."
- ―Taharqa's final words to Bayek of Siwa[src]
Shortly before Bayek came to Sais, Taharqa had Ghupa tortured and his tongue cut out after he discovered a handsome payment he had made to a local captain in exchange for his loyalty. A cunning deceiver, Taharqa was able to divert suspicion from himself by finding Ghupa and bringing him home after the soldiers who caught him left him for dead.
In his quest for vengeance against the Order of the Ancients, Bayek was directed to Taharqa in Letopolis by the latter's wife and son in Sais. Still unaware of Taharqa's true nature, Bayek later visited him in Letopolis and asked for his aid in finding The Scarab. Before he could answer, Taharqa was alerted to a raid by bandits who often used the sandstorms that ravaged Letopolis as a cover to plunder the city, and promised Bayek answers in exchange for his aid. After managing to defend the city and slaying the bandits at their hideout, Taharqa invited Bayek to join him and his family for a meal, where they would discuss The Scarab. However, Taharqa drugged Bayek's drink, and he only realised Taharqa's true identity after noticing his smile and scarab-shaped ring just before passing out.
Bayek awoke buried up to his neck in the desert, left for dead, surrounded by Taharqa's other victims. After escaping with the help of his steed and Senu and recovering his possessions - which had Taharqa offered as payment to an ally of his, the commander at Fort Nikiou - from a military camp nearby, Bayek returned to Letopolis to exact vengeance, assassinating Taharqa from above as he prayed in the temple.
Trivia
- Tarharqa shares the same name as the Twenty-fifth Dynasty pharoah of Egypt.
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