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"These people sure do like building boats."

―Kassandra, on visiting Achaia, 420s BCE.^[src]

Achaia is a regional unit of Greece along the northern shore of the Peloponnese.

History

By the time of the Peloponnesian War, Achaia's main cities were Patrai, Pellene, and Dyme.^[1] As the so-called 'Shipyard of Greece', Achaia was central in the conflict between Athens' Delian League and Sparta's Peloponnesian League. Given this, it drew the attention of the Cult of Kosmos, especially of The Silver Vein. Among them, Machaon made the military shipyard of Patrai his home, providing ships to whoever asked for them, while the Sage of the branch, Polemon the Wise, dwelt within the Teichos of Herakles in the mountains of Achaia, controlling the flow and ebb of the war as he willed.^[2]

In the 420s BCE, Achaia was targeted by the Persian Order of the Ancients, specifically the Order of the Storm and its Magus, the Tempest. Coincidentally, Darius and his son Natakas were also in the region, hiding from the Order while looking for a way to leave Greece. The pair requested the help of the Spartan misthios Kassandra to remove the Order's blockade of Achaia, which was preventing refugees from leaving Greece to escape from the war.^[3]

Economy

The region's economy was primarily concerned with ships and shipmaking, its inhabitants known to be skilled shipwrights and, as such, each city contributed to the region's naval construction in their own way. As a result, Achaia was essentially the shipyard of Greece, and its thriving economy ensured that it had a medium-sized population relative to the rest of Greece in the 5th century BCE. While it harbored abundant raw materials for ship building, vast tracts of land were deforested for this industry.^[4]

Regions

Achaia was made up of six regions:

Behind the scenes

The emblem of Achaia in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey features a stylized trireme in gold on a red base,^[5]^[1] the former referencing Achaia's main export and the latter possibly referencing miltos, the red dye used to paint the ships and protect them from the elements. This also underlines the epithet of the region, "Shipyard of Greece."^[1]

Gallery

The symbol of Achaia

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
- Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Silver Vein
↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline
↑ Assassin's Creed Odyssey Location: Peloponnese. Ubisoft. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved on 3 July 2018.
↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Achaia: "Achaian Banner"

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

Characters

Assassins	Layla Hassan • Victoria Bibeau • Kiyoshi Takakura • Alannah Ryan • Harlan Cunningham \| Amunet \| Kassandra (Ikaros) • Darius

Cult of Kosmos	Aspasia • Deimos • Nyx (Elpenor • Sotera • The Master • Hermippos • Midas) • Polemon (Epiktetos • The Centaur of Euboea • The Chimera • The Silver Griffin • Machaon) • Kleon (Brison • Podarkes • Rhexenor • Iobates • Kodros) • Exekias (Pallas • Deianeira • Belos • Swordfish • Okytos) • Iokaste (Melite • Harpalos • Zoisme • Diona • Chrysis) • The Hydra (The Mytilenian Shark • Melanthos • The Octopus • Sokos • Asterion) • Pausanias (Skylax • The Monger • Lagos • Kallias • Silanos)

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg \| Amorges • Pactyas (Akantha • Bubares • Echion • Konon • Phratagounè • Timosa • Order Elite) • Phila (Augos • Nestor • Megakreon • Sophos) • The Immortals • Gergis (Artazostre • Dimokrates • Pithias • Gaspar • Harpagos) \| Xerxes I

Isu	Aletheia \| Persephone • Hades • Poseidon • Hermes • Hekate • Atlas • Gadiros • Ampheres • Azaes • Neokles • Aita • Juno • Melitta • Xarios

Olympos Project	Cyclops (Brontes • Steropes • Arges) • Writhing Dread (Medusa • Ligeia) • Minotaur • Sphinx • Cerberos • Lycanthropes (Lyra) • Hekatonchires

Mercenaries	Kassandra the Eagle-Bearer • Exekias the Legend • Talos the Stone-Fist • Sosipatros the Archon's Servant • The Poisoner • The False Leonidas • Zetes the Retired • Hyrkanos the Cunning • Agis of the North • Theos the Stargazer • Gaia the Fist • Exadios the Backbreaker • Edonos the Charging Bull • Atos the Beast Caller • Hirpes the Sordid • Aias the Clean • Kephalon the Thinker • Proktos the Moon King • "Eagle Bearer" (Chikaros) • Polykaste the Jilted • Narkissos the Babbler • Nestor the Great • Testiklos the Nut • Harpina the Heavy Hitter • Iaeira the Overcomer • Damais the Indifferent • Astarte the Swamp • Nanno the Abakos • Okyllos the Successor • Thaleia the Talon Hand • Laches the Eternal • Abia the Shaded \| Cyclops of Kephallonia • The Poisoner of Athens • Testikles the Olympian • Deianeira the Boeotian Champion • Epiktetos the Forthcoming • Swordfish of Octopus Bay • The Monger of Korinthia • Achilles the Trojan War Hero • King Agamemnon of Mycenae • Herakles the Legendary • Perseus the Gorgon Slayer

Love interests	Aikaterine • Alkibiades • Anais • Aspasia • Auxesia • Daphnae • Diona • Kosta • Kyra • Lykaon • Lykinos • Mikkos • Odessa • Roxana • Thaletas • Thyia • Timotheos • Xenia • Zopheras • "Eagle Bearer" • Natakas \| Adonis • Elpis

Others	Archidamos • Aristophanes • Artaxerxes I • Barnabas • Brasidas • Darius II • Demokritos • Elpidios • Euripides • Herodotos • Hippokrates • Iola • Markos • Myrrine • Nikolaos • Perikles • Phidias • Polykleitos • Praxilla • Pythagoras • Phoibe • Sargon • Sophokles • Sokrates • Thespis • Thrasymachos \| Leonidas • Dienekes • Kurush

Factions

Assassins (Layla Hassan's cell | Protectors of Persia) | Templars (Abstergo Industries • Sigma Team | Order of the Ancients) • Cult of Kosmos • Delian League • Peloponnesian League • Achaemenid Empire • Minor factions (Daughters of Artemis • Followers of Ares • The Dagger • Periklean Circle)

Locations

United Kingdom (London) | Egypt (Giza) | Isu Locations (Atlantis (Gateway to the Lost City) • Ancient Forge • Cave of Mt. Zas • Cave of the Forgotten Isle • Myson Cave • Nisyros • Sphinx Lair • Labyrinth of Lost Souls • Petrified Temple • Teichos of Herakles) • Greece • Aegean Sea (Andros) • Volcanic Islands (Thera • Anaphi • Nisyros) • Krete (Messara (Gortyn) • Pephka) • Kythera Island • Melos • Attika Peninsula (Attika (Athens • Dekelia • Lavrio • Port of Piraeus) • Boeotia (Lake Kopais • Mykalessos • Orchomenos • Thebes) • Megaris (Megara • Pagai)) • Forest Islands (Thasos • Abantis Islands (Euboea • Skyros) • Petrified Islands (Chios • Lesbos)) • Kephallonia Islands (Kephallonia (Sami) • Ithaka) • Korinthian Gulf • Peloponnese (Arkadia (Tegea) • Argolis (Argos • Epidauros) • Achaia (Dyme • Patrai • Pellene) • Elis • Korinthia (Korinth) • Lakonia (Sparta) • Messenia) • Pirate Islands (Keos (Koressia) • Seriphos • Lestris) • Paradise Islands (Delos • Mykonos • Naxos Island • Paros Island) • Southern Sporades (Samos • Kradia Isle • Kos) • Northern Greece (Lokris • Makedonia (Amphipolis • Potidaia) • Malis • Phokis (Kirrha)) • Afterlife (Elysium • Underworld)

Events

Search for the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus | Peloponnesian War (Battle of Amphipolis • Battle of Pylos) • Plague of Athens | Greco-Persian Wars (Battle of Thermopylae)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Ainigmata Ostraka • Crafting • Customization • Currencies (Drachma • Orichalcum) • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Engraving • Genetic memory • Helix Credits • Historical Locations • Leap of Faith • Memories • Message boards • Outfits • Photo Mode • Pieces of Eden (Artifact Fragment • Atlantis Artifacts • Pyramid • Spear of Leonidas • Staff of Hermes Trismegistus • Sword of Damokles) • Ships (Adrestia) • Skills • Social stealth • Story Creator Mode • Swimming • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Bows • Blunt weapons • Swords • Spears • Shields

DLC

The Blind King • Secrets of Greece • Legacy of the First Blade (Hunted • Shadow Heritage • Bloodline) • The Fate of Atlantis (Fields of Elysium • Torment of Hades • Judgment of Atlantis) • The Lost Tales of Greece • Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece

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-{{Quote|These people sure do like building boats.|Kassandra, on visiting Achaia, c. 480 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Odyssey}}
 [[File:ACOd-banner-Achaia.jpg|thumb|150px|The banner of Achaia]]
 '''Achaia''' is a {{wiki|regional units of Greece|regional unit}} of [[Greece]] along the northern shore of the [[Peloponnese]].
 ==History==
-By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Achaia's main cities were [[Patrai]], [[Pellene]], and [[Dyme]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> As the so-called 'Shipyard of Greece', Achaia was central in the conflict between [[Athens]]' [[Delian League]] and [[Sparta]]'s [[Peloponnesian League]]. Given this, it drew the attention of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], especially of [[The Silver Vein]]. Among them, [[Machaon]] made the military [[Patrai Military Shipyard|shipyard]] of Patrai his home, providing ships to whoever wished for them, as well as the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the branch, [[Polemon]] the Wise, dwelt within the [[Teichos of Herakles]] in the mountains of Achaia, controlling the flow and ebb of the war as he willed.<ref name="The Silver Vein">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Silver Vein (memory)|The Silver Vein]]</ref>
+By the time of the [[Peloponnesian War]], Achaia's main cities were [[Patrai]], [[Pellene]], and [[Dyme]].<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> As the so-called 'Shipyard of Greece', Achaia was central in the conflict between [[Athens]]' [[Delian League]] and [[Sparta]]'s [[Peloponnesian League]]. Given this, it drew the attention of the [[Cult of Kosmos]], especially of [[The Silver Vein]]. Among them, [[Machaon]] made the military [[Patrai Military Shipyard|shipyard]] of Patrai his home, providing ships to whoever asked for them, while the [[Sage (Cult of Kosmos)|Sage]] of the branch, [[Polemon]] the Wise, dwelt within the [[Teichos of Herakles]] in the mountains of Achaia, controlling the flow and ebb of the war as he willed.<ref name="The Silver Vein">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[The Silver Vein (memory)|The Silver Vein]]</ref>
-In the 420s, Achaia was targeted by the [[Iran|Persian]] [[Order of the Ancients]], specifically the [[Order of the Storm]] and the [[Magus|Magi]] of the branch, the [[Phila|Tempest]]. Coincidentally, also [[Darius]] and his son [[Natakas]] were in the region at the same time. The [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] was asked by the latter two to help them deal with the former, and help the local refugees flee.<ref name="LotFB2">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]''</ref>
+In the 420s BCE, Achaia was targeted by the [[Iran|Persian]] [[Order of the Ancients]], specifically the [[Order of the Storm]] and its [[Magus]], the [[Phila|Tempest]]. Coincidentally, [[Darius]] and his son [[Natakas]] were also in the region, hiding from the Order while looking for a way to leave Greece. The pair requested the help of the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] to remove the Order's blockade of Achaia, which was preventing refugees from leaving Greece to escape from the war.<ref name="LotFB2">''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Bloodline]]''</ref>
 ==Economy==