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Per Nemo's datamining. hopefully the citation is formatted correctly. for context its just these two pages that deal with mercury not the whole codex (interesting that they didn't go with jupiter)
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''Codex Pater Intellectus'' is the incorrect Latin form for ''Codex of the Father of Understanding'', as the correct one would actually be ''Codex Patris Intellectus''.
''Codex Pater Intellectus'' is the incorrect Latin form for ''Codex of the Father of Understanding'', as the correct one would actually be ''Codex Patris Intellectus''.


The inside assets for the book are taken from f.3v and f.4r of the 16th-century German astrological treatise Ms. Codex 1264, also called ''Seals of the Planets'', describing the characteristics of the planet Mercury as well as providing {{wiki|sigil}}s and a {{wiki|magic square}} thought to help manifest the powers of the planet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0002/html/mscodex1264.html|title=Ms. Codex 1264|author=OPenn
The inside assets for the book are taken from [https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0002/mscodex1264/data/web/1100_0009_web.jpg f.3v] and [https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0002/mscodex1264/data/web/1100_0010_web.jpg f.4r] of the 16th-century German astrological treatise Ms. Codex 1264, also called ''Seals of the Planets'', describing the characteristics of the planet Mercury as well as providing {{wiki|sigil}}s and a {{wiki|magic square}} thought to help manifest the powers of the planet.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0002/html/mscodex1264.html|title=Ms. Codex 1264 Seals of the planets|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108075016/https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0002/html/mscodex1264.html|archivedate=8 Jan 2016|author=OPenn|date=2008|publisher=''{{Wiki|Van Pelt Library|University of Pennsylvania Libraries}}''|accessdate=1 July 2025}}, f.3v; f.4r</ref>
|date=2008|publisher=''{{wiki|Van Pelt Library|University of Pennsylvania Libraries}}''|accessdate=01 July 2025}}</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Latest revision as of 03:55, 1 July 2025

The Codex Pater Intellectus

The Codex Pater Intellectus (English: Codex of the Father of Understanding) was a codex written by the Knights Templar Grand Master and Sage Jacques de Molay which detailed his knowledge of the First Civilization as well as his personal thoughts regarding the Templars.

History[edit | edit source]

De Molay's advisor hiding the Codex

In 1307, during the attack of King Philip the Fair's forces on the Parisian Temple orchestrated by the Assassins, de Molay tasked his advisor with hiding the Codex and a Sword of Eden in the vault beneath the Temple. As the Templar entered the fortress, he witnessed the two artifacts being stolen by Master Assassin Thomas de Carneillon and gave chase. After a brief confrontation, the advisor used the Sword's power against the Assassin and recovered the book, placing both in the vault as instructed. However, he was assassinated by de Carneillon while leaving the vault.[1]

Four centuries later, the silversmith and Sage François-Thomas Germain, guided by his visions of the First Civilization, discovered the vault and the relics hidden within. Reading de Molay's codex, Germain felt a connection with the former Grand Master and decided to reform the Templar Order with de Molay's vision in mind.[2] However, his extremist views were met with skepticism by his fellow Templars, resulting in his exile by Grand Master François de la Serre.[3] Despite his exile, Germain managed to gather like-minded individuals to his cause,[4][5] and orchestrated de la Serre's assassination[6] and ultimately the French Revolution in order to strip France's nobility of their power and give it to the growing middle-class as part of the Templars' wider plan to more easily control humanity.[2]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

Codex Pater Intellectus is the incorrect Latin form for Codex of the Father of Understanding, as the correct one would actually be Codex Patris Intellectus.

The inside assets for the book are taken from f.3v and f.4r of the 16th-century German astrological treatise Ms. Codex 1264, also called Seals of the Planets, describing the characteristics of the planet Mercury as well as providing sigils and a magic square thought to help manifest the powers of the planet.[7]

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed: UnityThe Tragedy of Jacques de Molay
  2. 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: UnityThe Temple
  3. Assassin's Creed: UnityHoarders
  4. Assassin's Creed: UnityLe Roi Est Mort
  5. Assassin's Creed: UnityRise of the Assassin
  6. Assassin's Creed: UnityHigh Society
  7. OPenn (2008). Ms. Codex 1264 Seals of the planets. University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved on 1 July 2025., f.3v; f.4r

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