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|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' | |appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]'' | ||
|type = Side {{c|Tales of AlUla}} | |type=Side {{c|Tales of AlUla}} | ||
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|source = [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] | |source=[[Basim ibn Ishaq]] | ||
|location = Northern Wilds, [[Abbasid Caliphate]] | |location=Northern Wilds, [[Abbasid Caliphate]] | ||
|date = 860s | |date=860s | ||
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'''Creative Interpretations''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''</ref> | '''Creative Interpretations''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Basim ibn Ishaq]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] relived through the [[Animus]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]] – [[Valley of Memory]]''</ref> | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Yes? How can I help you, old man?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Yes? How can I help you, old man?'' | ||
*'''Historian:''' ''Thank you for stopping, friend. I am a historian and teacher here from Baghdad on a mission of academic research.'' | *'''Historian:''' ''Thank you for stopping, friend. I am a historian and teacher here from Baghdad on a mission of academic research.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''I imagine there is much to study and explore here in AlUla.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I imagine there is much to study and explore here in [[Al-Ula|AlUla]].'' | ||
*'''Historian:''' ''Oh yes. The carvings in the rocks here at Jabal Ikmah date back many centuries. My students are examining them now.'' | *'''Historian:''' ''Oh yes. The carvings in the rocks here at {{Wiki|ar:جبل عكمة|Jabal Ikmah}} date back many centuries. My students are examining them now.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Students? Where are they?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Students? Where are they?'' | ||
*'''Historian:''' ''That is the very reason I called to you. Three of them have been gone a very long time. I begin to worry.'' | *'''Historian:''' ''That is the very reason I called to you. Three of them have been gone a very long time. I begin to worry.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Your interest in these carvings suggest you are a student of such artifacts. Is that correct?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Your interest in these carvings suggest you are a student of such artifacts. Is that correct?'' | ||
*'''Student:''' ''Hello friend. Yes, I am considering their meaning. May I ask what you think of this one?'' | *'''Student:''' ''Hello friend. Yes, I am considering their meaning. May I ask what you think of this one?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''I am no scholar, but this looks to me like a hunting party of some sort. Though what they are after, I cannot say.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I am no scholar, but this looks to me like a [[hunting]] party of some sort. Though what they are after, I cannot say.'' | ||
*'''Student:''' ''To a layman's eye perhaps, but if I pointed out that what you see are frogs celebrating the harvest, what do you see now?'' | *'''Student:''' ''To a layman's eye perhaps, but if I pointed out that what you see are frogs celebrating the harvest, what do you see now?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Frogs?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Frogs?'' | ||
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*'''Student 2:''' ''You have a keen eye. May I ask what you see in this relic of the past?'' | *'''Student 2:''' ''You have a keen eye. May I ask what you see in this relic of the past?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''To my reckoning, it resembles a field, one arrayed with a type of crop. But please, tell me what you see.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''To my reckoning, it resembles a field, one arrayed with a type of crop. But please, tell me what you see.'' | ||
*'''Student 2:''' ''I see your confusion. However, it is really a carving of a traditional flatbread covered with muhammara.'' | *'''Student 2:''' ''I see your confusion. However, it is really a carving of a traditional flatbread covered with {{Wiki|muhammara}}.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Ah, thank you for opening my eyes to these insights.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Ah, thank you for opening my eyes to these insights.'' | ||
*'''Student 2:''' ''It is my duty and pleasure.'' | *'''Student 2:''' ''It is my duty and pleasure.'' | ||
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*'''Student 3:''' ''Your attempt shows thoughtfulness. But we need not read so much into such things. Artists represent daily life too.'' | *'''Student 3:''' ''Your attempt shows thoughtfulness. But we need not read so much into such things. Artists represent daily life too.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''So they do. And what daily occurrence does this artwork represent to you?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''So they do. And what daily occurrence does this artwork represent to you?'' | ||
*'''Student 3:''' ''It merely record the birth of a five-legged cow to a village. Nothing more.'' | *'''Student 3:''' ''It merely record the birth of a five-legged [[cow]] to a village. Nothing more.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Oh, yes of course. Thank you. I will be on my way now.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Oh, yes of course. Thank you. I will be on my way now.'' | ||
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*'''Historian:''' ''Ah, by the look on your face I can see that at the very least my students have not been devoured by | *'''Historian:''' ''Ah, by the look on your face I can see that at the very least my students have not been devoured by [[leopard]]s.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''I can tell you that their bodies do not appear damaged. Their eyes however...'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I can tell you that their bodies do not appear damaged. Their eyes however...'' | ||
*'''Historian:''' ''I take it they shared with you some of their findings. Tell me, what have they surmised from the stone carvings?'' | *'''Historian:''' ''I take it they shared with you some of their findings. Tell me, what have they surmised from the stone carvings?'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''One described a large frog that could have been dancing. Perhaps celebrating a bountiful harvest.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''One described a large frog that could have been dancing. Perhaps celebrating a bountiful harvest.'' | ||
*'''Historian:''' ''A frog? And dancing no less! I already know the inattentive one who said this.'' | *'''Historian:''' ''A frog? And dancing no less! I already know the inattentive one who said this.'' | ||
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Basim described the second student's findings. | |||
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|-|A field of crops= | |-|A field of crops= | ||
|-|A piece of flatbread= | |-|A piece of flatbread= | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''A student said that one of the carvings looked like a piece of khubz'' (bread) ''with some muhammara on it.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''A student said that one of the carvings looked like a piece of {{Wiki|khubz}}'' (bread) ''with some muhammara on it.'' | ||
*'''Historian:''' ''They said this? What nonsense! Good for nothing rascal will never become a true historian if he keeps this up.'' | *'''Historian:''' ''They said this? What nonsense! Good for nothing rascal will never become a true historian if he keeps this up.'' | ||
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Basim described the third student's findings. | |||
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|-|An animal deity= | |-|An animal deity= | ||
|-|A five-legged cow= | |-|A five-legged cow= | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Your student said the etching was of an animal giving birth. A cow, to a five-legged calf.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Your student said the etching was of an animal giving birth. A cow, to a five-legged calf.'' | ||
*'''Historian:''' ''Who said this? Which one? It was Yusuf, wasn't it? That son of a donkey! Back to being a stable boy for him!'' | *'''Historian:''' ''Who said this? Which one? It was Yusuf, wasn't it? That son of a [[donkey]]! Back to being a [[stable]] boy for him!'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''I am certain his appreciation for the subtle beauty of those paintings will improve with your sage counsel.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I am certain his appreciation for the subtle beauty of those paintings will improve with your sage counsel.'' | ||
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*'''Historian:''' ''You are most kind and generous with your words. Many thanks for your assistance. Be well in your journeys.'' | *'''Historian:''' ''You are most kind and generous with your words. Many thanks for your assistance. Be well in your journeys.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''You are doing good work here. Teaching young people about the region's heritage is a noble calling. Goodbye.''--> | *'''Basim:''' ''You are doing good work here. Teaching young people about the region's heritage is a noble calling. Goodbye.''--> | ||
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Creative Interpretations was a virtual representation of one of Basim ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.[1]
Description
A historian from Baghdad asks Basim for a favor.
Outcome
Basim checked on the scholar's students and reported interpretations of the carvings to the historian.


