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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
One night in 867, two [[snake|vipers]] were set loose onto the palace grounds. The culprit had intended for them to [[assassination|kill]] [[Leo VI the Wise|Leo]], Emperor [[Basil I|Basil]]'s son, but one viper caught sight of Drina and attacked her instead. She succumbed to its venom and her corpse was later found by the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Byzantine Hidden One]] [[Hytham]] while undercover as a [[Varangian]] guard.<ref name = "Chapter 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter Eight</ref> He slew the vipers,<ref name="Chapter 8" /> and the following morning, the other servants removed Drina's body | One night in 867, two [[snake|vipers]] were set loose onto the palace grounds. The culprit had intended for them to [[assassination|kill]] [[Leo VI the Wise|Leo]], Emperor [[Basil I|Basil]]'s son, but one viper caught sight of Drina and attacked her instead. She succumbed to its venom and her corpse was later found by the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins|Byzantine Hidden One]] [[Hytham]] while undercover as a [[Varangian]] guard.<ref name = "Chapter 8">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Golden City]]'' – Chapter Eight</ref> He slew the vipers,<ref name="Chapter 8" /> and the following morning, the other servants removed Drina's body.<ref name = "Chapter 9">''Assassin's Creed: The Golden City'' – Chapter Nine</ref> | ||
==Legacy== | |||
Drina's death had a profound impact on the young Leo. Through Basil's influence, he was convinced that by inadvertently leaving his bedroom door open to the outside, he had allowed the snakes to enter<ref name="Chapter 9"/> and so consequently blamed himself, much to Hytham's discomfort.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: The Golden City'' – Chapter 10</ref> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 4 June 2023
Drina (died 867) was a Byzantine servant who worked in the emperor's palace in Constantinople in the 9th century.
Biography
One night in 867, two vipers were set loose onto the palace grounds. The culprit had intended for them to kill Leo, Emperor Basil's son, but one viper caught sight of Drina and attacked her instead. She succumbed to its venom and her corpse was later found by the Byzantine Hidden One Hytham while undercover as a Varangian guard.[1] He slew the vipers,[1] and the following morning, the other servants removed Drina's body.[2]
Legacy
Drina's death had a profound impact on the young Leo. Through Basil's influence, he was convinced that by inadvertently leaving his bedroom door open to the outside, he had allowed the snakes to enter[2] and so consequently blamed himself, much to Hytham's discomfort.[3]
Appearances
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