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{{Quote|This little shard weighs heavily in my hand. It seems charged with a strange energy.|Basim Ibn Ishaq on a shard he collected from a Tha'abeen member, 860s.|Assassin's Creed: Mirage|The Calling}} | |||
{{Quote|This little shard weighs heavily in my hand. It seems charged with a strange energy.|Basim Ibn Ishaq on a shard he collected from a Tha'abeen member, 860s|Assassin's Creed: Mirage}} | |||
{{Item Infobox | {{Item Infobox | ||
|name = Isu Shards | |name = Isu Shards | ||
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|powers = *Opening [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|vaults]] | |powers = *Opening [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|vaults]] | ||
*Deactivating energy fields | *Deactivating energy fields | ||
|period = * | |period = *Prehistory | ||
*[[Abbasid Caliphate]] | *[[Abbasid Caliphate]] | ||
*[[Viking expansion]] | *[[Viking expansion]] | ||
|created = [[Isu]] | |created = [[Isu]] | ||
|made = | |made = Prehistory | ||
|current = *Inside the [[Cave of Gold]]<ref name="CS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]] – [[Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories]]'' – [[Counting Sheep]]</ref> | |||
*Inside the [[Northern Oasis vault]]<ref name="ACM">''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' – [[The Calling]]</ref> | |||
|notable = *[[Tha'abeen]] | |||
*[[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] | |||
*[[Eivor Varinsdottir]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Isu Shards''', also known as '''Keys''', were pieces of [[Isu]] technology used to open various doors and [[Temple (Isu)|chambers]] made by the precursor race. | '''Isu Shards''', also known as '''Keys''', were pieces of [[Isu]] technology used to open various doors and [[Temple (Isu)|chambers]] made by the precursor race. | ||
==Design== | ==Design== | ||
The Isu shards found on [[Scotland]]'s [[Isle of Skye]] during the [[Viking expansion]] were triangular and golden, engraved with a vertical dash on their front face.<ref name="CS" /> These shards were identical in appearance to the [[Artifact Fragment]]s that made up the [[Pyramid (Isu)|Pyramid]], an Isu artifact used in [[Greece]] during the [[Peloponnesian War]] by the [[Cult of Kosmos]] to support their schemes.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' - [[The Serpent's Lair]]</ref> Unlike the Artifact Fragments, which could be used to upgrade [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] like the [[Spear of Leonidas]] inside the [[Ancient Forge|Forge of Hephaistos]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Memories Awoken]]</ref> the shards only served the function of opening Isu repositories.<ref name="CS" /> | |||
The shards | The shards carried by the [[Tha'abeen]] members of the [[Order of the Ancients]] in and around [[Baghdad]] were less triangular in shape and more rugged, covered by panel lines typical of the Isu's designs. Despite that, the [[Vault pedestal|pedestals]] which the artifacts could be inserted into had triangular slots, as seen in the [[Northern Oasis vault|vault]] under the [[Northern Oasis]].<ref name="ACM" /> | ||
==History== | |||
During the 860s, the Order of the Ancients in Baghdad found a number of shards while excavating the Isu ruins around the city. Discovering that the artifacts were connected to an Isu vault beneath the Northern Oasis, the Order member known as [[Mas'ood Al-Ya'qoob|Al-Ghul]] demanded that they be given to the Tha'abeen for protection until the Order found a way to access the vault.<ref name="ACM" /> | |||
All of the Tha'abeen members entrusted with a shard were later hunted down by the [[Assassins|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]], who was also investigating the connection between the artifacts and the vault. After finding a way into the chamber, Basim placed the shards taken from the Tha'abeen into three corresponding pedestals. This deactivated the vault's energy barriers and allowed the Hidden One to claim the pieces of Isu equipment locked away behind them.<ref name="ACM" /> | |||
In the 880s, the ''[[Jarl|jarlskona]]'' [[Eivor Varinsdottir]] of the [[Raven Clan]] found five shards scattered across the Isle of Skye, which were required to access the Isu vault inside the [[Cave of Gold]]. After placing the shards into a pedestal, the entrance to the vault opened, allowing Eivor and her ally, the [[Sparta|Spartan]] ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], to access the chamber and retrieve the [[Isle of Skye's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]] it housed.<ref name="CS" /> | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
ACMir The Calling 5.jpg|Basim placing three shards into one of the Northern Oasis vault's pedestals | |||
ACV Counting Sheep 1.png|Eivor finding a shard | |||
ACV What Dreams May Come 2.png|All five shards inside the Cave of Gold's pedestal | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 15 April 2024
Isu Shards, also known as Keys, were pieces of Isu technology used to open various doors and chambers made by the precursor race.
Design
The Isu shards found on Scotland's Isle of Skye during the Viking expansion were triangular and golden, engraved with a vertical dash on their front face.[1] These shards were identical in appearance to the Artifact Fragments that made up the Pyramid, an Isu artifact used in Greece during the Peloponnesian War by the Cult of Kosmos to support their schemes.[3] Unlike the Artifact Fragments, which could be used to upgrade Pieces of Eden like the Spear of Leonidas inside the Forge of Hephaistos,[4] the shards only served the function of opening Isu repositories.[1]
The shards carried by the Tha'abeen members of the Order of the Ancients in and around Baghdad were less triangular in shape and more rugged, covered by panel lines typical of the Isu's designs. Despite that, the pedestals which the artifacts could be inserted into had triangular slots, as seen in the vault under the Northern Oasis.[2]
History
During the 860s, the Order of the Ancients in Baghdad found a number of shards while excavating the Isu ruins around the city. Discovering that the artifacts were connected to an Isu vault beneath the Northern Oasis, the Order member known as Al-Ghul demanded that they be given to the Tha'abeen for protection until the Order found a way to access the vault.[2]
All of the Tha'abeen members entrusted with a shard were later hunted down by the Hidden One Basim Ibn Ishaq, who was also investigating the connection between the artifacts and the vault. After finding a way into the chamber, Basim placed the shards taken from the Tha'abeen into three corresponding pedestals. This deactivated the vault's energy barriers and allowed the Hidden One to claim the pieces of Isu equipment locked away behind them.[2]
In the 880s, the jarlskona Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan found five shards scattered across the Isle of Skye, which were required to access the Isu vault inside the Cave of Gold. After placing the shards into a pedestal, the entrance to the vault opened, allowing Eivor and her ally, the Spartan misthios Kassandra, to access the chamber and retrieve the Apple of Eden it housed.[1]
Gallery
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Basim placing three shards into one of the Northern Oasis vault's pedestals -
Eivor finding a shard -
All five shards inside the Cave of Gold's pedestal
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Assassin's Creed Crossover Stories (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Mirage
References
