Layla, as you traipse about England, Becs and I thought you might want to keep your eyes open for a few things.
ASSASSIN BUREAUS
Or the Hidden Ones, more accurately. They operated in Roman Britain between the years 100 and 430 CE. It's not clear why they left, but the final date corresponds roughly to the Roman exodus from Britain, so I imagine their leaving had something to do with the empire's retreat? Mission accomplished or a loss of faith? Not sure. But we do know that it was several hundred years before the Hidden Ones returned to the island. It may be Basim and Hytham are the first in half a century.
From our own archives, I believe there were six main bureaus operating in the Roman period:
Leicestershire
London
Winchester
York
Essex
Gloucestershire
These won't be the Saxon names, so you'll have to read between the lines.
ANIMUS ANOMALIES
Becs noticed these, about ten, embedded in the simulation. They're dense clusters of data that may screw with your ability to navigate Eivor's memories.
Approach with caution. We don't know what they'll do if you get too close. They may be harmless, they may induce occipital shock, or wipe your mind. Hard to say. Bes tto err on the side of "hell no". But if you're curious, well, I warned you.
PIECES OF EDEN
We don't know of any Isu artifacts you should be looking for specifically, but they're out there, and this was a period where they often cropped up in legend. Norse and Saxon songs and tales spak of them often,so ikeep your eyes peeled.
Especially around Stonehenge. How could that NOT be an Isu site?
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Layla, as you traipse about [[England]], [[Rebecca Crane|Becs]] and [[Shaun Hastings|I]] thought you might want to keep your eyes open for a few things.<br><br>[[Assassins|ASSASSIN]] [[Assassin bureau|BUREAUS]]<br>Or the [[Hidden Ones]], more accurately. They operated in {{Wiki|Roman Britain}} between the years 100 and 430 CE. It's not clear why they left, but the final date corresponds roughly to the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] exodus from [[United Kingdom|Britain]], so I imagine their leaving had [[Honorius|something]] to do with the empire's retreat? Mission accomplished or a loss of faith? Not sure. But we do know that it was several hundred years before the Hidden Ones returned to the island. It may be [[Basim Ibn Ishaq|Basim]] and [[Hytham]] are the first in half a century.<br><br>From our own archives, I believe there were six main bureaus operating in the Roman period:<br><br>[[Leicestershire]]<br>[[London]]<br>[[Winchester]]<br>[[York]]<br>[[Essex]]<br>[[Gloucestershire]]<br><br>These won't be the Saxon names, so you'll have to read between the lines.<br><br>[[Animus|ANIMUS]] [[Animus Anomalies|ANOMALIES]]<br>Becs noticed these, about ten, embedded in the simulation. They're dense clusters of data that may screw with your ability to navigate | Layla, as you traipse about [[England]], [[Rebecca Crane|Becs]] and [[Shaun Hastings|I]] thought you might want to keep your eyes open for a few things.<br><br>[[Assassins|ASSASSIN]] [[Assassin bureau|BUREAUS]]<br>Or the [[Hidden Ones]], more accurately. They operated in {{Wiki|Roman Britain}} between the years 100 and 430 CE. It's not clear why they left, but the final date corresponds roughly to the [[Roman Empire|Roman]] exodus from [[United Kingdom|Britain]], so I imagine their leaving had [[Honorius|something]] to do with the empire's retreat? Mission accomplished or a loss of faith? Not sure. But we do know that it was several hundred years before the Hidden Ones returned to the island. It may be [[Basim Ibn Ishaq|Basim]] and [[Hytham]] are the first in half a century.<br><br>From our own archives, I believe there were six main bureaus operating in the Roman period:<br><br>[[Leicestershire]]<br>[[London]]<br>[[Winchester]]<br>[[York]]<br>[[Essex]]<br>[[Gloucestershire]]<br><br>These won't be the Saxon names, so you'll have to read between the lines.<br><br>[[Animus|ANIMUS]] [[Animus Anomalies|ANOMALIES]]<br>Becs noticed these, about ten, embedded in the simulation. They're dense clusters of data that may screw with your ability to navigate Eivor's memories.<br><br>Approach with caution. We don't know what they'll do if you get too close. They may be harmless, they may induce occipital shock, or wipe your mind. Hard to say. Bes tto err on the side of "hell no". But if you're curious, well, I warned you.<br><br>[[Piece of Eden|PIECES]] OF [[Eden|EDEN]]<br>We don't know of any [[Isu]] artifacts you should be looking for specifically, [[Crystal Balls|but]] [[Gungnir|they're]] [[Mjölnir|out]] [[Excalibur|there]], and this was a period where they often cropped up in legend. Norse and Saxon songs and tales spak of them often,so ikeep your eyes peeled.<br><br>Especially around [[Stonehenge]]. How could that NOT be an Isu [[Isu Barracks|site]]? | ||
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Animus Session Report<br><br>Date: 3 November 2014<br>Operator: Rebecca Crane<br>Subject: Shaun Hastings<br>Reporter: [[William Miles]]<br><br>Preface: The transformation of the [[Order of the Ancients]] into the [[Templars]] as we now them today has always been a subject of considerable debate among our [[rank]]s. We have operated with the assumption that the Templars themselves hold som or complete knowledge of this evolution, but at present, no concrete historical evidence has ever made it into our hands.<br><br>What little data we do have is mostly a matter of public record, with some exceptions. It is commonly understood that the origin of the Knights Templar dates back to 1119 CE, and this indeed was the appearance of the public face of the Templars. However, our records attest to the existence of Templar agents at least two centuries before this date.<br><br>In one badly damaged document, and "Assassin Contract" from {{Wiki|Normandy}} in the mid-11th century, the author makes free use of the term Templar. An earlier letter—this time from a Hidden One in the region of modern-day {{Wiki|Dorset}}, circa 978 CE—makes mention of a "Templar spy" within the ranks of the Bortherhood. From this we can sagely assume that the Templar Order, as an entity distinct from the Order of the Ancients, existed at some point in the mid-10th century.<br><br>Witn an aim to expand our understanding of this dark age, one of our agent recently volunteered to delve into his genetic memories to search for further clues to the age-old mystery. Unfortunately, what he discovered was of little use for our purposes.<br><br>Shaun Hastings began in the fist of his seven sessions on October 5th, 2014. Over the course of the next three weeks, he followed various matrilineal and patrilineal lines into the past, focusing on the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries, in search of Assassins and/or Templars in his bloodline. He found none. Of minor interest, however was the following personage here noted for the peculiarity of his biography.<br><br>[[Alrekr Thorvaldson]], and early 9th century {{Wiki|Jutes|Jute}} who sailed from north of modern-day [[Denmark]] with a wooden plank bearing a carving of a map that purported to show the location of "[[Thor]]'s hammer". Alrekr made it as far as [[Stavanger]] before running afoul of a powerful clan there. Alrekr was defeated in battle and enthralled as a [[Slavery|slave]]. He escaped his captivity some ten years later, and returned to {{Wiki|Jutland}} to marry and settle down. The location of Alrekr's map is unknown, and the existence of "Thor's hammer"—a Precursor relic, no doubt—remains unconfirmed.<br><br>Alrekr's ancestors [sic] would later sail to England following the Norman's conquest of the island, settling in what is now called {{Wiki|Loughborough}} in modern-day Leicestershire. The irony that a man named {{Wiki|Hastings}} would contain no useful genetic memory data regarding the {{Wiki|Norman conquest of England|Norman invasion}} of England in 1066 was not lost on our subject. Still, he retained his usual chipper wit, and asked if he might next relive the genetic memories if hos grandfather to, quite, "give a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] a proper bollocking". | Animus Session Report<br><br>Date: 3 November 2014<br>Operator: Rebecca Crane<br>Subject: Shaun Hastings<br>Reporter: [[William Miles]]<br><br>Preface: The transformation of the [[Order of the Ancients]] into the [[Templars]] as we now them today has always been a subject of considerable debate among our [[rank]]s. We have operated with the assumption that the Templars themselves hold som or complete knowledge of this evolution, but at present, no concrete historical evidence has ever made it into our hands.<br><br>What little data we do have is mostly a matter of public record, with some exceptions. It is commonly understood that the origin of the Knights Templar dates back to 1119 CE, and this indeed was the appearance of the public face of the Templars. However, our records attest to the existence of Templar agents at least two centuries before this date.<br><br>In one badly damaged document, and "Assassin Contract" from {{Wiki|Normandy}} in the mid-11th century, the author makes free use of the term Templar. An earlier letter—this time from a Hidden One in the region of modern-day {{Wiki|Dorset}}, circa 978 CE—makes mention of a "Templar spy" within the ranks of the Bortherhood. From this we can sagely assume that the Templar Order, as an entity distinct from the Order of the Ancients, existed at some point in the mid-10th century.<br><br>Witn an aim to expand our understanding of this dark age, one of our agent recently volunteered to delve into his genetic memories to search for further clues to the age-old mystery. Unfortunately, what he discovered was of little use for our purposes.<br><br>Shaun Hastings began in the fist of his seven sessions on October 5th, 2014. Over the course of the next three weeks, he followed various matrilineal and patrilineal lines into the past, focusing on the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries, in search of Assassins and/or Templars in his bloodline. He found none. Of minor interest, however was the following personage here noted for the peculiarity of his biography.<br><br>[[Alrekr Thorvaldson]], and early 9th century {{Wiki|Jutes|Jute}} who sailed from north of modern-day [[Denmark]] with a wooden plank bearing a carving of a map that purported to show the location of "[[Thor]]'s hammer". Alrekr made it as far as [[Stavanger]] before running afoul of a powerful clan there. Alrekr was defeated in battle and enthralled as a [[Slavery|slave]]. He escaped his captivity some ten years later, and returned to {{Wiki|Jutland}} to marry and settle down. The location of Alrekr's map is unknown, and the existence of "Thor's hammer"—a Precursor relic, no doubt—remains unconfirmed.<br><br>Alrekr's ancestors [sic] would later sail to England following the Norman's conquest of the island, settling in what is now called {{Wiki|Loughborough}} in modern-day Leicestershire. The irony that a man named {{Wiki|Hastings}} would contain no useful genetic memory data regarding the {{Wiki|Norman conquest of England|Norman invasion}} of England in 1066 was not lost on our subject. Still, he retained his usual chipper wit, and asked if he might next relive the genetic memories if hos grandfather to, quite, "give a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] a proper bollocking". | ||
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Personal files belonging to Layla Hassan during her reliving of Eivor Varinsdottir's memories.[1]
Files
Animus Session Report
Date: 3 November 2014
Operator: Rebecca Crane
Subject: Shaun Hastings
Reporter: William Miles
Preface: The transformation of the Order of the Ancients into the Templars as we now them today has always been a subject of considerable debate among our ranks. We have operated with the assumption that the Templars themselves hold som or complete knowledge of this evolution, but at present, no concrete historical evidence has ever made it into our hands.
What little data we do have is mostly a matter of public record, with some exceptions. It is commonly understood that the origin of the Knights Templar dates back to 1119 CE, and this indeed was the appearance of the public face of the Templars. However, our records attest to the existence of Templar agents at least two centuries before this date.
In one badly damaged document, and "Assassin Contract" from Normandy in the mid-11th century, the author makes free use of the term Templar. An earlier letter—this time from a Hidden One in the region of modern-day Dorset, circa 978 CE—makes mention of a "Templar spy" within the ranks of the Bortherhood. From this we can sagely assume that the Templar Order, as an entity distinct from the Order of the Ancients, existed at some point in the mid-10th century.
Witn an aim to expand our understanding of this dark age, one of our agent recently volunteered to delve into his genetic memories to search for further clues to the age-old mystery. Unfortunately, what he discovered was of little use for our purposes.
Shaun Hastings began in the fist of his seven sessions on October 5th, 2014. Over the course of the next three weeks, he followed various matrilineal and patrilineal lines into the past, focusing on the 9th, 10th, and 11th centuries, in search of Assassins and/or Templars in his bloodline. He found none. Of minor interest, however was the following personage here noted for the peculiarity of his biography.
Alrekr Thorvaldson, and early 9th century Jute who sailed from north of modern-day Denmark with a wooden plank bearing a carving of a map that purported to show the location of "Thor's hammer". Alrekr made it as far as Stavanger before running afoul of a powerful clan there. Alrekr was defeated in battle and enthralled as a slave. He escaped his captivity some ten years later, and returned to Jutland to marry and settle down. The location of Alrekr's map is unknown, and the existence of "Thor's hammer"—a Precursor relic, no doubt—remains unconfirmed.
Alrekr's ancestors [sic] would later sail to England following the Norman's conquest of the island, settling in what is now called Loughborough in modern-day Leicestershire. The irony that a man named Hastings would contain no useful genetic memory data regarding the Norman invasion of England in 1066 was not lost on our subject. Still, he retained his usual chipper wit, and asked if he might next relive the genetic memories if hos grandfather to, quite, "give a Nazi a proper bollocking".
Audio
A strange message broadcast from an unknown source north of the Arctic Circle. The message was broadcast for nine days, then ceased. Spectrum analysis of the message revealed coordinates to a Norse gravesite in New England, USA.
Layla's final broadcast from within the Yggdrasil device.
- Layla: You'll wonder where I am. You might wonder IF I am. I don't know how to answer that. But I'm not afraid. And I'm not alone. We have work to do. Work that may take us days or years. It's impossible to say. But we'll finish it. What I mean is... don't come looking for me. It's too dangerous and... too late. Take care of yourselves. Take care of the world we still have. And take care of—
Message from Shaun to Layla.
- Shaun: Layla, thought you might be interested in this. Conversations that Becs and I had with Desmond, back in twenty-twelve. Humm... December, I think. Just candid talks, that's all. We didn't square any circles or write any big poetry. But he did have some interesting insights into his time in the Animus and what it means to be an Assassin. Anyway, have a listen. You might find you and he had similar experiences. So, huh, well, let me know what you think. Unless it's to tell me I sound like a total prat in these recordings. If that's the case, just... say nothing. I mean, I did have a slight cold at the time I recorded these. That's probably why I sound odd. Anyway, I... I... Okay, I'm done anyway. So... turn... off. Turn off. Oh, that's actually just a button, sorry. Here we go.
Audio recording dated December 19th, 2012.
- Desmond: No, no, come on, Shaun. Turn that thing off.
- Shaun: Oh, hold on, I like what you said there. I want to get this for posterity. Say it again. Nice and loud.
- Desmond: Seriously?
- Shaun: Sure, come on. If nothing else, it'll give me leverage with your old man.
- Desmond: Ah. That's your angle... nice. What I said was... I wish I hadn't been born into the Assassins. I wish I had chosen this life. Is that good enough?
- Shaun: Sure, but why is that?
- Desmond: Because... because choice is the central idea of our creed. It underpins everything, right? It's about free will. It's seeing the evidence before you and saying, "Yes, this is what I want," or "No, this isn't for me." But when you're born into a group like this or any other, like I was... you get mixed signals. You get told over and over again, "This is what we believe, these are the rules. This is reality. No deviation." And if you question it, oh, they look at you like you... like you killed a puppy. That's hardly free will. It's a weird irony when free will is your central belief, but nobody want you to believe otherwise. I don't know how to say it exactly, but I always thought there was something... self-destructive about our creed. If free will is the most important moral guidepost we have, we should be free to ignore it. To choose submission, for example. You know what I mean? Like, we should be free to side with the Templars. If it's really my choice, I could do that.
- Shaun: Right. It's almost self-refuting. A democracy could democratically elect a dictator or choose to get rid of democracy altogether. Within our creed is the seed of its own destruction. That's what makes it powerful, I think... and fragile.
- Desmond: Right, right. The more freedom you have, the more risky it is, you know? Anyway, my dad has mellowed over the years. But he was strict when we lived on the Farm. He ran a tight ship. I never got the impression that I was free to choose my path forward. Our creed, our tenets, they were drilled into my head. By the time I was a teenager, I was following these rules out of a sense of duty. This was... just what we did.
- Shaun: That happens to a lot of organizations over time. A stagnation sets in, you know? A fundamentalism.
- Desmond: Yeah. And following the rules becomes more important than achieving whatever goal you set out for yourself. And people start to lost sight of the reason the rules exist.
- Shaun: That's called deontology, or a form of it. Following a rule for its own sake, and not for the consequences it has.
- Desmond: Yeah. But that feels backwards, doesn't it?
- Shaun: Well, I think so. Following a rule is the easy part. Praying, taking a sip of wine, munching on a wafer. Rituals that give comfort.
- Desmond: But that's just going through the motions. It makes people feel like they're doing something. When the hard work is... well, actually getting off your ass and doing something productive! I think people just want boundaries. Tight boundaries. They want to see the four walls that pen them in.
- Shaun: I don't disagree.
- Desmond: Anything outside that, anything that makes life more complex? That's scary. That's why I envy you. You chose this life. You went through that process, and you decided, "Yes, I believe in this."
- Shaun: Sure. It didn't stop me from being an insufferable know-it-all as a teenager. But I see your point.
- Desmond: I would have loved to have been a know-it-all. I knew nothing. Not until you guys found me. Yeah. It wasn't until I met you and Becs and Lucy that I knew... I knew I wanted to be an Assassin.
- Shaun: Ah oh... Thanks Des. Bring it in, bud. I don't normally like touching, but I'll make an exception now.
- Desmond: I am not hugging you.
- Shaun: You sure? 'Cause I smell very nice today.
- Desmond: Can you just turn that off?
Audio recording dated December 20th, 2012.
- Rebecca: Hold on. I'll just set this here.
- Desmond: Do you guys record everything we talk about?
- Rebecca: Not everything. But you've been using the Animus so much, I thought this was a good chance to learn some thing about prolonged exposure.
- Desmond: So I'm your guinea pig.
- Rebecca: No, no, my guinea pigs are all dead. The Animus was too much for them to handle.
- Desmond: Cute.
- Rebecca: Can I ask you about the Bleeding Effect? Any recent flashes? Any memories resurfacing?
- Desmond: Yeah, the usual things. Ghost images of Altaïr or Ezio a few times day. Nothing intrusive, just brief moments. They pass quickly, almost without me noticing. Like a figure in the corner of my eye. Or remembering a dream from the night before. I did have one extended hallucination a few days ago. It was Ezio. He was older, around the time he left Cappadocia. He was standing on the deck of a ship. Alone. And through him, I could feel an intense... regret. Or guilt. And it felt to me like he'd had a.. lost of faith. In himself, in the Creed. Like he couldn't keep it up. Couldn't stay true to his ideals. And as I watched him, I thought, "Is this the moment he decided he was done being an Assassin?" It felt like it. Anyway, most of my visions have been brief. Lasting just a few seconds. They're like... complete memories of small moments that appear suddenly out of nowhere, fully formed. it's a strange feeling.
- Rebecca: Okay. Anything else?
- Desmond: I'm starting to see Connor now too, Though I hear his voice more often than I see him. I'm sure that will change. Oh yeah, and yesterday... just before bed, I had a memory on a beach in the Caribbean. With a bunch of sailors. Or maybe they were pirates? I don't know. No idea.
- Rebecca: Huh. We'll look into that. And how do you feel, in general?
- Desmond: In general? Well... I feel older, for one. Much older. And it's strangely comforting. I'm collecting the memories and skills and thoughts of so many people, I feel like I've lived a few hundred years or more. Is it possible that if I do this for too long, it'll push my own memories aside? That I'll be everyone but myself after a while?
- Rebecca: It's possible. That's called identity substitution. It's happened before, but it's rare. And someone with your background shouldn't need to worry.
- Desmond: My background... you mean someone with my genes? My... abilities?
- Rebecca: You have Isu DNA. And that lets you see things and do things and... withstand traumas that other people can't.
- Desmond: And I can suffer in ways that others can't. That's not something to be proud of.
- Rebecca: You mean, the Apple?
- Desmond: Yeah. It has a pull. It tugs at my brain. It talks to me. Teases me. Drives me mad. And what I did to Lucy... God dammit. Nothing is worth the damage I did. The pain I caused.
- Rebecca: I know. But you're special, that's the point.
- Desmond: I'm not special, Becs. I'm lucky. That's all.
- Rebecca: I understand.
- Desmond: We're Assassins, that makes us different, not our genes. Not our blood. Anyone can join us.
- Rebecca: That's true. But let's leave that aside for a second. What I want to know is, have you ever had any Isu memories resurface?
- Desmond: Isu memories? I don't... don't think so. I can't even begin to imagine what that would feel like.
- Rebecca: I think you'd know if you did. Maybe one day. We might be able to induce something.
- Desmond: Jesus, let's fix the world first, okay? Before we start digging up my ancient ancestors.
- Rebecca: Deal.
- Desmond: With my luck, I'll be related to some third-rate Isu like... like Sisyphus or something.
- Rebecca: Way to aim high, buddy.
- Desmond: Hey, you gotta.
Trash
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M. and Mme. Bibeau,
My name is Layla Hassan. I was a friend and colleague of Victoria, both in Abstergo and in our subsequent freelance careers. In all the time I knew and worked with your daughter, I was always struck by her limitless intelligence, her humor, and her ability to focus, even in times of great stress. She was an inspiration, not just to me but to all those who worked with her.
I am writing to you now with the hope of shedding some light on the circumstances of her death. I realize it must be strange to receive a letter out of the blue from someone whose name you have probably never heard, offering to explain the tragic loss of someone so dear. But if you'll allow, I will try.
I was with your daughter in the moments leading up to the unfortunate incident that took her life. In fact, I am partly to blame for—