Aquilus

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Aquilus was a Roman Assassin sent to assassinate the Roman general Gracchus. He was an ancestor of Desmond Miles.

Biography

Early life

Aquilus was born as the son of Lucius. Lucius, being an Assassin himself, trained his son to follow into his footsteps and fight for the Assassin's cause.

Meeting with Gracchus

As Aquilus entered the Roman camp, he asked to see general Gracchus. He was then directed to the center of the camp, and his message was delivered to the Roman general. Gracchus invited Aquilus in and revealed the fact that he had been expecting Aquilus, knowing that he was the one to murder senator Caius and general Titus, and suspecting he was the Assassin's next target. Aquilus tried to deny it, but was quickly overpowered by the Roman guards and stabbed by general Gracchus.

Return home

When Aquilus regained his conciousness, he was laying on a bed and found his wounds tended to. He soon noticed someone sitting besides him, who introduced himself as his cousin Accipiter. Accipiter explained about the battles that had been waged between them and the Romans, telling Aquilus they had just won one. Aquilus soon asked about the object he was to retrieve, and found out Accipiter had it in his possession. They agreed he would return it as soon as Aquilus would be able to ride a horse again.

Not long after, Aquilus had recovered from his wounds, and the object was returned to him. Aquilus immediately set of for his hometown, Lugdunum. Once arrived, he was greeted by his father Lucius, who stated he hadn't expected Aquilus to return alive. He also met with senator Caius Vultur. Together, they had dinner, and after the senator went to bed, Aquilus and Lucius spoke of the mission. Aquilus handed the mysterious object to his father, who then showed him the Ankh and explained why it was so important to them.

Aquilus also revealed what had happened in the Roman camp, and told his father they were betrayed, after which Lucius told Aquilus it was Faustin who was responsible for this.

Interrogating Faustin

Aquilus immediately set of to interrogate Faustin. He catched him off guard by waking him up in the middle of the night. Faustin soon confessed to betraying them, telling Aquilus he had no choice. When Aquilus asked Faustin about his accomplices, he told he was the only one. This lie resulted in Faustin being beaten up and betraying his accomplice: senator Caius Vultur.

Aquilus hurried back to his father to deliver the bad news, only to find his calls unanswered. Upon further inspection, he found his father murdered. He followed a moaning sound, coming from his father's servant Weke. Weke had been injured badly and could not be saved, but he did say a few last words, which only managed to confuse Aquilus.

A maid then came up to Aquilus, telling him Caius had fleed after killing both Lucius and Weke, and he had taken the Ankh with him.

Trivia

• Aquila is a constellation which in Latin means "eagle", in the same context as Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and Ezio Auditore da Firenze's first names; also pertaining to eagles in their native languages. Also, the constellation of Aquila's brightest star is named Altair.

Gallery

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  Aquilus overlooking a Roman camp.
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  Aquilus meeting Gracchus.
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  Aquilus stabbed by Gracchus.
• Aquilus being tended to by Accipiter.
  Aquilus being tended to by Accipiter.
• Aquilus and Accipiter on horseback.
  Aquilus and Accipiter on horseback.
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  Aquilus meeting with Lucius and Caius Fulvus Vultur.
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  Aquilus examining the Ankh.
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  Aquilus freerunning over Lugdunum's rooftops.
• Aquilus interrogating Faustin.
  Aquilus interrogating Faustin.
• Alternate image of Aquilus.
  Alternate image of Aquilus.