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=Historical Hooks= | |||
*Amulius | |||
*Conquest of Fidenae | |||
*Fidenae | |||
*Peace of Nicias | |||
*Trial of Sokrates | |||
*Pergamum | |||
*Battle of Actium | |||
*al-Muntasir | |||
*Ahmad ibn al-Khasib | |||
*Western Xia | |||
*Belvedere Palace | |||
*Prince of Ning Rebellion | |||
*Zhu Chenhao | |||
*Nanjing | |||
*Nuestra Señora de Atocha | |||
*Cudjoe's Town | |||
*Regent's Canal | |||
*Maida Vale | |||
*Thomas Gainsborough | |||
*Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire | |||
*Thomas Agnew & Sons | |||
*Adam Worth | |||
*Manfred von Richthofen | |||
*Battle of Mons | |||
*Alexandra Feodorovna | |||
*Operation Sealion | |||
*Spear of Destiny | |||
*Hofburg | |||
*Catherine Palace | |||
*Operation Barbarossa | |||
*Amber Room | |||
*Königsberg | |||
*Reinhard Heydrich | |||
*Jan Kubiš | |||
*Jozef Gabčík | |||
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*'''The [[Assassination]] of [[Amulius]]:''' [[Romulus]] infiltrated King Amulius' residence to free his twin brother [[Remus]] from imprisonment and assassinate Amulius. | |||
*'''The [[Conquest of Fidenae]]:''' The [[Roman army]] embarked on the conquest of the neighboring city of [[Fidenae]], a key step in the expansion of early Rome. | |||
|-|Ancient Greece= | |||
**'''The [[Peace of Nicias]]:''' In 421 BCE, the chaos of the [[Peloponnesian War]] reached a moment of relative calm when the two cities negotiated the Peace of Nicias. | |||
**'''The [[Trial of Sokrates]]:''' [[Sokrates]] was accused of corrupting the youth of [[Athens]] and impiety against the city's [[Greek mythology|pantheon]]. | |||
|-|Ptolemaic Egypt= | |||
***'''The [[Battle of the Nile]]:''' Caesar's forces secured a decisive victory at the Battle of the Nile. Supported by the forces of [[Mithridates I of the Bosporus|Mithridates]] of [[Pergamum]], Caesar's legions triumphed over the larger army of [[Ptolemy XIII]], who died on his capsized [[ship]] while fleeing. | |||
***'''The [[Battle of Actium]]:''' In 31 BCE, [[Octavian]] declared war on [[Marcus Antonius|Antony]] and Cleopatra. Their naval forces met at Actium, where the forces of [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]] defeated the navy of Cleopatra and Antony. | |||
|-|Golden Age Of Baghdad= | |||
****'''Assassination of Caliph [[al-Muntasir]]:''' The sudden illness and mysterious death of Caliph al-Muntasir in 862—after just one year of reign—raised suspicions of foul play orchestrated by agents loyal to [[Ahmad ibn al-Khasib]], the ambitious vizier, to clear the path for [[Al-Musta'in|Ahmad al-Musta'in]]'s ascension. | |||
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|-|The Levant= | |||
*'''The [[Assassination of Genghis Khan|Death of Genghis Khan]]:''' After suffering a severe injury between 1226 and 1227, [[Genghis Khan]] became increasingly ill. Despite his sons and commanders urging him to end the [[Mongol Empire|conquest campaign]] and being outraged by the taunting of [[Western Xia|Xia]]'s leading commander, Genghis insisted on continuing. He died shortly after in August 1227. | |||
|-|Italian Renaissance= | |||
**'''The Rescue of [[Caterina Sforza]]:''' [[Cesare Borgia]] captured Caterina Sforza and took her to [[Rome]], where she was held captive in the [[Belvedere Palace]]. After an attempted escape, she was then imprisoned at [[Castel Sant'Angelo]]. To justify her imprisonment, [[Papacy|Pope]] [[Rodrigo Borgia|Alexander VI]] accused her of trying to kill him with letters impregnated with [[poison]]. | |||
|-|Ming Dynasty= | |||
***'''The [[Prince of Ning Rebellion]]:''' In 1519, [[Zhu Chenhao]] sparked a rebellion, disputing the legitimacy of the [[Zhu Houzhao|Zhengde Emperor]]'s rule and marching towards [[Nanjing]]. Zhu's forces were defeated after just a 42-day rebellion due to the strategic foresight of his enemies. | |||
|-|Golden Age Of Piracy= | |||
****'''The Lost Treasure:''' The [[Spanish Navy|Spanish galleon]] ''[[Nuestra Señora de Atocha]]'', sank off the coast of [[Florida]] in 1622. This [[ship]] was part of the [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]] and was loaded with [[gold]], [[silver]], jewels, and other valuable cargo destined for [[Spain]]. The ''Atocha''{{'}}s treasure sparked centuries of treasure hunting and salvaging efforts. | |||
****'''The Treaty of Cudjoe's Town:''' Signed in 1739, the treaty marked a crucial agreement between the [[Maroons]], led by [[Cudjoe]], and British authorities in [[Jamaica]]. Cudjoe's leadership and strategic negotiation [[Cudjoe's Town|secured land]] and autonomy for the Maroons, setting a precedent for diplomatic engagement between colonial powers and marginalized communities. | |||
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|-|Industrial Revolution= | |||
*'''The [[Regent's Canal]] Disaster:''' In July 1874, a barge carrying a large quantity of [[gunpowder]] exploded on the Regent's Canal in [[Maida Vale]]. The explosion caused extensive damage to nearby buildings and resulted in several fatalities and injuries. | |||
*'''Napoleon of crime''' In 1876, [[Thomas Gainsborough]]'s portrait of [[Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire]], disappeared from the [[Thomas Agnew & Sons]] gallery in [[London]]. Suspicions arose regarding [[Adam Worth]]'s involvement, the "Napoleon of crime." | |||
|-|World War I= | |||
**'''The Curse of the Red Baron:''' [[Manfred von Richthofen]], also known as the "Red Baron", was one of the most renowned and feared fighter pilots of [[World War I]], credited with shooting down over 80 enemy aircraft. Some believed that he was protected by a supernatural force. | |||
**'''Angels of Mons:''' British soldiers claimed to have been miraculously saved by angelic beings during the [[Battle of Mons]] in 1914. These angelic figures were said to have intervened, shielding the British troops from enemy fire and guiding them to safety. | |||
**'''[[Grigori Rasputin]] Assassination:''' Rasputin, who held considerable influence over Tsar [[Nicholas II of Russia|Nicholas II]] and his wife, Empress [[Alexandra Feodorovna|Alexandra]], was assassinated on December 30, 1916. | |||
|-|World War II= | |||
***'''[[Operation Sealion]]:''' As part of Operation Sealion, a planned invasion of Britain, [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] agents scoured [[Europe]] for artifacts associated with the [[Holy Grail|Grail]], hoping to harness its supposed supernatural abilities. | |||
***'''The Quest for the [[Spear of Destiny]]:''' The Spear was believed to be held in [[Vienna]]'s [[Hofburg|Hofburg Museum]], and it was reportedly seized by [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]'s forces when they {{Wiki|Anschluss|annexed}} [[Austria]] in 1938. | |||
***'''The Theft of the Amber Room:''' The room was located in the [[Catherine Palace]] near [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]], and during the [[Operation Barbarossa|German invasion]] of the [[Soviet Union]] in [[World War II]], the Nazis looted the [[Amber Room]] and transported it to [[Königsberg]]. | |||
***'''[[Reinhard Heydrich]]'s Death:''' In 1942, [[Jan Kubiš]] and [[Jozef Gabčík]] headed a team on a mission to assassinate "the man with the iron heart", a high-ranking German ''{{Wiki|Schutzstaffel|SS}}'', that led to his death in a [[Prague]]'s hospital bed. | |||
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==Adventure Hooks== | |||
*The Open Eye | |||
*Lingtong Temple | |||
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#An unknown artist of unparalleled genius who signs his work only as "[[The Open Eye]]" creates incredible paintings concealing hidden messages that are said to lead to an unknown Precursor vault. The Witnesses must infiltrate the artistic salons of [[Venice]], uncover the artist's true identity, and decode the paintings to find the vault before the Templars do. | |||
|-|Shao Jun= | |||
##A hidden sanctuary, believed to hold a legendary treasure and ancient knowledge, has been discovered in the remote [[Lingtong Temple]], in the [[Fujian]] province. The Witnesses are tasked with exploring the sanctuary, battling an Isu guardian, and discovering a secret message left by the First Civilization. | |||
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The Open Eye | |||
The '''Merletti Neri''' (English: ''Black Lace'') was a band of thieves active in Renaissance Italy. They were responsible for the theft of a Precursor Relic from the Assassins's hidden vault in Monteriggioni. | |||
Lingtong Temple | |||
'''Ningbo''' is a city in northeastern Zhejiang province, China. During the Ming dynasty, the city was used as the headquarters of a branch of Assassins turncoats that sided with the [[Portuguese Rite of the Templar Order]], targeting a number of key allies of the Brotherhood. A group was dispatched to thwart the rogue cell and ensure the Brotherhood's reputation remained intact. | |||
The '''Xu brothers''' were pirate lords and leaders of a syndicate that operated in Shuangyu, China in the early 16th century. The brothers managed to get their hands on a [[Sword of Eden 2|legendary sword]] said to have been wielded by [[Hülegü Khan]] and [[Genghis Khan]]. A group then infiltrated their syndicate in order to steal the sword before the brothers' ambitions managed to destabilize the region. | |||
Shuangyu (Chinese: 雙嶼) was a port off the coast of Zhejiang, China. Starting from 1524, after private overseas trade had been banned by the Ming dynasty, and until the port's destruction in 1548, it was a smuggling hub and pirate haven. The Xu brothers, heads of a pirate syndicate that operated in the area, managed to get their hands on a [[Sword of Eden 2|legendary sword]] said to have been wielded by [[Hülegü Khan]] and [[Genghis Khan]]. A group infiltrated their syndicate in order to steal the sword before the brothers' ambitions managed to destabilize the region. | |||
'''Caesar''', later known as '''Black Caesar''', was a West African pirate who operated during the Golden Age of Piracy, serving aboard Blackbeard's ''Queen Anne's Revenge''. Caesar once recruited a group in [[Nassau]] in order to free his shipmates that had been imprisoned aboard a slaver vessel. | |||
'''Port Roseway''', now known as '''Shelburne''', is a town in {{Wiki|Nova Scotia}}, [[Canada]]. During the [[American Revolutionary War]], the town was the destination of a group of fleeing [[Loyalists]] suspected to be in possession of an [[Apple of Eden]]. The [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Brotherhood]] headed to the town as winter approached, seeking the Loyalist group before they could leave for Britain. | |||
'''Marie-Charlotte-Pauline Robert de Lézardière''' (1754 – 1835), best known as '''Pauline de Lézardière''' was a French historian who specialized in the history of law. At some point in her life, Pauline uncovered a manuscript detailing information about artifacts stolen during the Viking invasions of Paris, attracting the attention of the Templar Order. An Assassin-affiliated group was taked with protecting Pauline and deciphering the manuscript. | |||
The '''Enlightened Circle''' was a secret society established in mid-to-late 1800s [[London]] that sought to reshape the city's power dynamics. An Assassin-affiliated group was hired by a wealthy benefactor to investigate their activities, infiltrate their ranks, and dismantle their operations before the society could gain much influence. | |||
'''David Edward Hughes''' (1830 – 1900) was a British-American inventor, best known for his work on the printing telegraph and the microphone.[REF WP] In the mid-to-late 1800s, as an already established scientist, Hughes returned to England with a device the Assassin Brotherhood considered "could have potentially devastating consequences". A group was taked with retrieving the device and safeguarding it from the Templar agents. | |||
In the mid-to-late 1800s, the museum exhibited a mysterious ancient artifact that attracted the attention of both Assassins and Templars. An Assassin-affiliated group managed to swap the artifact for a counterfeit and hide the original. | |||
The '''Calves{{'}} Head Club''' was a secret society[REF AC] purportedly established to ridicule the memory of Charles I of England.[REF WP] In the mid-to-late 1800s, a cult inspired by the Head Club was carrying out a series of occult rituals in London, even kidnapping a detective that attempted to investigate them. | |||
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Revision as of 21:10, 1 February 2025
Historical Hooks
- Amulius
- Conquest of Fidenae
- Fidenae
- Peace of Nicias
- Trial of Sokrates
- Pergamum
- Battle of Actium
- al-Muntasir
- Ahmad ibn al-Khasib
- Western Xia
- Belvedere Palace
- Prince of Ning Rebellion
- Zhu Chenhao
- Nanjing
- Nuestra Señora de Atocha
- Cudjoe's Town
- Regent's Canal
- Maida Vale
- Thomas Gainsborough
- Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
- Thomas Agnew & Sons
- Adam Worth
- Manfred von Richthofen
- Battle of Mons
- Alexandra Feodorovna
- Operation Sealion
- Spear of Destiny
- Hofburg
- Catherine Palace
- Operation Barbarossa
- Amber Room
- Königsberg
- Reinhard Heydrich
- Jan Kubiš
- Jozef Gabčík
Adventure Hooks
- The Open Eye
- Lingtong Temple