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{{Dialogue2|Mukhlis|He takes our money and gives us nothing in return, where once the citadel was the heart of the community from which came strength, guidance...|Altaïr|And protection.|That too. All those things left with you, Altaïr, to be replaced by... corruption and paranoia.|[[Mukhlis]] and Altaïr discussing Abbas' leadership.|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}}
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|name=Abbas Sofian
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} --><b>Abbas Sofian</b> (1166–1247) was a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Syria%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Syria%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSyria%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syrian</a> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Assassin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAssassins%7CAssassin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassin</a> during the Middle Ages, and the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mentor%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Mentor%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMentor%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Mentor" title="Mentor">Mentor</a> of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Levantine%20Assassins%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Levantine%20Assassins%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLevantine%20Assassins%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Levantine_Assassins" title="Levantine Assassins">Levantine Assassins</a> from 1227 until his death. His leadership over the Levantine Brotherhood showed a period of corruption and disregard for the Order's Creed, resulting in the decline of their castle in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Masyaf%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Masyaf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMasyaf%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Masyaf" title="Masyaf">Masyaf</a> and its villagers fearing and secretly loathing the Assassins.
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</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Raised as an Assassin from birth alongside <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alta%5Cu00efr%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alta%5Cu00efr%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlta%5Cu00efr%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Alta%C3%AFr_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad">Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad</a>, the two became best friends during their childhood. However, after Altaïr revealed to Abbas that Abbas' father <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ahmad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ahmad%20Sofian%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAhmad%20Sofian%7CAhmad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Ahmad_Sofian" title="Ahmad Sofian">Ahmad</a> had killed himself, rather than left the Order as Abbas had believed, Abbas labelled Altaïr a liar, and developed a hatred for him that would span a lifetime.
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</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After Altaïr killed their former Mentor, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rashid%20ad-Din%20Sinan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rashid%20ad-Din%20Sinan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRashid%20ad-Din%20Sinan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Rashid_ad-Din_Sinan" title="Rashid ad-Din Sinan">Rashid ad-Din Sinan</a>, Abbas stood against Altaïr, who desired to become the Order's new leader. He eventually repented, and kept a low profile during Altaïr's time as Mentor.
|birth=1166<br>[[Masyaf]], [[Syria]]
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">When Altaïr and his family left for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mongolia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AMongolia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AMongolia%7CMongolia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Mongolia">Mongolia</a> to deal with the threat led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Genghis%20Khan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Genghis%20Khan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGenghis%20Khan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Genghis_Khan" title="Genghis Khan">Genghis Khan</a>, Abbas staged a secret coup d'état against the Order, killing Altaïr's son <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sef%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sef%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSef%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%7CSef%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Sef_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Sef Ibn-La'Ahad">Sef</a> and framing Altaïr's best friend and right-hand man <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Malik%20Al-Sayf%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Malik%20Al-Sayf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMalik%20Al-Sayf%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Malik_Al-Sayf" title="Malik Al-Sayf">Malik Al-Sayf</a>, who was thrown into prison.
|death=1247 (aged 80 - 81)<br>Masyaf, Syria
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">With Sef and Malik out of the way, Abbas held the most power, and thus implemented a council into the Order with himself as its head. Eventually, he also disbanded the council, usurping the title of Mentor and becoming the sole leader of the Levantine Assassins.
|period=High Middle Ages
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Under Abbas' leadership, the Order declined and became corrupted. Additionally, Abbas spent the majority of his time hiding in Masyaf's fortress, fearing for his life. Eventually, the Assassins joined Altaïr once again, and Abbas was killed.
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Biography</h2>
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-filler="true"></p><h3>Early years</h3>
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<p data-rte-fromparser="true">Abbas Sofian was born in Masyaf, in the year 1166. The son of Ahmad Sofian, a member of the Assassin Order, Abbas spent the first decade of his life living with his father until 1176.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20The%20Secret%20Crusade%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
'''Abbas Sofian''' (1166–1247) was a [[Syria]]n [[Assassins|Assassin]] during the Middle Ages, and the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]] from 1227 until his death. His leadership over the Levantine Brotherhood showed a period of corruption and disregard for the Order's Creed, resulting in the decline of their castle in [[Masyaf]] and its villagers fearing and secretly loathing the Assassins.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">That year, during the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Siege%20of%20Masyaf%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Siege%20of%20Masyaf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSiege%20of%20Masyaf%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Siege_of_Masyaf" title="Siege of Masyaf">Siege of Masyaf</a>, Abbas' father was captured by the attacking <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Saracens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Saracens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSaracens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Saracens" title="Saracens">Saracens</a>, and, under torture, revealed the name of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Umar%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Umar%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUmar%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Umar_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Umar Ibn-La'Ahad">Umar Ibn-La'Ahad</a> as the Assassin who killed a Saracen nobleman. Umar was executed at his own request, in order to spare Ahmad's life; however, the latter only grew guilty for his fellow Assassin's death.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">This later led to Ahmad killing himself in Umar and his son Altaïr's quarters; however, Abbas was brought up to believe that his father had left the Order, and would eventually return.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Raised as an Assassin from birth alongside [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], the two became best friends during their childhood. However, after Altaïr revealed to Abbas that Abbas' father [[Ahmad Sofian|Ahmad]] had killed himself, rather than left the Order as Abbas had believed, Abbas labelled Altaïr a liar, and developed a hatred for him that would span a lifetime.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Abbas was paired with Altaïr and together they began their training to become Assassins under their Mentor - Rashid ad-Din Sinan, commonly known as Al Mualim. The two boys developed a close friendship, being constantly by one another's side, and referring to each other as brothers; however, the thought of his father's self-imposed exile was never far from Abbas' mind.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After some time, Altaïr began to notice a change in Abbas' mood, with the strain of his father's disappearance beginning to wear him down. In the hope that it would give him some peace, Altaïr informed Abbas that his father had not deserted Abbas as he had thought, but that he had actually committed suicide in Altaïr's chambers not long after the Saracen siege. Abbas refused to believe him, and simply turned around in his bed, silent.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
After Altaïr killed their former Mentor, [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]], Abbas stood against Altaïr, who desired to become the Order's new leader. He eventually repented, and kept a low profile during Altaïr's time as Mentor.
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">During combat training the next day, he made a request to their instructor <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Labib%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Labib%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLabib%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Labib" title="Labib">Labib</a> to use real swords in the training, a request which was accepted with Labib's joy. However, instead of doing the normal training, Abbas ferociously attacked Altaïr in a burst of hatred, demanding to know why he had lied about his father.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Reluctantly, Altaïr eventually admitted to lying, and the two were thrown in the cells for a month. When they were allowed to continue their training, Abbas was punished further, as Al Mualim decreed that he had brought disrepute to the Order by allowing his emotions free rein, and as such, his training was to be extended by a year.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
When Altaïr and his family left for [[wikipedia:Mongolia|Mongolia]] to deal with the threat led by [[Genghis Khan]], Abbas staged a secret coup d'état against the Order, killing Altaïr's son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad|Sef]] and framing Altaïr's best friend and right-hand man [[Malik Al-Sayf]], who was thrown into prison.
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Attack on Masyaf</h3>
With Sef and Malik out of the way, Abbas held the most power, and thus implemented a council into the Order with himself as its head. Eventually, he also disbanded the council, usurping the title of Mentor and becoming the sole leader of the Levantine Assassins.
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Dialogue2%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BDialogue2%7CAlta%5Cu00efr%7CWhen%20I%20close%20the%20castle%20gates%2C%20flank%20the%20Crusaders%20in%20the%20village%20and%20drive%20them%20into%20the%20canyon.%7CAbbas%7CYou%20don%27t%20stand%20a%20chance%21%7CAbbas%21%20No%20mistakes.%7CAlta%5Cu00efr%20and%20Abbas%20discussing%20their%20course%20of%20action%20during%20the%20attack.%7CAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Revelations%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AMentor%27s%20keeper%203.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C250px%7CAbbas%20talking%20with%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20during%20the%20attack.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Mentor%27s_keeper_3.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Abbas%20talking%20with%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20during%20the%20attack.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Abbas%20talking%20with%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20during%20the%20attack.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111205151236/assassinscreed/images/thumb/f/f9/Mentor%27s_keeper_3.png/250px-Mentor%27s_keeper_3.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption"  type="image" />
Under Abbas' leadership, the Order declined and became corrupted. Additionally, Abbas spent the majority of his time hiding in Masyaf's fortress, fearing for his life. Eventually, the Assassins joined Altaïr once again, and Abbas was killed.
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Following these events, neither of the two considered the other as brethren. When Abbas was about 23 years old, Masyaf was attacked by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Templars%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Templars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTemplars%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Templars" title="Templars">Templars</a> under the command of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Haras%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Haras%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHaras%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Haras" title="Haras">Haras</a>, a former Assassin apprentice who had betrayed the Order due to dissatisfaction with the Order's motives. Abbas joined his fellow Assassins in battle against the Templars.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Revelations%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">When Altaïr arrived in the middle of the fight, Abbas met up with him and told him that they needed to fall back, and that they could do nothing for Al Mualim, who the Templars had taken hostage. However, Altaïr ordered Abbas to flank the Templars once he had driven them from the castle. Despite his protests, Abbas had no choice but to follow his rival's orders, as he was of higher rank.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
==Biography==
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Altaïr was eventually successful in saving Al Mualim,<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> after which Altaïr was leveled to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22rank%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ranks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRanks%7Crank%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Ranks" title="Ranks">rank</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Master%20Assassin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Master%20Assassin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaster%20Assassin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Master_Assassin" title="Master Assassin">Master Assassin</a>. Abbas, jealous, spat on the ground before Altaïr's feet, but the others sneered at him in response. This event was the first sign of Altaïr's arrogance, which would, over time, further fuel Abbas' hatred for Altaïr.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
===Early years===
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Abbas Sofian was born in Masyaf, in the year 1166. The son of Ahmad Sofian, a member of the Assassin Order, Abbas spent the first decade of his life living with his father until 1176.<ref name="The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>
<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Causing a civil war</h3>
 
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Quote%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BQuote%7CForgive%20me...%20I%20did%20not...%20know...%7CAbbas%20apologizing%20to%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20after%20having%20used%20the%20Apple.%7CAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Revelations%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
That year, during the [[Siege of Masyaf]], Abbas' father was captured by the attacking [[Saracens]], and, under torture, revealed the name of [[Umar Ibn-La'Ahad]] as the Assassin who killed a Saracen nobleman. Umar was executed at his own request, in order to spare Ahmad's life; however, the latter only grew guilty for his fellow Assassin's death.<ref name="The Secret Crusade" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In 1191, Al Mualim came into possession of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22one%20of%20the%20Apples%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Second%20Apple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSecond%20Apple%7Cone%20of%20the%20Apples%20of%20Eden%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Second_Apple" title="Second Apple">one of the Apples of Eden</a>, an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22artifact%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pieces%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPieces%20of%20Eden%7Cartifact%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Pieces_of_Eden" title="Pieces of Eden">artifact</a> from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22First%20Civilization%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22First%20Civilization%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFirst%20Civilization%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/First_Civilization" title="First Civilization">First Civilization</a>, which had been hidden deep in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSolomon%27s%20Temple%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple" title="Solomon's Temple">Solomon's Temple</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jerusalem%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jerusalem%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJerusalem%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>. Studying the Apple of Eden over the course of several weeks, Al Mualim found his mind not able to comprehend the Apple's powers, and soon grew corrupted and disillusioned by it.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Eventually, Al Mualim betrayed the Order he had served faithfully and strictly for numerous years, and used the Apple to brainwash the Assassins present in Masyaf to mindlessly follow and worship him. Finding out about his Mentor's secret Templar affiliations, Altaïr confronted Al Mualim and slayed him in the castle's gardens, subsequently hiding the Apple in the Master's study in Masyaf castle.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
This later led to Ahmad killing himself in Umar and his son Altaïr's quarters; however, Abbas was brought up to believe that his father had left the Order, and would eventually return.<ref name="The Secret Crusade" />
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AMentor%27s%20wake%205.png%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CAbbas%20and%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20arguing%20while%20Al%20Mualim%27s%20body%20burns.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Mentor%27s_wake_5.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Abbas%20and%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20arguing%20while%20Al%20Mualim%27s%20body%20burns.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Abbas%20and%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20arguing%20while%20Al%20Mualim%27s%20body%20burns.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111202150545/assassinscreed/images/thumb/a/a4/Mentor%27s_wake_5.png/250px-Mentor%27s_wake_5.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb withCaption"  type="image" />
 
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->After Al Mualim's death, Abbas made his way to Masyaf castle and met with Altaïr at the gates, where he discovered his rival carrying their Mentor's corpse. Abbas, openly distrusting and demanding an explanation, listened to his reasoning while they walked to a funeral pyre set out on a cliffside outside the castle.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Abbas was paired with Altaïr and together they began their training to become Assassins under their Mentor - Rashid ad-Din Sinan, commonly known as Al Mualim. The two boys developed a close friendship, being constantly by one another's side, and referring to each other as brothers; however, the thought of his father's self-imposed exile was never far from Abbas' mind.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">As Altaïr lit Al Mualim's body on fire, Abbas confronted him, saying that burning a man's body was forbidden in their Order. In his defense, Altaïr said that the body could be "another one of Al Mualim's phantoms," and that he must not be given a chance to return. Enraged, Abbas shoved Altaïr off the cliff, where he was confronted by both angry citizens and Assassins alike.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Abbas hurried to the Master's study in the castle, from which he stole the Apple of Eden, and proceeded to climb to the top of the watchtower outside the fortress to look out over the civil war that he had started. Yelling out to Altaïr, Abbas claimed that he was not able to wield the Apple, though soon found himself unable to resist its charm and activated it.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
After some time, Altaïr began to notice a change in Abbas' mood, with the strain of his father's disappearance beginning to wear him down. In the hope that it would give him some peace, Altaïr informed Abbas that his father had not deserted Abbas as he had thought, but that he had actually committed suicide in Altaïr's chambers not long after the Saracen siege. Abbas refused to believe him, and simply turned around in his bed, silent.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">However, Abbas' mind was too weak to bear the consequences of his action, and the Apple began slowly draining the life from his body. Altaïr climbed up the tower and took the Apple from Abbas to save him, after which Abbas muttered an apology to Altaïr.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">As time passed, Altaïr gained full support of the other members of the Order, and became the Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, to Abbas' displeasure. However, his new-found hatred for his late Mentor surpassed even that felt toward Altaïr, and Abbas relented against his former friend.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
During combat training the next day, he made a request to their instructor [[Labib]] to use real swords in the training, a request which was accepted with Labib's joy. However, instead of doing the normal training, Abbas ferociously attacked Altaïr in a burst of hatred, demanding to know why he had lied about his father.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Assuming control</h3>
Reluctantly, Altaïr eventually admitted to lying, and the two were thrown in the cells for a month. When they were allowed to continue their training, Abbas was punished further, as Al Mualim decreed that he had brought disrepute to the Order by allowing his emotions free rein, and as such, his training was to be extended by a year.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Dialogue%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BDialogue%7CAlta%5Cu00efr%7C%27%27%27I%27%27%27%20am%20the%20Master%20of%20this%20Order%2C%20Abbas.%20I%20demand%20that%20leadership%20is%20returned%20to%20me%2C%20in%20line%20with%20the%20statutes%20of%20the%20Brotherhood.%20They%20%27%27%27decree%27%27%27%20it%20be%20returned%20to%20me.%7CAbbas%7CThey%20do%20not.%20Not%20any%20more.%7CAlta%5Cu00efr%20and%20Abbas%20discussing%20Alta%5Cu00efr%27s%20leadership.%7CAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20The%20Secret%20Crusade%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Abbas continued to serve the Assassins faithfully for many years to come, well into Altaïr's reign as Mentor. However, following Altaïr's departure for the Far East in 1217, he slowly begun to build up support among the populace to undermine the Order's acting-Master and second-in-command; Malik Al-Sayf. In 1225, Abbas began to stage a coup d'état to assume control over the Order.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
===Attack on Masyaf===
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Abbas commanded his subordinate <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Swami%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Swami%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSwami%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Swami" title="Swami">Swami</a>, a weak-minded <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22apprentice%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Apprentices%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BApprentices%7Capprentice%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Apprentices" title="Apprentices">apprentice</a>, to murder Sef Ibn-La'Ahad, the younger son of Altaïr, and pin the blame on Malik. As a result, Malik was found guilty of the murder and imprisoned in Masyaf's dungeon. With no acting leader, a council was founded to lead the Order - in accordance with the statutes of the Brotherhood - and Abbas placed himself at its head.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
{{Dialogue2|Altaïr|When I close the castle gates, flank the Crusaders in the village and drive them into the canyon.|Abbas|You don't stand a chance!|Abbas! No mistakes.|Altaïr and Abbas discussing their course of action during the attack.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Two years later, in 1227, Altaïr, his wife <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Maria%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Maria%20Thorpe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaria%20Thorpe%7CMaria%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Maria_Thorpe" title="Maria Thorpe">Maria</a>, and their eldest son, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Darim%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Darim%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDarim%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%7CDarim%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Darim_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Darim Ibn-La'Ahad">Darim</a>, returned from their ten-year journey to the Far East, unaware of the events that had transpired in their absence. Arriving at the fortress, the aging Mentor was informed that his son, Sef, had departed for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alamut%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alamut%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlamut%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Alamut" title="Alamut">Alamut</a> not long before their arrival. Darim left for Alamut immediately, and the next day Altaïr and Maria met with Abbas and the ruling Council.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">During the meeting, Abbas informed the Mentor that Sef had been murdered by Malik just two weeks before his arrival, and that the Council had been set up following his arrest. Altaïr demanded that the council turn over command of the Order to him, though Abbas refused. Abbas claimed that Altaïr would not be impartial, since his son had just been murdered and there was the possibility that he would act out of vengeance.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
[[File:Mentor's keeper 3.png|thumb|left|250px|Abbas talking with Altaïr during the attack.]]
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3ANew%20regime%205.png%7Cthumb%7Cleft%7C250px%7CAbbas%20and%20Swami%20meeting%20with%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20and%20Maria.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22New_regime_5.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22align%22%3A%22left%22%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Abbas%20and%20Swami%20meeting%20with%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20and%20Maria.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Abbas%20and%20Swami%20meeting%20with%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20and%20Maria.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" alt="" src="http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111202162342/assassinscreed/images/thumb/f/f7/New_regime_5.png/250px-New_regime_5.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb alignLeft withCaption"  type="image" />
Following these events, neither of the two considered the other as brethren. When Abbas was about 23 years old, Masyaf was attacked by [[Templars]] under the command of [[Haras]], a former Assassin apprentice who had betrayed the Order due to dissatisfaction with the Order's motives. Abbas joined his fellow Assassins in battle against the Templars.<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->The next day, after Altaïr learned the true circumstances surrounding his son's death, he went into the dungeons to see Malik and find out what was really going on. Seeing that Malik was in an extremely weak state, Altaïr left him in the care of his family.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Altaïr decided to confront Abbas once again, however Abbas managed to turn the Assassins against Altaïr after he accused him of killing Malik out of vengeance, showing Malik's decapitated head in public as proof. However, in reality Malik had been killed by Swami on Abbas' orders. Following a brief struggle, which resulted in the death of both Swami and Maria, Altaïr fled from Masyaf, and Abbas usurped the title of Mentor.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
When Altaïr arrived in the middle of the fight, Abbas met up with him and told him that they needed to fall back, and that they could do nothing for Al Mualim, who the Templars had taken hostage. However, Altaïr ordered Abbas to flank the Templars once he had driven them from the castle. Despite his protests, Abbas had no choice but to follow his rival's orders, as he was of higher rank.<ref name="Revelations" />
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<h3 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Later life</h3>
Altaïr was eventually successful in saving Al Mualim,<ref name="Revelations"/> after which Altaïr was leveled to the [[Ranks|rank]] of [[Master Assassin]]. Abbas, jealous, spat on the ground before Altaïr's feet, but the others sneered at him in response. This event was the first sign of Altaïr's arrogance, which would, over time, further fuel Abbas' hatred for Altaïr.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
<p data-rte-fromparser="true"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Dialogue%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BDialogue%7CAlta%5Cu00efr%7CThey%20were%20not%20lies.%20In%20all%20these%20years%2C%20did%20you%20never%20doubt%3F%7CAbbas%7CDid%20you%20ever%20wonder%20if%20there%20is%20a%20next%20world%2C%20Alta%5Cu00efr%3F%20In%20moments%20I%20shall%20know%20for%20sure.%20And%20if%20there%20is%2C%20I%20will%20see%20my%20father%2C%20and%20we%20will%20both%20be%20there%20to%20meet%20you%20when%20it%20is%20your%20time.%20And%20then%20-%20then%20there%20will%20be%20no%20doubt.%7CAlta%5Cu00efr%20and%20Abbas%20during%20the%20latter%27s%20final%20moments.%7CAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20The%20Secret%20Crusade%7D%7D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Twenty years passed before Abbas once again encountered Altaïr. During his reign, the Assassins retreated into their fortress, leaving the surrounding countryside to the mercy of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fahad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFahad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Fahad" title="Fahad">Fahad</a>'s bandits. Abbas imposed increasingly high levies on the local civilians, and took severe and paranoid action against any uprising and dissent, like that which followed Altaïr's escape in 1227.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
===Causing a civil war===
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In the year 1247, Abbas learned that Altaïr had returned from exile, intent on reclaiming his position at the head of the order. With the help of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Malik%27s%20son%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tazim%20Al-Sayf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTazim%20Al-Sayf%7CMalik%27s%20son%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Tazim_Al-Sayf" title="Tazim Al-Sayf">Malik's son</a>, Altaïr gained the assistance of his fellow Assassins against Abbas. Altaïr stressed the fact that no blood was to be spilled. Because of this, most of Abbas' supporting forces joined Altaïr.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
{{Quote|Forgive me... I did not... know...|Abbas apologizing to Altaïr after having used the Apple.|Assassin's Creed: Revelations}}
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"><img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AMentor%27s%20return%2010.png%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CAbbas%20facing%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20in%20Masyaf.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Mentor%27s_return_10.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Abbas%20facing%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20in%20Masyaf.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Abbas%20facing%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20in%20Masyaf.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111202183344/assassinscreed/images/thumb/f/f9/Mentor%27s_return_10.png/250px-Mentor%27s_return_10.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb withCaption"  type="image" />
 
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->After a brief power struggle, which saw most of the Order returning their allegiances to Altaïr, Abbas confronted the old Assassin on the steps of the Masyaf fortress. Once again refusing to accept the truth surrounding his father's death, Abbas ordered his few remaining followers to kill Altaïr. The former Mentor extended his arm at Abbas and placed his other hand on the wrist, and a second later, the castle echoed with the sound of an explosion.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
In 1191, Al Mualim came into possession of [[Second Apple|one of the Apples of Eden]], an [[Pieces of Eden|artifact]] from the [[First Civilization]], which had been hidden deep in [[Solomon's Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]]. Studying the Apple of Eden over the course of several weeks, Al Mualim found his mind not able to comprehend the Apple's powers, and soon grew corrupted and disillusioned by it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Looking down, Abbas saw a small stain of blood appear on his chest, which then expanded, until the front of his robes were entirely drenched with blood. He collapsed and rolled down the stairs to Altaïr's feet, where he uttered his final words, telling his former friend that he hoped there was a second life after death, where they could meet again and where Abbas could know the truth about his father. Closing his eyes, he died, the first victim of the newly wrought <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hidden%20gun%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hidden%20Gun%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHidden%20Gun%7Chidden%20gun%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Hidden_Gun" title="Hidden Gun">hidden gun</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
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Eventually, Al Mualim betrayed the Order he had served faithfully and strictly for numerous years, and used the Apple to brainwash the Assassins present in Masyaf to mindlessly follow and worship him. Finding out about his Mentor's secret Templar affiliations, Altaïr confronted Al Mualim and slayed him in the castle's gardens, subsequently hiding the Apple in the Master's study in Masyaf castle.<ref name="Assassin's Creed" />
<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Personality and characteristics</h2>
 
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[[File:Mentor's wake 5.png|thumb|250px|Abbas and Altaïr arguing while Al Mualim's body burns.]]
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After Al Mualim's death, Abbas made his way to Masyaf castle and met with Altaïr at the gates, where he discovered his rival carrying their Mentor's corpse. Abbas, openly distrusting and demanding an explanation, listened to his reasoning while they walked to a funeral pyre set out on a cliffside outside the castle.<ref name="Revelations"/>
<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->Abbas was a weak-minded, though obstinate and strong-willed man, who held his family's honor in high regard. However, these traits came paired with a quick temper whenever someone slandered this honor, which was mostly shown when after Altaïr told Abbas of his father's suicide, wrecking the friendship of the two permanently.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Though he had great respect for the Assassin Order, Abbas was quick to use the Order's rules to cover his own intentions and actions. After Altaïr killed Al Mualim, Abbas angrily accused Altaïr of bending the rules while his rival was burning their Mentor's body - as was forbidden by the Brotherhood's statutes. As soon as the Assassins started to doubt Altaïr because of Abbas' accusations, Abbas secretly took the Apple for himself.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
As Altaïr lit Al Mualim's body on fire, Abbas confronted him, saying that burning a man's body was forbidden in their Order. In his defense, Altaïr said that the body could be "another one of Al Mualim's phantoms," and that he must not be given a chance to return. Enraged, Abbas shoved Altaïr off the cliff, where he was confronted by both angry citizens and Assassins alike.<ref name="Revelations"/>
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Later still, when Altaïr returned from his journey through the Mongol Empire, Abbas used the statutes of the Brotherhood to claim power for himself, and to force Altaïr into exile.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
 
</p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">However, Abbas was not fit to lead others, with his desire and lust for personal power resulted in the corruption of his Brotherhood, and they ended up disregarding the rules of the Brotherhood altogether.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />
Abbas hurried to the Master's study in the castle, from which he stole the Apple of Eden, and proceeded to climb to the top of the watchtower outside the fortress to look out over the civil war that he had started. Yelling out to Altaïr, Abbas claimed that he was not able to wield the Apple, though soon found himself unable to resist its charm and activated it.<ref name="Revelations"/>
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Last words</h2>
However, Abbas' mind was too weak to bear the consequences of his action, and the Apple began slowly draining the life from his body. Altaïr climbed up the tower and took the Apple from Abbas to save him, after which Abbas muttered an apology to Altaïr.<ref name="Revelations"/>
<ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Abbas:</b> <i>I can never forgive you, Altaïr. The lies you told about my family, my father. The humiliation I suffered.</i>
 
</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Altaïr:</b> <i>They were not lies, Abbas. I was ten years old when your father came to see me. He was in tears, begging to be forgiven for betraying my family. Then he cut his own throat. I watched his life ebb away at my feet. I will never forget that image.</i>
As time passed, Altaïr gained full support of the other members of the Order, and became the Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, to Abbas' displeasure. However, his new-found hatred for his late Mentor surpassed even that felt toward Altaïr, and Abbas relented against his former friend.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Abbas:</b> <i>No.</i>
 
</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Altaïr:</b> <i>But he was not a coward, Abbas. He reclaimed his honor.</i>
===Assuming control===
</li><li data-rte-spaces-before="1"><b>Abbas:</b> <i>I hope there is another life after this one. Then I will see him, and know the truth of his final days... And when it is your time, we will find you, and then there will be no doubts.</i>
{{Dialogue|Altaïr|'''I''' am the Master of this Order, Abbas. I demand that leadership is returned to me, in line with the statutes of the Brotherhood. They '''decree''' it be returned to me.|Abbas|They do not. Not any more.|Altaïr and Abbas discussing Altaïr's leadership.|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}}
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<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Trivia</h2>
Abbas continued to serve the Assassins faithfully for many years to come, well into Altaïr's reign as Mentor. However, following Altaïr's departure for the Far East in 1217, he slowly begun to build up support among the populace to undermine the Order's acting-Master and second-in-command; Malik Al-Sayf. In 1225, Abbas began to stage a coup d'état to assume control over the Order.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
<ul><li data-rte-spaces-before="1">"Abbas" translates to "the lion which all lions fear," or "severe in manner of appearance."
 
</li></ul>
Abbas commanded his subordinate [[Swami]], a weak-minded [[Apprentices|apprentice]], to murder Sef Ibn-La'Ahad, the younger son of Altaïr, and pin the blame on Malik. As a result, Malik was found guilty of the murder and imprisoned in Masyaf's dungeon. With no acting leader, a council was founded to lead the Order - in accordance with the statutes of the Brotherhood - and Abbas placed himself at its head.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
<h2 data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">References</h2>
 
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Two years later, in 1227, Altaïr, his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]], and their eldest son, [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]], returned from their ten-year journey to the Far East, unaware of the events that had transpired in their absence. Arriving at the fortress, the aging Mentor was informed that his son, Sef, had departed for [[Alamut]] not long before their arrival. Darim left for Alamut immediately, and the next day Altaïr and Maria met with Abbas and the ruling Council.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
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During the meeting, Abbas informed the Mentor that Sef had been murdered by Malik just two weeks before his arrival, and that the Council had been set up following his arrest. Altaïr demanded that the council turn over command of the Order to him, though Abbas refused. Abbas claimed that Altaïr would not be impartial, since his son had just been murdered and there was the possibility that he would act out of vengeance.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
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[[File:New regime 5.png|thumb|left|250px|Abbas and Swami meeting with Altaïr and Maria.]]
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The next day, after Altaïr learned the true circumstances surrounding his son's death, he went into the dungeons to see Malik and find out what was really going on. Seeing that Malik was in an extremely weak state, Altaïr left him in the care of his family.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
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Altaïr decided to confront Abbas once again, however Abbas managed to turn the Assassins against Altaïr after he accused him of killing Malik out of vengeance, showing Malik's decapitated head in public as proof. However, in reality Malik had been killed by Swami on Abbas' orders. Following a brief struggle, which resulted in the death of both Swami and Maria, Altaïr fled from Masyaf, and Abbas usurped the title of Mentor.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
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===Later life===
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{{Dialogue|Altaïr|They were not lies. In all these years, did you never doubt?|Abbas|Did you ever wonder if there is a next world, Altaïr? In moments I shall know for sure. And if there is, I will see my father, and we will both be there to meet you when it is your time. And then - then there will be no doubt.|Altaïr and Abbas during the latter's final moments.|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}}
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Twenty years passed before Abbas once again encountered Altaïr. During his reign, the Assassins retreated into their fortress, leaving the surrounding countryside to the mercy of [[Fahad]]'s bandits. Abbas imposed increasingly high levies on the local civilians, and took severe and paranoid action against any uprising and dissent, like that which followed Altaïr's escape in 1227.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
 
In the year 1247, Abbas learned that Altaïr had returned from exile, intent on reclaiming his position at the head of the order. With the help of [[Tazim Al-Sayf|Malik's son]], Altaïr gained the assistance of his fellow Assassins against Abbas. Altaïr stressed the fact that no blood was to be spilled. Because of this, most of Abbas' supporting forces joined Altaïr.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
 
[[File:Mentor's return 10.png|thumb|250px|Abbas facing Altaïr in Masyaf.]]
After a brief power struggle, which saw most of the Order returning their allegiances to Altaïr, Abbas confronted the old Assassin on the steps of the Masyaf fortress. Once again refusing to accept the truth surrounding his father's death, Abbas ordered his few remaining followers to kill Altaïr. The former Mentor extended his arm at Abbas and placed his other hand on the wrist, and a second later, the castle echoed with the sound of an explosion.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
 
Looking down, Abbas saw a small stain of blood appear on his chest, which then expanded, until the front of his robes were entirely drenched with blood. He collapsed and rolled down the stairs to Altaïr's feet, where he uttered his final words, telling his former friend that he hoped there was a second life after death, where they could meet again and where Abbas could know the truth about his father. Closing his eyes, he died, the first victim of the newly wrought [[Hidden Gun|hidden gun]].<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
 
==Personality and characteristics==
{{Quote|I would have defended the ''Order'', Abbas. Instead you have sacrificed everything we stand for. You sacrificed my wife and son on the altar of your own spite - your blank refusal to accept the truth.|Altaïr, about Abbas' actions shortly before the latter's death.|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}}
 
[[File:Mentor's wake 10.png|thumb|left|250px|Abbas, holding the Apple while furiously yelling to Altaïr.]]
Abbas was a weak-minded, though obstinate and strong-willed  young man, who held his family's honor in high regard. However, these traits came paired with a quick temper whenever someone slandered this honor, which was mostly shown when after Altaïr told Abbas of his father's suicide, wrecking the friendship of the two permanently.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
 
Though he had great respect for the Assassin Order, Abbas was quick to use the Order's rules to cover his own intentions and actions. After Altaïr killed Al Mualim, Abbas angrily accused Altaïr of bending the rules while his rival was burning their Mentor's body - as was forbidden by the Brotherhood's statutes. As soon as the Assassins started to doubt Altaïr because of Abbas' accusations, Abbas secretly took the Apple for himself.<ref name="Revelations"/>
 
Later still, when Altaïr returned from his journey through the Mongol Empire, Abbas used the statutes of the Brotherhood to claim power for himself, and to force Altaïr into exile.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
 
However, Abbas was not fit to lead others, with his desire and lust for personal power resulted in the corruption of his Brotherhood, and they ended up disregarding the rules of the Brotherhood altogether.<ref name="The Secret Crusade"/>
 
==Last words==
* '''Abbas:''' ''I can never forgive you, Altaïr. The lies you told about my family, my father. The humiliation I suffered.''
* '''Altaïr:''' ''They were not lies, Abbas. I was ten years old when your father came to see me. He was in tears, begging to be forgiven for betraying my family. Then he cut his own throat. I watched his life ebb away at my feet. I will never forget that image.''
* '''Abbas:''' ''No.''
* '''Altaïr:''' ''But he was not a coward, Abbas. He reclaimed his honor.''
* '''Abbas:''' ''I hope there is another life after this one. Then I will see him, and know the truth of his final days... And when it is your time, we will find you, and then there will be no doubts.''
 
==Trivia==
* "Abbas" translates to "the lion which all lions fear," or "severe in manner of appearance."
 
==References==
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His leadership over the Levantine Brotherhood showed a period of corruption and disregard for the Order's Creed, resulting in the decline of their castle in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Masyaf%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Masyaf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMasyaf%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Masyaf" title="Masyaf">Masyaf</a> and its villagers fearing and secretly loathing the Assassins.

Raised as an Assassin from birth alongside <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alta%5Cu00efr%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alta%5Cu00efr%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlta%5Cu00efr%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Alta%C3%AFr_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad">Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad</a>, the two became best friends during their childhood. However, after Altaïr revealed to Abbas that Abbas' father <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ahmad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ahmad%20Sofian%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAhmad%20Sofian%7CAhmad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Ahmad_Sofian" title="Ahmad Sofian">Ahmad</a> had killed himself, rather than left the Order as Abbas had believed, Abbas labelled Altaïr a liar, and developed a hatred for him that would span a lifetime.

After Altaïr killed their former Mentor, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rashid%20ad-Din%20Sinan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rashid%20ad-Din%20Sinan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRashid%20ad-Din%20Sinan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Rashid_ad-Din_Sinan" title="Rashid ad-Din Sinan">Rashid ad-Din Sinan</a>, Abbas stood against Altaïr, who desired to become the Order's new leader. He eventually repented, and kept a low profile during Altaïr's time as Mentor.

When Altaïr and his family left for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mongolia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22wikipedia%3AMongolia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bwikipedia%3AMongolia%7CMongolia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia" class="extiw" title="wikipedia:Mongolia">Mongolia</a> to deal with the threat led by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Genghis%20Khan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Genghis%20Khan%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BGenghis%20Khan%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Genghis_Khan" title="Genghis Khan">Genghis Khan</a>, Abbas staged a secret coup d'état against the Order, killing Altaïr's son <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sef%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Sef%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSef%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%7CSef%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Sef_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Sef Ibn-La'Ahad">Sef</a> and framing Altaïr's best friend and right-hand man <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Malik%20Al-Sayf%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Malik%20Al-Sayf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMalik%20Al-Sayf%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Malik_Al-Sayf" title="Malik Al-Sayf">Malik Al-Sayf</a>, who was thrown into prison.

With Sef and Malik out of the way, Abbas held the most power, and thus implemented a council into the Order with himself as its head. Eventually, he also disbanded the council, usurping the title of Mentor and becoming the sole leader of the Levantine Assassins.

Under Abbas' leadership, the Order declined and became corrupted. Additionally, Abbas spent the majority of his time hiding in Masyaf's fortress, fearing for his life. Eventually, the Assassins joined Altaïr once again, and Abbas was killed.

Biography

Early years

Abbas Sofian was born in Masyaf, in the year 1166. The son of Ahmad Sofian, a member of the Assassin Order, Abbas spent the first decade of his life living with his father until 1176.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20The%20Secret%20Crusade%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

That year, during the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Siege%20of%20Masyaf%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Siege%20of%20Masyaf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSiege%20of%20Masyaf%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Siege_of_Masyaf" title="Siege of Masyaf">Siege of Masyaf</a>, Abbas' father was captured by the attacking <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Saracens%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Saracens%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSaracens%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Saracens" title="Saracens">Saracens</a>, and, under torture, revealed the name of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Umar%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Umar%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BUmar%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Umar_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Umar Ibn-La'Ahad">Umar Ibn-La'Ahad</a> as the Assassin who killed a Saracen nobleman. Umar was executed at his own request, in order to spare Ahmad's life; however, the latter only grew guilty for his fellow Assassin's death.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

This later led to Ahmad killing himself in Umar and his son Altaïr's quarters; however, Abbas was brought up to believe that his father had left the Order, and would eventually return.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Abbas was paired with Altaïr and together they began their training to become Assassins under their Mentor - Rashid ad-Din Sinan, commonly known as Al Mualim. The two boys developed a close friendship, being constantly by one another's side, and referring to each other as brothers; however, the thought of his father's self-imposed exile was never far from Abbas' mind.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

After some time, Altaïr began to notice a change in Abbas' mood, with the strain of his father's disappearance beginning to wear him down. In the hope that it would give him some peace, Altaïr informed Abbas that his father had not deserted Abbas as he had thought, but that he had actually committed suicide in Altaïr's chambers not long after the Saracen siege. Abbas refused to believe him, and simply turned around in his bed, silent.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

During combat training the next day, he made a request to their instructor <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Labib%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Labib%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLabib%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Labib" title="Labib">Labib</a> to use real swords in the training, a request which was accepted with Labib's joy. However, instead of doing the normal training, Abbas ferociously attacked Altaïr in a burst of hatred, demanding to know why he had lied about his father.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Reluctantly, Altaïr eventually admitted to lying, and the two were thrown in the cells for a month. When they were allowed to continue their training, Abbas was punished further, as Al Mualim decreed that he had brought disrepute to the Order by allowing his emotions free rein, and as such, his training was to be extended by a year.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Attack on Masyaf

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Following these events, neither of the two considered the other as brethren. When Abbas was about 23 years old, Masyaf was attacked by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Templars%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Templars%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTemplars%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Templars" title="Templars">Templars</a> under the command of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Haras%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Haras%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHaras%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Haras" title="Haras">Haras</a>, a former Assassin apprentice who had betrayed the Order due to dissatisfaction with the Order's motives. Abbas joined his fellow Assassins in battle against the Templars.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%3A%20Revelations%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

When Altaïr arrived in the middle of the fight, Abbas met up with him and told him that they needed to fall back, and that they could do nothing for Al Mualim, who the Templars had taken hostage. However, Altaïr ordered Abbas to flank the Templars once he had driven them from the castle. Despite his protests, Abbas had no choice but to follow his rival's orders, as he was of higher rank.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Altaïr was eventually successful in saving Al Mualim,<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" /> after which Altaïr was leveled to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22rank%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Ranks%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRanks%7Crank%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Ranks" title="Ranks">rank</a> of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Master%20Assassin%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Master%20Assassin%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaster%20Assassin%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Master_Assassin" title="Master Assassin">Master Assassin</a>. Abbas, jealous, spat on the ground before Altaïr's feet, but the others sneered at him in response. This event was the first sign of Altaïr's arrogance, which would, over time, further fuel Abbas' hatred for Altaïr.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Causing a civil war

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In 1191, Al Mualim came into possession of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22one%20of%20the%20Apples%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Second%20Apple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSecond%20Apple%7Cone%20of%20the%20Apples%20of%20Eden%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Second_Apple" title="Second Apple">one of the Apples of Eden</a>, an <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22artifact%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Pieces%20of%20Eden%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPieces%20of%20Eden%7Cartifact%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Pieces_of_Eden" title="Pieces of Eden">artifact</a> from the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22First%20Civilization%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22First%20Civilization%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFirst%20Civilization%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/First_Civilization" title="First Civilization">First Civilization</a>, which had been hidden deep in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Solomon%27s%20Temple%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSolomon%27s%20Temple%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Solomon%27s_Temple" title="Solomon's Temple">Solomon's Temple</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jerusalem%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jerusalem%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJerusalem%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Jerusalem" title="Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a>. Studying the Apple of Eden over the course of several weeks, Al Mualim found his mind not able to comprehend the Apple's powers, and soon grew corrupted and disillusioned by it.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%5C%22%3E%27%27%5B%5BAssassin%27s%20Creed%5D%5D%27%27%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Eventually, Al Mualim betrayed the Order he had served faithfully and strictly for numerous years, and used the Apple to brainwash the Assassins present in Masyaf to mindlessly follow and worship him. Finding out about his Mentor's secret Templar affiliations, Altaïr confronted Al Mualim and slayed him in the castle's gardens, subsequently hiding the Apple in the Master's study in Masyaf castle.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Assassin%27s%20Creed%5C%22%20%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

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After Al Mualim's death, Abbas made his way to Masyaf castle and met with Altaïr at the gates, where he discovered his rival carrying their Mentor's corpse. Abbas, openly distrusting and demanding an explanation, listened to his reasoning while they walked to a funeral pyre set out on a cliffside outside the castle.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

As Altaïr lit Al Mualim's body on fire, Abbas confronted him, saying that burning a man's body was forbidden in their Order. In his defense, Altaïr said that the body could be "another one of Al Mualim's phantoms," and that he must not be given a chance to return. Enraged, Abbas shoved Altaïr off the cliff, where he was confronted by both angry citizens and Assassins alike.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Abbas hurried to the Master's study in the castle, from which he stole the Apple of Eden, and proceeded to climb to the top of the watchtower outside the fortress to look out over the civil war that he had started. Yelling out to Altaïr, Abbas claimed that he was not able to wield the Apple, though soon found himself unable to resist its charm and activated it.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

However, Abbas' mind was too weak to bear the consequences of his action, and the Apple began slowly draining the life from his body. Altaïr climbed up the tower and took the Apple from Abbas to save him, after which Abbas muttered an apology to Altaïr.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

As time passed, Altaïr gained full support of the other members of the Order, and became the Mentor of the Levantine Assassins, to Abbas' displeasure. However, his new-found hatred for his late Mentor surpassed even that felt toward Altaïr, and Abbas relented against his former friend.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Assuming control

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Abbas continued to serve the Assassins faithfully for many years to come, well into Altaïr's reign as Mentor. However, following Altaïr's departure for the Far East in 1217, he slowly begun to build up support among the populace to undermine the Order's acting-Master and second-in-command; Malik Al-Sayf. In 1225, Abbas began to stage a coup d'état to assume control over the Order.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Abbas commanded his subordinate <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Swami%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Swami%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BSwami%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Swami" title="Swami">Swami</a>, a weak-minded <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22apprentice%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Apprentices%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BApprentices%7Capprentice%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Apprentices" title="Apprentices">apprentice</a>, to murder Sef Ibn-La'Ahad, the younger son of Altaïr, and pin the blame on Malik. As a result, Malik was found guilty of the murder and imprisoned in Masyaf's dungeon. With no acting leader, a council was founded to lead the Order - in accordance with the statutes of the Brotherhood - and Abbas placed himself at its head.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Two years later, in 1227, Altaïr, his wife <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Maria%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Maria%20Thorpe%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMaria%20Thorpe%7CMaria%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Maria_Thorpe" title="Maria Thorpe">Maria</a>, and their eldest son, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Darim%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Darim%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BDarim%20Ibn-La%27Ahad%7CDarim%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Darim_Ibn-La%27Ahad" title="Darim Ibn-La'Ahad">Darim</a>, returned from their ten-year journey to the Far East, unaware of the events that had transpired in their absence. Arriving at the fortress, the aging Mentor was informed that his son, Sef, had departed for <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Alamut%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Alamut%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BAlamut%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Alamut" title="Alamut">Alamut</a> not long before their arrival. Darim left for Alamut immediately, and the next day Altaïr and Maria met with Abbas and the ruling Council.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

During the meeting, Abbas informed the Mentor that Sef had been murdered by Malik just two weeks before his arrival, and that the Council had been set up following his arrest. Altaïr demanded that the council turn over command of the Order to him, though Abbas refused. Abbas claimed that Altaïr would not be impartial, since his son had just been murdered and there was the possibility that he would act out of vengeance.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

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The next day, after Altaïr learned the true circumstances surrounding his son's death, he went into the dungeons to see Malik and find out what was really going on. Seeing that Malik was in an extremely weak state, Altaïr left him in the care of his family.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Altaïr decided to confront Abbas once again, however Abbas managed to turn the Assassins against Altaïr after he accused him of killing Malik out of vengeance, showing Malik's decapitated head in public as proof. However, in reality Malik had been killed by Swami on Abbas' orders. Following a brief struggle, which resulted in the death of both Swami and Maria, Altaïr fled from Masyaf, and Abbas usurped the title of Mentor.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Later life

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Twenty years passed before Abbas once again encountered Altaïr. During his reign, the Assassins retreated into their fortress, leaving the surrounding countryside to the mercy of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Fahad%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Fahad%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFahad%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Fahad" title="Fahad">Fahad</a>'s bandits. Abbas imposed increasingly high levies on the local civilians, and took severe and paranoid action against any uprising and dissent, like that which followed Altaïr's escape in 1227.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

In the year 1247, Abbas learned that Altaïr had returned from exile, intent on reclaiming his position at the head of the order. With the help of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Malik%27s%20son%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Tazim%20Al-Sayf%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BTazim%20Al-Sayf%7CMalik%27s%20son%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Tazim_Al-Sayf" title="Tazim Al-Sayf">Malik's son</a>, Altaïr gained the assistance of his fellow Assassins against Abbas. Altaïr stressed the fact that no blood was to be spilled. Because of this, most of Abbas' supporting forces joined Altaïr.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22image%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFile%3AMentor%27s%20return%2010.png%7Cthumb%7C250px%7CAbbas%20facing%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20in%20Masyaf.%5D%5D%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Mentor%27s_return_10.png%22%2C%22params%22%3A%7B%22thumbnail%22%3Atrue%2C%22caption%22%3A%22Abbas%20facing%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20in%20Masyaf.%22%2C%22width%22%3A250%2C%22captionParsed%22%3A%22Abbas%20facing%20Alta%5Cu00efr%20in%20Masyaf.%22%7D%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" alt="" src="http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111202183344/assassinscreed/images/thumb/f/f9/Mentor%27s_return_10.png/250px-Mentor%27s_return_10.png" width="250" height="141" class="image thumb withCaption" type="image" />

After a brief power struggle, which saw most of the Order returning their allegiances to Altaïr, Abbas confronted the old Assassin on the steps of the Masyaf fortress. Once again refusing to accept the truth surrounding his father's death, Abbas ordered his few remaining followers to kill Altaïr. The former Mentor extended his arm at Abbas and placed his other hand on the wrist, and a second later, the castle echoed with the sound of an explosion.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Looking down, Abbas saw a small stain of blood appear on his chest, which then expanded, until the front of his robes were entirely drenched with blood. He collapsed and rolled down the stairs to Altaïr's feet, where he uttered his final words, telling his former friend that he hoped there was a second life after death, where they could meet again and where Abbas could know the truth about his father. Closing his eyes, he died, the first victim of the newly wrought <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22hidden%20gun%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Hidden%20Gun%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHidden%20Gun%7Chidden%20gun%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" href="/wiki/Hidden_Gun" title="Hidden Gun">hidden gun</a>.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Personality and characteristics

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Abbas was a weak-minded, though obstinate and strong-willed man, who held his family's honor in high regard. However, these traits came paired with a quick temper whenever someone slandered this honor, which was mostly shown when after Altaïr told Abbas of his father's suicide, wrecking the friendship of the two permanently.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Though he had great respect for the Assassin Order, Abbas was quick to use the Order's rules to cover his own intentions and actions. After Altaïr killed Al Mualim, Abbas angrily accused Altaïr of bending the rules while his rival was burning their Mentor's body - as was forbidden by the Brotherhood's statutes. As soon as the Assassins started to doubt Altaïr because of Abbas' accusations, Abbas secretly took the Apple for himself.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22Revelations%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Later still, when Altaïr returned from his journey through the Mongol Empire, Abbas used the statutes of the Brotherhood to claim power for himself, and to force Altaïr into exile.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

However, Abbas was not fit to lead others, with his desire and lust for personal power resulted in the corruption of his Brotherhood, and they ended up disregarding the rules of the Brotherhood altogether.<img data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3D%5C%22The%20Secret%20Crusade%5C%22%5C%2F%3E%22%7D" data-rte-instance="3510-4599299724f471be9be0df" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="ext" />

Last words

  • Abbas: I can never forgive you, Altaïr. The lies you told about my family, my father. The humiliation I suffered.
  • Altaïr: They were not lies, Abbas. I was ten years old when your father came to see me. He was in tears, begging to be forgiven for betraying my family. Then he cut his own throat. I watched his life ebb away at my feet. I will never forget that image.
  • Abbas: No.
  • Altaïr: But he was not a coward, Abbas. He reclaimed his honor.
  • Abbas: I hope there is another life after this one. Then I will see him, and know the truth of his final days... And when it is your time, we will find you, and then there will be no doubts.

Trivia

  • "Abbas" translates to "the lion which all lions fear," or "severe in manner of appearance."

References

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