Cote
Cote is a village in Oxenefordscire, England.
History
Around 878, the village of Cote was living peacefully, especially with people of different religions, like Christians, Danes, and Celts. However, a priest, Father Deoric, soon replaced the priest of the village's church, and Cote's community began to change. Within three months, Deoric was pushing for heavy religious conversion and outcasted any "pagan" people of Cote.[1] During his tenure in Cote, Deoric began destroying cairns of Cote's pagan community and spreading misinformation about the group, the Hidden Ones. News of Deoric's work in Cote was soon heard by the Hidden Ones, who also determined his ties with the Order of the Ancients. Hidden Ones Hytham and Marcella sent their new acquaintance, Niamh of Argyll, to assassinate the priest in response.[2]
Within a day of receiving her mission, Niamh traveled and arrived in Cote. Blending in by wearing Cote's women's usual garments, Niamh enters the village's church to find and see her target's sermon. After Deoric's ill-passionate sermon, Niamh went to investigate further on the countryside of Cote. Coming to a house with an offering to the Goddess, Niamh found herself another Celtic woman named Wisweth. Initially hesitant, Wisweth soon saw Niamh's lunar tattoo and soon both women began to chat. Wisweth confirmed the Hidden Ones' intel about Deoric's work, due to her own personal loss over Deoric's destruction of her husband's cairn. Seeing Wisweth crying, an enraged Niamh promised to investigate the matter.[1]
With Wisweth's help, Niamh found and was appalled that her husband's cairn being destroyed and a Christian cross being erected on the grave. Discarding the cross, Niamh restacked the cairn and waited till nighttime to confront Deoric. At night, Niamh infiltrated Deoric's home and soon they both engaged in a struggle. After Niamh killed Deoric, an altar boy found his body and the community was in an uproar. Blaming the pagans for Deoric's death, Cote's villagers went to the countryside and burnt down Wisweth's home, with Wisweth inside. After looking at the aftermath, Niamh blamed herself and went to meet the The Lady at Avalon to be relieved of her mission.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse (first appearance)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 5
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 4
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Sword of the White Horse – Chapter 6
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