Aliyah Khan
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Aliyah Khan is an English card shark who was a former dropout of the London School of Economics. She is the estranged daughter of the Templar Fahad Khan, who abandoned Aliyah's mother when he discovered she was pregnant. Aliyah is a descendant of Omar Khaled, an Assassin during the 17th and 18th century.
Biography
Early life
At the age of 5, Aliyah was stuffed in a washing machine by her cousins as a cruel joke. From the trauma caused by the event, Aliyah developed claustrophobia.[1]
Aiding the Assassins
In 2019, Aliyah was engaged in a street card game, using slight of hand she scams a rich fool out of £100. Eventually the police arrive and break up her game, she is forced to flee. Finding a hiding place in a garbage dumpster Aliyah waits patiently for the police to pass. While hiding in the darkness of the dumpster her claustrophobia starts to get the better of her, but she breathes through it until the police pass her by.[2]
Taking the underground subway home, she gives a homeless beggar her winnings. After the man objects to the high amount she assures him and leaves. After arriving home to her flat, her room-mate Bianca tells her to shower immediately as she still smells like a dumpster. Bianca then reminds Aliyah that she still needed to repay Bianca's father for his investment into their crypto company scheme, a joint-effort originally thought up with Jarrod Eubanks—a former business partner who had since run off with the earnings. Bianca's father will lose his home if Aliyah does not pay him back, which she swears to do however she can.[2]
Traveling to the enclave of Chinatown, she met the Assassin Gavin Banks while playing poker in an attempt to earn enough money to pay back her investors in the Crypto market. Having lost all of her chips to him, Aliyah sought out Gavin after the match and demanded to know his identity. Gavin gave her an address, telling her to find it if she wished to know more.[2]
The next day, Aliyah was contacted by the registrar of the school, learning that she was given the chance to return to the institution, her funds having been paid by an "alumni." Later that day, after recovering from her shock and disbelief, Aliyah met with the registrar and the other higher-ups of the school to learn that it was indeed the truth. She surmised the mysterious "alumni" could be none other than Gavin Banks.[2]
Following the address given, she then went to meet Gavin, which led to a warehouse on the London Docklands. She was met at the door by My'shell Lemair, who granted her entry. My'shell quickly grew annoyed at Aliyah's constant questions. The duo were then joined by Gavin who explained himself to Aliyah, telling her that he knew where her former business partner—Jarrod Eubanks hid her money. If Aliyah was to help Gavin and his associate, he would reveal the whereabouts of the money. Gavin summarizes the Assassin-Templar War for Aliyah and tells her of her ancestor Omar Khaled—an Assassin and apprentice to Isaac Newton—from the 1600s. Using the Animus, Aliyah relived Omar's memories to find an inscription on rare Royal Mint coin. The inscription contains a code word to help stop a computer virus in modern day. After some trepidation, Aliyah agrees to enter the Animus in exchange for the promised return of her crypto funds.[2]
Entering the simulation, Aliyah is brought into 1696 London in the mind and body of her ancestor Omar Khaled. However something appears very wrong, Aliyah cannot see anything only darkness. She hears Omar save two beggars from a runaway horses before calling to be let out of the Animus. My'shell then informed her that Omar was, in fact, blind. Aliyah, confused at how she can possibly be able to see an inscription of a coin if her ancestor was blind was told be Gavin to be patient. The blindness of her ancestor somewhat set off her claustrophobia, but she agreed to go back in to get the information Gavin needed.[2]
After further reliving Omar's memories of an explosion, Aliyah was almost pulled from the Animus after a time when her vitals started to elevate. Gavin, however urges she continue.[2]
Personality and traits
Aliyah suffered from claustrophobia, a condition which she had inherited from her father.[2] After her stint in the Animus, however, Aliyah noted that she no longer felt claustrophobic in dark spaces nor was she afraid of the dark, even saying she felt in her element. This was due to Omar's blindness, so she had gotten used to fighting without seeing. [citation needed]
Aliyah also possesses a no-nonsense attitude and has a strong moral code against the rich and ignorant. She excels in poker and has a strong knowledge of probability and percentages, this coupled with her talent for slight of hand made her good at scamming people out of their money.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Gold (first appearance)
References
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