Nightshade
Nightshades, or Solanaceae, are a family of flowering plants that range from herbs, vines, trees, medicinal plants, and spices. Some of them are poisonous, while many are found to be agricultural crops, like tomatoes and potatoes.
History
During the Viking Age in England, the Viking shieldmaiden Eivor Varinsdottir of the Raven Clan was assigned by berserkr Bjorn Bloodtooth to find nightshade for his berserkr brew to aid their fight against the Mercian lord who killed Bjorn's wife Alfhid.[1] Eivor agreed and found the deadly nightshade in an East Anglian graveyard. After procuring the poison, Eivor headed back to Bjorn, who used it to make a berserkr brew which proved to be psychedelic once Eivor and Bjorn drank it.[2]
During the early 16th century in Rome, Italy, nightshade became a proponent for poisoning and was used by the Assassins in the Italian Brotherhood against their fight against the Templar Cesare Borgia. The Assassin Tessa Varzi was highly proficient with the poison, a fact which frightened her fellow Assassins Francesco Vecellio and Cipriano Enu, since Tessa could just as easily use the plant in high doses for concentrated poisons or repurpose it as paralyzing dust for unexpected deliveries.[3]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − The Way of the Berserker (first appearance)
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − The Way of the Berserker − The Mysterious Berserker
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla − The Way of the Berserker The Ritual of the Berserker
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy − Rome: Chapter 3 – Francesco Vecellio