Ring of Sand
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The Ring of Sand was one of the three Rings of Seth, a set of Rings of Eden said to have been bestowed by the Isu Seth to his champions. Like the other two rings, the Ring of Sand is directly connected to the Staff of Seth, which is able to control those who use the ring.[1] The Ring of Sand specialized in illusions,[2] while also making it seem as if the wearer has been transformed into a mummy.[3]
History
Discovery in Egypt
In 1923, laborers at the Tomb of Tutankhamun digsite uncovered a secondary tunnel leading to an new network of chambers and passageways. In one of the chambers, they located a solitary sarcophagus that housed the Ring of Sand. The Templars, led by Carter's financial backer Lord Carnarvon, swiftly mobilized to seize control of the site. When the Templars attempt an incursion to the chamber, they were attacked by a living mummy wielding a golden khopesh. The mummy, in reality someone using the Ring, controlled a veritable menagerie: skeletons armed with rusty weapons, colossal snakes, swarms of carnivorous scarabs, sand ghosts and zombie hyenas obeyed their command. After the mummy noticed a group of Assassins that had infiltrated the site, they too became targets, though managed to defeat the mummy. A grenade, thrown in panic by a Templar agent, then detonated near the corpse, triggering a chain reaction and causing the underground complex to begin to collapse. The Assassins managed to emerge from the tunnel just before it would've trapped them in.[3]
The ring and the sarcophagus that contained it became part of the Egyptian Museum's collection, where they were grouped with Tutankhamun's latest collection of relics. Though reportedly unearthed in a 1932 excavation, no records could be located regarding their provenance, making it plausible that the discovery was made in the 1920s. Also lacking in any records was information about the site where the sarcophagus came from.[4]
Zixuan Long's plot and recovery by the Assassins
In 2016, the ring, along with a few other items from the Tutankhamun collection, was loaned to the British Museum.[4] While on display in London, the ring was stolen by an Assassin cell, who had to kill a transformed woman who had been controlled into stealing it by Dr. Zixuan Long.[5]
The Assassins later took the three Rings of Set to the Isu Vault beneath the Valley of the Kings, preparing to stop Dr. Long's schemes and prevent him from reaching Apophis. After their confrontation, Dr. Long's body had been taken over by the Isu Seth and he spoke to the Assassins, his voice transmitted through the rings.[2]
Appearances
References
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Forging History – The Mansion Massacre
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Forging History – Fulfill Your Destiny
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Forging History – The Great Egyptian Discovery
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Forging History – The Great Egyptian Discovery – Sequence Hooks: "Mysterious Origins"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game – Forging History – Hackney Diamonds