Saracens
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Saracens refers to the Sunni Muslim armies (led by Saladin) involved in the Crusades (although it can be used to refer to Muslims or Arabs in general). During the time period revisited in Assassin's Creed, Saracens are defending the Holy Land from the Christian Crusader invaders, who seek to reclaim it in the name of Christ.
Although the Crusaders have had some victories (most notably the retaking of Acre), most of the Holy Land is still held by Saracens. The lands to the east and south-east are Saracen strongholds, and they occupy and hold the cities of Damascus and Jerusalem.
Saracen soldiers are similar to the Crusaders combat-wise. They speak Arabic and Turkish, and wear Lamellar armor.
There are five notable members within the game, they are:
Although they pretended to pledge their allegiance to The Saracens, each of them were Templars and each of them had a special role to play. Tamir suppiled the Templars with weapons and equipment, Talal supplied them with recruits, Abu'l Nuqoud supplied wealth and money to the cause, Majd Addin would control a lot of The Saracen politics and Jubair al Hakim was trying to convert the population to Athiesm. They were all either respected or feared which lead them all to have a high social standard with in their cities and with The Saracens.
Flags
The Saracens have spread 100 Saracen flags across the city of Damascus. Collecting them all will, in the Xbox 360 version of the game, grant the player an Achievement:
| Icon | Name | Description | Points | Secret? |
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Keeper of The Crescent | Find all Saracen flags in Damascus | 10 | No |
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