Striking the Anvil

Striking the Anvil was a virtual representation of one of Bayek's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.

Description

Bayek encountered the Siwan blacksmith Benipe, whose tools had been confiscated.

Dialogue

• Benipe: Bayek! Our Medjay! You're back!
• Bayek: What happened to your blacksmith shop?
• Benipe: Those neket iadet soldiers. Ptolemy's captain saw me making a sword and accused me of being a rebel.
• Bayek: He was not wrong.
• Benipe: They confiscatd my tools!
• Bayek: Bastards. All of Siwa needs a blacksmith. Even me.
• Benipe: I cannot help you Bayek. Not until I get my hammer and tongs back. And I have to get that ugly-as-Apep captain off my ass!
• Bayek: Is this captain with the tools somewhere I can find him?
• Benipe: At the foot of the hills west of here. Camp Shetjeh.
• Bayek: I will get those tools back, and I will take care of the captain.

Bayek returned the tools to Benipe.

• Bayek: Here are your tools. That captain won't ever come back here.
• Benipe: At last, I can reopen my shop. Many thanks.
• Bayek: My pleasure.
• Benipe: I found these weapons I had hidden from the soldiers. Please, choose one for yourself. Go ahead, choose one. They are all of equal value. That bow uses a special twine. It does not strike deep, but you can shoot very quickly. The shield is made with bronze and leather. Good protection - some weapons bounce right off it! It is not large, but that mace can crack a skull with the best of them! That spear sharp and long. You can keep back and still hurt your enemies.
• Bayek: Thank you, my friend.
• Benipe: Come by my shop anytime, Bayek.

Outcome

Bayek retrieved Benipe's tools and was able to buy and sell weapons and armor from him.

Trivia

• If Camp Shetjeh has already been cleared before starting the quest, killing the captain and recovering the tools will not be necessary.
• Despite being referred to as a mace, the Gruesome Mattock that serves as one of the four optional weapon rewards is actually a war hammer.

Gallery

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  The Bitter Bow
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  The Gruesome Mattock
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  The Phalanx Shield
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  The Pilum

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Origins