Tahira
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Tahira (unknown – 38 BCE) was one of the first members of the Hidden Ones, the organization that would later transform into the Assassin Brotherhood. An old acquaintance of the Hidden Ones' founder, the Medjay Bayek, she served as a protector for the Egyptian wildlife around the Nile area.
History
After the defeat of the Order of the Ancients in Egypt, Tahira demonstrated her commitment to Bayek by cutting off her ring finger so she could use her Hidden Blade. They subsequently raided a compound holding children. They sent the newly liberated children home, but one boy hesitated. Tahira asked Bayek if they should take him to their bureau, to which he insisted on handling it himself.
By 38 BCE, Tahira was placed in charge of overseering the Hidden Ones' Bureau in the Sinai. That year, the peninsula was in revolt against the Romans, led by the rebel leader Gamilat. On one occasion, Two Hidden Ones were caught up in a massacre, losing their lives in the process. Desperate to aid the rebellion, she sought Bayek for aid. When Bayek arrived in Sinai, Tahira introduced him to Gamilat and the trio proposed to assassinate Ampelius, Ptahmose and Tacito, the three lieutenants of Gaius Julius Rufio, a Roman general who overseered the Sinai.
Bayek later assisted Tahira with assassinating Tacito in his camp, and together, they helped to free the Nabatean rebels from Roman control, thus beginning a rebellion in the Sinai.
When Bayek returned to the bureau, after assassinating both Ampelius and Ptahmose, to debrief with Tahira, they, alongside Kashta, were ambushed by Rufio's men who set fire to the bureau. While attempting to escape, the Hiddeon Ones were captured by the Romans, with both Tahira and Kashta being imprisoned in Fort Clostra while Bayek was to be crucified. Bayek however was saved by Amunet and infliltrated the fort to free Kashta and a heavily wounded Tahira. Regrouping to safety in the mountains, Tahira's wounds proved too grave to be treated and she ultimately died, not before telling Bayek not to let their creed fade.
Appearance
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones
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