Assassin's Creed 6
Assassin's Creed 6 is the sixth issue of the Titan comic book series Assassin's Creed. The comic, written by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery with art by Ivan Nunes and Neil Edwards was released on 16 March 2016.
Publisher's summary[edit | edit source]
A brand new historical period, and a brand new character in the second arc of the Assassin's Creed comic! Join Charlotte de la Cruz as she leaps into her genetic memories of the Inca Empire, searching for the secret hidden in her past that could lead the Assassins into the future...[1]
Plot summary[edit | edit source]
2016: Charlotte, Galina, and Kody are now hiding out in a hotel in Mexico City. It is confirmed that Galina has in fact broken her leg, and a couple of local doctors are brought in to assess her. Galina immediately executes one, as they are seemingly a Templar. The other is innocent, but after Charlotte's plea, Galina chooses to knock the doctor out instead. The three retreat to a different hotel across from the previous—this way they can keep track of who approaches their former exposed position. Galina chooses to rest up with morphine.
Charlotte tries to understand the message from Consus to seek the "Keepers of Knowledge", and subsequently takes to the dark web to find the elusive Erudito—a hacker group well known for their attacks on Abstergo. She manages to track down a hint to their supposed next meeting, which leads her to ask Kody to once more hook her into the Animus in search of a secret hidden within the great Incan Empire.
1536: Peru. Charlotte's ancestor in this time is a woman called Quila, a chasqui of the Inca Empire. Chasqui are a series of couriers, who would free run messages (quipu) and items across the Empire, often by relay points.
Quila prides herself on being the fastest runner that she knows, and strives to impress the elders of her village. Many do not share her enthusiasm for the position, and believe she should simply be a "proper wife". She has a young apprentice called Turi, who is also a chasqui.
After a courier refuses to give Quila his package, she takes the initiative and steals it from him amidst a group of men. Curious as to its contents, she discovers that it is a communication about an assassination plot against Emperor Manco. Whilst trying to steal a horse, she is struck down by a stone, and surrounded by the men from before.[2]
Supplementary material[edit | edit source]
- The Chasqui
Quila is a chasqui, a courier used to carry messages across the Inca Empire. Not only were they incredibly strong runners, chasqui were trained to read and decipher the quipu, or knotted ropes, and pass on the message it held. The chasqui could, and often would, run up to 240km a day, and so had to be agile and physically very fit.
The chasqui ran along a vast network of purpose built roads and rope bridges that spanned the Inca Empire, which at its height was two million square kilometers. There were stopping points called tambos which were used as relay stations for the chasqui to pass the message on to the next runner.
Cover gallery[edit | edit source]
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