Desert Vision

A vision of a pictograph on the sand showing Bayek killing a hippopotamus

Desert Visions were a series of mirages and hallucinations brought on by heat exhaustion. The Medjay and later Hidden Ones co-founder Bayek of Siwa often experienced these during his travels across Egypt to destroy the Order of the Ancients. Some were clairvoyant in nature, leading him to silica deposits or specific locations, while others alluded to events experienced both by Bayek and people much more ancient than him. The Alamut Hidden One Basim ibn Ishaq also experienced hallucinations when travelling around the deserts north of al-Ula, though his tended to be less varied in nature.

Sand drawings

Most of these mirages would be prefaced by a hallucination of Khemu drawing on the sand, though when approached, only one of these drawings would remain.

Image	Description
	Senu, Bayek, Khemu and Aya as a happy family.
	Khemu eaten by "the Snake".
	Aya and Bayek fighting "the Snake" back.
	Bayek and Aya parting ways following Khemu's death.
	Bayek fighting the Heron and his bodyguard with Ptolemaic forces in the background.
	Bayek fighting the Ibis.
	Bayek fighting the Scarab with Maharet and Kawab in the background.
	Bayek fighting the Hyena with Eshe's mummy in the background.
	Bayek fighting the Lizard with the Apis bull in the background.
	Bayek fighting a gladiator and the Crocodile.
	Bayek hunting ibex for the Pharaoh's festival in Siwa.
	Bayek fighting the Lion with a Roman legionary Aquila standard in the background.
	Bayek fighting the Hippo.

Hallucinations

Among the hallucinations caused by the desert heat, Bayek could encounter a vulture perched above his own dead body, to which he said "I will not die today". Other minor hallucinations included:

Bayek experiencing a hallucination

• An oasis
• A well
• A cloud of locusts
• Raining insects
• Floating scarf
• A falling fish
• Meteor shower
• A woman picking flowers
• A single flower upon the sand
• A burning bush
• A person on a camel
• Remains of a battlefield
• A dead war elephant
• A man with a cane that turned into a snake
• A second sun
• A falling star
• A ghostly being riding behind Bayek

Basim's hallucinations included an oasis, a djinn, and what appears as a figure with a lit lantern who stands atop a rock before disappearing.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory