Martyrs of Agaunum

The Martyrs of Agaunum were a cult that were fixated on and named after the historical Theban Legion, a 3rd century Roman squadron of 6,666 Christian soldiers.
==History==
By the 9th century, the Martyrs of Agaunum took the mantle of their name and were believed to use the graves of the Theban Legion for miraculous healing purposes.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Fifteen - Karachi, 824 At some point, they became allied with the Order of the Ancients, whose partnership proved fruitful when the customer gifted the Martyrs with impenetrable armor surrounding mostly their torsos. They were later tasked to bring a case of extreme importance to an Order member in Baghdad.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Nineteen - Baghdad, 824 
In 824, while tasked to transport a case to the Order, they recently enlisted a possible recruit FrancisAssassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Seventeen - Karachi, 824 to infiltrate a group of mercenaries set up by Master Assassin Fuladh Al Haami of the Hidden Ones. Fuladh tasked his group to find the Martyrs, eliminate them, and recover the case they guarded.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Five - Fustat, 824 While walking through Sinai, the Martyrs armed themselves and enlisted multiple guards to protect their caravan while riding towards Baghdad.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Nine - Sinai Border, 824 Fortunately, with Francis' sabotage,Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Seven - Fustat, 824 they were able to withstand an ambush by Fuladh's group and even took out one of the mercenaries. Escaping, the Martyrs garnered an advantage away from their attackers and continued forward.
While the Martyrs continued on their path, they managed to hire their own mercenaries to hunt down Fuladh's group. However, the remaining mercenaries Roshan, Azadeh, with her wolf Onyx, and Dias overcame the ambush and killed them. Another disadvantage was that they discerned Francis' alliance with the Martyrs, which led him to flee towards the Martyrs. The Martyrs soon arrived in Baghdad and set up a meeting with their customer at the House of Wisdom.
===Demise===
The Martyrs presented the case to their customer and began to perform a ritual, with Francis in attendance, while the customer opened the case. However, upon opening the chest, the customer hissed at the Martyrs but then they all heard an unknown whistle. Instantly, Onyx attacked and killed Francis, while Dias and Roshan managed to kill two Martyrs with deadly head blows. However, Fuladh's group became overwhelmed by the remaining Martyrs with Roshan becoming defenseless after losing her tahtib sticks. However, Onyx stopped the Martyr from killing Roshan, but she suffered fatal blows. Enraged, Azadeh jumped and killed the Martyr while Roshan wounded another Martyr. Before he could escape, the wounded Martyr was struck down by Fuladh, who later went to kill the customer. With Dias killing his Martyrs, the cult was ultimately dismantled.
==Skills and equipment==
Along with their enforced armor gifted by the Order, the Martyrs wore dark maroon robes and masks to cover their faces. On their chests, they showcased a golden symbol on their robes, a six-pointed cross.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One
==References==
Category:Organizations
Category:Order of the Ancients allies
Category:Secret societies
Category:Cults