Ishaq

Ishaq (Arabic: إسحاق; died c. 850s) was an architect active in early to mid-9th century Samarra, then the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. He was the father of Basim Ibn Ishaq.
==Biography==
Though responsible for the construction of the , his credit was stolen by another man, with Ishaq being exiled and later dying in poverty.Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – A Bloody Welcome With Ishaq's death, Basim became an orphan who grew up in the streets of Baghdad, his mother having died years earlier when he was a child.
==Personality and traits==
In his teenage years, Basim appeared to hold his father in relatively high regard, describing him as someone who had "dedicated his life to the betterment of his people" and hoping to live up to the wisdom of his lessons. Furthermore, the injustice Ishaq had faced inspired in his son a strong desire to fight for justice and help those in need, which eventually led him to join the Hidden Ones.Assassin's Creed: Mirage – The Master Thief of Anbar 
However, Basim's opinion of his father seemingly changed as he became an adult and unlocked Loki's dormant memories inside him. When talking with Hytham during a mission in Constantinople in 867, Basim described Ishaq as someone who "had no love in him for his son", saying that his father had nothing but violence to pass on to him.Assassin's Creed: The Golden City – Chapter 25
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Valhalla 
*Assassin's Creed: The Golden City 
*The World of Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Journey to the North – Logs and Files of a Hidden One 
*Assassin's Creed: Mirage 
==References==
Category:850s deaths
Category:Individuals
Category:Arabs
Category:Architects