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Andrea Cortés

**Andrea Cortés** was a mercenary of the militant group *Lobos Silenciosos* who, under the direction of Álvaro de Espinosa, joined the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins when Álvaro pledged his group to their cause.

## Biography

The daughter of pig farmers, Andrea Cortés was the only girl of her parents' eight children. She loathed her impoverished life as a peasant spending all her days attending to pigs. As a reprieve from the monotony, she regularly engaged in sword-fighting and wrestling with her brothers, all of whom were members of the local militia.

One rainy night, a group of mercenaries named "The Silent Wolves" led by Álvaro de Espinosa offered to pay more gold she had ever seen for a single night of shelter on her family's farm. Thrilled by their stories of gold and riches, she packed her things and left with Álvaro the next morning. Under Álvaro, Andrea was trained into a full-fledged mercenary, and over time, she came to regard him as a second father.

When Álvaro attempted to convince his mercenaries to serve the cause of the Assassins, most of them dissented and left, but Andrea was among the few who remained loyal and assented to joining the Brotherhood with him.

## Personality and traits

Growing up as the only girl among seven brothers, Andrea Cortés developed a fierce tomboy personality. She prided herself as a tough individual who reveled in the sparring sessions she participated in with her brothers. With a nature as aggressive as hers, she only felt violently constrained by the docile and repetitive life of a destitute peasant.

When mercenaries offered her an escape from this life, she was easily lured by their promise of wealth and adventure. In spite of this, she supported the decision of her boss Álvaro to change their service to the Assassins rather than mere gold. This was controversial to many of their comrades, but her respect and loyalty to the man she had grown to see as a second father was too steadfast for her to disapprove.

Given her prior profession, Andrea's approach in missions was straightforward. She was one of those Assassins who veered away from their mainstream doctrine of stealth and assassinations, engaging in direct confrontations with a spiked club or war hammer. Her use of brutish weapons was not without sophistication; she would deliberately employ techniques which exploited weaknesses in her enemies' armor to sunder them apart. Likewise, her precise maneuver frequently focused on their vital areas. As a seasoned warrior, she was experienced at mending her own wounds with first aid when out on the field.

## Behind the scenes

* Andrea Cortés is a playable hero in *Assassin's Creed: Rebellion.* Her class is enforcer, and her subclass is DPS.
* Andrea is the feminine form of the name based on the Greek word ανδρείος (*andreios*), which means "brave, valiant, manly."
Alexander II of Russia

**Alexander II** (29 April 1818 - 13 March 1881), born **Alexander Nikolaevich Romanov,** also known as **Alexander the Liberator**, was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881, the King of Congress Poland and the Grand Duke of Finland. Secretly, he was influenced by the Templar Order.

Eventually, the Tsar's promises began to fall flat, and so a group of revolutionaries in Russia - known as the People's Will - began plotting Alexander's murder. Despite numerous failed attempts, in 1881, the Assassin Ignacy Hryniewiecki killed Alexander in a bomb attack on the Imperial carriage in Saint Petersburg.
Aileen Bock

*"If there is any solace to be found in her accident, it may be this: that she was injured in service of her research... in service of work that she cherished most dearly."*
―Warren Vidic regarding Aileen Bock and her efforts with the Surrogate Initiative, 1981.
**Aileen Bock** was the Project Director of Abstergo Industries' Surrogate Initiative, a project aimed at exploring the genetic memories of historical individuals not directly related to the subject by using donated DNA samples. Bock successfully accomplished this by using a sample of her son Seamus' DNA to relive the memories of her ex-husband's mother, Miriam Kurtz, a prisoner of Nazi Germany in World War II.

On 9 August 1981, Aileen suffered a severe injury that subsequently ended her career. Sometime between this period and 2013, Aileen had passed away.

After Dr. Warren Vidic's death in late 2012, illegal audio files were discovered in his residence, having been made with wire taps and hidden microphones. These recordings were made over a fourteen month period from 1980 and 1981, without the consent of their primary subject - Aileen Bock - and detailed Aileen's efforts into the Surrogate Initiative, with her facing strong opposition from Vidic's Animus Project, whose research had greater success.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag* (mentioned in audio recordings)
* *Assassin's Creed: Origins* (mentioned only)
Alkon

**Alkon** was a Spartan Pankration trainer in charge of Testikles, the pankration champion of Sparta.

## Biography

During the Peloponnesian War the *misthios* Kassandra was charged by one of the two kings of Sparta, Pausanias, to escort Testikles to the Olympic Games in Elis. Brasidas suggested she find Testikles by speaking to his trainer, who was training his other charges at the Dromos of Sparta.

## Gallery

Alkon at the dromosAlkon standingAlkon training his charges
Amelia

**Amelia** was a woman living in the countryside of Romagna during the Renaissance.

In 1481, while the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze was searching for his boat to Venice, he came across Amelia and two of her friends discussing whether or not someone could beat one of their records in a horse race. Ezio took on the challenge, and upon breaking the record, he returned to collect his prize: a "private riding lesson" from Amelia.

## Gallery

Amelia asking Ezio to beat the course record
Al-Aqsa Mosque

The **Al-Aqsa Mosque** is a major mosque in Jerusalem and the third holiest site in Islam, located on the Temple Mount. It was constructed in 751 and replaced an older wooden mosque.

During the time Jerusalem was in Crusader hands, the mosque was used as a royal palace and commonly known as Solomon's Temple, despite not being the real one. In 1119, it was transformed into a headquarters for a newly established Crusader order founded by its Grand Master Hugues de Payens, whose name derived from that location: Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, or shortly known as the Knights Templar.

## Trivia

* *Aqsa* is Arabic word meaning "remote, (very) far, distant"; Al-Aqsa is traditionally translated as "the farthest".

## Gallery

The mosque's rooftopsOne of the entrances to the mosque
Akenakes

The **Akenakes** is a type of short sword used mainly in the 1st millennium BCE. First used by the Iranian peoples, including the Medes, Scythians, and the Persians, the sword was introduced to Greece by the 5th century BCE and was used by the militia.

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan *misthios* Kassandra found the sword on her enemies or purchased it from blacksmiths.
Almogavar Axe

The **Almogavar Axe** was a heavy weapon obtainable by Ezio Auditore da Firenze during the 16th century. It was given to him after conducting a mission with a trainee Master Assassin.

## Trivia

* As the name suggests, the weapon was almost universally wielded by Almogavars. However, it resembles a Norse weapon and would probably have been wielded by Varangian soldiers.
* Guards would often flee when the weapon was drawn.
Anacletos

*"Ideology means little to Anacletos. The Templars only offer him a justification to shed blood in their name."*
―Abstergo's description of Anacletos, 2012.

**Anacletos** was an orphan sold into slavery at a young age to become a gladiator. As he fought in the arenas to survive, his emerging skills were recognized by the Templars, who soon recruited him to their cause. From then on, he hunted his targets with dedication and ferocity. Despite being a Templar, Anacletos was not concerned with the ideals of the Order, instead using his allegiance to justify killing.

In 2012, his genetic memories were used as an Animi Avatar by the Templar company Abstergo Industries, in the second stage of training for their Animus recruits, under the title of the Gladiator.

## Trivia

* Anacletos is a Greek name meaning "invoked."
Alligator

**Alligators** are a species of reptilians native to the lower regions of the United States and China. They are closely related to crocodiles.

American alligators can be found throughout the Louisiana Bayou and are very territorial, becoming aggressive when they feel threatened. During the latter half of the 18th century, the Assassin Aveline de Grandpré collected alligator eggs scattered throughout the Bayou.

Alligators are also found within the swamps and waterways of New Bordeaux in the twentieth century. They are fast and deadly and often attack in groups.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed III: Liberation*
* *Mafia III*
Ampelius

*"The Order is eternal."*
―Ampelius' final words, 38 BCE.

**Ampelius of Capitolinus** (died 38 BCE) was a Roman officer who served as one of Gaius Julius Rufio's lieutenants in the Sinai. He was also a member of the Order of the Ancients, using **The Administrator** as his pseudonym and oversaw all commerce in the peninsula, using the Walls-of-the-Ruler as his base of operations.

## Biography

Ampelius originated from Capitolinus in Rome and was trained on the Roman trade routes with Usipetes and Tencteri, using violence as a means of securing trade. He later came to serve under Rufio as one of his lieutenants and joined the Order of the Ancients.

The Hidden Ones in Rome, led by Amunet, recorded his actions before sending the intel to the Hidden Ones bureau in Sinai. Ampelius was later sent to the peninsula, occupying the Walls-of-the-Ruler and blocking the Way of Horus as he saw fit and used dismemberment as his method of discipline and fear mongering.

In 38 BCE, the Hidden Ones sent Maqwat and her partner to observe Ampelius' actions from an old watchtower across the fort, ensuring that he did not leave the fort. When the Hidden Ones Mentor Bayek of Siwa arrived at the watchtower, Maqwat gave him intel on Ampelius' whereabouts and warned that since he was dressed like his captains, he would be hard to identify. Bayek eventually discovered and assassinated Ampelius. As he laid dying, he proclaimed that the Order was eternal.

## Trivia

* Ampelius is the Latin version of the name derived from the Greek word αμπελος (*ampelos*) meaning 'vine'.
* He is wearing an Imperial Gallic type helmet which is anachronistic as these were developed in the 1st century AD. He is also wearing a wolf pelt, a practice associated with the Velites rather than high ranking officers.

## Appearanecs

* *Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Hidden Ones*
Andalusia

**Andalusia** (Spanish: *Andalucía*) is an autonomous community in southern Spain.

In 1492, Aguilar de Nerha was initiated into the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins. Later, the Mentor of the Brotherhood, Benedicto, led a team of Assassins to a rural village in Andalusia to rescue Ahmed of Granada, the son of Sultan Muhammad XII from the Spanish Templars. The Assassins were initially successful, but were eventually overwhelmed by the Templars. Many of the Assassins were killed and Benedicto, Aguilar and María were captured and brought to Seville.
Aleksandr Ulyanov

*"I see him in my dreams, Anna. He calls to me, pleading for me to help him. To save him from the gallows. And I cannot."*
―Nikolai, about the nightmares he had following Alek's hanging.

**Aleksandr Illyich Ulyanov** (12 April 1866 - 20 May 1887) was a Russian revolutionary and older brother of Vladimir Lenin.

He was also a member of the Russian Brotherhood of Assassins and a personal friend of Nikolai Orelov. After a failed assassination attempt of Tsar Alexander III, Aleksandr was imprisoned and later hanged, while Nikolai could do nothing but watch from the crowd. He was haunted by nightmares of the event for over a year.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: The Fall* - Issue #1
Anabasis Alexandri

The ***Anabasis Alexandri*** is an historical account written by Arrian. During the early 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze bought a copy of his book from a book shop in Constantinople.

## Summary

*One of the only complete accounts of the military campaigns of Alexander the Great, "The Campaigns of Alexander" is actually a compilation made up of earlier sources, all of them now lost to the dustbin of history.*
Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri

**Al Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghawri** (c. 1441 - 24 August 1516) was the penultimate Mamluk Sultan of the Burji dynasty.

Sometime during 1511, al-Ghawri met with Ottoman prince Korkut, though the meeting between the pair was covertly monitored by Ottoman Assassins sent by the Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

In 1511 or 1512, al-Ghawri entered into an alliance with the Safavid dynasty of Persia in the midst of a war with the Ottoman Empire. When an Ottoman blockade of Damascus withdrew thanks to the intervention of the Assassins, al-Ghawri's Mamluks allowed Persian forces to move in to fill the vacuum. In the meantime, he plotted with the Safavids to stage a joint attack on the major Ottoman city of Bursa, and he personally hosted the Safavid high command in Damascus.

Lack of conflict between the Mamluks and Safavids around Damascus alerted the Assassins to their alliance, however, and as a result, they sent their spies into the Safavid camp, learning of their plans to assault Bursa. Hoping to prevent this, they assassinated the Safavid generals in Damascus, disrupting their military operations.

Five years later, Al-Ashraf al-Ghawri took part in the battle of Marj Dabiq, north of Aleppo, where he was ultimately defeated by Selim I's forces and beheaded.

## References

* *Assassin's Creed: Revelations* - Mediterranean Defense
Ammunition Ablaze

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**Ammunition Ablaze** was an altered representation of one of Aguilar de Nerha's genetic memories.

## Aguilar's Journal

*We have eliminated Ordóñez, but Fort Baza has been lost. Now the Spanish heavy artillery is free to move in to threaten Granada itself.*

*Over the last weeks, our spies have learned of an outpost that stores the majority of their gunpowder. We must pray that we can slip past its defenses and overcome its fortifications, and destroy their supply.*

## Outcome

The Assassins destroyed more supplies intended for the Spanish war effort, straining the supply line once again.
Altar of the Twelve Gods

The **Altar of the Twelve Gods** was an open-air shrine located north of the Agora of Athens, Greece. It was dedicated to the twelve mains gods of the Greek pantheon.

In addition to being a place of worship, the shrine was also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by Herodotos to give sample distances.

During the Peloponnesian War, the *misthios* Kassandra visited the area.
Alhambra Music Hall

The **Alhambra Music Hall** was a popular theatre complex located on the east side of Leicester Square in the Strand district of London.

First constructed in the 1854 as the home of the scientific institute, the Royal Panopticon of Science and Art, the building was later closed down due to a lack of funds. The Alhambra was then purchased by circus proprietor E.T. Smith, who briefly used it as a circus before finally converting it to a music hall in 1860.

## History

By 1868, the Alhambra was bought and refurbished by Maxwell Roth, leader of the gang known as the Blighters, who maintained it as a base of operations while funding public performances as part of his regular facade. Following a severed alliance with Jacob Frye, Roth staged a dramatic performance at the theatre dedicated to the Assassin. Titled *Corvus the Trickster,* the show featured a number of dangerous stunts that culminated in Roth setting the theatre ablaze, before he was eventually assassinated by Jacob.
Almighty Pack

The **Almighty Pack** is downloadable content for *Assassin's Creed: Origins.* It was released on 16 January 2018. It is one of the customization packs for the game, it is available on Helix Store for 1000 credits or from Heka Chests in Nomad's Bazaar alongside the Nightmare Pack, First Civilization Pack, Gladiator Items Pack, Wacky Items Pack, and For Honor Pack. It is not part of the Season Pass. The pack will provide Bayek with 1 shield and 4 weapons.

## Description

The Gods have chosen you to bring a swift justice in the world and have bestowed upon you those mighty weapons. This pack adds Seth's Ruler of the Storm (Sickle Sword), Thoth's Balance Shield, the Bark of Ra (Spear), the Stick of Bastet (Scepter) and Nekhbet's Wing (Warrior Bow).

## Content

### Weapons

Melee

* Ruler of the Storm
* Bark of Ra
* Stick of the Bastet

Ranged

* Nekhbet's Wing

Shield

* Balance Shield
Aktis

**Aktis** (died 431 BCE) was a fisherman living in the Fishing District of Athens, Greece.

## Biography

A poor man, Aktis attended Kleon's talk of restoring Athens' glory. Because of this, he and his friends, among them Pratinos, were drawn into a plot to murder a statesman and friend of Perikles, Metiochos.

Together with the others, Aktis procured venomous snakes from a man living outside the city walls. Aktis was bitten by accident, and died from the snake's poison. The others left his body behind the house where they kept the snakes, until they assaulted Metiochos at his home, tied him up, and left him in the middle of the snakes.

After the Spartan *misthios* Kassandra saved Metiochos, she followed the clues he could give her, and found Aktis' corpse.
Andreas Palaiologos

**Andreas Palaiologos** (17 January 1453 - 7 April 1502) was a titular heir of the Byzantine Empire, and a member of the Templar Order.

## Biography

Andreas and his family moved to Rome, Italy during his childhood. Andreas and his brother Manuel soon became familiar with the Templar Order and joined their ranks, hoping to restore the fallen Byzantine Empire that had been crushed by the Ottomans in 1453. In the process, Andreas became a friend of Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia, and an acquaintance of Cem, the brother of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II who was under house arrest in Italy.

While at first supporting the Palaiologoi in their attempt to retake Constantinople from the Ottoman Empire, Rodrigo Borgia's interest in doing so had severely waned by the 1490s. At around this time, Manuel unexpectedly returned to Constantinople, and offered his rights to the Byzantine throne to Bayezid II in exchange for a sizable pension. Andreas saw this as betrayal, and remained in Rome.

However, with Rodrigo's interest in helping him gone, Andreas was forced to sell his rights to the Byzantine throne to various European monarchs to survive. Eventually, Andreas' quest to return to power came to an ignominious end when he died a pauper in Rome in 1502. Manuel, however, continued his quest to reclaim the Byzantine throne.

## Trivia

* Andreas is a Greek name meaning "manly." Palaiologos is a combination of Greek words *palaios,* "old, ancient" and *logos,* "word, speech, discourse."

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: Revelations* (mentioned only)
Akra Garrison

The **Akra Garrison** was a military compound located in Alexandria, Egypt.

## History

In 48 BCE, the Medjay Bayek of Siwa, traveled to the garrison in search of Gennadios, the Phylakitai of the city who was after his wife Aya. There, he assassinated the Phylakitai, who remarked that the Phylakes would go after the Medjay for his actions.

Later that year, Aya's cousin and actor Phanos the Younger requested Bayek's help to rescue one of his actors and retrieve his play, which had been confiscated by Ptolemy XIII's soldiers.

A year later in 47 BCE during the city's occupation by the Roman army, Lucius Septimius and Pothinus captured an emissary of Julius Caesar, holding them captive at the garrison. Aya and Bayek were later dispatched to rescue the emissary, who had been badly injured. Aya was able to bring him back to the Ptolemaic Royal Palace, shortly before the siege began.
Alexander Dolzell

**Alexander Dolzell** (died 1715) was the captain of the *Emperor,* a privateer ship on which Edward Kenway served.

## Biography

In 1712, foreseeing the end of the War of the Spanish Succession and the need for privateers, Dolzell turned to piracy. In January 1713, the Scotsman and his crew captured a merchant ship of the East India Company, the *Amazon Galley,* but were attacked by Edward Thatch, then a privateer of her Majesty Queen Anne. Differing accounts stemmed from Dolzell's departure from the ship, with some sailors saying that they had seen him jump overboard and swim away from the fight, while others stated that he was thrown into the sea by a cannon-ball explosion.

Despite managing to reach land, Dolzell was executed by the British for piracy in 1715.

## Trivia

* Dolzell appears to be partially based on Scottish pirate Alexander Dalzeel.
Alexandre Lenoir

**Marie Alexandre Lenoir** (1761 - 1839) was a French archaeologist and museum curator.

## Biography

As the French Revolution began, Lenoir set about saving and protecting the historic monuments, objects, and properties of France. He was able to demand that all national assets be confiscated and stored to avoid their dispersion or destruction.

Attempting to preserve French art, Lenoir sought to create a national museum at the Louvre in Paris. However, a group of smugglers looted valuable works of art throughout the Marais district, ravaging churches, mansions, as well as common dwellings. The Assassin Council therefore tasked the Assassin Arno Dorian with eliminating the leader of the smugglers in order to stop the looting. Arno proved successful in this.

Despite violent dechristianization campaigns, Lenoir openly fought against the rampant vandalism during the revolution. However, he was unable to stop the desecration of the royal tombs at the Basilica of Saint-Denis.
Akrokorinth

The **Akrokorinth**, also spelled **Akro-Korinth**, was an acropolis above the *polis* Korinth in Korinthia, Greece. The immense hill was the site of the city's Temple of Aphrodite which was renowned for its *hetaerae* during the 5th century BCE.

During the Peloponnesian War, the Spartan *misthios* Kassandra visited the Akrokorinth in search of information about her mother's whereabouts.
Andras

**Andras** was an Athenian soldier who served under Rhexenor during the Peloponnesian War.

## Biography

Around 424 BCE, Andras was assigned by Rhexenor to distract the actor Thespis and get him drunk to miss his rehearsal performance of Aristophanes' play, which sought to tarnish the reputation of general Kleon.

Andras and his antics were discovered by the *misthios* Kassandra, who learned of their and Thespis' whereabouts from an Athenian guard. Kassandra was able to convince Andras and his guards to leave, allowing her to carry the drunken Thespis back to his home.

## Trivia

* If Kassandra paid Andras, he and his guards would no longer harass her and Thespis.
	+ After that, they can later be found near the Agora of Athens.
* If Kassandra chased Andras away, he and his guards would later confront Kassandra outside Thespis' home, forcing her to defeat them.

## Gallery

Andras and his men keeping Thespis at the tavernAndras threatening KassandraAndras and his men near the Agora
Albie Vassell

**Albie Vassell** was a British criminal who operated in London during the Victorian era.

Albie was the middle of seven children, which led him to being mostly ignored by his relatives, who would often not even call him by his name. This upbringing led to Vassell being terribly jealous and competitive, always feeling a strong need to be heard and noticed.

Vassell joined the Blighters at some point, partaking in many illegal activities. He took to racing as an outlet for his aggression, and when he could not win through talent, he had no qualms about killing the opposition.

By 1868, Vassell had caught the attention of the Metropolitan Police Service, who wanted to take him in for dealing and possessing illegal substances. Sergeant Frederick Abberline enlisted the help of his allies, Jacob and Evie Frye. The twin Assassins located Vassell near the Thames, from where they abducted him and brought him to Abberline.
Alfonso Cavallero

**Alfonso Cavallero** was a Spanish lieutenant who served under Diego de Burgos during the 15th century.

In 1489, Cavallero was given a painting part of a set belonging Leonardo da Vinci by Diego for safekeeping. Diego had won the paintings from a nobleman Jaime Del Rada, who was associated with the Spanish Thieves' Guild. Cavallero kept the painting in his villa in Toledo, install numerous traps for safekeeping. However, the Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins were able to disarm the traps and recover the painting.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: Rebellion* (mentioned only)
Amazon's Greaves

The **Amazon's Greaves** were greaves that were part of a set of armor in 5th century BCE Greece.

During the Peloponnesian War, the greaves were in possession of the Boeotian mercenary Deianeira, a member of the Heroes of the Cult branch of the Cult of Kosmos. Deianeira was sought out and slain by the Spartan *misthios* Kassandra, who claimed the greaves.
Alamut

**Alamut Castle** was a Levantine Assassin fortress located in Persia which served as a capital for the Assassin Order when it became a public state. It was the parent of several other castles established throughout the mountains of Persia and Syria, most notably Masyaf. It remained in operation until its destruction in 1256 by the Mongol Empire in retaliation for the assassination of Genghis Khan by Darim Ibn-La'Ahad and Qulan Gal, after which the fortress was abandoned.

## History

The fortress of Alamut was, unbeknownst to the Assassins at the time, built atop the site of a small Isu temple, which contained dozens of Memory Seals. Under the leadership of Hassan-i Sabbāh, Alamut became the principal base of the Levantine Brotherhood when he transformed the order into a public state for the first time.

During the tenure of Hassan the Younger, an Assassin later popularly known as Al Mualim departed from the castle to establish the fortress of Masyaf in the An-Nusayriyah Mountains, ostensibly to spread Assassin influence to the Levant. Despite rumors that this was the result of a schism between Hassan and his subordinate, the two continued to co-exist as major strongholds for the Levantine Brotherhood throughout the medieval period.

By 1227, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, his son Darim, the wife of his late son Sef, and his grandchildren sought refuge in Alamut after Abbas Sofian staged a coup to take over the Assassin Order. Altaïr remained in exile in the fortress for almost two decades, during which time he made several discoveries, in addition to creating a number of inventions through the knowledge he gained from the Apple of Eden. Altaïr also discovered the remains of the First Civilization Temple, and took six Memory Seals with him, later using five of them as keys necessary to open his library underneath the fortress of Masyaf.

In 1256, Assassin control of the fortress was lost to the invading Mongol Empire, and its famous library was destroyed by fire on the order of Ata-Malik Juvayni, a servant of the Mongol court.

In the 18th century, the fortress' ruins were visited by Edward Kenway, a British Assassin, in his search for Isu sites.

## Trivia

* "Alamut" is a Persian word meaning "Eagle's Nest." it is also the name of the novel that partly inspired the *Assassin's Creed* franchise.
* Historically, Alamut was the last Assassin stronghold to fall to the Mongols, not Masyaf after the Assassins' Grand Master or Mentor, Rukn al-Din Khurshah, was executed by the Mongols at 1256, a year before Masyaf had fallen to the Mongols.
* Although Alamut is in Persia, not the Levant, and Al Mualim's split from Hassan the Younger suggests that Alamut and Masyaf hosted separate branches, *Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide* names Hassan-i Sabbah as a Levantine Assassin. This indicates that at least officially, if not in practice, Alamut and Masyaf belongs to the same branch called the Levantine Brotherhood.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade* (first appearance)
* *Assassin's Creed: Rogue* (mentioned only)
Als Hideout

**Als Hideout** was a bandit hideout situated in the northeast corner of Kanopos Nome.

## History

In 48 BCE, bandits from the hideout were hired by the Veneta Blue, a chariot racing team from Kanopos, to steal Saganaki, a racing horse from Philocrates, a patron of the rival team Prasina Green.

Having learned of this, Philocrates dispatched his son Nikias, accompanied by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa and several Prasina Green members to retrieve the horse. The Greens traveled through the swamps to the camp and eliminated the bandits, thereby allowing Bayek to ride Saganaki back to the Zephyros Stables in the town.
Aias the Clean (memory)

## Technical Information

### Description

Despite his brutish look, this mercenary favored strategy over force. He wisely opted to strategize with the polemarch in Olourous Fortress instead of facing the Eagle Bearer without a plan.

### Apperance

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - Legacy of the First Blade

## Historical information

### Date

c. 422 BCE

**Aias the Clean** was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

## Description

Kassandra found and eliminated Aias the Clean.

## References

* *Assassin's Creed: Odyssey - Legacy of the First Blade*
Albiorix

**Albiorix** was a Gallic gladiator employed by Faunus in Tarraco, Hispania during the 1st century BCE.

A retarius who fought in the Gallic style, he had been wounded numerous times during his fights. In around 47 BCE, his name was included in a list of gladiators for sale sent by Faunus to Ianista in Cyrene.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: Origins* (mentioned only)
Alex

**Alex** is a technician working for Abstergo Industries and the assistant of Dr. Sofia Rikkin in the Abstergo Foundation Rehabilitation Center in Madrid.

## Biography

In charge of the Animus, Alex assisted Rikkin while the various descendants of the Assassins, captured by the Templars, were put into the device to explore the memories of their ancestors. In 2016, Alex was once again behind the Animus console while his bosses were overseeing the session of Callum Lynch, a man they hoped would lead them to an Apple of Eden lost during the Spanish Inquisition.

Later, after Lynch eventually discovered the location of the Apple while exploring the memories of his ancestor Aguilar de Nerha, Alex witnessed Lynch somehow took control of the Animus to communicate with his Assassin ancestors.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: The Movie* (first appearance)
* *Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization*
Anaximander

**Anaximander** was a cartographer who served Xenia during the Peloponnesian War on Keos.

## Biography

Later at some point, Anaximander, alongside fellow crew members Galateia, Iaira and Kittos, were attacked by an army faction while sailing near Pellene. While Galateia was able to escape, Anaximander and the rest were captured and brought to the Olouros Fortress, along with a prized coffer in their possession. Xenia later sent the Spartan *misthios* Kassandra to free them and recover the coffer.

## Trivia

* After Priceless Treasure, Anaximander returns to Koressia. If Gotarzes is alive and not recruited, Gotarzes targets Anaximander and keeps on hitting him with his sword, causing no damage.
Albert Einstein

**Albert Einstein** (14 March 1879 - 18 April 1955) was a German-born Hebrew theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of general relativity.

While working at a patent office in Bern, Einstein would also draw inspirations to this theory. In 2012, he was included in one of Clay Kaczmarek's Rifts inside the Animus, and the Helix database later described him as the man with the best ability to explain the universe.

## References

* *Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag*
* *Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood*
* *Assassin's Creed: Unity*
Alphonse

**Alphonse** (died c. 1792) was a famous French duelist who lived in Paris.

## Biography

Alphonse attended the School of Gentlemen Cadets, where he claimed to have always on every duel. Sometime from the year 1791 to 1793, Alphonse and his friend, acting as his second, became notorious duelists for their victories. This was accomplished by a strategy where each time Alphonse faced imminent defeat, his second would intervene to kill his opponent.

One day, Alphonse and a few other duelists were challenged by the Chevalier d'Éon to duel with the skilled Assassin Arno Dorian, so that the latter could prove himself to d'Éon. Alphonse was the last to engage Arno and was confident that he would win. Contrary to his expectations, Arno managed to draw the first blood on him, thereby seizing victory and causing the judge to order the match to have ended. Alphonse's second stepped as usual, however, with Alphonse ignoring the judge's warnings and shouting that he "would never yield." In self-defense, Arno was forced to slay Alphonse and his second.
Alemanni

The **Alemanni** were a confederation of Germanic tribes, residing near the upper Rhine, during the Roman era.

In 259, the Aleman Assassin Accipiter fought in a battle against an army of Romans under the command of the general Gracchus. Later, he led the Alemanni in the attack of Lugdunum and Italy.

## Gallery

Alemanni marching to battle with RomansAlemanni fighting with Roman soldiersAlemanni meeting with the Prefect of Lugdunum
## References

* *Assassin's Creed 2: Aquilus*
* *Assassin's Creed 3: Accipiter*
Anaan

The ***Anaan*** was a freighter that sailed under the flag of Piri Reis during the 16th century.

In May 1510, the Assassin Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze chartered a passage on the *Anaan* at Bari. After the *Anaan* left Bari and was en route to Corfu, the ship was attacked by pirates led by Al-Scarab. Unfortunately for the pirates, Ezio was aboard the *Anaan.* He assisted the crew in repelling the pirates and captured Al-Scarab. The ship then continued on to its destination.
Alexandre Exquemelin

**Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin** (c. 1645 - c. 1707) was a French, Flemish or Dutch writer, known for authoring *The History of the Buccaneers of America.*

## Biography

In 1666, Exquemelin was hired by the French West India Company and went to Tortuga. There, he turned to piracy and became the barber surgeon of Henry Morgan, who gave him a gold razor stolen from a Spanish conquistador.

Being a Huguenot, Exquemelin moved to the Netherlands upon returning from the Caribbean in order to avoid religious persecution. He would later author *The History of the Buccaneers of America*, a book on piracy based on his own observations, describing events such as Morgan's sacking of Panama. Morgan himself had it censored and amended in order to preserve his own image.

In the early 18th century, the pirate Alonzo Batilla would recover several items related to Exquemelin, including his book.
Albrecht Dürer

**Albrecht Dürer** (21 May 1471 - 6 April 1528) was a German painter, printmaker, mathematician and theorist. He is regarded as the greatest artist of the Northern Renaissance.

During this period, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze brought a replica of Dürer's painting *Eve.* In 1505, Dürer was offered an enormous sum of money to paint a portrait of Sofia Sartor as a gift from her father.

On seeing her however, he refused to receive any payment, claiming that the honor of painting her was payment enough. After Sofia had sat for the portrait for a week, Dürer finished it. The portrait had notable warmth and color, and was titled *Portrait of a Venetian Woman.* In 1511, this portrait was stolen from Sofia's bookstore in Constantinople and sold to a merchant. Ezio, an acquaintance of her, would later steal it back.

## Trivia

* Art Director for *Assassin's Creed: Revelations,* Raphael Lacoste, wanted to base Sofia's appearance on Dürer's portraits, and co-artist Jeff Simpson commented that Lacoste was very adamant about the idea.
Akamas

**Akamas** (died 420s BCE) was a Spartan boy who was finishing his *agoge* at the Agoge Camp North under Iatrokles during the Peloponnesian War.

Believing Akamas and his fellow trainee, Theoros, were ready to prove themselves, Iatrokles sent them to the overnight camp to stay the night. However, during the night the boys saw bandits creeping along the mountains, and a scuffle ensued. Akamas was slain, and Theoros captured.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: Odyssey* (post mortem)
An Arm and a Leg

**An Arm and a Leg** was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the portable Animus HR-8.5.

## Riddle

*How much does a temple cost? Head southeast to the Sanctuary of Asklepios. In the temple, you'll find me among the donated limbs.*

## Outcome

Kassandra found and recovered the engraving.
An Engaging Egyptologist

## Technical Information

### Description

Steal the transfer rubbings of the Rosetta Stone with the help of Jean-François Champollion.

## Historical information

### Date

c. 1822

**An Engaging Egyptologist** was a virtual representation of one of Arno Dorian's genetic memories, relived by a Helix initiate through the Helix Navigator.

## Description

Arno received a letter from the Assassin Council, instructing him to assist Jean-François Champollion in recovering a stolen rubbing of the Rosetta Stone.

## Dialogue

Arno read the letter from the Council.

* **Letter:** *The Templars have procured a rubbed transfer of the missing section of the Rosetta Stone. Friend of the Brotherhood Jean François Champollion informs us that this rubbing contains sensitive information concerning the Assassins. However, the rubbing has not yet been translated. Understanding its importance, the Templars have split the rubbing into three sections. Champollion knows their whereabouts. Go to Champollion near the Luxembourg Gardens and use him to help you recover the three-part rubbing before the Templars learn its contents.*

-The Council
Arno found Champollion at the Luxembourg Gardens.

* **Champollion:** *Capital! I'm here, my friend! The three parts of the rubbing are scattered, awaiting the translators. I want to help, Arno. I can distract the Templar guards at each encampment. Follow me, and we'll recover those rubbings in an instant!*

Arno followed Champollion to the first encampment. There, Champollion distracted the guards.

* **Champollion:** *You there! You men! I know what you're up to! What's gotten into you? Rubbing stones like children! Have you no dignity?*
* **Guard 1:** *Who in hell are you?*
* **Champollion:** *I am one who understands the importance of antiquity.*
* **Guard 1:** *Shut up, you ranting idiot!*
* **Champollion:** *Idiot, am I? We shall see, my dear fellows. We shall soon see!*

Arno stole the first part of the rubbing. He then followed Champollion to the next encampment, where the latter distracted the guards.

* **Champollion:** *Gentlemen! I am convinced that the same hieroglyphic-phonetic signs used to represent the sound of Greek proper names were used in hieroglyphic texts long carved long before the Greeks came to Egypt!*

Arno stole the second part of the rubbing. He then followed Champollion to the last encampment, where the latter distracted the guards. Arno then stole the last part of the rubbing.

## Outcome

Arno stole back the rubbing of the Rosetta Stone, denying the Templars the opportunity to study its information on the Assassins.
Albany Congress

The **Albany Congress**, also known as **The Conference of Albany**, was a meeting appointed by the United Kingdom that took place in Albany, New York, in 1754 between the representatives of the Thirteen Colonies during the Seven Years' War. Among the issues discussed was the desire to improve relations with the Native American tribes, as well as common defensive measures against the French due to the outbreak of the French and Indian War.

During the conference, a member of the Pennsylvanian delegation, Benjamin Franklin, suggested for the first time the idea of the unification of the colonies, ruled by a president elected by the British Crown. Although the idea was rejected, it would eventually be reconsidered and adopted following the American Revolution. The format of the meeting would later provide a model for both Continental Congresses.
Anaphi Shipwreck

The **Anaphi Shipwreck** was a shipwreck located near the western shore of the island Anaphi during the 5th century BCE.

During the Peloponnesian War, pirates forced a fisherman to crash his boat on the shore, and then attacked the man and his crew. The Spartan *misthios* Kassandra helped them, having been sent by the fisherman's wife to look for her husband. Around the same time, Kassandra claimed the valuables within the shipwreck.
Albany

United States (1776/1783 - present)

British Army (formerly)

Continental Army (formerly)

Sons of Liberty (formerly)

**Albany** is the capital city of the state of New York, United States. It was also one of the oldest settlements of the British Colonies and one of the largest of the Hudson River Valley during the 18th century.

## History

Originally inhabited by the Iroquois and Algonquian tribes such as the Mohicans, the Albany region was claimed by the Dutch explorer Henry Hudson in 1609 and was settled in 1614 as a trading post named Beverwijck. After the British took control of the area in 1664, it was renamed Albany.

During the French and Indian War, Albany became a warring frontier between British troops led by Colonel William Johnson and the French Army. In 1754, representatives from the colonies met at the Albany City Hall to discuss plans for a system of common defense. The conference, known as the Albany Congress, was conducted on the request of the British Lords of Trade, and it was here that the later American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin first introduced the concept of a greater union between the colonies.

Later, French and Assassin forces under Kesegowaase attacked Albany in the hopes of retrieving the Voynich manuscript that was being held by the Templar George Monro after the Siege of Fort William Henry. While the British managed to drive back the French forces with the help of the Templar Shay Cormac, Monro was killed by the Assassin Liam O'Brien. Shay later purged the city of the Assassin influence by capturing their bureau.

## Trivia

* While Albany is assaulted by the French in *Assassin's Creed: Rogue,* historically the French refrained from an attack on the city during the French and Indian War due to its heavy fortifications.
Andrew the Apostle

**Andrew the Apostle** (5 BCE - latter 1st century CE), also called **Saint Andrew** was one of the disciples of Jesus Christ and the elder brother of Saint Peter.

In 1650, a church was erected in his honor in Rome.

In 1794, one of the clues Arno Dorian had to solve in order to acquire the Eagle of Suger mentioned Saint Andrew.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood* (mentioned in Database entry only)
* *Assassin's Creed: Unity* (mentioned only)
Alliance

**Alliance** was a co-operative training simulation that was utilized to train recruits, existing solely in the primary stage of Abstergo Industries' Animi Training Program.

In this mode, three teams of two competed against each other in a cyclical manner, in order to gain the most points and emerge victorious. Typically, Alliance sessions lasted 10 minutes, which were split into two rounds, similar to that of Manhunt.

## Gameplay and variations

### Alliance

Alliance worked on the basis of three two-man teams, to which each pair shared one Animi Avatar. Separated into two rounds, much like Manhunt, each team was required to hunt down one pair while avoiding the other. In this regard, the objective of Alliance was to assassinate a team's targets by working together skillfully.

### Advanced Alliance

Introduced in Animus Project Update 1.0, Advanced Alliance played out similarly to its basic counterpart, with the exception of the reduced effectiveness of the compass, as it did not hint towards the target's elevation, which added a greater emphasis on stealth gameplay.

## Gallery

A match of Advanced Alliance on Mont Saint-Michel
Amenemhat III

*"Amenemhat III arises as Sobek, the son of Neith. Eats with his mouth, urinates, copulates with his phallus. He is lord of seed, he who takes the women from their husbands, wherever Amenemhat wants, according to the desire of his heart."*
―Inscription on a statue of Sobek in his tomb.
**Amenemhat III** (died 1814 BCE) was a pharaoh during the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt whose reign was considered a high note of the Middle Kingdom period.

During his reign, Amenemhat III commissioned several pyramids, one of which located in Haueris Nome south of Faiyum would eventually serve as his tomb. Within, a statue of Sobek bore an inscription that promised Amenemhat would rise as Sobek, son of Neith.

## Appearances

* *Assassin's Creed:* *Origins*(mentioned only)
Ancient Ruins of Perseus

The **Ancient Ruins of Perseus** was a region of Argolis, Greece.

During the Peloponnesian War, the *misthios* Kassandra explored the area, finding it largely uninhabited. The region did contain Fort Tiryns, the commander of which has stolen Hippokrates' notes on the diseases of the mind.

## Trivia

* The name of the region references the mythical hero Perseus, as well as the Mycenaean ruins found within the region.
Alvise da Vilandino

*"Ah, Venezia! What other place is as beautiful, as stable, as perfect!"*
―Alvise, during Ezio and Leonardo's tour of Venice, 1481.

**Alvise da Vilandino** (1441 - August 1500) was a baggage handler who resided in Venice.

## Biography

### Escorting Leonardo and Ezio

Having been born in Venice in 1441, Alvise later welcomed the polymath Leonardo da Vinci and his close friend, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, to the city in 1481. Following this, he gave the pair a short tour of the San Polo District and introduced Leonardo to his new workshop in Venice, before being rudely dismissed without a tip for his service.

### Venetian-Ottoman War

Several years later, Alvise joined the Venetian Navy. In 1500, while Venice was at war with the Ottoman Empire, Alvise was tasked with defending the fort of Modon from the Turks. Having drank heavily the night before the battle, Alvise panicked upon hearing cannon fire, stumbled out onto the deck in the midst of battle and fell over the rail, where he drowned.

After Venice had lost the battle, the captain of Alvise's ship accused him of negligence, and he was erased from the naval logs.

## Trivia

* In *Assassin's Creed: Renaissance,* and the internal files of *Assassin's Creed II,* Alvise is referred to as Nero, and described as an obese, pale man with large eyes, in the service of Conte da Pexaro.

## Gallery

Alvise greeting Leonardo da VinciAlvise explaining the disarray in Venice to EzioA disappointed Alvise after escorting Ezio and Leonardo
Alonso Pinto

**Alonso Pinto** was an Assassin of Spanish Brotherhood during the Spanish Inquisition.

## Biography

Born during the Spanish Inquisition, Alonso acted as bosun on over a dozen ships, climbing the main mast, leaping from ropes and hanging from the sail in the heaviest of gale winds.

He was once a member of the Spanish Navy, but his tendency toward laziness and insubordination to his superiors earned him a formal discharge. After he left the navy, Alonso joined Rodrigo de Mendoza's pirate crew and found a kinship with his new captain and lifestyle.

When Rodrigo joined the Brotherhood, Alonso followed suit, hoping for a chance to face off with his former commanding naval officers.

## Personality and traits

Alonso Pinto was a seasoned sailor with a wise cracking wit and a cynical sense of humor. While in a fight, his talent for acrobatics stunts made him a difficult and unpredictable opponent.

## Trivia

* Alonso is a Spanish variant of the name Alfonso, meaning 'noble and ready.' Pinto is the Spanish for 'spotted.'
Altar of Love

**Altar of Love** was an altar located at the entrance of the Academy within the Sieged Plains of Attika, Greece. The altar spoke of the rivalry between the Greek gods Eros and Anteros.

During the Peloponnesian War, the *misthios* Kassandra found the altar as well as one of the Ainigmata Ostraka on it.