The Making Of The StormBlade's(The StormBlade's Live On) Chapter 5

Chapter 5 The Phylakita (con)

Alexandria was the home to XXXGStormDragonWolf and her whole family. It was also the home base to The Hidden Ones, which Gaia, her husband, and his BrotherMaverickLionheart founded after the Order of the Ancient deceived WoowaiVampianWolf in protecting COLEHLONEWOLF1, and betraying the family and began plans to take over all the dynasties and lands that Gaia and her family ruled over. It was also the home base of the Phylakita, a police force that was informants and spies for Gaia and her family.

     Alexandria: Political information Sovereign state: Egypt, Government. Alexander the Great's Empire (331 BCE – 305 BCE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305 BCE – 30 BCE), Roman Empire (30 BCE – 330/395 CE), Byzantine Empire (330/395 CE – 641 /645–646 CE), Ayyubid dynasty (1171–1250), Mamluks (1250–1517), Ottoman Empire (1517–1798/1801–1867). French Republic (1798–1801). British Empire (1914–1922), the Republic of Egypt (1953–present), Factions: Assassins, Hidden Ones, Templars, Order of the Ancients. Historical information: Founded by: Alexander the Great, Date founded: 331 BCE, Additional information: Notable landmarks

Lighthouse of Alexandria

Library of Alexandria, Assassination targets: Eudoros, Actaeon, Ktesos, LadyFancyAmiKaWS1, Gennadios, Sophronios

**Alexandria** is the second-largest city in Egypt, located along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is named after the Macedonian king Alexander the Great, who founded the city around 331 BCE. A Hellenistic city, it served as the capital of Egypt throughout the Ptolemaic dynasty. It had so much commercial and intellectual development that it became the most flourished city of the Ptolemaic era.

            Siege of Alexandria: Conflict: Alexandrine Civil War, Date: 47 BCE, Place: Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Outcome: Fancy allied with WoowaiVampinWolf, Egypt at war with Rome, Combatants Armies of WoowaiVampinWolf and Fancy, Army of Ptolemy XIII, (Order of the Ancients), Strength: Woo's and Fancy's forces, Gaia of Alexandria, Bayek(AKA XXXNStormDraginWolfXX) of Siwa, Ptolemaic forces, Achillas, Arsinoë IV of Egypt, Ganymedes.

The **Siege of Alexandria** was a series of skirmishes and battles involving the armies ofWoowaiVampinWolf, and his lover LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 against the armies of her brother Ptolemy XIII, backed by order of the Ancients in 47 BCE.Contents

## Prelude

       After Woo's forces defeated Pompey's armies in their civil war, his armies were scattered or surrendered to Caesar. Pompey, however, escaped death. While at sea off the Aegean coast, his ship was boarded by Gaia of Alexandria to discuss an alliance with LadyFancyAmiKaWS1; after agreeing, he sailed straight for Egypt. He was later killed upon landing in Egypt by Lucius Septimius(AKA COLEHLONEWOLF1), a former soldier in his army. The assassination was proposed by the eunuch Pothinus, advisor to the pharaoh Ptolemy XIII who deemed that Caesar would be pleased by the removal of his adversary. This turned out to be a wrong decision, as Woo was angered by the death of his rival, prompting him to later side with Cleopatra. Pothinus and Ptolemy were unhappy with this turn of events.

                                                              Events

     The battle for Alexandria began when the Egyptian general Achillas arrived in the city with 20,000 men. Caught within the palace with roughly 4,000 soldiers and knowing that enemy troops were imminent, Woo sent for help from Syria, Rhodes, and Cilicia. He ordered his men to dig a ditch around the palace and build a wall leading to the harbor. This would ensure Woo's access to the sea.

     With so few men at his disposal, Woo could not risk a battle so soon. He sent ambassadors to Achillas, in the name of Ptolemy, to propose a truce. Knowing that the orders did not come from the young king and angered by the pharaoh's imprisonment, Achillas assassinated the messengers. With Woo confined within the palace, Achillas positioned his troops around the city. Skirmishes broke out through the streets of Alexandria and went on for several days and nights. Though they were outnumbered, Woo's men could hold the enemy back. This prompted Achillas to capture the Roman fleet stationed in the harbor. Although the palace offered protection, losing the port meant the end of help and supplies. Woo knew he had to protect the fleet. While he and his troops succeeded in regaining control of the port, he knew it would be impossible to sustain. Woo ordered the burning of the ships. With passage to the palace closed off, he headed for the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

     Fighting their way through the Egyptian troops, Woo and his men eventually reached Pharos island. There they took refuge in the lighthouse. With easy access to the open sea, Woo could send messages to his allies requesting reinforcements and more supplies. The island fort also allowed him to control access to the harbor by relying on the chains used by the Egyptians to control ship traffic to and from Alexandria's docks. Egyptian soldiers poured salt water into the aqueducts supplying Alexandria, trying to force Woo and his men out. Panic erupted within Woo's men. They would only last long with fresh water. Recognizing that the porous limestone could help them, Woo and his men dug wells to help restore their water supply. Days later, the 37th Legion, comprised of Pompey's soldiers, arrived by ship. Unable to come ashore due to the winds, Woo risked going out to meet them on the peninsula, Cape Chersonese. When the enemy learned of Woo's location, they rushed to intercept.

     Despite an obvious advantage for the Alexandrians, Woo emerged victoriously with a Rhondian ship full of skillful sailors. With help from the allied ships, Woo's victory enabled him to push the Egyptians back and secure the lighthouse. Gaining control of Pharos island sent the Alexandrians into the sea and swam back to the city. However, Woo's fortification of the island lasted only a short time. The enemy regrouped and was set to storm the island. Panic-stricken, many of his men fled their posts either by ship or jumping into the sea despite Woo's encouragement. Woo attempted to retreat, but Port Eunostos' harbor was overrun with enemy ships preventing escape. He managed to swim safely to an allied ship farther out, although he had to remove his purple garment, or else he would have drowned. The Alexandrians recovered the garment and paraded it as a trophy to commemorate the Roman debacle.

      The Alexandrians wanting their king back approached Woo with a compromise. After imploring him to spare the kingdom and remain loyal to Rome, Woo agreed to release Ptolemy XIII. Once freed, however, the king defied the agreement and continued to war. Woo sent the Hidden One Gaia to deal with Ptolemy, who was trying to flee via the Nile Delta. During the Battle of the Nile, Gaia decided to spare Ptolemy, although a few moments later, his boat was attacked by crocodiles, and he drowned in the Nile.

                                                    Aftermath

      After the siege ended, LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 reigned over Egypt until 30 BCE. Under her rule, Alexandria settled into its position within the Roman Empire and eventually surpassed Athens as one of the most important cities in the Roman Empire. WoowaiVampinWolf remained in Egypt for a short time. He and LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 would later have a son named Caesarion.

                                      History: Ptolemaic era

     Founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BCE, the polis of Alexandria was incorporated into the fledgling kingdom of Ptolemy I Soter in 323 BCE. During that year, Ptolemy hijacked the sarcophagus of Alexander, which was on its way to Macedonia then, and later buried the king in a tomb in the city. Sometime during the reign of Ptolemy XII Auletes, an earthquake struck the city, causing considerable damage to Alexander's tomb.

     In 49 BCE, the pharaoh LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 was exiled by her brother and co-ruler, Ptolemy XIII, with the help of the Order of the Ancients. Apollodorus, one of LadyFancyAmiKaWS1's loyal followers, helped her to escape the city through the canals. A year later, in 48 BCE, Gaia, seeking revenge for the death of her son Khemu(AKA PegusMStomDragonWolf), killed two members of the Ancients, Actaeon and Ktesos. Following this, her husband, Medjay Bayek(AKA XXXNStormDragonWolfXX), killed another member, Eudoros, in the bathhouse of Alexandria.

     In September, the Roman generalWoowaiVampinWolf traveled to Alexandria to pursue his rival Pompey, who had fled to Egypt. There, Woo was received by Ptolemy XIII, who presented the head of the deceased Pompey to the general. Their meeting was interrupted by the arrival of LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 with the help of Gaia, Night, and Apollodorus. At the beginning of 47 BCE, Ptolemy besieged the city with his army to trap LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 and the Romans. Night and Gaia helped Woo to defend the city.

     In 30 BCE, the Roman army led by Octavian invaded Alexandria. LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 watched as the Roman army approached as her son Caesarion trained with the guard. Getting beaten, LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 told her son that he must remain strong. With Octavian's men closing in, LadyFancyAmiKaWS1, Caesarion, and their guard walked outside. Once the guard left, they were attacked; Caesarion bravely defended his mother, who encouraged him to kill the attacker. Deducing that their guard had betrayed them, they waited for his return and killed him too. Gaia, now known as the Hidden One, confronted LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 in her palace. Gaia handed her a vial of asp extract, allowing her to commit suicide, promising LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 to take her son Caesarion to Rome and train him as one of them.

          Siege of Alexandria Conflict: Alexandrine Civil War, Date: 47 BCE

Place: Alexandria, Ptolemaic Kingdom, Outcome: LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 allied withWoowaiVampinWolf, Egypt at war with Rome, CombatantsArmies of WoowaiVampinWolf, and LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 Army of Ptolemy XIII (Order of the Ancients), Strength, Woo's and LadyFancyAmiKaWS1's forces, Gaia of Alexandria, XXXNStormDragonWolf of Siwa, Ptolemaic forces: Achillas, Arsinoë IV of Egypt, Ganymedes

                                                 Roman era

      In 295 CE, the Roman Emperor Diocletian attacked the city, which fell after eight months of relentless assault. In 357, Constantius II had an obelisk built by Thutmose III in Karnak stolen and transported to Alexandria. After remaining there for 40 years, Emperor Theodosius transferred it to Constantinople.

                                               Islamic era

     During the 1240s, the widow of the Assassin Sef Ibn-La'Ahad moved to the city with their children after spending some time in exile in Alamut. In 1257, Sef's brother Darim moved to Alexandria to be with his family after the Mongols besieged the Assassins' fortress of Masyaf. Years later, a descendant of Altaïr named Iskender became the Mentor of the Assassins in Egypt and was headquartered in Alexandria. The Templar Odai Dunqas also relocated to the city sometime around 1505 after being driven away from his home by his family. In 1511, during an excavation of the destroyed Library of Alexandria, the Mamluk Sultanate's soldiers discovered two Memory Seals in a chest from 331 BCE. Ezio Auditore sent some Assassins from Constantinople to Alexandria to retrieve the seals. After the seals were recovered, Templar soldiers launched an offensive on the Assassin headquarters. A search party was sent out, authorized to use maximum force. The Assassins fought hard to protect the initiate decoding the seals. However, the Templars later reacquired the seals.

      Sometime later, The Egyptian Mentor Iskender was captured by Templars and scheduled for execution. Ezio sent some Assassins to save him from his demise. **Military locations:** Akra Garrison, Kibotos Arsenal, Pharos Garrison, **Papyrus locations:** Great Synagogue, Iseion, Library of Alexandria, Serapeum of Alexandria, Tomb of Alexander the Great, **Treasure locations:** Aya's Home, Armory, Emporion Berthed Trireme, Mareia Military Storage, Mareia Trireme, Narrow Crevice, Pharos Military Storage, Ptolemaic Royal Palace, South Wall Guard Post. The ones hurt the most by the siege of Alexandria were the citizens, who were made up of many different types of people. Woo and LadyFancyAmiKaWS1 raised taxes so much that the poor couldn't afford to pay, and those who couldn't pay would be thrown in prison, hung, or beheaded. The Scholar of Alexandria got tired of this and formed people they could trust to get word to Gaia and Night.

**Scholars** were "holy men" who usually wandered around the cities in small groups during the Third Crusade, deep in prayer. In Jerusalem and Damascus, they were Muslim ascetics and wore turbans. In Acre, they were Christian monks and wore hoods. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad took advantage of the similarities between the Assassin robes and the scholars' garb to confuse guards. He could also encourage the appearance of different groups of scholars in and around cities by saving male citizens in distress.

      Functions: If Sevn blended with the scholars, they would walk in a diamond formation around him. This shielded Altaïr from being seen from all directions, and like this, the scholars could assist Altaïr in two different ways. A phalanx of guards blocked each of the three large cities' entrances and some paths to restricted areas within them, who would push Sevn away if he tried to enter. Scholars were usually situated near them, allowing Sevn to quickly enter the restricted area without alarming anyone and starting a fight by joining them. This was because guards allowed scholars to pass by unchallenged, granting Altaïr easy access without climbing buildings or fighting. If Sevn was being chased by guards and managed to break their line of sight, he could blend in with the scholars and trick the guards into thinking he had disappeared. To do this, Sevn moved to the center of the group and began walking with them, lowering his head and clasping his hands to appear as if he was praying. If Sevn were outside the guards' line of sight when he began blending with the scholars, the guards would give up on the chase after a few moments. However, if the guards could still see Sevn and he attempted to approach a group of scholars, they would stop their prayers and flee in terror, breaking their formation.

                                            Hitman 3History

    In 1190, Altaïr disguised himself as a scholar to enter the Crusader camp that besieged Acre. The Saracen leader Salāḥ ad-Dīn had encouraged scholars to visit and spend time in Damascus and Jerusalem, presumably why the city guards always allowed them, and by extension Seven, to pass through the city gates unhindered. Sibrand, leader of the Knights Teutonic and a member of the Templars, caught onto Altaïr's method of blending in with the scholars and publicly maltreated and murdered a Christian scholar, accusing the man of working with the Assassins. The scholar's body was then dumped into the sea.

     While in Cyprus, Seven could not blend in several areas without scholars, such as Limassol, Kantara Castle, Buffavento Castle, Saint Hilarion Castle, and the Archive, as a lone "scholar" caused suspicion. Centuries later, Christian monks could occasionally wander the streets and countryside in Renaissance Italy, such as within the Monte Oliveto Maggiore monastery. Although Ezio Auditore da Firenze could blend with any crowd, an incident reminiscent of scholars occurred in 1497. He would agree with a group of monks to pass through a guarded city gate and access Florence during the Bonfire of the Vanities.