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Assassin’s Creed: The Origins from the Orient Who could be terrifying enough to strike fear into the hearts of Crusaders, Mamluks, Arabs, Turks and Mongols? Who do you think all these mighty warriors were afraid of? Who were those figures that operated from the shadows and threatened soldiers, lords, Kings, Emperors, Khans and Sultans alike? Who was the mysterious “Old man of the Mountain”? I am pretty sure you have read legendary stories about the Crusades; the Byzantine Imperial might, the Crusaders’ unbreakable spirit, the Muslim zeal to defend their faith. But this is not just another story about the Crusades, but rather one about Shadows and Fear. Emerging from the rugged mountains of Persia in the late 11th century, a secretive sect was born and grew to become the Nizari Ismailis, or more ominously, the Assassins’ Order. Follow me down this thread, through the sands of time and shadowy recesses of history, where legends intertwine with reality; where this clandestine brotherhood existed and struck fear into the hearts of their enemies: kings and sultans alike.

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