One day, after noticing Abbas' continued grief over his father's death, Altaïr told him the truth in an effort to console him. Altaïr and Abbas joined the Order as novices soon after, growing up together and becoming good friends, always at each other's side. Altaïr considered Al Mualim as more of a father figure than his own biological father, though he was aware that Al Mualim's love was "weak and dishonest," and agreed to do as the Mentor commanded. Al Mualim told Altaïr not to disclose anything about the incident to anyone, not even to Ahmad's son Abbas, who would be shamed by the truth of his father's death. Īltaïr ran to Al Mualim's quarters with haste, informing him of what had occurred. Crushed by guilt over Umar's death, Ahmad later infiltrated Altaïr's quarters, apologized for his weakness, and committed suicide with a dagger. Altaïr frantically called out to his father before the execution, but was prevented from seeing his father's death by Ahmad Sofian, the Assassin who had revealed Umar's name to the Saracens under torture. While Maud died in childbirth, Umar was executed by the Saracens during the Siege of Masyaf in 1176, in retribution for him killing a Saracen nobleman. 1.5.8 Infiltrating the Saint Hilarion Castleīiography Early life Training as an AssassinĪltaïr was born to Assassin parents: a Christian mother, Maud, and a Muslim father, Umar Ibn-La'Ahad.
1.5.6 Infiltrating the Buffavento Castle.1.3.1 Confrontation in the Jerusalem Vault.1.2.9 Rescuing the Chalice and killing Harash.Altaïr is an ancestor to Desmond Miles, through the maternal line. He then locked himself inside his library alongside the Apple and the sixth Memory Seal, where he ultimately passed away of old age. As the Mongol advance reached Masyaf in 1257, Altaïr had the town evacuated and entrusted his Codex and five Memory Seals to the Polo brothers, Niccolò and Maffeo. Altaïr eventually returned to Masyaf in 1247 and killed Abbas, reclaiming the title of Mentor.ĭuring the last decade of his life, Altaïr oversaw the construction of a library underneath the Masyaf castle, which was actually a vault intended to protect the Apple, and used five of his Memory Seals as the keys. During this time, he continued to study the Apple and learned of a First Civilization temple underneath the Assassin fortress of Alamut, from which he retrieved six Memory Seals. When Abbas eventually staged a coup to take over the Order, Altaïr was forced into a self-imposed exile alongside his family. However, Altaïr's tenure as Mentor was not without its issues, most of which arose from his former friend and fellow Assassin, Abbas Sofian, who had grown to resent Altaïr because of a misunderstanding regarding his father's demise, blaming Altaïr for dishonoring his family's name. Throughout his travels, Altaïr strengthened his Order, stopping various Templar plots over the years as well as halting the inexorable march of Genghis Khan. Altaïr's vision of the Assassin Order was for them to be spread across the world, living among the people, and he began establishing many Assassin Guilds during his tenure as Mentor. With the Apple in hand, Altaïr changed the way members of his Order lived their lives, writing the details in his fabled Codex for later generations of the Order to read. Altaïr thereafter became Mentor, taking the Assassins in a new, more secretive direction. In completing his mission, he also cleansed the Order of its treacherous leader Al Mualim. During his quest, however, Altaïr learned of a plot far more sinister than he originally believed. Tasked with the deaths of nine individuals who, unbeknownst to him, made up the ranks of the Templar Order in the Holy Land, Altaïr began a quest to change his ways and liberate the Kingdom from their corruption. For this, he was demoted to the rank of novice and sent on a quest for redemption. He failed to recover an Apple of Eden from Robert de Sablé in July 1191 and subsequently allowed the Templars to attack the town of Masyaf, headquarters of the Assassins. Raised to be an Assassin from birth, Altaïr became a Master Assassin at age 25, an accomplishment unheard of for one so young. His leadership saw to the spread of the Assassins' influence throughout Europe and Asia. During his tenure as Mentor, through the knowledge of an Apple of Eden, Altaïr made several discoveries and inventions that greatly helped the Order's progression. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad (Arabic: الطائر ابن لا أحد 1165 – 1257) was a member of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins who served as their Mentor from 1191 until his death in 1257.