Masun

{{WPtargets} Masun (Arabic: مصون Maṣūn) is a man who preaches to the village in Altaïr's first assignment: to find the traitor who helped open the gates to Masyaf for the Templars. During the first encounter, Masun appears to be a madman. He openly admits that he works for the Templars in his confession to Altaïr and tells him that he should work for them, too. During the encounter subsequent to the completion of the game, Masun talks about the Templars' promise of a "new world where all men are equal." He also says that Al Mualim is a madman because he opposes this idea.

Masun and another Assassin named Jamal were the traitors who let the Templars in to Masyaf with the help of the basket-weaver in the village. The basket-weaver delivered letters for Jamal and Masun. Altaïr pickpockets one of the letters in "The Traitor" memory. Then he brings Masun before his master. Al Mualim offers him a chance to repent, but Masun refuses. Al Mualim then kills him. He then says he will speak with Jamal and decide if he is simply misguided and can be saved, or if Jamal's will has been corrupted by the Templars' propaganda. It was originally an assassination mission to kill Jamal, but instead he was added as an Easter egg in the Kingdom, just outside Masyaf. He can only be identified through Eagle Vision.

Trivia

 * Masun is the only person who Altaïr did not kill after an interrogation. All other people that Altaïr interrogated were killed with the hidden blade.
 * Masun appears like some of the civilians in Jerusalem or Damascus.
 * The word Maṣūn (مصون) means "well-protected" or "safeguarded" in Arabic.