Sibrand

"How could I believe, given what I know? What I've seen? Our treasure was the proof!"

- Sibrand to Altaïr.

Sibrand was the seventh Templar that Al Mualim ordered Altaïr to assassinate. He was the Grand Master of the Knights Teutonic and in charge of the port area of the middle district within the city of Acre until his death in 1191.

Teutonic Leader
In 1191, Sibrand became the Grand Master of the Knights Teutonic. Having obtained this position of great power, Sibrand was desperate to keep it from slipping away. Incapable as he was to secure his position, the man was also constantly plagued by ideas of conspiracies and plots against him, so much that he often doubled the guards on patrol and even threatened to pull knights from battle to protect him. He spoke with a quick, clipped pace, his eyes constantly darting everywhere, alert for signs of trouble. He took control of the docks in the city of Acre where he also acquired the services of many ships which he was planning to use to form a blockade that would prevent the "fool" Kings and Queens from sending aid once the Templars initiated their plan to take control of the Holy Land.

Death
Having taken control of Acre's docks, Sibrand waited to play his part in the supposed "liberation" of the Holy Land. Altaïr set out to the docks only to find Sibrand abusing and tormenting a scholar in front of a group of civilians, accusing him of being an Assassin. After taunting and later killing the scholar, Sibrand donned his horned helmet and set off for his personal ship. As Altaïr navigated his way through the docks, and towards Sibrand's ship, he could hear the Templar screaming that he would take care of the Assassins himself if no one would do it. The Assassin stealthily climbed aboard the ship and put an end to Sibrand's life. With his last breath, Sibrand told Altaïr of the role assigned to him by the Brotherhood. He told of how he had proof that nothing waited for him after this life. Having told the Assassin all he had known, Sibrand perished.



Historical Information
The Teutonic Order was governed by a "Meister Sibrand" between 1190 and 1192, but little else is known of the historical figure.

The Knights Teutonic, or "Order of the German House of St. Mary in Jerusalem", was formed at the end of the 12th century in Acre itself. The Order did control the tolls of ports in Acre of a time, then – after the defeat of the Christian forces in 1211 – moved to Transylvania.

Final words
Sibrand: Please, don't do this!

Altaïr: You are afraid...

Sibrand: Of course I am afraid!

Altaïr: But you'll be safe now, held in the arms of your god.

Sibrand: ''Have my brothers taught you nothing!? I know what waits for me, for all of us!''

Altaïr: If not your god, then what?

Sibrand: ''Nothing. Nothing waits... and that is what I fear.''

Altaïr: You don't believe?

Sibrand: ''How could I, given what I know? What I've seen? Our treasure was the proof!''

Altaïr: Proof of what?

Sibrand: That this life is all we have! Altaïr: Linger a while longer then, and tell me of the part you were to play.

Sibrand: ''A blockade by sea, to keep the fool kings and queens from sending reinforcements once we... once we...''

Altaïr: Conquered the Holy Land!?

Sibrand: Freed it, you fool, from the tyranny of faith!

Altaïr: ''Freedom!? You worked to overthrow cities, control men's minds, murdered any who spoke against you!''

Sibrand: I followed my orders, believing in my cause, same as you.

Trivia

 * Sibrand was a real-life leader of the Knights Teutonic: Meister (Master) Sibrand. One of the first Teutonic Knights leaders, he was appointed around 1190.
 * An in-game glitch can be found during Sibrand's assassination. To perform it, Sibrand must not be aware of your presence. When he is randomly shooting arrows on the front of his ship, approach and throw him against the side of the boat. Sibrand will fall off his ship and into the water. You will then fail the mission, supposedly because your target escaped.
 * A second glitch may occur when Sibrand is at the front of the ship shooting his arrows and shouting, where he may not be wearing his helmet which he put on after killing the scholar.Sibrand Invastigation.png
 * Sibrand is also the only target in Assassin's Creed that you can see during an investigation, though he disappears once the cut-scene has finished.
 * Like Talal in Jerusalem and Jubair in Damascus, vigilantes will attempt to stop Sibrand if he tries to escape from the docks.
 * His belief in the absence of an afterlife is similar to Altaïr's, as he wrote in the Codex that he feels that there is no Heaven or Hell, just a state of empty existence, or the absence of consciousness.

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Source

 * Assassin's Creed