User blog comment:N1hitman/Are the assassins real/@comment-1888015-20120603230748

No N1, the Assassins that are portrayed in the AC franchise aren't real.

As they began, they were originated from the Asasiyun, an ancient Persian and Syrian sect of Nizali Ismailis.

I would also suggest that you don't go out trying to kill "Templars" because you'll probably be arrested or shot.