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Aliyah Khan is an English card shark who was a former dropout of the London School of Economics. She is the estranged daughter of the late Templar Fahad Khan, who abandoned Aliyah's mother when he discovered she was pregnant. Aliyah is a descendant of Omar Khaled, a British Assassin from the late-17th and early-18th century.
Biography[]
Early life[]
At the age of 5, Aliyah went to live with her aunt. While there, she was stuffed in a washing machine by her cousins as a cruel joke. Although she was saved by her aunt, she later learned that it was her aunt who had instructed her children to push Aliyah into the machine to teach her lesson. Aliyah fled the house and developed claustrophobia as a result of the trauma from the event.[1]
Aliyah's experiences in primary school and her foster homes were less than pleasant. She never had any friends, nor did she want any. Instead, Aliyah spent her time scheming. One scheme involved stealing tests from previous years and selling them to her classmates for a small profit. However, when Aliyah gave a test for free to a less-than-fortunate student named Emma, nicknamed "Pudding-Face" by others for her weight, the act of charity helped Aliyah realize that she liked helping society's underdogs. Noticing how Emma was constantly bullied by others, Aliya taught her some Silat moves to help defend herself. However, after Emma had defended herself from her bullies and returned from a suspension, Aliyah noticed that she had in turn become a bully and regretted having helped her.[2]
Aiding the Assassins[]
In late 2019, Aliyah was engaged in a street card game using slight of hand to scam a socialite out of £100. Eventually, the police arrived and broke up her game, forcing her to flee. Finding a hiding place in a garbage dumpster Aliyah waited patiently for the police to pass. Hiding in the darkness, her claustrophobia began to overwhelm her, but she dealt with it using calming breaths until the police left.[3]
Taking the underground subway home, she gave a homeless beggar her winnings, despite his objections to the high amount. After arriving home to her flat, her room-mate Bianca told her to clean up, as she still smelled like a dumpster, and reminded Aliyah that she still needed to repay Bianca's father for investing into their crypto company scheme, a joint-effort originally thought up with Jarrod Eubanks—a former business partner who had since run off with the investment. Bianca's father stood to lose his home if Aliyah did not pay him back, which she swore to Bianca she do however she could.[3]
Traveling to the enclave of Chinatown, she met the Assassin Gavin Banks while playing poker in an attempt to earn enough money to pay off some of her debt. Having lost all of her chips to him, Aliyah sought out Gavin after the match and demanded to know his identity. Gavin gave her an address, telling her to find it if she wished to know more.[3]
The next day, Aliyah was contacted by the registrar of the London School of Economics and learned that she had been given the chance to return, her funds having been paid by an "alumni." Later that day, after recovering from her shock and disbelief, Aliyah met with the registrar and the school officials and learned that it was indeed the truth. She surmised the mysterious "alumni" could have been none other than Gavin.[3]
Following the address given, she then went to meet Gavin, which led to a warehouse on the London Docklands. She was met at the door by My'shell Lemair, who granted her entry. My'shell quickly grew annoyed at Aliyah's constant questions. The duo were then joined by Gavin, who explained himself to Aliyah, telling her that he knew where Jarrod had hidden her money. If Aliyah was to help Gavin and his associate, he would reveal the whereabouts of the money. Gavin summarized the Assassin-Templar War for Aliyah and told her of her ancestor Omar Khaled, an Assassin from the 1600s and apprentice to Isaac Newton. After some hesitation, Aliyah agreed to enter the Animus in exchange for the promised return of her crypto funds. Using the Animus, Aliyah relived Omar's memories in order to find a rare Royal Mint coin on which was inscribed a code word to disable a modern day computer virus.[3]
Entering the simulation, Aliyah is brought into 1696 London in the mind and body of her ancestor Omar. She initially believed the simulation to be flawed, as she saw only darkness yet could hear Omar save two beggars from a runaway horses, and in a panic, called to be let out of the Animus. My'shell then informed her that Omar was, in fact, blind. Aliyah, confused at how she can possibly be able to see an inscription of a coin if her ancestor was blind was told by Gavin to be patient. The blindness of her ancestor somewhat set off her claustrophobia, but she agreed to go back in to get the information Gavin needed.[3]
After further reliving Omar's memories of an explosion, Aliyah was almost pulled from the Animus after her vitals started to elevate. Gavin, however, urged My'shell she continue.[3] After some time, the simulation ended and Aliyah was startled out of the Animus. My'shell informs them that the Templars were near and began to pack.[1] Unbeknownst to the group, their Animus sessions had been monitored, despite the facility being located far from urban areas. Gavin wanted Aliyah to continue, but before she did, she asked about the coin she was searching for. Gavin explained that the inscription on the coin was a kill code for a new software program Abstergo intended to influence the dark web with. Knowing what would happen if she were to leave, Aliyah elected to get back into the Animus.[2]
As the Templars closed in on the warehouse, My'shell ended Aliyah's Animus session and grabbed the hard-drives before the trio escaped through a secret tunnel leading to the inside of an empty shipping container. Hearing loud noises from outside, the group checked My'shell's mobile to track the Templars' movements. My'shell passed her phone to Aliyah, but with the enveloping darkness triggering her claustrophobia, she dropped it and alerted a Templar. As he opened the shipping container to inspect it, My'shell slit his throat with her Hidden Blade, horrifying an already-panicking Aliyah.[2]
After Gavin calmed her down, the group fled the docks and hid in the London Zoo. While discussing where to get another Animus, they come to the realization that no another Animi were in London. Aliyah then suggested the London office of ExploreDNA—an Abstergo-run ancestry service—located in Soho. That night, entering under the guise of cleaners, Aliyah and My'shell sneaked around to find a DNA terminal for Aliyah to plug in her VR headset. Upon being caught by a security guard making their rounds, Aliyah tackled him to the ground and taped him up, before returning to the VR headset and logging in. Finding herself inside a Memory Corridor, she was greeted by an artificial intelligence which called itself Shaun Hastings. After My'shell turned off the AI, Aliyah entered the ExploreDNA server's simulation.[2]
Personality and traits[]
Aliyah suffered from claustrophobia, a condition which she had inherited from her father.[3] After her sessions in the Animus, however, Aliyah noted that she no longer felt so claustrophobic in dark spaces, nor was she afraid of the dark, even saying she felt in her element due to having spent hours growing accustomed to Omar's blindness. [citation needed] Aliyah has at least a basic knowledge and experience in Silat martial arts.[2]
Aliyah also possesses a no-nonsense attitude and has a strong moral code against the rich and ignorant. She excels in poker and has a strong knowledge of probability and percentages. This, coupled with her talent for slight of hand, made her good at scamming people out of their money.[3] Aliyah developed a hatred of the Britney Spears song "...Baby One More Time" after her cousins played it on full volume when they locked her in the washing machine.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Aliyah Khan is a character introduced in the 2020 audiobook Assassin's Creed: Gold, where she is voiced by actress Tamara Lawrance.
Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Gold (first appearance)
References[]
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