Francis (died 824) was an ally to the Martyrs of Agaunum, who claimed himself to be a Christian prophet. He was soon hired by Hidden Ones' Master Assassin Fuladh Al Haami to be part of a group of mercenaries tasked to steal a case from the Martyrs.
Biography[]
Spying on Fuladh's group[]
By 824, Francis secretly worked for the cult, the Martyrs of Agaunum, due to his fascination with their "miraculous" powers they acquired from the late Theban Legion.[1] At some point, he was picked to join a group of mercenaries, set up by Hidden One Fuladh Al Haami, to acquire a valuable case from the cult itself. While traveling with his group across Sinai, he kept a close eye on his fellow members, especially on Wei, a Chinese bombmaker. Positioning himself, he was given the duty to signal Wei to drop the bomb while the rest prepared to fight. However, he derided the ambush by signaling too early.[2]
From the early explosion, the ambush went awry as Fuladh's group failed to obtain the case and even lost one of their mercenaries, Mared. Planning again,[3] the group, directed by the young thief Roshan, climbed and descended a mountain range to get ahead of the Martyrs. However, while Francis climbed alongside Samoan warrior Nafanua and Roman pirate Dias, they later witnessed Wei lose his footing and ultimately fall to his death. They fortunately survived their descent and made their way to steal a dhow to go sail across the Red Sea to Karachi.[4]
Upon arrival, they all followed Dias, who found an inn for them to recuperate. While Roshan left to find new maps, Francis was soon left alone with just Dias and Nafanua, while twin Northmen mercenaries Geir and Gud went to search for Roshan[5] and then Persian mercenary Azadeh with her wolf companion following afterwards.[6] With no one watching, Francis poisoned Nafanua's water, before Roshan, Azadeh, and Onyx returned back to the inn. With Roshan's new information about the Martyrs, they all prepared to find the Martyrs, with Onyx leading by tracking their scents. Francis promised to find horses for them, but also informed the Martyrs about the group's plans. When he returned with the horses, Francis traveled with his group, while an ambush was set up for the group's remaining mercenaries.[1]
Francis watched as the ambush occurred, with arrows being loosed and the mercenaries except Nafanua finding cover. Fortunately, Onyx managed to kill two of their attackers while Dias, Azadeh, and Roshan joined to kill the rest. Immediately, Francis was cornered by Dias, who held a sword to him while Azadeh tried to stop Dias. However, Roshan found out that Nafanua had been poisoned and saw Azadeh nearing drink Nafanua's water. She soon accused Francis and even surmised his background of being part of the Holy Roman Empire and how he must know of the Theban Legion. Slowly, he dropped his act and shrieked his allegiance to the Martyrs. Before Dias could kill him, Francis attacked Dias and Roshan and fled quickly back to his masters. Unknown to him, this provided Onyx to trace his scent to their next location, Baghdad.[1]
Death[]
Entering Baghdad, Francis joined the Martyrs at the House of Wisdom, where the Martyrs gifted the case to the customer, a member of the Order of the Ancients. However, while the Martyrs were in mid-prayer, the customer opened the case, only to hiss at them. Instantly, they all heard a whistle echoed around them. Francis was immediately attacked and killed Onyx, who went for his jugular. Like Francis, the rest of the Martyrs also fell to the group members, while the customer met his end to Fuladh.[7]
Personality and traits[]
Francis was a young man with a high-pitched voice[2] and bright blond hair[7] from the Holy Roman Empire.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Francis is a fictional character from Maria Lewis' 2023 novel Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One that was written as a tie-in to the video game Assassin's Creed: Mirage.
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Seventeen - Karachi, 824
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Seven - Fustat, 824
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Nine - Sinai Border, 824
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Eleven - Sinai Peninsula, 824
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Thirteen - Red Sea, 824
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Fifteen - Karachi, 824
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One — Chapter Nineteen - Baghdad, 824
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