The Lann Fala (English: Bloodied Blade[1] or Bloodied Blades[2]) were an elite group of Templars who specialized in stalking targets[1] and were led by the British Templar Cornavii.[3] Recognizable by their red cloaks,[4][5] the Lann Fala served as the Order's strong arm in England and Scotland during the time of the First War of Scottish Independence, having been created some 20 years before.[2] Though siding with the English in that conflict, the group included members of other nationalities.[1]
History[]
The Lann Fala formed after a successful Templar attack at the Assassin stronghold of Beinn Eallair, seeking to complete what they had started and hunt down all of the members of the Scottish Brotherhood of Assassins. Many clans of Assassin allies, like the one of twins Fillan and Ailéas, were decimated.[6]
During the massacre at Berwick, the Lann Fala tracked down two of the Children of Fal to the home of Alastair Aitken. While three members searched the house, Cornavii interrogated the old tailor, who refused to admit that he knew who they were searching for and was killed for his silence.[4] They pursued Fillan and Ailéas through the city, with one member eventually catching Fillan, though he was crushed by a fiery beam from a collapsing building, allowing the young man to escape.[7] From that point on, the Lann Fala made finding the twins a question of honor.[8]
Later, at the village of Cranshaws, Cornavii provided reinforcements after a number of English soldiers died by the hands of Sören and his mercenaries.[9]
A short time after, Cornavii met with Bradley Dacre to inform him that the army would go to Scone and recover some important objects, the location of which they had learned thanks to an informant behind the enemy lines.[5] The Lann Fala then launched an attack at Scone Abbey, seeking the Stone of Fal but encountered Fillan. A confrontation between Cornavii and Sören ensued, with both men injuring the other. Upon noticing some of his men were dead and others were fleeing, Cornavii disappeared among the flames of the nearby forest.[10] They managed to take the Stone back to England, though that was revealed to be a replica.[11]
With the successive victories of the English, the Templars presence increased in Scotland through the Lann Fala. They took advantage of the disunity among the Scottish clans to act freely and with impunity.[11] During the winter of 1296, the Lann Fala kept after William Wallace, who was carrying the real Stone of Fal, but he managed to evade capture.[12]
In May 1297, the Assassins killed two of the Lann Fala's allies, William Heselrig and Bradley Dacre, both of whom were at Lanark. While Wallace and James of Crannach dealt with the first, the second was targeted by Fillan, who found out that Dacre had been keeping his sister safe.[13] The twins' reunion was cut short when a Lann Fala member discovered them both, loudly complimenting that the information they'd received was good and that by killing Dacre, Fillan had saved him time. Ailéas managed to stab him in the neck and the twins fled the garrison.[14]
At some point, the informant who had infiltrated the Brotherhood relayed to their contacts that the Stone of Scone was being taken to Iona. In response, the Templars and the English army under King Edward I launched attacks at Dunstaffnage,[15] the Isle of Mull, and at Iona proper.[16]
On the way to Iona Abbey, a group composed by Deorsa, James of Crannach, Fillan, Moira, and Ailéas noticed a number of corpses of Scottish warriors, English soldiers, and Lann Fala members scattered around. Upon arriving at the abbey, they saw the Stone abandoned by the building's entrance, with Cornavii and two other Lann Fala members nearby.[16] Sören attempted to assassinate Cornavii before he could use the Stone of Fal, but James warned the Templar and killed Deorsa, revealing himself to be the mole. After a short fight, Ailéas managed to kill the traitor while Moira killed one of Cornavii's men. The twins, working together, managed to dispatch the other before Cornavii drew the energy of the Stone towards him, which he then used against Moira and the twins, incapacitating them with painful visions.[17]
Fillan was able to break through the illusions and attacked Cornavii, drawing his attention and allowing Ailéas and Moira to recover, with Ailéas joining in the fight against the Templar. Cornavii kept using the Stone during the fight, both to create openings in their defense or to dodge fatal blows, letting the energy around him explode to form a blinding shield. Moira told Ailéas to strike the Stone with her Sword of Fal, which she did while her twin kept Cornavii occupied, causing an explosion of energy that knocked them all to the ground. The twins then killed the leader of the Lann Fala.[18] Without a leader and with many of their fellow members killed, the group was presumably disbanded shortly after or absorbed into the British Templars.
Known members[]
- Cornavii (leader)
- James of Crannach
Allies[]
Appearances[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 10 – Training
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 12 – Trust
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 8 – Lann Fala
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 2 – Massacre
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 18 – Hold
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 26 – Destinies
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 3 – Rupture
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 28 – Hope
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 7 – Cranshaws
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 22 – Woods
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 23 – Order
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 27 – Revolt
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 29 – Ignition
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 30 – Mirror
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 32 – Dunstaffnage
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 34 – Iona
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 35 – Thunder
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Highlands Children – Chapter 36 – Lia Fàil
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