Saracens

"Saracens" was a generical term employed by Christian Europeans to refer to Muslim Arabs during the Middle Ages. Most notably, it described the Sunni Muslim armies who were involved in the Crusades. During the Third Crusade, Saracens were led by the Ayyubid Sultan Salāḥ ad-Dīn and defended the Holy Land from the Christian Crusaders, who tried to reclaim it in the name of Jesus Christ.

Although the Crusaders had achieved some victories, most notably the retaking of Acre, most of the Holy Land was still held by Saracens. The lands to the east and south-east were Saracen strongholds, and they occupied and held the cities of Damascus and Jerusalem.

Soldiers

In terms of combat, Saracen soldiers were similar to the Crusaders, and wore Lamellar armor. They also had the ability to speak Arabic and Turkish.

The most common Saracen soldier, which were of low ranking, could not grab nor perform counterattacks. The weakest foe, they would easily fall to a single counterattack from Altaïr, and as such, these types of soldiers tended to be frightened the most in battle, fleeing if a few of their comrades were killed.

High-ranking soldiers of the Saracen army had much more armor and skill, though they were uncommon in appearance. In contrast to their lower ranked counterparts, these soldiers could perform both counterattacks and grabs. Also, while Altaïr could counter their attacks, it would only push them down, not kill them outright. However, if they were countered by using the Hidden Blade, it would instantly kill them.

Clothing

In Damacus they wore green Lamellar armor hovever the ones thretning citizens wore the same armor but in gray colour. In Jerusalem the guards wore dark red Lamelar armor.