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Sobek's Tears was a virtual representation of one of Bayek's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.

Description[]

The sacred albino crocodile at the Temple of Sobek becomes enraged during a feeding ritual. Its handler believes it's a sign from the god. Bayek is not sure.

Dialogue[]

Bayek visited the courtyard in front of the Temple of Sobek. There, a priest blessed the plate of offerings before the guardian of Petsuchos attempted to place it in the water. The albino crocodile lashed out at the man, terrifying him. Visitors to the temple watched.

  • Woman: Hey! A bad omen! Sobek is sick!
  • Man: Petsuchos is angry! The image of Sobek shows the god's will! What will we do?
  • Sehetep: I shall heal Sobek. Continue to worship!

Bayek approached the temple's entrance.

  • Woman: Did you see his eyes? Something is wrong. We're cursed!
    ACO - Sobek's Tears 2

    A caretaker asking for Sehetep's approval on the food to be given to Petsuchos.

  • Man: That's a bad omen for certain! Something awful is going to happen! O Sobek! Forgive us!
  • Woman: What can we do? Are our offerings not enough?
  • Man: I already gave half my grain and a hundred flowers! Would gold be better?

Bayek approached the guardian, praying before the pool.

  • Bayek: I thought the sacred crocodiles of Krokodilopolis were tame.
  • Guardian: I... do not know what happened! Petsuchos has never attacked anyone before. His eyes turned red! Did you see?! Is Sobek displeased with us?
  • Bayek: Nek! Even the gods turn their backs on the people. Where is Petsuchos now?
  • Guardian: Our priest, Sehetep, took the god back to the pool inside the temple. I have never seen him like this!
  • Bayek: Something about this isn't right. I should take a look at the crocodile's enclosure./Sehetep? That cannot be a coincidence. Something is not right. I should take a look at the crocodile's enclosure.*

Bayek approached the pool inside the Temple of Sobek.

  • Bayek: No sign of the priest. Petsuchos looks agitated. I should try to stay unnoticed.

He entered the pool, and investigated a carcass on the ground.

  • Bayek: A carcass. It has been chewed but not eaten.

Bayek moved to the other side of the pool, where he discovered broken jars.

  • Bayek: A foul-smelling liquid. Argh, the stench burns my eyes. Argh, nek!

He discovered trails of blood at the stairs.

  • Bayek: Someone was injured in the enclosure. They went up the staircase.

Bayek followed the blood trail to a well. He climbed down and followed through the tunnels, where he discovered a robe on the ground.

  • Bayek: A discarded priest robe, and it's covered in blood. Whoever was wearing this was badly injured. The blood trail leads outside.

Bayek followed the trails outside of the tunnels and found a body of a soldier in the undergrowth.

  • Bayek: Mauled by crocodiles. What was he doing back here?

He investigated the body and found a note.

ACO - Sobek's Tears 3

Bayek discovering a soldier's corpse after following a trail of blood.

  • Ptolemy soldier's note:
    - Poison for crocodiles (why are we messing with crocodile gods?), mix one brown with one black vial in clean vials. Only one vial per crocodile in their food. Be careful! Too much will kill. Only want them sick.
    - Get the big croc. Others are a bonus.
    - Don't touch with hands (turns skin black, burns like shit)
    - Meet the poisoner at our southern docks when done. Melina the Hibiscus, exactly like the flower. Make sure to get her name right! She's killed people for getting it wrong.
  • Bayek: This was the man who poisoned the crocodiles. He was taking orders from "Melina the Hibiscus". A pretty name for a killer. She's at the Neorion Naval Arsenal, to the South.
    Who dares touch a god of Egypt? I'll hunt down this blasphemer.

Bayek found the arsenal, and infiltrated it. He saw the woman.

  • Bayek: That has got to be her. A purple dress. Just like the Hibiscus flower.

Bayek approached and eavesdropped on Melina, who was overseeing human test subjects, tied to poles in the yard of the Arsenal.

  • Melina the Hibiscus: (humming to herself) Hmm. These deteriorated much faster than previous test subjects.
    Dilated pupils. Vomiting. Could it be the higher dosage of hemlock? Or hellebore? Both? Ha-ha. Of course it's both! Hmm.
  • Melina the Hibiscus: Crocodiles aren't dogs, you know. (humming to herself) Killing them is easy; not killing them is much harder. The really tricky part is making their eyes bleed. Now that took skill, and years of research.
  • Greek Soldier: I don't know what you've got against dogs.
  • Melina the Hibiscus: What? I love them! As long as you feed them they trust you. They're perfect for testing. Just don't feed them flowers. That's how I got my name you know.
  • Greek Soldier: I know. You poisoned your own dog by feeding it hibiscus flowers.
  • Melina the Hibiscus: It was an accident, actually. They looked so pretty, I thought they'd taste good. My other dogs... ok. They were research.

Bayek attacked the soldier and the woman. He found a note on her body.

  • Letter from Sehetep:
    ACO - Sobek's Tears 4

    Bayek assassinating Melina the Hibiscus.


    Your targets are the temple crocodiles. Make sure to get Petsuchos, the big one. The others don't matter as much.
    Don't kill any of them or it will be your head! Only make them sick, preferably something that affects their eyes and is dramatic.
    Make sure the poison can't be detected. Payment from the Captain as usual.
    Don't mess this up.
    — Sehetep
  • Bayek: A poisonous little woman. Talented, but twisted.
    Sehetep. He was the priest at the temple. Gods, what is it with priests and money?/Sehetep again! His sticky fingers are everywhere. He's becoming a serious problem.*
    The poison was just for show. At least the temple crocodiles are not going to die. I should tell the guardian.

Bayek left the arsenal and returned to the Guardian at the courtyard, praying.

  • Bayek: Guardian of Sobek, the sickness was not an omen from the gods. Your crocodiles were poisoned, but they'll recover.
  • Guardian: Poisoned? Are you sure? By whom? They will pay with their lives!
  • Bayek: Your own priest Sehetep was responsible. He is trying to increase offerings from your followers.
  • Guardian: What!? Sehetep is Sobek's right hand! He would never do this! What you are saying is blasphemy!
  • Bayek: Argh, you priests! Forever holding to your superstitions. You've been told the truth. The gods themselves will judge what you do with it.

If Bayek had explored other maladies concerning Krokodilopolis, he'd muse a bit more while leaving.

  • Bayek: I should let Padiaset know about Sehetep. He is not going to like it.

Outcome[]

Bayek discovered the source of the crocodile's aggressiveness and sickness: poison. He killed the woman responsible for poisoning them, and discovered more about what was happening in the shadows of Krokodilopolis.

Trivia[]

  • Depending on whether Bayek has gone through The Man Beast and/or The Jaws of Sobek, or not, changes his comments with the Guardian and after killing Melina.

Gallery[]

References[]

Assassin's Creed: Origins memories
Main Quests
The Heron Assassination - Homecoming - The Oasis - The False Oracle - May Amun Walk Beside You - Aya - Gennadios the Phylakitai - End of the Snake - Egypt's Medjay - The Scarab's Sting - The Scarab's Lies - Pompeius Magnus - The Hyena - The Lizard's Mask - The Lizard's Face - The Crocodile's Scales - The Crocodile's Jaws - Way of the Gabiniani - Aya: Blade of the Goddess - The Battle of the Nile - The Aftermath - The Final Weighing - Last of the Medjay - Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another - Birth of the Creed
Side Quests
Special
A Gift from the Gods - Incoming Threat - Here Comes a New Challenger - Phylakes' Prey - Lights Among the Dunes - Secrets of the First Pyramids
Siwa
Gear Up - Family Reunion - Water Rats - Hideaway - Striking the Anvil - The Healer - Prisoners in the Temple - Bayek's Promise
Lake Mareotis
Hidden Tax - The Book of the Dead - Ambush in the Temple - Ulterior Votive - Lady of Slaughter - Birthright - Taste of her Sting
Alexandria
The Accidental Philosopher - The Last Bodyguard - Higher Education - Serapis Unites - A Tithe By Any Other Name - The Shifty Scribe - The Odyssey - Wrath of the Poets - Symposiasts - Phylakitai in the Eye - Cat's Cradle
Kanopos
Old Times - Wild Ride - Blue Hooligans - The Weasel - The Hungry River
Sap-Meh Nome
In Protest - Thick Skin - Fair Trade
Sapi-Res Nome
Conflicts of Interest - Smoke Over Water - All Eyes on Us - Lost Happiness - Abuse of Power - The Tax Master - The Ostrich - New Kid in Town - Worker's Lament - The Old Library
Giza
The Planetarium - Precious Bonds - What's Yours Is Mine - A Gift from the Gods
Memphis
A Dream of Ashes - Blood in the Water - Odor Most Foul - Children of the Streets - Taimhotep's Song - The Baker's Dilemma - Mortem Romanum
Saqqara Nome
Rites of Anubis - First Blood - When Night Falls - A Rebel Alliance
Faiyum
Murder in the Temple - Feeding Faiyum - Curse of Wadjet - Rebel Strike - The Bride - Sobek's Gold - Forging Siwa - The Sickness - Fires of Dionysias - Demons in the Desert
Faiyum Oasis
The Champion - The Man Beast - Sobek's Tears - The Jaws of Sobek - Bad Faith - Shadya's Rest - Fighting for Faiyum
Herakleion Nome
Recon Work - Loose Cargo - Reunion - Predator to Prey
Uab Nome
Seven Farmers
Atef-Pehu Nome
The Matriarch
Green Mountains
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Marmarica
His Secret Service
Kyrenaika
The Flea of Cyrene - The Lure of Glory - The Mousetrap - Founding Father - Pax Romana - Cat and Mouse - Absolute Power - Are You Not Entertained? - The Smugglers of Cyrene - Dead in the Water - My Brother for a Horse - Here Comes a New Challenger
Isolated Desert
Plight of the Rebels
Event Quests
Antique Trafficking - Bandit Raid - Control Nuisance - Gather Materials - Lost and Found - Missing Worker - Stolen Goods - Recover the Merchandise
DLC
Ambush At Sea - Secrets of the First Pyramids
The Hidden Ones
Main Quests
The Hidden Ones - The Land of Turquoise - Where the Slaves Die - The Walls of the Ruler - The Setting Sun - No Chains Too Thick - Sic Semper Tyrannis - The Greater Good
Side Quests
Klysma Nome
Rise of Shaqilat - Howls of the Dead - The Ballad of Si-Mut and Gertha - The Killer Shadow - Shadows of the Scarab
Madiama Nome
Respect Thy Brother
Arsinoe Nome
Shards from a Star
The Curse of the Pharaohs
Main Quests
The Curse of the Pharaohs - No Honor Amongst Thebes - The Lady of Grace - Cleansing Rite - Something Rotten - Soured Libations - Aten Rising - The Heretic - Blood in the Water - The King of Kings - A Pharaoh's Shadow - A Pharaoh's Heart and Name - A Pharaoh's Hemset - A Pharaoh's Ka
Side Quests
Thebes
The Theban Triad - Master of the Secret Things - Perchance to Dream
Theban Necropolis
Burnt Offerings - A Sister's Vow - Idol Hands - Drowned Tools - A Motherless Child - Unfair Trade
Thebes Nome
Crocodile Tears - National Treasures
Yebu Nome
Losers Weepers - Fish Out Of Water - Laid to Rest
Aaru
Love or Duty
Aten
Gods or Creed - The Cat - The Ibis - The Hawk
Heb Sed
Follower or Leader
Duat
Shield or Blade - A Necessary Evil - Khepri's Amulet - The God's Spark
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