Character Name: Altaïr ibn La-Ahad Series: Assassin's Creed Skill Equivalencies Requested: Reasoning:
Cold Reading: Debatable? He hunts people for a living, which includes studying them for strengths, weaknesses, usual haunts, habits, fears, motives, etc. Made to do most of the groundwork as punishment, he still took out 8 ranked Templars (plus some followers) with the help of this investigation in 3 months, while also making the week-long commute to and from Masyaf between each one. However, he was fooled by a crossdresser once (in full armor with closed helmet, but still). It may be that, due to where and when he was raised, he simply did not expect a woman there. At the canon point I took him from, he won't be making that mistake again lol.
Cultures and Humanities: 12th century European and Middle Eastern. Assassins in the field had to be well-educated to help them infiltrate various cultures.
[Disguise or Mastery of Disguise??]: Altaïr is able to blend in plain sight with groups of both European and Middle Eastern scholars. His strengths lie in choosing clothing, quickly obtaining and/or using local knowledge, posing as a scholar, lying, and avoiding detection. I don't think he knows how to do makeup or forge papers on his own.
Edged Weapons: Uses a short blade (a long knife) and throwing knives in canon.
Prevarication: If he wasn't a good lier, he'd have broken the third tenet of the Assassin's Creed (TITLEDROP) about five million times. Assassins are trained/expected not to lie even under duress/torture. For example, Ahmad Sofian killed himself because he was so ashamed he'd revealed information to the enemy.
Etiquette: 12th century Assassin, Muslim, Saracen, Syrian, Christian, Crusader states, Jewish, and general Levant. In canon he has to conduct himself without arousing suspicion, even while he is a wanted man right under a guard captain's nose. He also enters sacred sites and other restricted areas in public as a scholar, which demand their own set of social rules.
High Society Etiquette: 12th century Christian scholar/Muslim hakim circles. Blends in with them in canon.
Research: In AC1, demonstrated by practical walking the streets, e.g. eavesdropping. In AC2, demonstrated in his Codex by scholarly pursuits in various fields. The Codex was started shortly after the end of AC1, the canon point I used, most likely within the same year.
Riding: Horses only
Sleight of Hand and Pick-Pocketry: Side missions include picking pockets while moving.
Swordfighting: Middle Eastern
Three-Dimensional Stealth: With a combination of parkour and silent movement throughout. As long as he is not within line of sight, he can move or draw weapons however he wants in the presence of vigilant knights or even other Assassins, and they are none the wiser.
Wilderness Survival: Mountainous and arid climates. It would be stupid to send him riding alone for a week between cities without at least basic knowledge.
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Series: Assassin's Creed
Skill Equivalencies Requested:
Reasoning:
Cold Reading: Debatable? He hunts people for a living, which includes studying them for strengths, weaknesses, usual haunts, habits, fears, motives, etc. Made to do most of the groundwork as punishment, he still took out 8 ranked Templars (plus some followers) with the help of this investigation in 3 months, while also making the week-long commute to and from Masyaf between each one. However, he was fooled by a crossdresser once (in full armor with closed helmet, but still). It may be that, due to where and when he was raised, he simply did not expect a woman there. At the canon point I took him from, he won't be making that mistake again lol.
Cultures and Humanities: 12th century European and Middle Eastern. Assassins in the field had to be well-educated to help them infiltrate various cultures.
[Disguise or Mastery of Disguise??]: Altaïr is able to blend in plain sight with groups of both European and Middle Eastern scholars. His strengths lie in choosing clothing, quickly obtaining and/or using local knowledge, posing as a scholar, lying, and avoiding detection. I don't think he knows how to do makeup or forge papers on his own.
Edged Weapons: Uses a short blade (a long knife) and throwing knives in canon.
Prevarication: If he wasn't a good lier, he'd have broken the third tenet of the Assassin's Creed (TITLEDROP) about five million times. Assassins are trained/expected not to lie even under duress/torture. For example, Ahmad Sofian killed himself because he was so ashamed he'd revealed information to the enemy.
Etiquette: 12th century Assassin, Muslim, Saracen, Syrian, Christian, Crusader states, Jewish, and general Levant. In canon he has to conduct himself without arousing suspicion, even while he is a wanted man right under a guard captain's nose. He also enters sacred sites and other restricted areas in public as a scholar, which demand their own set of social rules.
High Society Etiquette: 12th century Christian scholar/Muslim hakim circles. Blends in with them in canon.
Research: In AC1, demonstrated by practical walking the streets, e.g. eavesdropping. In AC2, demonstrated in his Codex by scholarly pursuits in various fields. The Codex was started shortly after the end of AC1, the canon point I used, most likely within the same year.
Riding: Horses only
Sleight of Hand and Pick-Pocketry: Side missions include picking pockets while moving.
Swordfighting: Middle Eastern
Three-Dimensional Stealth: With a combination of parkour and silent movement throughout. As long as he is not within line of sight, he can move or draw weapons however he wants in the presence of vigilant knights or even other Assassins, and they are none the wiser.
Wilderness Survival: Mountainous and arid climates. It would be stupid to send him riding alone for a week between cities without at least basic knowledge.