Rise of the Assassins

[Augustulus91]

I am sorry for the very newbie question:
But in my games i get the notification about the event : "the rise of the assassins in ... ".

I was just wondering, does it mean some kind of muslim holy order is available in that area for the muslim rulers?

 

[Comradebot]

Its a Shia only holy order. Cause, you know, the Fatimids needed a little boost.

 

[Augustulus91]

In my Current Game, they conquered whole Italy, lost half of it again, (some easy holding for me), conquered everything again until the north. (The pope is in a bishopric in Carcassone for already for 60 years with 17000 to spend, but all buildings are already upgraded, which is a nice technology boost for the count of carcassonne).

After that they got Croatia, and now also Hungary... Anyway, gave me some opportunities to attack my weakened liege (HRE)

 

[RustyTurban]

Its a Shia only holy order. Cause, you know, the Fatimids needed a little boost.

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Winner of post of the day

 

[Lwantssugar]

I know that if you either hold Byzantinum/Jeruselem, or your character is Muslim they randomly kill a court member of yours, but what I'm curious as to is how far west can they reach? Let's say the king of England wins Jersulsem in a crusade and keep it, does that mean his court gets infiltrated by hooded killers all of a sudden?
This is just a rumor but I heard the only rulers they kill are the Khans

 

[cybrxkhan]

I'm wondering, now, what happens with the Aztec DLC, if the Aztec Emperor somehow holds Jerusalem, will the Assasssins try to out-bloody the Aztecs?

And if the Assassins get conquered by the Aztecs, does this mean their hearts will get ripped out too?

 

[Kanin_Usagi]

I'm wondering, now, what happens with the Aztec DLC, if the Aztec Emperor somehow holds Jerusalem, will the Assasssins try to out-bloody the Aztecs?

And if the Assassins get conquered by the Aztecs, does this mean their hearts will get ripped out too?

Its pretty safe to assume that by that late stage in the game, the Assassins will have been taken out. I've never seen them last more than two hundred years. If Sunnis don't get to them, its eventually the Ilkhanate or Golden Horde that do. They generally make a B-line for the Hashashin owned areas.

 

[cybrxkhan]

Its pretty safe to assume that by that late stage in the game, the Assassins will have been taken out. I've never seen them last more than two hundred years. If Sunnis don't get to them, its eventually the Ilkhanate or Golden Horde that do. They generally make a B-line for the Hashashin owned areas.

Interesting. I usually don't play until that late, or I do a late start after the assassins disappear. A Aztec vs. Assassin mess would have been pretty fun to see, though, with Assassin assassinations and Aztec heart-ripping-out sacrifices trying to outdo each other.