#roshan

[riadoodles]

Dawn’s papa :)

Dawn at his papa:

[thepreciouspurrsian]

That moment when Qabiha places her three fingers on Basim Ibn Ishaq’s chest and tells him “We will set you free”…

She wasn’t talking to Basim at all. She was talking to Loki.

I’ve said this so many times; Basim and Loki are two separate entities. Basim is essentially a vessel for Loki. Loki’s presence stays beside him constantly. In mirage, when Basim was awake, Loki appeared as Nehal; when he was asleep, he showed up as the Djinn. And eventually, out of pure loneliness and emotional dead-ends, Basim chose to accept him. He agreed to become Loki’s ally —a body for a consciousness that exists but has no physical form of its own.

But here’s the important part… 🥺

When I was playing ac Valhalla, during this conversation between Eivor and Kassandra, Kassandra suddenly says, mid-sentence:

“Loki got bored?!”

And I swear I almost screamed. Because look!! Everyone already knows what’s going on!

Qabiha knew! And with the help of the Order, she was trying to free Loki.

Roshan knew it from the very beginning too! She understood that Basim was constantly fighting an inner duality. That’s exactly why she did everything she could to keep Loki from awakening inside him. But Loki won. And when she told Rayhan “It’s over. What we feared has happened.” this… this was precisely what she meant.

Even Kassandra, when she said that line, clearly knew what was really going on.

Now here’s where it gets interesting… 🥹

Considering that Kassandra spent her entire unnaturally long life hunting down dangerous Isu artifacts to keep them out of the wrong hands… that tells us something. Those artifacts hold immense power. And they’ve all been gathered, stored, consolidated somewhere. And Aletheia (inside the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus, aka Angrboda’s consciousness…) she knows exactly where they are. Because she was always with Kassandra. Always guiding her. Always telling her what to do.

So this?

This had to be part of a bigger calculation. Part of a plan.

And now the Staff is in Basim’s hands in the modern day. See how beautifully it all connects?

At this point, all that’s left is for Basim Ibn Ishaq to finally free the Loki inside him! So that Loki can, in turn, free Angrboda, whose consciousness is trapped inside the staff.

But here’s the thing… 😭

Something deep inside me keeps whispering that Loki is using Basim. Purely instrumentally. Basim has spent almost his entire life working toward Loki’s goals, not his own. And I can’t shake the feeling that once Loki is truly free, he’ll discard Basim. He might not even let him keep the Staff.

And what does that mean?

It means Basim is shattered. Reduced to nothing. To dust. Gone. 😭

I can almost imagine Loki saying “You did your part well, Basim. This is where it ends.” ubisoft would absolutely do something like this just to rip our hearts out. 😭 (From the bottom of my heart, I truly hope Basim survives! Loki owes him a life! He owes him a real life!) And what else? Loki’s actions and the consequences they’ve had for himself, his family and the world are very much up for debate. I know many people might disagree with me but from Loki and Angrboda’s dialogues during the anomalies, I came to one conclusion: Loki is someone who would sacrifice even his own family for the sake of his pride, let alone Basim. If I’m not mistaken, this was also the core issue between Loki and Odin. I’m not saying Loki is a bad father or that he doesn’t love his family, no, but his priorities are clear: His goals > his family > Maybe Basim

Anyways, Basim says it at Eivor’s grave “I will find my children.” (already too aligned with Loki; calling them his children) And to find his children, the first step is obvious: he must free Loki and Angrboda. And let’s be honest… you can never truly trust Loki. He’s unpredictable by nature.

Even the mythological creatures in ac Odyssey (once you killed them) would leave behind a human body. Like they were never monsters to begin with.

Just people.

Just tools.

A tool to be used… and discarded later.

And honestly… it’s the same pattern we already saw with Kassandra! She was a tool too. A means to an end… just someone meant to gather all the artifacts in one place. And after she handed over the Staff of Hermes Trismegistus to Layla Hassan… Well. Yeah. Exactly.

And honestly? I’m scared that might end up being Basim’s fate too! 😭 I really really hope it isn’t. Of course, by then we might get a few new characters added to the story. Who knows! But I’m extremely curious to see how Ubisoft plans to move the modern day narrative forward! 😭

In ac mirage, we even have an Iranian isu named Milad (and you know I’ve talked about him a lot before) I’m really excited and curious about that thread too!

[ravs6709]

if kdj was a college professor what subject do you think he would teach

To me kdj's only interest ever has to do with reading i simply can't imagine him doing anything else. But also I don't see him getting *too* close to the writing aspect plus it also veers too close to hsy's canon job

[diqabun]

Assassin's Creed Fanfic Idea #1

Game: Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Mirage

Character/love line: Basim ibn Ishaq x OC/Reader

OC/Reader is a resident of Baghdad/Raventhorpe, a simple girl. She meets Basim when he is already Invisible and both personalities already live in him, that is, he himself and Loki. Something in Basim tells him that the OC/Reader is unusual, because somehow she attracts him.

It turns out that she is the human reincarnation of Sigyn (Loki's wife, she is Asgardian). According to mythology, she was very loved and faithful to her husband, even the poison that was supposed to drip onto Loki, she always collected and poured out so that Loki would not suffer.

By the way, Loki loved Angrboda and Sigyn equally, it's just that Angrboda was more of a companion, and Sigyn was a kindred spirit, or something like that. Correct me if I'm wrong.

However, the OC/Reader is unaware of the fact that she is reincarnated, as Sigyn has blocked her own memories so as not to recall them in her current life.

Basim is drawn to the OC/Reader because he feels that she is the same Sigyn, his Sigyn, who always loved him and cared for him, no matter what Loki did. But OC/Reader/Sigyn feels some kind of constant tension around Basim and sometimes even avoids meeting him.

It's better to decide the outcome yourself.

[heybiji]

Roshan walks with the two Potts, gazing around at the fields and forests painted in warm colors by the setting sun. He remarks, "It is a lovely view from here."

Gazing outward, past the broken walls he had put up 20 years ago, Arthund nods and says, "Forgot. Forgot how... how pretty it all is."

I recently finished running an original oneshot for some friends, The Reaching Woods. It was a story about a little village surrounded by a big wall and the nearby forest's sudden overgrowth threatening to crush it all. It was also a story about blame and guilt.

Arthund Potts, when we met him, could barely speak at all. Too many years spent drinking and weeping. If he was even conscious he was all grunts and sloppy gestures. The scene above was at the end of the oneshot (okay, eighteenshot), once the party returned from the dark, evil woods.

[angian]

Roshan bint-La'Ahad, the Daughter of No one

It's been some time since I last posted new art and I had a promise to fulfill in the form of a Roshan fan art. Happy to share she's finally here!

If you are interested in getting a print of this piece, check my site!

[onepixelaway]

AC MIRAGE

[haythams-blade]

MINOR SPOILERS BELOW FOR AC MIRAGE BELOW

Just finished Ac Mirage and omg…. I friggin loved it.

Everything from Basim’s stealthiness, to the way Basim slowly becomes Loki. 🥹❤️

BUT I COULDN’T HELP BUT THINK OF HAYTHAM’S AMULET/ GRAND TEMPLE KEY AND HOW IT LOOKED LIKE THE DISKS IN THE ISU TEMPLE THAT BASIM WAS CHECKING OUT!!!!

But I also thought Nehal was going to Templar grand master, maybe even Juno or Aletheia! But I enjoyed her character so much and was sad when she had to go. 🥲😭💕 I felt for Basim.