Altaïr becoming the leader of the Levantine Assassins at age 25 is so funny.
his title is literally "Old Man of the Mountain" lol
the non-religious 25yro is now the head of his religion(*) for the Syria-Palestine area. he has to oversee the missionaries and write doctrine now. Somebody help him
he is also responsible for the wellbeing of all the Nizari villages, forts, and castles etc in his region, not just Masyaf.
this man has to oversee the budget for at least 8 castles and numerous forts despite the Assassins having no ports and not even bare minimum farmland or livestock. he cannot just tax his way out of this. do you know how expensive castles are? they put a 25yro in charge of handling the budget for the medieval equivalent of 8 naval cruisers.
also he still has to pay the Templars an annual tribute lol
he has to make alliances with the other regional powers and balance it with the fact that the Assassins' main tool of foreign policy is basically terrorizing everyone into leaving them alone
Like do you think Altaïr was made chief Dai and immediately regretted it. like maybe he should let the Imam over in Alamut sort this all out and just... not deal with this shit.
(*) sorta, definitely limited in scope. Westerners, think 'bishop', not 'pope'.
