This journal was originally intended to be used solely for modern AU shenanigans, but then I decided to make it my all-purpose Altaïr account, so there's a mix of old & new here.
CanonBorn and raised within the Assassin order of the 12th century, Altaïr is culturally Muslim but part of a sect that views itself as separate from normal society and acts to protect the freedom of all to live and believe as they will.
As the youngest person to achieve the rank of Master in history, Altaïr had an ego to match his accomplishments until a mind-boggling fuckup forced him to undergo a lengthy test and learning experience that humbled him and taught him something about the nature of wisdom. Thereafter he ascended to leadership of his order and changed the path of the Assassins forever.
He is secretly a huge nerd.
The full story can be found
Here.
Modern AUBorn to an Assassin family whose roots go back to the Crusades, Altaïr is of Syrian descent but operates out of the hidden global headquarters in Lebanon when not traveling around the globe on operations. After being recognized as a prodigy when he was a young teenager, Altaïr was taken under the wing of the worldwide Mentor to the Assassins and groomed to be his successor.
This backfired when he proved to be sharp enough to catch on to the Mentor's under-the-table dealings and secret alliance with the Templars. Altaïr confronted him and killed him in dubious self-defense.
Today he functions as the nominal leader of the Assassins worldwide, but he is wise enough to know that he is
young enough not to take full leadership right away, and is more of a Mentor-elect.
