ĭarius and Natakas later sought refuge in Achaia, where they hoped to travel further east using a ship from the port city of Patrai. Īfter successfully eliminating the Order of Hunters, and killing Pactyas, Darius and Natakas made plans to leave Makedonia. Following a stalemate, the two were interrupted by Natakas, who introduced Kassandra as the Eagle Bearer that the Order was looking for. After Darius eliminated several of the soldiers including the Order Elite, he fought Kassandra in an abandoned tomb, unaware of her identity as the Eagle Bearer and assumed she was one of the assassins sent by the Order. Darius son' Natakas aiding Kassandra against the Spartan soldiers employed by the Order. Combating the Order of HuntersĪround 429 BCE, the Order of Hunters attacked the village of Potidaia in attempt to draw Kassandra and eliminate her. For a time, they managed to avoid being detected until the Order sent a branch to Greece eliminate a Tainted One named Kassandra, who gained a reputation as the "Eagle Bearer'. By the time of the Peloponnesian War, they managed to flee and sought refuge in an abandoned tomb in Makedonia. ĭuring their escape from Persia, Darius lost both his wife and Neema to the Order, eventually fleeing to Greece with only Natakas by his side. Artaxerxes later spread the tale that Darius had succeeded, so that he might safely escape Persia. The assassin, using the guise of Darius, poisoned the young king, taking the man's sight, but was unsuccessful in his assassination attempt. Taking advantage of Darius' status as a fugitive, they used his name as a guise for the assassination, working with Artaxerxes' brother Hystaspes. When the Order failed to manipulate Artaxerxes I to their side, they sought to have him dethroned and assassinated. Branded a traitor and being pursued by the Order, Artabantus fled Persia with his family, taking on the new name of Darius. Artabantus was confronted by Amorges, who called for the guards. However, his close friend, Amorges, opposed his decision and later joined the Order of the Ancients in order to prevent the killing. ĭarius stopped by his former friend AmorgesĪfter Xerxes I's son Artaxerxes I ascended the throne, Artabantus feared he too would be manipulated by the Order and thus plotted his assassination as a preemptive measure. He may as well have killed them himself." ―A dying Pactyas to Natakas on Darius's past, c. "We – we trusted him! Loved him! We were all as brothers, but he drew his blade against us! Did you not consider the cost? They'd be alive. Darius became a grandfather to Natakas and Kassandra's son, Elpidios, and later the ancestor of one of the Hidden Ones' founders, Aya. Left for dead and his group disbanded, Darius escaped with his son from Persia, avoiding the watchful eyes of the Order of the Ancients.Īfter the defeat of the Tempest in Achaia, Darius decided to settle down in the region with his son Natakas, who developed a relationship with the Spartan misthios Kassandra. In an attempt to kill Artaxerxes, he was betrayed by his friend Amorges. His assassination of Xerxes I was the first recorded usage of the Hidden Blade, a weapon of his creation which would, later on, become the iconic weapon of the Assassin Brotherhood. For this, he and his friends created an organization that would do their best in stopping Xerxes' plans.
Darius, born Artabanus, was the Persian assassin of King Xerxes I of Persia.įormerly an agent and member of the Persian elite, Darius fought to ensure Persia would forever remain free of tyranny.