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- Altaïr: "You betrayed us. We, who called you "brother" and kept you safe from harm."
- Masun: "I did what I believed was right. And if you must kill me for it... so be it. I am not afraid to die."
- —Altaïr interrogating Masun following the Defense of Masyaf.[src]
Masun was a resident and preacher of the village of Masyaf.
Biography
In 1191, Masun and a fellow Assassin, Jamal, defected to the Templar cause. When the Templars arrived at the gates of Masyaf the same year, after perusing Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Masun opened the gates for them and allowed them to lay siege to the village.
Soon after the attack on Masyaf, Altaïr found out about Masun's treachery through a letter that he had pickpocketed from the village's basket weaver. Upon interrogating Masun in a secluded area, Altaïr found out about his allegiance to the Templars, and brought the traitor back to Al Mualim, where Masun was given a final chance to repent. However the man remained defiant, and ultimately, the Mentor had no choice but to execute him.
Personality and characteristics
Masun appeared to be quite fervant at first sight, claiming that the Templars' goal was noble and that everyone should serve them. He was also quite persuasive, as he was able to advocate that Al Mualim was a bane on the village of Masyaf through his preaching skills, and had a streak of defiant loyalty, believing what he thought was right until his death.
Trivia
- The name Maṣūn (مصون) means "well-protected" or "safeguarded" in Arabic.
- Ironically, the news of Masun's treachery was easy to discover, as it required only a letter to find out about, as opposed to the lengthier investigations that Altaïr had to perform for his later targets.
- Masun is the only person Altaïr did not kill after an interrogation, as all of his other targets were killed with the Hidden Blade shortly after the Assassin extracted the information he required.
- Masun has the same appearance as other Templar heralds that were interrogated by Altaïr in Jerusalem and Damascus.
- Masun's apprehension and execution was not detailed in the novel Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade, as Altaïr traveled directly to Damascus for Tamir's assassination.
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