Archive Scroll I of IThe Synchronisation
A Renewed Brotherhood · Submitted by NerfSniper1234
Record of the Gathering
The Levantine Assassins Brotherhood had undergone, and would continue to undergo, considerable change.
Among the most significant recent developments was the appointment of a new Mentor. Former Arch Assassin AdventistAttano had assumed leadership as the Brotherhood’s Mentor and was welcomed with the hope that she would uphold and refine its observance of the Creed, its tenets and its ideals.
Against this background of renewed leadership, Assassin s_pinny hosted a Synchronisation examining individual freedom and personal responsibility.
The gathering considered an essential consequence of the Maxim: although everything is permitted, every Assassin must accept responsibility for their own actions.
Assassin s_pinny’s Speech
The Brotherhood teaches us that everything is permitted. Therefore, you carry responsibility for your actions.
Freedom is an important part of being an Assassin. We were taught this from the moment we became Initiates.
We possess the ability to run, jump and climb wherever and whenever we please. We have the privilege of experiencing true freedom. We bolt through the streets, cross narrow ropes, leap into haystacks and trust ourselves as we fall—gracefully, like our eagle companions.
This gift of freedom allows us to remain one step ahead of our foes and confront those who seek to diminish the natural right of free will.
Our brothers and sisters have the freedom to choose what they believe is right, and the Brotherhood will not oppose that freedom. If a person freely chooses submission, the Brotherhood will not force them onto another path. However, when someone is oppressed against their will, they must be prepared to stand against it.
Our Creed does not support remaining idle in the face of tyranny.
You are the architect of your own future. The Brotherhood acts only as the shepherd of your learning and as a defender against the wolves who seek to destroy all that you are and all that you possess.
So long as you remain true to the tenets to which we are sworn, it remains true that:
Everything is permitted.
How, then, may we take our next steps together within this truth?
How may we secure the freedom of all people through whatever means are necessary?
Truth remains fragile, yet through us it will not break. We must confront the evils of the world that seek to corrupt and control, while always protecting the progress we have already made.
We must continue working in the dark for the betterment of the light, for this is the sacrifice we accepted when we took our place within the Brotherhood.
Your journey within this Brotherhood is similar to a book, and you are its author.
A Renewed Brotherhood
This address demonstrates that freedom is fundamental to the life of an Assassin. Yet freedom also means that every act committed by an Assassin remains their own responsibility.
We represent a Brotherhood, but we continue to act as individuals. Our decisions serve a greater purpose, and the consequences of those decisions must be understood by all.
The Brotherhood is the foundation within which we learn. It guides us and develops our understanding, but it does not control who we are or determine every action we take.
As Assassin s_pinny stated:
“The Brotherhood acts only as the shepherd of your learning and as a defender against the wolves who seek to destroy all that you are and all that you possess.”
This is central to understanding the nature of a Brotherhood.
It does not confine its members. It teaches them the tenets, offers guidance and expects them to exercise their own judgement. A person may be shown the path, but they cannot be forced to walk it.
Truth may be fragile, but it will not break while there are those willing to defend it. Whether acting together or as individuals, every member remains responsible for their own actions.
We possess individual freedom, but we remain bound together by the Brotherhood and the principles to which we have sworn ourselves.
Nothing is true. Everything is permitted.
This scroll serves as the preserved record of the Synchronisation delivered by Assassin s_pinny on 29 May 2021.