When a fellow Hidden One, Nur, returns fatally wounded from an investigation into the Order of the Ancients in Baghdad, Mentor Rayhan dispatches a specialized trio to stabilize the capital: .
But if you ask a bladesmith who has handled a genuine 10th-century Persian Shamshir : They will show you the strange red hue of the steel, the way it rings like a bell for thirty seconds after being tapped, and the fact that it has not rusted in 1,100 years. They will then whisper: "Fuladh al Haami."
: After escaping captivity, he found refuge and a sense of family among the Hidden Ones at Alamut. fuladh al haami
The battle was not a slaughter, but a chess match. Fuladh feinted left, charged right, and for one brilliant hour, he nearly broke Tughril’s flank. He personally killed a Seljuk standard-bearer with a thrown javelin—a throw so perfect that later poets would call it "the needle threading the silk of heaven." But then Tughril sent in his heavy cavalry, the ghulams , armored men on armored horses. Fuladh’s lightly armed horse archers could not stop the iron tide.
News of Fuladh al‑Haami spread beyond Darriyah. Travelers who carried grief and doubt would visit his shop, asking for a shield that would not only guard them but remind them of why they went on. Fuladh taught Laila his hammer-song and sent a dozen of the shields to neighboring hamlets. Some he gifted to widows and teachers, places where courage is quieter but no less necessary: the midwife who faced death, the teacher who addressed a room of children who had forgotten laughter. When a fellow Hidden One, Nur, returns fatally
The lost art of Fuladh al Haami follows the trail of the Mongol invasion of the Khwarazmian Empire (1219–1221). When Genghis Khan's hordes swept through Persia, they specifically targeted the Khassa (the royal armories and foundries).
The plot of Assassin’s Creed: Mirage places Fuladh at the center of a crisis. After Caliph Al-Mutawakkil's murder, the council sends Fuladh, Roshan, and Basim to Baghdad to establish multiple bureaus and root out the Order of the Ancients' influence in the capital. The battle was not a slaughter, but a chess match
Born into slavery in Adulis, Fuladh's formative years were defined by adversity and isolation. After his father's imprisonment in Baghdad and his subsequent expulsion into the desert by a vengeful stepmother, he survived by befriending local wildlife, specifically birds. This deep connection to avian life likely influenced the Hidden Ones’ tradition of using eagles for reconnaissance. 2. Mentorship and Recruitment
Fuladh Al Haami exemplifies the "unseen" nature of the Hidden Ones. His administrative diligence allowed the Brotherhood to survive one of the most turbulent periods in Baghdad's history, ultimately shaping the lineage that would lead to the later Levantine Assassins of the Crusades. or his connection to the Alamut fortress Assassin apprentice | Assassin's Creed Wiki | Fandom
Born to an East African mother (likely from the Sudan, Ethiopia, or Zanj regions) and an Arab father based in Baghdad.
, which explores his travels to the Aksumite Kingdom and his early partnership with Roshan. After the betrayal of Basim, Fuladh was eventually promoted to Mentor of the Hidden Ones