Bayek (85 BC - 7 BC) was the Medjay of Siwa in Egypt during the 1st century BC. After 49 BC, he and his wife Amunet embarked on a quest of revenge against the Order of the Ancients after they murdered his son Khemu, and he went on to found the secretive Hidden Ones to fight against the Ancients' plans for political domination, writing the creed of what would later evolve into the Hashshashin.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Bayek was born in Siwa, Ptolemaic Egypt in 85 BC, the son of Medjay Sabu and his wife Ahmose. As a youth, he was trained to be Medjay ("protector") of Siwa, and his father disapproved of his youthful love for Greco-Egyptian girl Aya of Alexandria. Bayek used the training that he had been given by Khemu to train Aya, but she refused to marry him, as she sought to live and work at the Library of Alexandria. In 56 BC, Khemu was murdered by the Order of the Ancients member Bion, who had been sent to wipe out the Medjay bloodline, but Ahmose succeeded in mortally wounding Bion and discovering that Raia had sent Bion to carry out the murders.
Medjay[]
Bayek then succeeded his father as Medjay, the respected local protector of Siwa; while the people of his town loved him, the rest of Egypt saw his title as outdated and inconvenient. Bayek married Aya and had a son, Khemu, training him to become the next Medjay; he also domesticated the eagle Senu and used her as a scout to assist him in his travels.
In 49 BC, Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII and his entourage of masked men and royal guards entered Siwa, and Bayek was sent to hunt ibex to prepare for a ritual at the Temple of Amun, doing so with his son Khemu and his son's friend Chenzira. However, Chenzira was captured by some soldiers as he headed home, and he was forced to tell them where Bayek was, believing that they were only going to talk with him. Bayek was defeated by the mercenary leader Iraklis Karahalios and taken to the temple's vault alongside his son. His son attempted to free him from the cult members using a knife, giving the stolen knife to Bayek. Bayek attempted to protect his son by attacking the cult members with the knife, but Flavius Metellus redirected Bayek's knife into Khemu's heart, killing him, to Bayek's everlasting guilt. Bayek was then knocked unconscious and left alone, and he buried his son at the Mountain of the Dead.
The Heron[]

Bayek inside of the Bent Pyramid
Bayek then embarked on a quest for vengeance against the Order, starting with Rudjek, the Nomarch of Saqqara; he left his old friend Hepzefa in charge of Siwa as medjay. Bayek tracked down Rudjek to the Bent Pyramid, where he killed Rudjek with his own face-mask (into which Rudjek had thrown a knife) and then killed his sworn bodyguard Hypatos and a few of his escort soldiers. Hepzefa assisted him in navigating his way back to Siwa, where Hepzefa updated Bayek about the new regime of the Priest of Amun, Medunamun, who used the local garrison to extort and terrorize the locals.
Return to Siwa[]

Rabiah nursing Bayek back to health
Upon returning to Siwa, Hepzefa took Bayek to his home for the town healer Rabiah to treat his wounds. The next day, Rabiah alerted Bayek and Hepzefa to a group of soldiers searching for Hepzefa, who was known to be harboring the Medjay (who was, in turn, suspected of killing Rudjek). Bayek assassinated the soldiers' captain, Amenparuiusaka, and his soldiers Dsjot-men, Shak-amen, Amenmerusarkon, and Kasiya at different areas in Hepzefa's house, protecting his friend from arrest.

Bayek using a bow
Hepzefa then took Bayek upstairs to show him the medjay duties of Siwa at the time, and he then told him about Medunamun. The people were initially hopeful when Medunamun arrived, hoping that things would improve; actually, Medunamun severely beat a priest and took his family into his custody. Bayek then decided that he had to kill Medunamun, but Hepzefa warned him that Medunamun would be hard to kill at the time. He advised Medunamun to speak to the blacksmith Benipe, and he also revealed that Bayek's eagle Senu was still alive; Senu flew to Bayek, showing up in fine form, as Rabiah had nursed her to health. Bayek then proceeded to prepare for the fall of Medunamun.
Bayek came across Camp Shetjeh, a military camp at the foot of the hills to the west of the town, so he infiltrated the base, stealthily killed its garrison and its captain Rekh-khet-sa Shu, and looted its treasures. He then headed into town, where he spoke with Benipe; Benipe told Bayek that his blacksmith tools had been confiscated and taken to the camp, to which Bayek expressed his joy that he had accidentally already helped Benipe out by taking his tools. Benipe then offered Bayek any one of his weapons or a shield as a reward, and Bayek chose to take a spear.

Rabiah meeting with Bayek
Bayek later met with Rabiah, thanking her for nursing his bird Senu back to health, and he asked if he could help her with anything. She thanked him and informed him that the soldiers were abusive and brutal, stealing medicine shipments from Yamu and sinking the last medicine shipment on a boat. Bayek dove into the nearby lake and opened several underwater treasure chests, obtaining the medicine and taking it to Rabiah outside of her House of Life.
She then told him that the soldiers had thrown her out of the temple ruins, as, even though she paid the nomarch to allow her to use the temple, the soldiers took some food and medicine stocks as "tribute" for the Pharaoh's Royal Army. Bayek proceeded to enter the temple ruins and silently assassinate the Ptolemaic soldiers as they pillaged, and he returned to Rabiah and informed her that the temple was hers again. She thanked him, but warned him to not let his quest for vengeance consume him. He told her that all he could think of was his quest, and said that, by the grace of Amun, he would one day be free of it.
Bayek then visited the Mountain of the Dead, where his grandfather and son were buried, and he paid his respects to their mummies. He then noticed a young local boy, Fenuku, outside of the cave, and Fenuku told Bayek that his brother Chenzira had brought him there to look at hyena skulls before the animals showed up. Fenuku had fled, while Chenzira was trapped in the cave. Bayek entered the cave and navigated his way to the main chamber, where he deciphered an Old Kingdom stele before escorting Chenzira out of the cave, slaying several hyenas. Chenzira then apologized for his inadvertent role in Khemu's death a year earlier, as he had brought the soldiers to Bayek due to his belief that they only wanted to talk with him.
Bayek returned to Hepzefa's home to read the medjay letters, one of which was from Issa, whose husband Teremun had been imprisoned at the Temple of Amun. Bayek headed to the temple, where he stealthily killed a few guards and opened the prisoners' cage; he found that Teremun had been tortured to death, so he placed Teremun's body on his horse and decided to take him back to his family. Sadly, he found that the family had been set ablaze along with their farm as they hid from Ptolemy's soldiers in their cellar, and Bayek laid him to rest with his slain family, angered at Ptolemy, whom he decided was a bad pharaoh. He proceeded to act upon another request and investigate reports of bandits at the Amanai Cave; along the way, he entered the Coral Escarpment Camp, assassinated its commander Cheops, and cleared it of Egyptian soldiers, further weakening Ptolemy's rule. Afterwards, he headed to the cave, where he met the villager Kett, who warned him of the bandits inside of the cave. Bayek killed all eight brigands, including their leader Bastet Nefer-rempe, returning the cave to the people.
Bayek was now strong enough to take on Medunamun, so he infiltrated the Temple of Amun, sneaking past several soldiers and stealthily assassinating a few of them as he crawled through the tall grass in front of the temple's main building. He ultimately succeeded in attacking Medunamun as he sat writing, and Medunamun was mortally wounded; he criticized Bayek for being unable to protect his own son before Bayek violently finished him off. Bayek then returned to Hepzefa, and they shared beers before Bayek decided to set out for Alexandria to rejoin his wife Aya and continue the hunt for the Order. Bayek left his good friend Hepzefa in charge of the town, and he rode towards Lake Mareotis on a camel.
Ride to Yamu[]

Bayek riding through the Yamu surroundings
Bayek rode through the desert and entered the town of Yamu, where he found an old man, Beka, asking passers-by if they knew where his Book of the Dead was. Bayek decided to help the old man, who was worried that the loss of the book to bandits from the Iment Nome meant that his late wife would be unable to find the afterlife. Bayek headed into the desert and killed Ta-sen-kno Khunsu and his band of thieves, and he retrieved the book. When he returned, Beka's daughter Urbi was in tears, revealing that her father had died due to worrying about his wife's soul, and Bayek told her that it was not too late. He asked her where her father was, so that he could place the book near him so that he could rejoin his wife; Urbi said that Beka was blessed by the gods, and she told him that he was being commemorated at the small temple. Bayek delivered the book to the body, wishing for Beka to join his wife in the afterlife.

Bayek then decided to head to the Temple of Sekhmet, where his old acquaintance Menehet had become the second-in-command to the High Priest Se-anhur. Menehet had his children greet Bayek, whom they saw as an uncle, and they were excited to see him. Menehet then proceeded to give Bayek a tour of the renovated temple, and Bayek was then tasked with finding Menehet's children, who had scattered across the temple; one of the children had to be saved from a well, another from a rooftop, and another from a hyena. Bayek then returned to Menehet, who told him that the people were outraged by false religious icons (cat mummines) at the marketplace. Bayek investigated, and the first merchant, Amenemhotep Hanif, said that there was nothing to the rumors, and advised him to leave if he didn't want trouble. He then spoke with Baqet, saying that his silence would anger both Menehet and the gods. Baqet did not wish to anger either, so he told Bayek to meet him on the outskirts of town at night. When Bayek met up with Baqet, Baqet insisted that he stay a while and enjoy the night, and, when pressed for information, Baqet signalled several bandits to attack Bayek, insulting his gullibility. Bayek killed all of the bandits, and a terrified Baqet decided that a man who fought as well as Bayek could afford to be trusted. Baqet told Bayek that the fake mummies were being made at a camp to the southeast of the town, and Bayek headed there to destroy the camp.

Bayek at the Eremos Hideout
Bayek headed to the Eremos Hideout at night, finding that the bandits had set up camp in the dunes. Bayek snuck through the dunes and some nearby grass and killed a few bandits with arrows, but his stealthy approach to the camp was ruined by the arrival of more bandits on horseback. Bayek proceeded to kill all of the bandits (including Mudads Sneferu, Mer-ba Masa-ha-rota, Nekht-set Rekh-mara, and Meri-tum Utnas), and he also cut jars containing oil, creating fires which set the fake icons ablaze and destroyed the bandits' wares. With the fake mummies destroyed, Bayek decided to ride back into Yamu to speak with Menehet.

Bayek, dressed as Sekhmet, celebrating his victory
Menehet thanked Bayek, but he reluctantly asked Bayek for one last favor. Yamu held annual reenactments of a local story about the goddess Sekhmet fighting Isfet, the god of chaos, and the actor supposed to play Sekhmet, Pamu, went missing. Menehet advised Bayek to check the tavern first, as Pamu was known to love drinking. Bayek found him passed-out, and the woman at the tavern expressed relief that he was finally leaving. Bayek took the drunk Pamu back to Menehet, and Menehet feared that the High Priest would be angry at him for failing to produce a champion. Bayek volunteered himself for the role, and the High Priest begrudgingly decided to allow for Bayek to don the Sekhmet costume. Bayek proceeded to fight the champion of Isfet He-rerem, narrowly defeating him and winning the contest for the Temple of Sekhmet. Menehet then thanked Bayek for his help, and said that he was welcome in Yamu anytime he passed through; Bayek thanked his friend, and he also bade farewell to his children, who missed him during his absence.
Alexandria[]

Bayek overlooking Alexandria
Bayek rode down the road from Yamu to Alexandria, riding past the Lakeside Villa Outpost and through some woods. He then proceeded to climb over the city walls and sleep in the town square, as he sought to walk through the city in daylight instead of continuing a long night. When he woke up that afternoon, he began to head towards the Library of Alexandria, where Aya was supposed to meet him.

Bayek using a ballista at the Kibotos Armory
Along the way, Bayek stopped at the Kibotos Arsenal, a Ptolemaic military base, where he assassinated the captain Fotis Galanis, the commander Eteocles of Alexandria (using a ballista to kill him), and several soldiers, as well as looting the base's treasures. He then proceeded to enter the Library, where he walked to the statue of Serapis, the arranged meeting place for him and Aya. However, he instead met Phanos the Younger, a playwright who revealed that he was Aya's cousin. When Bayek asked why Aya was not there to meet him, Phanos was cryptic, loudly pretending that Bayek was a drunken man who was not fit to enter the Library; this was done as a cover for him to leave with Bayek, and he took him to a small tower containing a well. During the walk, Phanos informed Bayek that Gennadios the Phylax had been entrusted with tracking Kassandra down due to some murders which she had committed. Phanos then told Bayek to "have faith" while entering the well, and he hurriedly left.

Aya and Bayek reuniting
Bayek took a "leap of faith" down the well and into the waters below, and he walked through a cave at the bottom of the well to "The Den", a hideout arranged for Aya. Bayek searched around the chamber before Aya appeared, and the two passionately kissed, reuniting after a year apart. Bayek updated her about his slaying of Rudjek, and she shared that she had also killed, slaying "The Vulture" Actaeon and "The Ram" Ktesos. She also shared that Apollodorus had given her a papyrus scroll showing that "the Snake", another target, was a member of Ptolemy's court, as he had used his snake seal on a Royal Council document. Bayek thus set out to assassinate both Gennadios and "the Snake".

Bayek attacking the Akra Garrison
Bayek headed to the Akra Garrison to hunt down Gennadios, and he also decided to weaken Ptolemy's hold on power by toppling the fortress. He killed the captains Theodoros Kollias and Vangelis Rondas and commander Polyphontes Blefthora through hit-and-run attacks, using a ballista to kill Blefthora. He later switched to another ballista and used it to mortally wound Gennadios as he climbed the walls to attack him, having been alerted to his presence by one of his guards. Gennadios said that he was only doing his job as a phylakitai, and that his fellow phylakitai would hunt Bayek down for his actions. Bayek proceeded to free the prisoners of the fort and finish off the soldiers, dealing a massive blow to Ptolemy's power.

Bayek going through the scribe's chest
With Gennadios dead, Bayek proceeded to head to the Ptolemaic Royal Palace to find "The Snake" at the royal scribe's office. He assassinated several palace guards before making his way into the offices, and he climbed on top of a tall dresser and found a key to a locked chest; he also found royal documents stamped with the snake seal. Bayek opened the chest and found a false bottom, collecting a papyrus scroll. He discovered that "the Snake" must be Eudoros, the royal scribe, and he remembered that Aya told him that Eudoros frequented the bathhouse due to a discomforting skin condition. Bayek promptly set off to assassinate Eudoros at the baths, escaping the royal palace.

Bayek killing Eudoros
Bayek entered the bathhouse, carrying only his hidden blade; he wore only a towel. Bayek walked past the bathers, who gossiped about Eudoros, with some saying that he was only there to ogle the young men, while others attributed his skin condition to a venereal disease acquired from a sailor. Bayek saw the guards Spyridon Sannas and Ermis Gounaris protecting Eudoros in his private room, so he was forced to fight the guards, killing them with his hidden blades after a bloody fight. Bayek proceeded to attack the helpless Eudoros, lunging at him and stabbing him with his hidden blades. He tried to drown the wounded Eudoros in the bath, but Eudoros managed to shake Bayek off and nearly drown him. Bayek activated his hidden blade, stabbing Eudoros in the throat, but he accidentally mutilated his ring finger. During Eudoros' last moments, Eudoros revealed that he had nothing to do with Khemu's murder at Siwa, and that "the Snake" was immortal, cryptically hinting at the fact that Bayek had not killed "the Snake", but someone else. Bayek then briskly left the bathhouse, stopping only to cauterize the wound on his lost finger.
Meeting Apollodoros[]

Aya and Bayek meeting at the Paneion
Bayek rendezvoused with Aya atop the Paneion, where he told her about Eudoros' death, and the two of them proceeded to passionately make love and spend the night atop the monument. The next morning, Bayek expressed his concern that Eudoros was not the last man they had to hunt down, and Aya told him to speak with her contact Apollodorus, who was with Cleopatra, and knew everything. Aya told Bayek to meet Apollodorus' contact at the Lageion hippodrome, and Aya headed off to tell Phanos that Gennadios was dead.
Bayek rode out of Alexandria and into the Kanopos Nome, where he came across the massive Lageion. He met with Apollodorus' informant Machus in front of the hippodrome, and Machus agreed to tell Apollodorus that he sought his council and that Aya recommended him. He told Bayek that, if Apollodorus saw fit to meet him, they would meet at the Lighthouse of Kanopos that night. In the meantime, Machus said that the hippodrome was commemorating one of its greatest racers, and that the drinking, festivities, and races might appeal to Bayek.

Bayek drinking with the Veneta Blues
Bayek chanced upon and reunited with his old acquaintance Claridas in front of the hippodrome, addressing him by his birth name, "Sennefer"; however, Claridas said that he had changed his name, and that his old life in Siwa was over. The two men caught up, and Claridas said that he was happy to be rid of his old life in rural Siwa, making an asonine comment when he said that the only beautiful thing about Siwa was Bayek's wife, Aya; he also insulted Siwa, hurting Bayek's feelings, although Bayek did not let it show. Claridas also told of how he had adopted a Greek name and the Hellenic religion in order to gain patronage from wealthy Greek families, and that he had become a famous charioteer. While Claridas interfered with some angry racers' attack on rival charioteer Nikias, Claridas insulted Nikias' skills, and he invited Bayek to come to the tavern with him.

Bayek bidding farewell to Claridas
Bayek and Claridas drank together for a while, but Bayek excused himself from the table to get more wine, and he stayed on a balcony alone, drinking to forget about his painful past. He was approached by Nikias, who invited him to join the Prasina Greens, having heard Bayek talking about racing with Claridas when they were younger. Bayek said that he was only at the tavern to forget about life, but he would later contemplate the offer. Claridas then arrived, criticizing Nikias before leaving with Bayek to show him something "inspiring". However, as they walked into the marketplace, they drunkenly began to argue, and, when Claridas continued to insult Bayek's personal life, Bayek and Claridas engaged in a quick fistfight which badly bruised Claridas. When the two of them had recovered from their drunkenness and injuries, Claridas asked if Bayek would really be interested in racing, as he claimed that he already had the crowd's support, and that they would not cheer for Bayek. However, Bayek said that, if Claridas could win a race, it wasn't so hard, insulting Claridas' lower skill level during his days in Siwa. The two then parted peacefully, and Bayek considered Nikias' offer.

Bayek meeting Apollodorus
Having passed the day with his old friend, Bayek headed to the lighthouse, waiting for a few hours before night fell and Apollodorus arrived. Apollodorus arrived on a small boat, and he asked if Bayek was there to kill him or be his friend; Bayek introduced himself as a friend, Bayek of Siwa. Bayek then helped Apollodorus take a wounded man, Sarapou, off of a boat, and Sarapou told Apollodorus that there was only one other survivor, Damastes, who was still in possession of a scroll that Apollodorus believed should have been destroyed instead. Apollodorus told Sarapou that he had done Cleopatra a great service, and the man said that he could make it to a healer by himself, departing to treat his injuries. Bayek then told Apollodorus that he had assassinated Eudoros, and Apollodorus congratulated him, although when Bayek asked if the man was "the Snake", Apollodorus said that Bayek still had much to understand.

Bayek retrieving the scroll
Apollodorus said that, before he could give Bayek any important information, he needed to take his measure first, so he sent Bayek to rescue Damastes and recover the scroll. Bayek sailed across the lake to Kanopos harbor, killing the captain of the Menelaite Trireme, Zinon Angelis, and the guards on the docks before freeing Damastes from his cage. Damastes told Bayek that the scroll was being carried aboard a boat which had been sunk in the Kanopos Lake, so Bayek dove underwater, recovered the scroll, boarded the East Mediterranean Trireme and killed its captain Themistoklis Stratos and his crew, and met with Apollodorus on shore. Apollodorus told Bayek that the scroll was meant for Pompey the Great in order to sway Rome to Cleopatra's side. He then told Bayek to follow him to his estate, and Apollodorus sat on the back of Bayek's horse as they rode to Apollodorus' Estate. Bayek also told Apollodorus about Gennadios' death, and Apollodorus warned Bayek that he would be hunted down as a result. However, he was pleased with Eudoros' death, as he was the force behind many of Egypt's ills.
Cleopatra[]

Cleopatra's party
As Apollodorus and Bayek approached the estate, Apollodorus gave some advice to Bayek. He said that, before he could disclose any secrets, Cleopatra had to approve of him, and that he would have to bend his knee in deference to the queen, speak only in reply, not question her, not be distracted by the festivities or the excessive amusements of Cleopatra's entourage, to speak in measured tones, and to never meet Cleopatra's gaze. Bayek and Apollodorus walked in on a party of Cleopatra and her entourage, and she offered to sleep with anyone if they agreed to be executed in the morning. Cleopatra then asked who Bayek was, and if he was interested in the offer, but he said that he was already taken by Aya, to which Cleopatra responded by saying that Aya had chosen well. Cleopatra then said that they had much to discuss, and she left her friends to party; Apollodorus privately reminded Bayek that he was meant to kneel.

Bayek strategizing with Cleopatra
The group entered a planning room, where Bayek and Aya were introduced to Pasherenptah, a powerful priest, who was delighted to hear that Eudoros had been assassinated. When Bayek was confused when Pasherenptah asked if Bayek was joining the group's "efforts", Cleopatra explained that Eudoros was a member of the Order of the Ancients, who were responsible for Cleopatra's exile, and had torn her from the throne. When Bayek asked why he should care about the Order, Apollodorus explained that "the Snake" had many heads, confusing Bayek, who believed that "the Snake" was the singular man who had killed his son. Apollodorus then said that the Order sought to control all of Egypt, and used Ptolemy as their puppet. Cleopatra then showed her allies a map of Egypt and said that she had informants in each region, but they were unable to touch the Order. Apollodorus mentioned that, in the Nile Delta, the endless sands swallowed up whole villages, and that a malignant human force, the Scarab, moved with them. The Hyena had turned Giza into a land of death and loss, The Lizard used a diabolical power to curse Memphis, and The Crocodile wielded cruel power in Faiyum and turned it into the most oppressed region in all Egypt. Cleopatra said that they needed decisive action, and that it was time for assassinations. Aya told Bayek that Khemu's shade would weep with joy when they cleared the map of the Order's figures, and Cleopatra asked Bayek to be her medjay, offering him a badge. Bayek tore off his old badge, signifying his nominal loyalty to Ptolemy, and he accepted Cleopatra's badge, pledging his loyalty to her.
The Scarab[]

Bayek standing over the slain hippos
The next morning, Bayek departed to hunt down the Order, and he decided to start with The Scarab, searching for information in Sais. Along the road from the estate to Sais, he came across a violent scene in which a man and a wailing woman were standing near a cart of dead people. Bayek spoke with the man, a farmer named Jarha, who told him that bandits had attacked their home, and in doing so drove a herd of hippopotami onto their farm. The hippos proceeded to slaughter their family, and his cousin Meketre went missing, worrying his aunt Mut-snat-em. Bayek volunteered his help in recovering the farmers' bodies to prevent the hippos from scavenging on their remains, and he slew several hippos in the process. After bringing the bodies back to the family's cart, Jarha asked Bayek if he could find Meketre at the bandits' camp, the Potamos Hideout. Bayek rode into the Sap-Meh Nome and found the canyon hideout, where he killed the bandit leader Nefer-heb-ef Ispimagu and his followers and freed Meketre from his cage. Meketre was shocked to find that Bayek was a medjay, and Bayek remarked that they were of the same brotherhood. The two of them then headed to Meketre's home village, where they slew all of the bandits there (including their leader Fat Homer), in addition to some Ptolemaic soldiers who passed through the area. Meketre thanked Bayek for his help, saying that Egypt could use more men like him; Bayek amended the statement to include Meketre, another brave protector, and Meketre promised to sing songs of the battle to his aunt to remind her of their victory that day.

Harkuf speaking with Bayek
Bayek continued along the road towards Sais, and he made one last stop when he found the body of the rebel Pen-ures-nes Nofre-t-kau; he avenged her by attacking her killers, a group of patrolling Ptolemaic soldiers, and slew the perpetrators Cheres Haas and Anhahorrau Hu before moving down the road. He soon entered Sais, where he searched for the informant, the master brewer Harkuf. He met him in front of the brewery, and Harkuf feigned a busy schedule until Bayek said that Apollodorus had sent him, and that he was looking for "the Scarab". Harkuf told Bayek that the name was evil, and he asked him to come inside the brewery to speak with him further. Harkuf told him about trade being strangled, soldiers running rampant, and Ptolemy's taxes crushing the breath from the locals, and he also said that the Scarab was associated with tales of mutilations, disappearances, and people buried in the desert and left to die. Harkuf showed Bayek a secret chamber in which he stored letters from his fellow rebels, and Bayek sought to work with them to undermine the Scarab. Harkuf also told him that the last man to ask questions about the Scarab was an old man named Ghupa, who was near beaten to death, with his tongue cut out. He then introduced him to Ghupa's grandson Kawab, and Bayek discovered from Kawab that his grandfather had left on the road to Camp Pyrrhos before going missing.

Bayek investigating traces of Zervos in the marketplace
As Bayek investigated the marketplace for clues about the location of the harbormaster Zervos, Serach Sepi delivered an urgent letter from Otis to him, saying that he did not know Otis yet, but that the letter was important. It described a plot by a Roman general to bribe several officials in Siwa to commandeer the entire village, and Bayek decided to eventually travel to the camp to save Siwa, although he was not physically ready to do so just yet. He instead spoke to several merchants, starting with Mert-sekert Bentmut; she claimed that the harbormaster had been killed by the guards. The tired and odd Aris Palamaras nervously said that the harbormaster had gone to Letopolis, attracted to the promise of a new life. Mut Anucis simply said that the harbormaster was dead. Nenet Nailah gave conflicting statements, saying that she didn't know Zervos, but that he was dead, but then that he was a good man; Bayek noticed that her saying that he was a good man meant that she did, in fact, know him. She said that she only heard others say that he was a good man, and that she didn't know him, and she told him to leave her be. Bayek then talked to Khons-iri-tes Ra-kheperu-neb, who heard that Sefetu had gutted Zervos. Finally, Pse-nuter Hebunurotant was cryptic with Bayek; when Bayek said that he was wondering if Zervos was in hiding or dead, Pse-nuter asked what he would do if Sefetu put a price on his head, and he told Bayek that he didn't stick his neck out and didn't know anything.

Zervos' house
With the interviews done, Bayek decided to pass the time until nightfall by attacking the Sap-Meh Warehouse, assassinating a few soldiers and looting the valuables there. At night, he noticed the suspicious merchants walking together, so he tailed them until they reached a home, where he saw them meeting with Zervos. Zervos knelt in front of Bayek, saying that they were not fighting men, and said that he could claim the bounty on his head; however, Bayek said that he was not one of Sefetu's men, and that he was searching for Zervos on behalf of Harkuf. Zervos introduced himself as the harbormaster who was forced to hide on his own docks, and he said that he helped people hide their imports and exports to avoid Ptolemy's taxes. Sefetu eventually discovered this scheme and raided his business and his house, but he hid his records on his felucca. He asked for Bayek to prevent the soldiers from obtaining the records, preferably through bringing his boat back, but possibly through destroying it. Bayek again infiltrated the warehouse and stole the boat, sailing it to a prearranged location intact, and a grateful Zervos gave him a small token of thanks and warned him that Sefetu was at Fort Nikiou, heavily guarded by soldiers and ballistae.

Next, Bayek read a note in which Harkuf sought to recruit Amosis to replace his previous smuggler Jeska, who was said to have been killed. Bayek spoke with Amosis and attempted to recruit her, but she said that Jeska was alive and had escaped, and she took a dangerous route to the southwest past the hippopotamus lair to avoid Sefetu's eyes. Bayek arrived at the lair and helped Jeska slay several hippos, and she asked for his help in checking on the village where she smuggled refugees. They arrived at the village of Mefkat, which they found was charred from soldiers' torches, and they noticed that the village had been taken over by Ptolemaic troops. They proceeded to kill all of the Ptolemaic soldiers and their captain Nicolaos Rodinos, and they found that Pentu was still alive; Bayek put Pentu on his horse and delivered him to Jeska's cousins to be treated. Jeska then said that she would head to Harkuf to find a way to peel Sefetu out of his shell, and Bayek said that, although he could not bring Jeska's people back from the Duat, he would help her avenge her village. Bayek made good progress on fulfilling this promise when he killed all of Sefetu's archers in the town, depriving him of his "eyes".

Bayek and Nesamun
To accomplish the last goal outlined in Harkuf's letters, Bayek spoke to Harkuf's assistant Mert-u Milt, who told him that Harkuf's employee Nesamun was carrying a shipment of beer meant for the veneration of Sekhmet to Yamu, but never showed up. Bayek found the Psenemphaia Hideout, where he killed the bandit leader Neb-em-chut-et Aseiohiamenti and all of his fellow bandits before freeing Nesamun. Nesamun said that he had stopped for a quick nap along the road whne the bandits accosted him, drinking or smashing all of his beer and forcing him to brew more. Bayek told him that he would have to prepare a new delivery, and he advised him to not stop along the road the next time.

Bayek talking with Ghupa's family
Bayek noticed that Camp Pyrrhos was nearby, so he set out to rescue Ghupa from the soldiers. He assassinated captain Zinon Manos and killed the few other soldiers stationed there, and he proceeded to rescue the mute Ghupa from his cage. He then had Ghupa hop onto his horse with him, and he delivered him to his family. Kawab mistakenly believed that he had been arrested after being mistaken for a beggar, and, when Bayek said that Ghupa was searching for the Scarab and that Ghupa could help him in exchange foor Bayek protecting the family, Kawab's mother Maharet said that the Scarab was nonsense, and that was common knowledge. Ghupa then gave Kawab a parchment and told him to give it to Bayek, and it read that the Scarab was summoning warriors to the city of Letopolis, where Maharet's husband Taharqa was; Maharet said that Taharqa had been working there for months, and that he might be able to help Bayek. Kawab then told Bayek to tell his father that he couldn't wait to see him, and he gave him a wooden toy horse to take to his father, and Bayek took the toy with a smile, saying that he certainly would.

Bayek attacking Nikiou Fort
On the road to Letopolis, Bayek came across the massive and well-defended Nikiou Fort. For several hours, Bayek picked off the fort's soldiers, its commander Panayiotis Psomas, and its captains Eleftherios Callas and Panayiotis Roussos, occasionally using a ballista to help him. He soon killed all of the necessary leaders of the fort, and he was also able to loot the fort's treasures, completing his dismantling of the garrison. However, there was no sign of Sefetu, and he knew that he would have to seek Harkuf's help later on.

Bayek drinking with Taharqa
Bayek proceeded to ride into Letopolis, most of which was swallowed by the desert sands. He headed through the Temple of Horus and found Taharqa, introducing himself, and Taharqa introduced himself as well. Bayek gave Taharqa his son's toy, saying that he was proud of his father's work, and that he missed him. Their conversation was interrupted when a servant announced that bandits were attacking the ruins again, and Taharqa explained that the bandits used the storm as a rallying cry. Bayek proceeded to fight several stronger enemies, but he was able to prevail with help from some of Taharqa's other soldiers, and from Taharqa himself. Taharqa then recruited Bayek to attack the reavers at their Plesionhudor Hideout, and the Letopolitans slaughtered all of the bandits and freed the priest Karro from captivity.

Bayek joining Taharqa's family for dinner
Taharqa then invited Bayek to join his family for dinner, and Bayek was happy to see that Maharet and her family had made its safely; Kawab excitedly told Bayek how they had seen vultures, a hyena, and so much sand. Taharqa remarked that it was enough sand to fill a lifetime, and that was the reason that he needed so many to help him with his great work of restoring Letopolis; he explained to Bayek that they would be rewarded with a parcel of land with a house to call their own, and they only had to help reclaim it from the desert. Bayek was happy to see that Kawab supported his father's goals, and he drank after Taharqa toasted to the "savior of Letopolis". As Maharet offered honeyed dates to the family, Bayek began to feel dizzy, and Maharet noticed. Taharqa asked if Bayek was unwell, and a fainting Bayek noticed Taharqa's snake ring and Taharqa smiling, realizing that he was the Scarab.

Bayek's horse near a buried Bayek
When Bayek woke up, he was buried up to his neck in the sands of the desert between Letopolis and Giza, and the sun beat down on him as scorpions circled him. Bayek asked himself where Senu and Aya were, and he asked Khemu not to hate him for failing. He then saw a hallucination of a burning figure which stood still for several moments before disappearing. Bayek then summoned his horse, hoping to use the horse to help him escape. When the horse stood still, Senu swooped down to kick the horse, which charged past Bayek; Bayek grabbed on to its reins with his right arm, and the horse yanked Bayek out of the sand.

Bayek and Taharqa's family standing over Taharqa's body
Bayek, wearing only a towel and stripped of his equipment, rode to Camp Achlys, where he used a ballista to kill several soldiers before recovering his equipment. He then headed into the city of Letopolis, which was heavily-guarded, and he climbed the roof of the Temple of Horus. He used his bow to silently kill several soldiers, restocking on arrows by plucking the arrows from their corpses, or taking them from arrow racks. He proceeded to fire down on Taharqa, who was in the temple praying, from the roof. After Taharqa was dangerously injured, Bayek leapt down and finished him with an air assassination. A mortally wounded Taharqa said that he would would remember him as "the bringer of waters and a builder of cities", but Bayek responded by saying that the desert might just blow in and scatter the dreams of Letopolis like dust. Shortly after, Taharqa's family rushed to the body, and Kawab said that he would cut Bayek down like he did to his father, and he also said that he thought that Bayek was his friend, before saying that he hated him. Bayek told Ghupa to take care of Kawab and make him understand, and Ghupa nodded. Maharet said that Bayek had brought blood and death to her house, but he told her that she had to open her eyes: her husband was the Scarab, and had tortured and scarred her father. Maharet was in disbelief until Ghupa nodded in confirmation, and Bayek told her that it was up to her to raise her boy in the light, away from the blood and shadows of his father's legacy. He then walked away, but he briefly stopped, closed his eyes, and quietly apologized to Kawab for killing his father.
Road to Giza[]

Before leaving Letopolis, Bayek decided to take out the Ptolemaic military camp at Camp Achlys. Hiding in the shrubs, he shot the guard Reseph Anupenkau in the face with an arrow as he was sitting in front of his tent, causing the other guards to investigate. He was caught planning to shoot another guard (despite not having any arrows), and he led the guards on a chase before losing them. He then assassinated Bebti Khati as he came close to the bush where Bayek was hiding, and he watched as a hyena attack led to soldiers accidentally cutting open oil and setting themselves on fire. He killed Tum Senb-etef as he investigated his bush again, and he gradually wounded the captain Binothres Namurot before murdering him in a bush. Bayek then killed the two remaining guards, Menelaos Mareas and Kerpheres Pataikos, before freeing the imprisoned rebel Ra-en-ka Amensidsjaankh from his cage and looting the treasure, completing the camp's takeover.

Bayek riding to Giza
Bayek then decided to ride to Giza to meet the merchant Mered for information about The Hyena, another one of his targets. On the way, he found the body of the dead rebel Ra-tmeto Najja, so he went to a nearby military camp and took revenge on his killer Photios Florelis and the other Egyptian cavalrymen stationed there. Bayek then continued down the road to Giza, riding through the desert at night until he reached Giza and saw the Great Sphinx of Giza and the ancient city for the first time.

Bayek finding the ancient tablet
Bayek decided to wait until sunrise to search out Mered, and he instead explored the Great Sphinx, the Dream Stele, and the inside of the Great Pyramid, making his way to Khufu's tomb. Bayek made his way through several treasure rooms, occasionally looting some rare treasures, and he ended his search when he found an Old Kingdom Egypt-era tablet. He then exited the Pyramid and decided to search for Mered.
The Hyena[]

Bayek meeting Mered
Bayek met Mered in the festive marketplace of Giza, and he joked that Mered's wares were junk. Mered dismissed him and told him that he had nothing else, but Bayek asked him about The Hyena; Mered said that the Hyena was his most expensive product, and he refused to talk further until Bayek paid him 100 drachmae. Mered told Bayek that the Hyena's name was "Khaliset", but he asked Bayek for a favor before he gave more information; he asked him to retrieve his horse from the bandits of the Depleted Quarry Hideout. Bayek was accompanied by Mered's mercenary employees Uab-tot Amenhotephapu and Osirtesen Maa-antef-ef, who warned him about the danger of Khaliset. They stopped at the Khentkawes Hideout along the way, and Bayek slew Harpakrut Amt and his bandits and looted their treasure. They then rode on to the quarry, where they snuck in and launched a sneak attack on the tough criminals. Sadly, Uab-tot was killed by a flaming arrow during the fight, but Bayek and Osirtesen killed the bandit leader Babaef, freed a captured civilian, and looted the treasure, completing the takeover of the hideout. Bayek then brought the horse back to Mered, who thanked him for stealing the horse; it turned out that it was not Mered's after all. Bayek then forced Mered to tell him where the Hyena was: she was hiding in the hills west of the Pyramids (in the Hyena Lair).

The Hyena Lair
Bayek investigated the lair and slew several hyenas, and he rescued the captive Petisis Pourem from his cage; Petisis told him that the Hyena had just left an hour ago with several human captives. Bayek did some further investigations and found Khaliset's bed, a letter from the Snake asking her about her claim that the silica she usually collected was running dry (an excuse for her to hoard the silica for herself), and a drawing of every crevice of Khufu's tomb. Deducing that he could find Khaliset at the Pyramids, Bayek set out to hunt her down.

Bayek chasing down Khaliset
Bayek heard Khaliset's voice echo when he entered the Pyramid, warning him to leave immediately, and that she was Iset, the wife of Amun. Bayek found a secretive tomb within a tomb and found a recently-sacrificed body and offerings to Osiris. He deduced that Khaliset had used a knife to sacrifice captives as part of a ritual to Osiris, and that she was attempting to bring someone back to life. When Bayek opened the tomb, Khaliset arrived and revealed that she was trying to bring her own daughter back to life. Before Bayek could confront her, she threw a smoke bomb and attempted to escape, and Bayek pursued her. He found her outside of the pyramid, dodged her flaming arrows, and ultimately cornered and mortally wounded her. She revealed that the silica powered a magic stone, and she expressed her regret that she was unable to protect her daughter both in life and death. She then called out to Osiris and asked him to reunite her with her daughter in the Field of Reeds, but Khaliset's own hyenas approached her and dragged her away before devouring her.
The Lizard[]

Bayek calming Pasherenptah
Bayek then rode to Memphis to meet with Pasherienptah III at the Temple of Ptah, hoping to hunt down "The Lizard" there. He entered the temple as Pasherenptah and his wife Taimhotep were arguing about her many miscarriages, and Taimhotep left to visit The Seer as Bayek met with Pasherienptah. The High Priest told Bayek that the city was suffering from disease, pestilence, and toxic air, while the Apis Bull was dying of sickness. He then told Bayek of his wife's three miscarriages, and he broke down in tears when he expressed his fear that his wife would have a fourth. Bayek told Pasherenptah that he would go to investigate the plague, and a grateful Pasherenptah told Bayek to visit The Seer's house.

The ritual with Taimhotep
Bayek made his way to the house, where he saw The Seer, Taimhotep, and her servant Mara performing a dancing ritual to save the child's life. The Seer introduced Bayek to Taimhotep as the prophesied "Deliverer", and he had Bayek give a cup of a strange concoction to Taimhotep before Taimhotep forced him to drink from it as well. Bayek fell into a series of hallucinations, including one where he defeated the soul-eating serpent Apep with a bow and arrow of light, and one where he walked through endless grain fields before seeing his late son Khemu again. When Bayek woke, the Seer told him that his enemy and Taimhotep's were the same; he claimed that the Temple food was poisoned, and instructed Bayek to kill the poisoner. He also told him to discuss his dreams with him later, in the fullness of the moment, so Bayek thanked him and decided to return to Pasherenptah to speak with him.

Bayek and Aya speaking to the sisters
Bayek was surprised to see Aya waiting for him as he left the hut, and, when she noticed that Bayek looked troubled, Bayek told her that he had dreamed of their son. He asked Aya to stay with him and hunt with him, but she said that Cleopatra would soon come to Memphis, and that Aya would leave Memphis after the Lizard's death to honor her oath to her Queen, much to Bayek's chagrin. Bayek rowed Aya through the marshes to get to the Temple, where they investigated the Apis Bull's sickness. Aya spoke to the twin priestesses Taous and Tawe as Bayek inspected the Bull's living quarters. Through seeing the Bull's poor physical shape and breaking into the shed where his fodder was kept (seeing peach pits and the missing necklace of one of the priestesses), Bayek deduced that one of the priestesses was responsible for the Bull's sickness. He confronted and caught the sisters, who confessed that they had poisoned the Bull to save their brother Panchrates, who had been kidnapped by bandits who forced them to poison the bull. Bayek headed to the Temple of Hathor and killed the bandits there, including their leader Eshe Taur, and he brought a wounded Panchrates back to his home. Panchrates told Bayek that the poisoner was a priest of Anubis at the Great Temple, and he was recognizable by his blue scarf and a terrible cough.

Hetepi the Lizard's death
Bayek and Aya then headed to the palace to hear Cleopatra speak to a small crowd. She promised that Memphis would return to greatness under her, saying, "Thorugh me, Memphis shines as rubies set in gold. Thorugh me, Egypt triumphs!" After the speech, Cleopatra stressed the importance of winning popular support. Aya then told her that a priest of Anubis was responsible for the poisoning of the Apis Bull, and when Bayek said that he wore a blue scarf and had a persistent cough, Pasherenptah was saddened to discover that he was Hetepi, one of his closest advisors. Bayek then went into the Great Temple to seek out Hetepi, and, upon finding the one with the cough, Bayek mortally wounded him. Hetepi claimed to serve Old Egypt, and he said that the masses were the cattle of the gods, driven by the herdsman's whip. However, Bayek said that he was driven by will, and he rebuked Hetepi before telling him to go to his gods. Bayek then escaped the temple and returned to Cleopatra, Aya, and Pasherenptah, telling Cleopatra that Memphis was hers. Cleopatra expressed her wish that demons would eat Hetepi's ka, and that Khemu's killers would soon follow. Later that night, Aya told Bayek that she would be leaving for Herakleion the next morning, but she agreed to spend the night with him.
Road to Faiyum[]

Bayek bidding Aya farewell
The next day, Cleopatra departed Memphis to much fanfare, and Bayek decided to ride for Faiyum to hunt down "The Crocodile". Bayek rode through the desert of the Saqqara Nome and passed by the village of Bakchias and the Faiyum Oasis before entering the town of Karanis. There, he saw a crowd huddled around a murder scene and the phylakitai Epigonos calming them. Bayek introduced himself as a fellow protector who was interested in the scene, and Epigonos told him that it was the latest in a series of murders of temple acolytes and public figures committed by the cult of Wadjet. Epigonos also told him that the local Greeks were terrified and feared that the Egyptians were responsible and were calling for blood.

Bayek speaking with Epigonos
Bayek then went with Epigonos to search for a message inside of the Sarapeion of Karanis, and Bayek noticed a blood pool and saw that the statue of Serapis (which stood on the site of a former Egyptian god) was smeared with green paint, while a mask of Wadjet (goddess protector of Upper and Lower Egypt) was placed on its shoulder). On a nearby balcony, he found a letter reading "Today our temple is avenged against your filthy Greek god. Your high priest's blood will pay the debt to Wadjet. For Egypt! For the goddess!" Bayek then told Epigonos about the cultists' plans to murder the High Priest, so they went to the High Priest's villa and found three bandits holding him captive. Bayek slew their leader Miltiadis Elitsis and his men, and Epigonos showed up shortly after, apologizing for his tardiness. The High Priest Theopropides thanked Bayek, although he claimed that the Egyptians were demons without souls; Bayek reminded the High Priest that it was an Egyptian who saved him. Epigonos then said that the Greeks had brought "progress" to Egypt, while some did not support it; tired of Epigonos' racism as well, Bayek asked Epigonos to remember the code of the medjay and then left.

Bayek investigating the temple
On his way out of the villa, Bayek was accosted by a local Egyptian woman, Ankarama Amunta, who told Bayek that her husband had seen soldiers drag away another man and murder him beneath the temple, and expressed her worry that her husband would soon be taken away. Bayek decided to investigate, searching for her stonemason husband Son Pis-aroer; when he found Son, he was nervous and initially denied seeing the murders, although he later admitted that many men had been taken under the temple and murdered. Bayek investigated, stealthily assassinating the guards before finding a severed arm roasting over a grill and a note from the Crocodile's enforcer "The Butcher". Bayek deduced that the Butcher was used to strong-arm local farmers, and he found a clue leading him to the bathing statue of Sobek at the Temple of Pnepheros west of Karanis. Bayek dove underwater and found a chest which led him to the storehouse at Soknopaiou Nesos, and Bayek left the temple for his next destination.

Bayek investigating the storehouse
As Bayek rode into Soknopaiou Nesos, he saw the Greek orator Achillides addressing a crowd of protesting Egyptians with promises of security, prosperity, and culture for all, although his speech often pointed out that his own Greek community was the one profiting the most. Bayek soon found the storehouse and slew the guards, and he found that the storehouse was full of grain for the rich, taken from fine families. He then read a letter which revealed that the Butcher lived in the villa upstairs, so Bayek headed to confront him. He found him in his room in the Vault of Splendors, where Bayek confronted the Butcher. The Butcher told Bayek that it was only business and not personal, and, when Bayek claimed that the death of his son Khemu made it personal, The Butcher sent his guards to attack Bayek. Bayek responded by slaying The Butcher and his men, and he looted the palace before fleeing.
The Crocodile[]

Bayek then headed to the home of Hotephres, Apollodorus' informant in Soknopaiou Nesos, but he found it deserted and trashed. He found a dead cat and an impaled baby's doll, but there was no human blood, so Bayek deduced that Hotephres had already fled. He then went upstairs and found pigeon feathers, and he headed up to the pigeon coop and found a letter reading "The Crocodile knows who I am. One of my servants has already been arrested by soldiers on false charges and taken to the nearby military camp. Ok Crocodile, let's dance. If you so desperately want to cross swords with me, you'll have to catch me...". Bayek then headed to the Beached Trireme Camp to rescue the servant, Pnofrehi Amenmerpamai, and, after slaying Lavrentis Stathoglou and his men, he rescued Pnofrehi. Pnofrehi told Bayek that Hotephres was sailing a trading ship on Lake Moeris and was carrying a large statue, so Bayek set out to find him.

Bayek meeting Hotephres
Bayek sailed across the lake before boarding Hotephres' trade ship, and he found the bodies of several Ptolemaic soldiers on board. Hotephres was amused at the thought that the Crocodile had sent a "son of Egypt" against him, but Bayek revealed that he was an associate of Apollodorus, and that the two men had the same aim of taking down the Crocodile. Hotephres told Bayek that he had stolen a ledger from a corrupt Greek magistrate and should have some information on the Crocodile, and that he had given the ledger to his wife Khenut. He then told Bayek to take his daughter Shadya's doll to Khenut to show that he was a friend, and he told him that they were at the Euhemeria docks. Bayek also spoke with other crew members who mentioned fires at Dionysias and a plague at Euhemeria, and he promised to investigate those occurrences as well.

The Hill's body
However, Bayek made landfall near the Kerkesoucha Granary after discovering that the phylakes The Hill was nearby. After reaching a house in the Faiyum Oasis region, Bayek took cover behind a wall and ambushed Bayek with an arrow. He then climbed on top of the roof, and, after a lengthy archery battle, he succeeded in killing The Hill and discovering an assassination contract put out on him for crimes against the Pharaoh. Bayek, who was previously the hunted one, now discovered the locations of the other phylakitai across Egypt. Bayek then headed to the granary (briefly listening in on the orator Apollides' praises for the "Lady of the Villa") and cleared the military camp of its commander Nikos Garides, his two captains (including Florentios Constantinoglou), and his large garrison, and only then did he set out for Euhemeria. He found his path blocked by the Okteres Blockade, so he boarded the ships and pulled Captain Alkiviadis Florou and several of his men overboard and assassinated Commander Orestis Artinallis, clearing the blockade. When he landed at Euhemeria, he saw Abaalisaba Abuskhau holding a rally against the Greek elite's discrimination, and he survived an assassination attempt by Order of the Ancients members Dsjot-month Amam and Ra-kha-ka-u-senb Khet-ef after killing both of them with arrows. On his way to Khenut, he spoke with the merchant Teremun Uga, who recognized him as a Siwan and attempted to buy his medjay badge; Bayek refused, but the merchant told him of a black market which sold authentic Siwan goods, and Bayek decided to investigate later on.

Bayek giving the doll to Shadya
When Bayek met Khenut at her alms kitchen and showed her Shadya's doll, she invited him to eat and talk with her. Bayek then gave Shadya her doll, and she gleefully announced that she would name it "Iset" and make it protector of all Faiyum. Khenut informed Bayek that she had hidden the ledger in a safe place at her home, but that she had to meet with Ptolemaic authorities for a "routine investigation". Khenut then sent Shadya to show Bayek to their home, and Shadya excitedly led him to the house, calling him "Uncle Bayek". She led him onto a rooftop from which they could see her family's estate, but Bayek noticed soldiers there. He sent Shadya back to her mother before proceeding to infiltrate the estate and search for the ledger. He found dead servants and a failed attempt to barricade the door, and, while looking through the scrolls, he found Shadya's journal, which revealed that Shadya had been hiding the ledger without her mother's knowledge.

Khenut holding Shadya's body
Bayek agonizingly realized that he had just sent Shadya back to her mother, who had gone to the soldiers for the routine investigation, and he rushed back to the alms kitchen and learned from Phrahiunamif Philinos that the two of them had been taken to the Euhemeria Lighthouse by the soldiers. Bayek assassinated the captain Filaretos Xeniadis and looted the camp, and he then headed to the dock under the lighthouse, where he found Khenut sobbing. She could only mutter "Shadya...", and Bayek dove underwater and found her submerged body chained to rocks. He brought her body to land for Khenut to embrace, and he gave her a reassuring hug.

Bayek meeting Hotephres at the pier
Hotephres then came to the scene and was ready to admit defeat, as Shadya and the ledger were both lost, and he had nothing left. However, Bayek told him that they could both be comforted with revenge, and Hotephres swore to do anything he could to help. He told Bayek that Khenut had seen two gladiators from Krokodilopolis carry out the murder, so Bayek set out to kill those responsible for Shadya's death.

Bayek speaking with Thermuthis and Kenthap
On the way to Krokodilopolis, Bayek rode through the Valley Market, where he met the young merchant Kenthap, who claimed to be selling Siwan goods. However, Bayek realized that they were fake, and he asked her if she had any real Siwan goods; she told him that she had some expensive goods at her mother's camp, so she decided to take him along with her. Bayek and Kenthap joked about the fake goods, and Bayek told her that he was a medjay, and that her goods looked convincing to outsiders; he promised that he would not tell anyone that they were fake, but Kenthap retorted by saying that Bayek could also be fake. When she took him to the river, she saw her mother being held captive by three bandits on the other bank, so Bayek killed all three of them with arrows and freed Kenthap's mother Thermuthis. Thermuthis initially feared that Bayek was another bandit, but when Kenthap told her that he was her friend and a medjay, Thermuthis gave him an imitation Khopesh sword in gratitude, telling him that it was rare and out of production. Bayek thanked her and then took his leave.

Bayek at the plague pit
Bayek then visited a plague pit in the slums of Euhemeria, where he was shocked to see gravediggers burning bodies, a major act of blasphemy in the Kemetic religion. Bayek asked the healer Nane Anouke what was going on, and she said that the town had recently been struck by pestilence which was killing the elders and making the children clutch their stomachs in pain while their parents watched on, lifeless from their beds. Bayek then headed to the harbor to investigate, and he found that the food there was rancid and was heavily seasoned to conceal the rot. Bayek spoke to the healer again, and she said that a merchant had "generously" given the food to the poor; when Bayek asked where he lived, she said that he lived to the south of the town market, and she offered to take him there. On the way, the healer told Bayek that the Greeks were exempted from taxes and became wealthy, while the Egyptians were poor. By law, when Egyptian farmers died, their lands became free. If it was suitable, the Greeks would buy it; if it was poor, the desert reclaimed it.

Bayek confronting the merchant
When Bayek arrived at the merchant's home, he noticed that even the cats looked better-fed than the poor. He and Nane went into the food stores and found the rancid vegetables, and Nane resolved to warn the others not to eat it. Just then, the merchant Theseus Mallakis entered the room with two guards and confronted the two. He asked them if they were lost, but Bayek said that he wanted an explanation as to why Theseus was poisoning the poor; he guessed that he wanted their lands. Theseus explained by saying that he wanted to help the poor and was misunderstood, but when Bayek revealed that he had seen the kitchen and was aware of the merchant's plot, the merchant claimed that this changed everything, and he sent his men to prevent Bayek from "trespassing". Bayek responded by slaying the merchant and his men, ending their threat.

Bayek, Bion, and Zahra talking
Bayek then decided to ride to Dionysias to save the locals from a gang of torch bandits, and he met the warrior Zahra at her burned-down farm. She flirted with him, saying that her lands were rich and fertile just like her, and she recruited him to warn her Greek neighbor Bion about the bandit gang. They found his estate guarded by bandits, so they killed the bandits and rescued a wounded Bion from his room and took him outside. Bion told them that some of his servants had reported raiders riding south from the White Desert, led by a man calling himself the "Son of Ra". Zahra quipped that he would soon become the "Son of Nothing", and she and Bayek then rode into the White Desert to confront him. They found a bandit camp at the White Desert Sobek Ruins, where they slew the commander, Hik-nekht Namurot, and looted the treasure. On Hik-nekht, they found a letter which revealed that the Son of Ra was commanding the bandits from captivity at a nearby caravanserai, and Zahra and Bayek thus set out to confront him there.

Bayek and Zahra speaking after the battle
After they reached the Dionysias Caravanserai, Bayek persuaded Zahra to wait nearby, as he claimed that it would be cleaner if he went in alone. During the ensuing fight, the phylakes Ra's Mercy entered the base with the goal of seeking out Bayek, but Bayek jumped down from a tower and assassinated him from the air, discovering an ornamented key with the eye of Horus on his body. He then assassinated the captain Kyriakos Pardiades and looted the fort's treasure, and he found the Son of Ra's body outside of the fort walls, having been killed in an escape attempt. He confronted the dying bandit leader, who attempted to draw an equivalency between himself and Bayek due to the loss of their families and their many murders, although Bayek rebuked the Son of Ra for massacring innocents and told him to enter the Duat. Bayek then went to Zahra to tell her of the Son of Ra's death, and he said that, while he was insane, he had some truth in what he was saying; Zahra reminded him that, if any person could look too far into madness, there was always some logic. She then invited Bayek to come to her farm sometime and feast with her, flirtatiously saying, "my gate is open and my fruit is sweet."

Bayek speaking with Felix Martialis
On his way to Krokodilopolis, Bayek rode through Philoteris, and he stopped to destroy a statue of Pharaoh Ptolemy XIII (hacking it apart with his sword); he also assassinated the Order of the Ancients agent Vlassis Rondelis in his bed and looted his chest. He looted the Euhemeria Royal Granary along the road, and he then took a boat from the Euhemeria Lighthouse camp to Krokodilopolis. Bayek walked up to the Krokodilopolis Arena, where Despina Dimitriopoulou told him that it was a former temple which was converted into an arena for Roman bloodsport (which she saw as barbaric). He then read the descriptions of the two monumental statues at the entrance of the arena, depicting the Gallic brothers Diovicos and Viridovix. Finally, Bayek approached the owner, Felix Martialis, and asked him about the red-haired gladiators. Martialis told them that they were a sight to watch, but he told Bayek that a "camel boy" like him could not afford to watch it. His slave told his master that Bayek wore the badge of a medjay, but Martialis was unaware of what that meant, and he instead suggested that Bayek looked like a "vicious, mangy dog" and could probably fight in the arena. Martialis told him that he already had an Egyptian, however, a huntress from Siwa who was praying at an obelisk in the east end; his slave suggested that, if Bayek fought in the street, the gladiator could bring him in.

Bayek meeting Kensa at the obelisk
Bayek, anticipating that he would know his fellow Siwan, met her at the obelisk and recognized her as Kensa. Kensa was overjoyed to see him, and Bayek told her that he was lured to the city by promises of prosperity. She invited him to come with her to the arena after joining her for drinks, and, after their revels were over, Bayek headed to the arena to confront the Gauls. When he and Kensa arrived, Martialis told them that his Iberian gladiator had been torn apart by lions the day before, so there was now a spot open for Bayek. The two chose the team name "The Guardians of Siwa", and they were allowed into the arena, where Martialis introduced Bayek to the trainers Horus and Kallistos. Martialis then had Bayek and Kensa spar to prove his prowess, and he defeated her after a short fight; Bayek told him that he needed more style and flash, but impressed him for a "sand dog".

Kensa and Bayek in the arena
As they headed back inside, they met the Gallic brothers, who taunted the duo; Kensa stepped in to prevent Bayek from attacking Viridovix. They were then fitted with weapons and armor, and Martialis tought them that they would have to fight their way through multiple rounds before they could fight the Gauls. They slew several former Ptolemaic soldiers and a lion throughout three rounds of fighting, qualifying them to fight the Gauls. During one of the breaks between rounds, Kensa told Bayek that Martialis gave special contracts to skilled gladiators and hired them as mercenaries, and, while Martialis initially denied this, a round later, he told Bayek that the arena in Cyrene was interested in him.

Bayek fighting the Gallic brothers
Soon, it came time for the Siwans to face the Gallic brothers, and Martialis complimented the Siwans, who managed to win the crowd's support and excitement. Before the fight, Horus warned Bayek to separate the Gallic brothers before defeating them separately; Martialis told Bayek not to kill either of them, as he arranged for his top four fighters to remain alive so that they could fight in rematches. In the ensuing match, the Siwans fought the tough Gauls separately, with Kensa drawing their attention as Bayek attacked them from behind. Ultimately, both Gauls were gravely wounded and subdued, and, as Martialis announced the Siwans' victory, Bayek interrogated them. When he accused Diovicos of murdering Shadya, Diovicos swore that he did not kill her, but he admitted that he was at the lighthouse, and that the soldiers captured the girl and took her to Berenike - "the Crocodile". Viridovix then told Bayek that she had taken a book from the child before tying a stone to her ankles and pushing her into the water. Kensa then angrily confronted Bayek about his true reason for coming to the arena, and she told him that he should have asked her for help; when Bayek said that she was mercenary in nature and could not be trusted, she was devastated and told Bayek that he should have known her better. He then stormed out of the arena, leaving the Gauls and Kensa behind. Bayek then met Hotephres, who told him that Berenike was holding a symposium with other wealthy Greeks at the Kerkesoucha Granary, and he said that he would retire to the family villa as Bayek avenged Shadya.

Berenike's death
Bayek then took a boat from Krokodilopolis to Kerkesoucha, where he found a crowd of Egyptians protesting outside of Berenike's estate. He infiltrated the estate and killed several guards with his bow and arrow, and he soon found an archer firing at him. Bayek fired an arrow which struck them in the face, but he realized too late that he had killed Kensa; devastated, he apologized that their friendship had to end with her death. He then found Berenike climbing up a watchtower, and he stabbed her in the head from behind. Bayek angrily confronted her about Shadya's death, and, when she said that she did not remember who Shadya was, Bayek criticized her for remorselessly killing innocents, and he told her that "Shadya" would be the last word that she ever heard. He then shouted her name one last time before Berenike died of her wounds.
Liberation of Faiyum[]
With "the Crocodile" dead, Bayek decided to return to Hotephres and Khenut's villa to console them. He also received a letter from Aya informing him that Cleopatra had allied with Pompey, but Aya also told him that none of the targets were Khemu's killers; there were now two more targets, this time in Ptolemy's royal guard ("the Scorpion" and "the Jackal"). She then asked Bayek to meet her in Herakleion as soon as she and Phoxidas were done with their naval missions.

Bayek, Hotephres, and Khenut confronting the Captain
Bayek met Hotephres at the Philadelphia Farm, where he found him with his mistress, whom Hotephres told to leave. Bayek was upset that Hotephres was cheating on Khenut, and Hotephres explained that Khenut was no longer interested in him. As he took Bayek to meet Khenut by the water, he told Bayek that Khenut had pressured him to become an informant for Apollodorus and that Shadya's death was Khenut's fault. When they found Khenut, she was praying over Shadya's grave, and Bayek gave her a heron feather so that they could perform a traditional Siwan ceremony for Shadya. However, their prayer was interrupted by Ptolemy's captain Andronikos Miskilis, who attempted to extort grain from the farmer Met-su-khons User-t. Khenut told him that doing so was against Egyptian law, and she threatened to report him to his commander if he did not stop.

Andronikos Miskilis' body
The captain then walked off, and Bayek followed him and attacked him in a grassy field. Bayek was joined by locals on horses, and he succeeded in slaying the captain and his men. He found a fort insignia that could lead him to the commander, so he went back to Hotephres to ask him about the insignia. Hotephres identified it as belonging to Fort Boubastos, from which the commander oversaw the Ptolemaic regime's corrupt rule over Faiyum. Bayek resolved to slay the commander, and he spoke with the farmer Met-su-khons and helped him light his farm pyres before convincing him to rally the people for an uprising; Met-su-khons was reluctant, but when he discovered that Bayek had defeated the captain, he agreed. Bayek then returned to Hotephres' farm, where Hotephres confessed that he never wanted to settle down, but wanted to stay with his ship. Their conversation was interrupted when soldiers arrived, and Bayek helped Hotephres slay them. Khenut then arrived, and, while Hotephres suggested that he hire a private army for the uprising, Khenut suggested that Bayek come with her to Haueris Nome and make contact with a rebel army there. There, they met Khaba Harpakrut, who had heard of Bayek's feats in the arena. Khaba said that the rebels could not help Khenut, as their leader Uer-mu Ah had been captured and held at Cleon's Dam. Bayek cleared the Cleon's Wharf camp after assassinating Captain Erotas Rubou and then headed to the Dam, where he killed Captain Adom Ra-s-hotep-het before freeing Uer-mu and taking him back to the rebel camp. Uer-mu agreed to rally the rebels, while Bayek went to the fort alone to assassinate the commander.

Bayek, Khenut, and Hotephres after the taking of Fort Boubastos
When Bayek arrived at Fort Boubastos, he found that it was already under attack by the rebels, so he assassinated the captains and looted the treasure before approaching the commander Stavros Galanou from behind and assassinating him. With the fort cleared of Ptolemaic soldiers, Bayek returned to Hotephres and Khenut and told them of the victory. Hotephres decided to live up to his name (meaning "satisfied") and to his duties as a husband, and Khenut gave Shadya's doll to Bayek to let him know that he always had a home with them if he needed one.

Bayek racing at the Lageion
Bayek then travelled north to Kanopos and competed in a charioteering tournament at the Lageion, placing in close second (after Dsjaho) after three rounds of racing. He then rode into Kanopos Nome and briefly stopped to clear Camp Menouthis of Ptolemy's soldiers. Afterwards, he rode into the Herakleion Nome and then into Herakleion itself, visiting the Temple of Khonsou before crossing the Nile to meet Cleopatra at a small shrine.
Way of the Gabiniani[]

Bayek meeting with Cleopatra
Bayek was greeted by a cheerful Apollodorus, who told him that Herakleion was the right place to go for wine, women, or anything else that a medjay could want. Bayek and Apollodorus then had a quick drink before Bayek went to meet Cleopatra outside. Bayek was angry at the Queen, asking her if he had hunted the previous targets for her sake or for his own; he also told her that he was not as convinced a supporter as Aya was. However, Cleopatra reminded him that he was a medjay of all Egypt, and that his duty was to serve her. She then said that she had a present for him, and, as they walked, she told him that they had two new targets, the Scorpion and the Jackal, who were members of her brother's inner circle. Cleopatra informed Bayek that Pompey's fleet was near, and that Aya was clearing a path for them to arrive in Egypt. She also told him that her brother was sending some of his phylakitai from the Roman Gabiniani to attempt to assassinate her, and that they were led by Lucius Septimius. Septimius had a proxy in the area, Venator, whom Cleopatra believed would be the man sent to assassinate her; Bayek deduced that he might have been the man who forced his son's death upon him. He then saw Apollodorus and his men beating a captured Roman, Livius, whom Apollodorus claimed was in the Order of the Ancients, like Septimius. Bayek interrogated Livius, who told him that his brother Septimius had killed his son at the temple, and Bayek beat him before letting Apollodorus take him away for further interrogation. Apollordorus and Cleopatra suggested that he investigate the local brothel in Herakleion, where they had a contact who could help with his search for Septimius.