Assassin's Creed - Plot
The player assumes the role of Desmond Miles, who is the last descendant of a long family line of assassins. Desmond has been taken to a facility where he is forced to use the Animus, a machine that traces and recreates the memories of his ancestors during the Third Crusade. Through this machine the player controls Altaïr, a member of the Assassin Brotherhood which is allied with one of the sides during the third crusade. Altaïr's objective in the game is to assassin nine historical figures propagating the Crusades in the year 1191. The game involves four main cities: Jerusalem, Acre, Damascus and Masyaf.
