Flo's History

I think most people have at least heard of the Assassin’s Creed series, created and managed by Ubisoft. For those unfamiliar with it, the games follow a shadow war between the Order of Assassins (the “good” side) and the Templars (the “bad” side) across human history. There are also odd plotlines about  an ancient civilization  and lost artifacts, but  that’s  not the topic here.  In reality, both  factions did exist, though they were drastically different from their video-game counterparts. The Order of Assassins, or  Hashshashins , was a militant sect defending the Nizari Ismaili Muslims from their enemies, who were mostly other Muslims. They almost never came to blows with the Knights Templar , who  didn’t  care much about world domination , even if neither side particularly liked the other.   Although the  Hashshashin  sect began in the late 11th century when Hassan- i  Sabbah founded the order, its origins go further ...

  Slavic mythology is full of surprises, and by surprises I mean horrible monsters that will kill you painfully. This might be caused by the fact that Eastern Europe remained rather wild and unexplored deep into the medieval age and even into the Renaissance, allowing for far more horrible tales to develop. Keep in mind that Baba Yaga, a witch who has the reputation of a cranky and vindictive granny, is actually on the nicer end of the spectrum Anyway, the entity that will interest us today is the Strzyga, a cursed woman who has returned as a scary, predatory creature that feasts on humans. Its nocturnal lifestyle and habit on eating humans had caused the Strzyga to be associated with vampires, which she definitely shares some resemblances with.   As mentioned, Strzyga starts as a woman with a curse that gives them two souls, teeth rows and hearts. And since people are always welcoming to those looking slightly different from the masses, these women are always chased off into ...