The Old Man of the Mountain trains assassins in Alamut. Burnished golden skin, trimmed black beard, close-cropped black hair.He lives in a rocky, red fortress atop a mountain. Some of his lessons are delivered as long stories over apple tea. BOOK 2 – VIKTORIA‘S SHADOW: JAEL Jael goes to Alamut and learns to be an assassin after the Jackal Mage killed his family. Read more