The Fake Message is a contract mission you can take on in Assassin's Creed Mirage (AC Mirage). Read on for the contract details, how to start, how to steal the message undetected, and the rewards for completing the quest.

Contract Details

The Fake Message
Steal a message from a Messenger and swap it with a fake one.
Contractor Request	Remain undetected.
Mission Location	A small square near Prince's Palace and Qasr Salih

How to Start the Fake Message

From Contract Boards in Hidden One Bureaus

You can start The Fake Message contract mission by accepting the quest from the Contract Board in any Hidden One Bureau.

To access these contract boards, you'll need to finish the Zeroing In Main Quest to unlock them. Upon returning to the Harbiyah Bureau, Abu Jafar will grant you access to the contract boards.

Zeroing In Walkthrough

Requires Completion of The Trade Delegate

To unlock The Fake Message from the contracts board, you'll need to complete The Trade Delegate contract mission.

Once you complete that quest, you will receive a notification that a new contract is available to start at the Hidden One Bureaus.
The Trade Delegate Walkthrough

The Fake Message Walkthrough

The Fake Message
Get the Deep Slumber Upgrade for the Blowdart Head to the Small Square at Night Follow the Messenger Head Inside the Prince's Palace Assassinate the Guards Lure Out the Messenger Swap the Messagesr Exit the Palace

Get the Deep Slumber Blowdart Upgrade

Before heading to the contract location, we recommend unlocking the Blowdart and getting the Deep Slumber upgrade.

The guards on the rooftop are in places where witnesses can see you assassinate them, so it's better to put them to sleep as you're following the Messenger.

Blowdart Best Upgrades

Head to the Small Square at Night

Make your way to a small square located between the Prince's Palace and Qasr Salih.

You can only investigate the area at night. The quest marker will point you to a nearby bench that you can use to skip time until the Messenger appears.

How to Skip and Pass Time

Follow the Messenger

Use your Eagle Vision to highlight the messenger in purple. He will start moving once you approach the area near him, so head up the rooftops and follow him from above.

Follow the Messenger Closely

Basim will remark whenever the Messenger gets too far him. Fortunately, the Messenger will not notice you regardless of your distance as long as you stay on the rooftops when tracking him.

If you lose track of the Messenger, you'll have to go back and wait at the bench and pass the time to restart his position. This will not cause the contractor request to fail as long as you aren't seen.

Put the Guards to Sleep

There are several guards stationed on the rooftops in the area you'll pass by following the Messenger. Put these to sleep with the Blowdart to prevent them from chasing after you.

Head Inside the Prince's Palace

The Messenger will head inside the Prince's Palace, which is a restricted area. Once he starts talking to the two guards near the entrance, head to the western side of the palace's walls and quickly climb up the boxes and through the broken ramparts to enter the palace.

Assassinate the Guards

The inside of the palace has many flower beds where you can lure out the guards and assassinate them one by one.

Equipping the Initiate of Alamut Outfit will help minimize your assassination noise, and you can also put the other guards to sleep.

Lure Out the Messenger

Luring out the guard near the Messenger will also cause him to investigate the area, giving you time to sneak to the courtyard where the message is located.

Don't kill the Messenger since he needs to deliver the Fake Message you're carrying.

Swap the Messages

Once the Messenger is out of sight, quickly enter the small courtyard and swap the message on the small table.

You still need to remain undetected, so quickly enter one of the flower beds to avoid getting spotted.

Exit the Palace

Once the coast is clear, exit the Palace the way you came through the wall with the broken ramparts. The contract mission will complete once you exit the restricted area.

The Trade Delegate Rewards

Rewards	2 Skill Points 2 Merchant Favor Tokens 45 Components
Contractor Request Rewards	2 Merchant Favor Tokens 65 Dirham

Completing the quest rewards 2 Skill Points, 2 Merchant Favor Tokens, and 45 Components.

Successfully completing the optional contractor request will reward you an additional 2 Merchant Favor Tokens and 65 Dirham.

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