Theodorus Komnenos

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'''Theodorus Komnenos''' was a wealthy nobleman in [[Constantinople]] during the [[Renaissance]].

==Biography==
Despite having conquered the district, the [[Assassins]] soon discovered that the [[Templars]] still had a large amount of influence over the merchants. As they investigated, they discovered that the merchants had been paid bribes, and that the money had come from Theodorus Komnenos.

They decided to seek Komnenos out, who started panicking once he became aware of the Assassins. He quickly admitted that he had been corrupted by the Templars, but that he was a good man at heart. Not too long after that, he offered to guide the Assassins to [[Odai Dunqas]], his superior and the man behind the bribing of the merchants.

As Komnenos reached Dunqas, he was offered a permanent appointment in [[Alexandria]]. Komnenos, stressed due to the knowledge of the Assassins, betrayed their presence and admitted they had followed him. Dunqas, enraged by this news, killed Komnenos by stabbing him in the chest, before fleeing from the Assassins.

==Source==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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Assassin Guild

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{{Era|Brotherhood|Revelations|PL|Bbook|Assassins}}
[[File:TiberIslandHQ_LeapOfFaith_Concept.JPG|thumb|300px|Concept art of the Tiber Island Hideout at night.]]
'''Assassins Guilds''' were organized groups of [[Assassins]] based in cities across the globe. The guilds formed the basis of the Assassin Order's command structure after [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] disbanded the Order from [[Masyaf]] in 1257,<ref name="The Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> with each guild coming under the control of a [[Master Assassin]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

During [[Modern Times|modern times]], the Order seemed to have organized itself into smaller groups of Assassins per city, dropping the idea of complete guilds.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==Guild management==
[[File:Pigeon_coop.jpg|250px|thumb|Ezio accessing a pigeon coop.]]
The Assassin guilds recruited their members in a number of ways- in the city of [[Rome]], for example, the guild [[Apprentices|recruited]] from the city's disaffected population; those who had suffered at the hands of the [[Templars|Templar]] [[House of Borgia]] flocked to the guild when [[Save Citizen|approached by a member]]. Once members, recruits trained through experience; they would embark on actual missions across the globe and aid in the progression of the Order's goals. Communication both between and within the guilds was facilitated through use of pigeon coops.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

Each guild provided its recruits with a wide array of weapons and armor qualities. These usually improved in step with the apprentice's rank; higher ranked Assassins would gain access to weapons such as the [[pistol]] and [[smoke bombs]]. Additionally, the number of ranks in a particular guild varied between cities; the [[Assassin guild (Rome)|guild in Rome]], for example, only had ten ranks,<ref name="Brotherhood" /> whilst the [[Assassins Guild (Constantinople)|guild in Constantinople]] had fifteen.<ref name="Revelations" />

In Rome, the ranks progressed as follows:
#''Recluta (Recruit)''
#''Servitore'' ''(Servant)''
#''Assistente (Assistant)''
#''Milite (Soldier)''
#''Discepolo (Disciple)''
#''Mercenario (Mercenary)''
#''Guerriero (Warrior)''
#''Veterano (Veteran)''
#''Maestro (Master)''
#''Assassino (Assassin)''

==Ceremony==
[[File:Tiberhall.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The initiation ceremony.]]
{{quote|''Laa shay'a waqui'n moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine.'' The wisdom of [[The Creed|our Creed]] is revealed through these words. We work in the dark to serve the light. We are [[Assassins]]. Nothing is true, everything is permitted.|Ezio Auditore during the ceremony.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

Upon reaching the rank ''Assassino'', an [[Initiation to the Assassin Order|initiation ceremony]] would be held. In Rome, these ceremonies would take place within the [[Tiber Island headquarters]]. Following the ceremony, the Assassins would don the official garb of Order, similar in style to [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|il Mentore]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s.

==Guilds==
===Constantinople, Ottoman Empire===
The guild in [[Constantinople]] worked to prevent the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Templars from influencing Sultan [[Bayezid II]]'s actions, or taking control of the Empire's military. They also worked to remove Portugese spies from the migrating Jewish population, who had been offered refuge in the empire by Bayezid II.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

By 1511, the Assassins in Constantinople were led by the [[Master Assassin]], [[Yusuf Tazim]].<ref name="Revelations" />

===Monteriggioni, Italy===
The guild in [[Monteriggioni]] was the primary guild during the 14th and 15th centuries.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>

===Rome, Italy===
The principal guild during the 16th century, the guild in Rome was led by the Grand Master of the Assassin Order: Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Although based in Rome, the guild's presence was spread across northern Italy, influencing the politics of cities such as [[Venice]] and [[Florence]].<ref name="Brotherhood" />

===Barcelona, Spain===
A guild of Assassins was based in the city of [[Barcelona]]. In 1491, Ezio Auditore visited the city and aided the guild as a part of his own, [[Discovery in Spain|greater quest]].<ref name="Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

===Calicut, India===
The guild in [[Calicut]], joined with their brothers from the guild in Rome, thought to protect their own survival. Combating [[Vasco da Gama]], the Assassins managed to survive the assault, but were unable to uncover the source of Da Gama's information.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

===St. Petersburg, Russia===
{{main|Narodnaya Volya}}

During the turn of the 20th century, the Narodnaya Volya had a presence in [[St. Petersburg]].<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', the Assassin Mark is not visible on the recruits' ring finger after the ceremony.

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]]

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