Secret location

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[[File:Ezio secretlocation.png|thumb|right|250px|Ezio about to enter an Assassin's Tomb.]]

'''Secret Locations''' are memories which must be completed through a combination of [[free-running]] and puzzle solving. Many of these locations were scattered throughout [[Italy]] and [[Constantinople]], and were explored by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] during the [[Renaissance]].

While mainly being an optional element, with the exception of the [[Assassin Tomb]] inside the [[Santa Maria Novella]], the [[Lair of Romulus]] inside the [[Terme di Traiano]], and the four locations traversed in order to collect the [[Memory Seals|Seals of Altaïr]], secret locations offered various additional benefits once they had been fully explored, such as the armors and weapons of key Assassins and [[Templars|Templar]] figures or a sum of money.<ref name="ACII">[[Assassin's Creed II]]</ref><ref name="ACB">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]</ref><ref name="ACR">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]</ref>

==Renaissance Italy==
===Assassin Tombs===
[[File:Ezio freerun.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio in the Arsenal Shipyard.]]
The Assassin Tombs were seven landmarks around Italy, each containing the tomb of an Assassin said to have protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened. They also contained (with the exception of [[Domenico Auditore]]'s tomb in the Auditore Crypt) an Assassin seal, which were collectively used to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr]] within the [[Sanctuary]] at the [[Villa Auditore|Auditore Villa]].
*[[Santa Maria Novella]] - contained the tomb of [[Darius]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Santa Maria del Fiore|Il Duomo]] - contained the tomb of [[Iltani]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Auditore Family Crypt]] - contained the tomb of [[Domenico Auditore]] and his son.<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Torre Grossa]] - contained the tomb of [[Wei Yu]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Rocca di Ravaldino]] - contained the tomb of [[Qulan Gal]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Basilica di San Marco]] - contained the tomb of [[Amunet]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] - contained the tomb of [[Leonius]].<ref name="ACII"/>

===Templar Lairs===

The Templar Lairs (with the exception of the [[Palazzo Medici]]) hid [[Treasure chests|treasure]] that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the Templar Order. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door, marked with a large red cross.<ref name="ACII"/>
*Palazzo Medici in [[Florence]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria Dei Frari]] in [[Venice]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal Shipyard]] in Venice.<ref name="ACII"/>

==Rome==
[[File:Wolves-among-the-dead-memory.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in a Lair of Romulus.]]
Secret locations were also found in [[Rome]], in the form of [[Lairs of Romulus]]. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be found in Rome.<ref name="ACB"/>

Completing all of the Lairs of the [[Followers of Romulus]] would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, which were the [[Armor of Brutus|Armor]] and [[Dagger of Brutus]]. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained some special documents that gave background details on the cult, as well as the Assassin [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].<ref name="ACB"/>

===Lairs of Romulus===
These were the locations of the Lairs of Romulus, spread across Rome.
*[[Catacombe di Roma]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Terme di Traiano]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Colosseo|Il Colosseo]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Cloaca Maxima]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Palazzo Laterano]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Basilica di San Pietro]].<ref name="ACB"/>

===Templar Lairs===
As well as the Lairs of Romulus, two Templar Lairs were available to be explored.
*[[Aqueducts]]<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Mercati di Traiano|Trajan Market]]<ref name="ACB"/>

==Constantinople==
[[File:Yerebatan_Cistern_Database_image.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in the Yerebatan Cistern.]]
In Constantinople, there were many secret locations that could be explored.

===Seals of Altaïr===
Despite being the main focus for Ezio Auditore's [[Search for knowledge|search for knowledge]], various secret locations for the [[Masyaf Keys]] could be located from hidden books within the city of Constantinople.
*[[The Yerebatan Cistern]].<ref name="ACR"/>
*[[Galata Tower]].<ref name="ACR"/>
*[[The Forum of the Ox]].<ref name="ACR"/>
*[[The Maiden's Tower]].<ref name="ACR"/>

===Others===
As well as locations hiding the Masyaf Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.
*[[Hagia Sophia]] - Required [[Ishak Pasha's Memoir Pages|Ishak Pasha's memoirs]] to be found.<ref name="ACR"/>
*[[Vlad the Impaler's Prison]] - Available from a tome in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s [[Book Shops|Book shop]].
*There are 27 [http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6497628811_6a2d005ae6_o.jpg Hidden Wells] located throughout the game. The game reports there are 31 Hidden Wells, but the remaining 4 are somehow missing from the final version. There is speculation that another explorable area in the Northwest part of Constantinopole was cut from the final release. It could also be part of a future DLC. Ubisoft has decline commenting on the missing 4 Hidden Wells.

==Trivia==
*In the tomb hidden in [[Santa Maria della Visitazione]], if Ezio activates the lever and stands on the edge of the floor to stare into the water, he will see a [[Easter Eggs#Giant Squid|large figure]] move through the water after a minute, as it swims and stares at him with what appears to be a yellow eye. After the cutscene, the lever will reset, allowing Ezio to activate it again. If Ezio does this and goes to the same spot and waits, a giant tentacle will shoot out of the water, though he will dodge before it manages to hit him.
*In the tomb in the [[Basilica di San Marco]], the banners clearly show the poison symbol, despite the Assassin seal bearing the snake symbol.

==References==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Gameplay]]
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Gameplay]]

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