Galata headquarters

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The '''Galata headquarters''' was a building located in the northern tip of [[Constantinople]]'s [[Galata District]], and served as a base for the [[Turkish Assassins]] within the city.

During his time in the city in 1511 and 1512, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] utilized the building and its amenities. Accessible from both a small courtyard and Constantinople's tunnel system, the headquarters acted as an ideal location for the Assassin's to continue operations during the [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] attempt at reoccupation.

==Function==
The Galata headquarters functioned similar to both the [[Villa Auditore]] and the [[Tiber Island headquarters]], albeit with several additional features. Its rooms included a large cavernous entranceway leading to a main hall, a [[Bomb Crafting|bomb crafting]] room - unlike it's Italian counterparts, and an [[armory]] divided into two like that of the Villa Auditore.

One room displayed acquired weaponry, and the other held [[armor]] sets. In place of a [[painting gallery]], the Galata headquarters housed a library, in which books purchased from [[Book Shops|shops]] and books recovered by deciphering [[the Polo Symbols]] were displayed.

The appropriate guild's crest appeared on walls within the library upon completion of the corresponding [[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Guild Challenges|Guild Challenges]], and were labeled to have been awarded to Ezio by the attributed factions in tribute to his skill.

Any [[Apprentices|recruits]] of the Order can often be seen milling around or speaking to each other in the rooms of the headquarters when not out on missions.

The banners displayed throughout the base are unlike that seen at the Villa Auditore or Tiber Island, instead the Ottoman variant of the Assassin's crest occupies the building.

==Content==
===Entrances===
There were two entrances to the Galata headquarters: the street entrance, and a tunnel entrance.

'''Street entrance:''' The street entrance was located at the eastern side of the building, inside a small courtyard.

'''Tunnel entrance:''' The tunnel entrance was located to the west of the main hall but could be accessed through any of the tunnel entrances scattered throughout the city. The entrance had been boarded up when Ezio first arrived Constantinople, but after the Assassins had regained more power in the city, became unlocked.

<gallery widths="140" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
HideoutExteriorDay.png|Street Entrance (Day)
HideoutExterior.png|Street Entrance (Night)
MainEntranceInterior.png|Street Entrance (Interior)
TunnelEntrance.png|Tunnel Entrance
</gallery>

===Main Hall===
The main hall was the focal point of the headquarters' interior. Introduced through a large entrance way, it housed entrances to all the other rooms, held a [[Mediterranean Defense|guild management]] area and a guild ranking board.

<gallery widths="140" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
AlternateMainHallview.png|The Main Hall
MainHallLeaderboard.png|Guild challages board
GuildManagementDesk.png|Guild Management desk
HallCeiling.png|The entrance walkway
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===Bomb Crafting room===
The bomb crafting room was located to the south of the entrance walkway. It was separated from the rest of the headquarters, presumably in an attempt to limit damage or injury caused by accidents. The room contained crafting supplies, a bomb codex and a [[Bomb-crafting stations|crafting table]].

<gallery widths="140" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
BomCraftingRoom.png|Bomb crafting table
BombcraftingRoom1.png|Eastern side of the room
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===Library===
The library was situated north of the main hall. It held books bought from book shops throughout Constantinople, texts purchased in [[Cappadocia]] and literature recovered by deciphering the Polo Symbols. Guild crests awarded to Ezio were displayed on the walls of the library. A desk close to the entrance was dedicated to Ezio during his stay in the city. Here he wrote [[Ezio Auditore's letters|letters]] to his sister [[Claudia Auditore|Claudia]] and also studied [[Masyaf keys]] he acquired.
====Library Collection====
* '''Purchased:''' ''Parallel Lives, The Odyssey, Mu'Allaqat, Aeneid, Geography, The Book of Prophecies, The History of the Kings of Britain, Anabasis Alexandri, Opus Majus, Heimskringla,'' ''The Secret History of the Mongols, Record of the Grand Historian, The Golden Ass, Metamorphoses, Bibliotheca, Cronica, Tirant Lo Blanch, Digenes Akritas. ''
* '''Recovered: '''''Aesop's Fables, Mission to Constantinople, On Nature, The Travels of Marco Polo, One Thousand and One Nights, The Book of Kings, Nibelungenlied, Iliad, The Canterbury Tales, The Flute Girl.''
<gallery widths="140" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
LibraryMain.png|The Library
BookShelves.png|Some of the collection
Ezio'sDesk.png|Ezio's desk
AssassinsGuildCrest.png|Assassins Guild crest
BombCraftingGuildCrest.png|Bomb Crafting guild crest
RomaniGuildCrest.png|Romani Guild crest
MercenaryGuildCrest.png|Mercenaries Guild crest
ThievesGuildCrest.png|Thieves Guild crest
</gallery>
===Armory===
The armory in the Galata headquarters was divided into two rooms. One served at the weapon store, located to the south of the main hall, and the other as the armor store, located to the west of the main hall.
====Weapon Store====
The weapon store housed all weaponry purchased from [[blacksmiths]] as well as weapons gifted to Ezio by the city's factions. Another weapon retrieved by Ezio while searching for the resting place of [[Vlad Tepes]] was also stored here. The weapon store had a total of two small weapon stands, four weapon racks and three heavy weapon racks as well as an individual stand for Vlad Tepes's sword.
====Contents====
* '''Center stand:''' [[Vlad Tepes' Sword|Vlad Tepes's sword]]
* '''Small Weapon stand #1:''' [[Romani Stiletto]], [[Arabian Dagger]], [[Butcher Knife|Butcher's Knife]], [[Stiletto|Standard Stiletto]].
* '''Small Weapon stand #2: '''[[Afghani Khyber Blade]], [[Bayezid's Knife]], [[Macedonian Dagger]], [[Kurdish Jambiya]], [[Mehmet's Dagger]].
* '''Weapon rack #1: '''[[Yusuf's Turkish Kijil]], [[Janissary Kijil|Janissary's Kijil]], [[Persian Shamshir]], [[Assassin Yataghan Sword]].
* '''Weapon rack #2:''' [[Altaïr's Sword|Altaïr's sword]], Sicilian rapier, [[Syrian Sabre|Syrian sabre]], Florentine falchion.
* '''Weapon rack #3:''' [[Ottoman Mace|Ottoman mace]], Condittiero mace, Mercenario war hammer, [[Prussian War Hammer|Prussian war hammer]].
* '''Weapon rack #4:''' Captain's sword, Milanese sword, [[Schiavona]].
* '''Heavy Weapon rack #1:''' Merovingian axe, Sledgehammer, Byzantine arming sword, [[Byzantine Mace|Byzantine mace]].
* '''Heavy Weapon rack #2:''' Broadsword, Prussian long sword, French Bastard sword.
* '''Heavy Weapon rack #3:''' [[Almogavar Axe|Almogavar axe]], Condottiero axe, Bearded axe.
<gallery widths="140" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
Weapon room.png|Weapon room
VladTepesSword.png|Center stand
SmallWeaponRack#1.png|Small Weapon Stand #1
SmallWeaponRack2.png|Small Weapon stand #2
WeaponRack1.png|Weapon stand #1
WeaponRack2.png|Weapon stand #2
WeaponRack3.png|Weapon stand #3
WeaponRack4.png|Weapon stand #4
HeavyWeaponRack1.png|Heavy Weapon stand #1
HeavyWeaponRack2.png|Heavy Weapon stand #2
HeavyWeaponRack3.png|Heavy Weapon stand #3
</gallery>

====Armor Store====
The armor store displayed sets of armor purchased by, awarded to and retrieved by Ezio Auditore. There were five in total. Three sets of armor were purchased in blacksmiths throughout Contantinople (Azap, Mamluk and Sepahi), one set was awarded to Ezio (Master Assassin) and one set was retrieved ([[Ishak Pasha]]).

<gallery widths="140" spacing="small" captionalign="left">
ArmoryView1.png|Armory room (South)
ArmoryView2.png|Armory room (North)
AzapArmorSet.png|Azap armor set
MamlukArmorSet.png|Mamluk armor set
SepahiArmorSet.png|Sepahi armor set
MasterAssassinSet.png|Master Assassin armor set
IshakPashaset.png|Ishak Pasha armor set
</gallery>
==Appearances==
* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)]]''
==Gallery==
<gallery>
Constantinople Brotherhood.jpg|Early version of the headquarters (the main hall contains the fireplace).
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Almogavar

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The '''Almogavars''' were fairly uncommon [[guards]] that appeared in [[Constantinople]] and [[Cappadocia]] during the [[Renaissance]]. Roughly comparable to the [[Brutes]] from [[Rome]], they fought with [[heavy weapons]], were rather slow compared to other enemies, wore thick armor, and could not [[freerunning|freerun]]. Like the [[Varangians]], the Almogavars were employed by the [[Byzantines]]. They are featured in several missions, and were scattered all over the underground city of [[Cappadocia]].

==Trivia==

*The Almogavars were historically soldiers of Aragonese and Catalan origin. They were known to have worked as mercenaries for the Byzantine Empire.
*The Almogavars, like the [[Janissaries]] – except in some missions – are always found carrying the same weapon: the [[Almogavar Axe]].
*The Almogavar Axe can also be used as a weapon, after completing [[The Champion, Part 1]] memory, or taking the axe from a dead Almogavar.
*It is peculiar that Almogavars use heavy weapons in-game, as they used lances and spears historically, a fighting style which is more similar to that of the Seekers than the Brutes.
*Most Templar Den Captains look and fight like Almogavars. Exceptions include the Bayezid North captain, who appears the same as a Byzantine Militia, and the Imperial South captains, both of whom look like Byzantine gunmen.
*Unlike [[Brutes]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Almogavars can be killed with a counter if their attack is not the overhead smash.
*Almogavars seem to have a unique weakness to [[Datura Bombs]], as evidenced from both in the memory "[[Piri Reis: Datura]]" and usual gameplay; the poison kills them about twice as fast.

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