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San Gimignano

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{{Location infobox
|name = San Gimignano
|image = Sangimignanoart.jpg
|imgdesc = Concept art.
|state = [[Tuscany]]
|rulers = [[House of Medici|Medici]]
|factions = [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi]]
|founded = [[wikipedia:Etruscan civilization|Etruscans]]
|date = 3<sup>rd</sup> century BC
|abandoned =
|landmark =
|flags =
|targets =*[[Vieri de' Pazzi]]
*[[Bernardo Baroncelli]]
*[[Antonio Maffei]]
}}
'''San Gimignano''' is one of the many cities in [[Tuscany]]. It is characterized by tall towers that resemble skyscrapers which gave it the nickname of "Medieval Manhattan". It was essentially a medieval fortress with numerous watch towers and monasteries. The look of San Gimignano resembles that of the [[Assassin's Creed|first game]]. It is described as the best place to do free running in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]] ''because of the similar heights of the buildings. San Gimignano contains one [[Assassin's Tombs|Assassin's Tomb]], which is located inside the [[Torre Grossa]].

==In ''Assassin's Creed II''==
San Gimignano first appears in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' when Ezio traveled there to spy on a secret [[Templars|Templar]] meeting and to kill [[Vieri de' Pazzi]] with the help of his [[Mario Auditore|uncle's]] [[mercenaries]]. Present at this meeting were [[Rodrigo Borgia]], [[Francesco de' Pazzi]], [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]] and Vieri de' Pazzi, and they discussed the [[Pazzi Conspiracy|plot]] to wipe out the [[House of Medici|Medici dynasty]]. Ezio soon, using the help of mercenaries, dueled with Vieri and assassinated him, even though Vieri gave Ezio no answers, he was closer to avenging his family.

[[File:Conference.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Vieri, Francesco and Jacopo de' Pazzi discussing their plans with a mysterious man.]]The town reappears in when Ezio is instructed by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] to find and kill all of the remaining people who played a major role in the [[Pazzi Conspiracy]]. Once Ezio arrives, he uses his uncle's mercenaries to locate his targets, and to eventually find the location of Jacopo de' Pazzi.

The first of his targets is the monk, [[Antonio Maffei]], who has fortified himself in one of the highest towers in the city because he is paranoid of Ezio coming to hunt him down. His fears are justified as he is soon assassinated by Ezio.

The second of Ezio's targets in San Gimignano is the banker, [[Bernardo Baroncelli]], who, like Antonio, is incredibly paranoid of Ezio coming to hunt him down. Ezio receives information where Bernardo hides and Ezio gets close to him and strikes, before Bernardo could even make a move.

The next of Ezio's targets in the San Gimignano [[Tuscany|area]] is the monk, [[Stefano da Bagnone]]. Stefano has hidden himself in an [[Monte Oliveto Maggiore|abbey]] just outside of San Gimignano, and Ezio sneaked into the abbey courtyard and killed Stefano before he could retreat back into the abbey. As Ezio killed each of his targets, he received more information about the whereabouts of Jacopo de' Pazzi, and he just needed a little more knowledge to finally located Jacopo de' Pazzi.

The last of Ezio's targets was the Archbishop of Pisa, [[Francesco Salviati]], who hid himself inside his [[Villa Salviati|villa]], which was located in the countryside just outside of San Gimignano. Ezio used [[Mario Auditore|Mario]]'s mercenaries to infiltrate his villa at night and kill Francesco Salviati, albeit with quite a fight between Ezio and Francesco's forces. In his death, Francesco told Ezio where Jacopo de' Pazzi was located.

[[File:Jacobo that sword stab by the neck.jpg|thumb|250px|Jacopo de' Pazzi being stabbed by Rodrigo Borgia.]]After finding out the location of [[Jacopo de' Pazzi]], Ezio traveled to the [[Santa Maria Assunta]] to follow Jacopo to a meeting place without being spotted. Ezio followed him to the ruins of the [[Antico Teatro Romano]], located just outside [[San Gimignano]]. There Jacopo met up with two other [[Templars]], [[Emilio Barbarigo]] and [[Rodrigo Borgia]], and they discussed the failure of the plot to overthrow the [[Medici]]. Rodrigo was not impressed with Jacopo's excuses and stabbed Jacopo, and nearly killed him.

Rodrigo then exclaimed that he knew [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]] was watching their meeting the whole time and then promptly sent his [[guards]] to attack Ezio. Ezio fought them off with ease and then put Jacopo out of his misery. Ezio then left San Gimignano to return to [[Florence]], and to tell [[Lorenzo de' Medici]] of his success in San Gimignano.

'''Assassination Targets'''
*[[Vieri de' Pazzi]]; The Rival of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] (DNA Sequence 3: Exit the Son)
*[[Bernardo Baroncelli]]; Banker (DNA Sequence 5)
*[[Stefano da Bagnone]]; Advisor to Jacopo de' Pazzi (DNA Sequence 5)
*[[Antonio Maffei]]; Priest (DNA Sequence 5)
*[[Francesco Salviati]]; Archbishop of Pisa (DNA Sequence 5)
*[[Jacopo de' Pazzi]]; Banker, Head of the Pazzi family (DNA Sequence 5)

== Landmarks ==
Due to its many towers, the city itself is a landmark! That said, there are several buildings in and around San Gimignano that have significance in [[Assassin's Creed II|''Assassin's Creed II'']].

*[[Torre Grossa]] ([[Assassin's Tombs|Assassin's Tomb]] location);
*[[Santa Maria Assunta]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location);
*[[Antico Teatro Romano]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location);
*[[Torre del Diavolo]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location);
*[[Torre dei Salvucci]] ([[Glyphs|Glyph]] location).

==Database Entry==
''Named after Saint Geminianus, who supposedly conjured up a dense fog to save the city of Modena from Attila the Hun, San Gimignano was founded in the 3rd Century. The city grew from the 10th Century onward as a stopping point along the pilgrimage route to Rome.''

''In 1199, once its citizens grew wealthy, San Gimignano separated from the bishops of Volterra and became self-governing. The city's distinctive towers were created as its wealthy citizens competed to display how much money was actually in their pockets. In its heyday, the city had 72 towers.''

''But the plague of 1348 decimated San Gimignano. Without money for upkeep, the town started to fall apart. The council appealed to Florence, and Florence took control.''<ref name="ac2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*San Gimignano is the only region without an [[Animus]] introduction.
*There is a [[Doctors|doctor]]'s stall outside the Salviati's Estate.
*San Gimignano is the only city with couples arguing over something.
*When you synchronize all the viewpoints in San Gimignano and then look at the map a small area to the left in the middle is not synchronized.
*Intrestingly enough, San Gimignano is the only town area in Assassin's Creed II that Leonardo da Vinci does not visit at some point.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Gallery==

<center><gallery captionalign="left">
File:6545.jpg|Ezio performing a [[Leap of Faith]] off a tower in San Gimignano.
File:Ezio-San_Gimignano.jpg|Ezio riding a horse with San Gimignano in the background.
images-5.jpeg|Ezio escaping from guards on San Gimignano's walls.
images-4.jpeg|A map of the city of San Gimignano's with the location of the feathers and glyphs.
</gallery></center>

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[[Category:Assassin's Creed II Locations]]
[[Category:Cities of Europe]]
[[Category:Tuscany]]

Apple of Eden 6

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{{era|ac1|acbl|ac2|acb|renaissance|BBook|twcb}}
{{Conjecture}}
{{Item Infobox|name = Sixth Apple
|image = Sixth_Apple.JPG
|type = [[Piece of Eden]]
||powers = *Creating illusions
*Human mindcontrol
*Killing humans
|current = In [[Assassin]] possession
|period = *Prehistory (Used by TWCB)
*Middle Ages
*[[Renaissance]]
*[[Modern Times]]
|created = [[Those Who Came Before]]
|made = Prehistory
|notable = *[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]
*[[Al Mualim]]
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]
*[[Desmond Miles]]}}
{{quote|This... piece of silver cast out [[Adam and Eve]]. It turned staves into snakes. Parted and closed the Red Sea. [[Eris]] used it to start the [[Trojan War]]; and with it, [[Jesus Christ|a poor carpenter]] turned water into wine.|[[Al Mualim]] about the Apple.|Assassin's Creed}}

The presumed '''Sixth Apple''' was the focal [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] encountered by members of the bloodline of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], and was a piece of ancient but technologically advanced equipment created by [[Those Who Came Before]]. Unlike the other five Apples described in [[Subject 16]]'s [[Glyphs|Glyph]] puzzles, it was never issued a number.<ref name="Assassin's Creed">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref><ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

'''Use:''' Designed to create illusions and to control human minds, and can be used in conjunction with [[the Staff]] (presumably as can other Apples). Also contained knowledge of many technologies used by Those Who Came Before.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

'''Status:''' Hidden by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] in a [[Colosseum Vault|First Civilization Vault]] beneath the [[Santa Maria Aracoeli]] in [[Rome]] between 1503 and 1507. Uncovered by [[Desmond Miles]] on [[Modern Times|October 10th, 2012]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==Known owners==
[[File:Ezio Sixth.png|thumb|250px|Ezio with the Apple.]]
*[[Those Who Came Before]] (? - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[Malik Al-Sayf]] (1191 (temporary ownership))<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
*[[Al Mualim]] (1191)<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>
*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (September 1191 - ?)<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines">''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref>
*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (1488)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[Checco Orsi]] (June/July 1488)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[Girolamo Savonarola]] (June/July 1488 - 23 May 1498)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (23 May 1498 - 31 December 1499)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>
*[[Rodrigo Borgia]] (31 December 1499 (temporary ownership))<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (31 December 1499)<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>
*[[Mario Auditore]] (31 December 1499 - 2 January 1500)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>
*[[Cesare Borgia]] (2 January 1500 - 1501)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>
*[[Leonardo da Vinci]] (1501 - 1502)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>
*Rodrigo Borgia (1502 - 31 August 1503)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/><ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (31 August 1503 - 1506)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/><ref name="The Da Vinci Disappearance">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' - ''[[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''</ref>
*[[Desmond Miles]] (2012)<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==History==
{{main|The Apple's journey}}
[[Image: Zw-acbh-3.jpg|250px|thumb|Ezio trying to decide the Apple's fate.]]
After escaping [[Vaticano district|the Vatican]], Ezio and Mario took to the rooftops and made their way to a high tower overlooking the [[Tiber River]]. Once there, Ezio withdrew the Apple of Eden from his cloak and prepared to drop it into the river, however, he hesitated.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Acknowledging that destroying such a powerful artifact was not a decision to be taken lightly, Mario offered to keep the Apple safe until Ezio had made up his mind, and the two rode back to their base of operations in the fortress town of [[Monteriggioni]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

During the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], Mario was killed by Cesare Borgia, who took the Apple for himself. Four years later, Ezio managed to retrieve the Apple from where it had been hidden by Rodrigo Borgia, in the [[Basilica di San Pietro]]. He used it to demilitarize Cesare's army, and look into the future to locate Cesare in [[Viana]] in 1507. Realizing the power of the Apple, Ezio hid it in a Vault beneath the Santa Maria Aracoeli.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

There, it was uncovered in 2012 by Desmond Miles, who made use of the [[bleeding effect]] to retrieve it.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Abilities==
[[File:Al_Mualim_9_copies.jpg|thumb|250px|Al Mualim creating copies of himself, while restricting Altaïr's movements.]]
{{quote|I have found that in small doses, and with a focused mind, the Apple can be used without ill effect. Or so I hope.|Altaïr's [[Codex]], page 28.|Assassin's Creed II}}

In 1191, the Apple was used by Al Mualim to coerce the members of the [[Assassins|Assassin Order]] into obeying his will, namely, killing Altaïr. The Apple was also shown to be capable of neural paralysis, the creation of up to nine hologram doubles, and the partial blindness of any target. Additionally, it revealed a map of the world indicating the locations of various Pieces of Eden.<ref name="Assassin's Creed"/>

In 1499, Ezio used the Apple in Rome to dispel the effects of the Staff of Eden, as well as to create four hologram doubles. While these doubles could not deal damage, they were able to distract Rodrigo during their battle. After Rodrigo stole the Apple, he combined it with the Staff to paralyze Ezio, then to create the key to [[Vatican Vault|the Vault]], which he claimed held a "god-felling weapon." In the Vault, [[Minerva]] upgraded the Apple.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

[[File:Usingapple.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio using the Apple's power.]]
In 1503, Ezio was briefly able to use the Apple as a weapon. By charging it, a golden perimeter spread around him, followed by a smaller, white perimeter (though these circles decreased slightly upon release). Enemies within the golden circle of effect would proceed to fight each other, while enemies in the white circle would fall to the ground in agony, which was depicted as a kill-by-insanity.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

If the golden perimeter affected an enemy with no other enemies around to attack (or if all other enemies had already been killed) the affected enemy would just fall to his knees and beg for mercy. The Apple could also be used in a counter-attack, where briefly activating its effects just as an enemy attacked resulted in an instant kill.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Using the Apple appeared to weaken its user; though it is unknown whether this was due to overuse of its powers, or of a [[Synchronization|desynchronization]] between Desmond's and Ezio's memories.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

==Trivia==
[[Image:Altair Apple.jpg|thumb|225px|Altaïr using the Apple to calm a mob.]]
*The Apple is mentioned as an important icon in many religious writings; most notably as the "fruit of knowledge" in the Garden of Eden.
*The Apple affects and can potentially kill almost anyone, including allies (such as [[mercenaries]] and [[Apprentices|Assassin recruits]]) and [[civilians]].
*Using the Apple will drain the player's health, with a greater area of effect draining a greater amount of health; though health will recover faster over time.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'', Lucy categorically states that the Apple destroyed in the [[DIA satellite accident]] (labeled "[[Second Apple|no. 2]]" in the [[E-mails#Conference Room Email|conference room e-mail]]) was the same one possessed by Altaïr;<ref name="AC1: Conversations">''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Conversations#Piece of Eden|Conversations]]</ref> however, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', it is revealed that this same Apple still exists, and was stored in the [[Colosseum Vault]] between 1506 and 2012.
*Strangely, the Apple seems to change size throughout the games. In the first Assassin's Creed, it was possibly the size of a basketball, while in Bloodlines, it could fit in the palm of the user's hand. From there, it grew slightly in Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{PoE}}
[[Category:Pieces of Eden|Apple, 6]]
[[Category:First Civilization technology]]