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Jerusalem

2010-04-08T19:07:41Z

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|image = Ac-jerusalem1.jpg
|icon = Jerusalem.svg
|heldby = Saracens
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|targets = [[Talal]] [[Majd Addin]] [[Robert de Sable]]
|flags = Jerusalem crosses
|seenin = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
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'''Jerusalem '''(Hebrew: ירושלים-Yerushala'yim) is the largest city in Israel and its Capital. It is a [[Assassin's Creed Locations|location]] in [[Assassin's Creed]].

==History==
It is known as the "Holy City" to Christians, Muslims, and Jews. The largest town of all the [[Kingdom]], it houses exquisite towers, cathedrals, and other buildings, denoting the contrast of cultures here. On the city is located the [[Temple of Solomon]], where [[The Apple]] was located inside the Ark of Hope. During 1190, one of Templars bases, the Templar Tower, was located there.

In 1190, [[Altaïr]] visited the city twice. During his first visit, he infiltrated a noble villa where he attacked Lord [[Basilisk]] and captured the third key to the [[Temple of the Sand]]. His next step took him into the Templar Tower, where he killed its [[Master of the Tower|Master]] and took a map to the Temple of the Sand. During his second visit, he freed the Chalice, an artifact he was looking for, from the Templars control.

At 1191, the time of Altaïr visiting the city again, it is governed by Saracens (Muslims) and Crusaders are battling to capture it for Christianity. He had three targets to assassinate in the city.

==Assassin Targets==
*[[Talal]], The famous Slave Trader in Jerusalem
*[[Majd Addin]], Saladin's Regent of Jerusalem
*[[Robert de Sable]], leader of the Knights Templar

==Map==
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|[[File:Jerusalem Rich District.png|220px]]
|[[File:Jerusalem Middle District.png|220px]]
|[[File:Jerusalem Poor District.png|275px]]
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|Rich District
|Middle District
|Poor District
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Acre

2010-04-08T19:04:41Z

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{{Location Infobox
|image = Acre.jpg
|icon = Acre.svg
|heldby = Crusaders
|factions = Templars [[Hospitaliers]] [[Teutonics]]
|targets = [[Garnier de Naplouse]] [[Sibrand]] [[William of Montferrat]]
|flags = Templar, Hospitalier, Teutonic
|seenin = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
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'''Acre '''(Hebrew: '''עכו - Akko''') is a city in Israel which features in the [[Assassin's Creed series]].

==History==
===''Assassin's Creed: Altair Chronicles''===
In the year 1190, the city is under siege by the Templars, who planned to poison water and wipe out the entire city population. Altair was able to stop this plot by killing the Templar commander in charge of the siege. Even though the city was saved from Templars this time, it was nevertheless eventually taken.

===''Assassin's Creed''===
In the year 1191, the city has been recently recaptured by the forces of [[Richard The Lionheart]] from the Saracen army, which formerly occupied it. It is this city that the Christian Crusaders have established a base of operations in order to stockpile weapons and troops. With this they intend to march south towards Jaffa, and from there launch an all out siege upon their true target, Jerusalem, which they have come from Europe to reclaim in the name of their religious faith.
In Acre's Middle District there is a large port. These docks possess many troublemakers and drunken sailors. In the Chain District of Acre there is the Cathedral of the Holy Cross which has a [[Knights Templar|Templar]] on top of it and is the highest point within the virtual world.

[[File:Ac-acre-port1.jpg|thumb|left|400px|The port city of Acre. This is a view of the city's dock/port area.]]
In Acre there are more than just one set of flags; there are three: the [[Templar Flag]]s, the [[Hospitalier Flag]]s, and the [[Teutonic Flag]]s. It should be noted that each of these give their own achievement for 10 points. Acre is a much more European city than the others like Damascus or Jerusalem. Due to the recent siege the Poor District is still recovering from the numerous people killed. Bodies line the streets and alleys while the people fend off disease, despair, and the memories of those lost. The haunting stench of death plagues the air. Once you enter the city bodies are stacked and lined at the entrance as if viewed as garbage. Through this the people maintain, though rumors faintly can be heard in the streets, speaking of foul and ill deeds performed within the Hospitalier Fortress to the north. This entire district falls under the jurisdiction of the Knights Hospitalier, given to them by King Richard.

The Middle District is more lively, in terms of both citizens and military presence. The area is under the jurisdiction of the Knights Teutonic, given to them by King Richard. The paranoid Sibrand keeps an extremely sharp yet clouded eye (result of paranoia) over the district. Rumors have reached him that the Assassins have come to take his life, and this has driven him to completely fortify the entire area. As King Richard the Lionheart fights Salah ad-Din and his Saracen forces, the duty of governing the entire city falls to the Regent and liege-lord William of Montferrat. The Chain District is where he holds his power and is the district suffering the most under his rule. Much of the population complains about their ill treatment while others plot his downfall. It is these actions that draw the Assassins once more to the city. Within the beautiful Rich District are notable landmarks such as King Richards Citadel, within the citadel is William's Quarters, a small fortress within a fortress. The citadel's interior operates like a small town of itself.

===''Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines''===
After Altair discovered that the Templars are sailing to [[Cyprus]], he decided to take the fight to them. His first step was to infiltrate the Templar harbor fortress somewhere in Acre, where the Templar ships were preparing for voyage. Altair, along with some fellow assassins, successfully entered the fortress and killed all the Templars. He intended to interrogate the fortress commander, who was revealed to be [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]]. He captured her and took her to Cyprus with him.

===''Assassin's Creed II''===
Due to the [[Bleeding Effect]], Desmond was able to accidentally access a genetic memory without the Animus. He had a "dream"-like vision played as a hallucination of Altair back in Acre chasing Maria in the night their child was conceived.

==Assassination Targets in Acre==
In Acre, Altaïr is ordered to assassinate the following:
===1190===
*A [[Templars|Templar Captain]] in charge of the siege.

===1191===
*[[Garnier de Naplouse]], a corrupt surgeon who is also the tenth Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier and enjoys experimenting on his patients removing himself from the world around him.
*[[Sibrand]], Master of the Knights Teutonic and occupying the Port Area of Acre, while attempting to escape the fear of the Assassins rumored approach.
*[[William of Montferrat]], the Regent of Acre who vigorously trains his soldiers in preparation of the "New World".

==Trivia==
*The cinematic video shown at the start of ''Assassin's Creed'' occurs in Acre.
*Acre is also the location shown in most of the official pre-release ''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' trailers.
*Acre was dramatically altered from the first few gameplay demos shown at E3 in 2006. The first version of Acre had a larger area outside the city walls and could even be entered while on [[Horses|horseback]]. The reason for such a change is unclear.
*Acre is probably the only city that appeared in nearly all Assassin's Creed games, except for ''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''.

==Map==
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|-bgcolor="black"
|[[File:Acre Rich District.png|250px]]
|[[File:Acre Middle District.png|250px]]
|[[File:Acre Poor District.png|250px]]
|-
|Rich District
|Middle District
|Poor District
|}

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Arsuf

2010-04-08T18:58:32Z

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{{Location Infobox
|image = arsuf.jpg
|icon = Arsuf.svg
|iconwidth= 40
|heldby = Saracens, later Crusaders
|factions =
|targets = [[Robert de Sable]]
|flags = ''(None)''
|seenin = ''[[Assassin's Creed]]''
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The '''Arsuf Plains''' are the location of the penultimate level of the game. You can only enter Arsuf for a short while, before the end of the game. As Altaïr enters the area, [[Crusaders]] and [[Saracens]] are engaged in a major battle. Here, after slaying several groups of many soldiers, both Crusader and Saracen, Altaïr is finally able to confront [[Robert de Sable]] in a final battle to see "which side God favors" according to King Richard, who watched the fight. While at Arsuf, Altaïr fights many Crusaders and Saracen even while in his final fight with Robert. It is also here, after killing Robert, you are told that [[Al Mualim]] was a [[Templars|Templar]] the entire time and used Altaïr to kill off the other Templar members so that he could have the Piece of Eden for himself which does in fact turn out to be true in your fight against Al Mualim.

'''Arsuf '''itself is a real location in modern day Israel, near the City of Herzliya. The remains of the ruined fortress and city still stand there to this day.

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