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Monteriggioni

2011-07-13T00:06:21Z

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{{Era|AC2|Brotherhood|PL|Renaissance|bbook|Good}}
{{WP-REAL|Monteriggioni}}
{{Location infobox
|name = Monteriggioni
|image = Zw-model-of-city.png
|imgdesc =
|hidep = No
|state =
|rulers = [[House of Auditore]]
|factions = [[Assassins]]<br>[[Mercenaries]]<br>[[Thieves]]<br>[[Courtesans]]
|hideh = No
|founded =
|date = 1213
|abandoned = January 1500
|hidea = No
|landmark = [[Villa Auditore]]<br>[[Auditore Family Crypt]]
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{{quote|This place just keeps getting better.|Ezio while returning to the city in 1500.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

'''Monteriggioni''' was a city and commune of [[Tuscany]], [[Italy]], built in the 13th Century by the overlords of [[Siena]]. Monteriggioni was actively involved in the defense of Tuscany against [[Florence|Florentine]] attempts to gain more territory.

At the front of this conflict was the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]], who became the city's rulers and protectors. They constructed Monteriggioni's famous walls, and the largest structure within them, the [[Villa Auditore]].

==History==
===Domenico Auditore===
In 1290, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Domenico Auditore]] constructed the Villa Auditore using funds he had gained from [[Marco Polo]]. Domenico and his son used Monteriggioni as a base of operations in their silent war against the [[Templars]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed II">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

In 1296, Domenico built the [[Auditore Family Crypt]] in the city. He hid the [[Armor of Altaïr|Armor]] of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] in the [[Sanctuary]] under the villa, which could only be unlocked by [[Assassin's Seal|Assassin seals]] that were scattered around Italy, hidden in sarcophagi of famous historical Assassins.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II" />

===Mario Auditore===
[[File:PL Memory DefensiveMeasures.jpg|thumb|250px|The walls of Monteriggioni.]]
{{quote|Monteriggioni has long stood against her attackers by tucking in and outlasting. The Fiorentini may strike at any time, but they will find us prepared!|[[Mario Auditore]], regarding the defense of Monteriggioni.|Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy}}
At some point, [[the Shroud]] was brought to Monteriggioni by the Assassins. They falsified Church records to claim the artifact was merely a forgery, before hollowing out the city well, and leaving the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] in a lair of elaborate traps.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Chapter 3 - Mario Auditore]]</ref>

In 1454, [[Mario Auditore]] was made sole ruler of Monteriggioni when his brother [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]] moved to [[Florence]]. The city came under frequent attack by Florence during this time, leading Mario to strengthen the city's economy and defenses in order to better withstand Florentine pressure.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy"/>

Soon after, Mario discovered that a man named [[Luciano Pezzati]] was causing strife within the city by turning families against each other. After he was captured and interrogated, Pezatti revealed that Florence was planning a large attack on Monteriggioni. Rallying his forces, Mario successfully repelled the Florentine forces led by [[Federico da Montefeltro]].<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy"/>

[[File:Running The Ramparts.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The defense of Monteriggioni.]]
After successfully defending the city, Mario continued to interrogate Luciano, only to discover that the purpose of the Florentine attack was to acquire the Shroud hidden under the city. Mario soon discovered the Shroud in the hollowed-out well of the town and had it removed from Monteriggioni by Giovanni.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy"/>

Over the next twenty years, Monteriggioni gradually fell into disrepair as Mario devoted more of his time to war and the Brotherhood. By 1476, most of the town's shops had closed, the number of visitors to the city had decreased and the upkeep of the Villa Auditore had been neglected.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Ezio Auditore===
In 1476, Mario's nephew, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]], took shelter in Monteriggioni and later became the city's biggest investor and co-ruler with Mario. For over twenty years, Monteriggioni prospered as Ezio used the funds gathered during his adventures to reopen the city's shops, bordello and thieves' guild.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

Significant improvements were also made to the city's infrastructure, and the Villa Auditore was renovated. By 1499, the city had become a vital headquarters of the Assassins, whose flag flew over the city. Around this time, cannons were added to the city's defenses.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

[[File:Blasted Church2..jpg|thumb|250px|right|Ezio riding through a besieged Monterrigioni.]]
In 1500, [[Cesare Borgia]] led a [[Fall of Monteriggioni|siege on Monteriggioni]] in order to recover the [[Sixth Apple|Apple of Eden]] that had been taken by Ezio from the Templars. Though the Assassins were able to temporarily hold off the attack while the citizens were evacuated, the city soon fell and Mario was killed. The city and Villa Auditore suffered significant damage as a result of this attack.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

The Assassins abandoned the city, relocating their headquarters to [[Rome]]. At some later point, an elderly Ezio returned to the city, entering the Sanctuary underneath the Villa Auditore for unknown reasons.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

Prior to 1554, the Auditore family regained control of Monteriggioni. The city was betrayed in 1554 by Giovannino Zeti, the keeper of the garrison and a Florentine exile, who was allowed to return to Florence in exchange for the keys to the city. The city was soon attacked and conquered by the [[House of Medici|Medici]] of Florence. However, due to the Auditore's good relations with the Medici, they were allowed to continue their leadership over Monteriggioni.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/><ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

===Modern Monteriggioni===
[[File:Zw-acb-Monteriggioni_future.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Modern-day Monteriggioni.]]
{{dialogue|Desmond|Huh. I figured you'd like it nowadays. Seems not to have changed much.|Shaun|Exactly. History is the study of change. Change is life. When things become static, it means they're dead.|Desmond and Shaun discussing modern Monteriggioni.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

By the 21st century, the city was largely unchanged from its Renaissance appearance and had become a tourist attraction, with a plaque in front of the ruined Villa Auditore commemorating the siege of the city by the Borgia.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

On 9 September 2012, a small team of modern-day Assassins, composed of [[Desmond Miles]], [[Lucy Stillman]], [[Shaun Hastings]] and [[Rebecca Crane]], arrived in the city to seek refuge from the Templars of [[Abstergo Industries]]. They set up a temporary hideout in the Sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore, where the cell signals Abstergo was using to locate them could not reach.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

The group remained there for the next month as Desmond used the [[Animus]] to determine the location of Ezio's Apple of Eden, venturing above ground only at night or when supplies were needed. During his breaks in the Animus, Desmond recovered [[Artifacts|some of his ancestors' possessions.]] The team left the city to collect the Apple in Rome on October 10.<ref name="Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood"/>

[[File:Assassinscreed2v135.jpg|700px]]

==Renovations==
Upon his arrival in Monteriggioni, Ezio was able to invest in the renovation of various buildings throughout the town, with the help of an [[Architects|architect]] hired by Mario. As the town was renovated, the appearance of the Villa also improved, and flags (marked first with Auditore crest, then with the [[Assassin insignia]]) were also added to buildings.<ref name="Assassin's Creed II"/>

===Active Buildings===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="25%"|Name
!width="25%"|First Renovation
!width="25%"|Second Renovation
!width="25%"|Third Renovation
|-
|Bank
|1,500''f''
|5,000''f''
|9,000''f''
|-
|[[Doctors|Doctor]]
|3,000''f''
|5,000''f''
|N/A
|-
|[[Tailors|Tailor]]
|1,000''f''
|2,500''f''
|5,000''f''
|-
|[[Blacksmiths|Blacksmith]]
|7,000''f''
|12,000''f''
|N/A
|-
|[[Art Merchants|Art Merchant]]
|1,000''f''
|5,000''f''
|8,000''f''
|}

===Restored Buildings===
{|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="70%" style="text-align:center;"
!width="50%"|Name
!width="50%"|Cost
|-
|Church
|4,000''f''
|-
|Well
|4,000''f''
|-
|[[Thieves]]' Guild
|3,000''f''
|-
|[[Brothels|Brothel]]
|3,000''f''
|-
|Military Barracks
|3,000''f''
|-
|Mine
|4,000''f''
|}

==Achievement==
The [[Assassin's Creed II Achievements|achievement]], "Podestà of Monteriggioni" can be gained by reaching 80% of the Villa total value.

{|border="1" cellpadding="2" style="text-align:center"
!width="64"|Icon
!width="300"|Name
!width="200"|How to obtain
!width="64"|Points
!width="64"|Trophy
|-
|[[File:PodestàOfMonteriggioni-ACII-trophy.PNG|64px]]
!Podestà of Monteriggioni
|Reach 80% of your stronghold's total value.
|30[[File:G.png]]
|Bronze
|}

==Trivia==
===''Assassin's Creed II''===
*Throughout the city, Ezio can find [[Monteriggioni Statuettes|eight statuettes]] of some of the gods worshipped in ancient [[Rome]]. Each pair of statuettes belong to a pedestal, and every completed pedestal rewards Ezio with a hefty 2,000 florin reward.
*After restoring the Mine, Well, and the Church, hidden treasure chests can be found within each. The towers on the walls of Monteriggioni also have treasure in them, but only after the Mercenary Barracks, Brothel and Thieves' Guild are renovated.
*However much you spend on renovations, you will be paid back 10% of the investment per 20 minutes.
*Furthermore, any renovations for the four "active" shops will allow the player a discount of up to 15% (with three renovations) of the item's original price.
*The [[Auditore Family Crypt]] can be unlocked in [[Uplay]], which reveals more about the Auditore family and its humble origins.

===''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''===
*The city also plays host to a multiplayer map.
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', the entrance to the Auditore Crypt is missing in Memory Sequence 1. However, it appears again in modern-day Monteriggioni, outside the Animus.
*As of 1500, there were 500 residents of Monteriggioni, which can be seen in the beginning of ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'' when Ezio must try and help the residents escape.
*The player is allowed to exit the Animus at any time to explore Monteriggioni, though there is a time limit of ten minutes, and for the first time before exploring the city, Desmond must equip a wireless ear piece and a watch in order to remain in contact with Lucy, Rebecca and Shaun.
*In modern-day Monteriggioni, a strange red trail is visible when [[Eagle Vision]] is activated. The trail leads from the back entrance of the Villa Auditore to the beginning of the steps in front of the fountain bearing the Assassin insignia. It is unknown why the trail leads there. However, after the completion of sequence 8, the trail is not visible anymore.
*Oddly all of the shops are unavailable for purchasing equipment when you return to the villa. this states that ezio had all of the equipment at the end of assassin's creed 2.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left">
Images.jpeg|Map of Monteriggioni.
z_3a8cc374.jpg|Multiplayer map of Monteriggioni.
CDC 3 v.png|The Villa Auditore.
Siege-of-Monteriggioni.jpg|Concept art of the siege of Monteriggioni.
AssassinsCreedBrotherhoodE32010SinglePlayerGameplayMovie.jpg|The fall of Monteriggioni.
Monteriggioni3.png|Modern day Assassins in the Sanctuary.
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}

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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Locations]]
[[Category:Assassin Order]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]
[[Category:Cities of Europe]]

Borgia tower

2011-07-10T09:15:25Z

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{{Era|Brotherhood|Bbook|Templars}}
{{revamp}}
[[File:Borgia Tower.jpg|thumb|300px|Ezio Auditore escaping a Borgia Tower after igniting it.]]
'''Borgia Towers''' are structures within [[Rome]] where the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] stations Captains to maintain control of Rome. To assist in the liberation of Rome from the Borgia, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] killed each tower's Captain and then torched the Tower itself as a demonstration of the Borgia's humiliation.

==''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''==
To deny the Borgia supreme control over the entire city, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] must kill the Borgia Captain assigned to each tower, and then burn down the tower itself before performing a [[Leap of Faith|leap of faith]] to escape the flaming wreck. When facing a Borgia Captain, he may either flee towards the tower or face Ezio in combat. If a Captain is allowed to flee to the tower, Ezio must wait until the Captain regroups with his soldiers at the next guard shift before he can strike again. The towers also function as [[View Points|view points]] for the surrounding area.

Once Ezio has destroyed a Borgia tower, it will function as an Assassin Tower, allowing Ezio to manage his guild at that location. Also, for each tower destroyed, Ezio is able to recruit one more potential Assassin into the guild. After a Borgia tower is destroyed, the district around it will appear much more livelier: crime will decrease, as bandits will start to leave and the number of [[guards]] in that area will decrease; citizens will have a more prominent presence in that specific area; shops in that area can now be renovated; and landmarks in that area will also become purchasable.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm7cPxAdoto&feature=player_embedded</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_kMAhM6Hao</ref>

===Captains===
===='''[[Centro District]]'''====
*[[Iacopo de Grassi]]
*[[Pietro da Siena]]
*[[Domenico da Padova]]
*[[Belardino da Verona]]
*[[Valentino da Siena]]

===='''[[Antico District]]'''====
*[[Prospero da Siena]]
*[[Tommaso di Viterbo]]
*[[Ippolito di Foligno]]

===='''[[Campagna district|Campagna District]]'''====
*[[Francesco da Velletri]]
*[[Antonio da Fiorentino]]
*[[Battista Borgia]]
*[[Ferdinando di Napoli]]

==Assassins creed revelations==
in assassins creed revelations the borgia towers have new feature, now the assassins need to take them but also make sure that the templars don't get them back. to make sure that you don't lose them, you need to make an master assassin overlooker of the assassins-dens to prevent attacks from the templars to take over the dens.

==Trivia==
[[Video: Burning A Borgia Tower|thumb|right|275px|Burning a Borgia Tower]]
*Borgia towers are surrounded by many crows, whereas view points are circled by a single eagle, one of the symbols of the Assassins.
*If a Borgia Captain escapes, the player may quit the game and reload their save position to make the Captain 'reappear' instead of waiting 12 in-game hours.
*If you kill a Borgia Captain and die before burning the Borgia tower (falling from a high building for example) you'll have to go through the process of killing him again.
*When the final Borgia tower becomes accessible, the Borgia captain will be on top of the tower. If you send your apprentices to assassinate him, they'll appear as if they've teleported and kill him, but stand still until they're out of sight, even when the tower is burning.
*All Borgia Captains with the last name "da Siena" will flee.
*Burning a Borgia tower will automatically activate its view point, saving the player the effort of having to activate it separately.
*The crossbow will not kill a Borgia Captain with one shot. The pistol, however, will do so.
*After the destruction of a Borgia tower, [[Vigilantes]] appear to assist Ezio and hold back guards.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{ACBH}}
[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]
[[Category:Borgia Tower Captains]]

Vlad Tepes

2011-07-09T20:46:19Z

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{{Era|Revelations}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Revamp}}
{{Assassify}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = Vlad Tepes 002.jpg
|imgdesc =
|name = Vlad III the Impaler
|faction =
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{mo}}
|hidep = yes
|period = [[Renaissance]]
|voice =
|birth = 1431
|death = 1476}}
'''Vlad III Dracula''', also known as '''Vlad III the Impaler''', was a Voievod of Wallachia, ruling between 1456 - 1462.

He was notorious for impaling political enemies and prisoners, an effective (and seemingly successful) method of execution.

In 1511, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] went on a quest to find his sword hidden in his [[Vlad the Impaler's Prison|prison]] in [[Constantinople]], which was rumored to be a weapon that could defeat any foe.

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', Vlad the Impaler Coins are used as trade items.
*It is stated that Vlad is a templar.
*Some people believe that Vlad was a vampier cause of his white skin and the fact that he barely came out side.

==Source==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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[[Category:Historical Characters]]