Sanctuary

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The '''Sanctuary''' is a location in both ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''.

[[Image: Zw-assassin-sanctuary-1.png|300px|The Sanctuary|thumb]]

It was created by [[Domenico Auditore]], and served as a tribute to the greatest [[Assassins]] in history, who safe-guarded humanity when it was most threatened. Found underneath the [[Auditore Family Villa]], its entrance is concealed behind a tall bookcase in [[Mario Auditore]]'s study. It was revealed by Mario to his nephew [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] as he became devoted to the [[The Creed|Assassin's Creed]].

It is characterized notably by seven statues of seven legendary Assassins. Six of these statues are missing [[Assassin's Seal|seals]] that must be collected in order to unlock the gate in front of the seventh statue of [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. This seventh statue also holds the set of [[Armor of Altaïr|indestructible armor]] fashioned by Altaïr centuries before.

[[Image: Escapevilla.jpg|200px|The sanctuary's secret exit|thumb]]

During the [[Siege of Monteriggioni]], a passageway behind the statue of Altaïr served as an escape route for Ezio, his family, and some surviving townspeople. The hidden door led them into the tunnels under [[Monteriggioni]], which were also connected to the [[Auditore Family Crypt]].

Centuries later in [[Modern Times|modern times]], [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Lucy Stillman]] traversed that same path to unlock the bookcase entrance, in order for [[Rebecca Crane]] and [[Shaun Hastings]] to gain access to the Sanctuary. The modern Assassins then used the Sanctuary as refuge, since their first hideout had been found and assaulted by [[Abstergo]]. However, as the Sanctuary had no electricity, Desmond first [[Free Running|free ran]] around modern Monteriggioni to reroute electricity into the Sanctuary.

==Statues==
From left to right:
*[[Qulan Gal]]
*[[Darius]]
*[[Wei Yu]]
*'''[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'''
*[[Amunet]]
*[[Iltani]]
*[[Leonius]]

==Trivia==
*The circular grate in the courtyard at the back of the Auditore Family Villa is actually the top of the Sanctuary, which allows light in.
**In ''Brotherhood'', though the grate at the top of the Sanctuary appears broken from the inside, when viewed from the outside, it seems undamaged.
*In ''Assassin's Creed II'', you can examine all the statues except Altaïr's, and gain information about the Assassin. In ''Brotherhood'', only the statue of Altaïr may be interacted with, resulting in a racist comment that involves Desmond using a stereotypical Italian accent.
*The secret exit used during the siege of Monteriggioni is present in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', however, it is blocked by a pile of logs.
*Although all of the assassin statues (other than the one of Altair) have the small skulls that are gripped by Ezio to reveal a hidden passage and or open a container, they are not practical and are simply just for show

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="left" widths="229">
Arguement.png|Desmond arguing with Shaun in the Sanctuary.
ShaunLucyHideoutBrotherhood.png|Shaun Hastings in the Sanctuary.
001624.png|Modern-day Assassins in the Sanctuary.
Modern Assassins (Brotherhood).JPG|The modern-day Assassins making use of the [[Animus]].
</gallery>

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