Feather

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{{quote|They're eagle's feathers. There's an old nest up there. [...] Ezio, would you mind getting a few more for me?|[[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] to his brother [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].|Assassin's Creed: Renaissance}}

'''Feathers''' were markers used by the [[Assassins]] to prove that they had successfully assassinated their targets. However, after the [[Decline of the Levantine Assassins|fall of the Order]], the feather lost its importance.

In the [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] collected feathers for his younger brother, [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]]; first as a request from him, and later, in his memory.

==High Middle Ages==
[[File:DBL feather.png|thumb|left|250px|Altaïr receiving a feather at the Damascus Bureau.]]
In [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s time period, feathers were used to both grant an Assassin permission to assassinate a target, as well as for them to prove that the assignment had been completed.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

After [[investigation]]s on the target had been completed, [[Assassins' Bureau]] leaders would give the chosen Assassin a feather, allowing them to proceed with the actual mission. Upon killing his target, the Assassin would stain the feather with the blood of the slain, and present it to the Bureau leader.<ref name="AC" />

Among Assassins, the phrase having a "''feather on one's head''" meant a mark of death. For example, an [[Informants|Informant]] in the Rich District of [[Damascus]] once commented that "''there is a feather on [[Abu'l Nuqoud]]'s head,''" implying that the Merchant King was marked for assassination.<ref name="AC" />

==Renaissance==
[[File:Petruccio's secret v (1).png|thumb|250px|right|Ezio giving Petruccio a bundle of feathers.]]
As he was sickly and often confined to bed, Petruccio Auditore once asked his brother Ezio to collect feathers for him. Though Ezio asked him what they were for, he only said that it was a secret, which he would reveal in time.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

After the murder of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Ezio's father]] and two brothers ([[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and Petruccio), his mother, [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria]], was struck to silence for years, and only prayed over Petruccio's feathers mainly in her room at the Villa, in mourning of her lost child.<ref name="AC2" />

Ezio thus sought to collect feathers, both in memory of his brother, and to coax his mother into speaking again. As he traveled across [[Italy]], he gathered and placed any feathers he found into a box in [[Maria Auditore's room|Maria's room]] in the [[Villa Auditore]].<ref name="AC2" />

[[File:Feather - Florence SG 2--article image.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio collecting a feather in [[Florence]].]]
After Ezio had collected fifty feathers, [[Mario Auditore]] spoke with him about what he was doing, suggesting that he should give up in what he believed to be a wasted effort. In an attempt to have him turn his attention to other matters, Mario also let him know that a new weapon, the [[Condottiero War Hammer]], was waiting for him at the [[Monteriggioni]] [[Blacksmiths|blacksmith]].<ref name="AC2" />

After collecting one hundred feathers, Ezio's efforts were rewarded. Maria spoke again for the first time in years, thanking Ezio for not giving up on her, and presenting him with the [[Assassin's Creed II Outfits#Auditore Cape|Auditore Cape]].<ref name="AC2" />

In later years, even after the [[Fall of Monteriggioni]], Ezio would continue to collect feathers in [[Rome]]; particularly those found on landmarks throughout the city. He placed these feathers in a chest at the [[Tiber Island headquarters]], which resembled the feather box that had once been kept in Maria's room.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
[[File:Inmemoriam.png|right]]
*Due to his death, it is never revealed why Petruccio was collecting the feathers in the first place; although a line from the [[Assassin's Creed: Renaissance|novelization]] suggests that they were meant to be a present for his mother. This explains why Ezio would want to give them to her.
*Collecting all 100 feathers in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' gives the [[Assassin's Creed II Achievements|achievement]] "In Memory of Petruccio."
*If Ezio places all 100 feathers at once in Maria's feather chest, the cutscene with Maria occurs before the cutscene with Mario.
*Collecting the 10 feathers in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' unlocks the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Achievements|achievement]] "In Memoriam."
*After Sequence 3/4 in ''Brotherhood'', you can buy a map detailing the locations of all the remaining feathers from any [[Art Merchants|art merchant]].
*Maria's feather chest is an [[Artifacts|artifact]] that can be found in modern Monteriggioni by [[Desmond Miles]].
*In ''Brotherhood'', feathers are easier to find and track using [[Eagle Vision]] and by using an unlockable map.
*In Brotherhood, Feathers are often found on buildings of religious imporance. (E.g. Churches)

==See also==

*[[Animus data fragments]]
*[[Glyphs]]
*[[Rifts]]
*[[Flags]]

==References==
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