Assassin Guild

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[[File:Assassins1503E3.png|250px|thumb|Members of the guild in Rome.]]
The '''Guilds''' were organized groups of [[Assassins]] based in cities across the globe. The guilds formed the basis of the Order's command structure during the [[Renaissance]], with each guild coming under the control of a [[Master Assassin]].<ref name="Revelations">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

By the [[Modern Times|modern era]], the Order seemed to have organized itself into smaller groups of Assassins per city, dropping the idea of complete guilds.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==Guild Management==
[[File:Pigeon_coop.jpg|250px|thumb|Ezio accessing a pigeon coop.]]
The Assassin guilds recruited their members in a number of ways; in the city of [[Rome]], for example, the guild [[Apprentices|recruited]] from the city's disaffected population; those who had suffered at the hands of the [[Templar]] [[House of Borgia]] flocked to the guild when [[Save Citizen|approached by a member]]. Once a member, recruits trained through experience; they would go on actual mission and aid in the progression of the Order's goals. Communication both between and within the guilds was facilitated through use of pigeon coops.<ref name="Brotherhood" />

Each guild provided its recruits with a wide array of weapons and armor qualities. These ususally improved in step with the apprentice's rank; higher ranked Assassins would gain access to weapons such as the [[pistol]] and [[smoke bombs]]. Additionally, the number of ranks in a particular guild varied between cities; the [[Assassin guild (Rome)|guild in Rome]], for example, only had ten ranks,<ref name="Brotherhood" /> whilst the [[Assassin guild (Constantinolpe)|guild in Constantinople]] had fifteen.<ref name="Revelations" />

In Rome, the ranks progressed as follows:
#''Recluta (Recruit)''
#''Servitore'' ''(Servent)''
#''Assistente (Assistant)''
#''Milite (Soldier)''
#''Discepolo (Disciple)''
#''Mercenario (Mercenary)''
#''Guerriero (Warrior)''
#''Veterano (Veteran)''
#''Maestro (Master)''
#''Assassino (Assassin)''

==Ceremony==
[[File:Tiberhall.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The initiation ceremony.]]
{{quote|''Laa shay'a waqui'n moutlaq bale kouloun moumkine.'' The wisdom of [[The Creed|our Creed]] is revealed through these words. We work in the dark to serve the light. We are [[Assassins]]. Nothing is true, everything is permitted.|Ezio Auditore during the ceremony.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}

Upon reaching the rank ''Assassino'', a [[Initiation to the Assassin Order|initiation ceremony]] would be held. In Rome, these ceremonies would take place within the [[Tiber Island headquarters]]. Following the ceremony, the Assassins would don the official garb of Order, similar in style to [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|il Mentore]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]'s.

==International presence==
===London, England===
The assassins on [[London]] were responsible for a number of distinct acts, including the death of [[Margaret of York]] and the purging of the [[Star Chamber]], King [[Henry VII of England]]'s secret court. <ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref>
===Cologne, Germany===
In [[Cologne]], the assassins notably convinced the famed historian [[Conradus Celtis]] turnover his records of the Assassin Order and keep their existence secret. They also intercepted an intended Templar bribe to [[Friedrich der Weise]]. <ref name="Project Legacy" />

===Moscow, Russia===
During the Renaissance, the assassins were principally led by [[Pietro Antonio Solari]], who would spy on Tsar [[Ivan Ivanovich of Russia|Ivan III]].<ref name="Project Legacy" /> Later, during the 1800's, the [[Narodnaya Volya]], the Order's Russian sect, were headquartered in the city.<ref name="The Fall">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Fall]]''</ref>

===St. Petersburg, Russia===
During the turn of the 20<sup>st</sup> Century, the Narodnaya Volya had a presence in [[St. Petersburg]].<ref name="The Fall" />

===Paris, France===
In Paris, the assassins sought to protect the religious reformist [[Desiderius Erasmus]] as well as free one of their captured brothers.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

===Rome, Italy===
''Main article: [[Assassins Guild (Rome)]]''

The principal guild during the Renaissance era, the guild in Rome was led by the Grand Master of the Assassin Order: Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Although based in Rome, the guild's presence was spread across northern Italy, influencing the politics of cities such as [[Venice]] and [[Florence]].<ref name="Brotherhood" />

===Vienna, Austria===
In the city of Vienna, the Assassins turned Emperor [[Maximilian I]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] against his Borgia allies. They were principal in the formation of the Landsknechte.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

===Lisbon, Portugal===
In Portugal, the assassins protected the local Jewish population from the local inquisition through training in military tactics.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

===Barcelona, Spain===
''Main article: [[Assassins Guild (Barcelona)]]''

A guild of assassins was based in the city of [[Barcelona]]. In 1494, Ezio Auditore visited the city and aided the guild as a part of his own, greater quest.<ref name="Discovery">''[[Assassin's Creed II: Discovery]]''</ref>

===Constantinople, Ottoman Empire===
''Main article: [[Assassins Guild (Constantinople)]]''

The guild in [[Constantinople]] worked to prevent the [[Byzantine]] Templars from influencing Sultan [[Bayezid II]]'s actions, or taking control of the Empire's military. They also worked to remove Portugese spies from the migrating Jewish population, who had been offered refuge in the empire by Beyazid II.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

By 1511, the Assassins in Constantinople were led by the [[Master Assassin]], [[Yusuf Tazim]]<ref name="Revelations" />

===Calicut, India===
The guild in Calicut, joined with their brothers from the guild in Rome, thought to protect their own survival. Combating [[Vasco da Gama]], the assassins managed to survive the assault, but were unable to uncover the source of Da Gama's information.<ref name="Project Legacy" />

==Trivia==
*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', the Assassin Mark is not visible on the recruits' ring finger after the ceremony.

==Notes and references==
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