Editing Borgia messenger

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[[File:Messenger.jpg|thumb|270px|A messenger begs for his life.]]
{{Quote|Don't slay the messenger, good Lord. Have my pouch instead.|A Borgia messenger, upon being caught.|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''Borgia Messengers''', also known as '''Borgia Couriers''', were presumably messengers for the [[House of Borgia]]. They always carried a significant amount of florins with them, likely delivering payment to or from allies of the Borgia.

==Description==
Unlike most [[guards]] or [[civilians]], messengers were very skilled [[Free Running|free runners]], and were able to perform many acrobatic stunts, such as climbing walls and swinging from posts.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

They often did this to escape the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], though upon being caught, they would willingly surrender the money they carried, and would beg for their lives.<ref name="AC2" />

Additionally, messengers who operated around [[Rome]] also carried certain rare items in addition to money, which could be sold or used in [[Shop Quests|shop quests]].<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

Killing a messenger and looting his corpse would result in the same amount of money as sparing him, however, obtaining the money in this fashion would increase Ezio's [[Social Stealth#Notoriety|Notoriety]].<ref name="AC2" />

==Notes==
Fast traveling through the tunnels from [[Tiber Island]] to the [[La Volpe Addormentata|Thieves Guild]] will cause a messenger to appear, usually within a minute by simply looking out to the road, every time coming from the left side of the road. Repeating this process enables farming of messengers to obtain Florins or [[Shop Quests|shop quest items]] (such as Aconite).

Back at Tiber Island, a messenger will also appear at the entrance to the guild by looking right. After around a minute, a messenger will run past.

==Trivia==
[[File:Zw-ACBH-DLC-6-3.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A messenger in Rome.]]
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', killing a messenger will raise notoriety by 50%. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', killing one will raise it up to 100%.
*[[Perotto Calderon]] posed as a Borgia messenger while working as a spy for the Assassins.
*The usual amount of money gained from a messenger (1503 florins) is also the recorded year of [[Rodrigo Borgia]]'s death.
*During Ezio's time in Rome, the frequency of Borgia messengers reduces dramatically as the city is rebuilt.
*[[Archers]] will run after the messenger if he climbs onto a rooftop during a chase, even though the messenger will call out to the same guards for help.
*It is possible to trip or throw messengers off buildings to their deaths without being penalized, although throwing them into water will have repercussions.
*Ezio's notoriety will not increase if an [[Apprentices|Assassin apprentice]] is used to kill a messenger.
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', hurling a [[Throwing Knife|throwing knife]] at a messenger will cause the courier to automatically stop and give you his money. However, in [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood|''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'']], the knife will instantly kill the messenger, but you do not gain any notoriety from this action.
*Borgia Messengers glow red when viewed in [[Eagle Vision]].
*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', Borgia messengers are replaced with [[Templar Tax Collectors]].

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