Editing Spanish Brotherhood headquarters

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{{Quote|This is the location I told you about. This place is well hidden and with some hard work we can turn it into an ideal base of operations.|María to Aguilar de Nerha and the Spanish Brotherhood|Assassin's Creed: Rebellion|Prologue (Rebellion)}}
{{Landmark Infobox
|image = AC Rebellion Promotional Screenshot 06.jpg
|description = Headquarters of the Spanish Assassins
|location = [[Sierra de Cazorla]], {{Wiki|Kingdom of Jaén}}
|dateconstructed = c. 1489 {{c|renovated}}
|abandoned = Before 1470s
|affiliation = *[[Spain|Kingdom of Spain]] {{c|formerly}}
**[[Spanish Army]] {{c|formerly}}
*[[Assassins]]
**[[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Spanish Brotherhood]]
}}
The '''Spanish Brotherhood headquarters''' was a [[fort]]ress located in the [[Sierra de Cazorla]] mountain range in the {{Wiki|Kingdom of Jaén}} that served as the primary base-of-operations for the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[Spanish Brotherhood of Assassins|Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] in the late 15th century.

==Description==
The fortress had three wings and held many rooms among them were; training rooms, a [[blacksmith]], intel room, [[treasury]], and a ceremony room. The fortress also had living quarters, an [[apothecary]], library, and a supply room that backed onto the docks. After claiming the fortress for themselves, the Assassins adorned the outside with flags and banners of their [[Assassin insignia|insignia]].<ref name="ACReb">''Assassin's Creed: Rebellion''</ref>

===Layout===
====Training rooms====
The fortress contained two regular training rooms where Assassins could hone their fighting ability. It housed two practice dummies in each room. After substantial renovations, an elite training room was added for Assassins to focus on improving specific skills.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Living quarters====
The living quarters in the fortress contained several bunk beds and chests for personal possessions. Assassins would rest and recuperate their strength here while not out on missions. Two further extensions were eventually built also, allowing for more Assassins to be spaced in.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Intel room====
The intelligence room was where a group of at most two Assassins analyzed surveillance reports about Templar activity across Spain.<ref name="ACReb" /> The Assassin and courtesan, [[Angela Carillo]] reported what she heard from rich nobles and officers during her nightly escapades directly to the intel room.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Database: Angela Carillo]]</ref>

====Treasury====
The treasury of the fortress allowed the maximum two assigned Assassins to collect revenue from the Brotherhood's external business activities. With the accumulated budget gained from such ventures, the Assassins were able to fund more renovations of the fortress and the procurement of supplies, and other necessities.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Weaponsmith====
The place used to craft weapons for the Assassins,<ref name="ACReb" /> the weaponsmith was heavily utilized by [[Bartolomé Ortiz]], who after being recruited by the Spanish Assassin Brotherhood, became the Master Weaponsmith for them.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Database: Bartolomé Ortiz]]</ref> After many renovations, high quality weapons could be produced, some were even one-off creations made for specific members of the Brotherhood.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Armorsmith====
The armorsmith was used to craft armor for the Assassins,<ref name="ACReb" /> the Moor [[Hamid al-Jasur]] used it to provide armor for his fellow Assassins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Database: Hamid al-Jasur]]</ref> After many renovations, the quality of armor being produced significantly increased, some pieces made were even one-off creations made for specific members of the Brotherhood.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Ceremony room====
When apprentices had gained enough experience, a ceremony would take place in this room of the fortress where the initiate would be ranked up. The higher up their next rank, the more fellow Assassins sat in to see them promoted. After an Assassin was promoted their confidence in their abilities and skills was boosted.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Workshop====
The fortress' workshop was used to craft accessories for the Assassins, which each new piece created helping them in a different way. In order to properly craft an accessory, appropriate funding and materials were needed.<ref name="ACReb" /> The skilled craftsman [[Faris al-Saffar]] used the workshop in order to provide the Brotherhood with his incredible tools and devices.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Database: Faris al-Saffar]]</ref>

====Storage room====
Unused weapons, armor, and accessories were stored in this room of the fortress. Within time, a second storage room was also added, increasing the space to store things. The Brotherhood also used the rooms to stock the various materials they had gathered on missions undertaken throughout Spain.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Library====
The fortress' library allowed Assassins to research hidden knowledge and compile them into codices. The knowledge then contained within the codices was then used to train the Assassins further.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Supply room====
The Supply room backed onto a port attached to the fortress. In groups of two, Assassins would be sent on supply runs to gather either [[wood]] or stone, both materials being vital in renovations.<ref name="ACReb" />

====Apothecary====
The crafting of medicine to be used by injured Assassins was handled in this room.<ref name="ACReb" /> The so-called "Mad Alchemist," [[Gershon Deloya]] used his skills in alchemy to assist the Brotherhood.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Database: Gershon Deloya]]</ref>

==History==
Built by the [[Spanish Army|Spanish army]] some decades prior, by the time of the [[Granada War]] during the ''[[Reconquista]]'', the fortress had been abandoned and was in disrepair. In early 1489, [[Aguilar de Nerha]] claimed the fortress and built it up as the new base for the Spanish Brotherhood.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[Prologue (Rebellion)|Prologue]]</ref>

By 1498, the fortress had been completely renovated and housed more than sixty Assassins.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – [[The Forge]]</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
The headquarters used by the Spanish Assassins is an unnamed location in the mobile game, ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' as a main hub for all activities in the game.

The headquarters bears resemblance to {{Wiki|es:Castillo de la Yedra|Castillo de la Yedra}}, a real landmark situated on the Sierra de Cazorla mountain range overlooking the town of {{Wiki|La Iruela}}. The castle has former Moor and Templar heritage, and some smaller sections of the castle date back to the 11th century. Like the in-game equivalent, the Castillo de la Yedra also has three wings.

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]''

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