Masyaf Key - Revision history

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	{{Dialogue\|Niccolò\|Artifacts?\|Altaïr\|Of a kind. They are keys, each one imbued with a message.\|Niccolò Polo and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the Masyaf Keys, 1257.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|Passing the Torch}}		{{Dialogue\|Niccolò\|Artifacts?\|Altaïr\|Of a kind. They are keys, each one imbued with a message.\|Niccolò Polo and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the Masyaf Keys, 1257.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|Passing the Torch}}
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	===Modern times===		===Modern times===
	By 2013, [[Abstergo Industries]] had learned about the Masyaf Keys and their ~~use~~ by Altaïr to convey a message to Ezio, though not their whereabouts. In an embedded file that was later recovered by an [[Abstergo Entertainment]] [[Noob\|employee]] via hacking, the keys were listed among the few known Memory Seals in existence and were speculated to still be functional.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref>		By 2013, [[Abstergo Industries]] had learned about the Masyaf Keys and their usage by Altaïr to convey a message to Ezio, though not their whereabouts. In an embedded file that was later recovered by an [[Abstergo Entertainment]] [[Noob\|employee]] via hacking, the keys were listed among the few known Memory Seals in existence and were speculated to still be functional.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]] – Abstergo Industries: "Crypto-History: Artifacts"</ref>

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
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	Escape 6.png\|Ezio with the final Masyaf Key		Escape 6.png\|Ezio with the final Masyaf Key
	Exchange 1.png\|Ezio packing the keys up for the exchange		Exchange 1.png\|Ezio packing the keys up for the exchange
			ACR Memory Seals.png\|Render of the keys
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Scroll box\|content={{Reflist}}}}
	{{Isu}}		{{Isu}}
	{{ACR}}		{{ACR}}
	[[Category:Isu technology]]		[[Category:Isu technology]]
	[[Category:Precursor relics]]		[[Category:Precursor relics]]

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	*[[Ahmet]] (all keys; April 1512)<ref name="ACR" />		*[[Ahmet]] (all keys; April 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
	*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (all keys; April 1512 – June 1512)<ref name="ACR" />		*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (all keys; April 1512 – June 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
	*[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] (all keys; June 1512 – ?)<ref name="~~Rev~~ Novel"~~>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]<~~/~~ref~~>		*[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] (all keys; June 1512 – ?)<ref name="Novel" />

	==History==		==History==
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	Inside, Ezio found no books or weapons as he and his Templar enemies had believed they would, but the skeleton of Altaïr, holding his sixth and final Memory Seal.<ref name="Homecoming" /> As Ezio took the artifact, it showed him the final moments of Altaïr's life, including the fact that he had hidden his Apple of Eden inside the library.<ref name="Lost Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Lost Legacy (memory)\|Lost Legacy]]</ref> Ezio then went to retrieve the Apple, but recalling all the suffering it had brought Altaïr, ultimately decided against it and left it inside the library.<ref name="The Message">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Message]]</ref>		Inside, Ezio found no books or weapons as he and his Templar enemies had believed they would, but the skeleton of Altaïr, holding his sixth and final Memory Seal.<ref name="Homecoming" /> As Ezio took the artifact, it showed him the final moments of Altaïr's life, including the fact that he had hidden his Apple of Eden inside the library.<ref name="Lost Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Lost Legacy (memory)\|Lost Legacy]]</ref> Ezio then went to retrieve the Apple, but recalling all the suffering it had brought Altaïr, ultimately decided against it and left it inside the library.<ref name="The Message">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Message]]</ref>

	Having reached the end of his journey, Ezio also decided to retire from his life as an Assassin and start a family with [[Sofia Sartor]]. During a brief visit to Constantinople in June 1512, the couple sold Sofia's bookshop to the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]], and also entrusted them with all six of Altaïr's Memory Seals. The Assassins went on to hide them beneath the bookshop, within the [[Yerebatan Cistern]].<ref name="~~Rev~~ Novel" />		Having reached the end of his journey, Ezio also decided to retire from his life as an Assassin and start a family with [[Sofia Sartor]]. During a brief visit to Constantinople in June 1512, the couple sold Sofia's bookshop to the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]], and also entrusted them with all six of Altaïr's Memory Seals. The Assassins went on to hide them beneath the bookshop, within the [[Yerebatan Cistern]].<ref name="Novel" />

	===Modern times===		===Modern times===

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]		*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
			*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

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	\|name=Masyaf Keys}}The '''Masyaf Keys''', also referred to as the '''seals''' or '''keys of Altaïr''', were a collection of five [[Isu]] [[Memory Seals]] containing information and memories from the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].		\|name=Masyaf Keys}}The '''Masyaf Keys''', also referred to as the '''seals''' or '''keys of Altaïr''', were a collection of five [[Isu]] [[Memory Seals]] containing information and memories from the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].

	When brought together, the keys could grant access to [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad\|Altaïr's library]] beneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]],<ref name="Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> which, during the early 16th century, was desired by both the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]].<ref name="~~Revelations~~"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''<~~/~~ref~~>		When brought together, the keys could grant access to [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad\|Altaïr's library]] beneath the fortress of [[Masyaf]],<ref name="Secret Crusade">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> which, during the early 16th century, was desired by both the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]].<ref name="ACR" />

	==Owners==		==Owners==
			*Isu (? – ?)<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>
	*Isu (? – ?)		*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (all keys; ? – 12 August 1257)<ref name="ACR" />
	*[[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] (all keys; ? – 12 August 1257)<ref name="~~Revelations~~" />		*[[Niccolò Polo]] (all keys; 12 August 1257 – ?)<ref name="ACR" />
	*[[Niccolò Polo]] (all keys; 12 August 1257 – ?)<ref name="~~Revelations~~" />		*[[Manuel Palaiologos]] (one key; c. 1509 – March 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
	*[[Manuel Palaiologos]] (one key; c. 1509 – March 1512)<ref name="~~Revelations~~" />		* [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (four keys; 1511 – March 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
	* [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] (four keys; 1511 – March 1512)<ref name="~~Revelations~~" />		*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (all keys; March 1512 – April 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
	*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (all keys; March 1512 – April 1512)<ref name="~~Revelations~~" />		*[[Ahmet]] (all keys; April 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
	*[[Ahmet]] (all keys; April 1512)<ref name="~~Revelations~~" />		*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (all keys; April 1512 – June 1512)<ref name="ACR" />
	*Ezio Auditore da Firenze (all keys; April 1512 – June 1512)<ref name="~~Revelations~~" />
	*[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] (all keys; June 1512 – ?)<ref name="Rev Novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>		*[[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]] (all keys; June 1512 – ?)<ref name="Rev Novel">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref>

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]''}}
	{{Dialogue\|Niccolò\|Artifacts?\|Altaïr\|Of a kind. They are keys, each one imbued with a message.\|Niccolò Polo and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the Masyaf Keys, 1257.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|Passing the Torch}}		{{Dialogue\|Niccolò\|Artifacts?\|Altaïr\|Of a kind. They are keys, each one imbued with a message.\|Niccolò Polo and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the Masyaf Keys, 1257.\|Assassin's Creed: Revelations\|Passing the Torch}}
	[[File:~~ACRevelation_Masyaf_Key~~.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Masyaf Key]]		[[File:ACRev Memory Seal Masyaf Key.png\|thumb\|250px\|A Masyaf Key]]
	The '''Masyaf Keys''', also referred to as the '''seals''' or '''keys of Altaïr''', were a collection of five [[Isu]] [[Memory Seals]] containing information and memories from the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].		The '''Masyaf Keys''', also referred to as the '''seals''' or '''keys of Altaïr''', were a collection of five [[Isu]] [[Memory Seals]] containing information and memories from the [[Mentor]] of the [[Levantine Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]].

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
			*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rebellion]]'' – ''[[The Ottoman Connection]]'' {{Mo}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Where's the Assassin?]]'' {{c\|non-canonical appearance}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="ACR"/>		*[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]]<ref name="ACR"/>
	}}		}}
	The '''Masyaf Keys''', also referred to as the '''seals''' or '''keys of Altaïr''', were a collection of five ~~[[Isu]]~~ [[Memory Seals]] containing information and memories from the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. When brought together, the keys could grant access to [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad\|his library]] beneath the [[fort]]ress of [[Masyaf]],<ref name="~~Secret Crusade~~">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> which ~~during~~ the early 16th century was sought ~~out~~ by both the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]].<ref name="ACR"/>		The '''Masyaf Keys''', also referred to as the '''seals''' or '''keys of Altaïr''', were a collection of five [[Memory Seals]] containing information and memories from the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins\|Levantine Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. When brought together, the keys could grant access to [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad\|his library]] beneath the [[fort]]ress of [[Masyaf]],<ref name="TSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> which in the early 16th century was sought by both the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]].<ref name="ACR"/>

	==Owners==		==Owners==
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	=== Altaïr's discovery===		=== Altaïr's discovery===
	[[File:Lost legacy 5.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Altaïr holding a Memory Seal]]		[[File:Lost legacy 5.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Altaïr holding a Memory Seal]]
	Following the deaths of his wife [[Maria Thorpe]] and youngest son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|Sef]], and his deposition at the hands of [[Abbas Sofian]], Altaïr entered into exile in the Assassin fortress of [[Alamut]]. During this time, Altaïr was directed to an Isu [[Alamut Temple\|temple]] underneath the fortress by his [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]], where he found a number of Memory Seals.<ref ~~name="Secret Crusade"~~/>		Following the deaths of his wife [[Maria Thorpe]] and youngest son [[Sef Ibn-La'Ahad\|Sef]], and his deposition at the hands of [[Abbas Sofian]], Altaïr entered into exile in the Assassin fortress of [[Alamut]]. During this time, Altaïr was directed to an [[Isu]] [[Alamut Temple\|temple]] underneath the fortress by his [[Apple of Eden 2\|Apple of Eden]], where he found a number of Memory Seals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations Official Game Guide]]''</ref>

	Taking six seals for himself, Altaïr researched the artifacts and discovered their ability to store recorded memories.~~<ref name="Secret Crusade"/>~~ He ~~would subsequently imbue~~ the seals with his own memories, which he intended to serve as a message to future Assassins, though he was unsure exactly for whom or why.<ref name="Passing the Torch">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref>		Taking six seals for himself, Altaïr researched the artifacts and discovered their ability to store recorded memories. He later imbued the seals with his own memories, which he intended to serve as a message to future Assassins, though he was unsure exactly for whom or why.<ref name="Passing the Torch">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref>

	~~Following~~ his return to Masyaf in 1247, Altaïr began construction of a secret library underneath the fortress and used five of his Memory Seals as the keys. In 1257, as Masyaf came under siege by the advancing [[Mongol Empire]], Altaïr passed the five keys and his [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|~~codex~~]] to his guests, the merchants–turned–Assassins [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], who promised to hide them.<ref name="Passing the Torch"/> The two then escaped from the Mongols with the help of Altaïr's ~~other~~ son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|Darim]] and safely ~~arrived~~ in the city of [[Constantinople]], where they hid the keys and founded an [[~~Assassins Guilds\|Assassins~~ Guild]], though they lost Altaïr's Codex to the Mongols along the way.<ref name="~~Secret Crusade~~"/>		After his return to Masyaf in 1247, Altaïr began construction of a secret library underneath the fortress and used five of his Memory Seals as the keys. In 1257, as Masyaf came under siege by the advancing [[Mongol Empire]], Altaïr passed the five keys and his [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex\|Codex]] to his guests, the merchants–turned–Assassins [[Niccolò Polo\|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], who promised to hide them.<ref name="Passing the Torch"/> The two then escaped from the Mongols with the help of Altaïr's eldest son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad\|Darim]] and arrived safely in the city of [[Constantinople]], where they hid the keys and founded an [[Assassin Guild]], though they lost Altaïr's Codex to the Mongols along the way.<ref name="TSC"/>

	===Ezio's acquisition ===		===Ezio's acquisition===
	In 1509, the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Templars]] recovered one of the keys, which had been hidden ~~underneath~~ [[Topkapı Palace]], after an earthquake struck the city. The Templars also found [[The Secret Crusade\|Niccolò Polo's journal]], which contained ~~further~~ information on the keys and Altaïr's library.<ref name="Wounded Eagle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Wounded Eagle]]</ref> Believing the knowledge inside the library could lead the Templars to the [[Grand Temple]], their [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Ahmet]] placed [[Manuel Palaiologos]] in charge of an expedition to find the other four keys,<ref name="Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Escape (Revelations)\|Escape]]</ref> and ordered [[Leandros]] to lead a regiment of [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] remnant soldiers to occupy Masyaf.<ref name="Hangman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Hangman]]</ref>		In 1509, the [[Byzantine Rite of the Templar Order\|Byzantine Templars]] recovered one of the keys, which had been hidden under [[Topkapı Palace]], after an [[Little Judgment Day\|earthquake]] struck the city. The Templars also found [[The Secret Crusade\|Niccolò Polo's journal]], which contained information on the keys and Altaïr's library.<ref name="Wounded Eagle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Wounded Eagle]]</ref> Believing the knowledge inside the library could lead the Templars to the [[Grand Temple]], their [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Ahmet]] placed [[Manuel Palaiologos]] in charge of an expedition to find the other four keys,<ref name="Escape">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Escape (Revelations)\|Escape]]</ref> and ordered [[Leandros]] to lead a regiment of [[Byzantine Empire\|Byzantine]] remnant soldiers to occupy Masyaf.<ref name="Hangman">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Hangman]]</ref>

	[[File:Cistern 12.png\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio retrieving a key from a statue]]		[[File:Cistern 12.png\|thumb\|250px\|Ezio retrieving a key from a statue]]
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	Following this, Ezio journeyed to Constantinople and started his search for the keys, eventually finding one underneath Niccolò's old trading post.<ref name="Yerebatan Cistern">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Yerebatan Cistern]]</ref> By that point, however, the trading post was inhabited by the [[Venice\|Venetian]] bookseller [[Sofia Sartor]]; with her assistance, Ezio was able to decode a map showing the locations of all the keys in Constantinople.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Quid Pro Quo]]</ref>		Following this, Ezio journeyed to Constantinople and started his search for the keys, eventually finding one underneath Niccolò's old trading post.<ref name="Yerebatan Cistern">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Yerebatan Cistern]]</ref> By that point, however, the trading post was inhabited by the [[Venice\|Venetian]] bookseller [[Sofia Sartor]]; with her assistance, Ezio was able to decode a map showing the locations of all the keys in Constantinople.<ref name="Quid Pro Quo">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Quid Pro Quo]]</ref>

	With every key that Ezio recovered,<ref name="Galata Tower">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Galata Tower (memory)\|Galata Tower]]</ref><ref name="Forum of the Ox">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Forum of the Ox]]</ref><ref name="Maiden's Tower">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref> he found himself reliving a significant moment in Altaïr's life and learning more about the Levantine Mentor's struggles.<ref name="Mentor's Keeper">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Keeper]]</ref><ref name="Mentor's Wake">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Wake]]</ref><ref name="New Regime">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[A New Regime]]</ref><ref name="Mentor's Return">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Return]]</ref><ref name="Passing the Torch"/> In time, Ezio recovered all five keys, including the one that the Byzantine Templars had in their possession,<ref name="Last of the Palaiologi">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Last of the Palaiologi]]</ref> and returned to Masyaf in order to open ~~the~~ library.<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[A Homecoming]]</ref>		With every key that Ezio recovered,<ref name="Galata Tower">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Galata Tower (memory)\|Galata Tower]]</ref><ref name="Forum of the Ox">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Forum of the Ox]]</ref><ref name="Maiden's Tower">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref> he found himself reliving a significant moment in Altaïr's life and learning more about the Levantine Mentor's struggles.<ref name="Mentor's Keeper">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Keeper]]</ref><ref name="Mentor's Wake">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Wake]]</ref><ref name="New Regime">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[A New Regime]]</ref><ref name="Mentor's Return">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Mentor's Return]]</ref><ref name="Passing the Torch"/> In time, Ezio recovered all five keys, including the one that the Byzantine Templars had in their possession,<ref name="Last of the Palaiologi">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Last of the Palaiologi]]</ref> and returned to Masyaf with Sofia in order to open Altaïr's library.<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[A Homecoming]]</ref>

	[[File:Lost_legacy_6.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio discovering the final Memory Seal]]		[[File:Lost_legacy_6.png\|thumb\|left\|250px\|Ezio discovering the final Memory Seal]]
	Inside, Ezio found no books or weapons as he and his Templar enemies had believed they would, but the skeleton of Altaïr, holding his sixth and final Memory Seal.<ref name="Homecoming"/> As Ezio took the artifact, it showed him the final moments of Altaïr's life, including the fact that he had hidden his Apple of Eden inside the library.<ref name="Lost Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Lost Legacy (memory)\|Lost Legacy]]</ref> Ezio then went to retrieve the Apple, but recalling all the suffering it had brought Altaïr, ultimately decided against it and left it inside the library.<ref name="The Message">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Message]]</ref>		Inside, Ezio found no books or weapons as he and his Templar enemies had believed they would, but the skeleton of Altaïr, holding his sixth and final Memory Seal.<ref name="Homecoming"/> As Ezio took the artifact, it showed him the final moments of Altaïr's life, including the fact that he had hidden his Apple of Eden inside the library.<ref name="Lost Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Lost Legacy (memory)\|Lost Legacy]]</ref> Ezio then went to retrieve the Apple, but recalling all the suffering it had brought Altaïr, ultimately decided against it and left it inside the library.<ref name="The Message">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Message]]</ref>

	Having reached the end of his journey, Ezio also decided to retire from his life as an Assassin and start a family with [[Sofia ~~Sartor]]~~. During a brief visit to Constantinople in June 1512, the couple sold Sofia's bookshop to the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]], and also entrusted them with all six of Altaïr's Memory Seals. The Assassins went on to hide them beneath the bookshop, within the [[Yerebatan Cistern]].<ref name="Novel"/>		Having reached the end of his journey, Ezio also decided to retire from his life as an Assassin and start a family with Sofia. During a brief visit to Constantinople in June 1512, the couple sold Sofia's bookshop to the [[Ottoman Brotherhood of Assassins\|Ottoman Assassins]], and also entrusted them with all six of Altaïr's Memory Seals. The Assassins went on to hide them beneath the bookshop, within the [[Yerebatan Cistern]].<ref name="Novel"/>

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