Armilia Guardato

"I've held up my end of the deal with the Templars, and now this city belongs to me. All that's left is to exterminate you pests!"

―Armilia Guardato to the Assassins, 1499.

Armilia Guardato (died 1499) was an Italian noblewoman from the Guardato family, who had a long feud with the House of Auditore. She was also an ally of the Templar Order.

Biography

In 1499, taking advantage of the Auditore hangings, Guardato hired Il Bruto to steal a cache of munitions hidden by Giovanni Auditore. She also slowly accrued control of the area near Naples, siding with the Templars, opposing the Assassins, and tyrannizing the city. Guardato made a deal with the Order: in exchange for making sure the munitions would not reach the Brotherhood in Rome, she would gain control of Naples

Guardato and Il Bruto despised one another but she paid him well. After a discussion in his stronghold in the hills below Mount Vesuvius, Guardato left for Naples to inspect the Auditore assets and tasked Il Bruto to get rid of the interlopers and bring her the head of Claudia Auditore.

Armilia retreated to a secret Guardato warehouse filled with Templar guards. Claudia and several Assassin allies infiltrated the building and eventually reached her. She and Claudia traded insults until one of the Assassins intervened and defeated Armilia in combat. As she lay dying, she insulted the Assassins, saying they were vigilantes that stood for nothing but chaos, before Claudia ran up and delivered one final stab.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Naples, 1499 CE