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"Don't slay the messenger, good Lord. Have my pouch instead."

―A Borgia messenger, upon being caught.^[src]

Borgia messengers, also known as Borgia couriers, were 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[edit | edit source]

Unlike most guards or civilians, messengers were very skilled free runners, and were able to perform many acrobatic stunts, such as climbing walls and swinging from posts.^[1]

They often did this to escape the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze, though upon being caught, they would willingly surrender the florins they carried, and would beg for their lives.^[1]

Additionally, messengers who operated around Rome also carried certain rare items in addition to money, which could be sold or used in shop quests.^[2]

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 notoriety.^[1]

Notes[edit | edit source]

Fast traveling through the tunnels from Tiber Island to the Thieves Guild would 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.^[2]

He sometimes also appeared behind Ezio, climbing the guild building. Repeating this process enabled the "farming" of messengers to obtain florins or shop quest items, such as the semi-rare item Aconite.^[2]

Back at Tiber Island, a messenger would also appear to the right of the guild entrance. After around a minute, a messenger would run past.^[2]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

In Assassin's Creed II, killing a messenger would raise notoriety by 50%. In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, killing one would 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 reduced dramatically as the city was rebuilt.
Archers would run after the messenger if he climbed 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 shove messengers off buildings to their deaths without being penalized, although throwing them into water will have repercussions.
Ezio's notoriety did not increase if an Assassin apprentice was used to kill a messenger. However, using arrow storm would raise Ezio's notoriety to 100%.
In Assassin's Creed II, hurling a throwing knife at a messenger would cause the courier to automatically stop and give Ezio his money. However, in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, the knife would instantly kill the messenger, and Ezio's notoriety would raise to 100%.
In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Borgia Messengers glowed red when viewed in Eagle Vision.
In Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Borgia messengers were replaced with Templar Tax Collectors.
In Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, messengers were replaced with couriers, who held both money and ammunition. In Black Flag, the couriers also carried throwing knives if Edward didn't already have them in his inventory.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed II (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Assassin's Creed II
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Assassin's Creed II

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Antonio de Magianis • Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • Niccolò Machiavelli • Paola • Teodora Contanto • La Volpe \| Dante Alighieri • Domenico Auditore • Marco Polo • Renato Auditore \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad \| Adam • Eve

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Uberto Alberti • Stefano da Bagnone • Emilio Barbarigo • Marco Barbarigo • Silvio Barbarigo • Bernardo Baroncelli • Rodrigo Borgia • Carlo Grimaldi • Antonio Maffei • Dante Moro • Francesco de' Pazzi • Jacopo de' Pazzi • Vieri de' Pazzi • Francesco Salviati

House of Auditore	Claudia • Ezio • Federico • Giovanni • Maria • Mario • Petruccio \| Domenico • Isabetta • Renato

Isu	Minerva

Others	Annetta • Agostino Barbarigo • Lorenzo de' Medici • Carlotta Moro • Rosa • Girolamo Savonarola • Caterina Sforza • Cristina Vespucci • Alvise da Vilandino • Checco Orsi • Ludovico Orsi • Leonardo da Vinci \| Maria Thorpe

Factions

Assassins (Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Republic of Florence (House of Medici) • Republic of Venice • County of Forlì • Courtesans • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Abstergo laboratory • Hideout | Florence (Oltrarno • San Giovanni • San Marco • Santa Maria Novella) • Monteriggioni (Villa Auditore) • Tuscany (San Gimignano) • Apennine Mountains • Romagna (Forlì) • Venice (Cannaregio • Castello • Dorsoduro • San Marco • San Polo) • Rome (Castel Sant'Angelo • Passetto di Borgo • Sistine Chapel • The Vault) | Acre | Eden

Events

Renaissance (Pazzi conspiracy • Venetian conspiracy • Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities • Confrontation in the Vatican)

Terms and concepts

Achievements • Animus • Art merchants • Blacksmiths • Bleeding Effect • Borgia messengers • Codex • Customization • Doctors • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Fast travel stations • Feathers • Flying Machine • Glyphs • Guards • Heralds • Memories • Monteriggioni statuettes • Notoriety • Officials • Outfits • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden • Papal Staff of Eden) • Secret locations • Swimming • Tailors • First Civilization • The Truth • Uplay • Treasure chests • Viewpoints • Wanted posters

Weapons and tools

Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Blunt weapons • Throwing knives

DLC

Battle of Forlì • Bonfire of the Vanities

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Characters

Assassins	Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings • Clay Kaczmarek • Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Bartolomeo d'Alviano • Claudia Auditore da Firenze • Ezio Auditore da Firenze • Federico Auditore da Firenze • Giovanni Auditore da Firenze • Maria Auditore da Firenze • Mario Auditore • La Volpe • Niccolò Machiavelli

Templars	Warren Vidic \| Cesare Borgia • Juan Borgia the Elder • Lucrezia Borgia • Rodrigo Borgia • Il Carnefice • Micheletto Corella • Gaspar de la Croix • Lanz • Malfatto • Donato Mancini • Auguste Oberlin • Vieri de' Pazzi • Ristoro • Lia de Russo • Silvestro Sabbatini • Octavian de Valois

Isu	Juno

Others	Petruccio Auditore da Firenze • Pantasilea Baglioni • Pietro Rossi • Patrizio • Nicolaus Copernicus • Leonardo da Vinci • Fabio Orsini • Duccio de Luca • Ercole Massimo • Salaì • Caterina Sforza • Manfredo Soderini • Cristina Vespucci

Animi Avatars	Doctor • Courtesan • Executioner • Nobleman • Priest • Prowler • Barber • Engineer • Blacksmith • Captain • Smuggler • Footpad • Mercenary • Harlequin • Hellequin • Officer • Thief • Dama Rossa • Pariah • Marquis • Knight

Factions

Assassins (Guilds • Italian Brotherhood) • Templars (Abstergo Industries | Roman Rite) • Kingdom of France (French Army) • Cento Occhi • Courtesans • Followers of Romulus • Hermeticists • Mercenaries • Thieves

Locations

Monteriggioni (Sanctuary) • Rome (Antico District • Campagna District • Centro District • Vaticano District) • Colli Albani • Naples • Valnerina • Monte Circeo • Viana • Florence • Venice

Events

Renaissance (Siege of Monteriggioni • Liberation of Rome • Search for Cesare Borgia • Siege of Viana)

Terms and concepts

Animus • Achievements • Bleeding Effect • Borgia towers • Cannons • Chase breakers • Codex • Contracts • Customization • Dual-wielding • Eagle Vision • Economic system • Emails (Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman • Rebecca Crane • Shaun Hastings) • Flying Machine • Heralds • Horses • Lairs of Romulus • Leap of Faith • Memories • Multiplayer • Officials • Outfits • Parachutes • Pieces of Eden (Apple of Eden) • Ranks • Rifts • Social stealth • Viewpoints

Weapons and tools

Blunt weapons • Crossbow • Fists/Metal Cestus • Heavy weapons • Hidden Blade (Hidden Gun • Poison Blade) • Improvised weapons • Long weapons • Poison darts • Short blades • Smoke bombs • Swords • Throwing knives

DLC

Animus Project Update 1.0 • Animus Project Update 2.0 • Animus Project Update 3.0 • Copernicus Conspiracy • The Da Vinci Disappearance

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-{{era|AC2|Brotherhood}}
+{{Era|Occupations}}
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+{{Quote|Don't slay the messenger, good Lord. Have my pouch instead.|A Borgia messenger, upon being caught.|Assassin's Creed II}}
-{{Quote|Don't slay the messenger, Good Lord. Have my pouch instead.|A Borgia Messenger upon being caught.|Assassin's Creed II}}
+[[File:ACB Borgia Messenger.png|thumb|250px|A typical messenger]]
-[[File:Messenger.jpg|thumb|270px|A messenger begs for his life]]
+'''Borgia messengers''', also known as '''Borgia couriers''', were 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.
-'''Borgia Messengers''', also known as '''Borgia Couriers''', were presumably messengers for the Borgia. It is thought that they carried important information or funds for the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]], or that they delivered payment to and from some official or ally. This would explain the significant amount of florins in their possession. Upon spotting [[Ezio]], the messengers take flight, [[Free Running]] away from him, performing many acrobatic stunts, such as climbing walls and swinging from posts.
-==''Assassin's Creed II''==
-In'' [[Assassin's Creed II]]'', Borgia messengers are occasionally found running through the streets. Once they have spotted Ezio, they take to the rooftops, in an attempt to flee from the Assassin. Once Ezio manages to capture or throw a knife at the messenger, he will be rewarded with the messengers money pouch, usually containing 1503 to 1505 florins. Killing the messenger and looting his corpse will also result in the same amount of money, however, obtaining the money in this fashion will result in a 50% notoriety increase.
+==Description==
+Unlike most [[guard]]s or [[civilian]]s, messengers were very skilled [[Freerunning|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>
-==''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood''==
+They often did this to escape the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], though upon being caught, they would willingly surrender the [[florin]]s they carried, and would beg for their lives.<ref name="AC2" />
-Borgia messengers return in'' [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', operating in the same fashion as before. However, the messengers now carry about the same amount of money as before, as well as certain rare items that can be sold or used in [[Shop Quests|shop quests]]. Additionally, killing a messenger results in Ezio becoming completely notorious.
+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==
+[[File:ACB Ezio Messenger.png|thumb|250px|left|Ezio holding a messenger]]
+Fast traveling through the tunnels from [[Tiber Island]] to the [[La Volpe Addormentata|Thieves Guild]] would 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.<ref name="Brotherhood" />
+He sometimes also appeared behind Ezio, climbing the guild building. Repeating this process enabled the "farming" of messengers to obtain florins or [[Shop quests|shop quest items]], such as the semi-rare item [[Aconite]].<ref name="Brotherhood" />
+Back at Tiber Island, a messenger would also appear to the right of the guild entrance. After around a minute, a messenger would run past.<ref name="Brotherhood" />
 ==Trivia==
-*[[Perotto Calderon]] worked undercover as a Borgia Messenger for the [[Assassins]].
+*In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', killing a messenger would raise notoriety by 50%. In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'', killing one would raise it up to 100%.
-*It is interesting to note that the usual amount of money gained from a messenger, 1503 florins, is also the recorded year of [[Rodrigo Borgia]]'s death.
+*[[Perotto Calderon]] posed as a Borgia messenger while working as a spy for the Assassins.
-*In Rome, the amount of florins received for capturing a Borgia Messengers was maintained at around 1500 florins. However, Borgia Messengers then also carried valuable goods that could be sold to merchants.
+*The usual amount of money gained from a messenger (1503 florins) is also the recorded year of [[Rodrigo Borgia]]'s death.
-*Also in during Ezio's time in Rome, the frequency of Borgia couriers reduced dramatically, as the city was rebuilt.
+*During Ezio's time in Rome, the frequency of Borgia messengers reduced dramatically as the city was rebuilt.
-*Interestingly, [[archers]] began running after the messenger, if he climbed onto a rooftop in during the chase, even though the messenger will call out to guards for help.
+*[[Archers]] would run after the messenger if he climbed onto a rooftop during a chase, even though the messenger will call out to the same guards for help.
-* It has also been shown that it was possible to trip them, or throw them off buildings, sending them falling to their death, without being penalized for it, though throwing them in to water will have repercussions.
+*It is possible to trip or shove messengers off buildings to their deaths without being penalized, although throwing them into water will have repercussions.
+*Ezio's notoriety did not increase if an [[Assassin apprentice]] was used to kill a messenger. However, using arrow storm would raise Ezio's notoriety to 100%.
+*In ''Assassin's Creed II'', hurling a [[throwing knife]] at a messenger would cause the courier to automatically stop and give Ezio his money. However, in ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', the knife would instantly kill the messenger, and Ezio's notoriety would raise to 100%.
+*In ''Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood'', Borgia Messengers glowed red when viewed in [[Eagle Vision]].
+*In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', Borgia messengers were replaced with [[Templar Tax Collectors]].
+*In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', messengers were replaced with couriers, who held both money and ammunition. In ''Black Flag'', the couriers also carried throwing knives if Edward didn't already have them in his inventory.
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''
+==References==
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-[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Gameplay]]
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