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[[File:Il_Duomo's_Secret_1.png|thumb|250px|Ezio activating the secret mechanism that indicated an Assassin Tomb]]
[[File:Ezio secretlocation.png|thumb|right|250px|Ezio about to enter an Assassin's Tomb.]]
'''Secret locations''' were locations which required a combination of [[freerunning]] and puzzle solving to be navigated, and which were visited throughout the ages by several [[Assassins]], most notably by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]].
 
'''Secret Locations''' are memories which must be completed through a combination of [[free-running]] and puzzle solving. Many of these locations were scattered throughout [[Italy]] and [[Constantinople]], and were explored by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] during the [[Renaissance]].
 
While mainly being an optional element, with the exception of the [[Assassin Tomb]] inside the [[Santa Maria Novella]], the [[Lair of Romulus]] inside the [[Terme di Traiano]], and the four locations traversed in order to collect the [[Memory Seals|Seals of Altaïr]], secret locations offered various additional benefits once they had been fully explored, such as the armors and weapons of key Assassins and [[Templars|Templar]] figures or a sum of money.<ref name="ACII">[[Assassin's Creed II]]</ref><ref name="ACB">[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]</ref><ref name="ACR">[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]</ref>


==Renaissance Italy==
==Renaissance Italy==
===Assassin Tombs===
===Assassin Tombs===
[[File:Ezio freerun.jpg|thumb|250px|Ezio in the Arsenal Shipyard.]]
[[File:NVS 23.png|thumb|250px|Ezio recovering one of the Assassin Seals]]
The Assassin Tombs were seven landmarks around Italy, each containing the tomb of an Assassin said to have protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened. They also contained (with the exception of [[Domenico Auditore]]'s tomb in the Auditore Crypt) an Assassin seal, which were collectively used to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr]] within the [[Sanctuary]] at the [[Villa Auditore|Auditore Villa]].
The [[Assassin Tombs]] were landmarks around [[Italy]], six of which housed the tomb of an Assassin who was said to have "protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened". These shrines also contained [[Assassin Seals|seals]] which were collectively used to obtain the [[Armor of Altaïr]] within the [[sanctuary]] beneath the [[Villa Auditore]] in [[Monteriggioni]].
*[[Santa Maria Novella]] - contained the tomb of [[Darius]].<ref name="ACII"/>
 
*[[Santa Maria del Fiore|Il Duomo]] - contained the tomb of [[Iltani]].<ref name="ACII"/>
In addition to these, the [[Auditore Family Crypt]] in Monteriggioni was also considered an Assassin Tomb.
*[[Auditore Family Crypt]] - contained the tomb of [[Domenico Auditore]] and his son.<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Florence]]
*[[Torre Grossa]] - contained the tomb of [[Wei Yu]].<ref name="ACII"/>
**[[Basilica di Santa Maria Novella|Santa Maria Novella]] contained the tomb of [[Darius]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Novella's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Rocca di Ravaldino]] - contained the tomb of [[Qulan Gal]].<ref name="ACII"/>
**[[Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore|Santa Maria del Fiore]] contained the tomb of [[Iltani]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Il Duomo's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Basilica di San Marco]] - contained the tomb of [[Amunet]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Torre Grossa]] in [[San Gimignano]], [[Tuscany]] – contained the tomb of [[Wei Yu]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Torre Grossa's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] - contained the tomb of [[Leonius]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Rocca di Ravaldino]] in [[Forlì]], [[Romagna]] – contained the tomb of [[Qulan Gal]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Ravaldino's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Venice]]
**[[St. Mark's Basilica|Basilica di San Marco]] contained the shrine of [[Amunet]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[San Marco's Secret]]</ref>
**[[Santa Maria della Visitazione]] contained the tomb of [[Leonius]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Visitazione's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Auditore Family Crypt]] in [[Monteriggioni]] – contained the tomb of [[Domenico Auditore]] and his [[Renato Auditore|son]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Paying Respects]]</ref>


===Templar Lairs===
===Templar Lairs===
 
[[File:Home_Invasion_8.png|250px|thumb|Ezio hiding from the Templars in the Palazzo Medici]]
The Templar Lairs (with the exception of the [[Palazzo Medici]]) hid [[Treasure chests|treasure]] that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the Templar Order. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door, marked with a large red cross.<ref name="ACII"/>
The Templar Lairs hid [[Treasure chests|treasure]] that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the [[Templar Order]], with the exception of the [[Palazzo Medici]], which was the abode of the Assassin-allied [[House of Medici|Medici family]] being attacked by soldiers of the Templar-allied [[House of Pazzi|Pazzi family]] in 1479. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door marked with a large red cross.
*Palazzo Medici in [[Florence]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Palazzo Medici]] in [[Florence]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Home Invasion]]</ref>
*[[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria Dei Frari]] in [[Venice]].<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari|Santa Maria Dei Frari]] in [[Venice]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Over Beams, Under Stone]]</ref>
*[[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal Shipyard]] in Venice.<ref name="ACII"/>
*[[Arsenale di Venezia|Arsenal Shipyard]] in Venice<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Shipwrecked]]</ref>


==Rome==
==Rome==
[[File:Wolves-among-the-dead-memory.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in a Lair of Romulus.]]
Secret locations were also found in [[Rome]], in the form of [[Lairs of Romulus]]. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be accessed from Rome.
Secret locations were also found in [[Rome]], in the form of [[Lairs of Romulus]]. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be found in Rome.<ref name="ACB"/>


Completing all of the Lairs of the [[Followers of Romulus]] would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, which were the [[Armor of Brutus|Armor]] and [[Dagger of Brutus]]. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained some special documents that gave background details on the cult, as well as the Assassin [[Marcus Junius Brutus]].<ref name="ACB"/>
[[File:Wolves_Among_the_Dead_6.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in a Lair of Romulus]]
Completing all of the Lairs of the would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, namely the [[Armor of Brutus|armor]] and [[dagger of Brutus|dagger]] of [[Marcus Junius Brutus]]. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained documents that gave background details on the [[Followers of Romulus]] as well as the [[assassination of Julius Caesar]].


===Lairs of Romulus===
===Lairs of Romulus===
These were the locations of the Lairs of Romulus, spread across Rome.
*[[Nero's Golden Palace]] (accessed through [[Terme di Traiano]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Halls of Nero]]</ref>
*[[Catacombe di Roma]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Catacombs of Rome|Catacombe di Roma]] (accessed through [[Piramide Cestia]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Wolves Among the Dead]]</ref>
*[[Terme di Traiano]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Colosseum|Colosseo]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Thrown to the Wolves]]</ref>
*[[Colosseo|Il Colosseo]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Cloaca Maxima]] (accessed through [[Terme di Diocleziano]])<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Leader of the Pack (Brotherhood)|Leader of the Pack]]</ref>
*[[Cloaca Maxima]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Lateran Palace|Palazzo Laterano]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[The Sixth Day]]</ref>
*[[Palazzo Laterano]].<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[St. Peter's Basilica|Basilica di San Pietro]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing]]</ref>
*[[Basilica di San Pietro]].<ref name="ACB"/>


===Templar Lairs===
===Templar Lairs===
As well as the Lairs of Romulus, two Templar Lairs were available to be explored.
*[[Trajan's Market|Mercati di Traiano]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Shopaholic]]</ref>
*[[Aqueducts]]<ref name="ACB"/>
*[[Tivoli]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Liquid Gold]]</ref>
*[[Mercati di Traiano|Trajan Market]]<ref name="ACB"/>


==Constantinople==
==Constantinople==
[[File:Yerebatan_Cistern_Database_image.png|thumb|250px|Ezio in the Yerebatan Cistern.]]
In [[Constantinople]], there were several secret locations that could be explored.
In Constantinople, there were many secret locations that could be explored.
 
===Masyaf Keys===
[[File:Maiden_tower_18.png|thumb|250px|Ezio retrieving the Masyaf Key from Maiden's Tower]]
As the main focus for Ezio's search for knowledge, he sought out the locations of the keys to the [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]. A map to each location could be found in rare books, which were hidden within the city.
*[[Yerebatan Cistern]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Yerebatan Cistern]]</ref>
*[[Galata Tower]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Galata Tower (memory)|Galata Tower]]</ref>
*[[Forum of the Ox]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Forum of the Ox]]</ref>
*[[Maiden's Tower]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Maiden's Tower]]</ref>
 
===Others===
As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.
*[[Hagia Sophia]] – required all ten [[Ishak Pasha's memoir pages]] to be accessed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Hagia Sophia's Secret]]</ref>
*[[Vlad the Impaler's Prison]] – location discovered by interacting with a tome in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s [[book shop]] and accessed through a gate in the city walls.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[The Impaler's Tomb]]</ref>
 
==Golden Age of Piracy==
===Islands===
*[[Black Island]]
*[[Mystery Island]]
*[[Sacrifice Island]]
 
===Others===
*Temple of [[Tulum]]


===Seals of Altaïr===
==Seven Years' War==
Despite being the main focus for Ezio Auditore's [[Search for knowledge|search for knowledge]], various secret locations for the [[Masyaf Keys]] could be located from hidden books within the city of Constantinople.
===Forts===
*[[The Yerebatan Cistern]].<ref name="ACR"/>
* [[Fort de Sable]]
*[[Galata Tower]].<ref name="ACR"/>
 
*[[The Forum of the Ox]].<ref name="ACR"/>
==Colonial America==
*[[The Maiden's Tower]].<ref name="ACR"/>
===Peg Leg trinkets===
[[File:The_Mad_Doctor's_Castle_1.png|thumb|250px|Ratonhnhaké:ton arriving at the Edinburgh Castle]]
Collecting [[trinkets]] for a man nicknamed "[[Peg Leg]]" allowed the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] to explore secret locations in the search of [[William Kidd]]'s [[Rings of Eden|hidden treasure]]. These locations were unlocked after giving the trinkets to Peg Leg, after which the Assassin could access these locations by speaking with [[Robert Faulkner]].
*[[Fort Wolcott]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Fort Wolcott (memory)|Fort Wolcott]]</ref>
*[[Dead Chest Island]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Dead Chest's Treasure]]</ref>
*[[Northwest Passage]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Ghost Ship]]</ref>
*[[Edinburgh Castle]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Mad Doctor's Castle]]</ref>
*[[Oak Island]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Oak Island (memory)|Oak Island]]</ref>


===Others===
===Others===
As well as locations hiding the Masyaf Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.
*[[Cerros]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Ruins at Cerros]]</ref>
*[[Hagia Sophia]] - Required [[Ishak Pasha's Memoir Pages|Ishak Pasha's memoirs]] to be found.<ref name="ACR"/>
*[[Vlad the Impaler's Prison]] - Available from a tome in [[Sofia Sartor]]'s [[Book Shops|Book shop]].<ref name="ACR"/>
*There are 27 [http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6497628811_6a2d005ae6_o.jpg Hidden Wells] throughout the game that are covered with wood and need to be blown up. The game reports there are 31 Hidden Wells but the remaining 4 are somehow missing. There has been speculation that another explorable area was located in the north west part of Constantinopole but was either cut and/or could be part of a future DLC. It is still unclear where the remaining 4 Hidden Wells are located. Ubisoft has declined to comment on the wells.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*In the tomb hidden in [[Santa Maria della Visitazione]], if Ezio activates the lever and stands on the edge of the floor to stare into the water, he will see a [[Easter Eggs#Giant Squid|large figure]] move through the water after a minute, as it swims and stares at him with what appears to be a yellow eye. After the cutscene, the lever will reset, allowing Ezio to activate it again. If Ezio does this and goes to the same spot and waits, a giant tentacle will shoot out of the water, though he will dodge before it manages to hit him.
*Ezio could encounter a [[Easter eggs#Giant squid|large figure]] in Santa Maria della Visitazione.
*In the tomb in the [[Basilica di San Marco]], the banners clearly show the poison symbol, despite the Assassin seal bearing the snake symbol.
*In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake she used was a venomous one.
*[[Alexandre Amancio]] explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rko-ottQm2U YouTube: GAME ''Assassin's Creed Unity'' Q&A with Alex Amancio.]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Assassin's Creed: Revelations Gameplay]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III Gameplay]]

Latest revision as of 21:01, 12 October 2025

Ezio activating the secret mechanism that indicated an Assassin Tomb

Secret locations were locations which required a combination of freerunning and puzzle solving to be navigated, and which were visited throughout the ages by several Assassins, most notably by Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

Renaissance Italy[edit | edit source]

Assassin Tombs[edit | edit source]

Ezio recovering one of the Assassin Seals

The Assassin Tombs were landmarks around Italy, six of which housed the tomb of an Assassin who was said to have "protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened". These shrines also contained seals which were collectively used to obtain the Armor of Altaïr within the sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.

In addition to these, the Auditore Family Crypt in Monteriggioni was also considered an Assassin Tomb.

Templar Lairs[edit | edit source]

Ezio hiding from the Templars in the Palazzo Medici

The Templar Lairs hid treasure that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the Templar Order, with the exception of the Palazzo Medici, which was the abode of the Assassin-allied Medici family being attacked by soldiers of the Templar-allied Pazzi family in 1479. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door marked with a large red cross.

Rome[edit | edit source]

Secret locations were also found in Rome, in the form of Lairs of Romulus. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be accessed from Rome.

Ezio in a Lair of Romulus

Completing all of the Lairs of the would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, namely the armor and dagger of Marcus Junius Brutus. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained documents that gave background details on the Followers of Romulus as well as the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Lairs of Romulus[edit | edit source]

Templar Lairs[edit | edit source]

Constantinople[edit | edit source]

In Constantinople, there were several secret locations that could be explored.

Masyaf Keys[edit | edit source]

Ezio retrieving the Masyaf Key from Maiden's Tower

As the main focus for Ezio's search for knowledge, he sought out the locations of the keys to the Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. A map to each location could be found in rare books, which were hidden within the city.

Others[edit | edit source]

As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.

Golden Age of Piracy[edit | edit source]

Islands[edit | edit source]

Others[edit | edit source]

Seven Years' War[edit | edit source]

Forts[edit | edit source]

Colonial America[edit | edit source]

Peg Leg trinkets[edit | edit source]

Ratonhnhaké:ton arriving at the Edinburgh Castle

Collecting trinkets for a man nicknamed "Peg Leg" allowed the Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton to explore secret locations in the search of William Kidd's hidden treasure. These locations were unlocked after giving the trinkets to Peg Leg, after which the Assassin could access these locations by speaking with Robert Faulkner.

Others[edit | edit source]

Trivia[edit | edit source]

  • Ezio could encounter a large figure in Santa Maria della Visitazione.
  • In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake she used was a venomous one.
  • Alexandre Amancio explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.[31]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Assassin's Creed IINovella's Secret
  2. Assassin's Creed IIIl Duomo's Secret
  3. Assassin's Creed IITorre Grossa's Secret
  4. Assassin's Creed IIRavaldino's Secret
  5. Assassin's Creed IISan Marco's Secret
  6. Assassin's Creed IIVisitazione's Secret
  7. Assassin's Creed IIPaying Respects
  8. Assassin's Creed IIHome Invasion
  9. Assassin's Creed IIOver Beams, Under Stone
  10. Assassin's Creed IIShipwrecked
  11. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThe Halls of Nero
  12. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodWolves Among the Dead
  13. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThrown to the Wolves
  14. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodLeader of the Pack
  15. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThe Sixth Day
  16. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodA Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
  17. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodShopaholic
  18. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodLiquid Gold
  19. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Yerebatan Cistern
  20. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsGalata Tower
  21. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Forum of the Ox
  22. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Maiden's Tower
  23. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsHagia Sophia's Secret
  24. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Impaler's Tomb
  25. Assassin's Creed IIIFort Wolcott
  26. Assassin's Creed IIIDead Chest's Treasure
  27. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Ghost Ship
  28. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Mad Doctor's Castle
  29. Assassin's Creed IIIOak Island
  30. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Ruins at Cerros
  31. YouTube: GAME Assassin's Creed Unity Q&A with Alex Amancio.