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|description = Find [[Leonardo | |description=''Find [[Leonardo da Vinci|Leonardo]]'s assistant, [[Salaì]], at the Thieves Guild and bring him back to [[Bottega di Leonardo|Leonardo's workshop]].'' | ||
|appearance | |appearance=''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]'' | ||
|type | |type=Restored memory | ||
|next | |fullsync=Do not drop below 4 health squares. | ||
| | |next=[[The One Who Got Away]] | ||
|location | |source=[[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] | ||
|date | |location=[[Rome]], {{Wiki|Papal States}} | ||
|date=1506}} | |||
'''A Roll of the Dice''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]]'s [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]], relived by [[Desmond Miles]] in 2012 through the [[Animus|Animus 2.01]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]] – [[The Da Vinci Disappearance]]''</ref> | |||
Upon returning to [[Rome]], | ==Description== | ||
Upon returning to [[Rome]] in 1506, Ezio Auditore visited his old friend [[Leonardo da Vinci]] at his workshop. | |||
==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
Ezio arrived at Leonardo's [[Bottega di Leonardo|workshop]], seeking his assistance in chartering a [[ship]]. | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''[[Salaì]]? Is that you? Ezio! I must be getting lazy in my old age. I did not know you had returned to Roma.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Unfortunately, I cannot stay. I am here to charter a ship.'' | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Let me assist you! I know a captain, he is very discreet. Hang on, I have the name recorded somewhere.'' | |||
Ezio looked over scrolls set upon a table in the workshop. | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''What are you working on?'' | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Oh this? A hobby of mine. Of course you are familiar with [[Pythagoras]]!'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Remind me.'' | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''The brilliant scholar from ''[[Greece|Grecia]]'' (Greece) who discovered many secrets about the heavenly spheres and our cosmos.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''These symbols come from him?'' | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Ever since my exploration of that strange [[Apple of Eden 6|Apple]], they have been stamped on my mind. I found symbols like them in the writings of the Pythagorean disciples. I am afraid the captain's name escapes me.'' | |||
[[File:A Roll of the Dice 3.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Leonardo look upon the unfinished ''Mona Lisa'']] | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''The Apple has been put to rest. Perhaps it would do you good to focus on painting. You seem to be doing decent work on this one.'' | |||
The pair gazed upon an unfinished [[Lisa del Giocondo|Mona Lisa]]. | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Ha! You are kind, however even I can see that she is badly drawn. And that smile? Overdone. Meaningless. But forget painting, I made a breakthrough in my research several days ago. A huge discovery. Salaì! Can you bring the—Oh, he is not back! I intended to accompany you to the docks, but we cannot leave my workshop without my assistant.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' Bene. ''(Good.) ''An easy task.'' | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''I am afraid you underestimate Salaì!'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Hehe. Wait and see.'' | |||
*'''Leonardo:''' ''Suit yourself. You will likely find him at ''[[La Volpe Addormentata]]'' (The Sleeping Fox).'' | |||
Ezio arrived at the [[tavern]] and found Salaì amongst a crowd who gathered around the floor to watch him gamble against [[Hermeticists]] in a game of [[hazard]]. Unaware of Ezio's presence, Salaì threw a pair of dice to the ground. | |||
[[File:ACB A Roll of the Dice 12.png|thumb|250px|Salaì playing hazard]] | |||
*'''Salaì:''' Di nuovo! (Again!)'' | |||
A Hermeticist chimed in from the side while Salaì gathered the dice again. | |||
*'''Hermeticist:''' ''I told you those dice were lucky.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''[[Fortuna]] wishes she were as good as me.'' | |||
Ezio walked up behind him. | |||
[[File:A Roll of the Dice 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio meeting Salaì in ''La Volpe Adormentata'']] | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Gian Giacomo?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''I do not answer to that name.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Salaì.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Better. But not good enough. | |||
He threw the dice again and cheered. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Yes! ''Di nuovo!'' (Again!)'' | |||
He made to gather the dice a third time. | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo, your master, requests your presence.'' | |||
Salaì waved him off. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Let him wait.'' | |||
Ezio stepped on a die, interrupting Salaì's movements and the game itself. | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''No.'' | |||
[[File:A Roll of the Dice 5.png|thumb|250px|The Hermeticists following Ezio and Salaì]] | |||
Salaì paused and stood to face Ezio. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Nice [[hood]]. Are you one of [[Julius II|Julius]]'s monks?'' | |||
*'''Ezio: '''''[[The Creed|My church]] is not of [[Christianity|God]].'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Outside the kingdom of God is the realm of men. You worship there, ''Messere'' (Sir)?'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Come with me and find out.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''It has been fun, but I must go.'' | |||
*'''Hermeticist:''' ''Please, do not depart. The game is not finished.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Sorry, but a better offer has arisen.'' | |||
Salaì turned his attention to Ezio. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Lead on, ''Messere'' (Sir).'' | |||
Ezio and Salaì left ''La Volpe Addormentata'' but were followed by three [[Hermeticists]]. | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''The three men from the dice game follow us. Stay quiet—'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Why?'' | |||
Salaì turned to the Hermeticists following the pair. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' Sentite! ''(Listen!) I am done playing.'' | |||
*'''Hermeticist:''' ''So are we!'' | |||
The three men drew arms to attack Ezio and Salaì, and were joined by a larger group of Hermeticists. Ezio killed the attackers. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''There is only one man in Roma who can put on a show like that. You must be Ezio Auditore.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Come. We need to return to Leonardo right away.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''You do not talk much, do you? Fine. I will run ahead. You catch up.'' | |||
Ezio left to meet with Salaì and was attacked by multiple groups of Hermeticists along the way. He eventually met with Salaì in the [[Centro District]]. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''These strangers do not quit.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Disciples wearing similar robes appeared once before. They sought an... object I had in my possession.'' | |||
[[File:A Roll of the Dice 8.png|thumb|250px|Salaì offering to lead Ezio to the workshop]] | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''You mean, the [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]]?'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo told you?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''He tells me everything.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''I fear his indiscretion has cost us greatly. We must warn him.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Say no more. I know the best route home. I take it every morning after the taverns close. Follow me.'' | |||
Ezio followed Salaì on his route to the workshop, where they saw a group of Hermeticists searching for them. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''I am going around. How about some fun on the rooftops?'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo told me that he had discovered something important.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''He has been exploring a hidden catacomb for years now. I think he came to Roma to find it. You have no idea what he is like. He works on this all the time, he never takes me out. And he is so cheap! I have to beg him for money.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''He actually gives coins to you?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''More or less. What he does not know will not hurt him. ''Allora'' (So), you are from [[Florence|Firenze]]? Tell me more.'' | |||
Ezio remained silent. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Fine, I will use my imagination.'' | |||
The pair spotted another group of Hermeticists. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''It is too early in the day for fighting. Follow me.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Leonardo discovered something in the catacombs?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''He found the entrance to [[Temple of Pythagoras|a temple]], something he read about in his books. I have not seen him that excited in years.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Did he say anything else?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''That the temple contains the perfect number, something discovered by some scholar from Grecia.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Pythagoras.'' | |||
Ezio and Salaì were attacked once more on a rooftop. | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Get them!<br>Attack!<br>Taste my blade!<br>Try this on for size!<br>You want to get back quickly? Avoid their swords.'' | |||
The pair defeated their attackers. | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Knowing Leonardo, I suppose he spoke of his discovery to whomever would listen. Did you notice any robed men around him?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Why would I spend my time at the workshop when I can go out and have fun? Ask the master himself when you get there.'' | |||
Ezio and Salaì finally arrived at the workshop. Leonardo was nowhere to be found. | |||
[[File:A Roll of the Dice 9.png|250px|thumb|Ezio and Salaì in the ransacked workshop]] | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Maestro!'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''They took him.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''No. He must be here.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''The temple he discovered. Where is it?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Leonardo!'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Salaì. If you want to save him, tell me where the temple is.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''I do not know.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' Cazzo. ''(Fuck.)'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Ezio... something is written on the floor.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''What does it say?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''I cannot read. Leonardo promised to teach me. But now...'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''"Villa. Paintings." He wants us to examine art?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''I remember when Leonardo lived at [[Villa Auditore|your villa]], he was researching the location of the catacombs.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Several of his paintings hung in the [[Painting gallery|gallery]] there. What do they have to do with the temple?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Perhaps the pages of his research are hidden in one of the frames?'' | |||
[[File:A Roll of the Dice 10.png|thumb|250px|Ezio and Salaì discover Leonardo's message]] | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''The paintings are gone. They all burned in the attack.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''No, they did not—only "{{Wiki|Leda and the Swan (Leonardo)|Leda}}" and "{{Wiki|Saint John the Baptist (Leonardo)|St. John}}". The [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] took the rest.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Six paintings.'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''Five. I told the [[art merchant]] that "{{Wiki|File:Ambrogio de Predis - Portrait of a Woman - WGA18378.jpg|Portrait of a Lady}}" was by Leonardo. I needed the money for a doublet. Of course, now it has gone out of fashion.'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Who has the paintings now?'' | |||
*'''Salaì:''' ''[[Lucrezia Borgia]], in [[Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara|her husband]]'s [[Delizia di Belriguardo|palazzo]] outside [[Ferrara]].'' | |||
*'''Ezio:''' ''Then it is time I took back what was stolen.'' | |||
==Outcome== | ==Outcome== | ||
Ezio | Ezio and Salaì realized that Leonardo had been kidnapped, and that the villa paintings contained clues to finding him. Ezio left for Ferrara in search of the next clue. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
A Roll of the Dice 1.png|Leonardo greeting Ezio upon the latter's return to Rome | |||
A Roll of the Dice 2.png|Leonardo explaining his Pythagorean research | |||
ACB A Roll of the Dice 11.png|''La Volpe Addormentata''{{'}}s interior | |||
ACB A Roll of the Dice 13.png|Ezio watching Salaì play hazard against Hermeticists | |||
A Roll of the Dice 6.png|Hermeticists attacking Salaì and Ezio | |||
A Roll of the Dice 7.png|Salaì avoiding the Hermeticists | |||
</gallery> | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:19, 11 May 2026
A Roll of the Dice was a virtual representation of one of Ezio Auditore's genetic memories, relived by Desmond Miles in 2012 through the Animus 2.01.[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
Upon returning to Rome in 1506, Ezio Auditore visited his old friend Leonardo da Vinci at his workshop.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Ezio arrived at Leonardo's workshop, seeking his assistance in chartering a ship.
- Leonardo: Salaì? Is that you? Ezio! I must be getting lazy in my old age. I did not know you had returned to Roma.
- Ezio: Unfortunately, I cannot stay. I am here to charter a ship.
- Leonardo: Let me assist you! I know a captain, he is very discreet. Hang on, I have the name recorded somewhere.
Ezio looked over scrolls set upon a table in the workshop.
- Ezio: What are you working on?
- Leonardo: Oh this? A hobby of mine. Of course you are familiar with Pythagoras!
- Ezio: Remind me.
- Leonardo: The brilliant scholar from Grecia (Greece) who discovered many secrets about the heavenly spheres and our cosmos.
- Ezio: These symbols come from him?
- Leonardo: Ever since my exploration of that strange Apple, they have been stamped on my mind. I found symbols like them in the writings of the Pythagorean disciples. I am afraid the captain's name escapes me.

- Ezio: The Apple has been put to rest. Perhaps it would do you good to focus on painting. You seem to be doing decent work on this one.
The pair gazed upon an unfinished Mona Lisa.
- Leonardo: Ha! You are kind, however even I can see that she is badly drawn. And that smile? Overdone. Meaningless. But forget painting, I made a breakthrough in my research several days ago. A huge discovery. Salaì! Can you bring the—Oh, he is not back! I intended to accompany you to the docks, but we cannot leave my workshop without my assistant.
- Ezio: Bene. (Good.) An easy task.
- Leonardo: I am afraid you underestimate Salaì!
- Ezio: Hehe. Wait and see.
- Leonardo: Suit yourself. You will likely find him at La Volpe Addormentata (The Sleeping Fox).
Ezio arrived at the tavern and found Salaì amongst a crowd who gathered around the floor to watch him gamble against Hermeticists in a game of hazard. Unaware of Ezio's presence, Salaì threw a pair of dice to the ground.

- Salaì: Di nuovo! (Again!)
A Hermeticist chimed in from the side while Salaì gathered the dice again.
- Hermeticist: I told you those dice were lucky.
- Salaì: Fortuna wishes she were as good as me.
Ezio walked up behind him.

- Ezio: Gian Giacomo?
- Salaì: I do not answer to that name.
- Ezio: Salaì.
- Salaì: Better. But not good enough.
He threw the dice again and cheered.
- Salaì: Yes! Di nuovo! (Again!)
He made to gather the dice a third time.
- Ezio: Leonardo, your master, requests your presence.
Salaì waved him off.
- Salaì: Let him wait.
Ezio stepped on a die, interrupting Salaì's movements and the game itself.
- Ezio: No.

Salaì paused and stood to face Ezio.
- Salaì: Nice hood. Are you one of Julius's monks?
- Ezio: My church is not of God.
- Salaì: Outside the kingdom of God is the realm of men. You worship there, Messere (Sir)?
- Ezio: Come with me and find out.
- Salaì: It has been fun, but I must go.
- Hermeticist: Please, do not depart. The game is not finished.
- Salaì: Sorry, but a better offer has arisen.
Salaì turned his attention to Ezio.
- Salaì: Lead on, Messere (Sir).
Ezio and Salaì left La Volpe Addormentata but were followed by three Hermeticists.
- Ezio: The three men from the dice game follow us. Stay quiet—
- Salaì: Why?
Salaì turned to the Hermeticists following the pair.
- Salaì: Sentite! (Listen!) I am done playing.
- Hermeticist: So are we!
The three men drew arms to attack Ezio and Salaì, and were joined by a larger group of Hermeticists. Ezio killed the attackers.
- Salaì: There is only one man in Roma who can put on a show like that. You must be Ezio Auditore.
- Ezio: Come. We need to return to Leonardo right away.
- Salaì: You do not talk much, do you? Fine. I will run ahead. You catch up.
Ezio left to meet with Salaì and was attacked by multiple groups of Hermeticists along the way. He eventually met with Salaì in the Centro District.
- Salaì: These strangers do not quit.
- Ezio: Disciples wearing similar robes appeared once before. They sought an... object I had in my possession.

- Salaì: You mean, the Piece of Eden?
- Ezio: Leonardo told you?
- Salaì: He tells me everything.
- Ezio: I fear his indiscretion has cost us greatly. We must warn him.
- Salaì: Say no more. I know the best route home. I take it every morning after the taverns close. Follow me.
Ezio followed Salaì on his route to the workshop, where they saw a group of Hermeticists searching for them.
- Salaì: I am going around. How about some fun on the rooftops?
- Ezio: Leonardo told me that he had discovered something important.
- Salaì: He has been exploring a hidden catacomb for years now. I think he came to Roma to find it. You have no idea what he is like. He works on this all the time, he never takes me out. And he is so cheap! I have to beg him for money.
- Ezio: He actually gives coins to you?
- Salaì: More or less. What he does not know will not hurt him. Allora (So), you are from Firenze? Tell me more.
Ezio remained silent.
- Salaì: Fine, I will use my imagination.
The pair spotted another group of Hermeticists.
- Salaì: It is too early in the day for fighting. Follow me.
- Ezio: Leonardo discovered something in the catacombs?
- Salaì: He found the entrance to a temple, something he read about in his books. I have not seen him that excited in years.
- Ezio: Did he say anything else?
- Salaì: That the temple contains the perfect number, something discovered by some scholar from Grecia.
- Ezio: Pythagoras.
Ezio and Salaì were attacked once more on a rooftop.
- Salaì: Get them!
Attack!
Taste my blade!
Try this on for size!
You want to get back quickly? Avoid their swords.
The pair defeated their attackers.
- Ezio: Knowing Leonardo, I suppose he spoke of his discovery to whomever would listen. Did you notice any robed men around him?
- Salaì: Why would I spend my time at the workshop when I can go out and have fun? Ask the master himself when you get there.
Ezio and Salaì finally arrived at the workshop. Leonardo was nowhere to be found.

- Salaì: Maestro!
- Ezio: They took him.
- Salaì: No. He must be here.
- Ezio: The temple he discovered. Where is it?
- Salaì: Leonardo!
- Ezio: Salaì. If you want to save him, tell me where the temple is.
- Salaì: I do not know.
- Ezio: Cazzo. (Fuck.)
- Salaì: Ezio... something is written on the floor.
- Ezio: What does it say?
- Salaì: I cannot read. Leonardo promised to teach me. But now...
- Ezio: "Villa. Paintings." He wants us to examine art?
- Salaì: I remember when Leonardo lived at your villa, he was researching the location of the catacombs.
- Ezio: Several of his paintings hung in the gallery there. What do they have to do with the temple?
- Salaì: Perhaps the pages of his research are hidden in one of the frames?

- Ezio: The paintings are gone. They all burned in the attack.
- Salaì: No, they did not—only "Leda" and "St. John". The Borgia took the rest.
- Ezio: Six paintings.
- Salaì: Five. I told the art merchant that "Portrait of a Lady" was by Leonardo. I needed the money for a doublet. Of course, now it has gone out of fashion.
- Ezio: Who has the paintings now?
- Salaì: Lucrezia Borgia, in her husband's palazzo outside Ferrara.
- Ezio: Then it is time I took back what was stolen.
Outcome[edit | edit source]
Ezio and Salaì realized that Leonardo had been kidnapped, and that the villa paintings contained clues to finding him. Ezio left for Ferrara in search of the next clue.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Leonardo greeting Ezio upon the latter's return to Rome
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Leonardo explaining his Pythagorean research
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La Volpe Addormentata's interior
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Ezio watching Salaì play hazard against Hermeticists
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Hermeticists attacking Salaì and Ezio
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Salaì avoiding the Hermeticists