Bank

This article is a stub. You can help Assassin's Creed Wiki by expanding it.

File:ACBSP 2011-04-12 00-04-12-38.png

A bank in Rome before renovation.

Banks were economic buildings that controlled the flow of money within the 15th and 16th century.

In the 15th century, most banks were controlled by the Templars, and primarily contained florins, though some contained Codex pages as well.

In the 16th century, the Assassin Ezio Auditore was able to use banks to view the total percentage of Rome's renovation, as well as withdraw any income from investments that had been deposited into the banks' vaults.

History

15th century

In the 15th century, banks could be found throughout the cities of Florence, San Gimignano, Forli and Venice, and were usually guarded by 3 to 4 guards. Banks can only be looted once, and typically only contained florins. Some banks held Codex pages, which could be taken to Leonardo da Vinci to be decoded.

The town of Monteriggioni also possessed a bank, though it could not be interacted with. It provides additional income for Ezio, which is stored in the money chest at the Villa Auditore, after being renovated by the architect.

File:Bank.png

A bank in Rome.

16th century

In the 16th century, there were ten banks scattered throughout the districts of Rome, which once renovated, would increase the limit of florins that could be stored within the banks' vaults, as well as boosting the amount of income generated over time.

Similarly to the money chest in the Monteriggioni villa, the banks carried a limit to the amount of florins they could contain, and would not deposit any additional income once they were full.

Trivia

• There is a bug in Brotherhood which allows bankers to be "killed" by melee weapons when Ezio stands close enough to the bank and the armed hand button is pressed. A kill animation will occur for the respective weapon, however, as the bankers would be out of range, it would appear as if Ezio was attacking nothing. After the banker "died," he would return to a standing position and act normally. If the bug was repeated, the player might enter the bank, trapping them inside. However, if the player shoots and kills the civilians outside with projectiles, they will desynchronize and appear out of the bank after the loading screen had finished, freeing themselves.
• The maximum amount of florins that can be stored in the banks' vaults is 80,000 florins.
• Before the execution of his father and brothers, Ezio was apprenticed to become a banker.