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{{quote|They're eagle's feathers. There's an old nest up there. [...] Ezio, would you mind getting a few more for me?|[[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] to his brother [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].|Assassin's Creed: Renaissance}} | {{quote|They're eagle's feathers. There's an old nest up there. [...] Ezio, would you mind getting a few more for me?|[[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]] to his brother [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].|Assassin's Creed: Renaissance}} | ||
'''Feathers''' were markers used by the [[Assassins]] to prove that they had successfully assassinated their targets. However, after the [[Decline of the | '''Feathers''' were markers used by the [[Assassins]] to prove that they had successfully assassinated their targets. However, after the [[Decline of the Syrian Assassins|fall of the Order]], the feather lost its importance. | ||
In the [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] collected feathers for his younger brother, [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]]; first as a request from him, and later, in his memory. | In the [[Renaissance]], [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] collected feathers for his younger brother, [[Petruccio Auditore da Firenze|Petruccio]]; first as a request from him, and later, in his memory. | ||
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After [[Investigation|investigations]] on the target had been completed, [[Assassins' Bureau]] leaders would give the chosen Assassin a feather, allowing them to proceed with the actual mission. Upon killing his target, the Assassin would stain the feather with the blood of the slain, and present it to the Bureau leader.<ref name="AC" /> | After [[Investigation|investigations]] on the target had been completed, [[Assassins' Bureau]] leaders would give the chosen Assassin a feather, allowing them to proceed with the actual mission. Upon killing his target, the Assassin would stain the feather with the blood of the slain, and present it to the Bureau leader.<ref name="AC" /> | ||
Among Assassins, the phrase having a "''feather on one's head''" meant a mark of death. For example, an [[Informants|Informant]] in the Rich District of [[Damascus]] once commented that "''there is a feather on [[ | Among Assassins, the phrase having a "''feather on one's head''" meant a mark of death. For example, an [[Informants|Informant]] in the Rich District of [[Damascus]] once commented that "''there is a feather on [[Abu'l Nuqoud]]'s head,''" implying that the Merchant King was marked for assassination.<ref name="AC" /> | ||
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After the [[Auditore execution|murder]] of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Ezio's father]] and two brothers ([[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and Petruccio), his mother, [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria]], was struck to silence for years, and only prayed over Petruccio's feathers, in mourning of her lost child.<ref name="AC2" /> | After the [[Auditore execution|murder]] of [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Ezio's father]] and two brothers ([[Federico Auditore da Firenze|Federico]] and Petruccio), his mother, [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|Maria]], was struck to silence for years, and only prayed over Petruccio's feathers, in mourning of her lost child.<ref name="AC2" /> | ||
Ezio thus sought to collect feathers, both in memory of his brother, and to coax his mother into speaking again. As he traveled across [[Italy]], he gathered and placed any feathers he found into a box in [[Maria's room]] in the [[Villa Auditore]].<ref name="AC2" /> | Ezio thus sought to collect feathers, both in memory of his brother, and to coax his mother into speaking again. As he traveled across [[Italy]], he gathered and placed any feathers he found into a box in [[Maria Auditore's room|Maria's room]] in the [[Villa Auditore]].<ref name="AC2" /> | ||
[[File:Feather_-_Florence_SG_2--article_image.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio collecting a feather in [[Florence]].]] | [[File:Feather_-_Florence_SG_2--article_image.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Ezio collecting a feather in [[Florence]].]] | ||
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*If Ezio places all 100 feathers at once in Maria's feather chest, the cutscene with Maria occurs before the cutscene with Mario. | *If Ezio places all 100 feathers at once in Maria's feather chest, the cutscene with Maria occurs before the cutscene with Mario. | ||
*Collecting the 10 feathers in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' unlocks the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Achievements|achievement]] "In Memoriam." | *Collecting the 10 feathers in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' unlocks the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Achievements|achievement]] "In Memoriam." | ||
*After Sequence 3/4 in ''Brotherhood'', you can buy a map detailing the locations of all the remaining feathers from any [[Art | *After Sequence 3/4 in ''Brotherhood'', you can buy a map detailing the locations of all the remaining feathers from any [[Art Merchants|art merchant]]. | ||
*Maria's feather chest is an [[Artifacts|artifact]] that can be found in modern Monteriggioni by [[Desmond Miles]]. | *Maria's feather chest is an [[Artifacts|artifact]] that can be found in modern Monteriggioni by [[Desmond Miles]]. | ||
Revision as of 10:18, 4 December 2011
Feathers were markers used by the Assassins to prove that they had successfully assassinated their targets. However, after the fall of the Order, the feather lost its importance.
In the Renaissance, Ezio Auditore da Firenze collected feathers for his younger brother, Petruccio; first as a request from him, and later, in his memory.
High Middle Ages
In Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's time period, feathers were used to both grant an Assassin permission to assassinate a target, as well as for them to prove that the assignment had been completed.[1]
After investigations on the target had been completed, Assassins' Bureau leaders would give the chosen Assassin a feather, allowing them to proceed with the actual mission. Upon killing his target, the Assassin would stain the feather with the blood of the slain, and present it to the Bureau leader.[1]
Among Assassins, the phrase having a "feather on one's head" meant a mark of death. For example, an Informant in the Rich District of Damascus once commented that "there is a feather on Abu'l Nuqoud's head," implying that the Merchant King was marked for assassination.[1]
Renaissance
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As he was sickly and often confined to bed, Petruccio Auditore once asked his brother Ezio to collect feathers for him. Though Ezio asked him what they were for, he only said that it was a secret, which he would reveal in time.[2]
After the murder of Ezio's father and two brothers (Federico and Petruccio), his mother, Maria, was struck to silence for years, and only prayed over Petruccio's feathers, in mourning of her lost child.[2]
Ezio thus sought to collect feathers, both in memory of his brother, and to coax his mother into speaking again. As he traveled across Italy, he gathered and placed any feathers he found into a box in Maria's room in the Villa Auditore.[2]
After Ezio had collected fifty feathers, Mario Auditore spoke with him about what he was doing, suggesting that he give up what he believed to be a wasted effort. In an attempt to have him turn his attention to other matters, Mario also let him know that a new weapon, the Condottiero War Hammer, was waiting for him at the Monteriggioni blacksmith.[2]
After collecting one hundred feathers, Ezio's efforts were rewarded. Maria spoke again for the first time in years, thanking Ezio for not giving up on her, and presenting him with the Auditore Cape.[2]
In later years, even after the Fall of Monteriggioni, Ezio would continue to collect feathers in Rome; particularly those found on landmarks throughout the city. He placed these feathers in a chest at the Tiber Island headquarters, which resembled the feather box that had once been kept in Maria's room.[3]
Trivia
- Due to his death, it is never revealed why Petruccio was collecting the feathers in the first place; although a line from the novelization suggests that they were meant to be a present for his mother. This explains why Ezio would want to give them to her.
- Collecting all 100 feathers in Assassin's Creed II gives the achievement "In Memory of Petruccio."
- If Ezio places all 100 feathers at once in Maria's feather chest, the cutscene with Maria occurs before the cutscene with Mario.
- Collecting the 10 feathers in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood unlocks the achievement "In Memoriam."
- After Sequence 3/4 in Brotherhood, you can buy a map detailing the locations of all the remaining feathers from any art merchant.
- Maria's feather chest is an artifact that can be found in modern Monteriggioni by Desmond Miles.
See also
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