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During the [[Fall of Masyaf|preliminary Mongol attacks]] on the fortress in 1257, the Grand Master bequeathed unto Niccolò [[Seals of Altaïr|five keys]], asking him to keep them safe. Altaïr also gave Niccolò his [[Codex]], though it was lost two days later during an attack by a Mongol scouting party. | During the [[Fall of Masyaf|preliminary Mongol attacks]] on the fortress in 1257, the Grand Master bequeathed unto Niccolò [[Seals of Altaïr|five keys]], asking him to keep them safe. Altaïr also gave Niccolò his [[Codex]], though it was lost two days later during an attack by a Mongol scouting party. | ||
Following these events, the Polos', now honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to [[Constantinople]]; their mission, to create an [[Assassins guild (Constantinople)|Assassins guild]] within the city. They succeeded with this and hidden the some of the Seals in Constantinople. Marco, Niccolò's son, would also eventually become | Following these events, the Polos', now honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to [[Constantinople]]; their mission, to create an [[Assassins guild (Constantinople)|Assassins guild]] within the city. They succeeded with this and hidden the some of the Seals in Constantinople. Marco, Niccolò's son, would also eventually become an ally of the Assassins too and regain the Codex from [[Kublai Khan]]. | ||
In 1511, his [[Niccolò Polo's journal|journal]] would be in possession of [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], using the journal to aid him in a search for the seals. | |||
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Revision as of 19:21, 8 July 2011
Niccolò Polo was a Venetian explorer and merchant and the father of the famed explorer, Marco Polo.
He travelled extensively between 1252 and 1294 but it was in the year of 1257 Niccolò and his brother, Maffeo, travelled to the Assassin fortress of Masyaf to interview the Grand Master of the Assassin Order, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. They spent six months in Masyaf, and while his brother grew restless, longing to set sail and leave the Assassin's fortress behind, Niccolò spent much of his time with Altaïr. To counter his brothers boredom Niccolò tells him about the history of the fortress.
During the preliminary Mongol attacks on the fortress in 1257, the Grand Master bequeathed unto Niccolò five keys, asking him to keep them safe. Altaïr also gave Niccolò his Codex, though it was lost two days later during an attack by a Mongol scouting party.
Following these events, the Polos', now honorary members of the Assassin Order, returned to Constantinople; their mission, to create an Assassins guild within the city. They succeeded with this and hidden the some of the Seals in Constantinople. Marco, Niccolò's son, would also eventually become an ally of the Assassins too and regain the Codex from Kublai Khan.
In 1511, his journal would be in possession of Ezio Auditore da Firenze, using the journal to aid him in a search for the seals.