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==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
During the [[Third Crusade]], coops were located within [[Masyaf]] and the local [[Assassins' Bureau]] of each city. Messages were often sent to the [[Rafiq]] of the Bureau to inform them of [[Assassination Contract|contracts]], or of the arrival of certain Assassins in their city.<ref | During the High Middle Ages and the [[Third Crusade]], coops were located within [[Masyaf]] and the local [[Assassins' Bureau]] of each city. Messages were often sent to the [[Rafiq]] of the Bureau to inform them of [[Assassination Contract|contracts]], or of the arrival of certain Assassins in their city.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | ||
At the time of the [[Renaissance]] and Late Middle Ages, most of the contracts sent by pigeon were assigned by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], and were executed by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]], and later, by his son [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].<ref | At the time of the [[Renaissance]] and Late Middle Ages, most of the contracts sent by pigeon were assigned by [[Lorenzo de' Medici]], and were executed by [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]], and later, by his son [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | ||
[[Mario Auditore]] also made use of pigeons in [[Monteriggioni]], though mostly to collect the information gathered by spies he sent to other cities.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> | [[Mario Auditore]] also made use of pigeons in [[Monteriggioni]], though mostly to collect the information gathered by spies he sent to other cities.<ref name="Project Legacy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:The Shadow Game.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Pigeons delivering messages to Monteriggioni.]] | [[File:The Shadow Game.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Pigeons delivering messages to Monteriggioni.]] | ||
When the Assassins built their brotherhood in [[Rome]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] managed to plant several spies in the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] forces. These men gathered the names of important [[Templars|Templar]] figures, which were in turn delivered to Ezio Auditore through pigeon coops around Rome.<ref | When the Assassins built their brotherhood in [[Rome]], [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] managed to plant several spies in the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] forces. These men gathered the names of important [[Templars|Templar]] figures, which were in turn delivered to Ezio Auditore through pigeon coops around Rome.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref> | ||
As most rooftops were restricted to civilians, allies to the Assassins were easily able to leave messages at pigeon coops, to be later picked up by members of the Order.<ref name="Project Legacy" /> | As most rooftops were restricted to civilians, allies to the Assassins were easily able to leave messages at pigeon coops, to be later picked up by members of the Order.<ref name="Project Legacy" /> | ||
In [[Constantinople]], pigeon coops were always located near the ground, in secluded areas next to [[bomb-crafting stations]]. Though they functioned similarly, they were also noticeably smaller than those found in [[Italy]].<ref | In [[Constantinople]], pigeon coops were always located near the ground, in secluded areas next to [[bomb-crafting stations]]. Though they functioned similarly, they were also noticeably smaller than those found in [[Italy]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Fiora Cavazza]] betrayed the Templar Order and allied herself to the Assassins by waiting near a pigeon coop, and speaking with | *[[Fiora Cavazza]] betrayed the Templar Order and allied herself to the Assassins by waiting near a pigeon coop, and speaking with a [[Guards|guard]] she witnessed leaving a message in one. | ||
*[[Francesco Vecellio]] sent a message to [[Giovanni Borgia]] by pigeon, though it was able to fly straight into his room, instead of a coop. | *[[Francesco Vecellio]] sent a message to [[Giovanni Borgia]] by pigeon, though it was able to fly straight into his room, instead of a coop. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery position="center" bordersize="medium" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | <gallery position="center" bordersize="medium" captiontextcolor="#ffffff" widths="180" captionalign="center"> | ||
Masun Knowledge 2.png|Al Mualim's pigeon coop at Masyaf. | |||
AC Coop.png|A pigeon coop at one of the Assassins' Bureaus. | AC Coop.png|A pigeon coop at one of the Assassins' Bureaus. | ||
Special Delivery v (2).png|Ezio retrieving a message from a pigeon coop in [[Florence]]. | Special Delivery v (2).png|Ezio retrieving a message from a pigeon coop in [[Florence]]. | ||
Concept art of the Pigeon Coops.JPG|Concept art of a pigeon coop in Rome. | |||
Bar 10.png|[[Pantasilea Baglioni]] showing Ezio a pigeon coop. | |||
Contract Killer by Murcuseo.jpg|Panoramic view of a pigeon coop in Rome. | |||
Contract Killer by Murcuseo.jpg|Panoramic view of a | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 27 September 2012
Pigeon coops, as well as the courier pigeons they housed, were a means of communication used by the Assassins to trade messages and assignments.
Usage
During the High Middle Ages and the Third Crusade, coops were located within Masyaf and the local Assassins' Bureau of each city. Messages were often sent to the Rafiq of the Bureau to inform them of contracts, or of the arrival of certain Assassins in their city.[1]
At the time of the Renaissance and Late Middle Ages, most of the contracts sent by pigeon were assigned by Lorenzo de' Medici, and were executed by Giovanni Auditore, and later, by his son Ezio.[2]
Mario Auditore also made use of pigeons in Monteriggioni, though mostly to collect the information gathered by spies he sent to other cities.[3]
When the Assassins built their brotherhood in Rome, Niccolò Machiavelli managed to plant several spies in the Borgia forces. These men gathered the names of important Templar figures, which were in turn delivered to Ezio Auditore through pigeon coops around Rome.[4]
As most rooftops were restricted to civilians, allies to the Assassins were easily able to leave messages at pigeon coops, to be later picked up by members of the Order.[3]
In Constantinople, pigeon coops were always located near the ground, in secluded areas next to bomb-crafting stations. Though they functioned similarly, they were also noticeably smaller than those found in Italy.[5]
Trivia
- Fiora Cavazza betrayed the Templar Order and allied herself to the Assassins by waiting near a pigeon coop, and speaking with a guard she witnessed leaving a message in one.
- Francesco Vecellio sent a message to Giovanni Borgia by pigeon, though it was able to fly straight into his room, instead of a coop.
Gallery
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Al Mualim's pigeon coop at Masyaf. -
A pigeon coop at one of the Assassins' Bureaus. -
Ezio retrieving a message from a pigeon coop in Florence. -
Concept art of a pigeon coop in Rome. -
Pantasilea Baglioni showing Ezio a pigeon coop. -
Panoramic view of a pigeon coop in Rome.
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