Preacher (Piagnone)

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"Don't you see?! The SIGNS are all around us: Unrest! Famine! Disease! Corruption! These are the harbingers of DARKNESS! We must stand firm in our devotion lest they CONSUME US ALL! I see you doubt; that you think me mad. Ahhhh... but did the Romans not say the same of Gesù? (Jesus?) Know that I, too, once shared your uncertainty. Your fear. But that was before Savonarola came to me. He showed me the TRUTH! At last, my eyes were OPENED. And so I stand before you today in the hope that I might open yours as well!"

―The Preacher's speech, 1497.

The Preacher (unknown - 1497) was one of Girolamo Savonarola's nine lieutenants – men he put in charge to control Florence during the Bonfire of the Vanities; one who followed the Dominican friar without the manipulation of an Apple of Eden.

Biography

Rise to power

When Savonarola used the Apple of Eden he acquired to take control over Florence, his nine lieutenants enforced his will through their own specific positions, for which the Preacher was assigned to spread the word of Savonarola's ideals. Unlike most of the other lieutenants, the Preacher followed Savonarola out of his own will.

Death

At some point in 1497, the Preacher spoke before a crowd of people with his back to a wall, surrounded by guards who were ready to alert him when someone moved away from the crowd or made any attempt on his life. Despite this protection, the Assassin Ezio Auditore da Firenze was able to assassinate the Preacher. In his dying moments, the Preacher confirmed Ezio's suspicions of him having acted without manipulation. Speech:People of Firenze! Come! Gather round. Listen well to what I say! The end approaches! Now is the time to repent! To beg God's forgiveness. Don't you see?! The SIGNS are all around us: Unrest! Famine! Disease! Corruption! These are the harbingers of DARKNESS! We must stand firm in our devotion lest they CONSUME US ALL! I see you doubt; that you think me mad. Ahhhh... but did the Romans not say the same of Gesù? (Jesus?) Know that I, too, once shared your uncertainty. Your fear. But that was before Savonarola came to me. He showed me the TRUTH! At last, my eyes were OPENED. And so I stand before you today in the hope that I might open yours as well! Understand that we teeter upon a precipice. On one side, the shining, glorious KINGDOM OF GOD. On the other - a bottomless pit of DESPAIR! Will you turn back to the Lord? Or will you cast yourself into DARKNESS?! Already you stand precariously on the edge... Men like the Medici - and the other families you once called MASTERS sought earthly goods and gains. They abandoned their beliefs in favor of material pleasures. And they would have seen you all do the same! Our wise prophet once said: "The only good thing that we owe to Plato and Aristotle is that they brought forward many arguments which we can use against the heretics. Yet they and other philosophers are now in hell." If you value your immortal souls you'll turn back from this unholy course and embrace the words of our prophet, Savonarola. You will sanctify your bodies and spirits - you will discover the glory of God! You will, at last, become what our creator intended: loyal and obedient servants!

Gallery

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  Citizens gathering near the Preacher
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  Ezio assassinating the Preacher
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  The Preacher's final moments

References

• Assassin's Creed II - Bonfire of the Vanities