Treasure chest

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Treasure Chests are small chests full of money, found within Assassin's Creed II and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. The money found inside can range from one hundred and fifty to a few thousand florins, and the amount is often in relation to the player's progress in their gameplay. The Treasure Chests are occasionally found in side-quests, and greater amounts of florins may be found inside of Chests which are the hardest to reach.

Assassin's Creed II

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A chest containing florins

The Treasure Chests appear as flashing-white boxes, which are present in all Assassin's Creed II cities (usually hidden on balconies or on rooftops). If the player can find them, he or she will receive a certain amount of florins. There are 330 treasure chests spread over the 4 cities and mountains, as well as two hidden chests in each secret location.

Chests in cities are protected by a single guard, Banks by a team of four guards. However, not all chests are guarded- a lone chest may be found with no guards protecting it, such as those along the road of the Mountains.

Buildings that contain Codex Pages or Chests are referred to as Banks in the Animus Database, and bear a slight resemblance to Giovanni Auditore's office, though much smaller. Rebecca states that although all families own banks, most of these banks are owned by the Pazzi family, and that breaking into them (by silencing the guards) will be worth your time.

Banks will always contain two chests or one Codex page. The amount of money you gain from each of these chests varies greatly, from rewards of 100 to over 1000 florins. A noteable fact is that if a treasure icon is lit dimly, this means that the treasure chest is located either above or below your current altitude.

At certain points of the game, you may buy treasure maps that show the locations of treasure chests within that city- these may be bought from Art Merchant s. They cost between 150ƒ-395ƒ in Florence, 150ƒ in Apennine Mountains, 285ƒ in Monteriggioni, 175ƒ-240ƒ in Tuscany, 235ƒ-260ƒ in Romagna, and 485ƒ-995ƒ in Venice.

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

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Ezio Auditore recovers a lost Codex page

Treasure Chests operate slightly differently within this game; Chests are often found with no guards at all, and it is rare to find more than two guards protecting any chests during the entire game. The only real danger to keep in mind is that most of these chests are found on flat rooftops; Crossbowmen may notice and attack the player while they're busy opening the chest.

Instead of holding only money, chests in this game also hold items that may be sold in shops or used for 'Shop Quests'. These items may range from 'Jar of Leeches', a very ordinary object, to 'Jewelled Headdress', a valuable item that may be sold for a high price in nearly any shop.

A thing to note is that each item sells for different prices in different shops; Jars of Leeches will sell for more florins if sold to a Doctor, while Copper Ore would be more valuable to a Blacksmith. A wise player should not sell any items until they have completed Shop Quests.

The Treasure Chests may now be found in Lairs of Romulus, side-quests and during Core Missions. The player may choose to lose 'Full Synch' and gain money, though they can always restart the memory after gaining the extra valuables. Special chests may be found within Lairs of Romulus, containing keys that unlock a unique armour for Ezio to wear. The armour can only be unlocked with every Key, and it is called the 'Armour of Brutus'.

Armed Disputes and Battles

Avoiding armed conflict is ideal when looting banks, thus it is recommended to make use of Courtesans, Thieves or Mercenaries in order to distract the guards. Alternately, the player may simply throw coins so as to attract a cover of Civilians. Additionally, it is possible, in Florence and Tuscany, to incite a small brawl using banks. To do this, the player must come across a Pazzi owned bank (guarded by soldiers dressed in Pazzi red, not Medici yellow), and either attract Medici guards to the Pazzi ones, or attract the Pazzi guards to a Medici patrol (by angering the guards and getting them to follow the player). Just lead them to each other and watch them fight.

Trivia

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A group of Pazzi, guarding their Bank

• Investing in the Monteriggioni Well, Mine and Church through the Villa Auditore will grant the player access to two additional chests in each of the three locations.

• There are also two chests in Ezio's room, in the top floor of the villa. These chests, being rare, unfortunately only contain 200-600 florins.
• The amount of florins in each chest increases with every new city the player travels to, probably due to the increasing cost of weapons and armor.