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According to Minerva, the Temples were built by "those who knew to turn away from war," presumably those who did not fight or did not want to fight in the war between the humans and Those Who Came Before. The reason for this was an unknown catastrophe, presumably a large solar flare, that significantly damaged the Earth and killed off most of both species. Those in the Temples worked to protect the world, and Minerva tasks [[Desmond Miles]], speaking to him through Ezio, with locating the other Temples to avert another cataclysm. | According to Minerva, the Temples were built by "those who knew to turn away from war," presumably those who did not fight or did not want to fight in the war between the humans and Those Who Came Before. The reason for this was an unknown catastrophe, presumably a large solar flare, that significantly damaged the Earth and killed off most of both species. Those in the Temples worked to protect the world, and Minerva tasks [[Desmond Miles]], speaking to him through Ezio, with locating the other Temples to avert another cataclysm. | ||
=== Minerva's Speech and Message to Desmond=== | === Minerva's Speech and Message to Desmond=== | ||
"When we were still flesh, and our homes still whole, Your kind betrayed us... We | [[Video:The Vault|thumb|left|300px|Minerva's Message To Desmond]] | ||
<blockquote>"When we were still flesh, and our homes still whole, Your kind betrayed us... We who made you. | |||
We who gave you life. We were strong but you were many, and both of us craved War. | We who gave you life. We were strong but you were many, and both of us craved War. | ||
So busy were we with earthly concerns, we failed to notice the heavens, | So busy were we with earthly concerns, we failed to notice the heavens, | ||
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It should have ended then and there but we built you in our own image. We built you, to survive, | It should have ended then and there but we built you in our own image. We built you, to survive, | ||
and so we did. Few were out numbers... your kind and mine. It took sacrifice, strength, compassion, | and so we did. Few were out numbers... your kind and mine. It took sacrifice, strength, compassion, | ||
but we rebuilt, and as life returned to the world we remembered to ensure this | but we rebuilt, and as life returned to the world we remembered to ensure this tragedy could not be repeated. | ||
But now, we are dying, and time will work against us. Truth turned into myth, and legend. What we built, | But now, we are dying, and time will work against us. Truth turned into myth, and legend. What we built, | ||
miss understood. Let my words preserve the | miss understood. Let my words preserve the message and make a record of our loss. | ||
But let my word also bring hope. You must find | But let my word also bring hope. You must find the other temples. Built by those who knew to turn away | ||
from war. They wanted to protect us, to save us from the fire. If you can find them. If there work can be saved, | from war. They wanted to protect us, to save us from the fire. If you can find them. If there work can be saved, | ||
so too might this world. Be quick for time grows short and guard against the cross for there are | so too might this world. Be quick for time grows short and guard against the cross for there are | ||
many that will stand in your way. | many that will stand in your way. | ||
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It is done. The message has been delivered. We are gone now from this world, all of us. We can do no more... The rest is up to you... Desmond."</blockquote> | |||
It is done. The message has been delivered. We are gone now from this world, all of us. We can do no more... The rest is up to you... Desmond." | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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The Vault is one of the "Temples" left by "Those Who Came Before", located underneath the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. The exact purpose of the Vault and the other Temples is still unknown. Minerva's message implies that the Vault's contain some sort of assistance or research in saving of a repeat of the Catastrophe that occurred before.
It appears that only a combination of different Pieces of Eden can open it along with specific people seem to be able to enter them. Recognized as a "prophet", Ezio Auditore da Firenze was able to enter the Vault by using the Staff in conjunction with the Apple of Eden, where as Rodrigo Borgia was unable to do so. The floors, walls and pillars of the Vault are covered in glyphs that only appear as Ezio moves near them because he was the prophet.
It was thought by Borgia that the Vault contained God. However, the Vault actually contains an unknown being named "Minerva". All we know is one of the beings "That Came Before". Minerva, who appears through a holographic device, By her own admission, she is not a God, but a member of a highly advanced race that came before humans. Minerva explains that her race had created humans, but soon faced rebellion. Glyphs on the wall confirm this, showing an Egyptian hieroglyphic with a God holding a Piece of Eden as humans charge toward him with weapons.
According to Minerva, the Temples were built by "those who knew to turn away from war," presumably those who did not fight or did not want to fight in the war between the humans and Those Who Came Before. The reason for this was an unknown catastrophe, presumably a large solar flare, that significantly damaged the Earth and killed off most of both species. Those in the Temples worked to protect the world, and Minerva tasks Desmond Miles, speaking to him through Ezio, with locating the other Temples to avert another cataclysm.
Minerva's Speech and Message to Desmond
thumb|left|300px|Minerva's Message To Desmond
"When we were still flesh, and our homes still whole, Your kind betrayed us... We who made you.
We who gave you life. We were strong but you were many, and both of us craved War. So busy were we with earthly concerns, we failed to notice the heavens, and by the time we did, the world burned until earth burned until not remained but ash. It should have ended then and there but we built you in our own image. We built you, to survive, and so we did. Few were out numbers... your kind and mine. It took sacrifice, strength, compassion, but we rebuilt, and as life returned to the world we remembered to ensure this tragedy could not be repeated. But now, we are dying, and time will work against us. Truth turned into myth, and legend. What we built, miss understood. Let my words preserve the message and make a record of our loss. But let my word also bring hope. You must find the other temples. Built by those who knew to turn away from war. They wanted to protect us, to save us from the fire. If you can find them. If there work can be saved, so too might this world. Be quick for time grows short and guard against the cross for there are many that will stand in your way.
It is done. The message has been delivered. We are gone now from this world, all of us. We can do no more... The rest is up to you... Desmond."
Notes
- During Minerva's speech, a glyph of step pyramids with what appears to be a Piece of Eden hovering over it appears on the wall. This could possibly mean that another Temple is located in South America or a ziggurat in Mesopotamia or even the ancient Temple of Borobudur in Indonesia.