Villa Auditore

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The Auditore Family Villa was a stronghold in the city of Monteriggioni. It was built by Domenico Auditore, and later used to provide aid and refuge for Ezio and his family after the murder of Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio in Florence. Sitting in a beautiful Tuscan valley, the villa and Monteriggioni had become run down and badly in need of repair.

During the villa's construction, Domenico designed the home to double as a fortress and training ground for the town. The building was filled with hidden compartments and rooms, such as a moving bookshelf in the study. It concealed the entrance to the Sanctuary, a shrine to Assassins past and the resting place of Altair's Armor. While unconnected to the villa, Domenico's tomb lay nearby.

After a Florentine attack in 1320 left the façade damaged, the present façade was erected and a painting gallery was added to the interior.

In 1476, Ezio and his family arrived to the villa after the execution of his father and brothers. Ezio trained with his uncle for two years, preparing to assassinate Vieri de' Pazzi. Claudia and Maria Auditore remained at the villa for the rest of Ezio's journey. Claudia kept records of Monteriggioni's income and Ezio's progress, while Maria prayed in her room under constant grief of her husband and sons' deaths, until Ezio gathered and stored eagle feathers as keepsakes to help her cope with the loss.

In 1499, Cesare Borgia besieged Monteriggioni, devastating the town and villa.

Rooms

The Villa Auditore has nine accessible rooms.

• The Main Foyer
• The Armory, with two rooms dedicated to weapons and armor
• The Planning Room
• Mario's Study
• Maria's Room
• The Painting Gallery
• Ezio's Room and Study
• The Sanctuary

A closed door presumably leads to Mario's room.

Gameplay

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Monteriggioni Map

In the early stages of the game, Ezio is able to renovate both the town of Monteriggioni and the Auditore Villa.

Methods to increase the town and villa's values are listed below:

• Renovating the shops and other buildings through the architect
• Buying armor and weapons
• Purchasing paintings
• Collecting Codex pages
• Obtaining the six assassin's seals
• Collecting feathers
• Unlocking the two models
• Obtaining Altaïr's armor
• Obtaining the portraits of all the conspirators (including conspirators from the Battle of Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities)

As Ezio invests in Monteriggioni, the Villa's outside appearance improves over time. Boards across windows are taken down, overgrown plants recede, and flags bearing the assassin symbol appear around the roof. Also, with each guild renovated, Courtesans, Mercenaries, and Thieves populate the town.