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Acre was a coastal city located to the east of the Mediterranean Sea.

History

High Middle Ages

In the year 1190, Templars laid siege to the city and planned to poison its water supply to wipe out the entire population. Altaïr was able to stop this plot by killing the Templar commander in charge of the operation. Despite rescue in this instance, Acre eventually fell to the Templar Order.

In the year 1191, Richard the Lionheart and his Crusaders forces recaptured the city from the Saracen army. The city served as the capital of the remnants of the Kingdom of Jerusalem until the end of the Crusades.

It was in this city that the Christian Crusaders established a base of operations, in order to stockpile weapons and troops. With this, they intended to march south towards Jaffa, and from there, launch an all out siege upon their true target, Jerusalem, which they had come from Europe to reclaim in the name of their religious faith.

Renaissance

In 1511, Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze stayed in Acre en-route to Masyaf; there, the people of the city warned Ezio that the road to Masyaf was crawling with bandits and "foreign mercenaries." Ezio assumed the worst, that this was another line of Templars, and expressed this concern in a letter he wrote to his sister Claudia.

A year later, Ezio and Sofia Sartor stayed in Acre before they set off to open Altaïr's library.

Districts

Poor District

In 1191, due to the recent siege, the Poor District was still recovering from the numerous casualties. Many dead bodies laid in the streets and alleys and around the main gate into Acre.

The people also fought off disease, despair, oppression, corruption, and the memories of those lost, while the haunting stench of death filling the air.

King Richard placed the entire district under the jurisdiction of the Knights Hospitalier, who governed from their fortress located at the north end of the district.

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The main gate of Acre.

Middle District

The Middle District was more lively, in terms of both citizenry and military presence. Richard gave control of the area to the Knights Teutonic.

In Acre's Middle District, there was a large harbor port, whose docks possessed many troublemakers and drunken sailors.

The paranoid Sibrand kept an extremely sharp watch over the district, and his fears frequently clouded his judgement. Rumors reached him that the Assassins had come to take his life, and this drove Sibrand to fortify the entire area.

Rich District

As King Richard the Lionheart fought Saladin and his Saracen forces, the duty of governing the entire city fell to the regent and liege-lord, William of Montferrat. The Rich District was the center of Montferrat's power, and it was the district that suffered the most under his rule. Much of the populace complained about their ill treatment, while others plotted his downfall.

Within the beautiful Rich District were notable landmarks such as King Richard's Citadel, a small keep within the fortress which housed William's quarters. The citadel's interior contained large numbers of guards and archers, and operated like an autonomous, small town within the city.

Another landmark in Acre was the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, which concealed a Templar knight in the incomplete spire, and proved to be the highest point in the cities that Altaïr visited.

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Acre during the Third Crusade.

Trivia

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Altaïr situated on a View Point in Acre, during the Assassin's Creed Cinematic Trailer.

• The cinematic video shown at the start of Assassin's Creed occurs in Acre.
• Acre is also the location shown in most of the official pre-release Assassin's Creed trailers.
• Acre was drastically altered from the first few gameplay demos shown at E3 in 2006. The first version of Acre had a larger area outside the city walls and could be entered while on horseback. The reason for such a change remains unknown.
• Acre appears in Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines and Assassin's Creed II, making it the only city to appear in over three Assassin's Creed games.
• Acre's climate is dramatically different from the other settlements, since it is next to the Mediterranean Sea, giving a misty and foggy effect to the streets.
• The tallest View Point in Assassin's Creed is located in Acre, being the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

Gallery

• The Rich District of Acre.
  The Rich District of Acre.
• The Middle District of Acre.
  The Middle District of Acre.
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  The Poor District of Acre.
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Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles
• Assassin's Creed
• Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines
• Assassin's Creed II (flashback only)
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations (mentioned only)