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==Villa Auditore==
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==Dobby==
{{Quote|A key force in the protection of [[Monteriggioni]] for hundreds of years and a source of great architectural innovation...|Commemorative plaque for the Villa Auditore, 2012.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
The '''Villa Auditore''' was a familial home and stronghold of the [[House of Auditore|Auditore family]], located within the city of Monteriggioni in [[Tuscany]].
*'''Dobby:''' ''How do you do, Connor?''
Purchased by the family some time after 1321, it remained the home to the Auditore up until the turn of the 16th century, when it was heavily damaged during the [[Fall of Monteriggioni]].
*'''Connor:''' ''I am alright. And you?''
*'''Dobby:''' ''It's nice to be a part of something. Until now I was sort of drifting about the neighborhood getting irate when I saw things unjust. Sometimes I'd intervene, other times I would come here. Now I feel like all my energy is pointed at something.''
*'''Connor:''' ''I am grateful to have your help. How did you come to be... you?''
*'''Dobby:''' ''Ha! Funny question but I get your meaning. I was an orphan, pretty common around the ports with all the sailors and whores mucking about. I wanted to be out on my own so I did what I had to do. That's when I decided to pretend to be a boy. That worked for a time, until nature decided otherwise and it just became a bad joke. Folks around the borough still called me "Dobby" but the old codgers started leering and getting fresh. That's when I got tough. Took a good many shots to the face before I learned to defend myself properly but now I dare any man to come at me. They learn the price quick.''
Another convo:
==History==
===Domenico Auditore===
The villa was constructed in 1290. In 1320, a [[Florence|Florentine]] attack left the facade damaged, and in need of reconstruction.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> After the death of [[Dante Alighieri]] in 1321, [[Domenico Auditore]] purchased the Villa, and subsequently erected a new facade, as well as a [[painting gallery]] within. He redesigned the Villa not only as a home, but as a fortress and training ground for the town.<ref name="AC2 - Auditore Crypt">''Assassin's Creed II'' - ''[[Auditore Family Crypt|Uplay Content: Auditore Family Crypt]]''</ref>
*'''Connor:''' ''Hello, Dobby.''
The building itself was filled with hidden compartments and rooms, whilst the grounds catered to a number of different uses. Later, Domenico constructed the [[Auditore Family Crypt]], which would later also be connected to an escape route within the Villa that led out to the north of Monteriggioni.<ref name="AC2 - Auditore Crypt"/>
*'''Dobby:''' ''Connor. You look well.''
*'''Connor:''' ''I have been better.''
*'''Dobby:''' ''Do you ever sleep? I really don't know how you do it.''
*'''Connor:''' ''I try not to think about it.''
*'''Dobby:''' ''A strong man, stronger than any I've ever met. How is it a man like you has no wife?''
*'''Connor:''' ''I do not have the time to give a woman what she deserves. Perhaps when all this is over, I will be able to settle and have a family. I hope.''
*'''Dobby:''' ''Of all the lecherous and deceitful men out there who are fathers you'd be a godsend. But I suppose that's how it is, the good ones are too busy for it and the louts have nothing better to do. In any case, if you ever think it's time, make sure I get the first crack!''
*'''Connor:''' ''Hmm, I promise.''
==Stephane==
===Mario Auditore===
[[File:CDC 3 v.png|thumb|250px|left|The run-down Villa Auditore.]]
By 1436, the Villa hosted the newest generation of Auditore [[Assassins]]; the brothers [[Mario Auditore|Mario]] and [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni Auditore]]. Following the death of their father, and Giovanni's departure for Florence, Mario became the sole ruler of Monteriggioni, and resident of the Villa in 1454.<ref name="AC2" /><ref name="Project Legacy - Mario Auditore">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' - [[Chapter 3 - Mario Auditore|Italian Wars: Chapter 3 - Mario Auditore]]</ref>
*'''Connor:''' ''Stephane. How is your ale?''
Despite Mario's love for the Villa, it fell into disrepair along with the city it protected, due to him spending his money on warfare and [[mercenaries]], rather than its upkeep. Instead, the Villa was mostly used for storing weapons and equipment of war, and at one point, even a [[Shroud of Eden|mysterious artifact]] Mario had discovered hidden under Monteriggioni.<ref name="Project Legacy - Mario Auditore"/>
*'''Stephane:''' ''Pisse (Piss), but it gets the job done - my father would be disgusted - but after a day's work with you a man needs to unwind. I would prefer a nice bottle of wine but these Colonies lack refinement.''
*'''Connor:''' ''Your father?''
*'''Stephane:''' ''Mon père (My dad). He was a great man. A cook in the French Army during the Seven Years War. He marched all across the white North, feeding Louis-Joseph de Montcalm and his officers. Cooking them feasts from sticks and berries. When the Commander-in-Chief opted for open conflict instead of manning the battlements of Quebec, every man was called to arms, including my father. He died on the field. But I'm told he fought ferociously. It matters little. He's gone now.''
*'''Connor:''' ''He would be proud of you.''
*'''Stephane:''' ''This is my one hope - that he smiles upon the choices I've made.''
Another convo:
During the [[Defense of Monteriggioni]] in 1454, the Villa was also where Mario and his mercenaries interrogated [[Luciano Pezzati]], a spy for the invading Florentine army.<ref name="Project Legacy - Mario Auditore"/>
*'''Stephane:''' ''Connor! Do you have time to sit?''
===Ezio Auditore===
*'''Connor:''' ''I do.''
In 1476, Mario's nephew, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], as well as [[Maria Auditore da Firenze|his mother]] and [[Claudia Auditore da Firenze|sister]], came seeking refuge in Monteriggioni after the execution of his father and brothers. After resting in the Villa, Ezio intended to take his mother and sister to [[Spain]], much to Mario's protests.<ref name="AC2"/>
*'''Stephane:''' ''Good! I have been meaning to ask you, how did you come to all this?''
*'''Connor:''' ''I did not ask for it, but I feel it was meant to happen. I was just a boy when I met Achilles. He made me a warrior.''
*'''Stephane:''' ''That easy? I miss the kitchen if you can believe it. I had more control in that world than I ever will in the one we inhabit. But more people get to taste the fruit of my labor in this line of work and for that I am satisfied.''
*'''Connor:''' ''We may change things yet, if we press on.''
*'''Stephane:''' ''Frenchmen from the North never grow weary, just ask the women! Ha!''
==Jamie==
Eventually, Ezio decided to remain in Monteriggioni, and seek revenge on those responsible for the execution. He became, in effect, co-ruler of Monteriggioni with Mario, and the renovations he funded and oversaw proved to herald a rebirth for not only the Villa, but the city of Monteriggioni as well.<ref name="AC2"/>
*'''Connor:''' ''Thirsty I take it?''
Although the exact length of time it took for the Villa to be rebuilt is unknown, by late December 1499, it was once again an opulent structure, as well as the headquarters of the Assassin Order in Italy.<ref name="Brotherhood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
*'''Jamie:''' ''What's wrong with taking a draught or two when the time is right?''
*'''Connor:''' ''Nothing, Jamie, nothing.''
*'''Jamie:''' ''Then why don't you join me then?''
*'''Connor:''' ''Not right now, maybe later.''
*'''Jamie:''' ''I suppose you got important business to attend to. I understand. Don't worry about me though, I can handle my booze. If you need me, I'll be there, Connor.''
Another convo:
[[File:Villaburn.PNG|thumb|left|250px|Villa Auditore burning during the [[Fall of Monteriggioni]].]]
However, on the 2nd of January, 1500, the [[Papacy|Papal forces]] led by [[Cesare Borgia]] besieged Monteriggioni, thus devastating the town and its Villa, and killing Mario. After this, the Villa was abandoned, as Ezio left the ruins of Monteriggioni to wage war against the [[House of Borgia|Borgia]] in [[Rome]].<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*'''Jamie:''' ''Hey Connor.''
Sometime before 1554, the Auditore resumed control over Monteriggioni, though the Villa was not rebuilt. In 1554, the Auditore were betrayed by Giovannino Zeti, keeper of the garrison and a Florentine exile, who gave the keys of the city to the [[House of Medici|Medici]].<ref name="AC2"/>
*'''Connor:''' ''Taking it easy today?''
*'''Jamie:''' ''Things got a little out of hand the last time you saw me. Keeping an even keel.''
*'''Connor:''' ''Good. Where are you from?''
*'''Jamie:''' ''Here. Born and raised but I'm a mutt if that's what you're really asking. Think I even got a little of the Far East in my blood. That's what my father said, wherever that bastard got off to.''
*'''Connor:''' ''What about your mother?''
*'''Jamie:''' ''She's down south. Haven't seen her in five years or so. She works on a plantation - keeping care of the slaves. Pff. Slaves. That's why I left. Can't support that business. Owning a human isn't something any man should do. She doesn't agree so I leave her to it. I make my life up here now. I'm an Assassin. This is my family.''
==Duncan==
The Medici conquered Monteriggioni, though they allowed the Auditore to continue ruling the city due to their families' good relationship.<ref name="AC2"/>
*'''Duncan:''' ''Oi, lad! How's it going then?''
===Modern times===
*'''Connor:''' ''I am well. And you?''
{{Dialogue|Desmond|Wait. We're at the Auditore Villa?|Lucy|Yes. It's our last safehouse in Italy.|The Assassins arriving at the Villa.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
*'''Duncan:''' ''Oh, can't complain. There was something I've been meaning to tell you... I met your Da. It was a long time ago in London. I was just a boy - well, I didn't meet him really, just saw him do a fella in at the London Opera House. I was sitting in the balcony with an uncle of mine. Went to have a piss and when I came back, there's your Da. Dashing as they come, he was shirt, jacket immaculate. My uncle was just slumped there. Looked like he was sleeping. But I knew better even if I was a child. Your Da locked eyes on me. And I don't think I've ever been so frightened as I was in that instant. It wasn't a fear that he was going to cause me pain, it was a sense that he saw right through me - into my heart - and he'd crush it if it pleased him. But he didn't. He just raised his finger to his lips and gestured for my silence. I complied. Then he was gone.''
*'''Connor:''' ''That must have been in the days before his betrayal was made public. He would have sailed for the Colonies not long after. I'm astonished that you were actually there.''
*'''Duncan:''' ''You can imagine my surprise when I saw is face. Took me a while to piece it together but... there you have it. Thought you'd like to know.''
*'''Connor:''' ''Thank you.''
Another convo:
[[File:ACB Modern Villa.png|thumb|250px|The modern Villa Auditore.]]
By 2012, the Villa had become a World Preservation Site, and was heralded as ''"one of the Tuscan countryside's most beloved landmarks."'' A plaque displayed before the Villa contained details of its construction, as well as how it had been destroyed in [[Rodrigo Borgia|Pope Alexander VI]]'s military campaign in 1500.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*'''Connor:''' ''How are you faring?''
On September 9, 2012, [[Desmond Miles]], [[Lucy Stillman]], [[Rebecca Crane]], and [[Shaun Hastings]] set up a temporary base of operations within the [[Sanctuary]] beneath the Villa to escape the [[Templars]] searching for them.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*'''Duncan:''' ''Not bad. Not bad. All this reminds me of being back in the Old Country. Fightin' for land, fightin' for the right to see God my way. Didn't take long before I realized the fight was futile and stepped aboard a ship bound for the Colonies. People over there are so wrapped up in HOW you perceive the Lord they forget we're all part of his flock. Stories change, Connor. The way people tell them evolves. It's no different in the Bible and I believe that's the real root of all the strife back home. But nobody wants to listen to me - if you don't see it their way, you're a heathen. But I feel we're honestly making a difference here. That our presence is felt if not appreciated by all. Ah! And it makes me sleep easy at night and that's all a man can ask for really.''
*'''Connor:''' ''I would like to visit your home country some day.''
*'''Duncan:''' ''Oh, would you now? You'd turn a head or two on the Emerald Isle, I'll tell you that. Maybe one day, I'll muster up the courage, go back and I'll bring you with me - would be good for a laugh at any rate!''
==Clipper==
Throughout their stay, which lasted until October 10, the Assassins lived within the Villa, and came out only to collect provisions.<ref name="Brotherhood"/>
*'''Connor:''' ''You do not partake?''
==Rooms==
*'''Clipper:''' ''No, sir. I need to stay sharp in case you call upon my rifle. Spirits do me in right quick. Drank half a flask of rum out in the bush with my brothers a few years back. Went for a run in the buff before I found myself rolling around in deer skat being sick all over. I don't want to go there again. No thank you.''
The Villa Auditore had several rooms, some of which were hidden. Below is a list of the known rooms.
*'''Connor:''' ''A smart choice given the circumstances.''
*Main hall
*'''Clipper:''' ''I want to fight like you someday.''
*The [[Armory]]
*'''Connor:''' ''You have everything it takes to be a great Assassin.''
*[[Mario Auditore's study|Mario's study]]
*'''Clipper:''' ''That means something coming from you.''
Codex Room.jpg|Mario's study, and the [[Codex Wall]].
ACB_Modern_Study.png|Mario's study in the modern times.
ACB World Preservation Board.png|The World Preservation Site board in front of the modern villa.
</gallery>
*'''Connor:''' ''Where did you learn to shoot like you do?''
==References==
*'''Clipper:''' ''Ranging with my dad and brothers in Virginia country. My family's been surveying and prospecting out there since my grand-pappy.''
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*'''Connor:''' ''How did you end up here?''
*'''Clipper:''' ''I'm the youngest of four brothers. I was always going to be a runner-up with them so I set off alone to do my own business. Out west of Ohio's territory that no man of the Colonies' ever trodden. Figured I could find contracts out of New York. Then the war started.''
*'''Connor:''' ''And you sided with the Patriots.''
*'''Clipper:''' ''Not really. My family's for the King. I just don't like seeing boys forced to fight against their will is all. But I know that I want to be free, for all to be free. If that means I'm a Patriot, I guess I am.''
*'''Connor:''' ''You are an Assassin. Nothing else.''
*'''Clipper:''' ''That I am. And proud of it.''
==Jacob==
{{ACII}}
{{ACBH}}
*'''Jacob:''' ''Ah! Connor! Sit! Sit!''
[Category:Monteriggioni]]
*'''Connor:''' ''How are you Jacob?''
[Category:Landmarks]]
*'''Jacob:''' ''Missing the beer gardens back home - but I am well.''
[Category:Villa Auditore]]
*'''Connor:''' ''How did you arrive in the colonies?''
[Category:Tuscany]]
*'''Jacob:''' ''Like most other men like me. The Army. I was a Hessian for a time. It was a good job while I had it. I only felt it was time for something different once I arrived. Not long after I am meeting you so it seems my feeling was useful, no?''
[Category:Assassin Order]]
*'''Connor:''' ''Certainly.''
*'''Jacob:''' ''I am hoping to send for my family when the time is right. But we are fighting a war of our own, and I will not put them at risk.''
*'''Connor:''' ''Hopefully things will die down soon.''
*'''Jacob:''' ''No rush, Connor. I am in their hearts, and they are in mine.''
Another convo:
*'''Jacob:''' ''I received a letter from home.''
*'''Connor:''' ''What news?''
*'''Jacob:''' ''My son is the strongest boy in our village. Standing tall and proud. My heart grows heavy for them, now and my patience wanes for bringing them across the ocean. I have sent money for passage. War or no war.''
*'''Connor:''' ''We will keep them safe from the fighting when they arrive.''
*'''Jacob:''' ''I am having no doubts about this. My worry is now of the crossing itself. Many miles overland to a port in France. There they must be purchasing safe passage aboard a ship coming to the colonies. Then they must brave the voyage itself. Many risks.''
*'''Connor:''' ''Your son can lead them, you said yourself he is strong and capable.''
*'''Jacob:''' ''My son? Ha! No matter how strong he grows he will never be as strong as my wife. Wihelmina is the most able person I have ever met - else I would not have left them. It is more matters of fortune that trouble me. Storms, pirates.''
*'''Connor:''' ''These are things none can control, but I am sure if pirates try and take their ship, Wihelmina and your boy will make the brigands rue their decision.''
"A key force in the protection of Monteriggioni for hundreds of years and a source of great architectural innovation..."
―Commemorative plaque for the Villa Auditore, 2012.[src]
The Villa Auditore was a familial home and stronghold of the Auditore family, located within the city of Monteriggioni in Tuscany.
Purchased by the family some time after 1321, it remained the home to the Auditore up until the turn of the 16th century, when it was heavily damaged during the Fall of Monteriggioni.
History
Domenico Auditore
The villa was constructed in 1290. In 1320, a Florentine attack left the facade damaged, and in need of reconstruction.[1] After the death of Dante Alighieri in 1321, Domenico Auditore purchased the Villa, and subsequently erected a new facade, as well as a painting gallery within. He redesigned the Villa not only as a home, but as a fortress and training ground for the town.[2]
The building itself was filled with hidden compartments and rooms, whilst the grounds catered to a number of different uses. Later, Domenico constructed the Auditore Family Crypt, which would later also be connected to an escape route within the Villa that led out to the north of Monteriggioni.[2]
Mario Auditore
The run-down Villa Auditore.
By 1436, the Villa hosted the newest generation of Auditore Assassins; the brothers Mario and Giovanni Auditore. Following the death of their father, and Giovanni's departure for Florence, Mario became the sole ruler of Monteriggioni, and resident of the Villa in 1454.[1][3]
Despite Mario's love for the Villa, it fell into disrepair along with the city it protected, due to him spending his money on warfare and mercenaries, rather than its upkeep. Instead, the Villa was mostly used for storing weapons and equipment of war, and at one point, even a mysterious artifact Mario had discovered hidden under Monteriggioni.[3]
During the Defense of Monteriggioni in 1454, the Villa was also where Mario and his mercenaries interrogated Luciano Pezzati, a spy for the invading Florentine army.[3]
Ezio Auditore
In 1476, Mario's nephew, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, as well as his mother and sister, came seeking refuge in Monteriggioni after the execution of his father and brothers. After resting in the Villa, Ezio intended to take his mother and sister to Spain, much to Mario's protests.[1]
Eventually, Ezio decided to remain in Monteriggioni, and seek revenge on those responsible for the execution. He became, in effect, co-ruler of Monteriggioni with Mario, and the renovations he funded and oversaw proved to herald a rebirth for not only the Villa, but the city of Monteriggioni as well.[1]
Although the exact length of time it took for the Villa to be rebuilt is unknown, by late December 1499, it was once again an opulent structure, as well as the headquarters of the Assassin Order in Italy.[4]
However, on the 2nd of January, 1500, the Papal forces led by Cesare Borgia besieged Monteriggioni, thus devastating the town and its Villa, and killing Mario. After this, the Villa was abandoned, as Ezio left the ruins of Monteriggioni to wage war against the Borgia in Rome.[4]
Sometime before 1554, the Auditore resumed control over Monteriggioni, though the Villa was not rebuilt. In 1554, the Auditore were betrayed by Giovannino Zeti, keeper of the garrison and a Florentine exile, who gave the keys of the city to the Medici.[1]
The Medici conquered Monteriggioni, though they allowed the Auditore to continue ruling the city due to their families' good relationship.[1]
By 2012, the Villa had become a World Preservation Site, and was heralded as "one of the Tuscan countryside's most beloved landmarks." A plaque displayed before the Villa contained details of its construction, as well as how it had been destroyed in Pope Alexander VI's military campaign in 1500.[4]
Armory.
The Sanctuary.
Maria's room.
Mario's study, and the Codex Wall.
Mario's study in the modern times.
The World Preservation Site board in front of the modern villa.
