Egidio Troche

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"He fights guards and gives away money! Where have you been all my life?"

―Egidio to Ezio after being rescued.

Egidio Troche was a Roman senator during the Italian Renaissance. His brother, Francesco, was a personal friend of Cesare Borgia, though the Captain General later had him executed.

In 1503, Egidio owed money to one of Cesare's mysterious generals, one simply known as "The Banker." Ezio Auditore, who wanted Egidio to help him locate the Banker, came upon the senator being beaten up by Borgia guards after he could not pay the money he owed. Ezio came to his rescue, killing the attackers and escorting Egidio safely through Rome, until they arrived at the house of his brother. During their walk together, Senator Troche brought up his dislike of the Borgias for robbing the Roman Senate of power. He even admitted to gambling and drinking (and whoring, as Ezio added) because he had nothing else to do.

Egidio was grateful for Ezio's actions, especially when Ezio gave him the 3,000 florins he needed to pay his debt, with only the condition that Egidio keep an eye on the politicians aiding Cesare. Egidio agreed, though not without obvious reluctance; mostly because it would mean that his brother may also become a target in the future.

When Egidio met up with one of the Banker's guards, he was taken to the Pantheon, with Ezio following him from above. There, he was held in case he tried to escape, while Luigi, the commanding Borgia captain, counted the money he had brought. After Ezio killed Luigi and took his place, he ordered the guards to let Egidio go free.

Shortly after the death of the Banker, Juan Borgia, Egidio paid a visit to the Rosa in Fiore, where he discussed matters with Ezio's mother, Maria. Ezio soon arrived and kindly greeted Egidio. The senator, pleased to see Ezio, informed him of more assassination targets that served the Borgia. Ezio departed to take care of these men.

Database Entry

The eldest of two brothers, Egidio was the son of a Senator who had the bad luck of following in his father's footsteps. Described as a naive idealist in a letter from his brother, Francesco, Egidio attempted to bring back the era of the Roman commune where the Senate, the Conservatori, stood at the head of a democracy. Problem was, the Papacy wanted Rome all for itself.

As the century came to a close, the Pope seized control of Rome's urban planning, public works and finances, leaving the Conservatori with little more to do than plan festivals. Egidio, seeing his fellow Senators turn a blind eye as the Campidoglio slowly became a living museum, seems to have grown jaded: "Am I the only one in all of Rome who continues to seek freedom and justice?" he writes in a letter dated 1494. Records kept at the Rosa in Fiore indicate he began visiting regularly in 1495.

Meanwhile, Egidio's brother Francesco went to work for the Pope as his chamberlain and secretary, becoming good friends with Cesare, such good friends, in fact, that he was called "one of the Borgias' most trusted assassins". A letter sent to the Venetian ambassador by Egidio in 1503 detailing Cesare's war plans for the region reveals his hatred for Cesare and his brother's inability to keep secrets while under the influence.

Source

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood