Herald

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Ezio bribing a Herald

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Heralds are men who tell the populations of cities about recent news, laws, taxes, executions, etc. They came about due to the lack of an effective means of information transfer, and were precursors to today's communication system.

Heralds will appear on the map as long as Ezio's notoriety is not at 0%.

In Assassin's Creed II, if Ezio commits crimes, the heralds will begin to tell people to beware of a mysterious man. Ezio can bribe these heralds with 500 florins to decrease his notoriety by 50%. But remember, a herald can only be bribed once.

If you use Eagle Vision, Heralds are highlighted in blue if they are talking about ordinary events. If they are telling people about you (mostly lies and slander), then they are seen in red.

Trivia

• The money that you bribe the herald with can be stolen back from him, however, doing so will increase Ezio's notoriety by a small amount.
• Another option is to kill the herald without alerting the guards. You need to kill them to get money after you have used him.
• Sometimes you may come across a herald who is shouting out news to absolutely no one, this may be a game glitch, because the herald reacts as if there are people watching.
• In the original Assassins Creed, there are people who attempt to convince people to join the Cursader/Muslim armies, they function a lot like Heralds, although they are not referred to as such and are purely aesthetic.