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|image = AC1_Hospitalier_Fortress+Flag.png | |image = AC1_Hospitalier_Fortress+Flag.png | ||
|description = The stronghold and hospital of the Knights Hospitalier during the Third Crusade. | |description = The stronghold and hospital of the Knights Hospitalier during the Third Crusade. | ||
|location = Poor District, [[Acre]], [[ | |location = Poor District, [[Acre]], [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] | ||
|affiliation = [[Crusaders]] | |||
*[[Templars|Knights Templar]] | |||
*[[Knights Hospitalier]] | |||
|features = [[Viewpoint]] | |||
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The '''Hospitalier Fortress''' was a stronghold of the [[Crusaders|Crusader]] Knights [[Knights Hospitalier|Hospitalier]], found in [[Acre]] during the [[Third Crusade]]. The structure functioned as both a hospital and military quarters and was located in the northern section of the | The '''Hospitalier Fortress''' was a stronghold of the [[Crusaders|Crusader]] Knights [[Knights Hospitalier|Hospitalier]], found in [[Acre]] during the [[Third Crusade]]. The structure functioned as both a hospital and military quarters and was located in the northern section of the city's Poor District.<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> | ||
In 1191, the fortress was the site of experiments on patients overseen and conducted by the | In 1191, the fortress was the site of experiments on patients overseen and conducted by the Hospitalier [[Grand Master of the Knights Hospitalier|Grand Master]] [[Garnier de Naplouse]], who was secretly a member of the [[Templars|Templar Order]]. At this time, the fortress was heavily guarded, with only patients, [[soldier]]s, and [[scholar]]s allowed on the premises. In July of that year, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] infiltrated the fortress to kill Garnier and put an end to his experiments.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' – [[Assassination (Garnier de Naplouse)]]</ref> | ||
==Layout== | ==Layout== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Ironically, there is a [[ | *Ironically, there is a [[herald]] located west of the fortress who speaks of "overcoming tests", given that experiments and torture are conducted down the street. | ||
*In the | *In the Poor District, it is possible to overhear rumors of what goes on inside the building. | ||
*A [[ | *A [[viewpoint]] is located atop the fortress' tower. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center | <gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
The Prisons of the Mind.jpg|Concept art of the fortress' halls | The Prisons of the Mind.jpg|Concept art of the fortress' halls | ||
AC1 Hospitalier Fortress.png|A view of the fortress' entrance | |||
Hospitallerfortressoutside.png|The outer walls of the fortress | Hospitallerfortressoutside.png|The outer walls of the fortress | ||
Hospitallerfortressinside.png|The inner hospital | Hospitallerfortressinside.png|The inner hospital | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 29 May 2025
The Hospitalier Fortress was a stronghold of the Crusader Knights Hospitalier, found in Acre during the Third Crusade. The structure functioned as both a hospital and military quarters and was located in the northern section of the city's Poor District.[1]
In 1191, the fortress was the site of experiments on patients overseen and conducted by the Hospitalier Grand Master Garnier de Naplouse, who was secretly a member of the Templar Order. At this time, the fortress was heavily guarded, with only patients, soldiers, and scholars allowed on the premises. In July of that year, the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad infiltrated the fortress to kill Garnier and put an end to his experiments.[2]
Layout
Outside the fortress, a Catholic stone cross marked the entrance, overlooking some stairs. Just through the main fortress gates was a courtyard made of stone, with a well at its center.[1]
The inner fortress and hospital was accessible from any of the three remaining walls of the courtyard. The interior was filled with many closely-watched hospital beds, as well as a few wandering, partially unstable patients and the guards. Some of the beds and operating tables were occupied by corpses.[1]
Trivia
- Ironically, there is a herald located west of the fortress who speaks of "overcoming tests", given that experiments and torture are conducted down the street.
- In the Poor District, it is possible to overhear rumors of what goes on inside the building.
- A viewpoint is located atop the fortress' tower.
Gallery
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Concept art of the fortress' halls -
A view of the fortress' entrance -
The outer walls of the fortress -
The inner hospital -
The inner courtyard of the fortress -
The fortress' tower
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade