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In 1257, the [[Venice|Venetian]] explorers [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]], the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training the two to become Assassins themselves, the elderly Altaïr entrusted them with creating some [[Assassins Guilds]] and guarding his autobiographical [[Codex]]. When the [[Mongols]] eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> towards their home in Constantinople, where they were successful in creating a [[Constantinople Assassins Guild|guild]] in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.<ref name="ACTSC"/> In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | In 1257, the [[Venice|Venetian]] explorers [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]] were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of [[Masyaf]] by [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]], the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training the two to become Assassins themselves, the elderly Altaïr entrusted them with creating some [[Assassins Guilds]] and guarding his autobiographical [[Codex]]. When the [[Mongols]] eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> towards their home in Constantinople, where they were successful in creating a [[Constantinople Assassins Guild|guild]] in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.<ref name="ACTSC"/> In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
In 1269, the Polos arrived in Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and Niccolò trained his son [[Marco Polo|Marco]] in the ways of the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The three of them made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,<ref name="ACR"/> which resulted in Marco's successful retrieval of the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.<ref name="AC2"/> | In 1269, the Polos arrived in Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,<ref name="Encyclopedia">''[[Assassin's Creed Encyclopedia]]''</ref> and Niccolò trained his son [[Marco Polo|Marco]] in the ways of the Assassins.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> The three of them made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,<ref name="ACR"/> which resulted in Marco's successful retrieval of the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.<ref name="AC2"/> | ||
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- "Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito."
- ―The Creed of the Italian Assassins.[src]
The Italian Assassins were the Italian branch of Assassins, existing since their formation during the latter half of the 13th century.
Primarily led by the Auditore family, the Italian Assassins were mainly involved with taking down the corrupt Borgia family, the ruling body of the Templar Order during the Renaissance.
History
Foundation
In 1257, the Venetian explorers Niccolò and Maffeo Polo were invited to stay at the Assassins' fortress of Masyaf by Darim Ibn-La'Ahad, the son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. After training the two to become Assassins themselves, the elderly Altaïr entrusted them with creating some Assassins Guilds and guarding his autobiographical Codex. When the Mongols eventually attacked, the Polo brothers left Masyaf[1] towards their home in Constantinople, where they were successful in creating a guild in 1258. However, during their journey, the Polos had lost the Codex to the Mongols, thus failing in their promise to protect it.[1] In 1259, Niccolò and Maffeo journeyed to the Mongol Empire in an effort to retrieve the Codex, but ultimately failed.[2]
In 1269, the Polos arrived in Venice, Italy, where they created an Assassins Guild,[3] and Niccolò trained his son Marco in the ways of the Assassins.[4] The three of them made another journey to the Mongol Empire two years later,[2] which resulted in Marco's successful retrieval of the Codex, which they took with them back to Italy in 1295.[4]
Formation of the Auditore
Marco Polo passed the Codex into the hands of fellow Assassin Dante Alighieri. The next year, Dante took on the son - who would later take on the name Domenico Auditore - of a fellow Assassin as an apprentice, and the boy would later in turn take both Dante and the Codex to Spain.[4]
In 1321, Dante was killed by the Templars, proving their continuing existence to the Assassins. The Codex was given to Domenico and he was tasked with bringing it to Spain; however, he and his family were attacked by pirates employed by the Templars while being docked in Otranto, prompting Domenico to spread the Codex' pages across several boxes in his ship to prevent the pirates from finding it. Domenico's wife was brutally abused and murdered by the pirates, but Domenico and his son survived.[4]
Both Marco Polo and Domenico's father were killed by the Templars in 1324, and using Marco's money, Domenico temporarily settled in Florence, pretending to be part of the city's nobility by taking on the name Auditore. He later bought and renovated a villa in Monteriggioni, which he named the Villa Auditore, which became the headquarters of the Italian Assassins for nearly two centuries.[4]
References
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