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{{Dialogue|Niccolò | {{Dialogue|Niccolò|Artefacts?|Altaïr|Of a kind. They are keys, each one imbued with a message.|Niccolò Polo and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the keys.|Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade}} | ||
[[File:KeyofAltaïr.png|thumb|220px|right|A key of Altaïr.]] | [[File:KeyofAltaïr.png|thumb|220px|right|A key of Altaïr.]] | ||
The '''keys of Altaïr''', also referred to as '''seals''', were a collection of five [[First Civilization]] | The '''keys of Altaïr''', also referred to as '''seals''', were a collection of five [[First Civilization]] artifacts concealing information and memories from the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], their original owner. When brought together, the keys would grant access to [[Altaïr's library]] in the fortress of [[Masyaf]],<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref> which was desired by both the Assassins and the [[Templars]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Altaïr's discovery=== | ===Altaïr's discovery=== | ||
[[File:ACR STORY 13.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr | [[File:ACR STORY 13.png|thumb|250px|left|Altaïr holding one of the keys.]] | ||
While in exile in the castle of [[Alamut]] during the early 1240s, the [[Sixth Apple|Apple]] Altaïr possessed directed him to the | While he was in exile in the castle of [[Alamut]] during the early 1240s, the [[Sixth Apple|Apple]] Altaïr possessed directed him to the artifacts, which he retrieved and hid.<ref name="ACTSC"/> | ||
After researching them, Altaïr discovered that the keys contained messages, | After researching them, Altaïr discovered that the keys contained messages, though he did not know to whom they were intended.<ref name="ACTSC"/> | ||
In 1257, whilst Masyaf was about to be besieged by the [[Mongols]], Altaïr passed the keys and his [[Codex]] on to his guests [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], who promised to hide the keys. They escaped from the Mongols with the help of Altaïr's son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]], and safely arrived in their home of [[Constantinople]], where they hid the keys and formed an [[Assassins Guild]].<ref name="ACTSC"/> | In 1257, whilst Masyaf was about to be besieged by the [[Mongols]], Altaïr passed the keys and his [[Codex]] on to his guests [[Niccolò Polo|Niccolò]] and [[Maffeo Polo]], who promised to hide the keys. They escaped from the Mongols with the help of Altaïr's son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad|Darim]], and safely arrived in their home of [[Constantinople]], where they hid the keys and formed an [[Assassins Guild]].<ref name="ACTSC"/> | ||
===Ezio's acquisition=== | ===Ezio's acquisition=== | ||
In 1510, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Mentor]] of the [[Italy|Italian]] Assassins, learned of the existence of | In 1510, [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], the [[Grand Master of the Assassin Order|Mentor]] of the [[Italy|Italian]] Assassins, learned of the existence of Altaïr's library and its keys after reading a document left behind by his late father [[Giovanni Auditore da Firenze|Giovanni]]. Curious and driven by a desire to obtain answers about his Order, Ezio left [[Rome]] for Masyaf.<ref name="ACR"/> | ||
[[File:ACR STORY 16.png|thumb|250px|Ezio retrieving a key from a statue.]] | [[File:ACR STORY 16.png|thumb|250px|Ezio retrieving a key from a statue.]] | ||
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- Niccolò: "Artefacts?"
- Altaïr: "Of a kind. They are keys, each one imbued with a message."
- —Niccolò Polo and Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad on the keys.[src]
The keys of Altaïr, also referred to as seals, were a collection of five First Civilization artifacts concealing information and memories from the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, their original owner. When brought together, the keys would grant access to Altaïr's library in the fortress of Masyaf,[1] which was desired by both the Assassins and the Templars.[2]
History
Altaïr's discovery
While he was in exile in the castle of Alamut during the early 1240s, the Apple Altaïr possessed directed him to the artifacts, which he retrieved and hid.[1]
After researching them, Altaïr discovered that the keys contained messages, though he did not know to whom they were intended.[1]
In 1257, whilst Masyaf was about to be besieged by the Mongols, Altaïr passed the keys and his Codex on to his guests Niccolò and Maffeo Polo, who promised to hide the keys. They escaped from the Mongols with the help of Altaïr's son Darim, and safely arrived in their home of Constantinople, where they hid the keys and formed an Assassins Guild.[1]
Ezio's acquisition
In 1510, Ezio Auditore da Firenze, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins, learned of the existence of Altaïr's library and its keys after reading a document left behind by his late father Giovanni. Curious and driven by a desire to obtain answers about his Order, Ezio left Rome for Masyaf.[2]
Ezio arrived in Masyaf in mid 1511, at which point one of the keys had come into possession of the Templar Leandros, the captain of a group of Byzantine remnants. After a long struggle, Ezio was able to kill Leandros and obtain the key, at which moment Ezio relived the memory of Altaïr saving his former mentor Al Mualim from a Templar attack on Masyaf.[2]
Ezio journeyed to Constantinople, where he continued his search for the keys, eventually finding one underneath Niccolò Polo's old trading post, at that point inhabited by the Venetian bookseller Sofia Sorto. With her assistance, Ezio was able to decode a map showing the locations of all keys in Constantinople.[2]
Gallery
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Ezio retrieving a key from Leandros' body.
Notes and references
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