Pantasilea Baglioni

Pantasilea Baglioni (born 1476) was the wife of the Assassin Bartolomeo d'Alviano. She was introduced to Ezio Auditore when he visited Bartolomeo to re-establish relationship between their guilds, and would later go on to helping Ezio manage his Assassination Contracts in Rome.

Biography

Battle against the Borgia

By 1500, Pantasilea was helping her husband manage his mercenaries in their barracks, the Caserma di Alviano. She spent most of her time in the main room of the barracks, while her husband could more commonly be found betting on the matches in the Fight Club downstairs.

Pantasilea telling Ezio her plan.

She proved her adept understanding of warfare during her first meeting with Ezio that year, wherein, despite her husband's confident assurances that his battle against the French was going well, Pantasilea quietly informed Ezio of the true situation.

She confided in him that their forces were spread thin due to the simultaneous attacks on two fronts (from the French, and from the Borgia), and advised the Assassin to burn down the nearby Borgia tower to relieve some of the pressure on their mercenaries. The move was a success, allowing Bartolomeo's men to focus all their attention on the invading French forces.

Shortly afterwards, Pantasilea commented to Ezio that strategy was equally important in battle to strength, and directed him to check the messages held by carrier pigeons, as Niccolò Machiavelli often sent the names of key Templar figures through them. She continued, saying that eliminating those listed would "have more of an impact than a battle ever could."

Battle against the French

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Pantasilea held captive by the French.

In 1503, Pantasilea was kidnapped by the Baron de Valois in order to force the surrender of Bartolomeo. However, Ezio and Bartolomeo, along with twenty mercenaries, infiltrated the fortress of the Baron by masquerading as French troops that had captured a surrendering Bartolomeo. Though they successfully entered the camp, they were forced to break their cover when the Baron threatened to shoot Pantasilea despite Bartolomeo's surrender.

As the battle ensued, the Baron escaped to a courtyard, and held a pistol to Pantasilea's head, threatening to shoot her at the first sign of trouble. However, Ezio managed to assassinate the Baron before he pulled the trigger. When Ezio commented that the plan to rescue Pantasilea was all Bartolomeo's idea (though in reality it was his), Pantasilea hugged Bartolomeo and said that he was her prince.

Trivia

• Bartolomeo had four children by Pantasilea: Lucrezia, Isabella, Porzia and Livio Settimo.
• "Pantasilea" is the Italian equivalent for the name "Penthesilea," who was a Queen of the Amazons that fought and died in the Trojan Wars. This is an allusion to her and her husband's warlike personalities and background.
• When Bartolomeo calls and looks for Pantasilea to first introduce her to Ezio, Ezio jokes to try looking for her behind the table. This is a reference to his and Bartolomeo's first meeting in Assassin's Creed II, when Bartolomeo called and searched for his sword, Bianca, and found it behind a table.
• Additionally, when Ezio is introduced to Pantasilea, he kisses her hand and says that he is 'truly' charmed to meet her. He also said this previously (albeit in a much more sarcastic manner) upon being introduced to Bianca.
• Pantasilea features briefly in the animated short, Assassin's Creed: Ascendance.

Gallery

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  Ezio speaking with Pantasilea.
• Pantasilea after being captured by the French army.
  Pantasilea after being captured by the French army.
• Pantasilea and Bartolomeo hugging each other intimately.
  Pantasilea and Bartolomeo hugging each other intimately.
• File:Pantasilea.jpg

Source

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood