Tiber Island headquarters

Fabio: "I know you are used to better accommodation in Toscana–"

Ezio: "It is perfect."

—Ezio Auditore and Fabio Orsini discuss the headquarters.

The Tiber Island headquarters was a building located on Tiber Island in Rome, and acted as the base of the Assassin Order following the destruction of the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni. Originally a storage facility owned by the Orsini family, control of the building was handed over to the Assassins by Fabio Orsini in 1500, so as to allow the Order to establish a foothold in Rome.

Function

The headquarters could be found in the basement of the island's largest structure, and was accessible from the rooftop, the street, the river, and the city's tunnels.

Function-wise, it was similar to the Villa Auditore, with a few additional features. Its rooms included an Armory that displayed armor sets and weapons, a painting gallery that showcased purchased paintings and the portraits of fallen targets, and a ceremonial hall that was used to induct Assassin recruits into the Order and grant them the rank of Assassino. A view point on the roof was used for the initiation Leap of Faith performed by the recruits.

The appropriate guild's crest would appear on the wall near to the fireplace, upon the completion of any of the four sets of Rome's Guild challenges, and were labeled to have been awarded to Ezio by the other Assassins in tribute to his skill.

Any recruits of the Order could often be seen milling around or speaking to each other in the rooms of the guild, when not out on missions.

Interestingly, all the plain red banners around the headquarters were in good condition, but the banners that showed the Assassin insignia appeared to be tattered and worn. Similar banners with the insignia were also present in the Villa Auditore.

Contents

Entrances

There were a total of seven entrances to the Tiber Island headquarters: the street entrance, rooftop entrance, tunnel entrance and four river entrances.

Street entrance: The street entrance was located at the south-west corner of the building, inside a brief tunnelled enclosure.

Rooftop entrance: The rooftop entrance was located at the upper most point of the building. It was north-east facing, opposite an affiliated viewpoint.

Tunnel entrance: The tunnel entrance could be accessed from any of the other 18 tunnel entrances scattered around Rome at the time.

River entrance: There were four different river entrances situated around Tiber Island.

• The street entrance.
  The street entrance.
• The rooftop entrance.
  The rooftop entrance.
• The tunnel entrance.
  The tunnel entrance.
• One of the river entrances.
  One of the river entrances.

Main hall

The main hall was the focal point of the headquarters' interior. It housed entrances to all the other rooms, held a guild management area, a guild ranking board and once recruited, a total of three apprentices accumulated there.

• A view of the Main hall.
  A view of the Main hall.
• Alternate view.
  Alternate view.
• Right perspective.
  Right perspective.
• Left perspective.
  Left perspective.
• Two recruits conversing in the Main hall.
  Two recruits conversing in the Main hall.
• Entrances to the weapon hall, rooftop and tunnels.
  Entrances to the weapon hall, rooftop and tunnels.
• The guild management area.
  The guild management area.
• Guild ranking chalk board.
  Guild ranking chalk board.

Armory

The armory was located to the east of the main hall. The four guild crests were displayed here as a tribute to Ezio's skill, once the corresponding challenges had been completed. Along the eastern side of the armory were the armor sets purchased or unlocked by Ezio, spanning five in total; The Roman armor set, the Rondelle armor set, the Plate armor set, the Seusenhofer armor set and the Armor of Brutus. The last remaining scale models of Leonardo da Vinci's war machines were also on display there, being the chariot machine gun, the naval cannon, the bomber and the tank. As well as this, one Assassin recruit could be found in the armory, browsing through a book shelf.

• The armory.
  The armory.
• The four guild crests.
  The four guild crests.
• Assassin's Guild crest.
  Assassin's Guild crest.
• Thieves' Guild crest.
  Thieves' Guild crest.
• Mercenaries' Guild crest.
  Mercenaries' Guild crest.
• Courtesans' Guild crest.
  Courtesans' Guild crest.
• A model of the naval cannon.
  A model of the naval cannon.
• A model of the chariot machine gun.
  A model of the chariot machine gun.
• A model of the bomber.
  A model of the bomber.
• A model of the tank.
  A model of the tank.
• The Roman armor set.
  The Roman armor set.
• The Rondelle armor set.
  The Rondelle armor set.
• The Armor of Brutus.
  The Armor of Brutus.
• The Plate armor set.
  The Plate armor set.
• The Seusenhofer armor set.
  The Seusenhofer armor set.
• A recruit in the armory.
  A recruit in the armory.

Weapon hall

The weapon hall was located on the opposite side of the main hall. It held a feather chest, for the ten feathers located around Rome, and the entirety of Ezio's purchased and unlocked weaponry. There were a total of three weapon racks, two heavy weapon racks and two small weapon stands.

Weapon rack 1

• Common Sword
• Sicilian Rapier
• Captain's Sword
• Old Syrian sword
• Milanese Sword

Weapon rack 2

• Sword of Altaïr
• Roman Longsword
• Venetian Falchion
• La Volpe's Bite
• Schiavona

Weapon rack 3

• Mercenario War Hammer
• Cavalieri Mace
• Lucerne Hammer
• Condottiero Mace
• Condottiero War Hammer

Heavy weapon rack 1

• Bearded Axe
• Bastard Sword
• Spada Lunga

Heavy weapon rack 2

• Bartolomeo's Axe
• Stocco
• Spadone

Small weapon stand 1

• Knife
• Butcher Knife
• Maria's Dagger
• Stiletto

Small weapon stand 2

• Dagger of Brutus
• Dagger
• Bone Dagger of Romulus
• Notched Cinquedea

• The weapon hall.
  The weapon hall.
• Weapon rack 1.
  Weapon rack 1.
• Weapon rack 2.
  Weapon rack 2.
• Weapon rack 3.
  Weapon rack 3.
• Heavy weapon rack 1.
  Heavy weapon rack 1.
• Heavy weapon rack 2.
  Heavy weapon rack 2.
• Small weapon stand 1.
  Small weapon stand 1.
• Small weapon stand 2.
  Small weapon stand 2.
• The feather chest.
  The feather chest.

Painting gallery

Accompanying its other functions, the headquarters possessed a painting gallery, which consisted mainly of Raphael's works and portraits of Ezio Auditore's assassination targets.

• The painting gallery.
  The painting gallery.
• A portrait of Juan Borgia the Elder.
  A portrait of Juan Borgia the Elder.
• A portrait of Octavian de Valois.
  A portrait of Octavian de Valois.
• A portrait of Micheletto Corella.
  A portrait of Micheletto Corella.
• A portrait of Lucrezia Borgia.
  A portrait of Lucrezia Borgia.
• A portrait of Rodrigo Borgia.
  A portrait of Rodrigo Borgia.
• A portrait of Cesare Borgia.
  A portrait of Cesare Borgia.
• 
  Raphael's Marriage of the Virgin.
• 
  Raphael's St. George.
• 
  Raphael's Madonna Solly.
• 
  Raphael's Vision of a Knight.
• 
  Raphael's Mond Crucifixion.
• 
  Raphael's Angel.
• 
  Raphael's St. Michael.
• 
  Another Raphael painting titled Angel.
• 
  Raphael's Christ Blessing.
• 
  Raphael's St. Sebastian.
• 
  Raphael's Resurrection of Christ.
• 
  Raphael's Portrait of Pietro Bembo.
• 
  Raphael's Self Portrait.
• 
  Raphael's Madonna del Cardellino.
• 
  Raphael's Young man with an apple.

Initiation hall

The initiation hall was an addition to the Assassin headquarters, which was where Assassin recruits and Claudia Auditore were formally inducted to the Assassin Order.

• The initiation hall.
  The initiation hall.
• The front of the initiation hall.
  The front of the initiation hall.
• the back of the initiation hall.
  the back of the initiation hall.

An image gallery is available for Tiber Island headquarters

Source

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel

See also

• Alep
• Masyaf
• Monteriggioni
• Galata headquarters
• "The Farm"