Acre
Acre is a location in Assassin's Creed.
(Warning! Minor Spoilers follow)
At the time that Assassin's Creed takes place the city has recently been occupied by the forces of Richard The Lionheart after his army took the city from the formerly occupying muslim army. It is from this point that the Christian crusaders are launching further attacks into the Holy Land and as such the city is mainly influenced by western European culture and full of Christian guards.
In Acre Altair is tasked to assassinate...
-Garnier De Narcouse, a corrupt doctor who is head of the Knights Hospitalier.
-Sibrand, leader of the Knights Teutonic and occupying the Harbor Area of Acre.
-William of Montferrat, the regent of Acre who vigorously trains his soldiers.
Acre is also the location shown in most of the official pre-release Assassin's Creed trailers.
