Database: Courtesans (Assassin's Creed II)

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REBECCAC84: Those girls are definitely available for hire. I bet you can use them as moving cover. In fact, try sending them to tempt unwanted guards.

Prostitution was one of the most popular occupations for Renaissance women, whose only other options in most cases were staying with their families or living in a convent. Italian society supported prostitution, and many brothels were regulated by the government. At the end of the 15th Century, cities started to pass laws against prostitution, forcing courtesans to wear specific outfits and separating them from respected society.