Lo Sparviero
Lo Sparviero (English: The Hawk) was a member of the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins, active in Rome, Florence and Monteriggioni during the Renaissance.
Lo Sparviero played an important role in the struggle between the Assassins and Templars, mainly during the rise of a mysterious organization affiliated with the Borgias, the Crows.
Biography
Early life
Prior to 1501, Lo Sparviero was tasked with assassinating one of Florence guards, but while carrying out his mission, he was discovered by other guards. After having cleared a bloody path among them, he had to flee, climbing one of the churches of the city to escape.
Fighting the Crows
In 1501, Lo Sparviero was tasked with eliminating Borgia mercenaries disguised as tax collectors inside the walls of Monteriggioni. The three Borgia mercenaries were successfully assassinated, and the Assasins found a sealed letter with their instructions: to find a specific chest in Monteriggioni with the Borgia seal on it and to make sure that the Assassin Order was no longer active.
Lo Sparviero was tasked with assassinating Pietro de Galencia, a Templar doctor in Monteriggioni, who was responsible for the stolen chest. Pietro's mission was to steal the Corvix Blades hidden in the Assassins' hideout. Pietro was assassinated, with his information never reaching Templar hands. One man working for him was captured and informed the Assassins of Pietro's attempts at gaining access to the hidden tunnels beneath the city.
In 1506, Lo Sparviero was tasked with protecting Leonardo da Vinci from a group known as the Crows after he had been kidnapped by the Hermeticists, led by Ercole Massimo. The Crows were staved off and Leonardo was kept safe by the Assassins, but his workshop was ransacked and several blueprints were stolen, although many of them had misinformation.
Some time later, Lo Sparviero found the chest that had been stolen from Monteriggioni years ago. Machiavelli tasked three Assassin apprentices with the mission of recovering the chest, however, the three of them were killed by the Templars. In retaliation, Machiavelli sent Lo Sparviero himself to recover the chest and avenge the fallen Assassins. He succeeded in his mission and brought back the chest, as well as the Hidden Blades of the apprentices. Machiavelli opened the chest, and found a modified version of the Hidden Blade.
After that, Machiavelli received a letter from Demetrio il Silente, a weaponsmith that was forced to create modified versions of the Hidden Blade for the Crows. When the weaponsmith refused to continue creating more weapons for him, Cesare cut his tongue. This caused Demetrio to plot against Cesare, asking Machiavelli for help. Lo Sparviero managed to save Demetrio by bribing the captains of the guard. The Assassin took Demetrio to Machiavelli, where the weaponsmith confirmed that the modified Hidden Blade that they had recovered was a Corvix Blade, an upgraded version of the Hidden Blade created with Leonardo's stolen blueprints.
Trivia
- Lo Sparviero is the first main protagonist of the franchise whose appearance, class and true identity can be customized by players.
Reference
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