Monteriggioni
Monteriggioni is a location in Assassin's Creed II and a commune in the Italian region of Tuscany. Built in the 13th Century by the overlords of Siena, Monteriggioni was actively involved in the defense of Tuscany against Florentine attempts to gain more territory. At the front of this conflict was the Auditore family, who became the city’s rulers and protectors. It was the Auditore who constructed Monteriggioni’s famous walls, which can be seen today.
Although standing in opposition to Florentine desires, the Auditore had cordial relations with the Medici family, largely due to their collective Florentine roots.
Ezio discovered the village run down and degraded due to neglect and aging. Ezio eventually restores Monteriggioni, and the population which started at 33 people maxes out at 3546.
Renovations
In his adventure, Ezio discovers the Auditore Family Villa, in the city of Monteriggioni, perched atop a beautiful Tuscan valley.
Monteriggioni had become run down and was badly in need of repair.
The Villa becomed Ezio’s domain, and through time he was able to invest in renovations, bringing the city back to its former glory.
Ezio decorated the villa's mansion, the Pallazzo Auditore, with famous renaissance paintings, a collection of his weapons and armor, and stored a variety of collected objects.
Gameplay
Any and every improvement to the city will help develop the local economy, rewarding the player with periodic income, which can be reinvested in the city or used elsewhere in the game. Renovations usually add treasure chests to the renovated area. For however much you spend on renovations you will be paid back 10% of the investment per 20 minutes. For example, if you renovate the well, for 4000 florins, your periodic income generated from the town will increase by 400.
There is a chest inside the Villa, in the same room where you decide on renovations, that will store the money your investments earn you. It receives a deposit (deposit varies based on total investment amount) every 20 minutes, but has a limit on how much it can hold. If you let it fill, any excess will be lost. For this reason it's recommended to return to the Villa to empty it periodically.
Throughout the city, Ezio can find eight statuettes of some of the gods worshipped in ancient Rome, each 2 statuettes belong to a pedestal, and every pedestal completed rewards Ezio with a hefty 2,000 florin reward.
If a player earns enough Uplay points, they can also unlock the Auditore Family Crypt, another secret location which reveals more about the Auditore family and its humble origins.
History
Monteriggioni successfully withstood attacks from Florence, until in 1554, the city was betrayed. Giovannino Zeti, the keeper of the garrison and a Florentine exile was allowed to return to Florence in exchange for the keys to the city.
Extraordinarily, the Auditore were allowed to continue their rule of the Monteriggioni under Florentine leadership, showing that the Medici do not forget their friends.
Monteriggioni hides many secrets. Ezio discovered the history of his family’s past and the Assassin's Order legacy.
