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Ezio Auditore da Firenze's Quest for Vengeance was a series of event during the Italian Renaissance, which saw a reckless, carefree 19 year old, grow into one of the most ruthless and skilled Assassins in history.
At 19, Ezio did not know about his family's secretive heritage – about his father's role as an Assassin. He cared little for serious matters, nurturing other pastimes, notably, a bitter rivalry with Vieri de' Pazzi and a passionate relationship with Cristina Vespucci.
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Auditore execution
- Main article: Auditore execution
- "You are the traitor, Uberto, and one of them! You may take our lives this day, but we will have yours in return, I swear we will!"
- ―Giovanni Auditore's last words.[src]
During yet another brawl with Vieri, Ezio had sustained an injury to his lip – a half moon shaped scar, on the left hand side. Ezio's brother, Federico, accompanied him to a doctor, for the wound to be tended to. Shortly afterwards, they raced to the top of the Santa Trinita. The two shared a personal moment, before Federico suggested they return to the Palazzo Auditore. Ezio, however, had different ideas, and instead went to see Cristina, at the Casa di Vespucci. The next morning, Ezio was discovered by Cristina's father, and fled from the house, quickly. On his return to his own abode, his father Giovanni gave Ezio a letter, to be delivered to Lorenzo de' Medici. On his arrival at Lorenzo's house, though, he learned from a servant that the man he was searching for was absent from Firenze for a few days. Ezio left the letter with the servant, and returned to his father to inform him of Lorenzo's absence.
As he arrived, he overheard a brief section of conversation between Giovanni and Uberto Alberti, a friend of the Auditore, and the Medici. He opened his father's study door, and informed him of Lorenzo's absence – Giovanni seemed somewhat troubled, but Uberto reassured him, saying that the absence would not pose a major problem, and giving him the advice to wait for Lorenzo's return to the city.
Ezio left the study, and spoke with his mother Maria. She asked him to accompany her to the house of another family friend – Leonardo da Vinci. On their way, they discussed Ezio's fight with Vieri. Maria had some ideas as to why Vieri acted the way he did, one involving his father. On their arrival at da Vinci's house, the two were greeted heartily by the painter, who gave Ezio a box of paintings to carry back to the Palazzo Auditore. There was more conversation on the way back, mainly involving Leonardo's work.
They returned, and Leonardo bade Ezio and his mother farewell. Ezio then talked to other members of his family – his sickly brother Petruccio, for whom he collected feathers from the rooftops, and his sister, Claudia. She was having some trouble with her boyfriend, which Ezio settled. He then returned to his father for more work. Giovanni tasked him with the delivery of two more letters, and the picking up of yet another letter, from a nearby Pigeon Coop.
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On Ezio's return to the Palazzo Auditore, he found his father's office ransacked, with clear signs of a struggle. He narrowly dodged an attack from Annetta, the family's servant, who had mistaken him for another guard. He learned that his father and two brothers were being held captive at the Palazzo della Signoria. After instructing Annetta to take Claudia and Maria to a safe place – Annetta's sister's house – Ezio left to see his father.
He moved in a upon the Palazzo quietly, scaling the walls until he came to the window of the room in which Giovanni was being held, in a tall tower. He spoke quickly with his father – time was of the essence. Ezio's father instructed the boy to return to the Palazzo Auditore, and fetch some important items from his office. Doing as he was told, Ezio hurriedly returned to his house, entered his father's office and used his "special talent" to find the entrance to a hidden area, at the back of the room. Inside a chest, Ezio found the items his father had spoken of - a white, hooded robe, a broken blade and bracer, a sword, and the document of which Giovanni had spoken. As his father had told him, Ezio rushed to the house of Uberto Alberti, whom he had seen speaking with his father that short time ago... He gave Uberto the letter, as Giovanni had instructed. Alberti explained that the document contained information on a conspiracy against the Auditore family. This information would let Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio walk free. Uberto claimed would present it at the acquittal the next day, and offered Ezio a place to sleep. He turned this opportunity down, however. Just before the door was shut, Ezio caught a glimpse of a hooded figure, just behind Uberto...
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Birth of an Assassin
- Main article: Birth of an Assassin
- "The Auditore are not dead! I'm still here! Me! Ezio, Ezio Auditore!"
- ―Ezio, after his assassination of Uberto Alberti.[src]
Pazzi conspiracy
- Main article: Pazzi Conspiracy
(Section 2)
Hunt in Venice
- Main article: Hunt in Venice
Battle of Forlì
- Main article: Battle of Forlì
(Section 3)
Corombo in Venice
- Main article: Corombo in Venice
Discovery in Spain
- Main article: Discovery in Spain
(Section 4)
Bonfire of the Vanities
- Main article: Bonfire of the Vanities
Having returned to Italy, Ezio made his way to Florence to find the monk Savonarola. Arriving at the city gate, he noticed a monk running out of the city, saying that the Borgia were asking about "fruit". Rushing to the Santa Maria Novella, Ezio climbed the church's rooftop and noticed a couple of guards harassing a man named Savonarola. Ezio watched the scene unfold, but intervened and killed the guards when he realized it was getting out of hand. The monk introduced himself as Marcello Savonarola, and revealed the location of his cousin Girolamo to the disappointed Ezio; Venice. Arriving in Venice, he was greeted by Sister Teodora. While she did not know where Savonarola was, she informed him that Lorenzo de' Medici had died and that Rodrigo Borgia had become Pope Alexander VI after bribing most of the cardinals; ruling the Catholic Church, Rodrigo had become the most powerful man in Europe. Teodora proceeded to lead Ezio to a square where one of Savonarola's Heralds was to give a speech. Ezio blended with the crowd and pretended to be a close follower of Savonarola, but he could not acquire Savonarola's location from the Herald. They were disturbed by a young man, however, who said that he had just fled from Florence as Savonarola had taken his city. Revealing his name to be Piero de' Medici, Ezio joined the young man, saying he was a close friend of his father. They were attacked by Savonarola's men, but managed to fend them off until the Herald sneakily stabbed Ezio. Piero sliced the Herald's legs, allowing Ezio to finish him off. While Piero requested Ezio to join him in warning Agostino Barbarigo of Savonarola, Ezio replied that he was going to face Savonarola in Florence.
Arriving in Florence in 1497, Ezio made his way through the city and met Niccolò Machiavelli in the Oltrarno district. While the two men walked towards the Palazzo Pitti, Machiavelli revealed Florence's situation to Ezio, and Ezio devised a plan to take Savonarola down; while he would kill each of Savonarola's lieutenants, Machiavelli, La Volpe and Paola would rally the citizens to stand up against the oppression. On 23 May 1498, a crowd gathered outside the Palazzo Pitti to rise up against Savonarola. Savonarola attempted to control the crowd with the Apple of Eden, but the Assassins knocked the Apple out of his hand and Savonarola was taken to the Palazzo della Signoria by the angry mob. A Borgia guard had swiftly fetched the Apple from the ground and fled the scene. Ezio followed the Borgia guard and killed him, retrieving the Apple.
Ezio travelled to the Palazzo della Signoria, where Savonarola was to be burned alive.
The Assassins watched from the crowd, and Ezio decided that no one should have to die in such pain. Making his way through the crowd, Ezio leaped to Savonarola and stabbed him with his hidden blade. He continued to make a speech to the shocked crowd, telling them to choose their own path and not to follow the way others tell them to follow. Having finished, Ezio jumped down to the other Assassins and left the scene with them.
Confrontation in the Vatican
- Main article: Confrontation in the Vatican
Ezio met with the other Assassins in the Villa Auditore in December 1499, to decipher the Codex. From the Codex, they found out that the Apple of Eden and the Staff of Eden were required to open the Vault, and from the map hidden underneath the Codex they discovered that this Vault was located in Rome. The Assassins realized that the Papal Staff was the Staff of Eden and that the only reason Rodrigo had become Pope was to get to the Vault. The Assassins began to make preperations to leave for Rome, where they would cause disturbance while Ezio infiltrated the Sistine Chapel. Travelling over the Castel Sant'Angelo and along the Passetto di Borgo, Ezio made his way through the battalions of Borgia guards that were stationed there. Ezio eventually arrived at St. Peter's Cathedral, and entered the Sistine Chapel unnoticed. Ezio leaped at Rodrigo with his hidden blade ready, and as soon as Ezio would give his final blessing to the Pope, the latter hit Ezio with the Staff. A fight ensued between the two, with Ezio using his Apple to create eight clones of himself to aid in the fight.
Despite Ezio standing victorious after the fight, Rodrigo used the Staff to knock Ezio away and proceed to stab Ezio with a knife. Believing Ezio had been killed, Rodrigo entered the Vault. Ezio soon woke up, though, and followed Rodrigo into the Vault. He found Rodrigo unsuccessfully attempting to enter the Vault, and Ezio jumped down into the chamber Rodrigo was in. Throwing away his weaponry, Ezio challenged Rodrigo to a fair duel. While fighting, Rodrigo revealed his motives to find the Vault, saying that he had become Pope to gain entrance to the Vault, and that "God" lied within. Ezio stood victorious in the battle, but decided not to kill Rodrigo, saying that it would not bring his family back. Ezio gave Rodrigo his blessing, and left him while he used the Pieces of Eden to enter the Vault.
Entering the Vault, he encountered the "Goddess" Minerva, who started speaking of a catastrophe to befall mankind in the future. When Ezio asked why she did not speak in his direcion, she revealed that they only wished to speak "through" him and that he had played his part. After Minerva had finished her speech and having heard her mention an individual named "Desmond", Minerva vanished and Ezio decided to leave the Vault.