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- "Put obstacles between yourself and your quarry. Never be found by a backwards glance."
- ―Al Mualim tutoring Altaïr of stealth at investigation.[src]
Investigations were tasks that Assassins had to complete before an Assassination could be carried out.[1]
Description[edit | edit source]
Investigations were tasks performed normally by novice Assassins. The novices gained valuable information on a target through various methods, and then relayed the information to the Assassin's Bureau, who would then task a more experienced and higher ranked Assassin to eliminate the target. In 1191, after Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's failed mission at Solomon's Temple, the Assassin was demoted from his Master Assassin rank to a novice and was tasked with finding and investigating his targets by himself. The more the Assassins investigated their target, the easier it would be for them to kill him.
By the 15th century, the Assassins had decreased significantly in number. The Assassins would investigate their targets themselves, but also relied on their allies, the Thieves, the Courtesans, and the Mercenaries, for valuable information about their targets.[2]
Types of Investigation[edit | edit source]
Pickpocketing[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Pickpocketing
The Assassin would walk among the crowds of the city. If he found a person carrying any document related to the target, he would tail the target and pickpocket the document carefully. If the target caught the Assassin, he would call the guards, forcing the Assassin to flee or fight.
Pickpocketing allowed Assassins to recover documents such as maps, showing locations of guards around the target, or letters, that told the Assassin where his target would be, who he had connections with and so on.[1]
Eavesdropping[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Eavesdropping
Occasionally, an Assassin could come across certain individuals who were talking about his target. The Assassin could carefully listen to their conversation either by sitting nearby[1], or by tailing them as they moved.[2]
Listening to the conversation of his target, or the target's allies and enemies, provided the Assassin valuable information about him, including his plans, surroundings and routine.[1]
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Interrogation[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Interrogation
Sometimes the Assassins would come across individuals who happened to have information about their targets. They would either give all the information they knew right away, or would refuse to speak, or try to run away. This would cause the Assassin to beat up the person, until he spoke.
During his Quest for the Chalice, Altaïr would find such individuals and torture them by pressing certain pressure points on their bodies[3]. During his Hunt for the Nine, however, he simply beat up the target of interrogation, then killed him.[1].
The Assassin Ezio interrogated people by beating them up, but spared them after the interrogation.[2]
Informants Investigation[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Informants
Since lower ranking Assassins were always tasked with investigating targets, they would provide their information to the Assassin who had to kill the target. During Altaïr's hunt, he could also trade this information for favors or tasks given by the informant.
These could include assassinating various Templar guards, destroying the stands of corrupted merchants, collecting scattered flags, escorting an informant who had blown his cover, or simply running to the nearest informant who had more information.[1]
During the Renaissance, the lower ranking Assassins were not tasked to investigate for higher ranking ones. Instead each Assassin investigated for himself, or ask other Assassins and other allies for help.
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Though there were 6 Investigation missions for each target, Desmond was required to only complete 2 or 3, through the Animus, before he can gain permission from the target. Completing all the available investigations, however, increased the ease with which Desmond could complete the assassination, as this unlocked and listed certain escape routes, guard postings, and movements of the target.
- The rooftop run and merchant stand destruction missions are only available in the PC version of Assassin's Creed
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