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Il Duomo's Secret 1

Ezio activating the secret mechanism that indicated an Assassin Tomb

Secret locations were locations which required a combination of freerunning and puzzle solving to be navigated, and which were visited throughout the ages by several notable individual Assassins, most notably by Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

Renaissance Italy[]

Assassin Tombs[]

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Ezio recovering one of the Assassin Seals

The Assassin Tombs were landmarks around Italy, six of which housed the tomb of an Assassin who was said to have "protected the freedom of mankind when it was most threatened". These shrines also contained seals which were collectively used to obtain the Armor of Altaïr within the sanctuary beneath the Villa Auditore in Monteriggioni.

In addition to these, the Auditore Family Crypt in Monteriggioni was also considered an Assassin Tomb.

Templar Lairs[]

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Ezio hiding from the Templars in the Palazzo Medici

The Templar Lairs hid treasure that presumably belonged to and funded the activities of the Templar Order, with the exception of the Palazzo Medici, which was the abode of the Assassin-allied Medici family being attacked by soldiers of the Templar-allied Pazzi family in 1479. All of these could be accessed through a wooden door marked with a large red cross.

Rome[]

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Ezio in a Lair of Romulus

Secret locations were also found in Rome, in the form of Lairs of Romulus. There were six of them in total, located throughout the city at various landmarks. Additionally, there were also two Templar Lairs that could be accessed from Rome.

Completing all of the Lairs of the would allow Ezio to obtain two of the treasures they guarded, namely the armor and dagger of Marcus Junius Brutus. Through traversing these locations, Ezio also obtained documents that gave background details on the Followers of Romulus as well as the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Lairs of Romulus[]

Templar Lairs[]

Constantinople[]

In Constantinople, there were several secret locations that could be explored.

Masyaf Keys[]

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Ezio retrieving the Masyaf Key from Maiden's Tower

As the main focus for Ezio's search for knowledge, he sought out the locations of the keys to the Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. A map to each location could be found in rare books, which were hidden within the city.

Others[]

As well as locations that hid the Keys, two other secret locations resided in the city.

Golden Age of Piracy[]

Islands[]

Others[]

Seven Years' War[]

Forts[]

Colonial America[]

Peg Leg trinkets[]

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Ratonhnhaké:ton arriving at the Edinburgh Castle

Collecting trinkets for a man nicknamed "Peg Leg" allowed Ratonhnhaké:ton to explore secret locations in the search of William Kidd's hidden treasure. These locations were unlocked after giving the trinkets to Peg Leg, after which the Assassin could access these locations by interacting with Robert Faulkner.

Others[]

Trivia[]

  • Ezio could encounter a large figure in Santa Maria della Visitazione.
  • In Amunet's tomb at the Basilica di San Marco, the banners clearly showed the poison seal, despite her Assassin seal bearing the symbol of a snake. This can be explained by the fact that the snake she used was a venomous one.
  • Alexandre Amancio explained that the Secret Locations' design came about as at the time they were unable to allow players to enter such elaborate locations seamlessly.[31]

References[]

  1. Assassin's Creed IINovella's Secret.
  2. Assassin's Creed IIIl Duomo's Secret.
  3. Assassin's Creed IITorre Grossa's Secret.
  4. Assassin's Creed IIRavaldino's Secret.
  5. Assassin's Creed IISan Marco's Secret.
  6. Assassin's Creed IIVisitazione's Secret.
  7. Assassin's Creed IIPaying Respects.
  8. Assassin's Creed IIHome Invasion.
  9. Assassin's Creed IIOver Beams, Under Stone.
  10. Assassin's Creed IIShipwrecked.
  11. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThe Halls of Nero.
  12. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodWolves Among the Dead.
  13. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThrown to the Wolves.
  14. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodLeader of the Pack.
  15. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodThe Sixth Day.
  16. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodA Wolf in Sheep's Clothing.
  17. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodShopaholic.
  18. Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodLiquid Gold.
  19. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Yerebatan Cistern.
  20. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsGalata Tower.
  21. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Forum of the Ox.
  22. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Maiden's Tower.
  23. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsHagia Sophia's Secret.
  24. Assassin's Creed: RevelationsThe Impaler's Tomb.
  25. Assassin's Creed IIIFort Wolcott.
  26. Assassin's Creed IIIDead Chest's Treasure.
  27. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Ghost Ship.
  28. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Mad Doctor's Castle.
  29. Assassin's Creed IIIOak Island.
  30. Assassin's Creed IIIThe Ruins at Cerros.
  31. YouTube: GAME Assassin's Creed Unity Q&A with Alex Amancio.

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