CREATION OF THE PIECES OF EDEN
Sometime prior to the year 160,000 BCE (approximately 82,694 before Isu Era dating system began), the Pieces of Eden were created by the First Civilization. This information is based on a timeline created by Abstergo Industries in a confidential presentation for The Phoenix Project, showcasing The Ankh, The Sword and The Apple of Eden. It is unclear of more Pieces of Eden were created around that time, who created them, what their world looked like at the time or what purpose were they made for.
WAR OF UNIFICATION
A war that involved Isu civilizations that took place sometime prior to the year 1923 IE (circa 75,383 BCE). This war lead to the creation of the Swords of Eden by Hephaestus, leading to numerous casualties. The exact motives and reasons for this war are unknown.
CREATION OF THE SHROUD
In response to the rising mortality rate due to the War of Unification, the Isu scientist and Hephaestus' apprentice, Consus, created the first Shroud of Eden to act as medicinal field kit capable of treating the casualties of the war. Consus' own consciousness was stored inside the artifact, resulting in his ability to possess the bodies of the artifact's users temporarily upon activation. Other shrouds were created, but the original is said to feature a man's visage. Church records stated that the visage changed multiple times throughout history.
THE BIRTH OF JUNO
Juno, an Isu member and a scientist, who grew to become one of the most pivotal members of her civilization, was born into the Illuminate Caste, in Feyan city.
THE PROTOTYPE SHROUD
Juno managed to recover the prototype version of the Shroud of Eden, which is housing the consciousness of Consus.
ADAM AND EVE TURN THEIR BACKS ON EDEN
Adam and Eve, two humans born from interbreeding between humans and Isu members, due to their missing brain receptor from interbreeding, managed to steal an Apple of Eden from a laboratory in Eden and escape and staging the Human vs. Isu rebellion which spanned ten years. In the meantime, Jupiter, Juno and Minerva retreated to underground laboratories to find solutions to prevent an impending solar flare from exterminating their civilization. Six solutions were found, none of which worked, either due to being time inefficient or impossible/dangerous.
TOBA CATASTROPHE
A solar flare struck the Earth, exterminating most of the Earth's population. Less than ten thousand humans, and far fewer members of the First Civilization, survived the catastrophe. Henceforth, humanity and the First Civilization started working together to rebuild civilization.
END OF THE FLOOD
Judeo-Christian Tradition and Mesopotamian mythology both tell similar tales of a great flood where an ark that carried pairs of every known animal preserved life on Earth while the rest perished. Noah's Ark found its resting place on Mount Ararat, a dormant compound volcano cones: Greater Ararat and Lesser Ararat. In 2012, Abstergo Industries theorized that the mount could be home for an Isu Temple.
THE SUMERIAN SAGE
According to Cuneiform tablets, a story of an identified Sage who lived in Sumerian times is told. The geographical and chronological placements of the story bare striking resemblance to the Epic of Gilgamesh. In 2014, Abstergo Entertainment discovered the clues about this Sage and he's mentioned in the confidential part of their employee handbook, specifically in the Isu section, and it is strictly meant to by read by its Templar employees.
THE FIRST WIELDER OF THE STAFF
Moses, a religious leader, prophet and lawgiver to the Hebrews of Canaan, and the man to whom the Torah is credited to is the first known human wielder of The Staff of Eden. He used the staff to free the Israelites from Egypt and part the Red Sea.
DARIUS I CLAIMS THE THRONE
Darius I claims the throne of Persia from Bardiya the Usurper, with the aid of the Templars.
PYTHAGORAS & HERMETICISM
A Greek scholar, Pythagoras, established the religious movement of Pythagoreanism, which later influenced Hermeticism.
THE FIRST ASSASSINATION
King Xerxes I of Persia, a Templar puppet, was killed by the Assassin Darius; this assassination became the first recorded use of the Hidden Blade.
THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Ruler of the Macedonian Empire and Templar Ally, Alexander The Great dies after a being fatally poisoned by the Babylonian Assassin, Iltani.
A SPEAR IN THE HEART OF TYRANNY
The first Emperor of China and Templar puppet, Qin Shi Huang ,was killed by the Assassin Wei Yu with a spear for his tyranny, on September 10th.
THE ASSASSINATION OF CAESAR
Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated by twenty-three Roman Senators, secret members of the Assassin Brotherhood, on March 15th, under leadership of Marcus Junius Brutus, after being named dictator of the Roman Republic under Templars influence.
THE TEMPORARY REVIVAL OF BRUTUS
Marcus Junius Brutus committed suicide on October 23rd, when he was almost defeated by Marcus Antonius and Octavian at the Battle of Philippi. Other Assassins, including Publius Volumnius managed to revive Brutus with the original Shroud of Eden, but only momentarily.
THE STING OF AMUNET
Queen of Egypt and Templar puppet, Cleopatra, was assassinated by Egyptian Assassin, Amunet with a poisonous asp, on August 12th.
THE CRUCIFIXION OF A MESSIAH
On April 3rd, Jesus of Nazareth, the wielder of a Shroud of Eden, also known as Christ, was crucified by the Templars, who proceeded to take possession of the artifact.
THE ASSASSINATION OF AN EMPEROR
January 24th, the Assassin Leonius assassinated the Roman emperor, and Templar puppet, Caligula using a dagger.
THE SECRET BENEATH THE COLOSSEUM
During the reign of the Roman emperor, Vespasian, the construction of the famous Roman Colosseum began, to be located right on top of an Ancient vault, also known as The Temple of Juno.
AQUILUS, ACCIPITER AND THE ANKH
The Gallo-Roman Assassin Aquilus was taken captive by Romans under command of general Gracchus. An army of Alemanni soldiers, led by the Assassin Accipiter, defeated the Roman legion and saved Aquilus. Later, Aquilus acquired the Ankh from Accipiter and transported it to his family's villa in Lugdunum. The Roman senator and Templar, Caïus Fulvus Vultur, killed Lucius and his servant Weke to obtain the Ankh, and brought it with him to Rome. Aquilus killed Caïus Fulvus Vultur inside his villa in Rome, and took the Ankh back to his home in Lugdunum, where he watched a recording made by his father using the artifact.
PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
The Order of the Knights Templar was publicly recognized during the Council of Troyes on January 13th, with Hugues de Payens serving as the first public Grand Master. With help from Bernard de Clairvaux, de Payens formed the Latin Rule.
THE EAGLE'S BIRTH
On January 11th, Altair Ibn La'Ahad was born into the Assassin brotherhood to a Muslim father, Umar and a Christian mother, Maud, who passed away during childbirth. Since both his parents are Assassins, Altair grew up within the ranks of the brotherhood, becoming a master Assassin and mentor at the early age of 27. He reformed the brotherhood, playing an historical role in restoring it to its former glory.
BETRAYAL. EXECUTION. REMORSE.
Sultan Salaḥ ad-Din laid siege to the Levantine Assassins' fortress in Masyaf. Acting on information received from Ahmad Sofian, the Assassins' leader Al Mualim tasked Umar Ibn-La'Ahad with infiltrating the enemy camp, where he left a note tied to a dagger in Salaḥ ad-Dīn's tent. Shihab ad-Din, uncle to Salaḥ ad-Din, brokered a truce with the Assassins on the condition that Umar Ibn-La'Ahad be executed for taking the life of a Ayyubid nobleman during his infiltration of their camp. Against Al Mualim's will, Umar voluntarily had his life taken. Ahmad Sofian committed suicide inside the quarters of Umar Ibn-La'Ahad in front of his son, Altaïr because of his remorse over giving Umar's name to the Saracens while in their captivity.
A TRAITOR'S END
When Haras, an Assassin turned Templar led an attack with the Templars on the Masyaf Assassin fortress, Altair Ibn-La'Ahad assassinated him, saving the life of Al Mualim. Therefore, Altair was promoted to the rank of Master Assassin.
THE CHALICE
Al Mualim tasked Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad with finding the Chalice, an ancient artifact that held powers similar to a Piece of Eden. Altair learned that the Chalice could be held at the Temple of the Sand. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad killed Harash, the second-in-command of Al Mualim, after hearing of his betrayal from Adha, who revealed herself to be the Chalice.
THE APPLE, THE TEACHER AND THE NINE FEATHERS
JULY: Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and the brothers Malik and Kadar Al-Sayf infiltrated the Jerusalem Vault to retrieve an Apple of Eden. After encountering Templars led by Grand Master Robert de Sable, Kadar was killed and Malik lost his left arm, though the latter brought the artifact back to Masyaf. Altair would then go on a journey to assassinate nine targets, each of whom gave Altair an insight into a conflict larger than himself, which would ultimately lead Altair to question everything he'd ever learned.
THE TRAITOR WITHIN
Upon Assassinating Robert De Sable, Altair learns that there was a tenth man who was seeking the Apple of Eden, and that is no other than Al Mualim himself. Altair returned with haste back to Masyaf to confront Al Mualim only to discover that he used the Apple to brainwash the people of Masyaf with it and force them to worship him. Altair managed to encounter and Assassinate Al Mualim and acquire the Apple. Later, Abbas Sofian sparked a minor civil war among the Assassins against Altaïr. Abbas stole their Mentor's Apple of Eden, though it slowly began killing him, until he was saved by Altaïr, who succeeded Al Mualim as Mentor of the Levantine Brotherhood, afterwards.
RETREAT FROM CONSTANTINOPLE
During the siege of Constantinople, when the Crusaders conquered the city, ending the Fourth Crusade, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, who had come to Constantinople to spread the influence of the Assassins, was forced to retreat from the city.
FIRST BARON'S WAR
The First Barons' War started between the rebelling English Barons, led by the Assassin Robert Fitzwalter and aided by France, and the forces of King John of England, supported by the Assassin William of Cassingham.
RISING AGAINST THE GENGHIS KHAN
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, his wife Maria and their son Darim travelled to Masyaf to oppose the rise of the Mongol Empire and eliminate Genghis Khan. Malik Al-Sayf was left to lead the Assassins, with help of Altair's youngest son, Sef.
MURDER FOR POWER
Sef, son of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, was killed by Swami, an Assassin apprentice, on orders of Abbas Sofian, in an attempt to claim control of the Levantine Brotherhood. Abbas framed Malik Al-Sayf for the murder of Sef, who placed a council in charge of the Levantine Assassins, with himself at its head.
THE DEMISE OF GENGHIS KHAN
In February, Jochi Khan, the first son of the Mongol warlord Genghis Khan, was fatally poisoned by the Assassin Darim Ibn-La'Ahad. Later in August, Darim assassinated Genghis Khan, ruler of the Mongol Empire in China, after he fell off his horse when it was shot by Qulan Gal.
AN OLD FRIEND'S DEMISE
Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Maria Thorpe and their son Darim returned to Masyaf, where they were informed of the ruling council. Darim traveled to Alamut to meet with Sef's wife and children. Malik Al-Sayf was rescued by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad from Masyaf's dungeons, from whom Altaïr heard the truth about his son Sef's death. In Altaïr's and Maria's absence, Swami beheaded Malik and delivered his head to Altair and Maria in a burlap sack.
STRENGTH...ALTAIR
Altaïr and Maria confronted Abbas in the Masyaf fortress. Abbas demanded that Altair hand over the Apple, in exchange for telling about how their son, Sef died. After being taunted by Swami, telling him they told Sef that his father ordered his death, Altaïr used the Apple to force Swami to kill himself. In the ensuing frenzy, Swami fatally stabbed Maria. Altaïr escaped Masyaf with help from his son Darim.
THE EXODUS TO ALAMUT
After escaping from Masyaf with Darim, Altair travelled with his son to Perisa and exiled himself to the Assassins' fortress at Alamut, while Abbas usurped the title of Mentor. Altaïr made several discoveries and inventions in Alamut, using the Apple. He also discovered Memory Seals in the Temple beneath the fortress.
THE FALL OF THE SECOND GREAT KHAN
On December 11th, the Assassin Nergüi put an end to Ögedei Khan, the second Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, and the third son of Genghis Khan.
THE MENTOR'S RETURN
The merchant Mukhlis was rescued from the Bayhas brigands outside Masyaf by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, who had returned from his self-imposed exile in Alamut. Altaïr started gaining the support of the Levantine Assassins and Masyaf's villagers in attempting to take back the declining Brotherhood under Abbas Sofian, and befriended Malik Al-Sayf's son Tazim. Altair assassinated Abbas Sofian using the Hidden Gun, during a non-violent assault on Masyaf fortress by Altaïr and his supporters, who was welcomed as Mentor of the Levantine Brotherhood. Shortly afterwards, the construction of the hidden library beneath the fortress of Masyaf began under orders of Altaïr.
THE SCEPTER AND THE MYSTERY ASSASSIN
The Scepter of Isis, a Piece of Eden with the power to give its wielder power and charisma to lead, was acquired by an unidentified Egyptian Assassin and brought it to the rebelling Mamluks, in Egypt, who used it to remove the reigning Ayyubid dynasty from power and set the foundations of the Bahri dynasty.
THE DESTRUCTION OF ALAMUT
During his destruction of the Levantine Assassin holdings, Hülegü Khan destroyed the Assassin fortress in Alamut.
THE SECRET CRUSADE
In January, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo arrived in Masyaf on invitation of their friend Darim Ibn-La'Ahad, and became acquainted with the Mentor Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Later in July, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and his son Darim began training Niccolò and Maffeo Polo in the ways of the Assassin Brotherhood, in the hopes that they'd spread their ideology to the west. Niccolò started writing his journal, The Secret Crusade, detailing Altaïr's life.
REST...
Hülegü Khan began the Mongol siege on the Assassin fortress at Masyaf, in August 12th, ultimately rendering the fortress abandoned. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad guided Niccolò and Maffeo Polo out of the city and granted them his Codex, the Masyaf Keys and several books, and allowed the rest of the Brotherhood to escape. Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad locked himself inside his library with the Apple of Eden and imprinting his last memory into the sixth Memory Seal and sat to rest till he passed away.
WISDOM LOST
Two days after Altair Ibn-La'Ahad passed away in his library in Masyaf, Niccolò and Maffeo Polo were attacked by a Mongol raiding party in the Syrian countryside, and lost Altair's Codex. They left to Constantinople and in January of the following year, they established an Assassin guild there, during the reign of the Byzantine Empire, scattered Altair's book all over the city and stored the Masyaf Keys within underground tombs. Despite journeying from Constantinople to the Mongol Empire the year after, the Niccolo and Maffeo could not retrieve the Codex of Altair.
THE GOLDEN HORDE
Russian leader and Templar ally, Alexander Nevsky, was killed by the Assassin Nergüi for his alliance with the Golden Horde and influence over the Mongol Empire.
RETRIBUTION FOR THE ASSASSINS
In February, the Mongolian Assassin Nergüi assassinated Hülegü Khan out of retribution for the destruction of the Levantine Assassins and Masyaf.
A GUILD FOR THE ASSASSINS
Niccolò and Maffeo Polo returned to their home in Venice, Italy, where they established an Assassins Guild.
RETRIEVING THE CODEX
In November 1271, Marco Polo left on a journey to Asia with his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, determined to retrieve the codex of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Four years later, in May, Marco Polo retrieved the Codex from Kublai Khan's summer palace in Shangdu, taking it with him to Venice several years later, when he returned.
CONSTRUCTION OF THE VILLA
A villa was constructed in Monteriggioni, Italy, which was later known as "Villa Auditore" after being purchased and renovated by Domenico Auditore, thirty years later.
AN END TO THE ELEVENTH
Guillaume de Nogaret, the councillor of King Philip IV of France and Mentor of the French Assassins poisoned his political rival, Pope Benedict XI, on July 7th.
HERETICS
Under influence of Mentor Guillaume de Nogaret, The Knights Templar were branded heretics by King Philip IV of France, and their Temple in Paris was besieged, resulting in the arrests of numerous Templars including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, whose advisor hid the Sword of Eden and the Codex Pater Intellectus, before being subsequently assassinated by Master Assassin Thomas de Carneillon, on October 13th.
END OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
On March 18th, the last publicly recognized Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Templar and Sage, Jacques de Molay, allowed himself to be executed, and was burned at the stake alongside Geoffroi de Charney. Before his death, de Molay sent nine of his most trusted followers across the world to continue the Templar Order's objectives, thereby saving the lives of his brethren and letting the world believe that his order died along with him while it thrives behind the scenes.
INFERNO
Prior to the execution of Jacques De Molay, the Templars thought that the Assassins are destroyed due to the destruction of the Levantine Brotherhood and Masyaf. However, De Molay knew that they're behind the siege on the Templars and they're very much alive. On September 13th, 1321, The Templars killed Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet and Assassin, thereby confirming the continued existence of the Assassin Brotherhood.
AUDITORE THE FOUNDER
In September 25th, 1321, Domenico Auditore, his wife and son attempted to bring the Codex of Altair to Spain, but were attacked in the Otranto harbor by pirates employed by the Templars; his wife did not survive the encounter. Three years later in January, Domenico Auditore's father along with Marco Polo were killed by the Templars. Later, Domenico bought and renovated a villa Monteriggioni, renaming it the "Villa Auditore" and Monteriggioni became an headquarters for the Italian Brotherhood.
THE GERMAN RECRUIT
Travelling from Essen to Adendorf, Lukas Zurburg was attacked by a road thief and rescued by the Assassins. He was later recruited into the Assassin Brotherhood.
THE LOST SCEPTER
The Scepter of Aset was stolen from the reigning Bahri dynasty of Egypt by the Templars. The Egyptian Assassin, Numa Al'Khamsin, traveled to Cairo and interrogated Bachir Al-Djallil, a merchant in collusion with the Templars, who revealed the artifact was taken to Karnak, before he was killed by Numa. On June 7th of the following year, the reigning Bahri Sultan of Egypt, Al-Nasir Muhammad, was killed by his servant Leila, a secret Templar agent. Numa Al'Khamsin and his apprentice, Ali Al-Ghrabe, found the Scepter disassembled in an Ankh-shaped box, and recovered it from the Templars in Karnak.
VANISHING
A secret Templar organization called "The Brothers of the Cross" traveled through the Holy Roman Empire looking for the Ankh, an ancient Isu artifact thought to be located in Central Europe, As the German Assassin, Lukas Zurburg suspected, as they pretended to offer people protection from the Black Death. Two years later, The Brothers and Zurburg (who had two children with Martina Wagner: Christof Ison and Wolfgang Scholz) vanished, never to be seen or heard from again.
GUARDIANS OF THE SHROUD
The Assassins took the original Shroud of Eden from Geoffroi de Charny, a French knight and Templar who is the first historically-recorded owner of the Shroud of Turin, and replaced it with a forgery. The Shroud was buried underneath the Villa Auditore under orders from a member of the Auditore family.
THE NEW WORLD EXPEDITION
On June 2nd, Templar Knights; Henry Sinclair and James Gunn led an expedition to the New World, landing on North American soil.
WRATH OF THE YONGLE EMPEROR
The Templars aided Zhu Di to become the Yongle Emperor, succeeding the Jianwen Emperor and founding the Ming Dynasty in July, 17th. Later that month, the Chinese imperial army arrested and executed thousands of people, on orders of the Yongle Emperor, for suspicions of being Assassins. The Assassin leader Fang Xiaoru was killed during the purge. In Beijing, the Assassin Li Tong managed to escape the Assassin headquarters with an Apple of Eden.
EXPEDITION ALONG THE AFRICAN COAST
In Fall, the Chinese admiral Zheng He started his fifth exploration voyage, discovering lands in Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East, ahead of European explorers.
END OF A REIGN
The Assassin Li Tong assassinated the Yongle Emperor, Zhu Di as he was trying to suppress a rebellion in the Gobi Desert, in August 12th.
HERESY
Joan of Arc (a.k.a. Jeanne d'Arc) allegedly burned at the stake by the English, on May 31st, an act orchestrated by the Templars to get their hands on the Sword of Eden which was in her possession. Geoffroy Thérage, an ancestor of Dr. Warren Vidic was the executioner. However, the woman who was executed was Fleur, a protege of the Assassin brotherhood who willingly sacrificed herself, taking Jeanne's place. The Heart of the Sword of Eden, which Fleur was wearing, could not turn to ashes, leading Thérage to throw it into the Seine, with her ashes.
THE FALL OF BYZANTIUM
The capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, was conquered by Sultan Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire, utilizing an Apple of Eden, effectively destroying the Byzantine Empire.
THE SCAR
The Florentine army led by Federico da Montefeltro, besieged Monteriggioni, in September. Under Mario Auditore's leadership, Monteriggioni managed to fend off the siege. On the first of the following month, Mario Auditore discovered the Shroud of Eden beneath the Villa Auditore, while exploring the crypts, losing an eye upon triggering a trap, along the way.
THE PROPHET'S BIRTH
On June 24th, Ezio Auditore was born into the House of Auditore, to Maria and Giovanni Auditore, as their second son, who would grow to play a pivotal role in history.
THE IMPALER'S DEMISE
Vlad III Tepes (A.K.A. Vlad the Impaler), the ruler of Wallachia and a Templar, was assassinated in December, during an Assassin attack led by Ottoman Assassin leader Ishak Pasha.
LAST MAN STANDING
Giovanni Auditore and his sons; Federico and Petruccio were hanged in front of the Palazzo della Signoria, on false accusations of treason against Florence, by gonfalonier (secretly Templar) Uberto Alberti, the morning of December 29th.
JUDGE, JURY, EXECUTIONER
With his father's Hidden Blade freshly repaired by Leonardo Da Vinci, Ezio Auditore Assassinated Gonfaloniere Uberto Alberti for betraying the Auditore family, during an exposition of Andrea del Verrocchio's work, on December 31st.
CASA DOLCE CASA
Ezio Auditore, his mother and sister left Florence and moved to Monteriggioni to live with their uncle Mario Auditore in the Villa Auditore.
A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE - PART I
Between the years 1478 and 1480 AD, the Assassin Ezio Auditore followed the trail of blood that the Templars who conspired against his family and led to the deaths of his father and brothers, tracing and hunting down Vieri de' Pazzi, Francesco de' Pazzi, Antonio Maffei, Francesco Salviati, Bernardo Baroncelli, Stefano da Bagnone, and Jacopo de' Pazzi.
THE SULTAN BROTHERS' COMPETITION
In May of 1481, Sultan Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire passed away, leaving his two sons Bayezid and Cem, a Templar, competing for the throne. While Bayezid secured the Ottoman throne, Cem managed to secure their father's Apple of Eden. In June of the following year, Prince Cem hid his Apple of Eden in the Templar Archive on Cyprus after realizing the artifact refused to communicate with him, so that the European Templars could find it.
After meeting with the Knights Hospitaller on Rhodes Island, Prince Cem was betrayed by them and sent to be imprisoned in Europe, where he became acquainted with Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia in Italy.
A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE - PART II
Between the years 1485 and 1486 AD, Assassin Ezio Auditore continued his quest for revenge against the Templars who conspired against his family, taking the lives of Emilio Barbarigo with the aid of the Thieves Guild, and Carlo Grimaldi, with the aid of Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying machine, in September of 1485. In February of the following year, he Assassinated Marco Barbarigo with the aid of Sister Theodora. Later on July 11th, Ezio Assassinated Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro with help from Bartolomeo d'Alviano. In the same year, the Templars left for Cyprus to find the Apple of Eden, after examining Altair Ibn La'Ahad's Codex pages and ascertaining its location.
DEFEAT OF THE TEMPLAR PUPPET
In June, King Henry VII of England defeated the army of Lambert Simnel, a pretender to the English throne and Templar puppet, and imprisoned Simnel.
FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE
Ezio Auditore spent ten years hunting down the Templars responsible for the death of his father and brothers. Along his journey, his uncle Mario revealed their family history as Assassins, and their mission to track down pages of Altaïr's codex, which talked about a prophecy involving Pieces of Eden. When Grand Master Rodrigo Borgia brought an Apple of Eden to Venice from Cyprus in June, and Ezio was there to steal it, and while he didn't kill Rodrigo, he kept the Apple and was welcomed into the ranks of the the Brotherhood. Later, Ezio and his allies convened in Venice to discover the secrets behind the Piece of Eden. Ezio touched the artifact and activated it, resulting in a staggering display of energy and glyphs.
FAR FROM THE TREE
Having aided Caterina Sforza and assassinated the Templar-hired Orsi brothers during the battle of Forlì, a critically wounded Ezio Auditore lost the Apple of Eden to Girolamo Savonarola on the outskirts of the city before falling unconscious, on July 9th.
LA SHAY'A WAQI'UN MUTLAQ
Spanish Assassin, Aguilar de Nerha, was officially inducted into the Assassin Brotherhood by the Mentor Benedicto, having joined their ranks after his parents were killed in the Spanish Inquisition and with the support of his partner, Maria. Later in December, * Prince Ahmed of Granada, son of The Emir Muhammad XII of Granada, was taken from Assassin protection by the Templars, led by Templar Knight, Ojeda in an effort to coerce the King to hand over Apple of Eden. The Spanish Assassin Mentor, Benedicto, along with other Assassins including Aguilar de Nerha and Maria, attempted to stop the abduction of Prince Ahmed, and they were captured, while the other Assassins were killed in the process.
PUBLIC EXECUTION
After the Assassin mentor, Benedicto along with Aguilar and Maria were capture during their quest to save Prince Ahmed of Granada from Templar hands, they were sentenced by father Torquemada to death by fire. As the execution was being carried out, Aguilar and Maria managed to free themselves, though they were too late to save their mentor.
A STRUGGLE FOR THE ARTIFACT
On January 2nd, Emir Muhammad XII of Granada handed the Apple of Eden over to Tomás de Torquemada, during the surrender of the Emirate of Granada, in exchange for the return of his son. The Assassins Aguilar de Nerha and Maria engaged in combat with Torquemada and Ojeda for the Apple, resulting in the deaths of Maria and Ojeda. Aguilar managed to escape with the artifact.
BAL KULUN MUMKIN
In August, Italian navigator, explorer and Assassin ally Christopher Columbus, was entrusted with an Apple of Eden by the Assassin Aguilar de Nerha in Palos de la Frontera while preparing for his voyage to the New World. He promised Aguilar to protect the Apple, which the former took from Torquemada, and take it to the grave with him.
THE UNHOLY POPE
Grand Templar Master of the Roman Rite, Rodrigo Borgia was elected as the new head of the Catholic Church, after purchasing votes from the other cardinals, on August 11th, and becoming known as Pope Alexander VI.
THE NEW WORLD
Christopher Columbus' fleet discovered the Americas, landing on the island of Guanahani, inhabited by the Taíno, on October 12th.
THE NINE GENERALS
From 1494 to 1498, Ezio Auditore returned to Florence during the Bonfire of the Vanities and liberated the city from the influence of Girolamo Savonarola's generals.
NATURE AND NURTURE
On March 3rd, Giovanni Borgia was born to Lucrezia Borgia and either her brother Cesare Borgia, with whom she had an incestuous relationship, or the Assassin Perotto Calderon, but the child suffered from a life-threatening deformation. Calderon stole the original Shroud of Eden from his Assassin Brothers in Agnadello to save his son's life. The Assassins subsequently killed Perotto.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Ezio Auditore and his allies gathered an angry mob near the friar's residence at the Palazzo Pitti, capturing Girolamo Savonarola. Ezio regained the Apple of Eden, after it was stolen by a Borgia soldier. Ezio Auditore Assassinated Savonarola out of mercy while being burned at the stake in front of the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence, on May 23rd.
THE INQUISITOR'S END
Spanish Friar, Inquisitor and Templar Master, Tomás de Torquemada was killed by the Assassins, on September 17th, for his tyranny over Spanish people during the Spanish Inquisition.
PROPHECY FULFILLED
Ezio Auditore confronted the Grand Master of the Templar Order, Rodrigo Borgia (now Pope Alexander VI) during a mass in the Sistine Chapel, on December 28th. It was revealed that the papal staff the Pope inherited was revealed to be another Piece of Eden, which he used to best Ezio and gain access to the vault beneath the Basilica. Ezio followed the Pope and defeated him, but spared his life, and then unlocked the vault, revealing to be the prophet himself, and not Rodrigo. Inside, he encountered a mysterious apparition/hologram named Minerva, who spoke through him to an unseen person named "Desmond”, before showing images of a tragedy that would befall mankind hundreds of years in the future.
THE FALL OF MONTERIGGIONI
The Papal Army besieged and destroyed Monteriggioni, on January 2nd, under orders of Cesare Borgia, who executed the captured Assassin leader Mario Auditore and took possession of the Apple of Eden which Ezio acquired from the Pope; Caterina Sforza was captured, and Ezio Auditore was severely wounded during the siege, but managed to clear a safe passage for his mother and sister.
ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME
In January of the year 1500, Niccolò Machiavelli became the leader of the Italian Assassins and set up headquarters on Tiber Island to fight the Borgia. Ezio Auditore joined him and later set up an underground network in the city led by his sister Claudia Auditore, La Volpe and Bartolomeo d'Alviano. After betraying the Templar Order by making his scientific discoveries public, Nicolaus Copernicus was attacked by the Borgia, but was fortunately saved by the Assassin, Ezio Auditore, in May of the same year.
CALCUTTA UNDER SEIGE
Between the 16th and the 17th of December, numerous factories and warehouses were destroyed by the Assassins, in Calcutta as they were owned by Pedro Álvares Cabral, a Portuguese explorer tasked with eliminating the local Assassins Guild. Eventually, Cabral fled the city after the population of Calcutta rose in rebellion against him. Two years later, Vasco da Gama bombarded the Calcutta for two days in retaliation for Cabral’s routing by the Assassins, on November 1st. However, the Assassins eliminated Gama’s remaining commanders, after he left the city.
TROUBLE IN ROMA
* Caterina Sforza escaped her imprisonment at the Castel Sant'Angelo by Lucrezia Borgia, with the aid of Ezio Auditore, on June 30th. Later on September 20th, the Doge of Venice and an Assassin ally, Agostino Barbarigo, died after having been poisoned by an Assassin team consisting of Tessa Varz, Cipriano Enu and Francesco Vecellio and for making deals with the Borgia. Upon Da Vinci’s request, Ezio Auditore destroyed Leonardo da Vinci’s war machines which he designed on orders of Cesare Borgia, in the following year.
GLOBAL AFFAIRS
In Constantinople, the Ottoman Assassin, Yusuf Tazim met with a contingent of Venetian Assassins in an joint effort to steer the Ottoman–Venetian War towards a peaceful conclusion. In Germany, the University of Wittenberg opened its gates after its founder, Friedrich der Weise received large anonymous donations from the Assassins, stolen from the Templars, on October 18th. In Rome, Micheletto Corella murdered Vitellozzo Vitelli and Oliverotto da Fermo for rebelling against Cesare Borgia, on December 31st.
INSIEME PER LA VITTORIA
On August 1st, Ezio Auditore assassinated Juan Borgia the Elder at his Pagan party in Rome. Later in the same month, Ezio also assassinated Baron Octavian de Valois in the Castra Praetoria with the help of Bartolomeo d'Alviano's mercenaries. Ezio also prevented Micheletto Corella's attempt on Pietro Rossi's life, though he ultimately spared Micheletto. Soon afterwards, Ezio Auditore was promoted to Mentor of the Italian Assassin Brotherhood, and his sister, Claudia was inducted into the Creed at the same day.
FAMILY AFFAIRS
Cesare Borgia murdered his father, Pope Alexander VI , using the poisoned apple that the Pope intended to kill his son with for his reckless behaviour, on August 18th. Ezio managed to retrieve the Apple of Eden from the courtyard of Saint Peter's Basilica ahead of Cesare.
NATURAL MURDER
In a Yorkist Templar plot, Margaret of York planned to claim the Throne of England from King Richard VII. Upon learning of her conspiracy, the king tasked the Assassins to murder her on the condition that it looks like a natural death. Therefore, the Assassins poisoned her food, pillow and face paint and she died from poisoning on November 23rd.
VITTORIA AGLI ASSASSINI
The Assassins, led by Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze, stood in defiance against Cesare Borgia in front of the Porta Aurelia in Rome. After losing the fight, Cesare was arrested by Fabio Orsini on orders of Pope Julius II.
VITTORIA AGLI ASSASSINI
The Assassins, led by Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze, stood in defiance against Cesare Borgia in front of the Porta Aurelia in Rome. After losing the fight, Cesare was arrested by Fabio Orsini on orders of Pope Julius II.
