House of Auditore

The House of Auditore was an Assassin lineage branded as an old Italian noble family. Established by Domenico Auditore during the 14th century, its prominence in history was relatively short, lasting approximately two centuries, but through its actions, it had a lasting impact on Italian and European politics. 
One of its most notable members was Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who was responsible for reforming the Italian Assassins and liberating Europe from the Borgia's influence during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, as well as indirectly helping two of his descendants, Clay Kaczmarek and Desmond Miles, to stop a planetary disaster in 2012.
==History==
===Foundation===
During the late 13th century, the family that would become known as the Auditore lived in the outskirts of Venice. At some point in the early 14th century, a young Domenico was inducted into the Assassin Brotherhood by his father, and became an Assassin apprentice under the tutelage of Dante Alighieri.Assassin's Creed II – Paying Respects
Following Dante's death, Domenico was tasked by his father and Marco Polo to hide Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex in Spain. However, Domenico’s vessel was ambushed at sea by pirates, under the employ of the Templars, who ransacked the ship and slaughtered the crew, including Domenico’s wife, Isabetta. With only Domenico and his son Renato remaining, the former used the bank account details given by Marco Polo, who had recently been murdered by the Templars, to impersonate a nobleman in Florence. There, he took vocal lessons, studied architecture and the classics, and adopted the name "Auditore", after a local minor noble. The family continued to pose as a noble house to conceal their true Assassin identities.
Under Domenico’s guidance, the family constructed the Villa Auditore in the nearby town of Monteriggioni, while Domenico trained his son in the ways of the Assassins. Together, the Auditore hunted the Templars, and looked to reclaim the Codex pages, which had been scattered by Domenico. Before his death, Domenico detailed his story on a series of engraved stone plates, and had them placed in the Auditore Family Crypt, beneath Monteriggioni. Domenico also constructed a Sanctuary where he protected the Armor of Altaïr with six Assassin Seals which were hidden in different tombs across Italy.Assassin's Creed II – Floating conversations
In 1355, Renato hid the original Shroud of Eden, taken from the Templar Geoffroy de Charny, in the catacombs beneath the Villa and protected it with various traps.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Holidays: Chapter 1 – Ghosts of Christmas Past – \sec_level_04\unsorted\
During the 15th century, the Auditore became an ally of the House of Medici, the rulers of Florence. Ilario Auditore was a close friend of Cosimo de' Medici and served him as the Gonfaloniere of the city.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Firenze
===Auditore brothers===
In the 1430s, Renato's grandsons, Mario and Giovanni, were born and raised as Assassins in Monteriggioni. While in Florence in 1448, Giovanni met the noblewoman Maria de' Mozzi at an artistic gathering she had organized.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Maria Auditore The two married four years later, and Giovanni inducted Maria into the Brotherhood.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Giovanni Auditore
In 1454, the Auditore brothers decided to take different paths; while Mario stayed in Monteriggioni to protect the city and lead a group of mercenaries and the Assassins, Giovanni moved to Florence to become a banker and investigate Templar conspiracies. The two stayed in contact as they searched for the Codex pages.Assassin's Creed II – A Change of Plans
The same year, Mario successfully defended Monteriggioni against a Florentine army led by the condottiero Federico da Montefeltro. As the Florentine wanted to recover the Shroud of Eden, Mario decided to remove the artifact. With a group of mercenaries, he explored the town's catacombs and faced mortal traps which killed some of Mario's men and caused him to lose his left eye. A voice from the artifact convinced the mercenaries they could be healed by the Shroud but Mario refused to use it, causing his men to turn against him. After killing them, Mario gave the artifact to his brother and asked him to take it far away from Monteriggioni; Giovanni ended up delivering the Shroud to the Brotherhood.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy – Italian Wars: Chapter 3 – Mario Auditore
===Auditore da Firenze===
In 1455, after saving a young Lorenzo de' Medici from drowning in the Arno, Giovanni became a close ally of the Medici dynasty, overseeing the Medici bank branches across Italy.Assassin's Creed II – Four to the Floor He even alerted Francesco Sassetti about a problem with the Lyon bank, saving the branch. At some point, Giovanni founded the Auditore International Bank, providing loans to the various kingdoms of Germania.Assassin's Creed: Renaissance He also became a friend of the lawyer Uberto Alberti, who was later assigned as Gonfaloniere.
In 1456, Giovanni represented in court Paola, a woman who was charged with the murder of a city guard. Giovanni pleaded self-defense and won the case.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Paola After Giovanni inducted her into the Brotherhood, Paola became the Madam of La Rosa Colta wherein she gathered valuable information for the Assassins in the city.Assassin's Creed II – Database: La Rosa Colta Giovanni also hired Paola's sister Annetta as his family's servant.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Annetta
In Florence, Giovanni and Maria had four children: Federico in 1456, Ezio in 1459, Claudia in 1461, and Petruccio in 1463. Ezio appeared to be stillborn at first, but Giovanni encouraged his son to fight to live and Ezio began to cry.Assassin's Creed II – The Birth of an Assassin On the other hand, Petruccio was born sickly and was confined to bed most of the time.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Petruccio Auditore Giovanni and Maria decided to keep secret the existence of the Brotherhood from their children until they were adults.Assassin's Creed: Lineage
In 1471, Giovanni carried out negotiations with the Pope to support the Medici bank. As a reward, Lorenzo paid for the construction of the Palazzo Auditore in Florence, which was finished in 1473.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Palazzo Auditore Giovanni designed the palazzo himself, including secret passages and rooms where could perform his Assassin duties.Assassin's Creed II – Family Heirloom
Federico and Ezio were educated to become bankers like their father. By 1475, Federico was working for the Bank of Francesco Sassetti, but was a notorious slacker and was eventually fired after hiding a bag of gold on the bank's roof as a prank.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Federico Auditore At the same time, Ezio began to be a known troublemaker and womanizer.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Ezio Auditore As Claudia scared away all her potential suitors, Giovanni and Maria raised her dowry by 1000 florins and she was betrothed to Duccio de Luca.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Claudia Auditore At the age of 12, Petruccio was pulled from school due to his illness.
At some point before 1476, Giovanni inducted Federico into the Brotherhood but decided to delay the induction of Ezio. Following her artistic patronage of upcoming artists, Maria became the patron of the artist and inventor Leonardo Da Vinci.Assassin's Creed II – Friend of the Family By 1476, the House of Auditore had become a rival of the House of Pazzi, who were secretly Templars. Ezio fought Vieri de' Pazzi after the young Templar assaulted Cristina Vespucci. As Ezio saved her, the two began to date.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – A Second Chance
===Auditore execution===
In December 1476, Giovanni uncovered a Templar plot to weaken the Medici power by assassinating Lorenzo's ally, Galeazzo Maria Sforza, the Duke of Milan. Giovanni tried to foil this plan but failed. He continued his investigation, going to Venice to eavesdrop on the Templar conspirators. In Rome, he confronted the Grand Master of the Italian Templars, the cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, who made Giovanni an offer to join the Templars. Giovanni refused and was ambushed by Rodrigo's men.
During the fight, Giovanni was wounded by a knife thrown by the Grand Master, and his Hidden Blade broke. Despite managing to kill Rodrigo's men, the Grand Master fled and Giovanni returned to Florence, where he knew he must be on his guard now that the Templars were aware of his identity. During this time, he identified Francesco de' Pazzi, Vieri's father, as one of the Templar conspirators and accused him of murder, leading to his arrest, which only further fueled Ezio and Vieri's rivalry.
On 26 December, as Ezio and Vierri fought with their friends on the Ponte Vecchio, Federico helped his brother in the brawl.Assassin's Creed II – Boys Will Be Boys Once the Pazzi's followers were defeated, the two brothers saw a doctor to treat Ezio, with only a scar on his lips remaining from the battle.Assassin's Creed II – You Should See the Other Guy After racing to a church's roof, Federico returned to the palazzo while Ezio visited Cristina and spent the night with her. At dawn, as her father entered the bedroom and called the guards, Ezio fled, returning to the palazzo where his father waited.Assassin's Creed II – Nightcap 
Giovanni scolded his son for his behavior but also confessed that he reminded him of himself when he was younger. As a mere punishment, Giovanni tasked his son to deliver a letter to Lorenzo de' Medici. When Ezio arrived at Lorenzo's residence, however, he learned from the housekeeper Boetio that the Medici were out of the city for a few days. Returning to the palazzo, Ezio informed his father of this during his meeting with Uberto Alberti. A worried Giovanni tasked his son to help the family while resuming his meeting.Assassin's Creed II – Paperboy 
As Petruccio left the house to collect feathers, Ezio told him to return to bed while he took the feathers and gave them to his brother.Assassin's Creed II – Petruccio's Secret Ezio also helped his mother to transport paintings from the Bottega di Leonardo Da Vinci, meeting for the artist for the first time. When Claudia discovered that her fiancé Duccio de Luca had cheated on her, she informed Ezio who beat the cheater in retaliation, officially breaking off the betrothal.Assassin's Creed II – Beat a Cheat
Later, Giovanni once again tasked Ezio to deliver letters to his allies across Florence.Assassin's Creed II – Special Delivery While Ezio was away, city guards stormed the palazzo to arrest Giovanni, Federico, and Petruccio for treason and sent them to the Palazzo della Signoria. As Maria tried to intervene, she was assaulted by the guards and left mute after the event. When Ezio returned to the palazzo, he tasked Annetta to take his mother and sister to a safe location. The three women went to La Rosa Colta while Ezio climbed the Palazzo della Signoria to speak with his father. There, Giovanni instructed his son to collect what he had left in his secret bureau and to deliver any proof of his innocence to Alberti.Assassin's Creed II – Jailbird
Ezio returned to his home and recovered his father's Assassin robes, his sword, his broken Hidden Blade, a Codex page, and the list of Templar conspirators. He delivered the list to Alberti, who claimed he would do everything in his power to secure the release of Ezio's family. Unbeknownst to the Auditore, however, Alberti himself was one of the Templar conspiraters and, the following morning, had Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio hanged in the Piazza della Signoria. Ezio, who had witnessed his family members' execution, vowed to kill Alberti for his betrayal, but was forced to flee from the guards.Assassin's Creed II – Last Man Standing 
After the execution, Francesco de' Pazzi was released from prison, the Palazzo Auditore was repossessed by the Florentine government, and all records on the Auditore were destroyed.Assassin's Creed II – Fitting In Mario also learned about his brother's and nephews' deaths.Assassin's Creed II – Roadside Assistance
===Ezio's vendetta===
====Last rites====
Following the execution, Ezio went to La Rosa Colta to check on his mother and sister, and met Paola, who offered to help him take his revenge on Alberti. She taught him how to pickpocket and blend in with crowds, and also advised him to have Leonardo da Vinci repair his father's Hidden Blade. 
En route to Leonardo's workshop, Ezio met with Cristina and decided to reclaim the corpses of his father and brothers so that he could give them a proper funeral. After learning that the bodies were to be disposed of in the Arno, Cristina distracted the guards while Ezio recovered the bodies and gave them their last rites. He then asked Cristina to flee with him, but she turned him down, saying she could not abandon her family. Ezio understood her decision and gave her a pendant to remember him by.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Last Rites
Once his Hidden Blade had been fixed by Leonardo, Ezio used it to kill a guard brutally interrogating the inventor.Assassin's Creed II – Ace Up My Sleeve Returning to the brothel, Paola informed him that Alberti would be at the Basilica of Santa Croce for an art exhibition of Andrea del Verrocchio. Ezio infiltrated the exhibition and assassinated Alberti, claiming that the Auditore were not dead before fleeing.Assassin's Creed II – Judge, Jury, Executioner
====Life in Monteriggioni====
After the death of the Gonfaloniere, the remaining members of the Auditore da Firenze fled the city.Assassin's Creed II – Arrivederci Ezio, Maria and Claudia sought refuge in Monteriggioni, under the protection of Mario and his army of mercenaries. In January 1477, as the Auditore were ambushed by Vieri de' Pazzi and his men, Mario and his mercenaries intervened, forcing the Templars to flee. Mario then welcomed his nephew who did not recognize him at first, and expressed his remorse over what had happened in Florence.Assassin's Creed II – Roadside Assistance After Mario gave them a tour of Monteriggioni, Ezio, Maria and Claudia settled in the Villa Auditore.Assassin's Creed II – Casa Dolce Casa
Discussing with his nephew, Mario discovered that Ezio had not been informed about his Assassin heritage and the Brotherhood's war against the Templar Order. Ezio planned to stay only a few days in the Villa before leaving with his family for Spain, but Mario convinced his nephew to let him train him in the Assassins' ways so that he could protect his mother and sister.Assassin's Creed II – Practice Makes Perfect
Over the course of a year, Mario trained Ezio in swordfighting while explaining to him Giovanni's work as an Assassin, the Brotherhood's goals, and their fight with the Templars. Firstly skeptical, Ezio eventually understood that it was all true. Even after completing his training, Ezio was ready to go to Spain. Mario, angry, left his nephew, considering he had betrayed his father's memory.
With his mercenaries, Mario decided to attack Vieri and his men in San Gimignano. Ezio, feeling guilty for Vieri's repeated attacks, helped his uncle to infiltrate the city by opening the gates. While Mario and his mercenaries fought Vieri's men, Ezio eavesdropped on a Templar meeting between Rodrigo Borgia and members of the Pazzi family, learning that they planned to attack Florence. After Rodrigo and most of the Pazzi left, Ezio confronted and killed Vieri, who refused to divulge any information in his final moments. As Ezio cursed the corpse of his enemy, Mario scolded his nephew, teaching him to show respect to his victims.Assassin's Creed II – What Goes Around
Back in Monteriggioni, Ezio informed his uncle that Rodrigo was responsible for their family's execution. Mario in turn told his nephew about his and Giovanni's attempts to recover the Codex pages and uncover their prophecy about something hidden beneath the land. Ezio decided to resume his father's work while pursuing vengeance against Rodrigo and the Templar conspirators. 
During this time, Ezio began financing various renovations around Monteriggioni with the money he earned from his adventures, while Claudia served as the town's accountant and ensured Monteriggioni was returned to its former glory. Mario also showed Ezio the Sanctuary underneath the Villa, prompting the latter to begin a search for the six Assassin Tombs in order to retrive their seals and unlock the Armor of Altaïr. To appease his mother's trauma, Ezio collected feathers in memoriam of Petruccio.
On his side, Mario decided to continue Ezio's training as an Assassin with the help of other Assassins who would hide their true allegiance from Ezio and help him to find the truth by himself.Assassin's Creed II – Play Along
====Pazzi Conspiracy====
In 1478, Ezio returned to Florence, reconnecting with Leonardo da Vinci to translate the Codex pages.Assassin's Creed II – Practice What You Preach Leonardo became an important ally of the Auditore, upgrading Ezio's Hidden Blades while also sending to the Villa Auditore eight of his paintings containing his research on the Temple of Pythagoras.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance – A Roll of the Dice
With the help of the Assassin La Volpe, Ezio uncovered the Pazzi conspiracy, a Templar plot to assassinate Lorenzo and Giuliano de' Medici and take over the Florentine government.Assassin's Creed II – Novella's Secret Though Ezio intervened too late to save Giuliano, he managed to protect Lorenzo and escort him to safety.Assassin's Creed II – Wolves in Sheep's Clothing When the conspirators tried to take the Palazzo della Signoria, Ezio killed Francesco de' Pazzi, thwarting the conspiracy and forcing the Templars to flee.Assassin's Creed II – Farewell Francesco
Later, Lorenzo renewed his alliance with the Auditore and Ezio became the Florentine ruler's personal Assassin for several years, helping him eliminate his rivals. Returning to Monteriggioni, Ezio gave the Codex pages to Mario who found another part of the prophecy mentioning a Prophet and two Pieces of Eden. With no more information, Mario resumed Ezio's combat training while sending his mercenaries to search for the Templars.Assassin's Creed II – Evasive Maneuvers Over the following two years, Ezio tracked the Pazzi conspirators through Tuscany, assassinating the Templars Antonio Maffei, Francesco Salviati, Bernardo Baroncelli and Stefano da Bagnone.Assassin's Creed II – The Cowl Does Not Make the Monk 
In 1480, Ezio found the last conspirator, Jacopo de' Pazzi, and tailed him to a meeting with Rodrigo Borgia and the Venetian Templar Emilio Barbarigo at the Antico Teatro Romano. There, he witnessed the two Templars stab Jacopo for his failure during the Pazzi conspiracy before he was caught and restrained by Rodrigo's guards. As the Grand Master and Emilio fled the scene, Ezio killed the guards before putting Jacopo out of his misery.Assassin's Creed II – With Friends Like These
====Hunt in Venice====
In 1481, Ezio traveled to Venice to kill Emilio, but his palazzo was too heavily guarded.Assassin's Creed II – That's Gonna Leave a Mark As such, Ezio allied with the local Thieves Guild led by the Assassin Antonio de Magianis to prevent the Templar from unifying all merchants of Venice under his banner.Assassin's Creed II – Building Blocks In 1485, Ezio successfully assassinated Emilio and the thieves took control of his palazzo.Assassin's Creed II – Everything Must Go 
After spying on a meeting between the remaining Templars in Venice, Ezio learned about their plan to kill the Doge Giovanni Mocenigo so that one of their own could take his place.Assassin's Creed II – Birds of a Feather Ezio enlisted the help of both Antonio and Leonardo da Vinci to stop the Templars,Assassin's Creed II – If At First You Don't Succeed... and used a flying machine built by the latter to infiltrate the Palazzo Ducale and kill Carlo Grimaldi. However, he was too late to prevent the Templar from poisoning the Doge and was framed for the murder.Assassin's Creed II – Infrequent Flier 
When the Templar Marco Barbarigo became the new Doge of Venice, Ezio planned to assassinate him during the Carnevale of 1486.Assassin's Creed II – Knowledge Is Power With the help of Antonio and another Assassin, Teodora Contanto, the Madam of La Rosa della Virtù, Ezio infiltrated Marco's private party and killed the Templar with the Hidden Gun built by Leonardo.Assassin's Creed II – Having A Blast During Carnevale, Ezio also attempted to reconnect with his lost love Cristina Vespucci, whom he had last seen almost a decade prior, when he left her to get married to Manfredo Soderini.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Best Man However, Cristina angrily rejected Ezio and told him to never look for her again.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Persona Non Grata
Following Marco's death, his brother Agostino, an ally of the Assassins, replaced him as Doge of Venice, greatly reducing the Templars' influence in the city.Assassin's Creed II – An Unpleasant Turn of Events After the Templars retreated to the Arsenale di Venezia, where they hired a small army of mercenaries for protection, Ezio allied with the Assassin and condottiero Bartolomeo d'Alviano to break through their defenses and eliminate them.Assassin's Creed II – Caged Fighter With Bartolomeo's mercenaries, the two stormed the Arsenale, where Ezio killed Silvio Barbarigo and Dante Moro, though not before learning that they were just a distraction and that Rodrigo Borgia's true plan was to retrieve something from Cyprus.Assassin's Creed II – Two Birds, One Blade
By 1488, Mario and the Assassins had uncovered more about the Codex prophecy, learning that the Prophet would appear when the "second piece" was brought to a floating city. As the Templars recovered an Apple of Eden from Cyprus and shipped it to Venice, Mario and his fellow Assassins went to intercept it, hoping to discover the identity of the Prophet in the process.
====Induction into the Brotherhood====
On his twenty-ninth birthday, Ezio also learned about the arrival of the Templar ship and went to intercept its cargo. Despite being unaware of its true nature, he understood that it was the reason his family had been killed and that the Codex prophecy was real. After following the Templar guards carrying the Apple, Ezio killed them and took one of their disguises.Assassin's Creed II – All Things Come to He Who Waits Impersonating a guard, he then delivered the Apple to Rodrigo Borgia and revealed himself by killing the other guards, leaving him alone with the Grand Master.
As Ezio confronted Rodrigo over his family members' deaths, he taunted the Grand Master by claiming that no Prophet had appeared. However, Rodrigo revealed that he believed himself to be the Prophet and dueled the Assassin while summoning his remaining guards. Just as Ezio appeared to be overwhelmed, Mario and the other Assassins arrived and helped him fight Rodrigo and his guards. Realizing he would not be able to win, the Grand Master elected to flee and abandon the Apple, which was claimed by the Brotherhood.
Following their victory, Ezio's allies who had helped him throughout his journey revealed themselves as Assassins and explained that they had been subtly guiding and training him in the Brotherhood's ways over the years. They then concluded that Ezio was the Prophet and decided to officially induct him into the Brotherhood. In a nearby tower, Mario and the others performed the induction ceremony, welcoming Ezio into their ranks, before they all performed a Leap of Faith from the tower.
===Search for the Vault===
====Battle of Forlì====
After his induction, Ezio was sent by Mario to Forlì to protect the Apple from the Templars. With the Assassin Niccolò Machiavelli, Ezio met Caterina Sforza, the new lord of Forlì and an ally of the Brotherhood, in order to entrust her the artifact. However, during their stay in Forlì, the city came under attack by the Orsi brothers, Checco and Ludovico, who had been hired by the Templars to recover a map created by Girolamo Riario, Caterina's late husband, which indicated the locations of the Codex pages.Assassin's Creed II – Battle of Forlì – A Warm Welcome
The Assassins helped Caterina and her guards to defend the city from the Orsi and their mercenary army,Assassin's Creed II – Battle of Forlì – Holding the Fort and Ezio killed Ludovico in order to rescue Caterina's children, who had been captured by the Orsi to use them as a bargaining chip.Assassin's Creed II – Battle of Forlì – Godfather After Checco stole the Apple, intending to deliver it to Rodrigo Borgia, Ezio chased and killed him, but was stabbed in the abdomen and lost the Apple to a monk.Assassin's Creed II – Battle of Forlì – Checcomate
Upon being nursed back to health by Caterina and obtaining the Codex map from her, Ezio set out to track down the mysterious monk, whose identity he soon discovered to be Girolamo Savonarola.Assassin's Creed II – Battle of Forlì – Far From the Tree
====Helping the Spanish Assassins====
In 1491, Ezio was contacted by Antonio de Magianis, who asked him to protect Luis de Santángel and Christoffa Corombo during their stay in Venice, as the two were targeted by the Templars, who wanted to prevent Corombo's upcoming expedition.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Go to the Thieves' Guild Ezio protected Corombo from a trap set by Rodrigo Borgia,Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Find Christoffa and later recovered his atlas at the request of Santángel, as the Templars had occupied their hostel.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Bring the Atlas to the Harbor
Before leaving Venice, Santángel informed Ezio that the Assassins in Spain were hunted by the Spanish Inquisition, prompting the latter to temporarily abandon his search for Savonarola and the Apple in order to aid his Spanish brethren. Mario and his mercenaries also lended their support to the Spanish Brotherhood at the request of Ezio.Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Database: Mario Auditore
In Barcelona, Ezio found the local Assassin headquarters taken by Inquisition soldiers,Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Find the Assassin's Guild and formed an alliance with the Assassin Raphael Sanchez, the treasurer of Queen Isabella I of Castile.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Escape the Ambush The two worked together to eliminate the man responsible for the arrests of the Assassins in the city, Gaspar Martínez, from whom Ezio recovered a list with the names of six Assassins from Zaragoza.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Assassinate Gaspar Martínez After saving an Assassin from being burned in an auto-da-fé, Ezio and Sanchez decided to head to Zaragoza to rescue their captured brothers and learn who was behind their arrests.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rescue the Assassin 
In Zaragoza, Ezio learned that the Grand Inquisitor Tomás de Torquemada was working with Rodrigo Borgia, who informed the Inquisition about the Assassins.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Find Pedro Llorente After witnessing the execution of one of the captured Assassins, Ezio freed the five others,Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rescue the Last Captured Assassin before killing the calificador Pedro Llorente, who was oblivious of the Templar involvement in the Inquisition.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Assassinate Pedro Llorente Ezio was also reunited with Santángel, who convinced him to investigate a Templar conspiracy in Granada.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Return to Sánchez
Before traveling to Granada, Ezio spied on a meeting between Torquemada and the Templar Ojeda in Castile, learning about their plan to use the Dogs of the Lord to recover artifacts. He reported his findings to the Spanish Assassins María and Aguilar de Nerha, before the three decided to install a new headquarters in an abandoned fortress in Sierra de Cazorla as a starting point to rebuild the Spanish Brotherhood.Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – Prologue
In Granada, Ezio and Sanchez split up to protect several villagers under attack by Inquisition soldiers.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Eliminate the Templar Presence Ezio then met up with both Sanchez and Santángel, the latter of whom revealed his Assassin allegiance to Ezio. The Spanish Assassins explained that they wanted to end the Granada War and tasked Ezio to find and eliminate a Templar spy who was feeding false information to Emir Muhammad XII.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Assassinate the Templar Spy Afterwards, the Assassins concluded that the Templars were trying to prolong the war to prevent the Spanish kingdoms from financing Corombo's expedition, permitting the Order to launch their own expedition.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Report the Spy's Death
Tasked by Sanchez to convince Muhammad XII to surrender, Ezio infiltrated Alhambra and killed the Templars holding the emir hostage. Muhammad XII then agreed to surrender Granada, officially ending the war.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Open the Palace Gates During the subsequent peace negotiations between the emir and the Spanish kingdoms, the Templars manipulated Spanish soldiers to sack and burn the city but Ezio killed the rampaging guards. Sanchez then explained to Ezio that the Assassins intended to finance Corombo's expedition, as they believed he would discover new lands.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Stop the Burning of the City
Even after the treaty of Granada in November 1491, the Inquisition continued to hunt heretics in the city. Ezio saved several civilians and killed the Inquisitor Juan de Marillo discreteely, as to not create further repression.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Assassinate Juan de Marillo Later, Corombo left the city after Queen Isabella refused to finance his expedition. Santángel convinced the queen to change her mind by financing half of the project himself, but discovered that the Templars had set a trap to kill the explorer on his way to France. Ezio protected Corombo and told him about the queen's new decision before escorting him back to Granada.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Find Christoffa
In August 1492, as Corombo launched his expedition, Ezio decided to return to Italy to resume his hunt for Savonarola. Before leaving, however, he was forced to defend both Santángel and Sanchez from Inquisition soldiers.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rid the Palace of InquisitorsAssassin's Creed II: Discovery – Rescue Raphael Sánchez Deducing that Torquemada was behind both attacks, Ezio infiltrated his palace, but failed to assassinate him as the Grand Inquisitor managed to escape. Although unsure whether Torquemada was a Templar or just a puppet of the Order, Ezio determined that his death would have probably escalated the turmoil in Spain rather than ending it, and returned to Italy.Assassin's Creed II: Discovery – Assassinate Tomás Torquemada
====Templar slavery in Florence====
In the spring of 1493, Ezio discovered that the Templars had returned to Florence, influencing the local merchants and officials, while those who opposed them mysteriously disappeared. To investigate the situation, he called upon his Assassin contacts in both Italy and Spain. While a team of Spanish Assassins ambushed Templar thugs patrolling the streets at night,Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – A War in the Shadows – Rat Catching Perina di Bastian and Corvo Antonelli of the Italian Brotherhood tried to track the Templars, only for the latter to end up captured.Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – A War in the Shadows – Hell's Horses
Working together, Perina and the Spanish Assassins rescued Corvo as well as the missing Florentines, who had been abducted to be sold into slavery.Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – A War in the Shadows – The Meat Cellar The Templar mastermind behind this slave trade, Bonacolto Contarini, had not been discreet, and once the Assassins learned his name, they eliminated his lieutenants throughout the city to weaken him and pinpoint his location.Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – A War in the Shadows – The Hydra's Heads The intel they acquired led them to Contarini's ancestral keep outside the city, where Ezio's Assassins ultimately killed the slaver, ending the Templar threat in Florence.Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – A War in the Shadows – The Slaver's Demise
====Bonfire of the Vanities ====
By 1494, Ezio had resumed his search for Savonarola, which centered on Florence, the place where the monk had once studied. During his investigation, the Assassin saved a monk who was being harassed by Borgia soldiers and discovered he was Savonarola's cousin, Marcello. The monk directed him to Venice, where Ezio was welcomed by Teodora Contando.
Following her advice to interrogate a herald preaching for Savonarola, Ezio pretended to be a follower in order to get close, but was forced to blow his cover as the mob attacked Piero de' Medici, Lorenzo's son who had been exiled from Florence. After killing Savonarola's followers, Piero informed the Assassin that the monk had returned to Florence.
By 1497, Ezio had found and explored all six Assassin Tombs in Italy, taking their seals, which allowed him to obtain the Armor of Altaïr from the Sanctuary. He also succeeded in healing his mother of her mutism by collecting a hundred feathers in Petruccio's memory.Assassin's Creed II
In February 1497, Ezio returned to Florence where Savonarola had installed a theocracy using the Apple of Eden. After meeting with Niccolò Machiavelli to discuss the situation, Ezio decided to lure out the monk by assassinating his nine lieutenants corrupted by the Apple, while the other Assassins rallied the Florentine population against Savonarola.Assassin's Creed II – Bonfire of the Vanities – Florentine Fiasco The plan was successful and the rebellion allowed Ezio to reclaim the Apple after it was dropped by Savonarola when a mob arrested him in 1498.Assassin's Creed II – Bonfire of the Vanities – Power to the People
As Savonarola was set to be burned at the stake, Ezio decided to show his target mercy by killing him with his Hidden Blade. He then delivered a speech before the Florentine crowd, saying how he was initially consumed by his desire for vengeance after the deaths of his father and brothers, until his mentors guided him on the right path. Similarly to how the Assassins had helped him find answers for himself, Ezio encouraged the people to follow their own free will and not leaders who would try to take their freedom away.Assassin's Creed II – Bonfire of the Vanities – Mob Justice
During Savonarola's rule over Florence, Ezio was reunited for the final time with Cristina Vespucci, who was targeted by Savonarola's men due to her noble status. Though Ezio attempted to save her, Cristina was mortally wounded and died in his arms after declaring her love for him and her wish that they had gotten a second chance to be together.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Love's Labour's Lost Cristina's death caused something to wither inside Ezio and he did not allow himself to truly love again for many years afterwards.Assassin's Creed: Revelations
====Finding the Vault====
By 1499, the Assassins had managed to collect all the missing pages of the Codex. In December, Ezio and his allies gathered at the Villa Auditore to assemble the pages, which formed a map of the world. Using the Apple, the Assassins were able to pinpoint the location of the "Vault" that the prophecy spoke of, discovering it was located in the Vatican.Assassin's Creed II – X Marks the Spot
While Ezio was shocked by the implication that Rodrigo Borgia had become Pope to gain access to the Vault, Mario understood that two artifacts were needed to open it: the Apple and the Papal Staff. Unwilling to take any risks, the Assassins decided to travel to Rome and kill Rodrigo to prevent him from accessing the Vault.
While his allies distracted the city guard, Ezio infiltrated the Sistine Chapel and attempted to assassinate Rodrigo. However, when faced with the target of his decades-long vendetta, Ezio hesitated, allowing Rodrigo to overpower him with the Staff. Though Ezio attempted to use the powers of the Apple to fight the Grand Master, the latter was ultimately victorious and stabbed the Assassin before taking the Apple and descending into the Vault. Protected by the Armor of Altaïr, Ezio survived his wound and followed Rodrigo, who had been unable to open the Vault. Challenging the Grand Master to a fistfight, Ezio defeated him but chose to spare his life, knowing that Rodrigo's death would not bring his family back.Assassin's Creed II – In Bocca al Lupo
Ezio then used the Apple and the Staff to open the door to the Vault, confirming that he was indeed the Prophet. Inside the chamber, he was met with a hologram of the Isu Minerva who explained that she was not a god like Ezio believed, but had simply come before. She then told him that he had served his purpose and to remain quiet as she delivered a message through him, intended for someone named Desmond. After Minerva warned Desmond about a catastrophic event that would wipe out civilization, just like in the past, she disappeared, leaving Ezio with more questions than answers.
As a bewildered Ezio left the Vault, he saw that Rodrigo was gone and failed to retrieve the Staff before it disappeared into the ground, though he did manage to keep the Apple. Reuniting with Mario, Ezio decided to give him the Apple for safekeeping, as he could not bring himself to toss it into the river, and the two Assassins fled Rome and returned to Monteriggioni.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Mass Exodus
===Siege of Monteriggioni===
At the Villa Auditore, Ezio explained to the other members of his family, Niccolò Machiavelli and Caterina Sforza what he had seen inside the Vault. When Ezio revealed that he had not killed Rodrigo, Machiavelli left in anger, but Mario decided to trust his nephew's judgement.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Reunion
The following day, 2 January 1500, Monteriggioni was besieged by the Borgia's forces led by Cesare Borgia, Rodrigo's son. Mario tried to counter the attack with his mercenaries while Ezio used cannons to protect the town walls. In spite of their efforts, the Borgia managed to breach the main gate and capture Mario and Caterina. After Cesare took possession of the Apple from Mario, he executed him as Ezio watched from afar. Ezio himself was shot by arquebusiers, but survived and was dragged away to safety by mercenaries.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Vilified
Upon awakening, Ezio took refuge in the Sanctuary alongside Maria, Claudia and the remaining citizens who had not managed to evacuate the town. From there, they all managed to flee Monteriggioni via a secret exit, whereupon Ezio directed his remaining family members to return to Florence whilst he traveled to Rome.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Emergency Exit However, he soon passed out from his injuries and was found by Machiavelli, who left him in the care of the noblewoman Margherita dei Campi.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – As Good As New
===Liberation of Rome===
After being nursed back to health, Ezio met with Machiavelli and together they planned to liberate Rome from the Borgia's control, eliminate Cesare and Rodrigo, and recover the Apple. To this end, they needed to build a network of allies in the city.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Roman Underground
Ezio first met with the courtesans of the Rosa in Fiore, learning that their Madam, Madonna Solari, had been captured by slavers who demanded a ransom. Ezio tried to pay the ransom but the slavers killed Solari. Returning to the brothel, Ezio was surprised to see his mother and sister there and informed the courtesans of Solari's death. When Claudia volunteered to run the Rosa in Fiore in her place, Ezio objected at first, but eventually relented.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – High-Stakes Negotiation
With her business management skills gained from her years in Monteriggioni, the brothel flourished under Claudia's leadership and became an important intelligence gathering front for the Assassins. Ezio also managed to secure alliances with Bartolomeo d'Alviano's mercenariesAssassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Between a Rock and a Hard Place and La Volpe's thieves.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Double Agent
In June 1501, Claudia's courtesans discovered that Caterina Sforza had been imprisoned by the Borgia in Castel Sant'Angelo. Ezio infiltrated the castle to save her, hoping to also assassinate Rodrigo and Cesare and reclaim the Apple in the process.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Castello Crasher However, he failed in this regard as Rodrigo was not in the castle while Cesare left before Ezio had the chance to kill him, though he was successful in rescuing Caterina.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Burdens We Carry 
Back at the Assassins' hideout, Ezio understood that Cesare was too powerful to be attacked in Romagna where his army stood, and as such decided to recruit new apprentices to build up the Brotherhood in Rome.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Man of the People He created a special team of Assassins, led by Francesco Vecellio, which worked to sabotage Cesare's influence throughout Italy, killing his allies and protecting individuals who could oppose him.Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy Meanwhile, Ezio opposed the Borgia rule in Rome, killing Cesare's lieutenants and allies such as the Cento Occhi, the Followers of Romulus and the French army led by Octavian de Valois, and destroying the War Machines created by Leonardo da Vinci at the inventor's own request.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
In August 1503, Claudia identified the person who funded Cesare's army, a man known as the Banker. Ezio followed one of his debtors, Egidio Troche,Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Follow the Money and found that the Banker was Juan Borgia, a cardinal and Cesare's cousin.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – When in Rome... Ezio assassinated Juan during one of his pagan parties, thus cutting off Cesare's funds, while Claudia's courtesans took his money back to the Rosa in Fiore.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – In and Out Though several Borgia guards followed them, they were promptly killed by Claudia, which impressed her brother.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Paper Trail
Later, Ezio also ended the French army's support of Cesare with the death of Octavian de Valois,Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Au Revoir and acquired a key to the Castel Sant'Angelo, in the process exposing a traitor within the Brotherhood's ranks, the thief Paganino, and protecting Machiavelli from La Volpe, who had assumed Machiavelli to be the traitor.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Intervention For these actions, Ezio was appointed Mentor of the Italian Assassins shortly after Claudia had been inducted into the Brotherhood.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Ascension
Following Cesare's return to Rome, Ezio infiltrated the Castel Sant'Angelo to eliminate him and Rodrigo,Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Requiem only to witness Cesare killing his father over the Apple, which Rodrigo had hidden away, fearing his son's lust for power. After learning from Cesare's sister Lucrezia that the Apple was located at St. Peter's Basilica, Ezio raced Cesare there and ultimately claimed the artifact first.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – An Apple a Day
With the Apple in-hand, the Assassins were able to easily decimate Cesare's remaining forces, and Ezio, Claudia and the other leading members of the Italian Brotherhood ultimately defeated Cesare himself during a confrontation at the Porta Flaminia, after which the Templar was arrested by Fabio Orsini on the order of Pope Julius II.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – All Roads Lead To...
====Dealing with Borgia diehards====
In 1504, Cesare tried to escape from prison, but Ezio stopped him and the Templar was subsequently re-located to a more secure prison in Spain. During this time, Ezio secured an alliance with the Pope as the Assassins continued to fight remaining Borgia diehards in Rome. At one point, the diehards managed to kidnap Claudia, though Ezio and Machiavelli saved her, whereupon Claudia decided to travel to Florence to recover from the trauma of her abduction, leaving the Rosa in Fiore in the hands of Rosa. That same year, Maria passed away due to an illness, leaving both Ezio and Claudia devastated.
Later, Ezio learned that Cesare's right-hand man Micheletto Corella had holed up in Zagarolo and, alongside Machiavelli and La Volpe, led a force of one-hundered Assassins and thieves to capture the Templar. After being imprisoned in the Palazzo della Signoria, in the same cell that had once held Ezio's father and brothers, Micheletto was tortured for information but did not disclose anything. Micheletto eventually managed to escape in 1506, whereupon Ezio tried to use the Apple to locate him, but was only shown a castle in Spain. The Apple then asked Ezio to hide it in the Colosseum Vault, which he did; as a parting gift, the artifact revealed that Micheletto was headed to Naples.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel 
Ezio attempted to charter a ship to Spain with the help of Leonardo da Vinci, but was soon forced to rescue his friend after the latter was captured by the Hermeticists, who sought the location of the Temple of Pythagoras found by Leonardo. After retrieving five of Leonardo's paintings with the help of Claudia, who by this point had returned to Rome,Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance – Last Minute Invite Ezio discovered a hidden map to the temple and headed there, saving Leonardo and killing the Hermeticists' leader, Ercole Massimo. He and Leonardo then explored the temple and found the Pythagorean Vault which contained the coordinates of another temple.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – The Da Vinci Disappearance – The Temple of Pythagoras
====Pursuit of Cesare Borgia====
In June 1506, Ezio departed Italy alongside Machiavelli and Leonardo and traveled to Spain in pursuit of Micheletto. The trio were ambushed by his underlings at the Lone Wolf Inn in Valencia, but defeated them and learned that Micheletto planned to break Cesare out of his cell at the Castillo de la Mota. Arriving too late to prevent Cesare's escape, Leonardo decided to return to Italy while Ezio and Machiavelli continued their pursuit of the Templars. They managed to sabotage their new army and later witnessed Cesare blame Micheletto for this setback and kill his lackey when the latter turned on him. However, Cesare managed to escape the Assassins' grasp once again by shooting Machiavelli, forcing Ezio to take him to a doctor.
In March 1507, Ezio located Cesare again, attacking him as the Templar was leading a siege of the city of Viana on behalf of his brother-in-law, John III of Navarre. Though Cesare survived his initial assassination attempt, Ezio pursued him across the battlefield and ultimately defeated him atop the walls of the city's castle. After Cesare defiantly declared that he could not be killed by the hands of man, Ezio decided to leave him in the "hands of fate" by dropping him off the castle walls.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Pax Romana
Following Cesare's death, Ezio took advantage of the Templars' weakened state to continue to build up the Brotherhood in Italy with the help of his advisors, including Claudia. At some point, he returned to the Villa Auditore to leave a clue to open the Colosseum Vault. 
===Ezio's quest for answers===
In 1509, Ezio happened upon some of Mario's old documents, including a letter from his father Giovanni which contained information about the Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Driven by a will to find out more about the history of the Assassin Order, Ezio decided to find the library and left Italy in 1510 to travel to Masyaf, the former stonghold of the Levantine Assassins. In his absence, Claudia led the Italian Assassins and entered into contact with Desiderius Erasmus, the Mentor of the Northern European Assassins. Throughout his journey, Ezio kept his sister updated about his progress via letters.
In March 1511, Ezio arrived at Masyaf to find the castle under the control of the Byzantine Templars, who captured him.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Hangman He managed to escape and discovered that Altaïr's library was locked and that the location of the keys was in the journal of Niccolò Polo.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – A Journal of Some Kind Learning that the journal was in the possession of the Templar captain Leandros, Ezio tracked him down and killed him. While reading the journal, he learned that the Masyaf Keys had been hidden by Niccolò Polo in Constantinople during the 13th century.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Wounded Eagle
Arriving in the city in May, Ezio joined the Ottoman Assassins led by Yusuf Tazim and agreed to help them in their fight against the Byzantine Templars, who sought to regain their influence in Constantinople.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – A Warm Welcome In time, Ezio assisted the Ottoman Brotherhood in regaining control of their dens in the city, and recruited several new apprentices, with whom he worked to hunt down a number of high-profile Templars.
To find the Masyaf Keys, Ezio explored the old Polo trading post, now a book shop run by a Venetian-Ottoman woman named Sofia Sartor.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – A Familiar Face After discovering a hidden passageway, Ezio found the first key and a map to the locations of lost books which contained information on the other keys.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Yerebatan Cistern He gave the map to Sofia, who agreed to decipher it in exchange for receiving the books once Ezio obtained what he was after.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Quid Pro Quo
As Ezio and Sofia worked together to find the books, the two grew close, though Ezio hesitated to pursue a relationship with Sofia, not wanting to put her in danger. He also discovered the Masyaf Keys to be Memory Seals, Isu artifacts which contained Altaïr's memories,Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Mentor's Keeper and eventually recovered three more.
Working with the Ottoman Assassins, Ezio protected the young Prince Suleiman who was targeted by the Templars during a party. Revealing his true nature to Suleiman, Ezio agreed to help him uncover who was behind the attempt on his life.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Prince's Banquet Ezio's investigation led him to Tarik Barleti, the captain of the Janissaries, who he discovered was supplying weapons to Manuel Palaiologos, a Templar and heir to the Byzantine throne.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Arsenal Infiltration Tasked by Suleiman to assassinate Tarik for his apparent betrayal, Ezio complied, but discovered too late that Tarik had faked his treason in order to get close to the Templars and eliminate them.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Honor, Lost and Won Ezio agreed to complete Tarik's mission and traveled to Cappadocia, the Byzantine Templars' hideout, with the help of Suleiman and Piri Reis.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Setting Sail
In the underground city of Derinkuyu, Ezio worked with Tarik's spies to eliminate the Templar Shahkulu,Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Renegade before creating a distraction to draw out Manuel by detonating the Templars' gunpowder storage.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Decommissioned Amidst the resulting panic and confusion in the city, Ezio pursued and killed Manuel, recovering the fifth and final Masyaf Key.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Last of the Palaiologi However, he was then confronted by Prince Ahmet, Suleiman's uncle, who revealed himself as the true Grand Master of the Byzantine Templars and threatened to harm Sofia if Ezio did not surrender the Masyaf Keys.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Escape
Ezio returned to Constantinople to protect Sofia, but arrived too late, as he found that Ahmet had already kidnapped her, killing Yusuf in the process.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discovery Rallying the Ottoman Assassins, Ezio went to confront Ahmet, who demanded the Masyaf Keys in exchange for Sofia.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Exchange Though the Assassin complied, Ahmet tried to deceive him with a decoy of Sofia whilst he made his escape. Ezio rescued both the decoy and the real Sofia before pursuing Ahmet with Sofia's help, ultimately defeating the Templar and recovering the keys. Ahmet was then killed by his brother, the Sultan Selim I, while Ezio and Sofia went to Masyaf.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – End of the Road
With the five keys, Ezio opened Altaïr's library, finding it empty except for the Levantine Mentor's skeleton holding a sixth Memory Seal.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – A Homecoming Reliving the final moments of Altaïr's life, Ezio understood that the former had dedicated his life to his pursuit of knowledge and safeguarding his Apple of Eden, which was sealed away in the library.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Lost Legacy Though Ezio contemplated taking the Apple, he ultimately refused, understanding that Altaïr had tried to warn him through his memories about the suffering he had endured due to dedicating his life to the Assassin cause.Assassin's Creed: Revelations – The Message
As Ezio decided to retire from his life as an Assassin, he removed his equipment while the Apple created a Nexus between him and his descendant Desmond. Recalling his name from when it was spoken by Minerva in the Vatican Vault years prior, Ezio understood that he had accomplished his mission as the Prophet and encouraged Desmond to learn from his and Altaïr's mistakes and find the answers they could not. He then told Desmond to listen as the Nexus put him contact with the Isu Jupiter, who had another message to deliver regarding the future catastrophe threatening humanity. 
===A quiet life===
After a brief return to Constantinople, where they sold Sofia's book shop to the Ottoman Assassins and hid the Masyaf Keys, Ezio and Sofia returned to Italy, where they got married in Venice in late 1512. They later traveled to Rome, where Claudia congratulated them on their union and Ezio chose Lodovico Ariosto to succeed him as Mentor of the Italian Assassins. This infuriated Claudia, who believed Lodovico was unsuitable for the position due to his close relationship with Alfonso I d'Este, husband of Lucrezia Borgia.Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel
Ezio later retired to a villa in the Tuscan countryside alongside Sofia, with whom he had two children: Flavia in 1513, and Marcello in 1514. There, the former Italian Mentor spent his days tending to a vineyard or in his study, writing his memoirs and a personal Codex which described his experiences as an Assassin. During this time, Claudia also got married and stayed with her husband in Rome, where he was frequently visited by Sofia, Flavia and Marcello, warming up to her brother's family.
Despite his retirement from active service, Ezio continued to be involved in Assassin affairs. He oversaw the training of several new apprentices, including Giovanni Borgia, Lucrezia's son, and the English Assassin Hiram Stoddard.Assassin's Creed – Issue #012
At some point, Ezio became the protector of a Precursor box, another Piece of Eden, and decided to cut all his ties to the Brotherhood, wishing to leave his Assassin days behind. However, in November 1524, Ezio was forced to confront his past when the Chinese Assassin Shao Jun arrived at his villa to seek his help and guidance. Jun explained that the Chinese Brotherhood had been wiped out by the Chinese Rite of the Templar Order led by the Eight Tigers, and Ezio reluctantly agreed to tell her about his life as an Assassin so that she could find her own way.Assassin's Creed: Embers
After being attacked by one of the Jiajing Emperor's agents in Florence, Ezio sent his family away to safety. He and Jun then awaited the arrival of more Chinese soldiers hunting down the latter, and eliminated them when they attacked Ezio's villa. Before Jun returned to China, Ezio gave her the Precursor box to help her in her journey. Sometime later, Ezio passed away during a trip to Florence with Sofia and Flavia. Before his death, he left a letter for Sofia explaining that she had been his driving force to live.
===Later history===
It is unknown how many individuals bore the name of Auditore after the births of Ezio’s children. By 1554, the Auditore family had regained control of Monteriggioni, though the town was later betrayed by Giovannino Zeti, the keeper of the garrison and a Florentine exile, who was allowed to return to Florence in exchange for the keys to the city. Though the town was soon conquered by the Medici family, the Auditore were allowed to continue their leadership over Monteriggioni, due to their good relations with the Medici.Assassin's Creed II – Database: Monteriggioni
Circa 1609, at least one member of the family, Fabrizzio Auditore, was still active in Florence and part of the Brotherhood. During a mission to recover a Shroud of Eden from the Templars in France,Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors – Chapter 19 – Margaux he perished along with his Templar rival, François Ascair.Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Witches of the Moors – Epilogue – Margaux
==Legacy==
Most of the information about the Auditore family was erased from history by the Templar conspiracy, and the name itself, lost over the centuries. Despite this, its members of had a lasting impact on European history and politics. Thanks to the actions of Ezio, the Borgia lost all of their power and influence in Europe, and the Templar Order was dealt crippling blows in both Italy and Constantinople. By saving Lorenzo de' Medici, Ezio permitted the House of Medici to continue their reign over Florence for over two hundred years, and strengthened the friendship between the Auditore and the Medici. Through his discussions with Suleiman, Ezio forged in part the mentality of the future sultan, teaching him to not act rashly after the death of Tarik.
The Auditore also had a great impact on the Assassin Brotherhood. Domenico revived the Italian Brotherhood by establishing the Villa Auditore as the new headquarters of the Assassins, a position it retained for nearly two hundred years. Mario protected the city until his death while Ezio and Claudia restored it to its former glory. The two siblings later re-established the Brotherhood in Rome, and Ezio also lent his aid to the Spanish and Ottoman Assassin during his travels, helping them return to prominence in their respective countries.
During his time as Mentor, Ezio recruited numerous new Assassins, whom he sent through Europe and the Mediterranean Sea to assist other Brotherhoods and decrease the power of the Templars. By training Shao Jun, Ezio was also indirectly responsible for the resurgence of the fallen Chinese Brotherhood.Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China
The Auditore had an important role in the delaying of the Second Disaster. Domenico scattered the pages of Altaïr's Codex which contained a map of the Vatican Vault, preventing the Templars from obtaining it. He and his descendants subsequently dedicated their lives to reclaiming every page of the Codex, a task eventually accomplished by Ezio. By acquiring an Apple of Eden and the Papal Staff of Eden, Ezio gained access to the Vatican Vault, where he was informed of his role as the Prophet by Minerva and allowed his descendant, Desmond, who relived his memories centuries later, to learn about the Second Disaster. Later, Ezio hid the Apple in the Colosseum vault to be recovered by Desmond. With Leonardo da Vinci, Ezio also unknowingly found the GPS coordinates of the Grand Temple. In Altaïr's library, Ezio helped Desmond to come into contact with Jupiter, who told him more about the Second Disaster.
The most famous member of the House of Auditore was Ezio, who became a legend during his lifetime. Known as a troublemaker during his youth in Florence, his reputation greatly changed after the execution of his family and the assassination of Uberto Alberti. Through Italy, he was known as the Assassino, with many citizens believing him to be an urban legend. Minstrels wrote songs about his adventures, while thieves viewed him as a role model due to his agility and celerity. By the later stages of his life, Ezio's reputation among his fellow Assassins had spread as far as Constantinople and China.
Ezio was still regarded as a legendary figure in the Brotherhood's history centuries after his death. Achilles Davenport, the Mentor of the Colonial Assassins before and during the American Revolution, remembered Ezio as the Assassin who had "uncorked the bottle" of the Isu, causing their "spirits" to cross paths with the Brotherhood ever since.Assassin's Creed III – A Boorish Man
During the 19th century, the young British Assassin Evie Frye studied chronicles of Ezio's life, alongside those of other legendary Assassins, which inspired her to pursue the knowledge of the Pieces of Eden.Assassin's Creed: Underworld – Chapter 33 By contrast, her brother Jacob did not know who Ezio was, and was confused when Evie told him that his plan to take back London from the Templars with his own gang, the Rooks, was a plot worthy of Ezio Auditore himself.Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Evie Frye's notebook In the year 2000, statues of Ezio and other prominent Assassins could be found in "the Mentor's" Dubai facility.Assassin's Creed: The Fall – Issue 3 
Ezio was also notorious among the Templar Order. In 2013, after recovering Desmond's genetic material upon his sacrifce to delay the Second Disaster, the Templar company Abstergo Entertainment considered using Ezio's memories in one of their productions, but ultimately decided against it, finding Ezio to be a risky character who could teach their audience the wrong lessons.Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Noob's personal files: "Market Analysis: E. Auditore" Despite this, some high-ranking Templars such as Juhani Otso Berg held Ezio in relatively high regard and believed that the Order could learn valuable lessons from his life to help them better understand and ultimately destroy the Assassins.Assassin's Creed: Reflections – Issue 1
==Genealogy==
==Trivia==
*Auditore is an Italian word, meaning 'auditor'. An auditor is a person who maintains financial accounts of a business, which was likely a reference to the family's work in banking.
*The Auditore identified themselves as Roman Catholic, but some members of the family were also . Mario stated that he was "never much of a believer" during his mention of the villa chapel to Ezio, while Maria could be seen praying in her room.
**Additionally, in the novelization, Maria and Claudia spent their time in a convent instead of Monteriggioni, with Claudia almost becoming a nun.
*If the Palazzo Auditore was visited during the Bonfire of the Vanities DLC in Assassin's Creed II, Ezio could see his late family members as a loving memory.
==Gallery==
ACIAuditore.jpg|An Auditore crest featuring the Assassin insignia
Palazzo Auditore 1 v.png|The Palazzo Auditore in Florence
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Lineage 
*Assassin's Creed II
**Battle of Forlì
**Bonfire of the Vanities
*Assassin's Creed II: Discovery
*Assassin's Creed: Renaissance
*Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
**Copernicus Conspiracy
**The Da Vinci Disappearance
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood novel
*Assassin's Creed: Ascendance
*Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations
*Assassin's Creed: Revelations novel
*Assassin's Creed: Embers
*Assassin's Creed: Recollection
*Assassin's Creed III 
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 
*Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China 
*Assassin's Creed: Templars
*Assassin's Creed: Uprising
*Assassin's Creed: Rebellion
**Naples, 1499 CE
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice
**Roma
*Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun 
*Assassin's Creed: The Last Quest of Leonardo da Vinci
*Assassin's Creed: Nexus VR
*Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game
===Non-canonical appearances===
*Assassin's Creed 1: Desmond
*Assassin's Creed: Identity
*The Tower: Assassin's Creed
*Assassin's Creed: Freerunners
*Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood of Venice – Creed vs Crows
*Assassin's Creed: Visionaries
==References==
 
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