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Venezia, 1486It's Carnevale, the busiest time of the year for Venezia, when rich locals and touring nobles flock to the streets to celebrate. Aside from the decorations, the lavish parties, the beautiful dresses and performances, the most noticeable part are the masks. They don't hide the faces much, but that's to make it easier to partake in ( Read more... ) -
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Florence, 1513
"Come here," Ezio says, leaning against the side of the tub on one arm and using the other to reach out to her, to beckon her closer. "I need to tell you something."
"So say it," she replies, bluntly. She doesn't move even a fraction of an inch closer, too busy folding up her clothing.
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Roma, 1502The recruits made him feel young again ( Read more... ) -
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Roma, 1502They were all at dinner when Ezio returned ( Read more... ) -
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Roma, 1502"A toast," Ezio says. He raises his glass ( Read more... ) -
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Venezia, 1485.
He laughed, leaning back into the couch, arms along the back.
"Go on, then. Seduce me, cucciola mia."
It wouldn't really be a challenge; Ezio was, in the most unflattering terms, easy, and just that he asked undoubtedly meant he was already interested. Adages about horses and water just didn't hold true with him, and if you ( Read more... ) -
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Venezia, 1483Ezio laughed, breaking into a sprint. He wasn't as fast as her, certainly, especially given that he was twice her size and weighed down by his robes and bulky armor, but what he lacked in agility he made up for with fearlessness. He didn't need to slow to climb or lunge or jump from one building to the next, as nothing bothered him ( Read more... ) -
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Venice, 1486.At first, he puts up a bit of a fight -- he has better things to do with his time, doesn't he? -- but he is sufficiently drunk and everyone else has wandered off with various women to pass out, and there's no beautiful woman catching his fancy tonight. What's the harm in any of it ( Read more... ) -
000 GLOSSARY AND LANGUAGE
GLOSSARY AND LANGUAGEI do not speak Italian. At all. I traveled through a good chunk of Europe for a summer as a teenager, but have not been to Italy myself. Well, I have, but I was a fetus. That doesn’t count. Someday, I will go as an adult ( Read more... ) -
000 SOURCES
SOURCESAs a foreword, I’d like to note that I’m not claiming or insisting on the accuracy of any source listed below, nor am I striving for complete, total accuracy to Italian culture in the late 1400s. I read in an interview that some historian feels Assassin’s Creed’s depiction of Italian culture is very true to life, but given the fantasy ( Read more... )