| rdfs:comment | - During the early 16th century, the Assassin Brotherhood – under the direction of Ezio Auditore, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins who happened to be visiting Constantinople at the time – sought to expand its influence throughout the Mediterranean; considering this, they began to send apprentices and recruits to usurp cities controlled by the Templar Order. Their exploits ranged from simple acts, such as protecting merchants and officials who were loyal to the Brotherhood or against the Templars, to greater plots involving assassinations and freeing jailed allies. Some special requests, specifically the survey requests of Piri Reis, involved the Assassins traveling to certain cities and mapping the area.
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| abstract | - During the early 16th century, the Assassin Brotherhood – under the direction of Ezio Auditore, the Mentor of the Italian Assassins who happened to be visiting Constantinople at the time – sought to expand its influence throughout the Mediterranean; considering this, they began to send apprentices and recruits to usurp cities controlled by the Templar Order. Their exploits ranged from simple acts, such as protecting merchants and officials who were loyal to the Brotherhood or against the Templars, to greater plots involving assassinations and freeing jailed allies. Some special requests, specifically the survey requests of Piri Reis, involved the Assassins traveling to certain cities and mapping the area. Many of these cities were eventually freed from Templar rule and came under Assassins' control. However, a constant danger in the possibility of Templar reprisal remained at hand. As such, the contracts needed to be completed regularly to maintain the Assassins' control of the city, though should their grip on the locations fall too low, the Templars would attempt a reclamation of the city, forcing apprentices to rally a defense. The Brotherhood took special care to improve the standard of living in these regions by improving daily income and providing many opportunities for their newly liberated citizens. The apprentices who were sent on these missions gained experience, and the Assassin Order gained funds to further their operations, as well as regular benefits and bomb ingredients. After a local guild was established, certain apprentices from Constantinople could also be assigned to become permanently based in one of the cities. There, they provided protection and solidified the Brotherhood's goals more directly.
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