Francis I, King: king of France, 1494-1547
Haras: Assassin adept in Altair’s time
Heyreddin: Assassin in Constantinople
Hulagu, Khan: grandson of Genghis Khan, 1217-65
Ibn-La’Ahad, Altair: Master Assassin
Ibn-La’Ahad, Darim: Altair’s eldest son
Ibn-La’Ahad, Sef: Altair’s youngest son
Ibn-La’Ahad, Umar: Altair’s father
Il Volpe: member of the Assassin Council
Irini: Assassin in Constantinople
Janos: Ottoman prisoner
Julius II, Pope: Pope and friend to the Assassins, 1443-1513
Juno: goddess, one of Those Who Came Before
Jupiter: god, one of Those Who Came Before
Kasim: Assassin in Constantinople
Kemal Reis: Piri Reis’s uncle
Luther: aka Martin Luther, priest, 1483-1546
Machiavelli, Niccolo di Bernardo dei: philosopher and writer,
1469-1527
Ma’Mun: shipping agent
Mehmed II, Sultan: previous sultan of the Ottoman Empire, 1432-81
Minerva: goddess, one of Those Who Came Before
Nazar: Janissary soldier
Nikolos: guard
Osman, Ahmet: Suleiman’s uncle and Bayezid II’s eldest son,
1465-1513
Osman, Cem: Bayezid II’s brother and pretender to the throne,
1459-95
Osman, Selim I: Suleiman’s father and Bayezid II’s youngest son, ca. 1465-1520
Osman, Suleiman: the prince and governor of Kefe, 1494-1566
Osman, Sultan Bayezid II: the current sultan, Suleiman’s grandfather, 1447-1512
Osman, Tomas: Bayezid II’s brother
Palaiologos, Constantine: last Byzantine emperor
Palaiologos, Manueclass="underline" heir of the Palaiologos family
Paola: Assassin madame, member of the Assassin Council
Petros: soldier
Piri Reis: admiral, cartographer, bomb maker
Polo, Maffeo: Niccolo Polo’s brother, 1252-1309
Polo, Niccolo: journal writer, Marco’s father, 1252-94
Rosa: member of the Assassin Council
Salai: Leonardo’s assistant
Sartor, Sofia: lady in green
Sforza, Caterina: Countess of Forli
Shahkulu: Manuel’s bodyguard
Shao Jun: Chinese Assassin
Sofian, Abbas: Altair’s former comrade and Master Assassin
Sofian, Ahmad: Abbas’s father
Tazim, Yusuf: leader of the Assassins in Constantinople
Teragani: Assassin in Altair’s time
Thorpe, Maria: Altair’s wife
Vespucci, Amerigo: explorer and navigator, 1454-1512
Vespucci, Cristina: Ezio’s former girlfriend
Villiers de L’Isle-Adam, Philippe: member of the Knights Hospitalier at Rhodes, 1464-1534
Zhu Huocong: the Jiajing Emperor
GLOSSARY OF FOREIGN TERMS
barakallah feek God bless you hajj pilgrimage masa’il kher good evening
CHINESE (Mandarin) dao knife dashi, xiexie nin thank you, Mentor duibuqi I’m sorry ling chi death by a thousand cuts qian Chinese currency
vendange vintage
veraison ripening
apistefto unbelievable edaxi okay fiye apo brosta mou! get out of my way!
Hriste mou my God kourayo courage poi kala very good ti distihia what misery
al diavolo to hell amore love a presto see you soon arrocco castling (chess move) bastardo bastard bene good, well bistecca alla fiorentina Florentine steak brutti ma buoni Italian cookies buffone jester buona donna good woman buona sera good evening buon giorno good day canaglia scoundrel carciofini sott’olio artichokes in oil castagnaccio chestnut flour cake cazzo prick, shit che succede? what’s happening?
Dio mio my God duomo dome e incredibile it’s incredible fettunta garlic bread finito finished fratello mio my brother fuori out grazie thank you il diavolo the devil kogge ship levatrice midwife maccaroin in broddo pasta soup magnetismo magnetism meister master merda shit messer/e sir mia cara my dear mio my mio bel menestrello my handsome minstrel moleche soft-shell crab molto curioso very curious navigatore navigator nessun problema no problem non mi sorprende I’m not surprised pandiramerino rosemary bread panzanella Florentine bread pecorino cheese perdonate, buon signore pardon me, good sir perfetto perfect piena di vita full of life prego please presuntuoso presumptuous principe prince raccolto harvest ragazzo boy requiescat in pace rest in peace rixoto de go rice with fish salame toscano Tuscan salami salsicce di cinghiale wild boar sausages salute a voi, Assassini health to you, Assassins salve hello se solo if only si yes si, da molto tempo yes, a long time sieur sire soldi money spaghetti allo scoglio reef spaghetti tesoro treasure tonno al cartoccio tuna in foil una tortura! torture va bene fine
adi herif bastard, pig affedersiniz, efendim excuse me, sir akce Turkish coin allaha ismarladik goodbye
Allah ashkina in God’s name aman Allahim oh my God aynen oyle exactly bey lord beyefendi gentleman bir sey degil you’re welcome cok tesekkur ederim thank you very much cok uzuldum I am so sorry efendim sir effendi master
Ekselanslari His Excellency evet yes gerzek idiot ghazi holy warriors gule gule goodbye guzel beautiful haydi rastgele good luck inanilmaz incredible kanun law kardeslerim brothers and sisters karesi square kargasa turmoil kesinlikle certainly kofta meatball merhaba hello pekala well pek guzel very beautiful prens prince sagliginiza to your health saray palace
Sayin Mr. sehzadem prince serefe cheers sharbat Middle Eastern drink sinav icin iyi sanslar good luck on the test sovalye knight tesekkur ederim thank you