Items and Shops — Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood eGuide

Trade Items

Trade Items are goods whose main purpose is to be traded in Shops. The usual method of acquiring these items is by finding and ransacking Treasure Chests, both those in Rome and in other areas such as Followers Lairs.

But you can also loot them from various targets such as Bandits, Pickpockets, Borgia Couriers or Wolfmen; or you may receive them in reward for sending Assassins Guild recruits on Contracts.

There is a specific use for certain Trade Items in fulfilling Shop Quests (more on these shortly), so you should save these to take to the relevant store owners. Consult the tables below to find out which items are involved; all other goods (those not required for Shop Quests) can be considered as fit for trade.

Indeed they are only useful for their cash value, and you can maximize your return by studying our table to find the most profitable buyer in the market. The best sale prices are highlighted in red.

Trade Item Sale Prices (f)

Name					Shop Quest
Aconite	460	276	460	598	✓
Alum	522	870	870	1,131	✘
Ambergris	535	696	535	321	✓
Buddhist Prayer Beads	267	445	445	579	✓
Cardinal's Purple Dye	530	689	530	318	✓
Claddagh Ring	135	176	135	81	✘
Coffee Beans	143	110	66	110	✘
Copper Ore	169	130	78	130	✘
Elephant Ivory	550	330	715	550	✓
Gold Ingot	715	550	330	550	✘
Green Jasper	465	465	605	279	✘
Incense	12	20	20	26	✘
Indian Diamond	900	900	1,170	540	✓
Jar of Leeches	6	10	10	13	✘
Jeweled Headdress	470	611	470	282	✘
Nutmeg	163	75	125	125	✓
Papaver Silvaticum	294	490	490	637	✓
Piper Nigrum	1,092	505	840	840	✘

Shops

The open world of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood begins with most Shops closed for business, boarded up by order of Borgia Captains. Capturing the local Borgia Towers is therefore essential before commercial development can take place.

Once a district has been freed, you can pay a renovation fee to open any establishment in the region and so commence trading with its newly installed vendor. As you restore more and more Shops, these will expand the selection of articles they sell while reducing the cost of existing stock by 5%, 10% and 15%. The prices listed in this chapter will thus decrease favorably depending on the discounts you have unlocked.

Name					Shop Quest
Pomander	115	150	115	69	✓
Quicksilver	315	525	525	683	✘
Rabbit's Foot	15	9	20	15	✘
Red Jasper	460	460	598	276	✘
Saffron	702	324	540	540	✘
Sapphire	550	550	715	330	✘
Shrunken Head	440	132	11,000	440	✓
Silk	480	624	288	480	✓
Silver Ore	624	480	288	480	✘
Tartar Emetic	455	273	455	592	✘
Terracotta Pot	120	72	156	120	✓
Tomatoes	150	115	69	115	✓
Totem	64	105	105	137	✓
Velvet	830	1,079	499	830	✘
Venetian Poison Ring	445	267	445	579	✘
Vlad The Impaler Coins	530	318	689	530	✓
Wool	450	585	270	450	✘

Blacksmiths

Supplying Ezio's equipment is the Blacksmith's primary source of income, and he derives further revenue from maintaining it in a decent condition.

Article Selection

Buying an item at this Shop will also equip it, and you can use any Blacksmith or Ezio's Hideout to switch back to a weapon you already bought.

Blacksmiths: Shop Selections (f)

Armor

Name	Price (f)	Availability
Roman Greaves	1,100	Sequence 03
Roman Vambraces	1,000	Sequence 04, Memory 08
Roman Spaulders	900	Sequence 02, Memory 03
Roman Chest Guard	2,500	Sequence 05
Rondelle Greaves	3,200	Sequence 05, Memory 02
Rondelle Vambraces	2,900	Sequence 05, Memory 02
Rondelle Spaulders	5,100	Sequence 06
Rondelle Chest Guard	5,700	Sequence 06
Plate Greaves	6,500	Sequence 06, Memory 02
Plate Vambraces	6,000	Sequence 06, Memory 02
Plate Pauldrons	9,200	Sequence 07
Plate Chest Guard	9,900	Sequence 07
Seusenhofer Greaves	12,000	Sequence 07, Memory 03
Seusenhofer Vambraces	11,200	Sequence 07, Memory 03
Seusenhofer Pauldrons	-	Blacksmith Shop Quest (see box-out)
Seusenhofer Chest Guard	-	Blacksmith Shop Quest (see box-out)

Small Weapons

Name	Price (f)	Availability
Stiletto	300	Sequence 02, Memory 03
Knife	700	Sequence 03
Bone Dagger of Romulus	1,900	Sequence 04
Dagger	6,250	Sequence 06
Notched Cinquedea	8,600	Sequence 07
Butcher Knife	5,000	Open 5 Blacksmith Shops

Medium Weapons

Name	Price (f)	Availability
Common Sword	-	Sequence 02
Roman Longsword	1,400	Sequence 03
Sicilian Rapier	2,600	Sequence 04
Mercenario War Hammer	2,750	Sequence 04
Venetian Falchion	5,700	Sequence 05
Lucerne Hammer	6,370	Sequence 05
Old Syrian Sword	8,800	Sequence 06
Schiavona	10,400	Sequence 07
Condottiero Mace	11,600	Sequence 07
Milanese Sword	15,700	Sequence 08
Condottiero War Hammer	17,200	Sequence 08
Cavalieri Mace	6,400	Open 5 Blacksmith Shops
Captain's Sword	-	Blacksmith Shop Quest (see box-out)

Heavy Weapons

Name	Price (f)	Availability
Bearded Axe	7,000	Sequence 02
Bastard Sword	12,400	Sequence 06
Stocco	17,000	Sequence 07
Spadone	26,100	Open 10 Blacksmith Shops
Spada Lunga	-	Blacksmith Shop Quest (see box-out)

Ranged Weapons

Name	Price (f)	Availability
Crossbow	12,800	Sequence 02

Small Weapons

Name	Price (f)	Availability
Throwing Knife	75	Sequence 02
Pistol Bullet	175	Sequence 02
Crossbow Bolt	175	Sequence 02
Smoke Bomb	350	Sequence 02

Repair

When your Health Meter starts showing stubborn red blocks (), you are wearing broken armor. Restoring the lost Health Squares can only be achieved through the Repair service of a Blacksmith.

Repair costs depend on the type of armor concerned, as shown in the table below. These prices will also be reduced by the trade discount.

Repair Costs

Armor Type	Cost (f)
Roman	30
Rondelle	60
Plate	100
Seusenhofer	150

Blacksmith Shop Quests

Name	Trade Items Required	Availability	Reward
Faith	Terracotta Pot (x3)	Sequence 02	Captain's Sword
	Totem (x2)
	Buddhist Prayer Beads (x2)
Exotica	Shrunken Head (x2)	Sequence 05	Seusenhofer Pauldrons & Seusenhofer Chest Guard
	Elephant Ivory (x3)
	Indian Diamond (x3)
Blood Money	Vlad The Impaler Coins (x7)	Sequence 06	Spada Lunga

Tailors

These masters of cloth, thread and detail can increase your maximum capacities for supplies, as well as tending to more frivolous concerns.

Dye Outfit

In keeping with the times, Renaissance fashion is sumptuous and often costly. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood grants separate color customization of clothes and capes. There are no gameplay or camouflage advantages to any of the schemes on offer, so this is purely for the satisfaction of your aesthetic sensibilities. If you change your mind, you can revert to your default colors at no further cost.

Dye Colors

Color	Clothes Price (f)	Cape Price (f)	District
Assassin White	-	-	All
Roman Stone	170	110	Centro
Venetian Azure	280	240	Centro
Venetian Wine	820	220	Centro
Florentine Scarlet	1,020	320	Centro
Roman Gilded Onyx	1,500	350	Centro
Florentine Crimson	2,870	550	Centro
Tuscan Ochre	170	100	Campagna
Tuscan Copper	500	180	Campagna
Tuscan Ember	710	270	Campagna
Tuscan Emerald	2,170	520	Campagna
Wetlands Ivory	160	100	Antico
Roman Olive	400	190	Antico
Wetlands Auburn	970	310	Antico
Wetlands Ebony	2,350	580	Antico

Capacity Upgrades

The Tailor's hidden value to an Assassin rests in his ability to sew Pouches, Belts, Quivers and Bags that extend the amount of consumable one-use items that Ezio can carry. Tailors also sell Parachute refills for 200 florins.

Tailor Accessory Upgrades

Name	Capacity /Upgrade	Price (f)	Availability
Medium Poison Vial	+5	2,800	Sequence 06
Large Poison Vial	+5	8,100	Open 8 Tailor Shops
Knife Belt Upgrade	+5	1,900	Sequence 04
Knife Belt Upgrade	+5	3,100	Open 4 Tailor Shops
Knife Belt Upgrade	+5	6,100	Sequence 07
Knife Belt Upgrade	+5	10,300	Open 8 Tailor Shops
Medium Medicine Pouch	+5	2,500	Sequence 05
Large Medicine Pouch	+5	6,200	Open 4 Tailor Shops
Medium Quiver	+5	6,700	Acquire the Crossbow
Large Quiver	+5	-	Tailor Shop Quest (see box-out)
Smoke Bomb Pouch	3	9,200	Sequence 02
Heavy Sheath	-	8,250	Sequence 02
Medium Bag	+5	5,200	Complete all War Machine missions and acquire the Parachute Bag from Leonardo
Large Bag	+5	8,450

Tailor Shop Quest

Name	Trade Items Required	Availability	Reward
Pulling Threads	Silk (x8)	Acquire the Crossbow	Large Quiver
Pulling Threads	Cardinal's Purple Dye (x5)	Acquire the Crossbow	Large Quiver

Paintings

Art Merchants offer you the chance to acquire genuine historical works of art, with each purchase taking its place on the walls of Ezio's Hideout and counting toward 100% game completion.

Paintings List

Name	Price (f)	District	Availability
Angel	120	Centro	Sequence 02
St. Michael	290
Resurrection of Christ	3,120
Mond Crucifixion	7,900
Self Portrait	38,700	Centro	Sequence 08 or collect 15 Borgia Flags
Vision of a Knight	210	Antico	Sequence 02
Angel	460
Madonna Solly	2,800
St. George	8,500
Young Man with an Apple	24,000	Antico	Sequence 08 or collect 15 Borgia Flags
The Marriage of the Virgin	175	Campagna	Sequence 02
St. Sebastian	420
Portrait of Pietro Bembo	1,600
Madonna del Cardellino	8,100
Christ Blessing	21,500	Campagna	Sequence 08 or collect 15 Borgia Flags

Treasure Maps

The Art Merchant offers another useful service to completists in the form of maps to all of Rome's Treasure Chests, Borgia Flags and Feathers. Treasure Maps are graded by the Trade Items they reveal, with common Treasures holding least value and noble Treasures the highest.

Treasure Maps List

Common Treasure Chests

Map Name	Art Merchant	Price (f)	Availability
Centro Treasures 1	Centro	530	Sequence 02
Antico Treasures 1	Antico	570	Sequence 04
Campagna Treasures 1	Campagna	500	Sequence 04

Merchant Treasure Chests

Map Name	Art Merchant	Price (f)	Availability
Centro Treasures 2	Centro	825	Sequence 05
Antico Treasures 2	Antico	760	Sequence 06
Campagna Treasures 2	Campagna	720	Sequence 07

Noble Treasure Chests

Map Name	Art Merchant	Price (f)	Availability
Centro Treasures 3	Centro	1,200	Open 7 Art Merchants Shops
Antico Treasures 3	Antico	1,300
Campagna Treasures 3	Campagna	1,150

Borgia Flags and Rare Maps

Map Name	Art Merchant	Price (f)	Availability
Centro Flags	Centro	20,300	Finish the game, or collect 25 Borgia Flags
Antico Flags	Antico	20,120
Campagna Flags	Campagna	19,900
Vaticano Flags	Centro	19,750
Feathers	All	20,500
Vaticano Treasures	Centro	-	Art Merchant Shop Quest (see box-out)

Art Merchant Shop Quest

Trendsetting

Trade Items Required	Availability	Reward
Pomander (x2)	Sequence 02	Vaticano district Treasure Map
Ambergris (x3)
Papaver Silvaticum (x1)

Tunnel Network

District: Centro

Tunnel Entrance
Tiber Island Hideout
Piazza del Popolo
Augustus Mausoleum
Pantheon
Campidoglio
Rosa in Fiore
Tevere Port

District: Campagna

Tunnel Entrance
Barracks
Northern Campagna
Southern Campagna
Castra Praetoria
Thermae of Diocletian
Colle Viminale

District: Antico

Tunnel Entrance
Colosseum
Porta Nomentana
Palazzo Laterano
Thermae of Caracalla
Thieves Guild
Roman Forum

Doctors

With many practitioners still wearing their characteristic bird-masks to restrict foul vapors, Doctors are not hard to spot. They will heal you completely for 50 florins (except for those Health Squares relating to broken armor).

When you have renovated at least one Doctor's Shop within a district, Doctors with green handcarts will also spawn on the streets to improve access to medical care.

Name	Price (f)	Availability
Medicine	75	Sequence 02
Poison	175	Sequence 02
Fast Poison	175	Medical Shop Quest (see box-out)

Medical Shop Quest

Venomous

Trade Items Required	Availability	Reward
Tomatoes (x5)	Sequence 05	Fast Poison
Nutmeg (x3)
Aconite (x2)

Banks

Banks do not offer goods, but instead store the dividend awarded to Ezio every 20 minutes of playing time as part of the Rome rebuilding game.

This total is not transferred directly to Ezio's purse – you need to visit a Bank to withdraw the current balance. We advise you to do so regularly, as there is a maximum sum of florins that can be stored by Rome's financial institutions; any income beyond this limit is lost. However this "Vault Capacity" can be upgraded by opening additional Banks.

Banks also possess a Record Book that shows your current progress, income and completion level in the Rome metagame.

TUNNEL ENTRANCES

Tunnel Entrances give access to Rome's network of underground aqueducts. Once renovated, they allow you to travel instantly (and for free) to other areas of the city. This proves immensely useful when you have to cover long distances and, in the later game, for following up side quests, Treasure hunts and the rebuilding of Rome. It is also a way of avoiding guard encounters when Notorious.

Note that Ezio must be anonymous and not involved in a memory or in open conflict to use Tunnel Entrances.