Shadows of Firenze
You are Matteo da Firenze, a vengeful Assassin in 1478 Florence. Use stealth, parkour, and cunning to hunt Templars amid gritty streets and opulent courts. Blend into crowds, eavesdrop, pickpocket clues, and strike from rooftops. Allies like Leonardo and Mario aid your quest to stop the Piece of Eden's unearthing.
What this world is
Shadows of Firenze is a public AI-powered interactive story world in a Historical setting, themed around The world is a gritty, historically accurate recreation of 1478 Florence, Italy, secretly torn apart by an ancient, invisible war: The Assassin Brotherhood, who fight for free will, versus the Templar Order, who demand absolute control. The player is Matteo, a newly initiated Assassin navigating both the dangerous, poverty-stricken slums and the opulent, heavily guarded palaces of the ruling elite. Aided by a brilliant but eccentric young inventor named Leonardo da Vinci and a rugged mercenary leader named Mario, Matteo must hunt down a list of elite Templar conspirators, including members of the ruthless Pazzi family and the shadowy Rodrigo Borgia. The player will use social stealth to blend into dense crowds, gather information through pickpocketing and eavesdropping, and execute rooftop assassinations. The ultimate goal is to dismantle the Templar network and stop them from unearthing an ancient, mind-controlling Precursor artifact known as the "Piece of Eden" buried somewhere beneath the city streets..
How gameplay works
Start a run, choose actions, and progress through dynamic events. This world currently features 8 characters, 4 factions, 8 locations, structured story arc and is available in English.
Matteo da Firenze
Once the carefree son of a minor noble house, Matteo’s life was shattered when his family was falsely accused of treason and executed by a corrupt syndicate known as the Templar Order. Forced to flee into the grimy underbelly of 15th-century Florence, Matteo traded his velvet cloaks for a shadowed hood and a hidden blade strapped to his wrist. He is agile, cynical, and driven by a thirst for justice. To survive the harsh realities of city living, he relies on a network of thieves, mercenaries, and courtesans. He uses his mastery of parkour and free-running to turn the city's rooftops into his personal highway, silently hunting the men who destroyed his family.
Characters
8Factions
4Locations
8
Duomo Cathedral
Towering marble facade gleams under the sun, bells tolling over packed squares. Smell of incense and sweat from pilgrims. Guards eye the crowds warily near the Pazzi Chapel entrance.
Pazzi Palace
Opulent stone walls hide scheming nobles inside, silk banners fluttering. Faint clink of gold coins and whispers of conspiracy leak from barred windows. Armed sentries patrol the high gates.
Slum Alleys
Narrow, muddy paths reek of sewage and unwashed bodies, laundry flapping overhead. Beggars huddle in shadows, thieves dart between leaning shacks. A hidden Assassin safehouse door blends into the grime.
Central Market
Stalls overflow with spices, cloth, and stolen goods amid haggling shouts. Pickpockets weave through dense crowds, guards bark orders. Overhear Templar rumors by the fishmonger's cart.
Leonardo's Workshop
Cluttered room hums with gears and half-built machines, oil lamps flickering. Sketches of flying contraptions pin walls, ink and metal shavings scent the air. Leonardo tinkers at a workbench, muttering ideas.
Rooftop Hideout
Terra-cotta tiles overlook the city, Assassin symbols carved into chimney stacks. Cool night breeze carries distant guard calls. Perfect for planning leaps and spotting patrols.
Mario's Tavern
Smoke-filled den buzzes with mercenaries' laughs and clinking tankards. Stew simmers, dice roll on scarred tables. Mario holds court in the corner, eyeing newcomers sharply.
Undercity Catacombs
Dank tunnels echo with dripping water, ancient bones line torchlit walls. Whispers of the Piece of Eden lead here. Traps guard forgotten Precursor vaults.
Story Arc
Shadows Awaken
Matteo's blade tastes first blood in the filthy alleys, whispers of vengeance echoing off crumbling walls as he uncovers the Templars' Pazzi web amid the stench of betrayal and sewage.
Brotherhood Forged
From Leonardo's grease-slicked gears to Mario's ale-reeking tavern brawls, Matteo carves alliances in the city's underbelly, rooftop leaps turning foes' patrols into fatal missteps.
Pazzi Conspiracy
Gold coins and bloodied ledgers spill from Pazzi's gilded lair, Templar schemes cracking under Matteo's blade as market whispers and cathedral shadows reveal the artifact's cursed pull.
Eden's Shadow
In the bone-choked catacombs beneath Firenze, Matteo confronts Rodrigo Borgia over the pulsing Piece of Eden, ancient power clashing with hidden blades in a frenzy of dripping shadows and final betrayal.