Into the Shadows
Follow the waypoint to a lone Janissary. He will be harassing civilians. Unfortunately, since he wasn't moving, I wasn't able to assassinate him from a hiding spot. If anybody has any ideas (Romani perhaps?), let me know. I just blended with the crowd next to him and had my assassins kill him. Then I grabbed the body and just walked away while my assassins kept the guards from noticing. Throw the body in the nearby haystack and jump in to steal the costume.
Honor Lost and Won
Get in with the group and wander around. You'll eventually come to a boy that you'll have to beat up. So beat him up until the Janissary are satisfied. Follow them for a little while longer until you come to a camp. All of the Janissary wearing the same thing you are wearing will leave you alone but the other guards will not. Try to avoid them.
To get past the first set of guards, there is a group of Janissary that go by them. Just make your way over to them and then just jump from one group to another. Allow yourself to be carried into the next area and then exit into a stationary Janissary group on the other side. On this side, you want to slowly take out the hostile guards by using the tents and the well in the area. When it comes time to move to the next area, you can lure the two stationary guards away from the doors by appearing by a tent and drawing their attention. When they start to walk towards you, jump in the tent and wait fo him to move closer. Then assassinate him. Do the same for the other guard. I would start with the left guard first and I would use the back side of the tent with the bench in front of it. When they are dealt with, hit the checkpoint on the other side.
When you regain control, you will be in a group of Janissary and another group right in front of you will start moving towards the left. Get in this group and go with them until you bump into a stationary group. Join this group and then wait for a good time to stroll over and join the group that's up against the wall. Once you have joined them, wait for the guard that walks along the wall to walk away from you, then use the conveniently placed pieces to gain some elevation along the wall. Keep running along the wall until you get to the scaffolding that is at the back of the area. From here, wait until you've got a good chance to perform an air assassination.
Once you've killed him, you will need to run. Just start running in any direction and try to get to the roofs. The Janissary are actually faster than you are so you need to use the roof tops to stay ahead of them. When you finally escape the area and become anonymous, the mission will be complete.
Bearer of Mixed News
When you get to the compound, the mission will start automatically. You'll have to get in and talk to Suleiman without being seen. If you enter from the west side, you should be able to find some Romani pretty easily. Hire them and you can just walk right in.
Once you've talked to Suleiman, you will have to leave the palace unseen. Turn around and head towards the building (south) and you should see more Romani. Hire them again and just walk right out. I found it was easiest to get over the wall to the SW.
A Little Errand
This is an interesting mission because it's compeletely benign. Head into the market and find the florist. When he doesn't have any tulips, tail him to where he picks his flowers and maybe think how strange it is for a man to tail someone over the rooftops... for flowers. When you get to the end, just walk around to the blue markers on the map and pick three flowers. when you are done, head back to Sofia.
Signs and Symbols, Part 3
You will find this book on the Little Hagia Sophia, directly in across from where this mission starts.
The Maiden's Tower
Inspect the giant round object on the floor in the main room. When it tells you to look for a way to the lower level, it will point you right at the switch so head forward and activate it. When you land on the lower level, there will be a switch just to your right. Activate that and quickly head up the wall to your left. This will bring you over to the section of wall that just opened. Activate the machine that was behind the wall.
Jump across to the giant block and go down. Jump backwards and climb down and left on this ledge. Go around the left side and jump backwards off of here too. Just across the beams to what looks like a partial bridge section. Now run along the bridge east and down towards the switch in the distance.
After activating the switch, run up the wall to your right (south). Climb up and jump off backwards. Swing on the pole and then do a long jump off the beam. Go all the way across until you jump onto the far wall. Make your way over to the platform to your left, then turn left again and head south across the giant block, across the gaps and to the newly revealed machine. Activate that.
Run over the catwalk and the block to activate a new switch to the west. After that, head north. Just run strait across until the end and take a right so you are going east. Make another hop and then face the center of the room. Cross the beams and climb the pillar. At the top, wrap around the left side of the pillar and jump backwards to the other pillar. Wrap around the right side of this one and then run your way to the machine at the end. Again, run straight ahead after the cutscene and activate the switch there.
Jump to the block after activating the switch and wrap around the left side of it. Jump backwards to the small walkway which is hard to see. Run west along that and jump off the edge. Slide your way along the wall to the right and then jump to the beam coming out of the wall. Jump to the last beam but stop there Run off the end of the last beam, swing on the pole and activate the switch in the room.
After the cutscene, climb onto the giant stone. Turn left and jump across the beams to the next stone. Climb up that and jump off the far side and climb the wall. Just keep climbing until you hit solid ground. Turn left and climb up the wall and you'll find yourself on that stone bridge section from before. Head east and when you get to the giant stone blocking your path, turn right (south) and climb the rock hanging there. At the top of that, turn left and jump to the climbable stone. I'm not sure if you have to but I would use the hook to make sure you grab the ledge. Climb this last stone and then turn left (north) and jump towards the statue. Loot the chests and take the key.
The Mentor's Return
Follow the assassin for a moment and when he leaves you, head up the hill to your first two targets. You can walk right up between the two of them and do a double assassination. Continue up the next hill and your new target will rally some troops. You will see them lined up with the captain and then they will move to attack the two assassins near you. A few more assassins will join the fight to even the odds. Don't kill any of the enemies here except the captain. Just walk up on him and assassinate him while he is fighting.
Head up to the gates of the castle and walk through. On the other side, you will be attacked. Don't fight them, just use your assassin signals to kill them. Walk into the building and confront Abbas. When it is time to kill him, target him and shoot to kill him.
Setting Sail
Head towards the restricted area ahead. When you enter the plaza but before the guards are some Romani to your left. Hire them and use them to get up to the lighthouse ahead. They will get you past the first two guards and the next which should put you right next to the lighthouse. Climb the lighthouse and circle around to the far side. Then you want to drop back down to street level but watch for the two guards that are patrolling. Wait for them to leave and interact with the tower at the point where the chain meets it.
When you land, you'll be in a fight with some guards. Do not fight them, just run up on the boat and head to the front of it. You'll have to wait for your assassins to take care of your enemies because you need to be anonymous to use the Greek Fire. Once you can use it, hold down the strike button and just start brushing all the boats with fire. Get the small ones closest to you first, then go for the big boats. Do a pass over each of them to light them on fire (which I think makes them less accurate), then return to each boat and keep pouring on the flames until it is destroyed.
Once you regain control, start heading west. For the next section, it's kind of on rails. You still control Ezio but you can't really do anything wrong so just keep running forward and adjusting left and right until you get to a fight. Instead of fighting, turn left and run off the front of the ship. Be careful on this last part because it is possible to actually fall of the ship and die here.
