Mere d'Amitie was, at least structurally, a monastery located in the hillside vineyards of France. However, the building complex itself was actually a front for a ring of international artifact thieves.
History[]
By 1936, Mere d'Amitie had been taken over by Ian McIver as a front for a ring of international artifact thieves. The occupants, in the guise of monks, continued to make wine. Amongst the artifacts seen there by Indiana Jones was a Piute Summoning Stone (stolen from the National Museum and retrieved by Indy),[1] a Phoenician Vase, Pharaoh's Crook, Barovian Cross, Steel Lance of St. George, a Chest of Black Opals and an old cloth map showing the progress of the Shintay. The monastery had six floors, including a dungeon basement. The treasury room,[2] from which Indy took the Piute Summoning Stone,[1] was on the third floor.[2]
Behind the scenes[]
Mere d'Amitie translates to "Mother of Friendship" in French.
One of the Vatican's collection of Great Circle stones, the relic from Ollantaytambo, is indicated to have been recovered from a French monastery in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. As the video game doesn't appear to acknowledge the continuity of Marvel Comics' The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones series, it's unclear if the reference is a direct callback to Mere d'Amitie.
Appearances[]
The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones – "Africa Screams!" (First appearance)