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'''North Carolina''' is a state in the southeastern region of the [[United States]], bordered by [[Virginia]], {{Wiki|Tennessee}}, [[Georgia]], {{Wiki|West Virginia}}, and [[South Carolina]]. It was one of the thirteen colonies that claimed independence from [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<br />
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==History==<br />
In 1718, the island of [[Ocracoke]], just off the coast of North Carolina, was a favored hideout of the infamous [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Thatch]] during his brief retirement. When the island was attacked by the British [[Royal Navy]], Thatch and his crew were killed, along with a number of other pirates who had come to the celebration. Only [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Charles Vane]] escaped the ambush.<br />
<br />
In 1776, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]'s [[apprentices]] came to North Carolina to aid the [[Patriots]]' militia, and with the use of clever tactics, helped them defeat the [[British Army]] at the {{Wiki|Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge}}. After this embarrassing defeat, the British did not return for another four years.<br />
<br />
Two militias clashed at the {{Wiki|Battle of Ramsour's Mill}} in June 1780, despite not having been ordered to by either side. The Assassins came and convinced the [[Loyalists]] to stand down to prevent further casualties.<br />
<br />
In February 1781, [[Henry Lee]] attempted to confront the infamous cavalry officer [[Banastre Tarleton]], but the Assassins deemed this folly and diverted him towards [[John Pyle]]'s column, causing {{Wiki|Pyle's Massacre}}.<br />
<br />
Several days later in March, the Assassins were alerted that their ally, [[Otho Williams]], had been ordered by [[Nathanael Greene]] to scout Tarleton's troops. The Assassins aided during Williams' retreat from the {{Wiki|Battle of Wetzell's Mill}}.<br />
<br />
In September that year, governor [[Thomas Burke]] was captured by the colonels [[David Fanning]] and [[Hector McNeill]]. Connor's recruits suspected McNeill of being a Templar and assassinated him at the {{Wiki|Battle of Lindley's Mill}}, but were unable to retrieve Burke.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[Contracts (Assassin's Creed III)|Contracts]]<br />
{{AC3}}<br />
[[Category:States of the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Former British colonies]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=North_Carolina&diff=397496North Carolina2014-02-20T17:21:20Z<p>174.60.107.231: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{Era|AC3}}<br />
{{WP-REAL}}<br />
'''North Carolina''' is a state in the southeastern region of the [[United States]], bordered by [[Virginia]], {{Wiki|Tennessee}}, [[Georgia]], {{Wiki|West Virginia}}, and [[South Carolina]]. It was one of the thirteen colonies that claimed independence from [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 1718, the island of [[Ocracoke]], just off the coast of Virginia, was a favored hideout of the infamous [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Thatch]] during his brief retirement. When the island was attacked by the British [[Royal Navy]], Thatch and his crew were killed, along with a number of other pirates who had come to the celebration. Only [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Charles Vane]] escaped the ambush.<br />
<br />
In 1776, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]'s [[apprentices]] came to North Carolina to aid the [[Patriots]]' militia, and with the use of clever tactics, helped them defeat the [[British Army]] at the {{Wiki|Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge}}. After this embarrassing defeat, the British did not return for another four years.<br />
<br />
Two militias clashed at the {{Wiki|Battle of Ramsour's Mill}} in June 1780, despite not having been ordered to by either side. The Assassins came and convinced the [[Loyalists]] to stand down to prevent further casualties.<br />
<br />
In February 1781, [[Henry Lee]] attempted to confront the infamous cavalry officer [[Banastre Tarleton]], but the Assassins deemed this folly and diverted him towards [[John Pyle]]'s column, causing {{Wiki|Pyle's Massacre}}.<br />
<br />
Several days later in March, the Assassins were alerted that their ally, [[Otho Williams]], had been ordered by [[Nathanael Greene]] to scout Tarleton's troops. The Assassins aided during Williams' retreat from the {{Wiki|Battle of Wetzell's Mill}}.<br />
<br />
In September that year, governor [[Thomas Burke]] was captured by the colonels [[David Fanning]] and [[Hector McNeill]]. Connor's recruits suspected McNeill of being a Templar and assassinated him at the {{Wiki|Battle of Lindley's Mill}}, but were unable to retrieve Burke.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[Contracts (Assassin's Creed III)|Contracts]]<br />
{{AC3}}<br />
[[Category:States of the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Former British colonies]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=North_Carolina&diff=397495North Carolina2014-02-20T17:20:50Z<p>174.60.107.231: /* History */</p>
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<div>{{Era|AC3}}<br />
{{WP-REAL}}<br />
'''North Carolina''' is a state in the southeastern region of the [[United States]], bordered by [[Virginia]], {{Wiki|Tennessee}}, [[Georgia]], {{Wiki|West Virginia}}, and [[South Carolina]]. It was one of the thirteen colonies that claimed independence from [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
In 1718, the island of [[Ocracoke]], just off the coast of Virginia, was a favored hideout of the infamous [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Edward Thatch]] during his brief retirement. When the island was attacked by the British [[Royal Navy]], Thatch and his crew were killed, along with a number of other pirates who had come to the celebration. Only [[Edward Kenway]] and [[Charles Vane]] escaped the ambush.<br />
In 1776, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]'s [[apprentices]] came to North Carolina to aid the [[Patriots]]' militia, and with the use of clever tactics, helped them defeat the [[British Army]] at the {{Wiki|Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge}}. After this embarrassing defeat, the British did not return for another four years.<br />
<br />
Two militias clashed at the {{Wiki|Battle of Ramsour's Mill}} in June 1780, despite not having been ordered to by either side. The Assassins came and convinced the [[Loyalists]] to stand down to prevent further casualties.<br />
<br />
In February 1781, [[Henry Lee]] attempted to confront the infamous cavalry officer [[Banastre Tarleton]], but the Assassins deemed this folly and diverted him towards [[John Pyle]]'s column, causing {{Wiki|Pyle's Massacre}}.<br />
<br />
Several days later in March, the Assassins were alerted that their ally, [[Otho Williams]], had been ordered by [[Nathanael Greene]] to scout Tarleton's troops. The Assassins aided during Williams' retreat from the {{Wiki|Battle of Wetzell's Mill}}.<br />
<br />
In September that year, governor [[Thomas Burke]] was captured by the colonels [[David Fanning]] and [[Hector McNeill]]. Connor's recruits suspected McNeill of being a Templar and assassinated him at the {{Wiki|Battle of Lindley's Mill}}, but were unable to retrieve Burke.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[Contracts (Assassin's Creed III)|Contracts]]<br />
{{AC3}}<br />
[[Category:States of the United States]]<br />
[[Category:Former British colonies]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Aita&diff=19322Aita2013-12-02T17:06:25Z<p>174.60.107.231: </p>
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{{Quote|It was Aita who volunteered to see if it might be done. Aita, my husband, my love.|Juno.|Assassin's Creed III}}<br />
[[File:AC3 Juno Aita.png|thumb|250px|A hologram of Juno and Aita, in a human body]]<br />
'''Aita''' was a member of the [[First Civilization]] and the husband of [[Juno]]. One of the civilization's brightest minds, Aita created the [[Observatory]] on the island that would later be known as [[Jamaica]], and functioned as the overseer of the [[Pieces of Eden]]. Following his death, Juno worked to bring him back to life, and succeeded in reincarnating him several times over the millennia.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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After the outbreak of the [[Human-First Civilization War|human rebellion]] in 75010 BCE, Aita helped Juno, [[Minerva]], and [[Jupiter]] sort through the solutions given to them at the [[Grand Temple]], in order to prevent the [[Toba catastrophe|First Disaster]], which he was able to do until the fifth solution was tested.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><br />
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After their first three attempts at preventing the First Disaster failed, Juno and the others sought to save their race by means of smaller proportions. The fifth solution was to change their physical bodies by transferring their minds to other vessels,<ref name="AC3"/> using mechanical and [[Humans|human bodies]] as test subjects. Pleading with her husband to help her, Juno managed to persuade him to volunteer for the experiment.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
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After his mind was transferred into a machine and through to a human body, Aita's mind swiftly deteriorated; while his body would survive, his mind became brittle and catatonic. With enough will, he asked his wife to end his suffering, though she would spend the next months finding ways to help him.<ref name="AC3"/> She eventually devised a plan to add samples of Aita's genetic code into the human DNA that would eventually result in the births of children with Aita's genetic code. After revealing her intentions to him,<ref name="AC4"/> she complied with his wish and stabbed him in the heart.<ref name="AC3"/><br />
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Throughout the next millennia, Aita was reincarnated in the bodies of various humans - known as [[Sages]] - such as [[Thom Kavanagh]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]], and [[John]], giving them his appearance and memories. Kavanagh wasn't able to make sense of the dual memories until he arrived at the Observatory years after he began experiencing them. It is unknown if Roberts or John experienced similar confusion, or if John had been to the Observatory at all.<ref name="AC4"/><br />
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==Trivia==<br />
*In {{Wiki|Etruscan mythology}}, Aita was the name for the underworld, as well as the corresponding anthropomorphized deity, borrowed from the [[Greece|Greek]] {{wiki|Hades}} and [[Rome|Roman]] {{wiki|Pluto (mythology)|Pluto}}. In this regard, Etruscans depicted Aita as a bearded male wearing a [[Wolves|wolfskin]] cap.<br />
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==Reference==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{TWCB}}<br />
[[Category:Individuals]]<br />
[[Category:First Civilization]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Jackdaw&diff=305319Jackdaw2013-12-02T14:54:32Z<p>174.60.107.231: /* Piracy */</p>
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[[File:AC4 Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'' docked in Great Inagua]]<br />
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]], and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of [[Adéwalé]], during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<br />
<br />
Before Kenway's captaincy, the [[Ships|ship]] was a part of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], and named '''''El Dorado'''''. Upon securing it, Kenway renamed the vessel ''Jackdaw'', after the bird of the same name.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
<br />
==Procurement==<br />
After an imprisoned Edward Kenway was placed on a ship in the fleet bound for [[Spain]], he met his future quartermaster, Adéwalé, who helped free Edward from their leg irons, and assisted him in incapacitating the guards until the pirate retrieved his equipment.<br />
<br />
Following this, the pair secured a crew by freeing other prisoners from their Spanish captors, before they set their sights on a brig in the fleet, ''El Dorado'', and made their way to relinquish it. Subsequently, Kenway used the pirates he freed to help sail the ship from the fleet under the cover of a severe storm, successfully escaping the natural disaster while the remaining ships were sunk. Kenway then renamed the ship the ''Jackdaw'', after a small, swift bird from his home of Wales.<br />
<br />
==Piracy==<br />
{{Dialogue|Edward|It's a shaky feeling, sailing around with this much stolen cargo.|Hornigold|Get used to it.|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold, after the ''Jackdaw'' took its first brig, 1715.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}<br />
The ''Jackdaw'''s first major act of piracy took place off of the coast of [[Nassau]] in 1715, when Captain [[Benjamin Hornigold]] showed Kenway how to succesfully take a ship. Soon after, it was used to transport Kenway to [[Cat Island]] to plunder a plantation, and eventually followed a Spanish [[Man O' War]], the ''[[El Arca Del Maestro]],'' through [[the Bahamas]] to its moorings at the Great [[Inagua]]. Kenway infiltrated the island, killed the French Templar [[Julien du Casse]], and took both the ship and the island. It was here that he would establish his own base of operations, and the ''Jackdaw'' could often be found moored at the docks in the cove.<br />
<br />
The ''Jackdaw ''traveled across the West Indies Sea to the ancient city of [[Tulum]], home of the Assassins, where the crew members were soon taken prisoner by [[Laurens Prins]]. Kenway freed his crew and they returned to sea. Soon after, the ship took its first fort, located at [[Punta Guarico]], and made sail for Kingston. <br />
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==Schematics==<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had twenty-six sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' was armed with forty-six {{Wiki|Broadside|broadside cannons}}, four {{Wiki|Cannons|chaser cannons}} and two {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s. Accompanying this, she could hold a sizable number of [[Naval mines|fire barrels]], {{Wiki|heated shot}} and mortar rounds, and was equipped with a iron plated {{Wiki|naval ram}}.<br />
<br />
At her strongest, the ''Jackdaw'' possessed a sizable amount of iron-plating reinforcement across her hull, which provided ample protection in combat against a number of [[Man O' War|Men O' War]]. The brig was able to disable and destroy any type of ship, given the proper strategy in battle.<br />
<br />
She was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for exploration of various underwater wrecks, as well as a whaling rowboat and harpoons, which allowed Edward to [[Hunting|hunt]] for local sea life. Like most ships of the time and area, her masts featured pedal-activated lifts and hooks to allow both ascent and descent. The ''Jackdaw'' also had cleverly-placed swinging ropes secured both on deck and in the cross-masts that were used by the crew to swing from one ship to another.<ref name="AC4"/><br />
<br />
==Notable conflicts==<br />
While the ''Jackdaw'' did not participate in any major historical battles of the era, she still had more than her fair share of legendary combat. Notable skirmishes, such as the battle which took Blackbeard's life near [[Ocracoke]], and the later conflict off the coast of [[Príncipe]] – in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was killed – were fought on the ''Jackdaw'''s decks. The ship also single-handedly outgunned and destroyed all of the naval forts around the Caribbean at one time or another.<br />
<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' also took many ships, from gunboats to Men O' War, including the five legendary ships that roamed the Caribbean Sea: ''[[El Impoluto]]'', the twin ships [[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']] and ''[[Royal Sovereign]]'', ''[[La Dama Negra]]'', and [[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']].<br />
<br />
==Crew==<br />
*Edward Kenway<br />
*Adéwalé (until 1721-22)<br />
*[[Anne Bonny]] (from 1721-22 onward)<br />
*Numerous unnamed pirates<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a {{Wiki|Western Jackdaw|jackdaw}} is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.<br />
*[[Darby McDevitt]] mentioned the ''Jackdaw'''s name was also a reference to the fable of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/25-32/eagle_and_jackdaw the Eagle and the Jackdaw]; the fable is recited during the memory, "[[Delirium]]".<br />
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".<br />
*In the captain's cabin, there is a statue of an eagle near the ''Jackdaw'''s rear window. There is also a bust of an unknown man in the right corner. Other cabin decorations include several flags, lanterns, a desk, and some chairs.<br />
*[[Mary Read]], in discussion with Edward Kenway about the [[Observatory]], once remarked that ''"it's an old legend. Like {{Wiki|El Dorado}} or the [[Fountain of Youth]]."'' This may have been a foreshadowing of the mythical status that the ''Jackdaw'', previously known as ''El Dorado'', would soon gain under Kenway's captaincy.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward hunting a whale, while on board the ''Jackdaw''<br />
Blackflag06.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' off the coast of an island<br />
Naval battle ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
Naval battle 2 ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat during a storm<br />
Jackdaw.jpg|Developmental artwork depicting the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-Jackdaw cabin.jpg|Edward in his captain's quarters of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
This_Tyro_Captain_3.png|The ''Jackdaw'' sailing the Caribbean<br />
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{AC4}}<br />
[[Category:Ships]]<br />
[[Category:Assassin ships]]<br />
[[Category:Pirate ships]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Jackdaw&diff=305317Jackdaw2013-12-02T14:47:19Z<p>174.60.107.231: </p>
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<div>"''This country here is my best chance. This country called ''Jackdaw''. Where I know everyone's names, and they know mine. And we work together. Not always out of love - but to keep our country afloat.''"<br />
<br />
- Adéwalé to Edward Kenway, on the Jackdaw, 1717.<br />
<br />
{{Era|AC4}}<br />
{{Spoilerhd}}<br />
{{Stub}}<br />
[[File:AC4 Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'' docked in Great Inagua]]<br />
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]], and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of [[Adéwalé]], during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<br />
<br />
Before Kenway's captaincy, the [[Ships|ship]] was a part of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], and named '''''El Dorado'''''. Upon securing it, Kenway renamed the vessel ''Jackdaw'', after the bird of the same name.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
<br />
==Procurement==<br />
After an imprisoned Edward Kenway was placed on a ship in the fleet bound for [[Spain]], he met his future quartermaster, Adéwalé, who helped free Edward from their leg irons, and assisted him in incapacitating the guards until the pirate retrieved his equipment.<br />
<br />
Following this, the pair secured a crew by freeing other prisoners from their Spanish captors, before they set their sights on a brig in the fleet, ''El Dorado'', and made their way to relinquish it. Subsequently, Kenway used the pirates he freed to help sail the ship from the fleet under the cover of a severe storm, successfully escaping the natural disaster while the remaining ships were sunk. Kenway then renamed the ship the ''Jackdaw'', after a small, swift bird from his home of Wales.<br />
<br />
==Piracy==<br />
{{Dialogue|Edward|It's a shaky feeling, sailing around with this much stolen cargo.|Hornigold|Get used to it.|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold, after the ''Jackdaw'' took its first brig, 1715.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}<br />
The ''Jackdaw'''s first major act of piracy took place off of the coast of [[Nassau]] in 1715, when Captain [[Benjamin Hornigold]] showed Kenway how to succesfully take a ship. Soon after, it was used to transport Kenway to [[Cat Island]] to plunder a plantation, and eventually followed a Spanish [[Man O' War]], the ''[[El Arca Del Maestro]]'' through [[the Bahamas]] to its moorings at the Great [[Inagua]]. <br />
<br />
==Schematics==<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had twenty-six sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' was armed with forty-six {{Wiki|Broadside|broadside cannons}}, four {{Wiki|Cannons|chaser cannons}} and two {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s. Accompanying this, she could hold a sizable number of [[Naval mines|fire barrels]], {{Wiki|heated shot}} and mortar rounds, and was equipped with a iron plated {{Wiki|naval ram}}.<br />
<br />
At her strongest, the ''Jackdaw'' possessed a sizable amount of iron-plating reinforcement across her hull, which provided ample protection in combat against a number of [[Man O' War|Men O' War]]. The brig was able to disable and destroy any type of ship, given the proper strategy in battle.<br />
<br />
She was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for exploration of various underwater wrecks, as well as a whaling rowboat and harpoons, which allowed Edward to [[Hunting|hunt]] for local sea life. Like most ships of the time and area, her masts featured pedal-activated lifts and hooks to allow both ascent and descent. The ''Jackdaw'' also had cleverly-placed swinging ropes secured both on deck and in the cross-masts that were used by the crew to swing from one ship to another.<ref name="AC4"/><br />
<br />
==Notable conflicts==<br />
While the ''Jackdaw'' did not participate in any major historical battles of the era, she still had more than her fair share of legendary combat. Notable skirmishes, such as the battle which took Blackbeard's life near [[Ocracoke]], and the later conflict off the coast of [[Príncipe]] – in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was killed – were fought on the ''Jackdaw'''s decks. The ship also single-handedly outgunned and destroyed all of the naval forts around the Caribbean at one time or another.<br />
<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' also took many ships, from gunboats to Men O' War, including the five legendary ships that roamed the Caribbean Sea: ''[[El Impoluto]]'', the twin ships [[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']] and ''[[Royal Sovereign]]'', ''[[La Dama Negra]]'', and [[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']].<br />
<br />
==Crew==<br />
*Edward Kenway<br />
*Adéwalé (until 1721-22)<br />
*[[Anne Bonny]] (from 1721-22 onward)<br />
*Numerous unnamed pirates<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a {{Wiki|Western Jackdaw|jackdaw}} is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.<br />
*[[Darby McDevitt]] mentioned the ''Jackdaw'''s name was also a reference to the fable of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/25-32/eagle_and_jackdaw the Eagle and the Jackdaw]; the fable is recited during the memory, "[[Delirium]]".<br />
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".<br />
*In the captain's cabin, there is a statue of an eagle near the ''Jackdaw'''s rear window. There is also a bust of an unknown man in the right corner. Other cabin decorations include several flags, lanterns, a desk, and some chairs.<br />
*[[Mary Read]], in discussion with Edward Kenway about the [[Observatory]], once remarked that ''"it's an old legend. Like {{Wiki|El Dorado}} or the [[Fountain of Youth]]."'' This may have been a foreshadowing of the mythical status that the ''Jackdaw'', previously known as ''El Dorado'', would soon gain under Kenway's captaincy.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward hunting a whale, while on board the ''Jackdaw''<br />
Blackflag06.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' off the coast of an island<br />
Naval battle ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
Naval battle 2 ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat during a storm<br />
Jackdaw.jpg|Developmental artwork depicting the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-Jackdaw cabin.jpg|Edward in his captain's quarters of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
This_Tyro_Captain_3.png|The ''Jackdaw'' sailing the Caribbean<br />
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{AC4}}<br />
[[Category:Ships]]<br />
[[Category:Assassin ships]]<br />
[[Category:Pirate ships]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Jackdaw&diff=305316Jackdaw2013-12-02T14:46:56Z<p>174.60.107.231: </p>
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<div>"''This country here is my best chance. This country called ''Jackdaw''. Where I know everyone's names, and they know mine. And we work together. Not always out of love - but to keep our country afloat.''"<br />
<br />
- Adéwalé to Edward Kenway, on the ''Jackdaw.''<br />
<br />
{{Era|AC4}}<br />
{{Spoilerhd}}<br />
{{Stub}}<br />
[[File:AC4 Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'' docked in Great Inagua]]<br />
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]], and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of [[Adéwalé]], during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<br />
<br />
Before Kenway's captaincy, the [[Ships|ship]] was a part of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], and named '''''El Dorado'''''. Upon securing it, Kenway renamed the vessel ''Jackdaw'', after the bird of the same name.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
<br />
==Procurement==<br />
After an imprisoned Edward Kenway was placed on a ship in the fleet bound for [[Spain]], he met his future quartermaster, Adéwalé, who helped free Edward from their leg irons, and assisted him in incapacitating the guards until the pirate retrieved his equipment.<br />
<br />
Following this, the pair secured a crew by freeing other prisoners from their Spanish captors, before they set their sights on a brig in the fleet, ''El Dorado'', and made their way to relinquish it. Subsequently, Kenway used the pirates he freed to help sail the ship from the fleet under the cover of a severe storm, successfully escaping the natural disaster while the remaining ships were sunk. Kenway then renamed the ship the ''Jackdaw'', after a small, swift bird from his home of Wales.<br />
<br />
==Piracy==<br />
{{Dialogue|Edward|It's a shaky feeling, sailing around with this much stolen cargo.|Hornigold|Get used to it.|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold, after the ''Jackdaw'' took its first brig, 1715.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}<br />
The ''Jackdaw'''s first major act of piracy took place off of the coast of [[Nassau]] in 1715, when Captain [[Benjamin Hornigold]] showed Kenway how to succesfully take a ship. Soon after, it was used to transport Kenway to [[Cat Island]] to plunder a plantation, and eventually followed a Spanish [[Man O' War]], the ''[[El Arca Del Maestro]]'' through [[the Bahamas]] to its moorings at the Great [[Inagua]]. <br />
<br />
==Schematics==<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had twenty-six sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' was armed with forty-six {{Wiki|Broadside|broadside cannons}}, four {{Wiki|Cannons|chaser cannons}} and two {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s. Accompanying this, she could hold a sizable number of [[Naval mines|fire barrels]], {{Wiki|heated shot}} and mortar rounds, and was equipped with a iron plated {{Wiki|naval ram}}.<br />
<br />
At her strongest, the ''Jackdaw'' possessed a sizable amount of iron-plating reinforcement across her hull, which provided ample protection in combat against a number of [[Man O' War|Men O' War]]. The brig was able to disable and destroy any type of ship, given the proper strategy in battle.<br />
<br />
She was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for exploration of various underwater wrecks, as well as a whaling rowboat and harpoons, which allowed Edward to [[Hunting|hunt]] for local sea life. Like most ships of the time and area, her masts featured pedal-activated lifts and hooks to allow both ascent and descent. The ''Jackdaw'' also had cleverly-placed swinging ropes secured both on deck and in the cross-masts that were used by the crew to swing from one ship to another.<ref name="AC4"/><br />
<br />
==Notable conflicts==<br />
While the ''Jackdaw'' did not participate in any major historical battles of the era, she still had more than her fair share of legendary combat. Notable skirmishes, such as the battle which took Blackbeard's life near [[Ocracoke]], and the later conflict off the coast of [[Príncipe]] – in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was killed – were fought on the ''Jackdaw'''s decks. The ship also single-handedly outgunned and destroyed all of the naval forts around the Caribbean at one time or another.<br />
<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' also took many ships, from gunboats to Men O' War, including the five legendary ships that roamed the Caribbean Sea: ''[[El Impoluto]]'', the twin ships [[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']] and ''[[Royal Sovereign]]'', ''[[La Dama Negra]]'', and [[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']].<br />
<br />
==Crew==<br />
*Edward Kenway<br />
*Adéwalé (until 1721-22)<br />
*[[Anne Bonny]] (from 1721-22 onward)<br />
*Numerous unnamed pirates<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a {{Wiki|Western Jackdaw|jackdaw}} is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.<br />
*[[Darby McDevitt]] mentioned the ''Jackdaw'''s name was also a reference to the fable of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/25-32/eagle_and_jackdaw the Eagle and the Jackdaw]; the fable is recited during the memory, "[[Delirium]]".<br />
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".<br />
*In the captain's cabin, there is a statue of an eagle near the ''Jackdaw'''s rear window. There is also a bust of an unknown man in the right corner. Other cabin decorations include several flags, lanterns, a desk, and some chairs.<br />
*[[Mary Read]], in discussion with Edward Kenway about the [[Observatory]], once remarked that ''"it's an old legend. Like {{Wiki|El Dorado}} or the [[Fountain of Youth]]."'' This may have been a foreshadowing of the mythical status that the ''Jackdaw'', previously known as ''El Dorado'', would soon gain under Kenway's captaincy.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward hunting a whale, while on board the ''Jackdaw''<br />
Blackflag06.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' off the coast of an island<br />
Naval battle ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
Naval battle 2 ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat during a storm<br />
Jackdaw.jpg|Developmental artwork depicting the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-Jackdaw cabin.jpg|Edward in his captain's quarters of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
This_Tyro_Captain_3.png|The ''Jackdaw'' sailing the Caribbean<br />
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{AC4}}<br />
[[Category:Ships]]<br />
[[Category:Assassin ships]]<br />
[[Category:Pirate ships]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Stede_Bonnet&diff=494345Stede Bonnet2013-11-25T17:40:25Z<p>174.60.107.231: </p>
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[[File:Stede_Bonnet.jpg|thumb|250px|Stede Bonnet]]<br />
'''Stede Bonnet''' (c. 1688 – 10 December 1718) was an early 18th century [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[Piracy|pirate]] of [[United Kingdom|English]] descent who sailed the Eastern Seaboard of the [[United States|Thirteen Colonies]] with his crew. Despite his infamy however, he was often nicknamed "The Gentleman Pirate".<br />
<br />
Stede Bonnet met [[Edward Kenway]] on [[Cape Bonavista]], shortly after the latter had killed and assumed the identity of [[Duncan Walpole]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]] who planned to sell a [[Blood vials|blood vial]] to the [[Templars]]. Shortly beforehand, Bonnet was being harassed by several British soldiers who mistook him for a pirate and intended to commandeer his vessel, following a sea battle between Edward's and Duncan's ships.<br />
<br />
After Edward saved Bonnet, he offered to take Kenway with him to [[Havana]], after the latter had introduced himself under Walpole's name. On arriving in Havana, Stede and Edward headed into the city, eventually ending up in a tavern. Here, Edward was recognized by a privateer, who knew about Kenway's true name, following which the two engaged in a fight after Edward's attempt to silence him.<br />
<br />
After the fight, Bonnet was mistaken for Kenway's accomplice and severely beaten by the [[Spain|Spanish]] [[guards]], having his sugar confiscated as a result. Once Kenway had returned from avoiding the soldiers, he found a battered Bonnet by the docks, who told the former that the soldiers had confiscated Edward's pouch, as well as his sugar. Edward then agreed to retrieve Bonnet's sugar at the same time as his pouch, but could not fulfil on his promise. Fortunately however, Stede was still able to make a profit with his remaining inventory, and Kenway then confessed his real first name to Bonnet.<br />
<br />
Later on, Bonnet spotted Kenway with the Templars and excitedly called him by his real name, nearly blowing his cover, to which Kenway was quickly able to talk his way out of trouble. Kenway later met with Bonnet and complained about the small pay he received from the job; Bonnet, on the other hand, was really trying to inform Kenway of his great sales from the day.<br />
<br />
Bonnet went on to sail under [[Edward Thatch]] for a time, until he reacquired his own ship, renaming it the ''[[Revenge]]''. He and his crew foolishly selected a massive Man O' War as their first target, and most of the crew was lost. Bonnet survived, but was soon captured by British soldiers and hung for his piracy. Eyewitnesses report being moved to tears by his remorse in the last moments before the execution.<br />
<br />
However, Bonnet left clues of his adventures for Edward. Later on, Edward followed in Bonnet's footsteps on the island of [[Saint Lucia]], and uncovered the secrets of the pirate's adventures.<br />
<br />
==Personality==<br />
Stede Bonnet was a jolly and gracious man, shown especially by his great respect for Edward Kenway, who saved his life, and his ability to see a silver lining to any situation. However, this came paired with naivety, as Bonnet clearly did not understand the potential dangers he could have faced while traveling with Edward, nor for the consequences of piracy, passing it off for grand adventures.<br />
<br />
While under Thatch, Bonnet showed more courage than earlier, being toughened up by living with the incredibly terrifying Blackbeard. Of course, when Thatch was demonstrating to Edward what it meant to instill fear in men, Bonnet still cowered weakly when Thatch used him as an example.<br />
<br />
Despite this, Stede left Blackbeard's crew in good spirits, even commenting to Kenway the great impact that the man had on his self-esteem and confidence, as his last words to Kenway involved him thanking him for his help.<br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<br />
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[[Category:1718 deaths]]<br />
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[[Category:Pirates]]<br />
[[Category:Privateers]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Jackdaw&diff=305303Jackdaw2013-11-25T17:32:51Z<p>174.60.107.231: /* Procurement */</p>
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[[File:AC4 Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'' docked in Great Inagua]]<br />
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]], and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of [[Adéwalé]], during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<br />
<br />
Before Kenway's captaincy, the [[Ships|ship]] was a part of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], and named '''''El Dorado'''''. Upon securing it, Kenway renamed the vessel ''Jackdaw'', after the bird of the same name.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
<br />
==Procurement==<br />
''"''Jackdaw''? Ha. You named your brig after a poxy bird?"''<br />
<br />
''- [[Edward Teach]], on the ''Jackdaw'''s name.''<br />
<br />
<br />
After an imprisoned Edward Kenway was placed on a ship in the fleet bound for [[Spain]], he met his future quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]] , who helped free Edward from their leg irons, and assisted him in incapacitating the guards until the pirate retrieved his equipment.<br />
<br />
Following this, the pair secured a crew by freeing other prisoners from their Spanish captors, before they set their sights on a brig at the front of the fleet, ''El Dorado'', and made their way to relinquish it. Subsequently, Kenway used the pirates he freed to help sail the ship from the fleet under the cover of a severe storm, successfully escaping the natural disaster while the remaining ships were sunk. Kenway then renamed the ship the ''Jackdaw'', after a small, swift bird from his home of Wales.<br />
<br />
==Schematics==<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had twenty-six sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' was armed with forty-six {{Wiki|Broadside|broadside cannons}}, four {{Wiki|Cannons|chaser cannons}} and two {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s. Accompanying this, she could hold a sizable number of [[Naval mines|fire barrels]], {{Wiki|heated shot}} and mortar rounds, and was equipped with a iron plated {{Wiki|naval ram}}.<br />
<br />
At her strongest, the ''Jackdaw'' possessed a sizable amount of iron-plating reinforcement across her hull, which provided ample protection in combat against a number of [[Man O' War|Men O' War]].<br />
<br />
She was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for exploration of various underwater wrecks, as well as a whaling rowboat and harpoons, which allowed Edward to [[Hunting|hunt]] for local sea life. Like most ships of the time and area, her masts featured pedal-activated lifts and hooks to allow both ascent and descent.<ref name="AC4"/><br />
<br />
==Notable conflicts==<br />
While the ''Jackdaw'' did not participate in any major historical battles of the era, she still had more than her fair share of legendary combat. Notable skirmishes, such as the battle which took Blackbeard's life near [[Ocracoke]], and the later conflict off the coast of [[Príncipe]] – in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was killed – were fought on the ''Jackdaw'''s decks. The ship also single-handedly outgunned and destroyed all of the naval forts around the Caribbean at one time or another.<br />
<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' also took many ships, from gunboats to Men O' War, including the five legendary ships that roamed the Caribbean Sea: ''[[El Impoluto]]'', the twin ships [[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']] and ''[[Royal Sovereign]]'', ''[[La Dama Negra]]'', and [[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']].<br />
<br />
==Crew==<br />
*Edward Kenway<br />
*Adéwalé (until 1721-22)<br />
*[[Anne Bonny]] (from 1721-22 onward)<br />
*Numerous unnamed pirates<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a {{Wiki|Western Jackdaw|jackdaw}} is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.<br />
*[[Darby McDevitt]] mentioned the ''Jackdaw'''s name was also a reference to the fable of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/25-32/eagle_and_jackdaw the Eagle and the Jackdaw]; the fable is recited during the memory, "[[Delirium]]".<br />
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".<br />
*In the captain's cabin, there is a statue of an eagle near the ''Jackdaw'''s rear window.<br />
*Mary Read, in discussion with Edward Kenway about the [[Observatory]] once remarked that ''"it's an old legend. Like '''El Dorardo''', or the [[Fountain of Youth]]."'' A foreshadowing of the mythical status ''Jackdaw'', previously known as ''El Dorado'', would soon gain under Kenway's captaincy.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward hunting a whale, while on board the ''Jackdaw''<br />
Blackflag06.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' off the coast of an island<br />
Naval battle ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
Naval battle 2 ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat during a storm<br />
Jackdaw.jpg|Developmental artwork depicting the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-Jackdaw cabin.jpg|Edward in his captain's quarters of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
This_Tyro_Captain_3.png|The ''Jackdaw'' sailing the Caribbean<br />
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{AC4}}<br />
[[Category:Ships]]<br />
[[Category:Assassin ships]]<br />
[[Category:Pirate ships]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Jackdaw&diff=305302Jackdaw2013-11-25T17:32:05Z<p>174.60.107.231: /* Procurement */</p>
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[[File:AC4 Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'' docked in Great Inagua]]<br />
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]], and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of [[Adéwalé]], during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<br />
<br />
Before Kenway's captaincy, the [[Ships|ship]] was a part of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], and named '''''El Dorado'''''. Upon securing it, Kenway renamed the vessel ''Jackdaw'', after the bird of the same name.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
<br />
==Procurement==<br />
''"''Jackdaw''? Ha. You named your brig after a poxy bird?"''<br />
<br />
''- [[Edward Teach]], on the ''Jackdaw'''s name.''<br />
<br />
<br />
After an imprisoned Edward Kenway was placed on a ship in the fleet bound for [[Spain]], he met his future quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]] , who helped free Edward from their leg irons, and assisted him in incapacitating the guards until the pirate retrieved his equipment.<br />
<br />
Following this, the pair secured a crew by freeing other prisoners from their Spanish captors, before they set their sights on a brig in the fleet, ''El Dorado'', and made their way to relinquish it. Subsequently, Kenway used the pirates he freed to help sail the ship from the fleet under the cover of a severe storm, successfully escaping the natural disaster while the remaining ships were sunk. Kenway then renamed the ship the ''Jackdaw'', after a small, swift bird from his home of Wales.<br />
<br />
==Schematics==<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had twenty-six sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' was armed with forty-six {{Wiki|Broadside|broadside cannons}}, four {{Wiki|Cannons|chaser cannons}} and two {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s. Accompanying this, she could hold a sizable number of [[Naval mines|fire barrels]], {{Wiki|heated shot}} and mortar rounds, and was equipped with a iron plated {{Wiki|naval ram}}.<br />
<br />
At her strongest, the ''Jackdaw'' possessed a sizable amount of iron-plating reinforcement across her hull, which provided ample protection in combat against a number of [[Man O' War|Men O' War]].<br />
<br />
She was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for exploration of various underwater wrecks, as well as a whaling rowboat and harpoons, which allowed Edward to [[Hunting|hunt]] for local sea life. Like most ships of the time and area, her masts featured pedal-activated lifts and hooks to allow both ascent and descent.<ref name="AC4"/><br />
<br />
==Notable conflicts==<br />
While the ''Jackdaw'' did not participate in any major historical battles of the era, she still had more than her fair share of legendary combat. Notable skirmishes, such as the battle which took Blackbeard's life near [[Ocracoke]], and the later conflict off the coast of [[Príncipe]] – in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was killed – were fought on the ''Jackdaw'''s decks. The ship also single-handedly outgunned and destroyed all of the naval forts around the Caribbean at one time or another.<br />
<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' also took many ships, from gunboats to Men O' War, including the five legendary ships that roamed the Caribbean Sea: ''[[El Impoluto]]'', the twin ships [[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']] and ''[[Royal Sovereign]]'', ''[[La Dama Negra]]'', and [[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']].<br />
<br />
==Crew==<br />
*Edward Kenway<br />
*Adéwalé (until 1721-22)<br />
*[[Anne Bonny]] (from 1721-22 onward)<br />
*Numerous unnamed pirates<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a {{Wiki|Western Jackdaw|jackdaw}} is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.<br />
*[[Darby McDevitt]] mentioned the ''Jackdaw'''s name was also a reference to the fable of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/25-32/eagle_and_jackdaw the Eagle and the Jackdaw]; the fable is recited during the memory, "[[Delirium]]".<br />
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".<br />
*In the captain's cabin, there is a statue of an eagle near the ''Jackdaw'''s rear window.<br />
*Mary Read, in discussion with Edward Kenway about the [[Observatory]] once remarked that ''"it's an old legend. Like '''El Dorardo''', or the [[Fountain of Youth]]."'' A foreshadowing of the mythical status ''Jackdaw'', previously known as ''El Dorado'', would soon gain under Kenway's captaincy.<br />
<br />
==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward hunting a whale, while on board the ''Jackdaw''<br />
Blackflag06.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' off the coast of an island<br />
Naval battle ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
Naval battle 2 ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat during a storm<br />
Jackdaw.jpg|Developmental artwork depicting the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-Jackdaw cabin.jpg|Edward in his captain's quarters of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
This_Tyro_Captain_3.png|The ''Jackdaw'' sailing the Caribbean<br />
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
==Reference==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{AC4}}<br />
[[Category:Ships]]<br />
[[Category:Assassin ships]]<br />
[[Category:Pirate ships]]</div>174.60.107.231https://assassinscreedwiki.accesstheanimus.com/index.php?title=Jackdaw&diff=305301Jackdaw2013-11-25T17:31:47Z<p>174.60.107.231: </p>
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[[File:AC4 Jackdaw.png|thumb|250px|The ''Jackdaw'' docked in Great Inagua]]<br />
The '''''Jackdaw''''' was a [[brig]] captained by the [[Piracy|pirate]], and later [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Edward Kenway]], which he obtained with the help of [[Adéwalé]], during his time in the [[Caribbean|West Indies]].<br />
<br />
Before Kenway's captaincy, the [[Ships|ship]] was a part of a [[Spanish Treasure Fleet]], and named '''''El Dorado'''''. Upon securing it, Kenway renamed the vessel ''Jackdaw'', after the bird of the same name.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
<br />
==Procurement==<br />
''"''Jackdaw''? Ha. You named your brig after a poxy bird?"''<br />
<br />
''- [[Edward Teach]], on the ''Jackdaw'''s name.''<br />
After an imprisoned Edward Kenway was placed on a ship in the fleet bound for [[Spain]], he met his future quartermaster, [[Adéwalé]] , who helped free Edward from their leg irons, and assisted him in incapacitating the guards until the pirate retrieved his equipment.<br />
<br />
Following this, the pair secured a crew by freeing other prisoners from their Spanish captors, before they set their sights on a brig in the fleet, ''El Dorado'', and made their way to relinquish it. Subsequently, Kenway used the pirates he freed to help sail the ship from the fleet under the cover of a severe storm, successfully escaping the natural disaster while the remaining ships were sunk. Kenway then renamed the ship the ''Jackdaw'', after a small, swift bird from his home of Wales.<br />
<br />
==Schematics==<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' was 60 meters long, 48.5 meters high, had a width of 11.9 meters, and had twenty-six sails. Accompanying this, the ''Jackdaw'' was armed with forty-six {{Wiki|Broadside|broadside cannons}}, four {{Wiki|Cannons|chaser cannons}} and two {{Wiki|swivel gun}}s. Accompanying this, she could hold a sizable number of [[Naval mines|fire barrels]], {{Wiki|heated shot}} and mortar rounds, and was equipped with a iron plated {{Wiki|naval ram}}.<br />
<br />
At her strongest, the ''Jackdaw'' possessed a sizable amount of iron-plating reinforcement across her hull, which provided ample protection in combat against a number of [[Man O' War|Men O' War]].<br />
<br />
She was also equipped with a {{Wiki|diving bell}} for exploration of various underwater wrecks, as well as a whaling rowboat and harpoons, which allowed Edward to [[Hunting|hunt]] for local sea life. Like most ships of the time and area, her masts featured pedal-activated lifts and hooks to allow both ascent and descent.<ref name="AC4"/><br />
<br />
==Notable conflicts==<br />
While the ''Jackdaw'' did not participate in any major historical battles of the era, she still had more than her fair share of legendary combat. Notable skirmishes, such as the battle which took Blackbeard's life near [[Ocracoke]], and the later conflict off the coast of [[Príncipe]] – in which [[Bartholomew Roberts]] was killed – were fought on the ''Jackdaw'''s decks. The ship also single-handedly outgunned and destroyed all of the naval forts around the Caribbean at one time or another.<br />
<br />
The ''Jackdaw'' also took many ships, from gunboats to Men O' War, including the five legendary ships that roamed the Caribbean Sea: ''[[El Impoluto]]'', the twin ships [[HMS Fearless|HMS ''Fearless'']] and ''[[Royal Sovereign]]'', ''[[La Dama Negra]]'', and [[HMS Prince|HMS ''Prince'']].<br />
<br />
==Crew==<br />
*Edward Kenway<br />
*Adéwalé (until 1721-22)<br />
*[[Anne Bonny]] (from 1721-22 onward)<br />
*Numerous unnamed pirates<br />
<br />
==Trivia==<br />
*Like many other references to the Assassin Order involving avians, a {{Wiki|Western Jackdaw|jackdaw}} is a small, black bird belonging to the crow family. Coincidentally, the color of the bird's feathers themselves could also be a reference to piracy often being symbolized by black.<br />
*[[Darby McDevitt]] mentioned the ''Jackdaw'''s name was also a reference to the fable of [http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolradio/subjects/english/aesops_fables/25-32/eagle_and_jackdaw the Eagle and the Jackdaw]; the fable is recited during the memory, "[[Delirium]]".<br />
*The former name of the ship, ''El Dorado'', is Spanish for "the gilded one; the golden".<br />
*In the captain's cabin, there is a statue of an eagle near the ''Jackdaw'''s rear window.<br />
*Mary Read, in discussion with Edward Kenway about the [[Observatory]] once remarked that ''"it's an old legend. Like '''El Dorardo''', or the [[Fountain of Youth]]."'' A foreshadowing of the mythical status ''Jackdaw'', previously known as ''El Dorado'', would soon gain under Kenway's captaincy.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
AC4 - Concept Art - Ship.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-CA-Jackdaw.jpg|Concept art of the ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
BlackFlag promo 4.jpg|Edward hunting a whale, while on board the ''Jackdaw''<br />
Blackflag06.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' off the coast of an island<br />
Naval battle ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat with another vessel<br />
Naval battle 2 ACIV.jpg|The ''Jackdaw'' in combat during a storm<br />
Jackdaw.jpg|Developmental artwork depicting the ''Jackdaw''<br />
AC4-Jackdaw cabin.jpg|Edward in his captain's quarters of the ''Jackdaw''<br />
This_Tyro_Captain_3.png|The ''Jackdaw'' sailing the Caribbean<br />
The Treasure Fleet 9.png|Adéwalé and Edward aboard the ''Jackdaw''<br />
</gallery><br />
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'''Bartholomew Roberts''' (17 May 1682 – 10 February 1722), born '''John Roberts''', was a [[United Kingdom|Welsh-born]] British [[Piracy|pirate]] who raided [[ships]] in the [[Caribbean]] and on the West [[Africa]]n coast between 1719 and 1722 under the name "Black Bart". He was also a [[Sages|Sage]], a reincarnation of [[Aita]], one of the members of the [[First Civilization]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
===Imprisonment by Templars===<br />
The Templar Order located Roberts sometime in 1715 and took him to [[Havana]], where he was imprisoned in the estate of [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]]. Torres, his fellow Templars [[Woodes Rogers]] and [[Julien du Casse]], along with [[Edward Kenway]], under the guise of the Assassin [[Duncan Walpole]], met Roberts at the Havana docks before taking him to the prison.<br />
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During the transit, he managed to break free when the Templars were attacked by the Assassins sent by [[Ah Tabai]], but was chased down by Kenway and taken to Torres' estate. He was moved later that same day, but escaped soon after and took to the sea.<br />
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===Slaving in Kingston and Príncipe===<br />
In 1717, the Templars learned that Roberts had been recaptured by a [[Kingston]]-based [[Slavery|slaver]] named [[Laurens Prins]], who had indeed encountered Roberts, but had in fact employed him in the slaving business, allowing him to stay in his Kingston estate before planning to sell him out to the Templars.<br />
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When Edward Kenway killed Prins, Roberts escaped once more and commandeered Prins's ship, the ''[[Princess]]''. It made regular trips between Kingston and the African nation of [[Príncipe]], where Roberts eventually went into hiding after the ship was captured by Templars in late 1718.<br />
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==Piracy==<br />
When Kenway found Roberts hiding in the African jungle in 1719, he struck a deal with the Sage to free his imprisoned crew in exchange for Roberts leading him to the [[First Civilization]] site known as the [[Observatory]]. Kenway killed the Templars in Príncipe, freed the crew, and took the [[Man O' War]] HMS ''[[Royal Fortune]]''. ''Roberts gave a speech to his crew declaring his intentions to sail as a pirate, and the two captains sailed back to the West Indies. ''<br />
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In the following months, Roberts made a name for himself, taking ships and making a fortune. He called himself "Black Bart" and kept his crew to high standards with an [[Pirate code of Bartholomew Roberts|eleven-part creed]]; it discouraged gambling on the ship, required the men to keep their equipment in good working order, and provided that pirates should live their lives as fully as possible and die before they became weak and old, vulnerable to having their power stripped from them: a philosophy he summed up with the words "a merry life and a short one". <br />
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Roberts and Kenway met again off the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, where they infiltrated a Portuguese camp to steal First Civilization [[Blood vials]] that had been imbued with the blood of both pirates and Templars alike. After completing the heist, Kenway killed [[Benjamin Hornigold]] to ensure the pirates were not followed before meeting Roberts again at [[Cape Long]], on the northern shore of [[Jamaica]]. The two went ashore with four of Roberts's crew in search of the Observatory.<br />
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==The Observatory==<br />
Edward cleared the jungle of the protective [[Caribbean Guardians]] while Roberts and his crew followed until they reached the Observatory's door. Upon opening it with an incantation, he suddenly shot his four crewmen dead, telling Kenway he did it to save them from the insanity that was sure to follow if they entered the building. With that, the two walked inside. <br />
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Roberts informed Kenway of his past as a Sage and his new life as a pirate, including his pirate's creed, as they made their way deeper and deeper into the Observatory. He even commented on it being in much worse condition than what it had been years ago when he had last seen it, although he still knew how to deactivate the building's security measures once inside. <br />
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In the Observatory's antechamber, Roberts showed Kenway exactly what its purpose was, using the Blood Vials they had taken from the Portuguese and inserting them into a [[Crystal Skulls|Crystal Skull]] set into the centerpiece of a golden projection ring. The machine went into operation, projecting the vision of the individual whose blood was in the vial on a giant wall - a perfect method of spying on any individual in the world. <br />
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Although Kenway agreed with Roberts that the Observatory would be too powerful for the Templars to have control of, Roberts had a different plan on how to stop them - by removing the skull, rendering the Observatory inoperable. He then kicked Edward over a ledge and into the water below, heading back to the beach as Kenway found his own way out, becoming gravely wounded just before he passed out at Robert's feet. The former Sage commented that it would be more profitable to give Kenway up to the British, than to kill him. He made the sale and disappeared.<br />
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==Last words==<br />
*'''Bartholomew:''' ''A merry life and a short one, as promised. How well I know myself. And what of you, Edward? Have you found the peace you seek?''<br />
*'''Edward:''' ''I'm not aiming so high as that. For what's peace but a confusion between two wars?''<br />
*'''Bartholomew:''' ''You're a stoic then! Perhaps I was wrong about you. She might have had some use for you after all.''<br />
*'''Edward:''' ''She? Of whom do you speak?''<br />
*'''Bartholomew''' ''Oh... she who lies in wait. Entombed. I had hoped to find her, to see her again. To open the door of the [[Grand Temple|Temple]] and hear her speak my name once more. Aita...''<br />
*'''Edward:''' ''Talk sense, man.''<br />
*'''Bartholomew:''' ''I was born too soon, like so many others before.''<br />
*'''Edward:''' ''Where's the device, Roberts?''<br />
*'''Bartholomew''' ''Destroy this body, Edward. The Templars... if they take me...''<br />
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==Reference==<br />
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<br />
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