Morrigan

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180.254.80.4: schooner

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[[File:AC Rogue - Sailing.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Morrigan'' in the North Atlantic]]
The '''''Morrigan''''' was a heavily modified {{Wiki|schooner}}, captained by the [[Assassins|Assassin]]-turned-[[Templars|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]], during the [[Seven Years' War]].

==History==
Up until its capture by Shay Cormac in 1752, the ''Morrigan'' served as a smugglers’ vessel in the [[Atlantic Ocean|North Atlantic]]. Following the rescue of [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]], a [[France|French]]-[[Canada|Canadian]] Assassin operating in the area, by Shay Cormac and [[Liam O'Brien]] from the aforementioned smugglers, the ''Morrigan'' was seized by Cormac for use in the Assassin fleet.

The vessel quickly saw action, when it rescued Chevalier's ''[[Gerfaut]]'', which had come under attack from several more, smaller vessels.

[[File:Men o' War 14.png|left|thumb|250px|Shay and the Templars aboard the ''Morrigan'']]
During Shay’s mission to the [[Lisbon Temple]], the ''Morrigan'' remained behind, and eventually passed into the hands of another Assassin following Shay’s supposed death. Months later, she was [[Fort Arsenal|stationed]] in [[New York City]], when Shay Cormac and his new allies, the Templars [[Christopher Gist]] and [[George Monro]] aided him in its re-capture. From this point onward, the ''Morrigan'' served Shay’s in his Templar duties, aiding the Templar-supported [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Royal Navy]] in their [[French and Indian War|conflict with the French]].

Such duties included capturing French settlements in the [[River Valley]] and North Atlantic Ocean, eliminating the [[Colonial Assassins]]' presence in the region, and liberating several groups of native [[Iroquois]]. In addition to this, the ''Morrigan'' traveled the [[Earth|globe]] to aid Britain's, and by extension the Templars', efforts in the Seven Year' War. These efforts saw her destroying a number of well-known warships.

[[File:Cold Fire 3.png|thumb|250px|The ''Morrigan'' engaging the Assassin ships]]
In 1758 the ''Morrigan'' pursued the warship of the [[Piracy|pirate]]-turned-Assassin [[Adéwalé]], the ''[[Experto Crede]]'', newly arrived from the [[Caribbean]], and forced it to beach in [[Vieille Carrière]]. Two years later, during Shay’s pursuit of [[Achilles Davenport]] to the [[Arctic Temple]], she encountered Chevalier’s ''Gerfaut'' once more, and this time managed to sink the [[Man O' War]] in open combat.

==Armaments==
With the ship's armaments and equipment funded by the wealth of the Templar Order, the ''Morrigan'' was one of the most advanced warships of her time; she was equipped with state-of-the-art weaponry such as [[puckle gun]]s, {{Wiki|carronade}}s, and burning oil. She also possessed the standard armaments including broadside [[cannons]], mortars, and an ice-breaker ram. Due to the ''Morrigan''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sleek design, she was much faster and more maneuverable than several other ships while still maintaining above average firepower for a ship of her size.

==Crew==
*Shay Cormac - Captain (1752 – unknown)
*Liam O'Brien - First Mate (1752 – 1755)
*Christopher Gist - First Mate (1756 – unknown)

==Notable conflicts==
During the Seven Years' War, the ''Morrigan'' sunk several [[ships]] under the command of the Assassins, pirates and the [[French Navy]]. Among them were several legendary ships.
*''[[Argonaut]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
*''[[Cauldron]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
*''[[Couronne]]'' - Sunk during the [[Battle of Labrador]].
*''[[Equitas]]'' - Beached while pursuing [[Samuel Smith]].
*''Experto Crede'' - Beached while pursuing Adéwalé.
*''[[Formidable]]'' - Sunk during the [[Battle of Quiberon Bay]].
*''Gerfaut'' - Sunk while pursuing Chevalier de la Vérendrye.
*''[[Pilgrim]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
*''[[Sceptre]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.
*''[[Storm Fortress]]'' - Sunk during a skirmish.

==Trivia==
*The ''Morrigan'' default sails and figurehead featured intricate [[wolves]] in their design.
*The ship shared her name with a figure from Celtic mythology called "{{Wiki|the Morrígan}}". She was the goddess of strife, battle and sovereignty. She was mainly depicted as a crow in her animal form, giving the ''Morrigan'' an avian namesake along with the ''[[Aquila]]'' and the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.
*The ''Morrigan'''s captain's cabin featured several flags bearing the emblem of the [[Knights Hospitalier]] though the Order's insignia was a reversed form of the Templars at this time which is a White cross and a Red background.
*Most, if not all, the ethnic groups of the ''Morrigan'''s crew are of British, French, and American decent.
*The quotes and dialogues of the ''Morrigan'''s crew change when Shay reclaims the ship from the Assassins, showing that the crew members that Gist recruited replaced those serving the Assassins. Also, the uniforms and appearances of the crew members also change.
*Like the ''Jackdaw'', the ''Morrigan'''s equipment at elite level, including puckle guns and mortars, are plated gold but the cannons' appearance does not change. The burning oil barrels become reddish-brown. The Elite hull upgrade gives the ''Morrigan'' a crimson colored hull with silver plating on the hull and deck.
*In "[[A Long Walk and a Short Drop]]", the flag Shay cuts down from the ''Morrigan'''s mast bears the [[Assassin insignia]], even though the flag he flew during his Assassin years did not have such an insignia. It's possible the Assassins switched the flag in the period that Shay was believed dead. Also, despite being a [[Privateers|Privateer]] ship working for the French Navy, it flew the Royal Navy flag in its front mast.
*The ''Morrígan'' means "Phantom Queen" or "Great Queen" in the Irish language.
*If the ''Morrigan'' was fully upgraded with its default wolf sails and figurehead, her appearance became very similar to [[Pirate Hunters|Pirate Hunter]] [[Brig]]s that the Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] faced in his time.
*Historically, carronades were not available aboard naval ships until at least the 1770s.

==Gallery==
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ACRG Morrigan.jpg|The ''Morrigan''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s armaments
</gallery>

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
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