Port Royal

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'''Port Royal''' was a military [[Forts|fort]] located on the far side of [[Kingston]] Harbour, opposite the city itself. The fort was surrounded by a small, but lively town that proved to be a particular refuge for was once home to privateers and [[Piracy|pirates]] during the early 18th century, before the founding of the Pirate Republic in [[Nassau]].

Following this, the town became well known for its anti-piratical views, and would be the location for many a pirate's ultimate demise, either in the fort or on the gallows behind the church.

==History==
In 1720, the pirate [[Jack Rackham]] was tried and imprisoned in the fort; the following year he was joined by [[Edward Kenway]], [[Mary Read]], [[Anne Bonny]] and [[Charles Vane]]. Rackham was placed in a gibbet and subsequently died; Vane, having lost his mind, was eventually executed some years later.

With the help of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ah Tabai]], Kenway managed to escape his imprisonment and infiltrate the fort, freeing Bonny and Read. Unfortunately, Read died from infections related to childbirth during the attempt, although Edward was able to carry her body out of the prison and to Ah Tabai's boat, where she was later buried at [[Tulum]].

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
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Port Royal

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'''Port Royal''' was a military [[Forts|fort]] located on the far side of [[Kingston]] Harbour, opposite the city itself. The fort was surrounded by a small, but lively town that proved to be a particular refuge for was once home to <u>privateers</u> and [[Piracy|pirates]] during the early 18th century, before the founding of the Pirate Republic in [[Nassau]].

Following this, the town became well known for its anti-piratical views, and would be the location for many a pirate's ultimate demise, either in the fort or on the gallows behind the church.

==History==
In 1720, the pirate [[Jack Rackham]] was tried and imprisoned in the fort; the following year he was joined by [[Edward Kenway]], [[Mary Read]], [[Anne Bonny]] and [[Charles Vane]]. Rackham was placed in a gibbet and subsequently died; Vane, having lost his mind, was eventually executed some years later.

With the help of the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ah Tabai]], Kenway managed to escape his imprisonment and infiltrate the fort, freeing Bonny and Read. Unfortunately, Read died from infections related to childbirth during the attempt, although Edward was able to carry her body out of the prison and to Ah Tabai's boat, where she was later buried at [[Tulum]].

==Reference==
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
[[Category:Jamaica]]
[[Category:Caribbean]]
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Anne Bonny

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{{Dialogue|Rackham|Dear lady, what do they call you?|Anne|Anne when they're sober, a jilt when they're sauced. But never lady.|Anne Bonny meeting Jack Rackham, 1718.|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag}}
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|image = AC4 Anne Bonny render.png
|birth = 8 March 1702<br>{{Wiki|Kinsale}}, [[Ireland]]
|death = 
|faction = Crew of the ''[[Jackdaw]]''
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
|voice = [[Sarah Greene]]}}
'''Anne Bonny''' (1702 – unknown) was an [[Ireland|Irish]] [[Piracy|pirate]] who operated out of the [[Caribbean]]. During the early 18th century, she was an associate of [[Edward Kenway]] prior to his life as an [[Assassins|Assassin]], and the second quartermaster aboard his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

==Biography==
===Early life===
Anne left Ireland for the British Colonies at an early age, where she married her husband, James Bonny, soon after. At sixteen, she traveled with him to the West Indies, and the pair arrived in [[Nassau]] in April 1716. There, Anne became the center of romantic attention, which greatly strained their relationship, so much so that within a year their marriage had disintegrated.<ref name="AC4"/>

===Piracy and imprisonment===
As early as 1717, Bonny served as barkeep at the Old Avery tavern in Nassau, frequented by its pirate governors [[Edward Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Jack Rackham]], [[Charles Vane]] and Edward Kenway. In July 1718, Rackham flirtatiously passed Bonny her first flintlock pistol, just as [[United Kingdom|British]] forces arrived in Nassau.<ref name="AC4"/>

In 1719, [[Mary Read]] - whose masculine guise Anne readily saw through - recruited Bonny to a life of piracy. Together with Rackham, they committed acts of piracy against the British [[Royal Navy]].<ref name="AC4"/>

In October of 1720, Jack Rackham and his crew, including Bonny, were attacked by a British sloop commissioned by the Governor of [[Jamaica]], with the intent to take out Rackham. Being that most of the crew were drunk, many of the pirates provided little resistance. Only Bonny, Read and an unknown man fought to their full potential.<ref name="AC4"/>

Eventually, the crew was imprisoned and sentenced to be hanged. Bonny and Read were only spared because they were pregnant at the time, since British law prevented pregnant women from being executed. They were then confined to a prison in [[Kingston]], awaiting hanging when they came to term.<ref name="AC4"/>

As Bonny went into labor, she and Read were rescued by Edward and [[Ah Tabai]], who intended to transport them to [[Tulum]]. However, Read passed away from sickness following the birth of her child; Bonny soon gave birth to a boy and reached Tulum safely, but her son died soon after.<ref name="AC4"/>

===Quartermaster of the ''Jackdaw''===
Following [[Adéwalé]]'s departure to join the Assassins, Bonny became Edward's quartermaster aboard the ''Jackdaw''. She stood by his side as he hunted down [[Bartholomew Roberts]], as well as the [[Templars]] [[Woodes Rogers]] and [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]].<ref name="AC4"/>

When the ''Jackdaw'' first landed in Kingston, Edward and Bonny met with the Assassin bureau leader, [[Antó]], who reported that Rogers was hosting a party before his recall to [[London]] for falling out of favor with the king; Bonny remarked that the king must have been displeased that Rogers hadn't fully purged the Caribbean of pirates. Bonny remained at the bureau while Edward killed and impersonated a visiting [[Italy|Italian]] diplomat in order to assassinate Rogers.<ref name="AC4"/>

After discerning Roberts' location in [[Príncipe]], Edward and his crew pursued Roberts' ship, the ''[[Royal Fortune]]''. Though Bonny suggested they simply sink the [[Man O' War|galleon]], Edward refused, as Roberts possessed a valuable [[Crystal Skulls|artifact]]. He instead crippled the ship before boarding and assassinating Roberts.<ref name="AC4"/>

Bonny and Edward then returned to [[Havana]] to find Torres. Anne stayed at the local bureau while Edward tracked down his final target, only to return to report that the man he assassinated was a decoy. Deducing that Torres was headed for the [[Observatory]], Edward decided to head there. Upon arriving, Bonny questioned why Edward would bring the Crystal Skull that Torres sought directly to him – Edward answered that he intended to taunt the [[Grand Master]] with it.<ref name="AC4"/>

Edward and Bonny then swam ashore and made their way through the jungle, freeing captive native [[guardians]] before arriving at the Observatory's entrance. Edward instructed Bonny to remain outside and guard the entrance, as well as protect the Crystal Skull, while he ventured inside to end Torres. Once the task was done, Bonny accompanied Ah Tabai and Adéwalé into the complex, where the Crystal Skull was reinserted into its rightful place. Edward was subsequently given a letter by Ah Tabai informing him that his wife [[Caroline Scott-Kenway|Caroline]] had passed away and that he had a daughter, [[Jennifer Scott]].<ref name="AC4"/>

===In Great Inagua===
{{Quote|England's the wrong way 'round the globe for an Irishwoman.|Bonny, refusing Edward's offer to travel with him.}}
Bonny and Edward then returned to [[Inagua|Great Inagua]], where they awaited Jennifer's arrival. Edward invited Bonny to return to London with him, but she refused the offer, also claiming she didn't possess the conviction to remain with the Assassins. However, Bonny told Edward that she considered him a good man and felt he could prove himself a good father in time as well.<ref name="AC4"/>

As Edward ventured down to the docks to greet his daughter, Bonny began to sing "The Parting Glass".<ref name="AC4"/>

==Trivia==
*Originally, Edward was meant to witness and participate in Anne Bonny and Mary Read's battle against the British, ending with their imprisonment, but this idea was dropped during the early stages of development. <ref>[https://acinitiates.com/forum/discussion/3904/page/9#/9 Darby McDevitt - Forum Q&A]</ref>
*Anne is one of the youngest characters in the series, being only in her late teens for most of the game.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Anne Bonny concept.jpg|Concept art of Anne Bonny
AC4 Anne Bonny closeups by threedsquid.jpg|Anne Bonny
AC4 Anne Bonny by threedsquid.jpg|Renders
AC4 Anne Bonny 3D model by threedsquid.jpg|3D model of Anne Bonny
AC4 Anne Bonny cinematics by threedsquid.jpg|Anne Bonny in-game cinematics
AC4-Hideout AnneBonny.jpg|Edward and Bonny in Great Inagua
</gallery>

==References==
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