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[[File:Prizes and Plunder 6.png|thumb|250px|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold plundering a Spanish ship]]<br />
'''Piracy''' is an act of robbery or criminal violence, typically at sea, and can also range to naval warfare and coastal raids. Acts of piracy can be committed on land, in the air, or in other bodies of water including shores.<br />
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An individual who participates in piracy is known as a '''pirate''', though they should not be confused with privateers; state-sponsored sailors allowed to steal from the [[ships]] of enemy countries.<br />
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In the early 18th century, a large number of pirates, privateers and other sailors congregated in the recently captured settlement of [[Nassau]] and together formed the '''Brethren of the Coast''', in order to better represent and coordinate their interests.<br />
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==History==<br />
Pirates sailed the [[Mediterranean Sea]] during the Middle Ages, including a group of Cypriot pirates who allied with the [[Templars]] controlling [[Cyprus]]. During [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s trip to Cyprus in 1191, a pirate named [[Pasha]] sailed him to [[Kyrenia]]. However, the majority of the pirates there attempted to capture him for the Templars. When Altaïr returned to [[Limassol]], he assassinated their [[Pirate Captain|captain]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref><br />
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Around 1321, the Templars in [[Italy]] hired pirates to steal [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]] from [[Domenico Auditore]], murdering his wife in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - ''[[Auditore Family Crypt]]''</ref><br />
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In 1511, [[Al-Scarab]] was an honorable pirate who sought revenge on [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] for humiliating him, but after they worked together to fight off some watchmen, he returned the favor by sailing him to [[Acre]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> Soon after, the [[Turkish Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] allied with the {{Wiki|Barbary pirates|corsair}} [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]] to undermine [[Spain|Spanish]] control of [[Algiers]]. Also active at the time were the Templar pirate, [[Eveline Guerra]], and [[Blaise Legros]], whose only loyalty was to money, transporting Templars and Assassins wherever they desired so long as they could pay him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><br />
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The [[Golden Age of Piracy]] was considered to have taken place from the late 17th century to the early 18th century in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. During this time, [[William Kidd]] was a Scottish privateer active in the area. He was captured and executed on charges of piracy in 1701, but in truth, the accusations were made by Templars hoping he would reveal the location of the [[Shards of Eden|Shard of Eden]] he had found.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><br />
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[[Edward Kenway]] was a British privateer-turned-pirate active in the Caribbean, who joined the [[Assassins]] later into his life. In the pirate republic of Nassau, Edward interacted with many pirates such as [[Stede Bonnet]], [[Mary Read]], [[Edward Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Charles Vane]], [[Jack Rackham]], [[Bartholomew Roberts]] and [[Anne Bonny]], with many of them eventually banding together to form a coalition they referred to as "the Brethren of the Coast". At one point in in 1715, almost five hundred men had joined the Brethren. However their capital, Nassau, fell to the British in 1718, quickly discouraging many members from staying. Most of the captains who had formed the group died over the years, leading to the Brethren's dissolution by 1722.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
ACIV-Piracy-conceptArt.png|Concept art of a pirate ship in fire, near a canoe<br />
Pirates' code.jpg|The Pirate code of [[Bartholomew Roberts]]<br />
Marque letter1.jpg|One of the {{Wiki|Letter of marque|letters of marque}} supporting piracy<br />
Prizes and Plunder 5.png|Hornigold with the captive crewman<br />
Raise the Black Flag 5.png|Edward Kenway with the captured crew<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Quote|Many people these days consider many pirates to have been rather progressive socialists with community-minded consciences, which I rather feel takes away from their mystique.|[[Shaun Hastings]].|Database/Locations (AC3):Trinity Church}}<br />
[[File:Prizes and Plunder 6.png|thumb|250px|Edward Kenway and Benjamin Hornigold plundering a Spanish ship]]<br />
'''Piracy''' is an act of robbery or criminal violence, typically at sea, and can also range to naval warfare and coastal raids. Acts of piracy can be committed on land, in the air, or in other bodies of water including shores.<br />
<br />
An individual who participates in piracy is known as a '''pirate''', though they should not be confused with privateers; state-sponsored sailors allowed to steal from the [[ships]] of enemy countries.<br />
<br />
In the early 18th century, a large number of pirates, privateers and other sailors congregated in the recently captured settlement of [[Nassau]] and together formed the '''Brethren of the Coast''', in order to better represent and coordinate their interests.<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
Pirates sailed the [[Mediterranean Sea]] during the Middle Ages, including a group of Cypriot pirates who allied with the [[Templars]] controlling [[Cyprus]]. During [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]]'s trip to Cyprus in 1191, a pirate named [[Pasha]] sailed him to [[Kyrenia]]. However, the majority of the pirates there attempted to capture him for the Templars. When Altaïr returned to [[Limassol]], he assassinated their [[Pirate Captain|captain]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines]]''</ref><br />
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Around 1321, the Templars in [[Italy]] hired pirates to steal [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex]] from [[Domenico Auditore]], murdering his wife in the process.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - ''[[Auditore Family Crypt]]''</ref><br />
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In 1511, [[Al-Scarab]] was an honorable pirate who sought revenge on [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] for humiliating him, but after they worked together to fight off some watchmen, he returned the favor by sailing him to [[Acre]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]]</ref> Soon after, the [[Turkish Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] allied with the {{Wiki|Barbary pirates|corsair}} [[Hayreddin Barbarossa]] to undermine [[Spain|Spanish]] control of [[Algiers]]. Also active at the time were the Templar pirate, [[Eveline Guerra]], and [[Blaise Legros]], whose only loyalty was to money, transporting Templars and Assassins wherever they desired so long as they could pay him.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref><br />
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The [[Golden Age of Piracy]] was considered to have taken place from the late 17th century to the early 18th century in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. During this time, [[William Kidd]] was a Scottish privateer active in the area. He was captured and executed on charges of piracy in 1701, but in truth, the accusations were made by Templars hoping he would reveal the location of the [[Shards of Eden|Shard of Eden]] he had found.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><br />
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[[Edward Kenway]] was a British privateer-turned-pirate active in the Caribbean, who joined the [[Assassins]] later into his life. In the pirate republic of Nassau, Edward interacted with many pirates such as [[Stede Bonnet]], [[Mary Read]], [[Edward Thatch]], [[Benjamin Hornigold]], [[Charles Vane]], [[Jack Rackham]], [[Adewale]] and [[Anne Bonny]], with many of them eventually banding together to form a coalition they referred to as "the Brethren of the Coast". At one point in in 1715, almost five hundred men had joined the Brethren. However their capital, Nassau, fell to the British in 1718, quickly discouraging many members from staying. Most of the captains who had formed the group died over the years, leading to the Brethren's dissolution by 1722.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"><br />
ACIV-Piracy-conceptArt.png|Concept art of a pirate ship in fire, near a canoe<br />
Pirates' code.jpg|The Pirate code of [[Bartholomew Roberts]]<br />
Marque letter1.jpg|One of the {{Wiki|Letter of marque|letters of marque}} supporting piracy<br />
Prizes and Plunder 5.png|Hornigold with the captive crewman<br />
Raise the Black Flag 5.png|Edward Kenway with the captured crew<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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