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Sage

2016-01-16T03:01:04Z

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{{Era|AC4|ACU|ACS|4book|TWCB}}
{{Quote|It's the eyes that mark him.|}}
[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 5.png|thumb|250px|A Mayan statue of a Sage's head in underground Tulum]]
'''Sages''' are [[Humans|human]] reincarnations of [[Aita]], a member of the [[Isu|First Civilization]] and the husband of [[Juno]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

Sages are typically born with personalities and memories of their own, but they also possess the memories of Aita, which usually manifest themselves as visions throughout a Sage's life. The Sages bear a strong physical resemblance to Aita, and possess a distinctive combination of {{Wiki|anisocoria}} and {{Wiki|heterochromia iridum|heterochromia}}.<ref name="AC4"/> According to Abstergo, while the genome of an average human contains 0.0002% to 0.0005% of First Civilization DNA, the concentration reaches from 5% to 6% in the genome of Sages.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Even if, by 2015, only male Sages had been identified, the Assassins believe that there is a small chance that the recessive gene creating a Sage could also manifest itself into a female individual.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

Notable Sages included [[Templars|Templar]] [[Grand Master]]s [[Jacques de Molay]] and [[François-Thomas Germain]], carpenter and explorer [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.]], [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]], and [[Abstergo Entertainment]] employee [[John Standish]].<ref name="ACU"/>

==History==
Around 75000 BC, in an attempt to save [[Earth]] from a [[Toba Catastrophe|solar flare]], Aita had volunteered to be a test subject of one of the solutions meant to prevent their civilization's destruction. His wife, the Isu scientist Juno tried to replicate some of [[Consus]]' work, by transfering Aita's consciousness into a more resistant synthetic body but Aita died in the attempt. However, before her imprisonment in the [[Grand Temple]], Juno managed to manipulate the human genetic code, implanting a hidden trigger that would randomly activate and alter the genetic makeup of the individual, changing their appearance and imbuing them with Aita's memories, effectively reviving him in a human form.<ref name="AC4"/>

Instances of Sages have been recorded throughout the known human history, in various regions around the globe. According to [[Bahlam]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] and the father of [[Ah Tabai]], there had been at least eight recorded Sages by the late 1600s, although several Abstergo Entertainment researchers later concluded that the real count was likely much higher.<ref name="AC4"/>

A Sage's blood is required to open the passage to the [[Observatory]], hidden in [[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]], through inserting it into a [[Blood vials|blood vial]]. The [[Mayans|Mayan]] civilization and [[Taíno]] people worshiped the Sages, and the Mayan ruins in [[Tulum]], [[Mexico]] contained a statue resembling a Sage's head.<ref name="AC4"/>

In 2012, following [[Desmond Miles]]' [[The Eye|sacrifice]] in the Grand Temple which prevented the [[2012 coronal mass ejection|second]] solar flare from destroying the Earth, Juno was freed from her imprisonment, and integrated herself into the planet's digital network. A 21st century Sage, John Standish, began to search a suitable host for her, eventually deciding on an Abstergo Entertainment [[Abstergo Entertainment research analyst|analyst]]. However, after an unsuccessful attempt of offering the analyst to Juno in the [[bunker]] beneath Abstergo's [[Montreal]] facility, and an attempt to poison the analyst afterwards, Standish was killed by security, and his body was taken by Abstergo.<ref name="AC4"/>

During the following year, Abstergo scientists researched John's body, and focused on searching for other Sages throughout history, initiating the [[Phoenix Project]] to create a complete genomic map of First Civilization DNA and unlock the secrets of the [[Pieces of Eden]] through exploration of Sages' [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]]. However, the Assassins recruited several [[Helix]] users to thwart the efforts of the Templars, and attempt to find the remains of past Sages before them.<ref name="ACU"/>

In October 2015, a [[Desmond Miles' son|boy]] was brought to an Abstergo clinic and it was revealed that not only is the boy related to Desmond Miles, but is also a Sage. [[Álvaro Gramática]] wanted him kidnapped and dissected for study, but [[Isabelle Ardant]] turned him down immediately, saying it would be better to put the boy in an [[Animus]] for fifty years and study his lineage.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 010]]</ref>

==Gallery==
''Individuals speculated to be Sages by [[Abstergo Industries]] are marked with an asterisk. (*)''
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[The Wanderer]]'''*''' (1st century)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Hunnic Sage]]'''*''' (5th century)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Byzantine Sage]]'''*''' (6th century)
ACU De Molay Render.png|[[Jacques de Molay]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/DarbyMcDevitt/status/538398833244655617 Darby McDevitt's Twitter]</ref> (c. 1244 – 1314)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Chinese Sage]]'''*''' (14th century)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.]] (1652 – 1706)
AC4 Bartholomew Roberts.png|[[Bartholomew Roberts]] (1682 – 1722)
ACU Germain Render.png|[[François-Thomas Germain]] (1726 – 1794)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Indian Sage]]'''*''' (c. 1885 – ?)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Master Spy]]<ref name="ACS"/> (? - 1916)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[David Jones]]'''*''' (c. 1950 – ?)
AC4 John render.png|[[John Standish]] (1975 – 2013)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Desmond Miles' son]]<ref name="ACS"/> (c. 2005 - ?)
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{TWCB}}
[[Category:Sages| ]]
[[Category:Humans]]

Sage

2016-01-16T02:57:16Z

69.122.116.150:

{{Era|AC4|ACU|ACS|4book|TWCB}}
{{Quote|It's the eyes that mark him.|Edward Kenway, describing the Sage Bartholomew Roberts, 1716}}
[[File:The Sage's Buried Secret 5.png|thumb|250px|A Mayan statue of a Sage's head in underground Tulum]]
'''Sages''' are [[Humans|human]] reincarnations of [[Aita]], a member of the [[Isu|First Civilization]] and the husband of [[Juno]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

Sages are typically born with personalities and memories of their own, but they also possess the memories of Aita, which usually manifest themselves as visions throughout a Sage's life. The Sages bear a strong physical resemblance to Aita, and possess a distinctive combination of {{Wiki|anisocoria}} and {{Wiki|heterochromia iridum|heterochromia}}.<ref name="AC4"/> According to Abstergo, while the genome of an average human contains 0.0002% to 0.0005% of First Civilization DNA, the concentration reaches from 5% to 6% in the genome of Sages.<ref name="ACU">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''</ref> Even if, by 2015, only male Sages had been identified, the Assassins believe that there is a small chance that the recessive gene creating a Sage could also manifest itself into a female individual.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>

Notable Sages included [[Templars|Templar]] [[Grand Master]]s [[Jacques de Molay]] and [[François-Thomas Germain]], carpenter and explorer [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.]], [[Piracy|pirate]] [[Bartholomew Roberts]], and [[Abstergo Entertainment]] employee [[John Standish]].<ref name="ACU"/>

==History==
Around 75000 BC, in an attempt to save [[Earth]] from a [[Toba Catastrophe|solar flare]], Aita had volunteered to be a test subject of one of the solutions meant to prevent their civilization's destruction. His wife, the Isu scientist Juno tried to replicate some of [[Consus]]' work, by transfering Aita's consciousness into a more resistant synthetic body but Aita died in the attempt. However, before her imprisonment in the [[Grand Temple]], Juno managed to manipulate the human genetic code, implanting a hidden trigger that would randomly activate and alter the genetic makeup of the individual, changing their appearance and imbuing them with Aita's memories, effectively reviving him in a human form.<ref name="AC4"/>

Instances of Sages have been recorded throughout the known human history, in various regions around the globe. According to [[Bahlam]], an [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Mentor]] and the father of [[Ah Tabai]], there had been at least eight recorded Sages by the late 1600s, although several Abstergo Entertainment researchers later concluded that the real count was likely much higher.<ref name="AC4"/>

A Sage's blood is required to open the passage to the [[Observatory]], hidden in [[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]], through inserting it into a [[Blood vials|blood vial]]. The [[Mayans|Mayan]] civilization and [[Taíno]] people worshiped the Sages, and the Mayan ruins in [[Tulum]], [[Mexico]] contained a statue resembling a Sage's head.<ref name="AC4"/>

In 2012, following [[Desmond Miles]]' [[The Eye|sacrifice]] in the Grand Temple which prevented the [[2012 coronal mass ejection|second]] solar flare from destroying the Earth, Juno was freed from her imprisonment, and integrated herself into the planet's digital network. A 21st century Sage, John Standish, began to search a suitable host for her, eventually deciding on an Abstergo Entertainment [[Abstergo Entertainment research analyst|analyst]]. However, after an unsuccessful attempt of offering the analyst to Juno in the [[bunker]] beneath Abstergo's [[Montreal]] facility, and an attempt to poison the analyst afterwards, Standish was killed by security, and his body was taken by Abstergo.<ref name="AC4"/>

During the following year, Abstergo scientists researched John's body, and focused on searching for other Sages throughout history, initiating the [[Phoenix Project]] to create a complete genomic map of First Civilization DNA and unlock the secrets of the [[Pieces of Eden]] through exploration of Sages' [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]]. However, the Assassins recruited several [[Helix]] users to thwart the efforts of the Templars, and attempt to find the remains of past Sages before them.<ref name="ACU"/>

In October 2015, a [[Desmond Miles' son|boy]] was brought to an Abstergo clinic and it was revealed that not only is the boy related to Desmond Miles, but is also a Sage. [[Álvaro Gramática]] wanted him kidnapped and dissected for study, but [[Isabelle Ardant]] turned him down immediately, saying it would be better to put the boy in an [[Animus]] for fifty years and study his lineage.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Syndicate'' - [[Database: Reconstructed Data 010]]</ref>

==Gallery==
''Individuals speculated to be Sages by [[Abstergo Industries]] are marked with an asterisk. (*)''
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[The Wanderer]]'''*''' (1st century)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Hunnic Sage]]'''*''' (5th century)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Byzantine Sage]]'''*''' (6th century)
ACU De Molay Render.png|[[Jacques de Molay]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/DarbyMcDevitt/status/538398833244655617 Darby McDevitt's Twitter]</ref> (c. 1244 – 1314)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Chinese Sage]]'''*''' (14th century)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.]] (1652 – 1706)
AC4 Bartholomew Roberts.png|[[Bartholomew Roberts]] (1682 – 1722)
ACU Germain Render.png|[[François-Thomas Germain]] (1726 – 1794)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Indian Sage]]'''*''' (c. 1885 – ?)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Master Spy]]<ref name="ACS"/> (? - 1916)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[David Jones]]'''*''' (c. 1950 – ?)
AC4 John render.png|[[John Standish]] (1975 – 2013)
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Desmond Miles' son]]<ref name="ACS"/> (c. 2005 - ?)
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{TWCB}}
[[Category:Sages| ]]
[[Category:Humans]]