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Golden Age of Piracy

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	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]
	Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion (Havana)\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>		Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>

	In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>		In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>

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	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]
	Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>		Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion (Havana)\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>

	In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>		In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>
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	In 1868, when [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]] infiltrated the [[Kenway Mansion]] looking for clues to the whereabouts of a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], they found a blood vial among Edward's possessions,<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing It by Ear]]</ref> which he had either kept as a memento from his pirating days or had recovered sometime during his later years working for the British Assassins.		In 1868, when [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]] infiltrated the [[Kenway Mansion]] looking for clues to the whereabouts of a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], they found a blood vial among Edward's possessions,<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing It by Ear]]</ref> which he had either kept as a memento from his pirating days or had recovered sometime during his later years working for the British Assassins.

	During [[World War I]], a member of the [[Instruments of the First Will]] known only as the "[[Master Spy]]" manipulated the Templars into sending two [[German Army]] spies to pose as a nurse and her aide and collect blood vial samples from a [[British Army]] medical camp in [[London]]. When [[Winston Churchill]] informed the ~~British~~ Assassin [[Lydia Frye]] of this medical malpractice, she eliminated the pair, stopping the Master Spy's plans.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Apothecary Twins]]</ref>		During [[World War I]], a member of the [[Instruments of the First Will]] known only as the "[[Master Spy]]" manipulated the Templars into sending two [[German Army]] spies to pose as a nurse and her aide and collect blood vial samples from a [[British Army]] medical camp in [[London]]. When [[Winston Churchill]] informed the Assassin [[Lydia Frye]] of this medical malpractice, she eliminated the pair, stopping the Master Spy's plans.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Apothecary Twins]]</ref>

	By the 1980s, [[Abstergo Industries]] had taken great interest in securing more vials and had found dozens since then. Of all of those recovered, only three vials had the DNA inside fully intact, and only one of the three contained Isu blood. In 2013, Abstergo described them in an internal memo, along with other Isu artifacts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Crypto–History: Artifacts"</ref> On 2 November of that year, an [[Initiates\|Initiate]] spy escaped [[Abstergo Entertainment]] with one of the vials.<ref> ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Blood Screen"</ref>		By the 1980s, [[Abstergo Industries]] had taken great interest in securing more vials and had found dozens since then. Of all of those recovered, only three vials had the DNA inside fully intact, and only one of the three contained Isu blood. In 2013, Abstergo described them in an internal memo, along with other Isu artifacts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Crypto–History: Artifacts"</ref> On 2 November of that year, an [[Initiates\|Initiate]] spy escaped [[Abstergo Entertainment]] with one of the vials.<ref> ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Blood Screen"</ref>
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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Del}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Del}}
	**''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{Del}}		**''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{Del}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]''		<!--*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]''-->

	==References==		==References==

Soranin: Text replacement - "Governor's Mansion (Havana)" to "Governor's Mansion, Havana"

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Text replacement - "Governor's Mansion (Havana)" to "Governor's Mansion, Havana"

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	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]
	Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion (Havana)\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>		Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>

	In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>		In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>

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Appearences

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Del}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Del}}
	**''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{Del}}		**''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{Del}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]] – [[Story Drops]]''

	==References==		==References==

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 14:41, 9 November 2025

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Gallery

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	AC4 Blood Vial prop 2.png\|Close-up of the blood vial prop		AC4 Blood Vial prop 2.png\|Close-up of the blood vial prop
	ACI Blood Vial Code Unlock.png\|The unlocked ''Initiates'' "database" entry		ACI Blood Vial Code Unlock.png\|The unlocked ''Initiates'' "database" entry
			ACRogue HomesteadBoard Isu BluePrints.png\|Diagram of a blood vial among the notes of Achilles Davenport
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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Appearences

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening]]'' {{~~c\|non-canon~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Awakening]]'' {{Nc}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Del}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' {{Del}}
	**''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{Del}}		**''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{Del}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{po}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' {{Io\|dr}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''

imported>Darman36: The "quoted" cut Initiates database entry was my writing describing the events and moved wholesale to BTS without actually quoting the entry

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The "quoted" cut Initiates database entry was my writing describing the events and moved wholesale to BTS without actually quoting the entry

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	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==
	In ~~the E3 2013 trailer for~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'', Edward sails the ''Jackdaw'' into combat with a Templar ship, boards the enemy vessel, and kills the Templar commanding it. While he inspects a looted blood vial at night, he is watched from afar by an unnamed Woodes Rogers aboard his ship ''Delicia'', which was historically documented to have participated in the {{Wiki\|Raid on Nassau (1720)\|raid on Nassau}} in 1720. However, neither Woodes or Edward have such scenes in-game or express knowledge of what they saw, nor does Woodes' ship ever appear. In similar fashion, a promotional image has Edward holding a vial and discussing it over [[beer]] in the [[captain]]'s cabin with [[Charles Vane]], even though he never confided such knowledge to Vane in ''Black Flag''.		In ''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''{{'}}s [[:File:E3 Cinematic Trailer Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag North America 2013\|E3 2013 trailer]], Edward sails the ''Jackdaw'' into combat with a Templar ship, boards the enemy vessel, and kills the Templar commanding it. While he inspects a looted blood vial at night, he is watched from afar by an unnamed Woodes Rogers aboard his ship ''Delicia'', which was historically documented to have participated in the {{Wiki\|Raid on Nassau (1720)\|raid on Nassau}} in 1720. However, neither Woodes or Edward have such scenes in-game or express knowledge of what they saw, nor does Woodes' ship ever appear. In similar fashion, a promotional image in the below gallery has Edward holding a vial and discussing it over [[beer]] in the [[captain]]'s cabin with [[Charles Vane]], even though he never confided such knowledge to Vane in ''Black Flag''.

	[[File:AC4 Blood Vial prop 1.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blood vial prop and its box]]		[[File:AC4 Blood Vial prop 1.png\|thumb\|250px\|A blood vial prop and its box]]
	In 2013, [[Ubiworkshop]] sold a limited run of blood vial props for $59.99 USD as part of a promotion for the ''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' site. The acrylic cubes measured 2 cubic inches (5 cubic centimeters) and came with a stand and a box cover with the Abstergo Industries logo. The first 500 units sold came with an ''Initiates'' code<ref name="Ubiworkshop">{{Cite web\|url=http://store.ubi.com/us/assassin-s-creed---the-vial/577bd692a3be1616208b4f2e.html\|title=Assassin's Creed – The Vial\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005061120/https://store.ubi.com:80/us/assassin-s-creed---the-vial/577bd692a3be1616208b4f2e.html\|archivedate=5 October 2016\|author=Ubisoft\|date=2013\|publisher=''Ubisoft''\|accessdate=8 September 2022}}</ref> that was etched low enough on one of its faces to be obscured by the stand's lip, and a coded letter written in hexadecimal.<ref>{{Youtube\|xAYDlLJdtks\|Ubiworkshop - The Vial: Unboxing (Initiates Edition)\|~~channel/UCJagPhYpiiE09D5pA-ZGuZw~~\|Access The Animus}}</ref> The code unlocked an ''Initiates'' "database" entry for it, a [[Assassin's Creed: Initiates avatars\|special avatar]] of Bartholomew Roberts for users, and an exclusive side quest.~~<ref>Database image in Gallery</ref>~~		In 2013, [[Ubiworkshop]] sold a limited run of blood vial props for $59.99 USD as part of a promotion for the ''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' site. The acrylic cubes measured 2 cubic inches (5 cubic centimeters) and came with a stand and a box cover with the Abstergo Industries logo. The first 500 units sold came with an ''Initiates'' code<ref name="Ubiworkshop">{{Cite web\|url=http://store.ubi.com/us/assassin-s-creed---the-vial/577bd692a3be1616208b4f2e.html\|title=Assassin's Creed – The Vial\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005061120/https://store.ubi.com:80/us/assassin-s-creed---the-vial/577bd692a3be1616208b4f2e.html\|archivedate=5 October 2016\|author=Ubisoft\|date=2013\|publisher=''Ubisoft''\|accessdate=8 September 2022}}</ref> that was etched low enough on one of its faces to be obscured by the stand's lip, and a coded letter written in hexadecimal.<ref>{{Youtube\|xAYDlLJdtks\|Ubiworkshop - The Vial: Unboxing (Initiates Edition)\|AccessAnimus\|Access The Animus}}</ref> The code unlocked an ''Initiates'' "database" entry for it, a [[Assassin's Creed: Initiates avatars\|special avatar]] of Bartholomew Roberts for users, and an exclusive side quest.

	~~In the game files for~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''~~, there is~~ a database entry which mentions a blood vial, though it does not appear in the game itself. The following paragraph details this entry.		''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]''{{'}}s game files reveal a database entry which mentions a blood vial, though it does not appear in the game itself. The following paragraph details this entry.
	:Sometime in 1499, [[Caterina Sforza]] visited [[Monteriggioni]] and told the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] about a secret room her late husband [[Girolamo Riario]] had beneath the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]] in the city of [[Forlì]], where he kept various treasures for his [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Templar]] brethren. Believing the chamber would hold important information as well, Ezio asked fellow Assassin [[Lo Sparviero]] to try and find a man named [[Andrea Migli]], Girolamo's left hand and the only man with any knowledge of the vault's location but whom Caterina suspected was already dead.<ref name="NiccoloJournal">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal]] #11: "The Fallen Ruler"</ref> Lo Sparviero tried to search for Andrea, but in the process learned of a key-medallion that could open the chamber. Once Ezio acquired it, he used it to enter the secret room to investigate. He later returned empty-handed and informed [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] that the buried chamber held many undisclosed secrets, among which was "a cube with a red substance inside". Although Ezio did not recognize what it was nor did he ever realize its importance, he sent the cube to his polymath ally [[Leonardo da Vinci]], but never heard back from the inventor,<ref name="NiccoloJournal"/> who by then was captured and forcibly employed by [[Cesare Borgia]] to make [[~~War Machine\|~~war ~~machines~~]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref>		:Sometime in 1499, [[Caterina Sforza]] visited [[Monteriggioni]] and told the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins\|Italian Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze\|Ezio Auditore]] about a secret room her late husband [[Girolamo Riario]] had beneath the [[Rocca di Ravaldino]] in the city of [[Forlì]], where he kept various treasures for his [[Roman Rite of the Templar Order\|Italian Templar]] brethren. Believing the chamber would hold important information as well, Ezio asked fellow Assassin [[Lo Sparviero]] to try and find a man named [[Andrea Migli]], Girolamo's left hand and the only man with any knowledge of the vault's location but whom Caterina suspected was already dead.<ref name="NiccoloJournal">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – [[Niccolò Machiavelli's journal]] #11: "The Fallen Ruler"</ref> Lo Sparviero tried to search for Andrea, but in the process learned of a key-medallion that could open the chamber. Once Ezio acquired it, he used it to enter the secret room to investigate. He later returned empty-handed and informed [[Niccolò Machiavelli]] that the buried chamber held many undisclosed secrets, among which was "a cube with a red substance inside". Although Ezio did not recognize what it was nor did he ever realize its importance, he sent the cube to his polymath ally [[Leonardo da Vinci]], but never heard back from the inventor,<ref name="NiccoloJournal"/> who by then was captured and forcibly employed by [[Cesare Borgia]] to make [[war machine]]s.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[An Unexpected Visitor]]</ref>

	In ''[[Black Flag Update]]'', ~~the~~ [[Assassin's Creed: Identity downloadable content\|~~DLC~~]] ~~of '~~'~~Assassin~~'~~s Creed:~~ Identity'', the database entries ~~mention the blood vial as well. The~~ [[Database: Story Summary - A Hunt for Blood]] and [[Database: Blood Vials]]~~, but these entries didn't released~~.		In ''[[Black Flag Update]]'', a [[Assassin's Creed: Identity downloadable content\|downloadable]] expansion for ''Identity'', datamined files revealed the cut database entries "[[Database: Story Summary - A Hunt for Blood\|Story Summary - A Hunt for Blood]]" and "[[Database: Blood Vials\|Blood Vials]]" which also mention the blood vial. The Story Summary describes how Ah Tabai had sent Assassins on a recovery mission for the vials. An Assassin scout tailed a group of survivors from Torres' expedition party who had pocketed some vials. The scout followed one man to Havana, but instead of reporting his findings to the [[Assassin bureau]], he tried to retrieve the vial alone. However, the Templar quickly overwhelmed the Assassin, who was weary from tracking his target, then [[poison]]ed him. The scout retreated to the bureau and died, with another Assassin tasked with completing his mission.<ref name="HuntForBlood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – ''[[Black Flag Update]]'' – [[Database: Story Summary - A Hunt for Blood]]</ref> The final version of ''Identity'' did make mention of a [[Crystal Cube]] which may or may not be a blood vial.

	~~:After the recovery mission sent by~~ Ah Tabai~~. The mission~~ had a ~~partial success just days later when an~~ Assassin scout ~~identified and~~ tailed a group of survivors from Torres' expedition party who had pocketed some vials. The scout followed one ~~of them~~ to Havana, but instead of reporting his findings to the [[Assassin bureau]], he ~~decided~~ to ~~try and~~ retrieve the vial alone. ~~Weary from his long trip tracking his target, however~~, the ~~Assassin was~~ quickly overwhelmed by the ~~Templar~~, who [[poison]]ed him ~~and forced the~~ scout to ~~retreat~~.<ref name="HuntForBlood">''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – ''[[Black Flag Update]]'' – [[Database: Story Summary - A Hunt for Blood]]</ref>

	:The wounded man returned to the bureau, but when he died shortly after, another Assassin was tasked with hunting down the Templar, killing him, and recovering the vial,<ref name="HuntForBlood" /> though whether they succeeded was unclear. This instance was the Assassins' sole contact with the vials after their relocation, as the majority of the cubes stayed unaccounted for and were lost to time.

	The final version of ''Identity'' did make mention of a [[Crystal Cube]] which may or may not be a blood vial.

	In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', a picture of a blood vial, alongside other Isu artifacts including [[Apples of Eden]], [[Crystal Balls]] and Crystal Skulls, can be seen on a notice board inside the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Freewill]]</ref>		In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'', a picture of a blood vial, alongside other Isu artifacts including [[Apples of Eden]], [[Crystal Balls]] and Crystal Skulls, can be seen on a notice board inside the [[Davenport Homestead]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Freewill]]</ref>

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	Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion (Havana)\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>		Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>

	In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>		In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>

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	Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion (Havana)\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>		Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>

	In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>		In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>

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	The cubes comprised of two parts, the larger container and the lid, made by way of a planar slice through one corner so that it resembled a "whole edge" {{Wiki\|vertex figure}}. The lid could not fully detach, but instead was fixed by magnets to slide up and down along a path. The absolute center of the cube had microscopic spikes that punctured skin, drew blood, and then held the sample in place.<ref>Blood vial mechanics concept art in Gallery</ref>		The cubes comprised of two parts, the larger container and the lid, made by way of a planar slice through one corner so that it resembled a "whole edge" {{Wiki\|vertex figure}}. The lid could not fully detach, but instead was fixed by magnets to slide up and down along a path. The absolute center of the cube had microscopic spikes that punctured skin, drew blood, and then held the sample in place.<ref>Blood vial mechanics concept art in Gallery</ref>

	Once a blood sample was collected, the cube was placed inside the [[Crystal Skulls\|Crystal Skull]] that powered the Observatory, which would then project what the donor saw and heard in real time.<ref name="The Observatory">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref> It was for this reason that the [[Templars]] first during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]<ref name="MisterWalpole">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref> and ~~centuries later~~ in the [[Modern times\|~~present~~]] ~~sought the Observatory~~,<ref name="Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> hoping ~~that they might~~ make use of its surveillance abilities to spy on and blackmail numerous government officials.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/><ref name="Modern"/>		Once a blood sample was collected, the cube was placed inside the [[Crystal Skulls\|Crystal Skull]] that powered the Observatory, which would then project what the donor saw and heard in real time.<ref name="The Observatory">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[The Observatory]]</ref> It was for this reason that the [[Templars]] sought the Observatory, first during the [[Golden Age of Piracy]]<ref name="MisterWalpole">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref> and then again in the [[Modern times\|21st century]],<ref name="Modern">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> hoping to make use of its surveillance abilities to spy on and blackmail numerous government officials.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/><ref name="Modern"/>

	==History==		==History==
	===Isu Era===		===Isu Era===
	During the [[Isu Era]], thousands of Isu had their blood sampled in vials which were then stored at the Observatory.<ref name="The Observatory"/> However, ~~following their~~ extinction after the [[Great Catastrophe]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> their knowledge of how the cubes ~~worked~~ and their purpose ~~died with them~~, with the crystals additionally becoming materially worthless as they could not provide live feedback as intended.<ref name="The Observatory"/>		During the [[Isu Era]], thousands of Isu had their blood sampled in vials which were then stored at the Observatory.<ref name="The Observatory"/> However, with the Isu's extinction after the [[Great Catastrophe]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref> their knowledge of how the cubes functioned and their purpose was lost, with the crystals additionally becoming materially worthless as they could not provide live feedback as intended.<ref name="The Observatory"/>

	===Golden Age of Piracy===		===Golden Age of Piracy===
	Around April 1673,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #12: "The Templar Arrives"</ref> the carpenter and [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.]] set sail from [[Tulum]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #17: Taking my Leave</ref> after spending a week<ref name="ThomLetter16">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #16: "The Observatorie"</ref> with the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]], who explained Thom's nature as a Sage,<ref name="ThomLetter15">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #15: "Reste and Repaste"</ref> the visions that plagued him, and their connection to the Observatory.<ref name="ThomLetter16"/> After a year of travel, he finally arrived at [[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]] and reached the Observatory, which he entered to explore ~~and saw~~ the vials along its main hallway.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #18: "My Searche"</ref> Thom stayed in the main chamber with the Observatory's {{Wiki\|armillary sphere}} and vial collection for a week, during which time he learned all he could about [[Aita]]'s conflicting identity inside his head.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #19: "On Being A "Sage""</ref>		Around April 1673,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #12: "The Templar Arrives"</ref> the carpenter and [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.]] set sail from [[Tulum]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #17: Taking my Leave</ref> after spending a week<ref name="ThomLetter16">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #16: "The Observatorie"</ref> with the [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|West Indies Assassins]]' [[Mentor]] [[Bahlam]], who explained Thom's nature as a Sage,<ref name="ThomLetter15">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #15: "Reste and Repaste"</ref> the visions that plagued him, and their connection to the Observatory.<ref name="ThomLetter16"/> After a year of travel, he finally arrived at [[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]], and reached the Observatory, which he entered to explore, seeing the vials along its main hallway.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #18: "My Searche"</ref> Thom stayed in the main chamber with the Observatory's {{Wiki\|armillary sphere}} and vial collection for a week, during which time he learned all he could about [[Aita]]'s conflicting identity inside his head.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]] #19: "On Being A "Sage""</ref>

	Decades later in 1714, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Duncan Walpole]] decided to betray his comrades and join the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|West Indies Templars]], dissatisfied at being passed over for promotion both [[Assassin rank\|within the Assassins]] and at his job in the [[East India Company]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' – Regressions: Nathan</ref> Upon arriving in the [[Caribbean]] in 1715<ref name="EdwardMemory">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)\|Edward Kenway]]</ref> on an assignment to train under the new local Mentor [[Ah Tabai]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Nothing Is True...]]</ref> Walpole wrote to the Templars' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] offering to meet in [[Havana]] and deliver "the information [they] desire" as proof of his new allegiance;<ref name="EdwardMemory"/> namely, an empty blood vial<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> and maps of Assassin camps in the surrounding areas.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[This Old Cove]]</ref>		Decades later in 1714, the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Duncan Walpole]] decided to betray his comrades and join the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|West Indies Templars]], dissatisfied at being passed over for promotion both [[Assassin rank\|within the Assassins]] and at his job in the [[East India Company]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]'' – Regressions: Nathan</ref> Upon arriving in the [[Caribbean]] in 1715<ref name="EdwardMemory">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Edward Kenway (memory)\|Edward Kenway]]</ref> on an assignment to train under the new local Mentor [[Ah Tabai]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Nothing Is True...]]</ref> Walpole wrote to the Templars' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]], offering to meet in [[Havana]] and deliver "the information [they] desire" as proof of his new allegiance;<ref name="EdwardMemory"/> namely, an empty blood vial<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> and maps of Assassin camps in the surrounding areas.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[This Old Cove]]</ref>

	Duncan boarded the [[Royal Navy]] [[frigate]] [[HMS Intrigue\|HMS ''Intrigue'']] heading to Havana, but he never reached his destination. In June 1715, the [[ship]] met the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[brig]] ''[[Jacobite]]'' off the coast of [[Cape Bonavista]] and attacked it. In the skirmish, the ''Intrigue'' sank, but not before setting the ''Jacobite''{{'}}s [[gunpowder]] alight with a [[cannon]] volley, blowing both ships to splinters and washing a wounded Duncan ashore with his belongings and the ''Jacobite''{{'}}s only survivor, [[Edward Kenway]]. When Edward tried to haggle a price for helping Duncan reach Havana, he fled into the jungle, initiating a chase that ended when Edward killed Duncan, looted the cube and maps in his bag, and assumed his identity to claim the rewards himself, unaware of their wider importance.<ref name="EdwardMemory"/>		Duncan boarded the [[Royal Navy]] [[frigate]] [[HMS Intrigue\|HMS ''Intrigue'']] heading to Havana, but he never reached his destination. In June 1715, the [[ship]] met the [[Piracy\|pirate]] [[brig]] ''[[Jacobite]]'' off the coast of [[Cape Bonavista]] and attacked it. In the skirmish, the ''Intrigue'' sank, but not before setting the ''Jacobite''{{'}}s [[gunpowder]] alight with a [[cannon]] volley, blowing both ships to splinters and washing a wounded Duncan ashore with his belongings and the ''Jacobite''{{'}}s only survivor, [[Edward Kenway]]. When Edward tried to haggle a price for helping Duncan reach Havana, he fled into the jungle, initiating a chase that ended when Edward killed Duncan, looted the cube and maps in his bag, and assumed his identity to claim the rewards himself, unaware of their wider importance.<ref name="EdwardMemory"/>

	[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]		[[File:Mister Walpole I Presume 7.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Laureano Torres holding a blood vial]]
	Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl,<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> ~~though he quickly~~ infiltrated the ~~nearby~~ [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects<ref name="AndMySugar"/> ~~which he promptly delivered~~ to Torres and the other Templars.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>		Edward reached Havana in early July,<ref name="LivelyHavana">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Lively Havana]]</ref> only to immediately lose the blood vial and maps when [[soldier]]s from the occupying [[Spanish Empire\|Spaniards]] seized "his" effects<ref name="AndMySugar">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[...And My Sugar?]]</ref> once he escaped a [[Tavern\|bar]] brawl.<ref name="LivelyHavana"/> This loss was only temporary, however, as Edward later infiltrated the [[Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta]] and recovered the objects from the fort's lockup,<ref name="AndMySugar"/> before delivering them to Torres and the other Templars at the [[Governor's Mansion (Havana)\|Governor's Mansion]] in the city.<ref name="MisterWalpole"/>

	In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>		In September 1719, the new Sage [[Bartholomew Roberts]] interrogated a sailor from the [[Portuguese Navy]] and learned that they had acquired a large [[Treasure chest\|chest]] of vials with active blood samples. Wanting the vials himself, he convinced Edward to sail the ''[[Jackdaw]]'' into the heart of the navy under a false flag, capture the [[Man O' War]] flagship ''[[Royal Fortune\|Nosso Senhor da Compreensão]]'' that held the vials, and escape with both prizes. Although the Portuguese caught onto the ruse, it was too late to stop Edward and Roberts, who sank their pursuers and made off with two chests of vials.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Black Bart's Gambit]]</ref>

	One of the recovered chests was full of empty cubes, but the other had many active blood samples, including those of the Templars themselves; ~~spcifically~~, the late [[Slavery\|slaver]] [[Laurens Prins]], the [[The Bahamas\|Bahaman]] governor [[Woodes Rogers]], the pirate [[Benjamin Hornigold]], and even Grand Master Torres.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit"/> Unbeknownst to Edward at the time, while Torres had taken samples from his fellow Templars to ensure their loyalty, he had never donated a sample of his own blood, instead using that of a decoy and intentionally mislabeling it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Tainted Blood]]</ref>		One of the recovered chests was full of empty cubes, but the other had many active blood samples, including those of the Templars themselves; specifically, the late [[Slavery\|slaver]] [[Laurens Prins]], the [[The Bahamas\|Bahaman]] governor [[Woodes Rogers]], the pirate [[Benjamin Hornigold]], and even Grand Master Torres.<ref name="BlackBartsGambit"/> Unbeknownst to Edward at the time, while Torres had taken samples from his fellow Templars to ensure their loyalty, he had never donated a sample of his own blood, instead using that of a decoy and intentionally mislabeling it.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Tainted Blood]]</ref>

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	In 1868, when [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]] infiltrated the [[Kenway Mansion]] looking for clues to the whereabouts of a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], they found a blood vial among Edward's possessions,<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing It by Ear]]</ref> which he had either kept as a memento from his pirating days or had recovered sometime during his later years working for the British Assassins.		In 1868, when [[Evie Frye]] and [[Jayadeep Mir\|Henry Green]] infiltrated the [[Kenway Mansion]] looking for clues to the whereabouts of a [[Shroud of Eden 2\|Shroud of Eden]], they found a blood vial among Edward's possessions,<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Playing It by Ear]]</ref> which he had either kept as a memento from his pirating days or had recovered sometime during his later years working for the British Assassins.

	During [[World War I]], a member of the [[Instruments of the First Will]] known only as the "[[Master Spy]]" manipulated the Templars into sending two [[German Army]] spies to pose as a nurse and her aide and collect blood vial samples from a [[British Army]] medical camp in [[London]]. When [[Winston Churchill]] informed the British Assassin [[Lydia Frye]] of this medical malpractice, she ~~assassinated~~ the pair, stopping the Master Spy's plans.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Apothecary Twins]]</ref>		During [[World War I]], a member of the [[Instruments of the First Will]] known only as the "[[Master Spy]]" manipulated the Templars into sending two [[German Army]] spies to pose as a nurse and her aide and collect blood vial samples from a [[British Army]] medical camp in [[London]]. When [[Winston Churchill]] informed the British Assassin [[Lydia Frye]] of this medical malpractice, she eliminated the pair, stopping the Master Spy's plans.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[The Apothecary Twins]]</ref>

	By the 1980s, [[Abstergo Industries]] had taken great interest in securing more vials and had found dozens since then. Of all of those recovered, only three vials had the DNA inside fully intact, and only one of the three contained Isu blood. In 2013, Abstergo described them in an internal memo, along with other Isu artifacts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Crypto–History: Artifacts"</ref> On 2 November of that year, an [[Initiates\|Initiate]] spy escaped [[Abstergo Entertainment]] with one of the vials.<ref> ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Blood Screen"</ref>		By the 1980s, [[Abstergo Industries]] had taken great interest in securing more vials and had found dozens since then. Of all of those recovered, only three vials had the DNA inside fully intact, and only one of the three contained Isu blood. In 2013, Abstergo described them in an internal memo, along with other Isu artifacts.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Noob's personal files]]: "Crypto–History: Artifacts"</ref> On 2 November of that year, an [[Initiates\|Initiate]] spy escaped [[Abstergo Entertainment]] with one of the vials.<ref> ''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Surveillance]]: "Blood Screen"</ref>