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	ACIII-JohnsonsErrand 8.png\|[[William Johnson]] examining the key		ACIII-JohnsonsErrand 8.png\|[[William Johnson]] examining the key
	Men o' War 1.png\|Haytham showing the key to [[Shay Cormac]]		Men o' War 1.png\|Haytham showing the key to [[Shay Cormac]]
	ACIII-Chasinglee 14.png\|Ratonhnhaké:ton taking the key from a dying ~~Charles~~ Lee		ACIII-Rest 2.png\|Charles Lee holding the key
			ACIII-Chasinglee 14.png\|Ratonhnhaké:ton taking the key from a dying Lee
	ACIII-ChasingLee 17.png\|Ratonhnhaké:ton preparing to bury the key		ACIII-ChasingLee 17.png\|Ratonhnhaké:ton preparing to bury the key
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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			AC3 Art Grand Temple Key.png\|Concept art of the key
	A Deadly Performance 10.png\|Close-up of the key		A Deadly Performance 10.png\|Close-up of the key
	ACIII-BirchKey.png\|Reginald Birch holding the key		ACIII-BirchKey.png\|Reginald Birch holding the key

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	\|type = [[Pieces of Eden\|Isu technology]]		\|type = [[Pieces of Eden\|Isu technology]]
	\|powers = *Opening the [[Grand Temple]] Vault		\|powers = *Opening the [[Grand Temple]] Vault
	\|current = ~~Unknown~~		\|current = In the Grand Temple
	\|period = *Prehistory		\|period = *Prehistory
	*[[Seven Years' War\|French and Indian War]]		*[[Seven Years' War\|French and Indian War]]
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	*[[Desmond Miles]]		*[[Desmond Miles]]
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	The '''~~key~~''' ~~to the [[Grand Temple]],~~ an [[Isu]] ~~complex located in [[North America]], was an~~ [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] used to access the ~~temple's~~ inner chambers and the [[global aurora borealis device]] housed within.		The '''Grand Temple Key''' is an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] used to access the inner chambers of the [[Grand Temple]] and the [[global aurora borealis device]] housed within.

	==Owners==		==Owners==

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	A Deadly Performance 10.png\|Close-up of the key		A Deadly Performance 10.png\|Close-up of the key
	ACIII-BirchKey.png\|Reginald Birch holding the key		ACIII-BirchKey.png\|Reginald Birch holding the key

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	{{Quote\|Fascinating... Gentlemen. I hold in my hand a key. And if this [[Edward Kenway's journal\|book]] is to be believed, it will open the doors of a storehouse built by Those Who Came Before.\|Reginald Birch on the nature of the Grand Temple Key, 1754.\|Assassin's Creed III}}		{{Quote\|Fascinating... Gentlemen. I hold in my hand a key. And if this [[Edward Kenway's journal\|book]] is to be believed, it will open the doors of a storehouse built by Those Who Came Before.\|Reginald Birch on the nature of the Grand Temple Key, 1754.\|Assassin's Creed III\|A Deadly Performance}}
	{{Item Infobox		{{Item Infobox
	\|name = Grand Temple Key		\|name = Grand Temple Key
	\|image = AC3 Grand-temple-key render.png		\|image = AC3 Grand-temple-key render.png
	\|type = [[Pieces of Eden\|~~Piece of Eden~~]]		\|type = [[Pieces of Eden\|Isu technology]]
	\|powers = *Opening the [[Grand Temple]] Vault		\|powers = *Opening the [[Grand Temple]] Vault
	\|current = Unknown		\|current = Unknown
	\|period = *Prehistory		\|period = *Prehistory
			*[[Seven Years' War\|French and Indian War]]
	*[[American Revolution]]		*[[American Revolution]]
	*[[Modern times]]		*[[Modern times]]
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	*[[Haytham Kenway]]		*[[Haytham Kenway]]
	*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]		*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]
	*[[Desmond Miles]]}}The '''key''' to the [[Grand Temple]], an [[Isu]] complex located in [[North America]], was an [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] used to access the temple's inner chambers and the [[global aurora borealis device]] housed within.		*[[Desmond Miles]]
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			The '''key''' to the [[Grand Temple]], an [[Isu]] complex located in [[North America]], was an [[Piece of Eden\|artifact]] used to access the temple's inner chambers and the [[global aurora borealis device]] housed within.

	==Owners==		==Owners==
	*[[Isu]] (? – ?)		* [[Isu]] (? – ?)
	*[[Miko]] (? – 1754)		*[[Miko]] (? – 18 April 1754)
	*[[Haytham Kenway]] (1754 – 1781)		*[[Haytham Kenway]] (18 April 1754 – 16 September 1781)
	*[[Charles Lee]] (1781 – 1782)		*[[Charles Lee]] (16 September 1781 – 2 October 1782)
	*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (1782 – 1783)		*[[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] (2 October 1782 – 1783)
	*[[Desmond Miles]] (2012)		*[[Desmond Miles]] (December 2012)

	==~~Appearances~~==		==Design==
	The key was circular and had a hole in the middle. It featured an {{Wiki\|Ouroboros}} design of a serpent biting its own tail, symbolizing cycles and infinity. The key was also decorated with the twelve astrological signs of the Western {{Wiki\|zodiac}}, the symbol of [[Aphrodite\|Venus]] as well as other incomplete symbols likely denoting other classical planets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref>		The key was circular and had a hole in the middle. It featured an {{Wiki\|Ouroboros}} design of a serpent biting its own tail, symbolizing cycles and infinity. The key was also decorated with the twelve astrological signs of the Western {{Wiki\|zodiac}}, the symbol of [[Aphrodite\|Venus]] as well as other incomplete symbols likely denoting other classical planets.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref>

	When a string was attached to the key through its hole, it could be worn like an amulet, which is how most of its wielders elected to carry it.<ref name="AC3" />		When a string was attached to the key through its hole, it could be worn like an amulet, which is how most of its wielders elected to carry it.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History ==
	~~[[File:A Deadly Performance 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple Key]]~~		The key was created by the [[Isu]] at some point before the [[Great Catastrophe]], as a secondary security measure to protect the global aurora borealis device, located inside the Grand Temple, which itself required an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]] to access.<ref name="MD">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[21st century conversations\|Modern day]]</ref>
	The key was created by the [[Isu]] as a secondary security measure to protect the global aurora borealis device, located inside the Grand Temple, which itself required an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]] to access.<ref name="~~AC3~~" />

	By 1754, the key was in the possession of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]]. On the orders of [[Reginald Birch]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]], [[Haytham Kenway]] assassinated Miko inside the [[Theatre Royal]] in [[London]] and took the key from him. Upon Haytham's return to the Templar headquarters, Birch told Haytham that the key most likely opened ~~a [[~~Isu~~\|First Civilization]]~~ storehouse in the [[United States\|British colonies]]. As a result, Birch booked Haytham passage to [[Boston]], in order to find it and unlock its contents, and to establish a permanent Templar presence in colonial America.<ref name="~~AC3~~">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>		By 1754, the key was in the possession of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]]. On the orders of [[Reginald Birch]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]], [[Haytham Kenway]] assassinated Miko inside the [[Theatre Royal]] in [[London]] and took the key from him. Upon Haytham's return to the Templar headquarters, Birch told Haytham that the key most likely opened an Isu storehouse in the [[United States\|British colonies]]. As a result, Birch booked Haytham passage to [[Boston]], in order to find the storehouse and unlock its contents, and to establish a permanent Templar presence in colonial America.<ref name="A Deadly Performance">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[A Deadly Performance]]</ref>

	In 1755, Haytham, with the help of [[Kaniehtí:io]] from the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] nation, located the entrance to the Grand Temple, but was unable to get inside due to lacking the necessary Apple of Eden, rendering the key useless. Following this, Haytham kept the key in his possession until 1781, when he passed it on to his second-in-command, [[Charles Lee]], shortly before his death at the hands of his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="~~AC3~~"/>		[[File:ACIII-Unconvinced 4.png\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham showing the key to Kaniehtí:io]]
			In 1755, Haytham, with the help of [[Kaniehtí:io]] from the [[Kanien'kehá:ka]] nation, located the entrance to the Grand Temple, but was unable to get inside due to lacking the necessary Apple of Eden, rendering the key useless.<ref name="Braddock Expedition">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Braddock Expedition (memory)\|The Braddock Expedition]]</ref> Following this, Haytham kept the key in his possession until 1781, when he passed it on to his second-in-command, [[Charles Lee]], shortly before his death at the hands of his son, the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="Lee's Last Stand">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Lee's Last Stand]]</ref>

	The following year, Ratonhnhaké:ton killed ~~Charles~~ Lee in [[Monmouth]] and took the key from him. He later returned to his village, [[Kanatahséton]], where he activated his tribe's [[Crystal Balls\|Crystal Ball]] he had used years earlier to communicate with [[Juno]]. Juno greeted Ratonhnhaké:ton again, and told him to hide the key where none might find it. Following this, he made his way back to the manor at the [[Davenport Homestead]] and buried the key in the grave of [[Connor Davenport]], the late son of Ratonhnhaké:ton's mentor [[Achilles Davenport]].<ref name="~~AC3~~"/>		The following year, Ratonhnhaké:ton killed Lee in [[Monmouth]] and took the key from him. He later returned to his village, [[Kanatahséton]], where he activated his tribe's [[Crystal Balls\|Crystal Ball]] he had used years earlier to communicate with [[Juno]]. Juno greeted Ratonhnhaké:ton again, and told him to hide the key where none might find it.<ref name="Chasing Lee">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Chasing Lee]]</ref> Following this, he made his way back to the manor at the [[Davenport Homestead]] and buried the key in the grave of [[Connor Davenport]], the late son of Ratonhnhaké:ton's mentor [[Achilles Davenport]].<ref name="Davenport Homestead">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Davenport Homestead (memory)\|Davenport Homestead]]</ref>

	In 2012, Ratonhnhaké:ton's descendant, [[Desmond Miles]], relived his memories ~~inside~~ the [[Animus]] to find the key's location. Upon retrieving it, Desmond used the key to open the inner gateway of the Grand Temple and ultimately sacrificed his life when he activated the global aurora borealis device to protect the Earth from the forthcoming [[Second Disaster\|solar flare]].<ref name="~~AC3~~"/>		In 2012, Ratonhnhaké:ton's descendant, [[Desmond Miles]], relived his memories using the [[Animus]] to find the key's location. Upon retrieving it, Desmond used the key to open the inner gateway of the Grand Temple and ultimately sacrificed his life when he activated the global aurora borealis device to protect the Earth from the forthcoming [[Second Disaster\|solar flare]].<ref name="MD" />

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
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	*In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', Ratonhnhaké:ton is shown burying the key in Connor Davenport's grave. However, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'', he buries it in a clearing in the forest.		*In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', Ratonhnhaké:ton is shown burying the key in Connor Davenport's grave. However, in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]'', he buries it in a clearing in the forest.

	== ~~Appearances~~ ==		==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
			A Deadly Performance 10.png\|Close-up of the key
			ACIII-BirchKey.png\|Reginald Birch holding the key
			ACIII-JohnsonsErrand 8.png\|[[William Johnson]] examining the key
			Men o' War 1.png\|Haytham showing the key to [[Shay Cormac]]
			ACIII-Chasinglee 14.png\|Ratonhnhaké:ton taking the key from a dying Charles Lee
			ACIII-ChasingLee 17.png\|Ratonhnhaké:ton preparing to bury the key
			</gallery>

	* ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' ~~<small>(first appearance)</small>~~		==Appearances==
	* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
	* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
	* ''[[Assassin's Creed: ~~The Essential Guide~~]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}
	{{Isu}}		{{Isu}}
	[[Category:~~Pieces of Eden~~]]		{{AC3}}
			[[Category:Isu technology]]

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	* ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' <small>(first appearance)</small>		* ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' <small>(first appearance)</small>
			* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
	* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''		* ''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''
	* ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''		* ''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''

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	[[File:A Deadly Performance 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple Key]]		[[File:A Deadly Performance 10.png\|thumb\|250px\|The Grand Temple Key]]
	The key was created the [[Isu]] as a secondary security measure to protect the global aurora borealis device, located inside the Grand Temple, which itself required an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]] to access.<ref name="AC3" />		The key was created by the [[Isu]] as a secondary security measure to protect the global aurora borealis device, located inside the Grand Temple, which itself required an [[Apple of Eden 6\|Apple of Eden]] to access.<ref name="AC3" />

	By 1754, the key was in the possession of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]]. On the orders of [[Reginald Birch]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]], [[Haytham Kenway]] assassinated Miko inside the [[Theatre Royal]] in [[London]] and took the key from him. Upon Haytham's return to the Templar headquarters, Birch told Haytham that the key most likely opened a [[Isu\|First Civilization]] storehouse in the [[United States\|British colonies]]. As a result, Birch booked Haytham passage to [[Boston]], in order to find it and unlock its contents, and to establish a permanent Templar presence in colonial America.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>		By 1754, the key was in the possession of the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Miko]]. On the orders of [[Reginald Birch]], [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templars]], [[Haytham Kenway]] assassinated Miko inside the [[Theatre Royal]] in [[London]] and took the key from him. Upon Haytham's return to the Templar headquarters, Birch told Haytham that the key most likely opened a [[Isu\|First Civilization]] storehouse in the [[United States\|British colonies]]. As a result, Birch booked Haytham passage to [[Boston]], in order to find it and unlock its contents, and to establish a permanent Templar presence in colonial America.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>