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	Haytham Kenway is a character first introduced in the 2012 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' as a decoy protagonist and later antagonist. He is voiced by [[Adrian Hough]], who received a {{Wiki\|British Academy Film Awards\|BAFTA nomination}} as part of the {{Wiki\|66th British Academy Film Awards}} for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|title=Games in 2013\|author={{Wiki\|British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215012456/https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|archivedate=15 February 2013\|date=10 February 2013\|publisher=''British Academy of Film and Television Arts''\|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref> Hough would later reprise his role in the 2014 game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''.		Haytham Kenway is a character first introduced in the 2012 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' as a decoy protagonist and later antagonist. He is voiced by [[Adrian Hough]], who received a {{Wiki\|British Academy Film Awards\|BAFTA nomination}} as part of the {{Wiki\|66th British Academy Film Awards}} for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|title=Games in 2013\|author={{Wiki\|British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215012456/https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|archivedate=15 February 2013\|date=10 February 2013\|publisher=''British Academy of Film and Television Arts''\|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref> Hough would later reprise his role in the 2014 game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''.

	While not technically a protagonist since he is only playable for the first three sequences of ''Assassin's Creed III'', Haytham nonetheless has several distinctions as a playable character. Excluding [[multiplayer]] characters, he is the first playable Templar in the series and the first character to serve as both a protagonist and an antagonist, a role that would later be echoed (in reverse) by [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. He is also the first playable character not to wear a hood as part of his base outfit, his choice of headwear being a {{Wiki\|tricorne}} hat instead; something he has in common with [[Aveline de Grandpré]].		While not technically a protagonist since he is only playable for the first three sequences of ''Assassin's Creed III'', Haytham nonetheless has several distinctions as a playable character. Excluding [[multiplayer]] characters, he is the first playable Templar in the series and the first character to serve as both a protagonist and an antagonist, a role that would later be echoed (in reverse) by [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. He is also the first playable character not to wear a hood as part of his base outfit, his choice of headwear being a {{Wiki\|tricorne}} hat instead; something he has in common with [[Aveline de Grandpré]].

	Haytham's outfit notably sports several symbols, some of them indicative of his affiliations while others may be just [[Easter eggs]]. His jacket's left cuff features an [[eagle]] symbol, while his right bracer has what appears to be a broken, rusted [[Assassin insignia]]. His cloak is also adorned by a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]] near the top, the {{Wiki\|Eye of Providence}} near the middle, and the [[Freemasons]]' {{Wiki\|Square and Compasses\|Square and Compass}} just beneath it.		Haytham's outfit notably sports several symbols, some of them indicative of his affiliations while others may be just [[Easter eggs]]. His jacket's left cuff features an [[eagle]] symbol, while his right bracer has what appears to be a broken, rusted [[Assassin insignia]]. His cloak is also adorned by a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]] near the top, the {{Wiki\|Eye of Providence}} near the middle, and the [[Freemasons]]' {{Wiki\|Square and Compasses\|Square and Compass}} just beneath it.

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	The night before his departure, [[Emily]], the chambermaid, informed Haytham that her sister Violet, a servant for the Barrett family, had overheard Jennifer screaming about a traitor as she was dragged into the mercenaries' carriage. The following day, a man with a {{Wiki\|West Country}} accent had threatened her into keeping quiet. Emily suggested Birch could be the traitor, which Haytham dismissed, but he then realized [[Jack Digweed]], Edward's personal valet, had been away during the attack. After Birch introduced him to [[Edward Braddock]], a fellow Templar in the army who was to conduct the search for Jennifer, Haytham told him of his suspicions. Birch and Braddock soon discovered Digweed was missing, but vowed to find him.<ref name="ACF"/>		The night before his departure, [[Emily]], the chambermaid, informed Haytham that her sister Violet, a servant for the Barrett family, had overheard Jennifer screaming about a traitor as she was dragged into the mercenaries' carriage. The following day, a man with a {{Wiki\|West Country}} accent had threatened her into keeping quiet. Emily suggested Birch could be the traitor, which Haytham dismissed, but he then realized [[Jack Digweed]], Edward's personal valet, had been away during the attack. After Birch introduced him to [[Edward Braddock]], a fellow Templar in the army who was to conduct the search for Jennifer, Haytham told him of his suspicions. Birch and Braddock soon discovered Digweed was missing, but vowed to find him.<ref name="ACF"/>

	For the next five years, Birch and Haytham searched for Jennifer, who had been sold to [[Turkey\|Turkish]] [[Slavery\|slavers]], until the outbreak of the ~~{{Wiki\|~~War of the Austrian Succession}} in 1740 forced them to curtail their efforts. The two bought a chateau near [[Troyes]], [[France]], where Birch continued to instruct Haytham in the ways of the Templars. Haytham found solace in the Templar ethos, which he felt to be a comfortable match to his father's philosophy of questioning, although he was skeptical of Birch's beliefs about the Isu.<ref name="ACF"/>		For the next five years, Birch and Haytham searched for Jennifer, who had been sold to [[Turkey\|Turkish]] [[Slavery\|slavers]], until the outbreak of the [[War of the Austrian Succession]] in 1740 forced them to curtail their efforts. The two bought a chateau near [[Troyes]], [[France]], where Birch continued to instruct Haytham in the ways of the Templars. Haytham found solace in the Templar ethos, which he felt to be a comfortable match to his father's philosophy of questioning, although he was skeptical of Birch's beliefs about the Isu.<ref name="ACF"/>

	In 1744, Haytham was [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|inducted]] into the Order and performed his first [[assassination]] on a greedy [[Liverpool merchant\|merchant]] in [[Liverpool]], followed later by killing an [[Austrian prince]]. These actions soon gave Haytham the reputation of an efficient killer.<ref name="ACF"/>		In 1744, Haytham was [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|inducted]] into the Order and performed his first [[assassination]] on a greedy [[Liverpool merchant\|merchant]] in [[Liverpool]], followed later by killing an [[Austrian prince]]. These actions soon gave Haytham the reputation of an efficient killer.<ref name="ACF"/>

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	Braddock soon informed Haytham that the man's name was [[Tom Smith]], like many other men who had joined under a placeholder name, and expressed indifference to one of Jennifer's kidnappers having been under his command all along. He then gave Haytham permission to conduct his investigation among his troops, but also requested his fellow Templar to serve with him during the war against the [[French Army\|French]].<ref name="ACF"/>		Braddock soon informed Haytham that the man's name was [[Tom Smith]], like many other men who had joined under a placeholder name, and expressed indifference to one of Jennifer's kidnappers having been under his command all along. He then gave Haytham permission to conduct his investigation among his troops, but also requested his fellow Templar to serve with him during the war against the [[French Army\|French]].<ref name="ACF"/>

	Haytham aided the British as a member of Braddock's {{Wiki\|Coldstream Guards}} during their retreat from the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Siege of Bergen op Zoom ~~(1747)\|Siege of Bergen op Zoom}}~~.<ref name="ACRG DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Database: Haytham Kenway (Rogue)\|Database: Haytham Kenway]]</ref> As they departed on the [[ship]]s, a man asked if his family could come on board. Haytham obliged him as there was room, but Braddock refused. The man responded by calling him craven, so Braddock angrily ordered his executioner [[Slater]] to kill them all; even the infants were not spared.<ref name="ACF"/>		Haytham aided the British as a member of Braddock's {{Wiki\|Coldstream Guards}} during their retreat from the [[Siege of Bergen op Zoom]].<ref name="ACRG DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[Database: Haytham Kenway (Rogue)\|Database: Haytham Kenway]]</ref> As they departed on the [[ship]]s, a man asked if his family could come on board. Haytham obliged him as there was room, but Braddock refused. The man responded by calling him craven, so Braddock angrily ordered his executioner [[Slater]] to kill them all; even the infants were not spared.<ref name="ACF"/>

	Haytham witnessed more acts of cruelty and violence from Braddock as they served together and realized that Braddock was turning away from the Order's wider goals. In the meantime, he befriended Private [[Jim Holden]], who had been forthcoming with information about Smith. He revealed he had been a member of Braddock's inner circle of mercenaries, which worried Haytham. He eventually asked Holden to leave the army and become his gentleman's gentleman, primarily acting as his carriage driver.<ref name="ACF"/>		Haytham witnessed more acts of cruelty and violence from Braddock as they served together and realized that Braddock was turning away from the Order's wider goals. In the meantime, he befriended Private [[Jim Holden]], who had been forthcoming with information about Smith. He revealed he had been a member of Braddock's inner circle of mercenaries, which worried Haytham. He eventually asked Holden to leave the army and become his gentleman's gentleman, primarily acting as his carriage driver.<ref name="ACF"/>

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	{{Quote\|You think you’ve made a name for yourself, Haytham Kenway. The killer. The Templar blademan. Because you’ve killed a couple of fat merchants? But to me you’re a boy. You’re a boy because a man faces his targets, man to man, he doesn’t steal up behind them in the dead of night, like a snake... like an ''Assassin''.\|Digweed's torturer confronting Haytham, 1747.\|Assassin's Creed: Forsaken}}		{{Quote\|You think you’ve made a name for yourself, Haytham Kenway. The killer. The Templar blademan. Because you’ve killed a couple of fat merchants? But to me you’re a boy. You’re a boy because a man faces his targets, man to man, he doesn’t steal up behind them in the dead of night, like a snake... like an ''Assassin''.\|Digweed's torturer confronting Haytham, 1747.\|Assassin's Creed: Forsaken}}
	[[File:Juan's Journal.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham reading the journal]]		[[File:Juan's Journal.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham reading the journal]]
	In 1747, Haytham travelled to [[Spain]] and ~~assassinated~~ the Templar traitor, then retrieved a [[Edward Kenway's journal\|journal]] containing largely coded research on the Isu for Birch. On meeting Birch in [[Prague]], Haytham was informed that his mother had passed away after suffering a fall. While returning to London, Haytham ~~reread~~ his childhood diary and realized that [[Betty]], one of the nursemaids, had been in a relationship with Digweed. After Tessa's memorial, he tracked Betty to her current place of employment and interrogated her. She revealed Digweed had been blackmailed by a man with a West Country accent, who threatened his children.<ref name="ACF"/>		In 1747, Haytham travelled to [[Spain]] and killed the Templar traitor [[Juan Vedomir]], then retrieved a [[Edward Kenway's journal\|journal]] containing largely coded research on the Isu for Birch. On meeting Birch in [[Prague]], Haytham was informed that his mother had passed away after suffering a fall. While returning to London, Haytham re-read his childhood diary and realized that [[Betty]], one of the nursemaids, had been in a relationship with Digweed. After Tessa's memorial, he tracked Betty to her current place of employment and interrogated her. She revealed Digweed had been blackmailed by a man with a West Country accent, who threatened his children.<ref name="ACF"/>

	Betty pretended to not know where Digweed was, but Haytham shortly intercepted a letter from her addressed to Digweed's location in southwest [[Germany]]. Haytham and Birch arrived there two weeks later, and questioned a [[Christophe's father\|shopkeeper]]. When the shopkeeper appeared reluctant, Haytham threatened his son [[Christophe]], forcing him to recount that he had already informed two British [[soldier]]s of Digweed's location, and that they had blackmailed him into keeping quiet. Learning Digweed lived in a cabin fifteen miles north, Haytham and Birch immediately rode out.<ref name="ACF"/>		Betty pretended to not know where Digweed was, but Haytham shortly intercepted a letter from her addressed to Digweed's location in southwest [[Germany]]. Haytham and Birch arrived there two weeks later, and questioned a [[Christophe's father\|shopkeeper]]. When the shopkeeper appeared reluctant, Haytham threatened his son [[Christophe]], forcing him to recount that he had already informed two British [[soldier]]s of Digweed's location, and that they had blackmailed him into keeping quiet. Learning Digweed lived in a cabin fifteen miles north, Haytham and Birch immediately rode out.<ref name="ACF"/>

	[[File:Digweed's Fate.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and Birch pursuing "Pointy Ears"]]		[[File:Digweed's Fate.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and Birch pursuing "Pointy Ears"]]
	On the way, Haytham spotted one of the soldiers riding back, and noticed he had pointed ears like the man who had kidnapped Jennifer. Soon after, they found Digweed being tortured by the remaining soldier, and Haytham pursued the man into the forest, where he caught up and pinned him down by stabbing his kidney. The soldier, who turned out to be the man with the West Country accent, revealed that Edward had been an Assassin and had been killed for something in his possession, but died before he could say anything more.<ref name="ACF"/>		On the way, Haytham spotted one of the soldiers riding back, and noticed he had pointed ears like the man who had kidnapped Jennifer. Soon after, they found Digweed being tortured by the remaining soldier, and Haytham pursued the man into the forest, where he caught up and pinned him down by stabbing his kidney. The soldier, who turned out to be the man with the West Country accent, revealed that Edward had been an Assassin and had been killed for something in his possession, but died before he could say anything more.<ref name="ACF"/>

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	{{Quote\|Gentlemen, the Battle of Louisbourg could very well be the turning point which will finally bring this war to a close.\|Haytham prior to the Battle of Louisbourg, 1758.\|Assassin's Creed: Rogue\|Men o' War}}		{{Quote\|Gentlemen, the Battle of Louisbourg could very well be the turning point which will finally bring this war to a close.\|Haytham prior to the Battle of Louisbourg, 1758.\|Assassin's Creed: Rogue\|Men o' War}}
	~~[[File:Men o' War 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and the others meeting with James Cook]]~~
	In June 1758, Haytham requested the services of the [[Royal Navy]] captain and explorer [[James Cook]], to provide aid for Shay before the [[Siege of Louisbourg\|Battle]] of [[Louisbourg]] against the [[French Navy]], which could potentially be a turning point for the war against the French, who were allied with the Assassins.<ref name="Men o' War"/>		In June 1758, Haytham requested the services of the [[Royal Navy]] captain and explorer [[James Cook]], to provide aid for Shay before the [[Siege of Louisbourg\|Battle]] of [[Louisbourg]] against the [[French Navy]], which could potentially be a turning point for the war against the French, who were allied with the Assassins.<ref name="Men o' War"/>

	During the battle, Haytham accompanied Cook, Shay and the latter's first mate [[Christopher Gist]] aboard ~~the~~ [[HMS Pembroke\|HMS ''Pembroke'']], and witnessed the Assassin [[Adéwalé]], an old friend and former quartermaster of his father Edward, come to the French's aid with his brig, the ''[[Experto Crede]]''. When Adéwalé led several fireships towards the British fleet, Shay followed Gist's advice to focus fire on them, allowing the ''Experto Crede'' to slip away, just as British reinforcements arrived to defeat the French forces.<ref name="Men o' War"/>		[[File:Men o' War 5.png\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and the others meeting with James Cook]]
			During the battle, Haytham accompanied Cook, Shay, and the latter's first mate [[Christopher Gist]] aboard [[HMS Pembroke\|HMS ''Pembroke'']], and witnessed the Assassin [[Adéwalé]], an old friend and former quartermaster of his father Edward, come to the French's aid with his brig, the ''[[Experto Crede]]''. When Adéwalé led several fireships towards the British fleet, Shay followed Gist's advice to focus fire on them, allowing the ''Experto Crede'' to slip away, just as British reinforcements arrived to defeat the French forces.<ref name="Men o' War"/>

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	With Liam dead, Shay arrived to stop Haytham from killing Achilles, stating that he was no threat without his Assassins and that the Templars needed to show mercy to create a better world. In addition, they needed Achilles to live in order to warn other Assassins about the ~~danger~~ of the Seismic ~~Temple~~.<ref name="Non Nobis Domine"/>		With Liam dead, Shay arrived to stop Haytham from killing Achilles, stating that he was no threat without his Assassins and that the Templars needed to show mercy to create a better world. In addition, they needed Achilles to live in order to warn other Assassins about the dangers of the Seismic Temples.<ref name="Non Nobis Domine"/>

	Haytham agreed with Shay's points and spared Achilles, but not before shooting him in the shin as a reminder of his defeat. With the battle won, Haytham ordered ~~Shay~~ to recover the Precursor box, which de la Vérendrye had sent away to the Assassins in Europe before his death.<ref name="Non Nobis Domine"/>		Haytham agreed with Shay's points and spared Achilles, but not before shooting him in the shin as a permanent reminder of his defeat. With the battle won, Haytham later met with Shay on the ''Morrigan'' and ordered him to recover the Precursor box, which de la Vérendrye had sent away to the Assassins in Europe before his death.<ref name="Non Nobis Domine"/>

	For the next three years, Haytham and the Templars [[Great Purge (1757-1763)\|hunted down]] and eliminated any remaining allies of the Colonial Brotherhood~~, culminating~~ in an attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]] in 1763 that destroyed the Brotherhood, leaving Achilles and [[Robert Faulkner]] as the only survivors and the Templars in control of the Colonies.<ref name="Davenport Homestead">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref>		For the next three years, Haytham and the Templars [[Great Purge (1757-1763)\|hunted down]] and eliminated any remaining allies of the Colonial Brotherhood. This culminated in an attack on the [[Davenport Homestead]] in 1763 that destroyed the Brotherhood, leaving Achilles and [[Robert Faulkner]] as the only survivors and the Templars in control of the Colonies.<ref name="Davenport Homestead">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Davenport Homestead]]</ref>

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	Haytham Kenway is a character first introduced in the 2012 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' as a decoy protagonist and later antagonist. He is voiced by [[Adrian Hough]], who received a {{Wiki\|British Academy Film Awards\|BAFTA nomination}} as part of the {{Wiki\|66th British Academy Film Awards}} for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|title=Games in 2013\|author={{Wiki\|British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215012456/https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|archivedate=15 February 2013\|date=10 February 2013\|publisher=''British Academy of Film and Television Arts''\|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref> Hough would later reprise his role in the 2014 game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''.		Haytham Kenway is a character first introduced in the 2012 video game ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' as a decoy protagonist and later antagonist. He is voiced by [[Adrian Hough]], who received a {{Wiki\|British Academy Film Awards\|BAFTA nomination}} as part of the {{Wiki\|66th British Academy Film Awards}} for his performance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|title=Games in 2013\|author={{Wiki\|British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130215012456/https://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games\|archivedate=15 February 2013\|date=10 February 2013\|publisher=''British Academy of Film and Television Arts''\|accessdate=7 September 2013}}</ref> Hough would later reprise his role in the 2014 game ''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''.

	While not technically a protagonist since he is only playable for the first three sequences of ''Assassin's Creed III'', Haytham nonetheless has several distinctions as a playable character. Excluding [[multiplayer]] characters, he is the first playable Templar in the series and the first character to serve as both a protagonist and an antagonist, a role that would later be echoed (in reverse) by [[Basim ~~Ibn~~ Ishaq]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. He is also the first playable character not to wear a hood as part of his base outfit, his choice of headwear being a {{Wiki\|tricorne}} hat instead; something he has in common with [[Aveline de Grandpré]].		While not technically a protagonist since he is only playable for the first three sequences of ''Assassin's Creed III'', Haytham nonetheless has several distinctions as a playable character. Excluding [[multiplayer]] characters, he is the first playable Templar in the series and the first character to serve as both a protagonist and an antagonist, a role that would later be echoed (in reverse) by [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''. He is also the first playable character not to wear a hood as part of his base outfit, his choice of headwear being a {{Wiki\|tricorne}} hat instead; something he has in common with [[Aveline de Grandpré]].

	Haytham's outfit notably sports several symbols, some of them indicative of his affiliations while others may be just [[Easter eggs]]. His jacket's left cuff features an [[eagle]] symbol, while his right bracer has what appears to be a broken, rusted [[Assassin insignia]]. His cloak is also adorned by a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]] near the top, the {{Wiki\|Eye of Providence}} near the middle, and the [[Freemasons]]' {{Wiki\|Square and Compasses\|Square and Compass}} just beneath it.		Haytham's outfit notably sports several symbols, some of them indicative of his affiliations while others may be just [[Easter eggs]]. His jacket's left cuff features an [[eagle]] symbol, while his right bracer has what appears to be a broken, rusted [[Assassin insignia]]. His cloak is also adorned by a [[Templar insignia\|Templar cross]] near the top, the {{Wiki\|Eye of Providence}} near the middle, and the [[Freemasons]]' {{Wiki\|Square and Compasses\|Square and Compass}} just beneath it.

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	The night before his departure, [[Emily]], the chambermaid, informed Haytham that her sister Violet, a servant for the Barrett family, had overheard Jennifer screaming about a traitor as she was dragged into the mercenaries' carriage. The following day, a man with a {{Wiki\|West Country}} accent had threatened her into keeping quiet. Emily suggested Birch could be the traitor, which Haytham dismissed, but he then realized [[Jack Digweed]], Edward's personal valet, had been away during the attack. After Birch introduced him to [[Edward Braddock]], a fellow Templar in the army who was to conduct the search for Jennifer, Haytham told him of his suspicions. Birch and Braddock soon discovered Digweed was missing, but vowed to find him.<ref name="ACF"/>		The night before his departure, [[Emily]], the chambermaid, informed Haytham that her sister Violet, a servant for the Barrett family, had overheard Jennifer screaming about a traitor as she was dragged into the mercenaries' carriage. The following day, a man with a {{Wiki\|West Country}} accent had threatened her into keeping quiet. Emily suggested Birch could be the traitor, which Haytham dismissed, but he then realized [[Jack Digweed]], Edward's personal valet, had been away during the attack. After Birch introduced him to [[Edward Braddock]], a fellow Templar in the army who was to conduct the search for Jennifer, Haytham told him of his suspicions. Birch and Braddock soon discovered Digweed was missing, but vowed to find him.<ref name="ACF"/>

	For the next five years, Birch and Haytham searched for Jennifer, who had been sold to [[Turkey\|Turkish]] [[Slavery\|slavers]], until the outbreak of the ~~{{Wiki\|~~War of the Austrian Succession}} in 1740 forced them to curtail their efforts. The two bought a chateau near [[Troyes]], [[France]], where Birch continued to instruct Haytham in the ways of the Templars. Haytham found solace in the Templar ethos, which he felt to be a comfortable match to his father's philosophy of questioning, although he was skeptical of Birch's beliefs about the Isu.<ref name="ACF"/>		For the next five years, Birch and Haytham searched for Jennifer, who had been sold to [[Turkey\|Turkish]] [[Slavery\|slavers]], until the outbreak of the [[War of the Austrian Succession]] in 1740 forced them to curtail their efforts. The two bought a chateau near [[Troyes]], [[France]], where Birch continued to instruct Haytham in the ways of the Templars. Haytham found solace in the Templar ethos, which he felt to be a comfortable match to his father's philosophy of questioning, although he was skeptical of Birch's beliefs about the Isu.<ref name="ACF"/>

	In 1744, Haytham was [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|inducted]] into the Order and performed his first [[assassination]] on a greedy [[Liverpool merchant\|merchant]] in [[Liverpool]], followed later by killing an [[Austrian prince]]. These actions soon gave Haytham the reputation of an efficient killer.<ref name="ACF"/>		In 1744, Haytham was [[Initiation into the Templar Order\|inducted]] into the Order and performed his first [[assassination]] on a greedy [[Liverpool merchant\|merchant]] in [[Liverpool]], followed later by killing an [[Austrian prince]]. These actions soon gave Haytham the reputation of an efficient killer.<ref name="ACF"/>

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	{{Quote\|You think you’ve made a name for yourself, Haytham Kenway. The killer. The Templar blademan. Because you’ve killed a couple of fat merchants? But to me you’re a boy. You’re a boy because a man faces his targets, man to man, he doesn’t steal up behind them in the dead of night, like a snake... like an ''Assassin''.\|Digweed's torturer confronting Haytham, 1747.\|Assassin's Creed: Forsaken}}		{{Quote\|You think you’ve made a name for yourself, Haytham Kenway. The killer. The Templar blademan. Because you’ve killed a couple of fat merchants? But to me you’re a boy. You’re a boy because a man faces his targets, man to man, he doesn’t steal up behind them in the dead of night, like a snake... like an ''Assassin''.\|Digweed's torturer confronting Haytham, 1747.\|Assassin's Creed: Forsaken}}
	[[File:Juan's Journal.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham reading the journal]]		[[File:Juan's Journal.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham reading the journal]]
	In 1747, Haytham travelled to [[Spain]] and ~~assassinated~~ the Templar traitor, then retrieved a [[Edward Kenway's journal\|journal]] containing largely coded research on the Isu for Birch. On meeting Birch in [[Prague]], Haytham was informed that his mother had passed away after suffering a fall. While returning to London, Haytham ~~reread~~ his childhood diary and realized that [[Betty]], one of the nursemaids, had been in a relationship with Digweed. After Tessa's memorial, he tracked Betty to her current place of employment and interrogated her. She revealed Digweed had been blackmailed by a man with a West Country accent, who threatened his children.<ref name="ACF"/>		In 1747, Haytham travelled to [[Spain]] and killed the Templar traitor [[Juan Vedomir]], then retrieved a [[Edward Kenway's journal\|journal]] containing largely coded research on the Isu for Birch. On meeting Birch in [[Prague]], Haytham was informed that his mother had passed away after suffering a fall. While returning to London, Haytham re-read his childhood diary and realized that [[Betty]], one of the nursemaids, had been in a relationship with Digweed. After Tessa's memorial, he tracked Betty to her current place of employment and interrogated her. She revealed Digweed had been blackmailed by a man with a West Country accent, who threatened his children.<ref name="ACF"/>

	Betty pretended to not know where Digweed was, but Haytham shortly intercepted a letter from her addressed to Digweed's location in southwest [[Germany]]. Haytham and Birch arrived there two weeks later, and questioned a [[Christophe's father\|shopkeeper]]. When the shopkeeper appeared reluctant, Haytham threatened his son [[Christophe]], forcing him to recount that he had already informed two British [[soldier]]s of Digweed's location, and that they had blackmailed him into keeping quiet. Learning Digweed lived in a cabin fifteen miles north, Haytham and Birch immediately rode out.<ref name="ACF"/>		Betty pretended to not know where Digweed was, but Haytham shortly intercepted a letter from her addressed to Digweed's location in southwest [[Germany]]. Haytham and Birch arrived there two weeks later, and questioned a [[Christophe's father\|shopkeeper]]. When the shopkeeper appeared reluctant, Haytham threatened his son [[Christophe]], forcing him to recount that he had already informed two British [[soldier]]s of Digweed's location, and that they had blackmailed him into keeping quiet. Learning Digweed lived in a cabin fifteen miles north, Haytham and Birch immediately rode out.<ref name="ACF"/>

	[[File:Digweed's Fate.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and Birch pursuing "Pointy Ears"]]		[[File:Digweed's Fate.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Haytham and Birch pursuing "Pointy Ears"]]
	On the way, Haytham spotted one of the soldiers riding back, and noticed he had pointed ears like the man who had kidnapped Jennifer. Soon after, they found Digweed being tortured by the remaining soldier, and Haytham pursued the man into the forest, where he caught up and pinned him down by stabbing his kidney. The soldier, who turned out to be the man with the West Country accent, revealed that Edward had been an Assassin and had been killed for something in his possession, but died before he could say anything more.<ref name="ACF"/>		On the way, Haytham spotted one of the soldiers riding back, and noticed he had pointed ears like the man who had kidnapped Jennifer. Soon after, they found Digweed being tortured by the remaining soldier, and Haytham pursued the man into the forest, where he caught up and pinned him down by stabbing his kidney. The soldier, who turned out to be the man with the West Country accent, revealed that Edward had been an Assassin and had been killed for something in his possession, but died before he could say anything more.<ref name="ACF"/>