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	\|state = [[Philippines]]		\|state = [[Philippines]]
	\|rulers = {{Wiki\|Bruneian Sultanate}} {{c\|16th century}}<br>[[Spanish Empire]] {{c\|1571 – 1898}}<br>[[United States]] {{c\|1898 – 1941}}<br>[[Japan\|Empire of Japan]] {{c\|1942 – 1945}}<br>Philippines {{c\|1946 – present}}		\|rulers = {{Wiki\|Sultanate of Brunei (1368–1888)\|Bruneian Sultanate}} {{c\|16th century}}<br>[[Spanish Empire]] {{c\|1571 – 1898}}<br>[[United States]] {{c\|1898 – 1941}}<br>[[Japan\|Empire of Japan]] {{c\|1942 – 1945}}<br>Philippines {{c\|1946 – present}}
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	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
	At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of ~~{{Wiki\|~~petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />		At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of [[petroleum]], which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />

	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 14:29, 4 August 2025

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	==History==		==History==
	===Golden Age of Piracy===		===Golden Age of Piracy===
	In 1719, the {{Wiki\|Governor-General of the Philippines}}, [[Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda]], ordered the arrest of the {{Wiki\|Archbishop of Manila}} [[Francisco de la Cuesta]] and all of his [[Scholar\|monks]]. In retaliation, the Archbishop's supporters stormed Bustamante's mansion and killed him in the streets.<ref name="FT 51">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 51\|Episode 51]]</ref>		In 1719, the {{Wiki\|Governor-General of the Philippines}}, [[Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda]], ordered the arrest of the {{Wiki\|Archbishop of Manila}}, [[Francisco de la Cuesta]], and all of his [[Scholar\|monks]]. In retaliation, the Archbishop's supporters stormed Bustamante's mansion and killed him in the streets.<ref name="FT 51">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 51\|Episode 51]]</ref>

	In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's ~~location~~. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>		Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's "[[Piece of Eden\|treasure]]". After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]		[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]
	While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]] in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />		While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a Piece of Eden in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />

	Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>		Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>
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	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

	The day after the riot, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], who was also on Angkor's ~~trail~~, arrived in Manila and negotiated a deal with the Lieutenant Governor-General. In exchange for Lee's company trading goods with the Spanish, her ships were granted passage to the Southern Seas, allowing her associates—Admiral [[~~Jeong~~]] and the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] [[Xiao Han]], [[Liu Qing]], and [[Xue Yan]]—to freely search for leads to Angkor's ~~location~~.<ref name="FT 58">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 58\|Episode 58]]</ref>		The day after the riot, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], who was also on the trail of Angkor's treasure, arrived in Manila and negotiated a deal with the Lieutenant Governor-General. In exchange for Lee's company trading goods with the Spanish, her ships were granted passage to the Southern Seas, allowing her associates—Admiral [[Zheng]] and the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] [[Xiao Han]], [[Liu Qing]], and [[Xue Yan]]—to freely search for leads to Angkor's treasure.<ref name="FT 58">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 58\|Episode 58]]</ref>

	Xiao Han also conducted his own investigation in the city and learned that Rajah and his resistance fighters had seized the crescent amulet during the riot. He and his fellow Assassins then decided to intercept the rebels on their way to Cebu and recover the artifact.<ref name="FT 58" />		Xiao Han also conducted his own investigation in the city and learned that Rajah and his resistance fighters had seized the crescent amulet during the riot. He and his fellow Assassins then decided to intercept the rebels on their way to Cebu and recover the artifact.<ref name="FT 58" />

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	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union ~~members~~ fighting ~~Spanish~~ soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
	At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at ~~the~~ harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />		At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />

	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 17:53, 7 May 2025

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	In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	Later that year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>		Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|Manila during the riot~~\|left~~]]		[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]
	While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]] in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />		While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]] in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />

	Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk ~~then~~ used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>		Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>

	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance ~~against the Spanish colonists~~. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
	At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at the harbor, in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />		At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at the harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />

	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

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	In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	Later that ~~same~~ year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>		Later that year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>

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	Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk then used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>		Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk then used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>

	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists ~~in the Philippines~~. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
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	In 1742, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[John Harrison]] was stationed in Manila to look for Isu sites throughout [[Asia]]. Although unsuccessful in his search, the time there allowed Harrison to pick up the trail of the [[Precursor box]] once held by the Assassin [[Shao Jun]] and trace its journey out of [[China]] and into the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Manila Galleons"</ref>		In 1742, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[John Harrison]] was stationed in Manila to look for Isu sites throughout [[Asia]]. Although unsuccessful in his search, the time there allowed Harrison to pick up the trail of the [[Precursor box]] once held by the Assassin [[Shao Jun]] and trace its journey out of [[China]] and into the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Manila Galleons"</ref>

	During the [[Seven Years' War]], Templar [[Shay Cormac]] sent agents to Manila to disrupt the interests of the Spanish presence in the city, when their control was considered tenuous.<ref name="Let Us Take Charge from Now On">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Let Us Take Charge from Now On"</ref> These agents proved to be key in allowing the city's conquest by the [[British Empire]], and he sent more troops and spies ~~later~~ to help the British keep control of it,<ref name="New Crown Jewel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "New Crown Jewel"</ref> though it was eventually returned to Spain a year after the war.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Manila}}</ref>		During the [[Seven Years' War]], the Templar [[Shay Cormac]] sent [[Shay Cormac's fleet\|agents]] to Manila to disrupt the interests of the Spanish presence in the city, when their control was considered tenuous.<ref name="Let Us Take Charge from Now On">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Let Us Take Charge from Now On"</ref> These agents proved to be key in allowing the city's conquest by the [[British Empire]], and Shay sent more troops and spies to help the British keep control of it,<ref name="New Crown Jewel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "New Crown Jewel"</ref> though it was eventually returned to Spain a year after the war.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Manila}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a ~~{{Wiki\|~~Visayans\|Visayan}} resistance against the Spanish colonists in the Philippines. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists in the Philippines. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]

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	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
	At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of ~~{{Wiki\|~~petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />		At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of [[petroleum]], which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />

	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	===Golden Age of Piracy===		===Golden Age of Piracy===
	In 1719, the {{Wiki\|Governor-General of the Philippines}}, [[Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda]], ordered the arrest of the {{Wiki\|Archbishop of Manila}} [[Francisco de la Cuesta]] and all of his [[Scholar\|monks]]. In retaliation, the Archbishop's supporters stormed Bustamante's mansion and killed him in the streets.<ref name="FT 51">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 51\|Episode 51]]</ref>		In 1719, the {{Wiki\|Governor-General of the Philippines}}, [[Fernando Manuel de Bustillo Bustamante y Rueda]], ordered the arrest of the {{Wiki\|Archbishop of Manila}}, [[Francisco de la Cuesta]], and all of his [[Scholar\|monks]]. In retaliation, the Archbishop's supporters stormed Bustamante's mansion and killed him in the streets.<ref name="FT 51">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 51\|Episode 51]]</ref>

	In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's ~~location~~. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>		Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's "[[Piece of Eden\|treasure]]". After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]		[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]
	While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]] in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />		While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a Piece of Eden in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />

	Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>		Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>
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	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

	The day after the riot, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], who was also on Angkor's ~~trail~~, arrived in Manila and negotiated a deal with the Lieutenant Governor-General. In exchange for Lee's company trading goods with the Spanish, her ships were granted passage to the Southern Seas, allowing her associates—Admiral [[~~Jeong~~]] and the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] [[Xiao Han]], [[Liu Qing]], and [[Xue Yan]]—to freely search for leads to Angkor's ~~location~~.<ref name="FT 58">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 58\|Episode 58]]</ref>		The day after the riot, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], who was also on the trail of Angkor's treasure, arrived in Manila and negotiated a deal with the Lieutenant Governor-General. In exchange for Lee's company trading goods with the Spanish, her ships were granted passage to the Southern Seas, allowing her associates—Admiral [[Zheng]] and the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] [[Xiao Han]], [[Liu Qing]], and [[Xue Yan]]—to freely search for leads to Angkor's treasure.<ref name="FT 58">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 58\|Episode 58]]</ref>

	Xiao Han also conducted his own investigation in the city and learned that Rajah and his resistance fighters had seized the crescent amulet during the riot. He and his fellow Assassins then decided to intercept the rebels on their way to Cebu and recover the artifact.<ref name="FT 58" />		Xiao Han also conducted his own investigation in the city and learned that Rajah and his resistance fighters had seized the crescent amulet during the riot. He and his fellow Assassins then decided to intercept the rebels on their way to Cebu and recover the artifact.<ref name="FT 58" />

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	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union ~~members~~ fighting ~~Spanish~~ soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
	At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at ~~the~~ harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />		At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />

	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

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	In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	Later that year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>		Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|Manila during the riot~~\|left~~]]		[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]
	While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]] in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />		While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then witnessed the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a [[Piece of Eden]] in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />

	Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk ~~then~~ used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>		Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>

	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance ~~against the Spanish colonists~~. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
	At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at the harbor, in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />		At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a [[Firearm\|shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at the harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of {{Wiki\|petroleum}}, which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />

	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

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	In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	Later that ~~same~~ year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>		Later that year, the Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the Chief Navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's location. After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|Manila during the riot\|left]]		[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|Manila during the riot\|left]]
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	Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk then used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>		Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk then used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them, Edward and Saito proceeded to do so. However, the monk then used the amulet on Saito, causing her to experience visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>

	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists ~~in the Philippines~~. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito came to his rescue and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the arrival of the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union members fighting Spanish soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
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	In 1742, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[John Harrison]] was stationed in Manila to look for Isu sites throughout [[Asia]]. Although unsuccessful in his search, the time there allowed Harrison to pick up the trail of the [[Precursor box]] once held by the Assassin [[Shao Jun]] and trace its journey out of [[China]] and into the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Manila Galleons"</ref>		In 1742, the [[British Rite of the Templar Order\|British Templar]] [[John Harrison]] was stationed in Manila to look for Isu sites throughout [[Asia]]. Although unsuccessful in his search, the time there allowed Harrison to pick up the trail of the [[Precursor box]] once held by the Assassin [[Shao Jun]] and trace its journey out of [[China]] and into the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="War Letters">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[War Letters]]: "The Manila Galleons"</ref>

	During the [[Seven Years' War]], Templar [[Shay Cormac]] sent agents to Manila to disrupt the interests of the Spanish presence in the city, when their control was considered tenuous.<ref name="Let Us Take Charge from Now On">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Let Us Take Charge from Now On"</ref> These agents proved to be key in allowing the city's conquest by the [[British Empire]], and he sent more troops and spies ~~later~~ to help the British keep control of it,<ref name="New Crown Jewel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "New Crown Jewel"</ref> though it was eventually returned to Spain a year after the war.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Manila}}</ref>		During the [[Seven Years' War]], the Templar [[Shay Cormac]] sent [[Shay Cormac's fleet\|agents]] to Manila to disrupt the interests of the Spanish presence in the city, when their control was considered tenuous.<ref name="Let Us Take Charge from Now On">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "Let Us Take Charge from Now On"</ref> These agents proved to be key in allowing the city's conquest by the [[British Empire]], and Shay sent more troops and spies to help the British keep control of it,<ref name="New Crown Jewel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]'' – [[The Naval Campaign]]: "New Crown Jewel"</ref> though it was eventually returned to Spain a year after the war.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Manila}}</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>		In 1725, a [[merchant]] hired the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] and his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]], to escort his trading vessel from [[Macau]] to Manila, fearing attacks from [[Piracy\|pirates]] en route. During their brief stay in Manila, Edward's friend [[John Young]] went to party with the locals, from whom he learned that the [[East India Company]] and the [[Far East Company]] had begun recruiting people for an expedition in [[Southeast Asia]]. Edward deduced this to be a sign that the [[Templars]] were preparing to begin their search for the lost city of [[Angkor]], a presumed [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)\|site]].<ref name="FT 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24\|Episode 24]]</ref>

	Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the ~~Chief Navigator~~ of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's "[[Piece of Eden\|treasure]]". After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and arrested by the Spanish authorities due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>		Later that year, the Zhang Wei Union members and their ally [[Jan van Aert]], the chief navigator of the [[Dutch East India Company]], were attacked by two Spanish [[Man O' War\|Men O' War]] during their voyage to [[Cebu]], where they sought to investigate a lead to Angkor's "[[Piece of Eden\|treasure]]". After surrendering, they were brought to Manila and promptly arrested by the Spanish authorities, due to Jan's alleged involvement in the [[assassination]] of Governor Bustamante six years prior.<ref name="FT 50">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 50\|Episode 50]]</ref>

	[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]		[[File:ACFT - Manila riot.png\|thumb\|180px\|left\|Manila during the riot]]
	While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then ~~witnessed~~ the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a Piece of Eden in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />		While Jan and his crew were imprisoned in the dungeon underneath [[Fort Santiago]], the Union members were forced to remain aboard their ship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', under the watch of several guards. After escaping, Edward took advantage of an ongoing protest in the streets to infiltrate Fort Santiago and rescue Jan and his men. However, he then saw the protest turn into a violent [[1725 Manila riot\|riot]], led by a [[Mad monk\|monk]] who wielded a Piece of Eden in the shape of a [[crescent amulet]].<ref name="FT 51" />

	Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain ~~and that the only way to stop them was to dismember them~~, Edward and Saito ~~proceeded~~ to ~~do so~~. However, the monk then ~~used~~ the amulet on Saito, causing her to ~~experience~~ visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>		Together with [[Shimazu Saito]], Edward decided to face the monk and take the amulet from him. They cornered him in an alley and killed all of his followers, but the monk used the amulet's powers to resurrect them.<ref name="FT 52">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 52\|Episode 52]]</ref> Realizing that the resurrected acolytes were resistant to pain, Edward and Saito dismembered them to prevent the monk from resurrecting them. However, the monk then unleashed the amulet's power against Saito, causing her to hallucinate visions of her deceased friends.<ref name="FT 53">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 53\|Episode 53]]</ref>

	After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>		After the monk used the amulet to conjure apparitions of himself and an ''[[oni]]'', Saito was eventually defeated while Edward was able to overcome the artifact's powers.<ref name="FT 54">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 54\|Episode 54]]</ref> The monk then tried to escape, using the amulet to command several civilians to attack Edward and tamper with his [[Eagle Vision]], but the Assassin cornered him again. When he tried to take away the amulet, the monk activated the artifact,<ref name="FT 55">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 55\|Episode 55]]</ref> and Edward experienced several [[Calculations\|visions]] of both the past and the future while his body became paralyzed.<ref name="FT 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56\|Episode 56]]</ref>

	The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito ~~came to his rescue~~ and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to ~~the arrival of~~ the [[Spanish Army]].<ref name="FT 56" />		The monk tried to take advantage of this to kill Edward, only to end up being killed himself by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans\|Visayan]] resistance against the Spanish colonists. Rajah then claimed the amulet, intending to use it to end the foreign occupation of his people's lands, and though Edward confronted him, the Assassin was quickly defeated. Fortunately, Saito rescued him, and the two escaped back to the ''Fenghuang'', being forced to leave the amulet behind due to the [[Spanish Army]]'s arrival.<ref name="FT 56" />

	[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]		[[File:ACFT - Union members fighting Spanish soldiers.png\|thumb\|200px\|The Zhang Wei Union fighting soldiers at the Manila harbor]]
	At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a ~~[[Firearm\|~~shootout]] against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of [[petroleum]], which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />		At the same time as Edward and Saito's fight against the monk, the remaining Zhang Wei Union members engaged in a shootout against the Spanish soldiers at Manila's harbor in order to retrieve their confiscated supplies. In the process, the Union's engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] discovered a warehouse filled with barrels of [[petroleum]], which he required for the production of [[Greek fire]], and ordered the ''Fenghuang''{{'}}s crew to load the barrels onto the ship.<ref name="FT 53" />

	Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>		Once Edward and Saito returned to the ''Fenghuang'', the ship sailed away from Manila, followed closely by Jan van Aert and his crew. When the [[Spanish Navy]] gave chase, Jan volunteered to lure away their pursuers, allowing the Union members to escape.<ref name="FT 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57\|Episode 57]]</ref>

	The day after the riot, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]], who was also on the trail of Angkor's treasure, arrived in Manila and negotiated a deal with the Lieutenant Governor-General. In exchange for Lee's company trading goods with the Spanish, her ships were granted passage to the Southern Seas, allowing her associates—Admiral [[Zheng]] and the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] [[Xiao Han]], [[Liu Qing]], and [[Xue Yan]]—to ~~freely~~ search for leads to Angkor's treasure.<ref name="FT 58">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 58\|Episode 58]]</ref>		The day after the riot, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]], who was also on the trail of Angkor's treasure, arrived in Manila and negotiated a deal with the Lieutenant Governor-General. In exchange for Lee's company trading goods with the Spanish, her ships were granted passage to the Southern Seas, allowing her associates—Admiral [[Zheng]] and the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] [[Xiao Han]], [[Liu Qing]], and [[Xue Yan]]—to continue their search for leads to Angkor's treasure undisturbed.<ref name="FT 58">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 58\|Episode 58]]</ref>

	Xiao Han also conducted his own investigation in the city and learned that Rajah and his resistance fighters had seized the crescent amulet during the riot. He and his fellow Assassins then decided to intercept the rebels on their way to Cebu and recover the artifact.<ref name="FT 58" />		Xiao Han also conducted his own investigation in the city and learned that Rajah and his resistance fighters had seized the crescent amulet during the riot. He and his fellow Assassins then decided to intercept the rebels on their way to Cebu and recover the artifact.<ref name="FT 58" />
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	ACFT - Ship leaving Manila.png\|The Zhang Wei Union's ship departing Manila		ACFT - Ship leaving Manila.png\|The Zhang Wei Union's ship departing Manila
	ACFT - Edward atop Manila Cathedral.png\|Edward ~~Kenway~~ overlooking the city from atop the Manila Cathedral		ACFT - Edward atop Manila Cathedral.png\|Edward overlooking the city from atop the Manila Cathedral
	ACFT - Saito freerunning in Manila.png\|~~Shimazu~~ Saito freerunning across Manila's rooftops		ACFT - Saito freerunning in Manila.png\|Saito freerunning across Manila's rooftops
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