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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1stm}} {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}
	**''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''		**''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]'' {{Mo}}
			**''[[Valley of Memory]]'' {{Mo\|"poppy resin"}}

	==References==		==References==

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	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s ~~crime boss~~ [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered ~~him~~ a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued a partnership with the {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s leader [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered Du a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	In 1928, the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], following his presumed death, started frequenting Chinese opium dens. While visiting one such den, he was approached by the Templar [[Rufus Grosvenor]], who had tracked him down to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]] under Bolden's protection. However, the Black Cross refused to disclose the artifact's location, and vanished while Grosvenor had his back turned.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		In 1928, the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], following his presumed death, started frequenting Chinese opium dens. While visiting one such den, he was approached by the Templar [[Rufus Grosvenor]], who had tracked him down to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]] under Bolden's protection. However, the Black Cross refused to disclose the artifact's location, and vanished while Grosvenor had his back turned.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He ~~later~~ staged a ~~public~~ [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He then staged a [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], ~~Edward~~ retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He later staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He later staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as ~~both~~ the ship ~~and its cargo were~~ destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

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	{{Quote\|I tell you, dabbling in liquor is child's play compared to the devil's powder! It destroys people's very souls!\|Edward Kenway explaining the dangers of opium to Lee ~~Huiyin~~, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17}}		{{Quote\|I tell you, dabbling in liquor is child's play compared to the devil's powder! It destroys people's very souls!\|Edward Kenway explaining the dangers of opium to Madam Lee, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17}}
	[[File:ACO Opium Pipe.png\|thumb\|250px\|An opium pipe from 1st century BCE Egypt]]		[[File:ACO Opium Pipe.png\|thumb\|250px\|An opium pipe from 1st century BCE Egypt]]
	'''Opium''', also known as the '''Devil's Powder''',<ref name="FT 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17\|Episode 17]]</ref> is a dried latex from the seed capsules of the opium [[Poppy\|poppy plant]] ''{{Wiki\|Papaver somniferum}}''. It is commonly used as a processed material to produce drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids for medical use. It has also been mixed with [[tobacco]] for smoking.<ref>{{WP\|Opium}}</ref>		'''Opium''', also known as the '''Devil's Powder''',<ref name="FT 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17\|Episode 17]]</ref> is a dried latex from the seed capsules of the opium [[Poppy\|poppy plant]] ''{{Wiki\|Papaver somniferum}}''. It is commonly used as a processed material to produce drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids for medical use. It has also been mixed with [[tobacco]] for smoking.<ref>{{WP\|Opium}}</ref>
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	===China===		===China===
	Though initially introduced in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]], the use of opium was legal until it was banned by the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|History of opium in China}}</ref> In the 18th century, the [[Europe]]ans sought to reintroduce the plant and recreational trade into China. The [[Far East Company]] from the [[United Kingdom]] led by [[Alan Jacob]] ~~sought~~ to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] large quantities of the plant into [[Macau]] despite it being labelled a contraband by the local authorities. To cover up this operation, Alan attempted to frame his rival, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]].<ref name="FT 17" />		Though initially introduced in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]], the use of opium was legal until it was banned by the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|History of opium in China}}</ref> In the 18th century, the [[Europe]]ans sought to reintroduce the plant and recreational trade into China. The [[Far East Company]] from the [[United Kingdom]] led by [[Alan Jacob]] planned to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] large quantities of the plant into [[Macau]] despite it being labelled as contraband by the local authorities. To cover up this operation, Alan attempted to frame his rival, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]].<ref name="FT 17" />

	[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|~~220px~~\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so ~~and subsequently~~ staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He later staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were ~~ultimately~~ destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

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	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so and subsequently staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so and subsequently staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in ~~this endeavor~~ due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were ultimately destroyed by Edward ~~with the help of~~ his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were ultimately destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

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	Though initially introduced in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]], the use of opium was legal until it was banned by the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|History of opium in China}}</ref> In the 18th century, the [[Europe]]ans sought to reintroduce the plant and recreational trade into China. The [[Far East Company]] from the [[United Kingdom]] led by [[Alan Jacob]] sought to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] large quantities of the plant into [[Macau]] despite it being labelled a contraband by the local authorities. To cover up this operation, Alan attempted to frame his rival, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]].<ref name="FT 17" />		Though initially introduced in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]], the use of opium was legal until it was banned by the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|History of opium in China}}</ref> In the 18th century, the [[Europe]]ans sought to reintroduce the plant and recreational trade into China. The [[Far East Company]] from the [[United Kingdom]] led by [[Alan Jacob]] sought to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] large quantities of the plant into [[Macau]] despite it being labelled a contraband by the local authorities. To cover up this operation, Alan attempted to frame his rival, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]].<ref name="FT 17" />

	[[File:ACFT - ~~Opium smoking~~.png\|thumb\|~~240px~~\|left\|~~Far East Company employees smoking~~ opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|220px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so and subsequently staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so and subsequently staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

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	ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|Albert Bolden smoking opium		ACUp Bolden encounters Grosvenor.JPG\|Albert Bolden smoking opium

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	[[File:ACFT - Opium smoking.png\|thumb\|240px\|left\|Far East Company employees smoking opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Opium smoking.png\|thumb\|240px\|left\|Far East Company employees smoking opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. ~~Though~~ Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so and subsequently staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so and subsequently staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	~~Although~~ the ~~Far East Company's~~ ship and its cargo were ~~subsequently~~ detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in this endeavor ~~as they were overwhelmed by~~ Lee's ~~workers and forced~~ to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were ultimately destroyed by Edward with the help of his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in this endeavor due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were ultimately destroyed by Edward with the help of his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

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	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s ~~crime boss~~ [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered ~~him~~ a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued a partnership with the {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s leader [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered Du a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	In 1928, the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], following his presumed death, started frequenting Chinese opium dens. While visiting one such den, he was approached by the Templar [[Rufus Grosvenor]], who had tracked him down to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]] under Bolden's protection. However, the Black Cross refused to disclose the artifact's location, and vanished while Grosvenor had his back turned.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		In 1928, the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], following his presumed death, started frequenting Chinese opium dens. While visiting one such den, he was approached by the Templar [[Rufus Grosvenor]], who had tracked him down to acquire the [[Koh-i-Noor]] under Bolden's protection. However, the Black Cross refused to disclose the artifact's location, and vanished while Grosvenor had his back turned.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He ~~later~~ staged a ~~public~~ [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He then staged a [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], ~~Edward~~ retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He later staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He later staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as ~~both~~ the ship ~~and its cargo were~~ destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

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	{{Quote\|I tell you, dabbling in liquor is child's play compared to the devil's powder! It destroys people's very souls!\|Edward Kenway explaining the dangers of opium to Lee ~~Huiyin~~, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17}}		{{Quote\|I tell you, dabbling in liquor is child's play compared to the devil's powder! It destroys people's very souls!\|Edward Kenway explaining the dangers of opium to Madam Lee, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17}}
	[[File:ACO Opium Pipe.png\|thumb\|250px\|An opium pipe from 1st century BCE Egypt]]		[[File:ACO Opium Pipe.png\|thumb\|250px\|An opium pipe from 1st century BCE Egypt]]
	'''Opium''', also known as the '''Devil's Powder''',<ref name="FT 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17\|Episode 17]]</ref> is a dried latex from the seed capsules of the opium [[Poppy\|poppy plant]] ''{{Wiki\|Papaver somniferum}}''. It is commonly used as a processed material to produce drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids for medical use. It has also been mixed with [[tobacco]] for smoking.<ref>{{WP\|Opium}}</ref>		'''Opium''', also known as the '''Devil's Powder''',<ref name="FT 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17\|Episode 17]]</ref> is a dried latex from the seed capsules of the opium [[Poppy\|poppy plant]] ''{{Wiki\|Papaver somniferum}}''. It is commonly used as a processed material to produce drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids for medical use. It has also been mixed with [[tobacco]] for smoking.<ref>{{WP\|Opium}}</ref>
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	===China===		===China===
	Though initially introduced in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]], the use of opium was legal until it was banned by the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|History of opium in China}}</ref> In the 18th century, the [[Europe]]ans sought to reintroduce the plant and recreational trade into China. The [[Far East Company]] from the [[United Kingdom]] led by [[Alan Jacob]] ~~sought~~ to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] large quantities of the plant into [[Macau]] despite it being labelled a contraband by the local authorities. To cover up this operation, Alan attempted to frame his rival, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin]].<ref name="FT 17" />		Though initially introduced in [[China]] during the [[Tang dynasty]], the use of opium was legal until it was banned by the [[Ming dynasty]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|History of opium in China}}</ref> In the 18th century, the [[Europe]]ans sought to reintroduce the plant and recreational trade into China. The [[Far East Company]] from the [[United Kingdom]] led by [[Alan Jacob]] planned to [[Smuggling\|smuggle]] large quantities of the plant into [[Macau]] despite it being labelled as contraband by the local authorities. To cover up this operation, Alan attempted to frame his rival, the [[Qing dynasty\|Qing]] businesswoman [[Lee Huiyin\|Madam Lee]].<ref name="FT 17" />

	[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|~~220px~~\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so ~~and subsequently~~ staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was being stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], Edward retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the opium for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He later staged a public [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were ~~ultimately~~ destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as both the ship and its cargo were destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued partnership with {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s crime boss [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered him a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

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	{{Quote\|I tell you, dabbling in liquor is child's play compared to the ~~devil~~'s ~~powder~~! It destroys people's very souls!\|Edward Kenway explaining the dangers of opium to Madam Lee, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17}}		{{Quote\|I tell you, dabbling in liquor is child's play compared to the Devil's Powder! It destroys people's very souls!\|Edward Kenway explaining the dangers of opium to Madam Lee, 1725.\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple\|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17}}
	[[File:ACO Opium Pipe.png\|thumb\|250px\|An opium pipe from 1st century BCE Egypt]]		[[File:ACO Opium Pipe.png\|thumb\|250px\|An opium pipe from 1st century BCE Egypt]]
	'''Opium''', also known as the '''Devil's Powder''',<ref name="FT 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17\|Episode 17]]</ref> is a dried latex from the seed capsules of the opium [[Poppy\|poppy plant]] ''{{Wiki\|Papaver somniferum}}''. It is commonly used as a processed material to produce drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids for medical use. It has also been mixed with [[tobacco]] for smoking.<ref>{{WP\|Opium}}</ref>		'''Opium''', also known as the '''Devil's Powder''',<ref name="FT 17">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 17\|Episode 17]]</ref> is a dried latex from the seed capsules of the opium [[Poppy\|poppy plant]] ''{{Wiki\|Papaver somniferum}}''. It is commonly used as a processed material to produce drugs such as heroin and synthetic opioids for medical use. It has also been mixed with [[tobacco]] for smoking.<ref>{{WP\|Opium}}</ref>
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	[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]		[[File:ACFT - Edward finding opium.png\|thumb\|210px\|left\|Edward Kenway finding smuggled crates of opium]]
	The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was ~~being~~ stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the ~~opium~~ for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He then staged a [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />		The [[British Brotherhood of Assassins\|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], seeking to clear Lee's name, traced a [[wagon]] shipment to a secret warehouse, where the opium was stored. After dispatching the [[Soldier\|guards]], he retrieved the shipment of opium for Lee in order to concoct a plan to sabotage her rivals. Although Lee was not against selling the drug for her own benefit, Edward convinced her not to do so. He then staged a [[raid]] on a Far East Company [[ship]] which was smuggling the opium into Macau, thus exposing the company's drug trafficking.<ref name="FT 17" />

	After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>		After the ship and its cargo were detained by the [[Dutch East India Company\|Dutch Navy]], both Lee and her rival [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)\|Sun]] planned to get their hands on the opium. Sun employed [[Shimazu clan]] [[ninja]] led by [[Shimazu Saito]] to attack the ship and steal the drugs,<ref name="FT 19">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 19\|Episode 19]]</ref> but they failed in their task due to infighting, which allowed Lee's men to overwhelm the ninja, forcing them to retreat.<ref name="FT 20">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 20\|Episode 20]]</ref> However, Lee would not manage to steal the opium either, as the ship was destroyed by Edward and his allies, [[John Young]] and [[Mustafa\|Rupiya]].<ref name="FT 21">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 21\|Episode 21]]</ref>

	Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued a partnership with the {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s leader [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered Du a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>		Opium remained a lucrative black market business in China into the 20th century. When [[Chiang Kai-shek]] embarked on his [[Northern Expedition\|campaign]] to reunify the nation under the [[Kuomintang]], he saw in the trade an enormous source of revenue for his military efforts. This was to the extent that, among other reasons, he valued a partnership with the {{wiki\|Triad (organized crime)\|Triad}}s over an alliance with the [[Templars]]. In [[Shanghai]], he struck a deal with the [[Green Gang]]'s leader [[Du Yuesheng]]. In return for the syndicate's service, Chiang offered Yuesheng a position in his government where he could use the guise of cracking down on the illicit trade to establish a monopoly from which both he and the government could profit.<ref name="Templars 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Templars 5\|Issue #05]]</ref>

	In 1928, the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], following his presumed death, started frequenting Chinese opium dens. While visiting one such den, he was approached by the Templar [[Rufus Grosvenor]], who had tracked him down ~~to acquire~~ the [[Koh-i-Noor]] under Bolden's protection. However, the Black Cross refused to disclose the artifact's location, and vanished while Grosvenor had his back turned.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>		In 1928, the [[Black Cross]] [[Albert Bolden]], following his presumed death, started frequenting Chinese opium dens. While visiting one such den, he was approached by the Templar [[Rufus Grosvenor]], who had tracked him down with the intention of acquiring the [[Koh-i-Noor]] under Bolden's protection. However, the Black Cross refused to disclose the artifact's location, and vanished while Grosvenor had his back turned.<ref name="ACUp 7">''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 7\|Issue #07]]</ref>

	===Britain===		===Britain===
	In 1868, opium was used as one of the main ingredients in [[Starrick's Soothing Syrup]], a concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] as a means to control [[London]]'s [[civilian]]s through their addiction.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> Twenty years later, the ~~infamous~~ killer [[Jack the Ripper]] usurped control of the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-affiliated [[gang]] called the [[Rooks]] and ~~ordered~~ them ~~to commit a number of~~ crimes, including opium trafficking.<ref name="JTR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Opium Cargo]]</ref><ref name="JTRDB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Jack's Gang: The Rooks]]</ref>		In 1868, opium was used as one of the main ingredients in [[Starrick's Soothing Syrup]], a concoction made by the [[Starrick Brewing Company]] as a means to control [[London]]'s [[civilian]]s through their addiction.<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Starrick's Soothing Syrup]]</ref> Twenty years later, the serial killer [[Jack the Ripper]] usurped control of the [[Assassins\|Assassin]]-affiliated [[gang]] called the [[Rooks]] and had them engage in various crimes, including opium trafficking.<ref name="JTR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Opium Cargo]]</ref><ref name="JTRDB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]] – [[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]'' – [[Database: Jack's Gang: The Rooks]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1stm~~}} {{Mo~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' {{1st}}
	**''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''		**''[[Jack the Ripper (DLC)\|Jack the Ripper]]''