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	===Death and legacy===		===Death and legacy===
			[[File:ACBFR Thomas Kavanagh Jr's grave.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Thom's grave]]
	He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref> Nearly a decade later, during the West Indies Templars' meeting at Torres' new [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|governor's mansion]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], the [[France\|French]] weapons [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] [[Julien du Casse]] claimed that a Sage had not been seen in "forty-five years", accidentally and erroneously rounding up his estimated time by five years.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>		He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref> Nearly a decade later, during the West Indies Templars' meeting at Torres' new [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|governor's mansion]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], the [[France\|French]] weapons [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] [[Julien du Casse]] claimed that a Sage had not been seen in "forty-five years", accidentally and erroneously rounding up his estimated time by five years.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mdat}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced]]'' {{c\|grave only}}

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	Thom spent some time living with the Assassins in Tulum, learning that he was one in a long line of men known as Sages, a select few who had the power to locate and open a hidden complex known as the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Reste"/><ref name="Observatorie">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #16</ref> This explained the Templar's eagerness to find Kavanagh, as well as his multiple visions and memories. When he asked if Bahlam would "steal away his memories as well," Bahlam told him that the memories were Thom's alone, and the choice to share them was his.<ref name="Observatorie"/> A day after Bahlam's explanation, Thom informed him that he planned to leave Tulum and search for the Observatory; Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] helped him gather supplies for the journey before they parted ways.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #17</ref><ref name="Searche">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #18</ref> Over a year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], Jamaica,<ref name="Searche" /> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taíno]] [[Guardians of the Observatory\|guardians]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref>		Thom spent some time living with the Assassins in Tulum, learning that he was one in a long line of men known as Sages, a select few who had the power to locate and open a hidden complex known as the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Reste"/><ref name="Observatorie">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #16</ref> This explained the Templar's eagerness to find Kavanagh, as well as his multiple visions and memories. When he asked if Bahlam would "steal away his memories as well," Bahlam told him that the memories were Thom's alone, and the choice to share them was his.<ref name="Observatorie"/> A day after Bahlam's explanation, Thom informed him that he planned to leave Tulum and search for the Observatory; Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] helped him gather supplies for the journey before they parted ways.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #17</ref><ref name="Searche">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #18</ref> Over a year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], Jamaica,<ref name="Searche" /> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taíno]] [[Guardians of the Observatory\|guardians]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref>

	===Death and ~~leg~~===		===Death and legacy===

	He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref> Nearly a decade later, during the West Indies Templars' meeting at Torres' new [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|governor's mansion]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], the [[France\|French]] weapons [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] [[Julien du Casse]] claimed that a Sage had not been seen in "forty-five years", accidentally and erroneously rounding up his estimated time by five years.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>		He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref> Nearly a decade later, during the West Indies Templars' meeting at Torres' new [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|governor's mansion]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], the [[France\|French]] weapons [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] [[Julien du Casse]] claimed that a Sage had not been seen in "forty-five years", accidentally and erroneously rounding up his estimated time by five years.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>

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	Thom Kavanagh was born in Boston, [[Massachusetts]], in 1652,<ref name="Origin">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh%27s letters]]: #1</ref> to middle-class parents Elizabeth and [[Thomas Kavanagh, Sr.\|Thomas Kavanagh]].<ref name="Opinions">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #2</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #3</ref> From an early age, Thom was distinguished from other children, in both appearance and behavior. By his own account, he was often the subject of much wonder and speculation to both his parents and other adults he came in contact with.<ref name="Opinions"/>		Thom Kavanagh was born in Boston, [[Massachusetts]], in 1652,<ref name="Origin">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh%27s letters]]: #1</ref> to middle-class parents Elizabeth and [[Thomas Kavanagh, Sr.\|Thomas Kavanagh]].<ref name="Opinions">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #2</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #3</ref> From an early age, Thom was distinguished from other children, in both appearance and behavior. By his own account, he was often the subject of much wonder and speculation to both his parents and other adults he came in contact with.<ref name="Opinions"/>

	Thom was also afflicted with strange visions of ~~[[Isu\|~~beings "in great flowing robes"]] from another time; visions that began when he was four years old<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #4</ref> and subsisted throughout his entire life. The most common of these apparitions involved a woman he called "[[Juno\|beloved]]" and [[Minerva\|two]] [[Jupiter\|others]], who all spoke of ways to avert a [[Great Catastrophe\|coming crisis]].<ref name="Letters">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters</ref>		Thom was also afflicted with strange visions of beings "in great flowing robes" from another time; visions that began when he was four years old<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #4</ref> and subsisted throughout his entire life. The most common of these apparitions involved a woman he called "[[Juno\|beloved]]" and [[Minerva\|two]] [[Jupiter\|others]], who all spoke of [[Six methods of salvation\|ways]] to avert a [[Great Catastrophe\|coming crisis]].<ref name="Letters">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters</ref>

	At fourteen, Thom was apprenticed to a master [[carpenter]] by the name of [[Jonathan Davenport]], a [[Slavery\|slave]] owner,<ref name="Apprentyceship">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #6</ref> who would later provide good reference for Thom during his travels in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="Work">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #10</ref>		At fourteen, Thom was apprenticed to a master [[carpenter]] by the name of [[Jonathan Davenport]], a [[Slavery\|slave]] owner,<ref name="Apprentyceship">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #6</ref> who would later provide good reference for Thom during his travels in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="Work">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #10</ref> Eventually, Thom felt that his skill had progressed sufficiently over the course of his apprenticeship, and decided to go out to sea and put his skills to good use.<ref name="Apprentyceship" />

	Eventually, Thom felt that his skill had progressed sufficiently over the course of his apprenticeship, and decided to go out to sea and put his skills to good use.<ref name="Apprentyceship"/>

	===In Jamaica===		===In Jamaica===
	Thom traveled south from Boston, making his way down the coast and through [[the Bahamas]], experiencing the adventures and hardships of a sailing life. During his travels, his visions increased in number and intensity, and he began hearing voices outside of his reveries.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #7</ref> During this time, he also had a revelation regarding "The Code of Lyfe", or [[human]] genetic make-up, which he noted as having no precedent in modern philosophy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #8</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #9</ref>		Thom traveled south from Boston, making his way down the coast and through [[the Bahamas]], experiencing the adventures and hardships of a sailing life. During his travels, his visions increased in number and intensity, and he began hearing voices outside of his reveries.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #7</ref> During this time, he also had a revelation regarding "The Code of Lyfe", or [[human]] genetic make-up, which he noted as having no precedent in modern philosophy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #8</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #9</ref>

	Carrying a letter from Davenport, Thom was able to secure a job with ~~the famous~~ [[Peter Beckford]] the Elder, a [[sugar]] [[plantation]] owner in [[Jamaica]] who had amassed a fortune through his business.<ref name="Work"/> Thom worked with him for an unknown amount of time, until the ~~arrival~~ of the Templar [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] to Beckford's estate in 1673. In his first meeting with Torres, Thom immediately sensed something amiss.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #12</ref> After another of his reveries, Thom discovered a note from Torres, claiming "~~you have~~ the exact likeness of a man ~~[[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|~~my colleagues]] have longed to meet" and requesting an audience. Thom wondered about this message and the offer for some time until he was aware of a battle outside.<ref name="Assassyn">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #14</ref>		Carrying a letter from Davenport, Thom was able to secure a job with [[Peter Beckford]] the Elder, a [[sugar]] [[plantation]] owner in [[Jamaica]] who had amassed a fortune through his business.<ref name="Work"/> Thom worked with him for an unknown amount of time, until the [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|West Indies Templars]]' [[Grand Master of the Templar Order\|Grand Master]] [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] arrived at Beckford's estate in 1673. In his first meeting with Torres, Thom immediately sensed something amiss.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #12</ref> After another of his reveries, Thom discovered a note from Torres claiming that he "ha[d] the exact likeness of a man my colleagues have longed to meet" and requesting an audience. Thom wondered about this message and the offer for some time until he was aware of a battle outside. Suddenly, the Assassin [[Bahlam]] reached Thom's room, shot him with a potent sleep [[dart]],<ref name="Assassyn">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #14</ref> and exfiltrated him to the Assassin stronghold at [[Tulum]], where he awoke days later.<ref name="Reste">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #15</ref>

	The ~~Assassin~~ [[~~Bahlam~~]] ~~made~~ his ~~way~~ to ~~Thom~~'s ~~room~~, ~~shot~~ him ~~with a potent~~ [[~~Poison dart\|sleep dart~~]],<ref name="~~Assassyn~~"/> ~~and took him to~~ the ~~Assassin stronghold at~~ [[~~Tulum~~]], ~~where he awoke days later.~~<ref name="~~Reste~~">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #15</ref>		===The Observatory===
			Thom spent some time living with the Assassins in Tulum, learning that he was one in a long line of men known as Sages, a select few who had the power to locate and open a hidden complex known as the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Reste"/><ref name="Observatorie">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #16</ref> This explained the Templar's eagerness to find Kavanagh, as well as his multiple visions and memories. When he asked if Bahlam would "steal away his memories as well," Bahlam told him that the memories were Thom's alone, and the choice to share them was his.<ref name="Observatorie"/> A day after Bahlam's explanation, Thom informed him that he planned to leave Tulum and search for the Observatory; Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] helped him gather supplies for the journey before they parted ways.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #17</ref><ref name="Searche">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #18</ref> Over a year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], Jamaica,<ref name="Searche" /> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taíno]] [[Guardians of the Observatory\|guardians]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref>

	===~~The Observatory===~~		===Death and leg===
	~~Thom spent some time living with the Assassins in Tulum, learning that he was one in a long line of men known as Sages, a select few who had the power to locate~~ and ~~open a hidden complex known as the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Reste"/><ref name~~="Observatorie">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #16</ref> This explained the Templar's eagerness to find Kavanagh, as well as his multiple visions and memories. When he asked if Bahlam would "steal away his memories as well," Bahlam told him that the memories were Thom's alone, and the choice to share them was his.<ref name="Observatorie"/> A day after Bahlam's explanation, Thom informed him that he planned to leave Tulum and search for the Observatory; Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] helped him gather supplies for the journey before they parted ways.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #17</ref><ref name=~~"Searche">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #18</ref>~~

	~~Over~~ a ~~year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], Jamaica,~~<ref name="~~Searche~~"~~/> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taino]] [[guardians]].<ref~~>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref> ~~He died late~~ in ~~1706~~ and ~~was buried a short distance away~~.<ref ~~name="Secret"~~>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – ~~Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20~~</ref>		He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref> Nearly a decade later, during the West Indies Templars' meeting at Torres' new [[Governor's Mansion, Havana\|governor's mansion]] in [[Havana]], [[Cuba]], the [[France\|French]] weapons [[Smuggling\|smuggler]] [[Julien du Casse]] claimed that a Sage had not been seen in "forty-five years", accidentally and erroneously rounding up his estimated time by five years.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – [[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]</ref>

	He wrote [[Thom Kavanagh's letters\|messages]] detailing ~~parts~~ of his ~~life~~ and sent them via bottles to the sea. Between 1715 and 1722, ~~those messages were eventually recovered by~~ the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual Assassin [[Edward Kenway]]. The last of these bottles was placed over Kavanagh's grave near the Observatory after his death.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref>		Throughout Thom's life, he wrote [[Thom Kavanagh's letters\|messages]] detailing some of his experiences and sent them via bottles to the sea. Between 1715 and 1722, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual Assassin [[Edward Kenway]] eventually recovered those messages. The last of these bottles was placed over Kavanagh's grave near the Observatory after his death,<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref> with his body presumed to have decomposed unusually quickly and without any traces left behind.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: 09. Potential "Sage" List]]</ref>

	==Personality==		==Personality==
	Thom Kavanagh was a man deeply troubled by his status as a Sage, as he was very different from other persons.<ref name="Letters"/> He was kind and sympathetic as he wrote letters describing his life and how he coped with his dual life, hoping that other people with the same affliction as he would find and use them to better their lives.<ref name="Origin"/><ref name="Secret"/>		Thom Kavanagh was a man deeply troubled by his status as a Sage, as he was very different from other persons.<ref name="Letters"/> He was kind and sympathetic as he wrote letters describing his life and how he coped with his dual life, hoping that other people with the same affliction as he would find and use them to better their lives.<ref name="Origin"/><ref name="Secret"/>

	~~==Trivia==~~
	*Kavanagh was indirectly mentioned in a conversation between Kenway, Torres, [[Woodes Rogers]], and [[Julien du Casse]] in the memory "[[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]", when du Casse commented that "It has been forty-five years since anyone has seen a true Sage", though Thom's letters mention Torres meeting him in 1673, closer to forty years.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{1stm}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – ''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{~~C\|mentioned in Database entry only; cut content~~}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Identity]]'' – ''[[Black Flag Update]]'' {{Mdat}} {{Del}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mdat}}

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	Thom was also afflicted with strange visions of [[Isu\|beings "in great flowing robes"]] from another time; visions that began when he was four years old<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #4</ref> and subsisted throughout his entire life. The most common of these apparitions involved a woman he called "[[Juno\|beloved]]" and [[Minerva\|two]] [[Jupiter\|others]], who all spoke of ways to avert a [[Great Catastrophe\|coming crisis]].<ref name="Letters">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters</ref>		Thom was also afflicted with strange visions of [[Isu\|beings "in great flowing robes"]] from another time; visions that began when he was four years old<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #4</ref> and subsisted throughout his entire life. The most common of these apparitions involved a woman he called "[[Juno\|beloved]]" and [[Minerva\|two]] [[Jupiter\|others]], who all spoke of ways to avert a [[Great Catastrophe\|coming crisis]].<ref name="Letters">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters</ref>

	At fourteen, Thom was apprenticed to a master [[carpenter]] by the name of [[Jonathan Davenport]], a [[Slavery\|slave]] owner,<ref name="Apprentyceship">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #6</ref> who would later provide good reference for Thom during his travels in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="Work">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #10</ref>		At fourteen, Thom was apprenticed to a master [[carpenter]] by the name of [[Jonathan Davenport]], a [[Slavery\|slave]] owner,<ref name="Apprentyceship">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #6</ref> who would later provide good reference for Thom during his travels in the [[Caribbean\|West Indies]].<ref name="Work">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #10</ref>

	Eventually, Thom felt that his skill had progressed sufficiently over the course of his apprenticeship, and decided to go out to sea and put his skills to good use.<ref name="Apprentyceship"/>		Eventually, Thom felt that his skill had progressed sufficiently over the course of his apprenticeship, and decided to go out to sea and put his skills to good use.<ref name="Apprentyceship"/>

	===In Jamaica===		===In Jamaica===
	Thom traveled south from Boston, making his way down the coast and ~~through~~ [[the Bahamas]], experiencing the adventures and hardships of a sailing life. During his travels, his visions increased in number and intensity, and he began hearing voices outside of his reveries.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #7</ref> ~~During~~ this time, he also had a revelation regarding "The Code of Lyfe", or [[human]] genetic make-up, which he noted as having no precedent in modern philosophy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #8</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #9</ref>		Thom traveled south from Boston, making his way down the coast and through [[the Bahamas]], experiencing the adventures and hardships of a sailing life. During his travels, his visions increased in number and intensity, and he began hearing voices outside of his reveries.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #7</ref> During this time, he also had a revelation regarding "The Code of Lyfe", or [[human]] genetic make-up, which he noted as having no precedent in modern philosophy.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #8</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #9</ref>

	Carrying a letter from Davenport, Thom was able to secure a job with the famous [[Peter Beckford]] ~~the~~ Elder, a [[sugar]] [[plantation]] owner in [[Jamaica]] ~~who~~ had amassed a fortune through his business.<ref name="Work"/> Thom worked with him for an unknown amount of time, until the arrival of the ~~Templar~~ [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] to Beckford's estate in 1673. In his first meeting with Torres, Thom immediately sensed something amiss.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #12</ref> After another of his reveries, Thom discovered a note from Torres, claiming "you have the exact likeness of a man [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|my colleagues]] have longed to meet" and requesting an audience. Thom wondered about this message and the offer for some time until he was aware of a battle outside.<ref name="Assassyn">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #14</ref>		Carrying a letter from Davenport, Thom was able to secure a job with the famous [[Peter Beckford]] the Elder, a [[sugar]] [[plantation]] owner in [[Jamaica]] who had amassed a fortune through his business.<ref name="Work"/> Thom worked with him for an unknown amount of time, until the arrival of the Templar [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala]] to Beckford's estate in 1673. In his first meeting with Torres, Thom immediately sensed something amiss.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #12</ref> After another of his reveries, Thom discovered a note from Torres, claiming "you have the exact likeness of a man [[West Indies Rite of the Templar Order\|my colleagues]] have longed to meet" and requesting an audience. Thom wondered about this message and the offer for some time until he was aware of a battle outside.<ref name="Assassyn">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #14</ref>

	The ~~Assassin~~ [[Bahlam]] ~~made~~ his way to Thom's room, shot him with a potent [[Poison dart\|sleep dart]],<ref name="Assassyn"/> and took him to the Assassin stronghold at [[Tulum]], where he awoke days later.<ref name="Reste">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #15</ref>		The Assassin [[Bahlam]] made his way to Thom's room, shot him with a potent [[Poison dart\|sleep dart]],<ref name="Assassyn"/> and took him to the Assassin stronghold at [[Tulum]], where he awoke days later.<ref name="Reste">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #15</ref>

	===The Observatory===		===The Observatory===
	Thom spent some time living with the Assassins in Tulum, learning that he was one in a long line of men known ~~as Sages~~, a select few who had the power to locate and open a hidden complex known as ~~the~~ [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Reste"/><ref name="Observatorie">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #16</ref> This explained the Templar's eagerness to find Kavanagh, as well as his multiple visions and memories. When he asked if Bahlam would "steal away his memories as well," Bahlam told him that the memories were Thom's alone, and the choice to share them was his.<ref name="Observatorie"/> A day after Bahlam's explanation, Thom informed him that he planned to leave Tulum and search for the Observatory; Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] helped him gather supplies for the journey before they parted ways.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #17</ref><ref name="Searche">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #18</ref>		Thom spent some time living with the Assassins in Tulum, learning that he was one in a long line of men known as Sages, a select few who had the power to locate and open a hidden complex known as the [[Observatory (Isu)\|Observatory]].<ref name="Reste"/><ref name="Observatorie">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #16</ref> This explained the Templar's eagerness to find Kavanagh, as well as his multiple visions and memories. When he asked if Bahlam would "steal away his memories as well," Bahlam told him that the memories were Thom's alone, and the choice to share them was his.<ref name="Observatorie"/> A day after Bahlam's explanation, Thom informed him that he planned to leave Tulum and search for the Observatory; Bahlam and his son [[Ah Tabai]] helped him gather supplies for the journey before they parted ways.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #17</ref><ref name="Searche">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #18</ref>

	Over a year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], ~~Jamaica~~,<ref name="Searche"/> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taino]] [[guardians]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref> He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref>		Over a year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], Jamaica,<ref name="Searche"/> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taino]] [[guardians]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref> He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref>

	He wrote [[Thom Kavanagh's letters\|messages]] detailing parts of his life and sent them via bottles to the sea. Between 1715 and 1722, those messages were eventually recovered by ~~the~~ [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual ~~Assassin~~ [[Edward Kenway]]. The last of these bottles was placed over Kavanagh's grave near the Observatory after his death.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref>		He wrote [[Thom Kavanagh's letters\|messages]] detailing parts of his life and sent them via bottles to the sea. Between 1715 and 1722, those messages were eventually recovered by the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual Assassin [[Edward Kenway]]. The last of these bottles was placed over Kavanagh's grave near the Observatory after his death.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref>

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	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	*Kavanagh was indirectly mentioned in a conversation between Kenway, Torres, [[Woodes Rogers]], ~~and~~ [[Julien du Casse]] in the memory "[[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]", when du Casse commented that "It has been forty-five years since anyone has seen a true Sage", though Thom's letters mention Torres meeting him in 1673, closer to forty years.		*Kavanagh was indirectly mentioned in a conversation between Kenway, Torres, [[Woodes Rogers]], and [[Julien du Casse]] in the memory "[[Mister Walpole, I Presume?]]", when du Casse commented that "It has been forty-five years since anyone has seen a true Sage", though Thom's letters mention Torres meeting him in 1673, closer to forty years.

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==Biography==		==Biography==
	===Early life===		===Early life===
	Thom Kavanagh was born in Boston, [[Massachusetts]], in 1652,<ref name="Origin">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh%27s letters]]: #1</ref> to middle-class parents Elizabeth and [[Thomas Kavanagh, Sr.\|Thomas ~~Kavangah~~]].<ref name="Opinions">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #2</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #3</ref> From an early age, Thom was distinguished from other children, in both appearance and behavior. By his own account, he was often the subject of much wonder and speculation to both his parents and other adults he came in contact with.<ref name="Opinions"/>		Thom Kavanagh was born in Boston, [[Massachusetts]], in 1652,<ref name="Origin">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh%27s letters]]: #1</ref> to middle-class parents Elizabeth and [[Thomas Kavanagh, Sr.\|Thomas Kavanagh]].<ref name="Opinions">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #2</ref><ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #3</ref> From an early age, Thom was distinguished from other children, in both appearance and behavior. By his own account, he was often the subject of much wonder and speculation to both his parents and other adults he came in contact with.<ref name="Opinions"/>

	Thom was also afflicted with strange visions of [[Isu\|beings "in great flowing robes"]] from another time; visions that began when he was four years old<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #4</ref> and subsisted throughout his entire life. The most common of these apparitions involved a woman he called "[[Juno\|beloved]]" and [[Minerva\|two]] [[Jupiter\|others]], who all spoke of ways to avert a [[Great Catastrophe\|coming crisis]].<ref name="Letters">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters</ref>		Thom was also afflicted with strange visions of [[Isu\|beings "in great flowing robes"]] from another time; visions that began when he was four years old<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #4</ref> and subsisted throughout his entire life. The most common of these apparitions involved a woman he called "[[Juno\|beloved]]" and [[Minerva\|two]] [[Jupiter\|others]], who all spoke of ways to avert a [[Great Catastrophe\|coming crisis]].<ref name="Letters">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters</ref>

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	\| death = 1706<br>[[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]]		\| death = 1706<br>[[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]]
	\| species = [[Human]] ({{c\|[[Sage]]}}		\| species = [[Human]] {{c\|[[Sage]]}}
	\| affiliates = *[[Jonathan Davenport]]		\| affiliates = *[[Jonathan Davenport]]
	*[[Peter Beckford\|Beckford]] Estate		*[[Peter Beckford\|Beckford]] Estate

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	\| death = 1706<br>[[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]]		\| death = 1706<br>[[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]]
	\| species = [[Human]] ({{c\|[Sage]]}}		\| species = [[Human]] ({{c\|[[Sage]]}}
	\| affiliates = *[[Jonathan Davenport]]		\| affiliates = *[[Jonathan Davenport]]
	*[[Peter Beckford\|Beckford]] Estate		*[[Peter Beckford\|Beckford]] Estate

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	\| death = 1706<br>[[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]]		\| death = 1706<br>[[Long Bay]], [[Jamaica]]
	\| species = [[Human]] ([[Sage]])		\| species = [[Human]] ({{c\|[Sage]]}}
	\| affiliates = [[Jonathan Davenport]]~~<br>~~[[Peter Beckford\|Beckford]] Estate~~<br>~~[[Assassins]]		\| affiliates = *[[Jonathan Davenport]]
			*[[Peter Beckford\|Beckford]] Estate
			*[[Assassins]]
	}}		}}
	'''Thomas "Thom" Kavanagh, Jr.''' (1652 – 1706) was a [[Boston]] native and a [[Sage]], a reincarnation of the [[Isu]] [[Aita]]. At an early age, he discovered that he was different from other people, and struggled with his condition for his entire life. This amplified itself once Kavanagh became caught up in [[Assassin-Templar War\|the struggle]] between the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]].		'''Thomas "Thom" Kavanagh, Jr.''' (1652 – 1706) was a [[Boston]] native and a [[Sage]], a reincarnation of the [[Isu]] [[Aita]]. At an early age, he discovered that he was different from other people, and struggled with his condition for his entire life. This amplified itself once Kavanagh became caught up in [[Assassin-Templar War\|the struggle]] between the [[Assassins]] and the [[Templars]].
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	==References==		==References==
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	Over a year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], Jamaica,<ref name="Searche"/> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taino]] [[guardians]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref> He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref>		Over a year later, Thom located the Observatory in [[Long Bay]], Jamaica,<ref name="Searche"/> and spent the rest of his life there living with the compound's [[Taino]] [[guardians]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #19</ref> He died late in 1706 and was buried a short distance away.<ref name="Secret">''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' – Thom Kavanagh's letters: #20</ref>

	He wrote messages detailing parts of his life and sent them via bottles to the sea. Between 1715 and 1722, those messages were eventually recovered by the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual Assassin [[Edward Kenway]]. The last of these bottles was placed over Kavanagh's grave near the Observatory after his death.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref>		He wrote [[Thom Kavanagh's letters\|messages]] detailing parts of his life and sent them via bottles to the sea. Between 1715 and 1722, those messages were eventually recovered by the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual Assassin [[Edward Kenway]]. The last of these bottles was placed over Kavanagh's grave near the Observatory after his death.<ref>''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag''</ref>

	==Personality==		==Personality==