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	Grand Master,<br><br>I was unable to find any Precursor sites in the [[Asia\|Orient]]. However, I believe I may have picked up the trail of an artefact thought lost for centuries. The Assassin known as [[Shao Jun]] possessed a type of Precursor box, rumoured to contain a strange power. The box remained in [[China]] for about a hundred years after her death. I believe that the Assassins secreted the artefact out of China via the {{Wiki\|Manila galleon\|Manila Galleons}} bound for ~~{{Wiki\|~~Acapulco}}.<br><br>It will probably be found in the West Indies somewhere. That will be a difficult part of the world for us to infiltrate, as it has been firmly under the control of the Assassins since the murder of Grand Master Torres.<br><br>Perhaps if we were to provoke the rivalry between the many European empires, we could search for it under the cover of war?<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>John Harrison<br>Manila		Grand Master,<br><br>I was unable to find any Precursor sites in the [[Asia\|Orient]]. However, I believe I may have picked up the trail of an artefact thought lost for centuries. The Assassin known as [[Shao Jun]] possessed a type of Precursor box, rumoured to contain a strange power. The box remained in [[China]] for about a hundred years after her death. I believe that the Assassins secreted the artefact out of China via the {{Wiki\|Manila galleon\|Manila Galleons}} bound for [[Acapulco]].<br><br>It will probably be found in the West Indies somewhere. That will be a difficult part of the world for us to infiltrate, as it has been firmly under the control of the Assassins since the murder of Grand Master Torres.<br><br>Perhaps if we were to provoke the rivalry between the many European empires, we could search for it under the cover of war?<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>John Harrison<br>Manila
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	1743<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>With [[Portugal]] choosing to trade with [[India]] and the Far East, we are increasingly at the mercy of the {{Wiki\|Omanis\|Omani Arabs}}. Soon we will be forced to retreat south.<br><br>While I agree with you and your Grand Master that there may be untold numbers of Precursor relics waiting for us in the heart of [[Africa]], you will not gain access to them through here.<br><br>If you and your Rite are unable to help us, then kindly leave us to our business.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Lourenço de Noronha]]<br>[[Mozambique]]		1743<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>With [[Portugal]] choosing to trade with [[India]] and the Far East, we are increasingly at the mercy of the {{Wiki\|Omanis\|Omani Arabs}}. Soon we will be forced to retreat south.<br><br>While I agree with you and your Grand Master that there may be untold numbers of Precursor relics waiting for us in the heart of [[Africa]], you will not gain access to them through here.<br><br>If you and your Rite are unable to help us, then kindly leave us to our business.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Lourenço de Noronha]]<br>[[Mozambique]]

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	1751<br>Grand Master,<br><br>Florida under [[Alonso Fernández de Heredia]] looks to be running smoothly. Already he has established a naval stores industry, and the Spanish government is poised to populate the area. I would expect no less from the first Templar governor the area has seen since Laureano Torres, God rest his soul.<br><br>As instructed, he continues to send raids against British forces here in [[Georgia (state)\|Georgia]], to divert attention away from our operation. As slaves are sent to Florida, he transfers them to de Ferrer in Mexico. I recommend that we make Fernández the governor of Yucatan as soon as possible as de Ferrer's work site will soon need protection from prying eyes.<br><br>I further recommend that the Order leave Florida. Although the Assassins have not set foot in Florida for centuries, there is a new Brotherhood at work in the northern colonies, and Florida is too accessible. I recommend Louisiana as a new base of operations for the Chichen Itza excavation. The de l'Isle woman has proven herself ruthless and capable. I believe a promotion to Master Templar with the mandate to oversee the Chichen Itza operation would be a logical next step for her.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>John Harrison<br>[[Savannah, Georgia\|Savannah]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)\|Georgia]]		1751<br>Grand Master,<br><br>Florida under [[Alonso Fernández de Heredia]] looks to be running smoothly. Already he has established a naval stores industry, and the Spanish government is poised to populate the area. I would expect no less from the first Templar governor the area has seen since Laureano Torres, God rest his soul.<br><br>As instructed, he continues to send raids against British forces here in [[Georgia (state)\|Georgia]], to divert attention away from our operation. As slaves are sent to Florida, he transfers them to de Ferrer in Mexico. I recommend that we make Fernández the governor of Yucatan as soon as possible as de Ferrer's work site will soon need protection from prying eyes.<br><br>I further recommend that the Order leave Florida. Although the Assassins have not set foot in Florida for centuries, there is a new Brotherhood at work in the northern colonies, and Florida is too accessible. I recommend Louisiana as a new base of operations for the Chichen Itza excavation. The de l'Isle woman has proven herself ruthless and capable. I believe a promotion to Master Templar with the mandate to oversee the Chichen Itza operation would be a logical next step for her.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>John Harrison<br>[[Savannah, Georgia\|Savannah]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)\|Georgia]]
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	1748<br>Monsieur [[Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie\|d'Abbadie]],<br><br>I imagine you have questions about how it is you are no longer a prisoner of the British Empire. As you are deeply stupid, let me explain it to you.<br><br>Officially, your release is a minor footnote in the {{Wiki\|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)\|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle}}. Unofficially, I freed you. You are, at best, unremarkable, and at worst, irrelevant, not only to your country but to the history of the human race. Either way, you belong to me now.<br><br>I am something of a businessman, and I have need of someone unremarkable. You will soon be granted a position in the naval bureaucracy, and I will make use of what passes for your administrative skills. They certainly surpass your skills as a naval officer. To begin, you will be my eyes and ears. Small jobs for small pay. In time, you will speak with my voice, and your rewards will also ~~get…~~ louder.<br><br>I do not expect you to understand at present. All you need to know is this: you serve a noble purpose and a Grand Master.<br><br>[[Charles Gabriel Sivert]], baron de l'Espérance<br>Paris		1748<br>Monsieur [[Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie\|d'Abbadie]],<br><br>I imagine you have questions about how it is you are no longer a prisoner of the British Empire. As you are deeply stupid, let me explain it to you.<br><br>Officially, your release is a minor footnote in the {{Wiki\|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)\|Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle}}. Unofficially, I freed you. You are, at best, unremarkable, and at worst, irrelevant, not only to your country but to the history of the human race. Either way, you belong to me now.<br><br>I am something of a businessman, and I have need of someone unremarkable. You will soon be granted a position in the naval bureaucracy, and I will make use of what passes for your administrative skills. They certainly surpass your skills as a naval officer. To begin, you will be my eyes and ears. Small jobs for small pay. In time, you will speak with my voice, and your rewards will also get... louder.<br><br>I do not expect you to understand at present. All you need to know is this: you serve a noble purpose and a Grand Master.<br><br>[[Charles Gabriel Sivert]], baron de l'Espérance<br>Paris
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	1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles		1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles
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	1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy ~~Disks~~\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans		1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy Disk\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans
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	1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz		1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz
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	1747<br>Mademoiselle Madeleine de l'Isle,<br><br>Your masterful handling of your father's business has not escaped [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|our notice]]. Your elevation into the upper crust of New Orleans society has not escaped our notice. Your discovery of our Order hiding beneath the skin of the world has not escaped our notice.<br><br>You have our attention. We are well aware of your desire to join our ranks. Here then, is our offer.<br><br>We believe there is something of immense value beneath the ancient [[Maya]]n stones of the Yucatan peninsula. Our endeavour will require large quantities of raw materials, including a constant supply of disposable labour.<br><br>If your cunning can supply our needs, we will see to it that your power and influence is not limited to the paltry colony of your birth.By receiving this letter, you have already agreed to our demands. Stand ready for further instructions.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Magdelaine Lévesque]]		1747<br>Mademoiselle Madeleine de l'Isle,<br><br>Your masterful handling of your father's business has not escaped [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|our notice]]. Your elevation into the upper crust of New Orleans society has not escaped our notice. Your discovery of our Order hiding beneath the skin of the world has not escaped our notice.<br><br>You have our attention. We are well aware of your desire to join our ranks. Here then, is our offer.<br><br>We believe there is something of immense value beneath the ancient [[Maya]]n stones of the Yucatan peninsula. Our endeavour will require large quantities of raw materials, including a constant supply of disposable labour.<br><br>If your cunning can supply our needs, we will see to it that your power and influence is not limited to the paltry colony of your birth. By receiving this letter, you have already agreed to our demands. Stand ready for further instructions.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Magdelaine Lévesque]]
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	1751<br>Grand Master,<br><br>Regretfully, I have not found any trace of the [[Precursor boxes\|Precursor box]]. However, I believe I have stumbled upon something greater. A large Mayan city. It is my humble opinion that we should begin an excavation immediately. I request permission to allocate large quantities of resources and manpower to Mexico.<br><br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Chichen Itza		1751<br>Grand Master,<br><br>Regretfully, I have not found any trace of the [[Precursor boxes\|Precursor box]]. However, I believe I have stumbled upon something greater. A large Mayan city. It is my humble opinion that we should begin an excavation immediately. I request permission to allocate large quantities of resources and manpower to Mexico.<br><br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Chichen Itza

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	1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles		1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles
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	1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy Disks\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-~~Dominigue~~ Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans		1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy Disks\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans
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	1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz		1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz

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	1747<br>Grand Master,<br><br>I thought you might like to know that I found your stray dog. [[Haytham Kenway\|Haytham]] has been asking questions as to what happened to that gormless father of his.<br><br>Do not fret, though, the brat still does not suspect a thing. But I had to kill that [[Tom Smith\|pointy-eared lout]] to mask your involvement.<br><br>I wonder if you even care. You have Edward Kenway's journal and all of his fantastical "secrets" about the people who lived before people. Nonsense.<br><br>When I met you, you were a man of honour, of discipline, of principle. You were the embodiment of everything that made our Order great. And now look at you. A sad old man obsessed with fairy stories. More interested in gobbledygook than peace.<br><br>So if you do not mind, Grand Master, I will leave you to your books, and return to delivering peace to mankind wherever I can. I warn you, if I see an opportunity to deal with Haytham Kenway, then I will take it. If it were up to me, we would have killed him alongside his father.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>Lieutenant Colonel [[Edward Braddock]]<br>~~{{Wiki\|~~Bergen op Zoom\|Bergen-op-Zoom}}		1747<br>Grand Master,<br><br>I thought you might like to know that I found your stray dog. [[Haytham Kenway\|Haytham]] has been asking questions as to what happened to that gormless father of his.<br><br>Do not fret, though, the brat still does not suspect a thing. But I had to kill that [[Tom Smith\|pointy-eared lout]] to mask your involvement.<br><br>I wonder if you even care. You have Edward Kenway's journal and all of his fantastical "secrets" about the people who lived before people. Nonsense.<br><br>When I met you, you were a man of honour, of discipline, of principle. You were the embodiment of everything that made our Order great. And now look at you. A sad old man obsessed with fairy stories. More interested in gobbledygook than peace.<br><br>So if you do not mind, Grand Master, I will leave you to your books, and return to delivering peace to mankind wherever I can. I warn you, if I see an opportunity to deal with Haytham Kenway, then I will take it. If it were up to me, we would have killed him alongside his father.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>Lieutenant Colonel [[Edward Braddock]]<br>[[Bergen op Zoom\|Bergen-op-Zoom]]
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	1745,<br>Mentor,<br><br>I am sorry to hear of your failing health. I only hope that this letter reaches you in time.<br><br>We arrived at [[Louisbourg]] in search of a safe house belonging to [[Nicolas Court]], distantly related to {{Wiki\|Antoine Court}}, the religious leader of the {{Wiki\|Huguenots}}. Nicolas is a [[Hermeticists\|Hermeticist]] studying the mythology of the indigenous peoples of the New World. De la Tour believed that he had information leading to Precursor sites.<br><br>Abigail and I travelled with him, posing as slaves. The subterfuge made my blood boil, but it made de la Tour appear phenomenally wealthy, which opened up many doors that would otherwise have needed to be forced open by more violent means. Abigail soothed my temper and we spoke often about the strange journeys our lives had taken up until that point.<br><br>We were running out of time. [[War of the Austrian Succession\|The wars]] in [[Europe]] have spilled over into the New World, and English troops [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)\|descended on Louisbourg]]. John and I attempted to reach out to the French government, but they chose not to augment Louisbourg's defences, as they realized they could reclaim their losses in treaty negotiations. Efficiency measured in human lives. John and I did what we could to prepare, while Abigail searched the city for the safe house.<br><br>Finally, time ran out. John presented me with his Assassin robes. He said that the Templars would surely be on their way, if they were not already in the New World, and the time to establish a Brotherhood was now. He shook my hand, called me "Mentor" and then left the fortress to attack the invading British troops alone to buy me time to complete our mission.<br><br>Abigail found the safe house. It was empty, as though Nicolas Court knew we were coming.<br><br>The only thing left was a note saying "SEEK OUT THE [[Sky Woman\|SKY WOMAN]]".<br><br>I must leave Acadia. The Sky Woman is a myth of the Iroquois, and Abigail and I will flee to New York, and I will, at last, begin to build my Brotherhood.<br><br>I hope your remaining days are comfortable and free of pain, Ah Tabai. Thank you for everything you have given me. I will never forget you.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Louisbourg		1745,<br>Mentor,<br><br>I am sorry to hear of your failing health. I only hope that this letter reaches you in time.<br><br>We arrived at [[Louisbourg]] in search of a safe house belonging to [[Nicolas Court]], distantly related to {{Wiki\|Antoine Court}}, the religious leader of the {{Wiki\|Huguenots}}. Nicolas is a [[Hermeticists\|Hermeticist]] studying the mythology of the indigenous peoples of the New World. De la Tour believed that he had information leading to Precursor sites.<br><br>Abigail and I travelled with him, posing as slaves. The subterfuge made my blood boil, but it made de la Tour appear phenomenally wealthy, which opened up many doors that would otherwise have needed to be forced open by more violent means. Abigail soothed my temper and we spoke often about the strange journeys our lives had taken up until that point.<br><br>We were running out of time. [[War of the Austrian Succession\|The wars]] in [[Europe]] have spilled over into the New World, and English troops [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)\|descended on Louisbourg]]. John and I attempted to reach out to the French government, but they chose not to augment Louisbourg's defences, as they realized they could reclaim their losses in treaty negotiations. Efficiency measured in human lives. John and I did what we could to prepare, while Abigail searched the city for the safe house.<br><br>Finally, time ran out. John presented me with his Assassin robes. He said that the Templars would surely be on their way, if they were not already in the New World, and the time to establish a Brotherhood was now. He shook my hand, called me "Mentor" and then left the fortress to attack the invading British troops alone to buy me time to complete our mission.<br><br>Abigail found the safe house. It was empty, as though Nicolas Court knew we were coming.<br><br>The only thing left was a note saying "SEEK OUT THE [[Sky Woman\|SKY WOMAN]]".<br><br>I must leave Acadia. The Sky Woman is a myth of the Iroquois, and Abigail and I will flee to New York, and I will, at last, begin to build my Brotherhood.<br><br>I hope your remaining days are comfortable and free of pain, Ah Tabai. Thank you for everything you have given me. I will never forget you.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Louisbourg

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	1750<br>Dear Father,<br><br>I have arrived in [[Cuba]]. Since the loss of Grand Master [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala\|Torres]], the underworld of Havana has been in the grip of the mad Scot Assassin Rhona Dinsmore.<br><br>Dinsmore is old, but well protected. I fear there may be no Rite established here until her [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] is eradicated. I fear the West Indies may be lost to us.<br><br>I will stay in Havana for a time. I will search for this Precursor box to the best of my abilities. I trust my work here will erase any debt our family owes to that wretched Birch.<br><br>Your loyal son,<br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Havana		1750<br>Dear Father,<br><br>I have arrived in [[Cuba]]. Since the loss of Grand Master [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala\|Torres]], the underworld of Havana has been in the grip of the mad Scot Assassin Rhona Dinsmore.<br><br>Dinsmore is old, but well protected. I fear there may be no Rite established here until her [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] is eradicated. I fear the West Indies may be lost to us.<br><br>I will stay in Havana for a time. I will search for this Precursor box to the best of my abilities. I trust my work here will erase any debt our family owes to that wretched Birch.<br><br>Your loyal son,<br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Havana
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	1746<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>I do not know what your sources are, but after conducting a thorough search of [[Lisbon]] and the surrounding area, I have found no trace of [[Lisbon Temple\|a Precursor site]]. I believe that your intelligence has failed you.<br><br>If there is nothing else, I must return to my duties. As the nations around us continue to bicker, trade has increased. There are other more pressing matters to attend to.<br><br>I am sorry I could not serve you in this matter.<br>[[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]]<br>{{Wiki\|Belém (Lisbon)\|Santa Maria de Belem}}		1746<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>I do not know what your sources are, but after conducting a thorough search of [[Lisbon]] and the surrounding area, I have found no trace of [[Lisbon Temple\|a Precursor site]]. I believe that your intelligence has failed you.<br><br>If there is nothing else, I must return to my duties. As the nations around us continue to bicker, trade has increased. There are other more pressing matters to attend to.<br><br>I am sorry I could not serve you in this matter.<br>[[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]]<br>{{Wiki\|Belém, Lisbon\|Santa Maria de Belem}}
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	1744<br>[[Mentor]],<br><br>I have followed [[John de la Tour]] to his homeland in the North. The weather does not agree with me, as I am too used to the climate of the West Indies. But I will not let this arrogant bastard know how much I suffer.<br><br>We arrived in [[Quebec]] to find [[Mathieu Léveillé]], a slave from [[Martinique]] who was purchased by the French government to serve as executioner. He was said to possess certain knowledge of the First Civilization. But we were too late. The cold weather took its toll on the poor man and he died from an illness last September.<br><br>But all was not lost. To cure Léveillé's depression, the government procured him a wife from the West Indies. As the marriage could no longer take place, she was put up for sale. John de la Tour, acting on instinct, bought her. And he was right. Though she was scarcely allowed to be in her intended's presence due to the fear of infection, the executioner gave her his most trusted secrets and she promised to keep them safe.<br><br>I asked for her name. She told me that she had just been baptized Angélique-Denise, and before that, she had another name given to her by another master. I told her that, as she no longer had a master, her freedom would begin by choosing a name for herself. She laughed—she has the most delightful laugh!—then she told me that her name was [[Abigail Davenport\|Abigail]].<br><br>I have changed my mind about John de la Tour.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Quebec		1744<br>[[Mentor]],<br><br>I have followed [[John de la Tour]] to his homeland in the North. The weather does not agree with me, as I am too used to the climate of the West Indies. But I will not let this arrogant bastard know how much I suffer.<br><br>We arrived in [[Quebec]] to find [[Mathieu Léveillé]], a slave from [[Martinique]] who was purchased by the French government to serve as executioner. He was said to possess certain knowledge of the First Civilization. But we were too late. The cold weather took its toll on the poor man and he died from an illness last September.<br><br>But all was not lost. To cure Léveillé's depression, the government procured him a wife from the West Indies. As the marriage could no longer take place, she was put up for sale. John de la Tour, acting on instinct, bought her. And he was right. Though she was scarcely allowed to be in her intended's presence due to the fear of infection, the executioner gave her his most trusted secrets and she promised to keep them safe.<br><br>I asked for her name. She told me that she had just been baptized Angélique-Denise, and before that, she had another name given to her by another master. I told her that, as she no longer had a master, her freedom would begin by choosing a name for herself. She laughed—she has the most delightful laugh!—then she told me that her name was [[Abigail Davenport\|Abigail]].<br><br>I have changed my mind about John de la Tour.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Quebec

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	1747<br>Grand Master,<br><br>I thought you might like to know that I found your stray dog. [[Haytham Kenway\|Haytham]] has been asking questions as to what happened to that gormless father of his.<br><br>Do not fret, though, the brat still does not suspect a thing. But I had to kill that [[Tom Smith\|pointy-eared lout]] to mask your involvement.<br><br>I wonder if you even care. You have Edward Kenway's journal and all of his fantastical "secrets" about the people who lived before people. Nonsense.<br><br>When I met you, you were a man of honour, of discipline, of principle. You were the embodiment of everything that made our Order great. And now look at you. A sad old man obsessed with fairy stories. More interested in gobbledygook than peace.<br><br>So if you do not mind, Grand Master, I will leave you to your books, and return to delivering peace to mankind wherever I can. I warn you, if I see an opportunity to deal with Haytham Kenway, then I will take it. If it were up to me, we would have killed him alongside his father.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>Lieutenant Colonel [[Edward Braddock]]<br>{{Wiki\|Bergen op Zoom\|Bergen-op-Zoom}}		1747<br>Grand Master,<br><br>I thought you might like to know that I found your stray dog. [[Haytham Kenway\|Haytham]] has been asking questions as to what happened to that gormless father of his.<br><br>Do not fret, though, the brat still does not suspect a thing. But I had to kill that [[Tom Smith\|pointy-eared lout]] to mask your involvement.<br><br>I wonder if you even care. You have Edward Kenway's journal and all of his fantastical "secrets" about the people who lived before people. Nonsense.<br><br>When I met you, you were a man of honour, of discipline, of principle. You were the embodiment of everything that made our Order great. And now look at you. A sad old man obsessed with fairy stories. More interested in gobbledygook than peace.<br><br>So if you do not mind, Grand Master, I will leave you to your books, and return to delivering peace to mankind wherever I can. I warn you, if I see an opportunity to deal with Haytham Kenway, then I will take it. If it were up to me, we would have killed him alongside his father.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>Lieutenant Colonel [[Edward Braddock]]<br>{{Wiki\|Bergen op Zoom\|Bergen-op-Zoom}}
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	1745,<br>Mentor,<br><br>I am sorry to hear of your failing health. I only hope that this letter reaches you in time.<br><br>We arrived at [[Louisbourg]] in search of a safe house belonging to [[Nicolas Court]], distantly related to {{Wiki\|Antoine Court}}, the religious leader of the {{Wiki\|Huguenots}}. Nicolas is a [[Hermeticists\|Hermeticist]] studying the mythology of the indigenous peoples of the New World. De la Tour believed that he had information leading to Precursor sites.<br><br>Abigail and I travelled with him, posing as slaves. The subterfuge made my blood boil, but it made de la Tour appear phenomenally wealthy, which opened up many doors that would otherwise have needed to be forced open by more violent means. Abigail soothed my temper and we spoke often about the strange journeys our lives had taken up until that point.<br><br>We were running out of time. ~~{{Wiki\|~~War of the Austrian Succession\|The wars}} in [[Europe]] have spilled over into the New World, and English troops [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)\|descended on Louisbourg]]. John and I attempted to reach out to the French government, but they chose not to augment Louisbourg's defences, as they realized they could reclaim their losses in treaty negotiations. Efficiency measured in human lives. John and I did what we could to prepare, while Abigail searched the city for the safe house.<br><br>Finally, time ran out. John presented me with his Assassin robes. He said that the Templars would surely be on their way, if they were not already in the New World, and the time to establish a Brotherhood was now. He shook my hand, called me "Mentor" and then left the fortress to attack the invading British troops alone to buy me time to complete our mission.<br><br>Abigail found the safe house. It was empty, as though Nicolas Court knew we were coming.<br><br>The only thing left was a note saying "SEEK OUT THE [[Sky Woman\|SKY WOMAN]]".<br><br>I must leave Acadia. The Sky Woman is a myth of the Iroquois, and Abigail and I will flee to New York, and I will, at last, begin to build my Brotherhood.<br><br>I hope your remaining days are comfortable and free of pain, Ah Tabai. Thank you for everything you have given me. I will never forget you.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Louisbourg		1745,<br>Mentor,<br><br>I am sorry to hear of your failing health. I only hope that this letter reaches you in time.<br><br>We arrived at [[Louisbourg]] in search of a safe house belonging to [[Nicolas Court]], distantly related to {{Wiki\|Antoine Court}}, the religious leader of the {{Wiki\|Huguenots}}. Nicolas is a [[Hermeticists\|Hermeticist]] studying the mythology of the indigenous peoples of the New World. De la Tour believed that he had information leading to Precursor sites.<br><br>Abigail and I travelled with him, posing as slaves. The subterfuge made my blood boil, but it made de la Tour appear phenomenally wealthy, which opened up many doors that would otherwise have needed to be forced open by more violent means. Abigail soothed my temper and we spoke often about the strange journeys our lives had taken up until that point.<br><br>We were running out of time. [[War of the Austrian Succession\|The wars]] in [[Europe]] have spilled over into the New World, and English troops [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)\|descended on Louisbourg]]. John and I attempted to reach out to the French government, but they chose not to augment Louisbourg's defences, as they realized they could reclaim their losses in treaty negotiations. Efficiency measured in human lives. John and I did what we could to prepare, while Abigail searched the city for the safe house.<br><br>Finally, time ran out. John presented me with his Assassin robes. He said that the Templars would surely be on their way, if they were not already in the New World, and the time to establish a Brotherhood was now. He shook my hand, called me "Mentor" and then left the fortress to attack the invading British troops alone to buy me time to complete our mission.<br><br>Abigail found the safe house. It was empty, as though Nicolas Court knew we were coming.<br><br>The only thing left was a note saying "SEEK OUT THE [[Sky Woman\|SKY WOMAN]]".<br><br>I must leave Acadia. The Sky Woman is a myth of the Iroquois, and Abigail and I will flee to New York, and I will, at last, begin to build my Brotherhood.<br><br>I hope your remaining days are comfortable and free of pain, Ah Tabai. Thank you for everything you have given me. I will never forget you.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Louisbourg
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	1750<br>Master Achilles,<br><br>Your Aquila might be the most beautiful ship I have ever seen. Such a nimble thing, darting back and forth like a needle. It made my ''Stalwart'' look like a three-legged [[Cattle\|cow]], but she is a three-legged cow that still floats thanks to your timely intervention.<br><br>You saved my salty skin, but what's more, you saved my most excellent crew. Should I make ten fortunes I could never repay you for that.<br><br>And so I will be very honoured indeed to help prepare a shipping route between the colonies and your people in Europe. I will even make the trips myself, should the opportunity present itself. Have your man [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye\|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]] contact me when is ready, and we will get to work straight away.<br><br>One question remains. Are you always so serious? You are like an old man, you are.<br><br>Kind regards,<br>Robert Faulkner<br>[[Halifax]]		1750<br>Master Achilles,<br><br>Your Aquila might be the most beautiful ship I have ever seen. Such a nimble thing, darting back and forth like a needle. It made my ''Stalwart'' look like a three-legged [[Cattle\|cow]], but she is a three-legged cow that still floats thanks to your timely intervention.<br><br>You saved my salty skin, but what's more, you saved my most excellent crew. Should I make ten fortunes I could never repay you for that.<br><br>And so I will be very honoured indeed to help prepare a shipping route between the colonies and your people in Europe. I will even make the trips myself, should the opportunity present itself. Have your man [[Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye\|Chevalier de la Vérendrye]] contact me when is ready, and we will get to work straight away.<br><br>One question remains. Are you always so serious? You are like an old man, you are.<br><br>Kind regards,<br>Robert Faulkner<br>[[Halifax]]

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	Grand Master,<br><br>I was unable to find any Precursor sites in the [[Asia\|Orient]]. However, I believe I may have picked up the trail of an artefact thought lost for centuries. The Assassin known as [[Shao Jun]] possessed a type of Precursor box, rumoured to contain a strange power. The box remained in [[China]] for about a hundred years after her death. I believe that the Assassins secreted the artefact out of China via the {{Wiki\|Manila galleon\|Manila Galleons}} bound for ~~{{Wiki\|~~Acapulco}}.<br><br>It will probably be found in the West Indies somewhere. That will be a difficult part of the world for us to infiltrate, as it has been firmly under the control of the Assassins since the murder of Grand Master Torres.<br><br>Perhaps if we were to provoke the rivalry between the many European empires, we could search for it under the cover of war?<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>John Harrison<br>Manila		Grand Master,<br><br>I was unable to find any Precursor sites in the [[Asia\|Orient]]. However, I believe I may have picked up the trail of an artefact thought lost for centuries. The Assassin known as [[Shao Jun]] possessed a type of Precursor box, rumoured to contain a strange power. The box remained in [[China]] for about a hundred years after her death. I believe that the Assassins secreted the artefact out of China via the {{Wiki\|Manila galleon\|Manila Galleons}} bound for [[Acapulco]].<br><br>It will probably be found in the West Indies somewhere. That will be a difficult part of the world for us to infiltrate, as it has been firmly under the control of the Assassins since the murder of Grand Master Torres.<br><br>Perhaps if we were to provoke the rivalry between the many European empires, we could search for it under the cover of war?<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>John Harrison<br>Manila
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	1743<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>With [[Portugal]] choosing to trade with [[India]] and the Far East, we are increasingly at the mercy of the {{Wiki\|Omanis\|Omani Arabs}}. Soon we will be forced to retreat south.<br><br>While I agree with you and your Grand Master that there may be untold numbers of Precursor relics waiting for us in the heart of [[Africa]], you will not gain access to them through here.<br><br>If you and your Rite are unable to help us, then kindly leave us to our business.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Lourenço de Noronha]]<br>[[Mozambique]]		1743<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>With [[Portugal]] choosing to trade with [[India]] and the Far East, we are increasingly at the mercy of the {{Wiki\|Omanis\|Omani Arabs}}. Soon we will be forced to retreat south.<br><br>While I agree with you and your Grand Master that there may be untold numbers of Precursor relics waiting for us in the heart of [[Africa]], you will not gain access to them through here.<br><br>If you and your Rite are unable to help us, then kindly leave us to our business.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Lourenço de Noronha]]<br>[[Mozambique]]

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	1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles		1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles
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	1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy ~~Disks~~\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans		1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy Disk\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans
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	1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz		1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz
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	1747<br>Mademoiselle Madeleine de l'Isle,<br><br>Your masterful handling of your father's business has not escaped [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|our notice]]. Your elevation into the upper crust of New Orleans society has not escaped our notice. Your discovery of our Order hiding beneath the skin of the world has not escaped our notice.<br><br>You have our attention. We are well aware of your desire to join our ranks. Here then, is our offer.<br><br>We believe there is something of immense value beneath the ancient [[Maya]]n stones of the Yucatan peninsula. Our endeavour will require large quantities of raw materials, including a constant supply of disposable labour.<br><br>If your cunning can supply our needs, we will see to it that your power and influence is not limited to the paltry colony of your birth.By receiving this letter, you have already agreed to our demands. Stand ready for further instructions.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Magdelaine Lévesque]]		1747<br>Mademoiselle Madeleine de l'Isle,<br><br>Your masterful handling of your father's business has not escaped [[Parisian Rite of the Templar Order\|our notice]]. Your elevation into the upper crust of New Orleans society has not escaped our notice. Your discovery of our Order hiding beneath the skin of the world has not escaped our notice.<br><br>You have our attention. We are well aware of your desire to join our ranks. Here then, is our offer.<br><br>We believe there is something of immense value beneath the ancient [[Maya]]n stones of the Yucatan peninsula. Our endeavour will require large quantities of raw materials, including a constant supply of disposable labour.<br><br>If your cunning can supply our needs, we will see to it that your power and influence is not limited to the paltry colony of your birth. By receiving this letter, you have already agreed to our demands. Stand ready for further instructions.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Magdelaine Lévesque]]
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	1751<br>Grand Master,<br><br>Regretfully, I have not found any trace of the [[Precursor boxes\|Precursor box]]. However, I believe I have stumbled upon something greater. A large Mayan city. It is my humble opinion that we should begin an excavation immediately. I request permission to allocate large quantities of resources and manpower to Mexico.<br><br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Chichen Itza		1751<br>Grand Master,<br><br>Regretfully, I have not found any trace of the [[Precursor boxes\|Precursor box]]. However, I believe I have stumbled upon something greater. A large Mayan city. It is my humble opinion that we should begin an excavation immediately. I request permission to allocate large quantities of resources and manpower to Mexico.<br><br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Chichen Itza

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	1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles		1746<br>Brothers and Sisters,<br><br>I am writing to inform you that [[American Brotherhood of Assassins\|a new Brotherhood]] is being created in the New World. Already I have allies amongst English colonists, French colonists, and the indigenous people of the area.<br><br>I have sent similar letters of friendship across the known world. For I believe that we are growing ever more connected, day by day. If my Brotherhood is to succeed, we will need allies from all empires, of all genders, of all races, who believe in the same thing: [[The Creed]].<br><br>I hope I can count you among them.<br><br>Yours,<br> Achilles
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	1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy Disks\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-~~Dominigue~~ Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans		1748,<br>Grand Master [[Reginald Birch\|Birch]],<br><br>My informants in [[Port-au-Prince]] tell me that [[François Mackandal\|Mackandal]] shares your interest in relics from the [[Isu\|First Civilization]]. He collects them. There were whispers of something called "the [[Heart of the Brotherhood]]", a fragment of a larger [[Prophecy Disks\|relic]] that was stolen by a slave woman named [[Jeanne]], who had ties to members of his [[Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]].<br><br>Jeanne was sold to a [[Merchants\|merchant]] last year, but as luck would have it, that merchant is [[Philippe de Grandpré\|Philippe-Olivier de Grandpré]], who owns a rival business company here in [[New Orleans]]. If you can use your influence in the world of economics to dampen his financial prospects, I believe that I can secure a relationship through marriage and the promise of renewed stability in his business.<br><br>As always, I appreciate your faith in me.<br><br>May the [[Father of Understanding]] guide you.<br>[[Madeleine de L'Isle]]<br>New Orleans
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	1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz		1748<br>Dear Master [[William Johnson\|Johnson]],<br><br>It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br><br>Grand Master Birch has made arrangements to connect me to Count {{Wiki\|Heinrich von Bünau}} and be appointed secretary of his magnificent library, containing some 40,000 volumes of exquisite knowledge. While on the surface, my task is to assist the Count with writing a book on the [[Holy Roman Empire]], I will be penetrating said 40,000 volumes for anything which can help Grand Master Birch locate any Precursor sites of power.<br><br>What a marvelous idea this First Civilization is! And what a bold vision Grand Master Birch has. I have long believed that the only way for us to become great is to emulate the ancients. However, when I first came up with that thought, I was referring to the [[Greece\|Greeks]] and [[Roman Empire\|Romans]]. But if we could be like Those Who Came Before, there would surely be no stopping us. I wonder what kind of art the First Civilization created. Did they have music? What did they consider to be beautiful?<br><br>But now, to the point of my correspondence. Should you discover any tomes related to the history and mythology of the indigenous people that surround you, please send a copy to yours truly, so that I may add them to my research? How I wish I could publish a book about the Precursors. They are my new, albeit secret, obsession. I suppose I will have to settle for publishing books on human art.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>[[Johann Joachim Winckelmann]]<br>Nöthnitz

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	1747<br>Grand Master,<br><br>I thought you might like to know that I found your stray dog. [[Haytham Kenway\|Haytham]] has been asking questions as to what happened to that gormless father of his.<br><br>Do not fret, though, the brat still does not suspect a thing. But I had to kill that [[Tom Smith\|pointy-eared lout]] to mask your involvement.<br><br>I wonder if you even care. You have Edward Kenway's journal and all of his fantastical "secrets" about the people who lived before people. Nonsense.<br><br>When I met you, you were a man of honour, of discipline, of principle. You were the embodiment of everything that made our Order great. And now look at you. A sad old man obsessed with fairy stories. More interested in gobbledygook than peace.<br><br>So if you do not mind, Grand Master, I will leave you to your books, and return to delivering peace to mankind wherever I can. I warn you, if I see an opportunity to deal with Haytham Kenway, then I will take it. If it were up to me, we would have killed him alongside his father.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>Lieutenant Colonel [[Edward Braddock]]<br>~~{{Wiki\|~~Bergen op Zoom\|Bergen-op-Zoom}}		1747<br>Grand Master,<br><br>I thought you might like to know that I found your stray dog. [[Haytham Kenway\|Haytham]] has been asking questions as to what happened to that gormless father of his.<br><br>Do not fret, though, the brat still does not suspect a thing. But I had to kill that [[Tom Smith\|pointy-eared lout]] to mask your involvement.<br><br>I wonder if you even care. You have Edward Kenway's journal and all of his fantastical "secrets" about the people who lived before people. Nonsense.<br><br>When I met you, you were a man of honour, of discipline, of principle. You were the embodiment of everything that made our Order great. And now look at you. A sad old man obsessed with fairy stories. More interested in gobbledygook than peace.<br><br>So if you do not mind, Grand Master, I will leave you to your books, and return to delivering peace to mankind wherever I can. I warn you, if I see an opportunity to deal with Haytham Kenway, then I will take it. If it were up to me, we would have killed him alongside his father.<br><br>May the Father of Understanding guide you.<br>Lieutenant Colonel [[Edward Braddock]]<br>[[Bergen op Zoom\|Bergen-op-Zoom]]
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	1745,<br>Mentor,<br><br>I am sorry to hear of your failing health. I only hope that this letter reaches you in time.<br><br>We arrived at [[Louisbourg]] in search of a safe house belonging to [[Nicolas Court]], distantly related to {{Wiki\|Antoine Court}}, the religious leader of the {{Wiki\|Huguenots}}. Nicolas is a [[Hermeticists\|Hermeticist]] studying the mythology of the indigenous peoples of the New World. De la Tour believed that he had information leading to Precursor sites.<br><br>Abigail and I travelled with him, posing as slaves. The subterfuge made my blood boil, but it made de la Tour appear phenomenally wealthy, which opened up many doors that would otherwise have needed to be forced open by more violent means. Abigail soothed my temper and we spoke often about the strange journeys our lives had taken up until that point.<br><br>We were running out of time. [[War of the Austrian Succession\|The wars]] in [[Europe]] have spilled over into the New World, and English troops [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)\|descended on Louisbourg]]. John and I attempted to reach out to the French government, but they chose not to augment Louisbourg's defences, as they realized they could reclaim their losses in treaty negotiations. Efficiency measured in human lives. John and I did what we could to prepare, while Abigail searched the city for the safe house.<br><br>Finally, time ran out. John presented me with his Assassin robes. He said that the Templars would surely be on their way, if they were not already in the New World, and the time to establish a Brotherhood was now. He shook my hand, called me "Mentor" and then left the fortress to attack the invading British troops alone to buy me time to complete our mission.<br><br>Abigail found the safe house. It was empty, as though Nicolas Court knew we were coming.<br><br>The only thing left was a note saying "SEEK OUT THE [[Sky Woman\|SKY WOMAN]]".<br><br>I must leave Acadia. The Sky Woman is a myth of the Iroquois, and Abigail and I will flee to New York, and I will, at last, begin to build my Brotherhood.<br><br>I hope your remaining days are comfortable and free of pain, Ah Tabai. Thank you for everything you have given me. I will never forget you.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Louisbourg		1745,<br>Mentor,<br><br>I am sorry to hear of your failing health. I only hope that this letter reaches you in time.<br><br>We arrived at [[Louisbourg]] in search of a safe house belonging to [[Nicolas Court]], distantly related to {{Wiki\|Antoine Court}}, the religious leader of the {{Wiki\|Huguenots}}. Nicolas is a [[Hermeticists\|Hermeticist]] studying the mythology of the indigenous peoples of the New World. De la Tour believed that he had information leading to Precursor sites.<br><br>Abigail and I travelled with him, posing as slaves. The subterfuge made my blood boil, but it made de la Tour appear phenomenally wealthy, which opened up many doors that would otherwise have needed to be forced open by more violent means. Abigail soothed my temper and we spoke often about the strange journeys our lives had taken up until that point.<br><br>We were running out of time. [[War of the Austrian Succession\|The wars]] in [[Europe]] have spilled over into the New World, and English troops [[Siege of Louisbourg (1745)\|descended on Louisbourg]]. John and I attempted to reach out to the French government, but they chose not to augment Louisbourg's defences, as they realized they could reclaim their losses in treaty negotiations. Efficiency measured in human lives. John and I did what we could to prepare, while Abigail searched the city for the safe house.<br><br>Finally, time ran out. John presented me with his Assassin robes. He said that the Templars would surely be on their way, if they were not already in the New World, and the time to establish a Brotherhood was now. He shook my hand, called me "Mentor" and then left the fortress to attack the invading British troops alone to buy me time to complete our mission.<br><br>Abigail found the safe house. It was empty, as though Nicolas Court knew we were coming.<br><br>The only thing left was a note saying "SEEK OUT THE [[Sky Woman\|SKY WOMAN]]".<br><br>I must leave Acadia. The Sky Woman is a myth of the Iroquois, and Abigail and I will flee to New York, and I will, at last, begin to build my Brotherhood.<br><br>I hope your remaining days are comfortable and free of pain, Ah Tabai. Thank you for everything you have given me. I will never forget you.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Louisbourg

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	1750<br>Dear Father,<br><br>I have arrived in [[Cuba]]. Since the loss of Grand Master [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala\|Torres]], the underworld of Havana has been in the grip of the mad Scot Assassin Rhona Dinsmore.<br><br>Dinsmore is old, but well protected. I fear there may be no Rite established here until her [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] is eradicated. I fear the West Indies may be lost to us.<br><br>I will stay in Havana for a time. I will search for this Precursor box to the best of my abilities. I trust my work here will erase any debt our family owes to that wretched Birch.<br><br>Your loyal son,<br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Havana		1750<br>Dear Father,<br><br>I have arrived in [[Cuba]]. Since the loss of Grand Master [[Laureano de Torres y Ayala\|Torres]], the underworld of Havana has been in the grip of the mad Scot Assassin Rhona Dinsmore.<br><br>Dinsmore is old, but well protected. I fear there may be no Rite established here until her [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins\|Brotherhood]] is eradicated. I fear the West Indies may be lost to us.<br><br>I will stay in Havana for a time. I will search for this Precursor box to the best of my abilities. I trust my work here will erase any debt our family owes to that wretched Birch.<br><br>Your loyal son,<br>Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer<br>Havana
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	1746<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>I do not know what your sources are, but after conducting a thorough search of [[Lisbon]] and the surrounding area, I have found no trace of [[Lisbon Temple\|a Precursor site]]. I believe that your intelligence has failed you.<br><br>If there is nothing else, I must return to my duties. As the nations around us continue to bicker, trade has increased. There are other more pressing matters to attend to.<br><br>I am sorry I could not serve you in this matter.<br>[[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]]<br>{{Wiki\|Belém (Lisbon)\|Santa Maria de Belem}}		1746<br>Master Harrison,<br><br>I do not know what your sources are, but after conducting a thorough search of [[Lisbon]] and the surrounding area, I have found no trace of [[Lisbon Temple\|a Precursor site]]. I believe that your intelligence has failed you.<br><br>If there is nothing else, I must return to my duties. As the nations around us continue to bicker, trade has increased. There are other more pressing matters to attend to.<br><br>I am sorry I could not serve you in this matter.<br>[[Duarte Jorge Correia Pinto]]<br>{{Wiki\|Belém, Lisbon\|Santa Maria de Belem}}
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	1744<br>[[Mentor]],<br><br>I have followed [[John de la Tour]] to his homeland in the North. The weather does not agree with me, as I am too used to the climate of the West Indies. But I will not let this arrogant bastard know how much I suffer.<br><br>We arrived in [[Quebec]] to find [[Mathieu Léveillé]], a slave from [[Martinique]] who was purchased by the French government to serve as executioner. He was said to possess certain knowledge of the First Civilization. But we were too late. The cold weather took its toll on the poor man and he died from an illness last September.<br><br>But all was not lost. To cure Léveillé's depression, the government procured him a wife from the West Indies. As the marriage could no longer take place, she was put up for sale. John de la Tour, acting on instinct, bought her. And he was right. Though she was scarcely allowed to be in her intended's presence due to the fear of infection, the executioner gave her his most trusted secrets and she promised to keep them safe.<br><br>I asked for her name. She told me that she had just been baptized Angélique-Denise, and before that, she had another name given to her by another master. I told her that, as she no longer had a master, her freedom would begin by choosing a name for herself. She laughed—she has the most delightful laugh!—then she told me that her name was [[Abigail Davenport\|Abigail]].<br><br>I have changed my mind about John de la Tour.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Quebec		1744<br>[[Mentor]],<br><br>I have followed [[John de la Tour]] to his homeland in the North. The weather does not agree with me, as I am too used to the climate of the West Indies. But I will not let this arrogant bastard know how much I suffer.<br><br>We arrived in [[Quebec]] to find [[Mathieu Léveillé]], a slave from [[Martinique]] who was purchased by the French government to serve as executioner. He was said to possess certain knowledge of the First Civilization. But we were too late. The cold weather took its toll on the poor man and he died from an illness last September.<br><br>But all was not lost. To cure Léveillé's depression, the government procured him a wife from the West Indies. As the marriage could no longer take place, she was put up for sale. John de la Tour, acting on instinct, bought her. And he was right. Though she was scarcely allowed to be in her intended's presence due to the fear of infection, the executioner gave her his most trusted secrets and she promised to keep them safe.<br><br>I asked for her name. She told me that she had just been baptized Angélique-Denise, and before that, she had another name given to her by another master. I told her that, as she no longer had a master, her freedom would begin by choosing a name for herself. She laughed—she has the most delightful laugh!—then she told me that her name was [[Abigail Davenport\|Abigail]].<br><br>I have changed my mind about John de la Tour.<br><br>Your disciple,<br>Achilles<br>Quebec