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| {{Era|Culture|Abstergo}} | | {{Era|Culture|Abstergo}} |
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| '''Abstergo Data''' was a collection of files detailing the inner workings of [[Abstergo Entertainment]], obtained through the [[Abstergo Entertainment research analyst|research analyst]]'s hacking attempts, following their foray into the company's [[Animus]] multiplayer project, similar to the [[Abstergo Files]] and the [[Abstergo Story]]. | | '''Abstergo Data''' was a collection of files detailing the inner workings of [[Abstergo Entertainment]], obtained through the [[Abstergo Entertainment research analyst|research analyst]]'s hacks following their foray into the company's [[Animus]] multiplayer project. |
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| Hi Kristina,<br> | | Hi Kristina,<br> |
| How are you? How was Costa Rica? Amazing? You have to tell me about it!!!<br> | | How are you? How was [[Costa Rica]]? Amazing? You have to tell me about it!!!<br> |
| So, there's just one I need help with. See the screenshot attached? What do you think is going on there with all the distortion? We've checked our files and they're all clean. (Actually, I blamed JF and I think he hates me now. :-( )<br> | | So, there's just one I need help with. See the screenshot attached? What do you think is going on there with all the distortion? We've checked our files and they're all clean. (Actually, I blamed JF and I think he hates me now. :-( )<br> |
| Please, please, please tell me we can still fix this.<br> | | Please, please, please tell me we can still fix this.<br> |
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| *'''anonymish_82 [15:24]:''' And what?<br> | | *'''anonymish_82 [15:24]:''' And what?<br> |
| *'''defact0r [15:24]:''' Is it ours?<br> | | *'''defact0r [15:24]:''' Is it ours?<br> |
| *'''anonymish_82 [15:25]:''' I highly doubt it. I mean, I hope not. Why would we do that? What do they take us for? {{Wiki|Banksy}}?<br> | | *'''anonymish_82 [15:25]:''' I highly doubt it. I mean, I hope not. Why would we do that? What do they take us for? [[Banksy]]?<br> |
| *'''defact0r [15:25]:''' ...<br> | | *'''defact0r [15:25]:''' ...<br> |
| *'''anonymish_82 [15:27]:''' Oh, right. Yes. The credits are going haywire, and our whole funding mechanism is about to go down the drain, but we're going to take time away from fixing it to edit a video with some face of- what is it anyway? Where have I seen this before?<br> | | *'''anonymish_82 [15:27]:''' Oh, right. Yes. The credits are going haywire, and our whole funding mechanism is about to go down the drain, but we're going to take time away from fixing it to edit a video with some face of- what is it anyway? Where have I seen this before?<br> |
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| The disappearance of more than $10 million has some worrying what the impact will be on inflation. But for local investors, the consequences hit closer to home. | | The disappearance of more than $10 million has some worrying what the impact will be on inflation. But for local investors, the consequences hit closer to home. |
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| "That was my retirement savings," said Rosie McFee, 64, speaking from her daughter's home in [[Turin, New York|Turin]]. "I don't know what I'll do." | | "That was my retirement savings," said [[Rosie McFee]], 64, speaking from her daughter's home in [[Turin, New York|Turin]]. "I don't know what I'll do." |
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| "I just don't see how this can happen. It goes to show the problem is technology," said Dean Briant, 51, of Osceola. "Technology was our first mistake. Scary stuff." | | "I just don't see how this can happen. It goes to show the problem is technology," said [[Dean Briant]], 51, of [[Osceola, New York|Osceola]]. "Technology was our first mistake. Scary stuff." |
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| "Whatever this is, it's brilliant," SUNY Potsdam computer science professor Tamila Sharpe said. "We don't even have an entry point. It's like it came from inside the system. It's a fascinating case study – a [[Harry Houdini|Houdini]] heist." | | "Whatever this is, it's brilliant," [[State University of New York at Potsdam|SUNY Potsdam]] computer science professor [[Tamila Sharpe]] said. "We don't even have an entry point. It's like it came from inside the system. It's a fascinating case study – a [[Harry Houdini|Houdini]] heist." |
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| Investigators are mum on the identities of possible suspects, leading this reporter to wonder, do they even have any? | | Investigators are mum on the identities of possible suspects, leading this reporter to wonder, do they even have any? |
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| '''Toronto — More than a dozen arrests were made today in connection to the "Houdini Heist," which last week robbed consumers in at least eight countries of over $10 million dollars.''' | | '''Toronto — More than a dozen arrests were made today in connection to the "Houdini Heist," which last week robbed consumers in at least eight countries of over $10 million dollars.''' |
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| The arrests came after a tense nine-day investigation by international security agencies, led by the FBI with collaborations from CSIS. | | The arrests came after a tense nine-day investigation by international security agencies, led by the FBI with collaborations from [[Canadian Security Intelligence Service|CSIS]]. |
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| Participating authorities had been tight-lipped about the investigation, leaving penniless victims searching for answers. | | Participating authorities had been tight-lipped about the investigation, leaving penniless victims searching for answers. |
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| "At times like these, business as usual is not enough," said senior executive Laeticia England. "We felt we had a moral imperative to share what we know." | | "At times like these, business as usual is not enough," said senior executive Laeticia England. "We felt we had a moral imperative to share what we know." |
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| Although the personal identities of suspects brought in for questioning have not yet been released, the majority of are known members of so-called anti-corporate "hacktivist" collective, Erudito, whose members band together in a loose, Al-Quaeda like structure. | | Although the personal identities of suspects brought in for questioning have not yet been released, the majority of are known members of so-called anti-corporate "hacktivist" collective, Erudito, whose members band together in a loose, [[Al-Qaeda|Al-Quaeda]]''[sic]'' like structure. |
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| A spokeswoman for the FBI declined to comment on whether the incident has ties to international terrorism, or when victims can expect their funds to return to their accounts, if ever. | | A spokeswoman for the FBI declined to comment on whether the incident has ties to international terrorism, or when victims can expect their funds to return to their accounts, if ever. |
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| The son of an Ashanti Empire chief, [[Kumi Berko]] knew wealth and power early on in his life. Following a territorial dispute, he was captured, sold into [[slavery]], and transported to [[Jamaica]]. He joined the [[Maroons]] after being freed by the warrior [[Cudjoe]] in a plantation [[raid]]. | | The son of an Ashanti Empire chief, [[Kumi Berko]] knew wealth and power early on in his life. Following a territorial dispute, he was captured, sold into [[slavery]], and transported to [[Jamaica]]. He joined the [[Maroons]] after being freed by the warrior [[Cudjoe]] in a plantation [[raid]]. |
| |-|THE BUCCANEER= | | |-|THE BUCCANEER= |
| A pirate's pirate, [[Parry Crowther]] embraces the gentlemanly coontations of the somewhat antiquated term "buccaneer", using his multifaceted personality to mask and facilitate his true business. Imposing and heavyset, he has a strong, extroverted nature, and despite his tendency to drink, has a gentle manner among friends. | | A pirate's pirate, [[Parry Crowther]] embraces the gentlemanly connotations of the somewhat antiquated term "buccaneer", using his multifaceted personality to mask and facilitate his true business. Imposing and heavyset, he has a strong, extroverted nature, and despite his tendency to drink, has a gentle manner among friends. |
| |-|THE PHYSICIAN= | | |-|THE PHYSICIAN= |
| [[Doctor]] [[Edmund Judge]] takes a calculating and sometimes brutal approach to medicine. An expert in [[poison]]s, he is always in search of something to test them on. He appears philanthropic, but always expects something in return. He demands order, but operates outside of such legal structures. | | [[Doctor]] [[Edmund Judge]] takes a calculating and sometimes brutal approach to medicine. An expert in [[poison]]s, he is always in search of something to test them on. He appears philanthropic, but always expects something in return. He demands order, but operates outside of such legal structures. |
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| The daughter of a rebel, [[Jing Lang]] grew up fighting. As a young woman, she developed a talent for negotiation and a knack for languages. She broke ties with her family to serve as a military advisor for a [[Qing dynasty]] general her father opposed, and ultimately performed so well, she was granted a diplomatic post. Using piracy as a cover for her political activities, she travelled the world, banding with any who might serve her ultimate desire for negotiated order. | | The daughter of a rebel, [[Jing Lang]] grew up fighting. As a young woman, she developed a talent for negotiation and a knack for languages. She broke ties with her family to serve as a military advisor for a [[Qing dynasty]] general her father opposed, and ultimately performed so well, she was granted a diplomatic post. Using piracy as a cover for her political activities, she travelled the world, banding with any who might serve her ultimate desire for negotiated order. |
| |-|THE PUPPETEER= | | |-|THE PUPPETEER= |
| Born to a family of [[Thief|thieves]], [[Felicia Moreno]] became a mster og ddisguise nad sleight of hand almost before she would walk, crying on cue to help her solder sisters beg, and batting her eyelashes to distract old omen while her brothers stole their groceries. As a young lady, she teamed up with [[Lucia Márquez]] and set her sights on larger prey, robbing stagecoaches, infiltrating balls and theaters, and pilfering [[Precious stone|jewels]] from young princesses and nobles. | | Born to a family of [[Thief|thieves]], [[Felicia Moreno]] became a master of disguise and sleight of hand almost before she would walk, crying on cue to help her solder sisters beg, and batting her eyelashes to distract old omen while her brothers stole their groceries. As a young lady, she teamed up with [[Lucia Márquez]] and set her sights on larger prey, robbing stagecoaches, infiltrating balls and theaters, and pilfering [[Precious stone|jewels]] from young princesses and nobles. |
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| Born Alphie Gardner, to common parents in [[England]], Comte [[Alphonse de Marigot]] quickly outgrew his humble background. At 15, he found a job at the newly established ''{{Wiki|Comédie-Française}}'' in [[Paris]] and took advantage of every opportunity to meet men of power and influence. In his 18th year, he accepted a job aboard a merchant [[brig]]antine and sailed for the West Indies. On his patron's death, he inherited the business and established the de Marigot plantation in [[Martinique]]. | | Born Alphie Gardner, to common parents in [[England]], Comte [[Alphonse de Marigot]] quickly outgrew his humble background. At 15, he found a job at the newly established ''{{Wiki|Comédie-Française}}'' in [[Paris]] and took advantage of every opportunity to meet men of power and influence. In his 18th year, he accepted a job aboard a merchant [[brig]]antine and sailed for the West Indies. On his patron's death, he inherited the business and established the de Marigot plantation in [[Martinique]]. |
| |-|THE DUELIST= | | |-|THE DUELIST= |
| Born in Spain to an influential family branched from the [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon dynasty]], [[Renardo Aguilar]] became a master [[sword]]sman in the ''{{Wiki|Destreza|Verdadera Destreza}}'' school, and a lover of strategy games. Not satisfied with the competition available at home, he embarked on a journey to bring his technique to the Spanish colonies in Central and [[South America]]. He never forgot his roots or lost his taste for fine {{Wiki|Madeira wine|Maderia wine}}. He has been romantically linked to Felicia Moreno. | | Born in Spain to an influential family branched from the [[House of Bourbon|Bourbon dynasty]], [[Renardo Aguilar]] became a master [[sword]]sman in the ''{{Wiki|Destreza|Verdadera Destreza}}'' school, and a lover of strategy games. Not satisfied with the competition available at home, he embarked on a journey to bring his technique to the Spanish colonies in Central and [[South America]]. He never forgot his roots or lost his taste for fine {{Wiki|Madeira wine}}. He has been romantically linked to Felicia Moreno. |
| |-|THE FIREBRAND= | | |-|THE FIREBRAND= |
| Born in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]], [[Dominique Jean]] is the niece of a {{Wiki|Haitian Vodou|voodoo}} ''{{Wiki|Oungan|houngan}}'' and grew up under his doting tutelage. A clear and creative thinker with an open heart, she prefers to lead through her action. A generous collaborator, she is nevertheless deadly if crossed. At 16, she met Kumi Berko. They shared a brief romantic relationship that was cut short by his departure from the island. | | Born in [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]], [[Dominique Jean]] is the niece of a {{Wiki|Haitian Vodou|voodoo}} ''{{Wiki|Oungan|houngan}}'' and grew up under his doting tutelage. A clear and creative thinker with an open heart, she prefers to lead through her action. A generous collaborator, she is nevertheless deadly if crossed. At 16, she met Kumi Berko. They shared a brief romantic relationship that was cut short by his departure from the island. |
| |-|THE SHAMAN= | | |-|THE SHAMAN= |
| Sold into slavery at the age of fourteen, [[Dakodonou]] kept his beliefs and his desires to establishg a better life for his people a secret. Escaping captivity years later, Dakodonou trained with the Assassins, leaving only to educate himself in Haitian Vodou and carry on his true calling to create a new world. | | Sold into slavery at the age of fourteen, [[Dakodonou]] kept his beliefs and his desires to establish a better life for his people a secret. Escaping captivity years later, Dakodonou trained with the Assassins, leaving only to educate himself in Haitian Vodou and carry on his true calling to create a new world. |
| |-|THE SIREN= | | |-|THE SIREN= |
| The daughter of a goods trader, [[Sylvia Seabrooke]] spent more time dreaming about the sea than husbands, When she lost her brothers to the New World, Sly disguised herself as her brother and went to work on the ships. Noticing her navigational skills, she was persuaded to join and recruited into the Templar order. | | The daughter of a goods trader, [[Sylvia Seabrooke]] spent more time dreaming about the sea than husbands, When she lost her brothers to the New World, Sly disguised herself as her brother and went to work on the ships. Noticing her navigational skills, she was persuaded to join and recruited into the Templar order. |
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| I remember the day they told me I would be married. I laughed. I cried. That night I climbed out of my window and never looked back. There is probably still a reward posted for my capture in Spain. Can you believe? When I think of my family, I picture them looking for me still, and I look at my scars and my pistol and I laugh. I laugh so hard. | | I remember the day they told me I would be married. I laughed. I cried. That night I climbed out of my window and never looked back. There is probably still a reward posted for my capture in Spain. Can you believe? When I think of my family, I picture them looking for me still, and I look at my scars and my pistol and I laugh. I laugh so hard. |
| |-|THE STOWAWAY= | | |-|THE STOWAWAY= |
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| |-|THE WAYFARER= | | |-|THE WAYFARER= |
| Are you sure I belong here? A simple coffee farmer among killers and sages? Mainly, coffee requires patience. Each plant takes four years to grow from seed to maturity. The flowers bloom on their own time too, and the fruit ripens unevenly. A farmer must watch, must wait, and observe, all the while shielding his crop from weather and pestilence. Then, only at the right moment, he picks but the ripest cherries. I approach all of my work this way. | | Are you sure I belong here? A simple coffee farmer among killers and sages? Mainly, coffee requires patience. Each plant takes four years to grow from seed to maturity. The flowers bloom on their own time too, and the fruit ripens unevenly. A farmer must watch, must wait, and observe, all the while shielding his crop from weather and pestilence. Then, only at the right moment, he picks but the ripest cherries. I approach all of my work this way. |
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| I will not speak to you of voodoo. I already know that is how you want to imagine me: gathering herbs and muttering incantations and drawing skulls and pretending to adapt your Christian saints to the image of the {{Wiki|West African Vodun|spirits}} of the {{Wiki|Fon people|Fon}} and the {{Wiki|Ewe people|Ewe}}. No. Let us not speak of this. Let us speak of war. Of triumph. Of how I cannot be vanquished. | | I will not speak to you of voodoo. I already know that is how you want to imagine me: gathering herbs and muttering incantations and drawing skulls and pretending to adapt your Christian saints to the image of the {{Wiki|West African Vodun|spirits}} of the {{Wiki|Fon people|Fon}} and the {{Wiki|Ewe people|Ewe}}. No. Let us not speak of this. Let us speak of war. Of triumph. Of how I cannot be vanquished. |
| |-|THE SHAMAN= | | |-|THE SHAMAN= |
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| |-|PALENQUE= | | |-|PALENQUE= |
| Unlike most of Southern [[Mexico]]'s {{Wiki|Palenque}}, the [[Palenque|Expeditionary Camp]] has a very temporary feel to it. Rumored to be linked with the '{{Wiki|El Dorado}}' myth, the city, mostly in a state of ruin, overgrown with vegetation, is packed with explorers harboring a desire to excavate its tombs and temples. Canvas tents decorate the otherwise spars campgrounds, creating a close and friendly community for the island's many wanderers. But beware the warmer months! Palenque is frequently host to major tropical storms, giving the area a tense atmosphere and keeping its poor explorers forever on the move. | | Unlike most of Southern [[Mexico]]'s [[Palenque]], the Expeditionary Camp has a very temporary feel to it. Rumored to be linked with the '{{Wiki|El Dorado}}' myth, the city, mostly in a state of ruin, overgrown with vegetation, is packed with explorers harboring a desire to excavate its tombs and temples. Canvas tents decorate the otherwise spars campgrounds, creating a close and friendly community for the island's many wanderers. But beware the warmer months! Palenque is frequently host to major tropical storms, giving the area a tense atmosphere and keeping its poor explorers forever on the move. |
| |-|SANTA LUCIA= | | |-|SANTA LUCIA= |
| Once a place for small-scale fishing and pearl gathering, this fishing village, in [[Santa Lucia]], is now a resupply hub for most pirates. Although missing its peaceful nature, this place is lively, exotic, engulfed by the surrounding grandiose cliffs and eternal blue. The village grows on both land and sea, and long, rickety, wooden docks connect the seafarers to the townsfolk. By day, the town bustles, and the beach glows under the hot son, and by night, pirates can be seen stumbling around the docks in the torchlight. | | Once a place for small-scale fishing and pearl gathering, this fishing village, in [[Santa Lucia]], is now a resupply hub for most pirates. Although missing its peaceful nature, this place is lively, exotic, engulfed by the surrounding grandiose cliffs and eternal blue. The village grows on both land and sea, and long, rickety, wooden docks connect the seafarers to the townsfolk. By day, the town bustles, and the beach glows under the hot son, and by night, pirates can be seen stumbling around the docks in the torchlight. |
