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The Frontier was a location generated by the Animus 3.0, representing the areas in the North American countryside visited by Haytham Kenway and Ratonhnhaké:ton.^[1]

During the Seven Years' War and subsequent American Revolutionary War, the countryside of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey was gradually being settled by colonial hunters and traders, as the fur pelts of American animals were in high demand in England and France.^[1]

Regions[edit | edit source]

The Frontier was split into twelve hunting grounds, each containing four different types of wildlife:

Black Creek[edit | edit source]

Located at the most north-western area of the Frontier, Black Creek contained hares, beavers, elk, and bobcats. It contained Fort Duquesne in Pennsylvania, and the Grand Temple in Turin, New York.

Located roughly in the center of the Frontier, Concord, Massachusetts, included hares, raccoon, beavers, and deer. A trading post was located on the western edge of town, on the road leading to Valley Forge.

Diamond Basin[edit | edit source]

The Diamond Basin hunting region was located north of Concord. It included cougars, deer, wolves, and beavers.

Great Piece Hills[edit | edit source]

Great Piece Hills was located in the north-east, just south of John's Town. It included hares, wolves, elk, and bobcats. Boston Light overlooked the eastern lake.

John's Town[edit | edit source]

Located at the most north-eastern area of the Frontier, John's Town in New York included hares, foxes, elk, and bears. It was the site of Sir William Johnson's homestead, Johnson Hall, and contained the route to the Davenport Homestead in Massachusetts.

Kanièn:keh[edit | edit source]

Located at the central northern area of the Frontier, the Kanièn:keh Nation Territory, or "Mohawk Valley", was the location of Kanatahséton. Game included hares, foxes, deer, and cougars.

Lexington[edit | edit source]

Located roughly in the center of the Frontier, west of Concord, Massachusetts, the town of Lexington included raccoon, hares, foxes, and deer. A trading post was located to the north, near an inn.

Monmouth[edit | edit source]

The Monmouth, New Jersey hunting ground included elk, raccoon, hares, and foxes. It was the location of the Fort Monmouth and a harbor. A trading post was located just north of the harbor, on the road leading to Troy's Wood.

Packanack[edit | edit source]

The Packanack hunting ground included hares, beavers, bobcats, and bears.

Scotch Plains[edit | edit source]

The Scotch Plains hunting ground included raccoon, deer, hares, and cougars. It contained the routes to Boston and New York, as well as Fort St-Mathieu.

Troy's Wood[edit | edit source]

The Troy's Wood hunting ground included hares, deer, elk, and wolves.

Valley Forge[edit | edit source]

The Valley Forge hunting ground included hares, beavers, raccoon, and elk. It was the site of the Continental Army's camp during the first half of 1778.

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The Frontier represents the Northeast area of the United States. However, its depiction is a very fictionalized and compressed version of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The big river in the middle possibly represents Hudson River.
The Frontier is 1.5 times larger than Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's Rome.
The Frontier is the setting for about a third of the main storyline content for Assassin's Creed III.
It is impossible to reduce notoriety in the Frontier.
- However, Connor's notoriety is predetermined by specific areas of the Frontier.
In the Monmouth region, a red enemy dot appears on the mini map inside a small building with injured men inside. However, the dot belonged to a woman who paced the inside of the building, and did not attack Connor. It is unknown why she was identified on the mini map.
During the events of The Tyranny of King Washington, the Frontier is devastated, with the colonial settlements and farms ruined and abandoned, and the land littered with the dead bodies of slaughtered civilians and Redcoats. Dead horses can also be found.
The encampment at Valley Forge was inaccessible until Sequence 8, as the Continental Army had not yet made camp until 1778.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Concept art of wolves in the Frontier
A battle in the Frontier
Concept art of a Frontier battlefield
Concept art of the Frontier by William Wu
Snow covered forest in the Frontier
The Frontier in Spring
Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee in the Frontier during winter
Young Ratonhnhaké:ton overlooking the Kanièn:keh territory
Connor in the Frontiersmen camp
Aerial view of Fort Monmouth
Fort St-Mathieu

Appearances[edit | edit source]

Assassin's Creed III

References[edit | edit source]

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-[[File:Assassins-Creed-3-screenshot.jpg|thumb|300px|Connor climbing a mountain in the Frontier.]]
+[[File:AC3 Frontier Overlook.png|thumb|250px|Overlook of the Frontier]]
-The '''Frontier''' was a large tract of countryside located in the [[United States|American]] north-east. Many battles of the [[French and Indian War]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]] took place here.
+The '''Frontier''' was a location generated by the [[Animus|Animus 3.0]], representing the areas in the [[North America]]n countryside visited by [[Haytham Kenway]] and [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
-The Frontier consisted mostly of wilderness containing cliffs, forests, rivers, and mountains inhabited by a variety of animals such as bears, beavers, deer, wolves, rabbits, cougars, and elk.<ref name="GameInformer">''GameInformer'' April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Hunting Regions split up the land, where [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] logged the different species he hunted there.
+During the [[Seven Years' War]] and subsequent [[American Revolutionary War]], the countryside of [[Massachusetts]], [[New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[New Jersey]] was gradually being settled by colonial [[Hunting|hunters]] and [[General stores|traders]], as the fur pelts of [[United States|American]] animals were in high demand in [[England]] and [[France]].<ref name="AC3"/>
-While [[Boston]] and [[New York City]] were the primary settlements located near the Frontier, the countryside itself also contained several small Native American and European ones such as the towns of [[Lexington]], [[Concord]], [[Charlestown]], and Connor's own [[Mohawk]] village, [[Kanatahséton]]. One could also find logging camps, mills, and trading posts.<ref name="GameInformer Exploring">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/19/exploring-the-assassin-39-s-creed-iii-frontier.aspx GameInformer: ''Exploring The Assassin's Creed III Frontier'']</ref>
+==Regions==
+The Frontier was split into twelve hunting grounds, each containing four different types of wildlife:
-[[File:ACIII-GI (8).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A battle in the Frontier.]]
+===Black Creek===
-As the war waged on, the condition of the towns would change as a consequence to the battles. At different times, one could find battalions of men readying for a charge, or injured soldiers by abandoned tents.<ref name="GameInformer Exploring"/>
+Located at the most north-western area of the Frontier, Black Creek contained [[hare]]s, [[beaver]]s, [[elk]], and [[bobcat]]s. It contained [[Fort Duquesne]] in Pennsylvania, and the [[Grand Temple]] in [[Turin, New York]].
-The [[Assassins|Assassin]] Connor was particularly skilled in navigating the Frontier; he was able to climb and [[Freerunning|free-run]] across rocks and tree branches, granting him an advantage over his enemies and prey traveling below, as well as offering a quicker method of traveling during winter when the snow was knee deep.<ref name="GameInformer"/>
+===Concord===
+Located roughly in the center of the Frontier, [[Concord]], Massachusetts, included hares, [[raccoon]], beavers, and [[deer]]. A trading post was located on the western edge of town, on the road leading to [[Valley Forge]].
-==Frontiersmen==
+===Diamond Basin===
-Frontiersmen are people that could be found camping around the Frontier, and usually consisted of hunters. They often tell Connor, who occasionally rests at one of these camps, tales of their adventures or strange sightings that occurred around the land. However, the Frontiersmen could also be encountered within Boston.
+The Diamond Basin hunting region was located north of Concord. It included [[cougar]]s, deer, [[Wolf|wolves]], and beavers.
-===The Boy Who Cried Wolf===
+===Great Piece Hills===
-A Frontiersman tells Connor about his encounter with some Natives that led to a small paranoia about the possibility of them following him after the encounter. He also states that a camp of his was apparently raided by said Natives and had killed his fellow hunters. Investigating, Connor found two dead bodies and a wolf, concluding that the men were killed by the wolf after a violent argument.
+Great Piece Hills was located in the north-east, just south of [[John's Town]]. It included hares, wolves, elk, and bobcats. [[Boston Light]] overlooked the eastern lake.
-===Sasquatch===
+===John's Town===
-Another Frontiersman tells Connor of the Sasquatch, an ape-like creature that walked on both legs and often stole from residences. Investigating the last known sighting of the beast, Connor finds a man setting up his home beside a waterfall, with supplies he stole from local residents. Connor realizes that the rumors of the thefts are true, but the Sasquatch was a mere man.
+Located at the most north-eastern area of the Frontier, John's Town in New York included hares, [[fox]]es, elk, and [[bear]]s. It was the site of Sir [[William Johnson]]'s homestead, [[Johnson Hall]], and contained the route to the [[Davenport Homestead]] in Massachusetts.
-===The Haunted Lighthouse===
+===Kanièn:keh===
-A Frontiersman tells Connor a tale about his experience near a supposedly haunted lighthouse. When he was fishing, he and his compatriots heard a howling in the wind a figure atop the house. Connor investigates, finds several footprints in the area and climbs up the lighthouse. There, he found a hooded tree positioned to look like a ghost, suggesting that it was there to scare off any possible intruders.
+Located at the central northern area of the Frontier, the [[Kanien'kehá:ka|Kanièn:keh Nation]] Territory, or "[[Kanièn:keh Nation Territory|Mohawk Valley]]", was the location of [[Kanatahséton]]. Game included hares, foxes, deer, and cougars.
-===The Headless Horseman===
+===Lexington===
-A Frontiersman relates the tale of the Headless Horseman, a German mercenary who was decapitated by a cannonball in battle, and how it continues to decapitate victims while replacing his head with a pumpkin. Connor finds a victim of the Horseman and briefly catches a glimpse of the monster, who laughs and rides off. Despite the eery encounter, Connor concludes that the Horseman is merely a normal human serial killer with a gimmick.
+Located roughly in the center of the Frontier, west of Concord, Massachusetts, the town of [[Lexington]] included raccoon, hares, foxes, and deer. A trading post was located to the north, near an inn.
-===The Monster Of The Sea===
-In Boston, Connor hears a tale about several fishermen spotting the head of a sea monster appearing out of the water before returning under. Going around the city, Connor learns that the monster might be under the control of an old man, who was constantly found in the area that the creature appeared. Connor then learns that the old man has died, and was a trader. Investigating the man's workshop, Connor found a large helmet, oxygen tank, and tools which allowed anyone that wore the outfit to breathe underwater, showing that the witnesses were only seeing the trader testing out his invention.
+===Monmouth===
-===Unidentified Flying Object===
+The [[Monmouth]], New Jersey hunting ground included elk, raccoon, hares, and foxes. It was the location of the [[Fort Monmouth]] and a [[Harbormasters|harbor]]. A trading post was located just north of the harbor, on the road leading to Troy's Wood.
-Connor hears another tale about a strange object shooting up into the sky in a blinding light over Beacon Hill before disappearing into space. Looking around the area, Connor found the UFO in a tree. It was only an umbrella, blown by a wind into the air and reflecting moonlight to simulate the glow.
+===Packanack===
+The Packanack hunting ground included hares, beavers, bobcats, and bears.
+===Scotch Plains===
+The Scotch Plains hunting ground included raccoon, deer, hares, and cougars. It contained the routes to [[Boston]] and [[New York City|New York]], as well as [[Fort St-Mathieu]].
+===Troy's Wood===
+The Troy's Wood hunting ground included hares, deer, elk, and wolves.
+===Valley Forge===
+The Valley Forge hunting ground included hares, beavers, raccoon, and elk. It was the site of the [[Continental Army]]'s camp during the first half of 1778.
 ==Trivia==
-*The Frontier is reputedly 1.5 times larger than ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'''s [[Rome]], making it the largest map in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] to date.
+*The Frontier represents the Northeast area of the United States. However, its depiction is a very fictionalized and compressed version of [[Massachusetts]], [[Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut]], [[New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], and [[New Jersey]]. The big river in the middle possibly represents Hudson River.
-*The Frontier is the setting for around 30% of the main storyline content for ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.
+*The Frontier is 1.5 times larger than ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''<nowiki/>'s [[Rome]].
-*It is impossible to reduce [[notoriety]] in the Frontier under normal conditions.
+*The Frontier is the setting for about a third of the main storyline content for ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.
-*Peddlers can be found riding carts around tracks, where Connor could sell the products from hunting and buy consumables, such as arrows, rope darts and bait etc.
+*It is impossible to reduce [[Social stealth|notoriety]] in the Frontier.
-*The entrance to the [[Grand Temple]] can be found at the far North of the map, in the Black Creek region.
+**However, Connor's notoriety is predetermined by specific areas of the Frontier.
+*In the Monmouth region, a red enemy dot appears on the mini map inside a small building with injured men inside. However, the dot belonged to a woman who paced the inside of the building, and did not attack Connor. It is unknown why she was identified on the mini map.
+*During the events of ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]'', the Frontier is devastated, with the colonial settlements and farms ruined and abandoned, and the land littered with the dead bodies of slaughtered [[civilian]]s and Redcoats. Dead [[horse]]s can also be found.
+*The encampment at Valley Forge was inaccessible until Sequence 8, as the Continental Army had not yet made camp until 1778.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
+<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
-AC3 Wolves.jpg|Concept art of wolves, following the blood trails of fallen bodies.
+AC3 Wolves.jpg|Concept art of wolves in the Frontier
-ACIII-GI (4).jpg|Connor nimbly running over the Frontier's rough terrain.
+ACIII-GI (8).jpg|A battle in the Frontier
-ACIII-GI (15).jpg|Connor stalking a deer with his bow in hand.
+Frontier with Connor and George Washington.jpg|Concept art of a Frontier battlefield
-AC3 SC SP 17 Frontier CombatTomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Connor caught up in a conflict with some [[British Army|British]] [[Guards|soldiers]].
+FIRST ENCOUNTER by William Wu.jpg|Concept art of the Frontier by William Wu
-AC3 SC SP 19 Frontier Canoe ONLINE.jpg|Connor navigating along a canal with a canoe.
+Snow covered forest in the Frontier.jpg|Snow covered forest in the Frontier
-AC3 SC SP 20 Frontier Predator.jpg|Connor spying on a British march from above, using the trees to remain out of sight.
+Frontier in Spring.jpg|The Frontier in Spring
-Xl Assassins-Creed-3-Frontier-Camp-624.jpg|Connor entering a [[Continental Army|Continental]] camp.
+ACIII-Unconvinced 2.png|Haytham Kenway and Charles Lee in the Frontier during winter
-Fleeing-deer.jpg|A group of deer, some of the wildlife present in the region.
+ACIII-FeathersandTrees_2.png|Young Ratonhnhaké:ton overlooking the Kanièn:keh territory
-Connor chasing deer.jpg|Connor chasing after a lone deer through the Frontier.
+Boy who cried wolf 1.png|Connor in the Frontiersmen camp
-Snow covered forest in the Frontier.jpg|Snow covered forest in the Frontier.
+ACIII-Forts 1.png|Aerial view of Fort Monmouth
-Winter in the Frontier.jpg|Winter in the Frontier.
+ACIII - Fort St Mathieu - Possible Main Image 3.jpg|Fort St-Mathieu
-Frontier winterland.jpg|Frontier winter.
-Frontier in Spring.jpg|Frontier in Spring.
-ACIII Frontier Camp Murder SS.jpg|Frontier fight at night.
-Frontier with Connor and George Washington.jpg|Concept art of Connor and George Washington on a Frontier battlefield.
-FIRST ENCOUNTER by William Wu.jpg|Concept art of the Frontier by William Wu.
-ACIII-GI (10).jpg|Connor riding with George Washington through the Frontier during winter
-ACIII-GI (3).jpg|Connor in conflict with [[British Army|British Army Soldiers]] in the Frontier.
-ACIII-GI (5).jpg|Connor with a musket stalking a deer.
-Frontier by WilliamWu.jpg|Concept illustration of an eagle viewing the Frontier from above during winter.
 </gallery>
+==Appearances==
+*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 {{AC3}}
+[[Category:Animus environments]]
 [[Category:United States]]
-[[Category:Assassin's Creed III locations]]
+[[Category:Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:New Jersey]]
+[[Category:New York]]
+[[Category:Pennsylvania]]

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