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[[File:ACFT - Hendrik's sea log.png|thumb| | In the early 18th century, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]] wrote two '''sea logs''' documenting his travels around [[Southeast Asia]], particulalry his search for [[Angkor]], the lost city of the [[Khmer Empire]] and an alleged [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|site]]. Because of the valuable information they contained, these journals would become the objects of interest of various factions who sought to find Angkor, all of which fought for possession of them upon Hendrik's death. | ||
==Owners== | |||
*[[Hendrik]] (author; until 1725) | |||
;First sea log | |||
*[[Lee Huiyin]] (February 1725) | |||
*[[Edward Kenway]] (February 1725) | |||
*[[Shimazu Saito]] (1725) | |||
*[[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)|Sun]] (1725) | |||
*[[Xiao Han]] (1725) | |||
;Second sea log | |||
*[[Rajah]] (1725) | |||
*Shimazu Saito (1725) | |||
*[[Xue Yan]] (1725) | |||
*Xiao Han (1725) | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
At some point prior to | ===Background=== | ||
[[ | [[File:ACFT - Hendrik writing.png|left|thumb|180px|Hendrik writing in his sea log]] | ||
In February 1725, Hendrik was | At some point prior to 1725, Hendrik began a search for Angkor, which was rumored to house [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]], after meeting a [[Scholar|monk]] in [[Cebu]] who told him about a similar search conducted by the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]] two centuries prior. During his journey, Hendrik kept a sea log in which he documented the progress of his search,<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref> so that he could return to Angkor at a later date.<ref name="EP 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12|Episode 12]]</ref> | ||
After finding Angkor's Piece of Eden and being unable to retrieve it,<ref name="EP 03">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3|Episode 3]]</ref> Hendrik realized the [[Lotus disk|artifact]] must not fall into the wrong hands and decided to conceal its location. He encrypted his sea log with a special cipher<ref name="EP 12" /> and split it into two halves, hiding the second half within Ferdinand Magellan's cross at the [[Basilica del Santo Niño]] in Cebu.<ref name="EP 56">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 56|Episode 56]]</ref> | |||
Meanwhile, the first half, which contained the cipher and a clue to the location of the second sea log, was taken by Hendrik to [[Macau]], where the explorer attempted to persuade the [[Qing dynasty|Qing]] [[merchant]] [[Lee Huiyin|Madam Lee]] to sponsor an expedition to Angkor. After she turned him down, Hendrik decided to keep the sea log in a [[bank]] safe in the city until he could find a way to return to Angkor.<ref name="EP 12" /> | |||
===First sea log=== | |||
In February 1725, Hendrik was killed by the [[Templars|Templar]] [[Shimazu Saito]]'s [[ninja]] followers, who sought to find Angkor and to silence anyone who knew about its existence.<ref name="EP 03" /> Shortly after Hendrik's death, Madam Lee purchased his sea log from the bank,<ref name="EP 07">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7|Episode 7]]</ref> intending to hold onto it as collateral. This caught the attention of the Templars, who approached Lee to demand the journal, but she refused to give it to them.<ref name="EP 12" /> | |||
[[File:ACFT - Sun with the sea log.png|thumb|200px|Sun holding the first sea log]] | |||
The Templars would eventually get their hands on the sea log after attacking Lee's private residence, the [[Mandarin's House]], where Saito stole it from the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who had also come for the journal and had found it shortly before the attack.<ref name="EP 11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 11|Episode 11]]</ref> However, Edward managed to hold onto the sea log's cipher,<ref name="EP 12" /> forcing the Templars to begin looking for a codebreaker to decipher the journal.<ref name="EP 24">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 24|Episode 24]]</ref> | |||
Later, Saito was forced to give the sea log to the businessman [[Sun (Hualien Trading Company)|Sun]] in exchange for his protection of the Templar's subordinates. Unable to find anyone to decipher the sea log, Sun reached out to his nephew [[Xiao Han]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]], who was familiar with the language used to encrypt the journal.<ref name="EP 34">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 34|Episode 34]]</ref> | |||
However, rather than help his uncle decode the sea log, Xiao Han took it for himself after killing Sun,<ref name="EP 38">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 38|Episode 38]]</ref> intending to find Angkor and use its Piece of Eden to overthrow the Qing dynasty.<ref name="EP 36">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 36|Episode 36]]</ref> Xiao Han later presented the sea log to Madam Lee and convinced her to join forces to recover Angkor's treasure.<ref name="EP 40">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 40|Episode 40]]</ref> | |||
== Gallery == | Meanwhile, Edward recruited Saito into his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]], and she helped them decipher the sea log's contents, which she had memorized.<ref name="EP 40" /> Using the cipher acquired by Edward, [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] found a hidden message written by Hendrik, urging anyone who read the journal to "follow in the footsteps of Ferdinand Magellan" to find the second clue to the location of Angkor's treasure. Deducing they were meant to find Magellan's resting place, the Union members left Macau and sailed to the [[Philippines]] to continue their investigation.<ref name="EP 41" /> | ||
===Second sea log=== | |||
In [[Manila]], Edward encountered a [[Mad monk|monk]] who wielded a [[crescent amulet]], a Piece of Eden. After being subjected to the amulet's powers, Edward experienced several visions, including one of Hendrik concealing something within Magellan's cross.<ref name="EP 56" /> Deducing this was the second clue they needed to find, the Union members left Manila and traveled to Cebu.<ref name="EP 57">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 57|Episode 57]]</ref> | |||
[[File:ACFT - Rajah holding the sea log.png|left||thumb|180px|Rajah reading the second sea log]] | |||
However, they were beaten to their destination by [[Rajah]], the leader of a [[Visayans|Visayan]] resistance against the [[Spain|Spanish]] colonists, who had stolen the crescent amulet and had also learned about Hendrik's second sea log. Infiltrating the Basilica del Santo Niño, Rajah killed all the priests inside and retrieved the sea log from Magellan's cross. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire while he used the amulet to decipher the journal's contents, learning about the whereabouts of two other Pieces of Eden.<ref name="EP 66">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 66|Episode 66]]</ref> | |||
Due to his distrust of foreigners, Rajah gave the sea log to one of his men, unwililng to carry around a Dutch sailor's journal. After the rebels took over [[Fort San Pedro]], they hid the sea log in an office, where Saito later searched for it while Edward battled Rajah.<ref name="EP 70">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 70|Episode 70]]</ref> | |||
After being unable to find the journal, Saito spotted a group of [[civilian]]s fleeing with it and confronted them. The civilians promptly surrendered the sea log,<ref name="EP 71">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 71|Episode 71]]</ref> and Saito returned to Edward to help him fight Xiao Han and his fellow Chinese Assassins, who had also arrived in Cebu.<ref name="EP 72">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 72|Episode 72]]</ref> However, during the battle, Saito was overpowered by [[Xue Yan]], who stole the sea log from her. After Edward used the amulet to defeat Xiao Han and [[Liu Qing]], he and Saito were forced to escape, leaving the sea log in the Chinese Assassins' possession.<ref name="EP 73">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 73|Episode 73]]</ref> | |||
Xiao Han subsequently deciphered the journal, informing the Chinese Assassins and Madam Lee of the existence of two other Pieces of Eden. As Edward and his allies had already traveled to [[Myanmar|Burma]] in search of [[Lantern (Piece of Eden)|one]] of the artifacts, Xiao Han and Lee decided to wait for them to retrieve the Piece of Eden so they could steal it afterwards. In the meantime, the Chinese Assassins and Lee's fleet sailed to [[Vietnam|Đại Việt]] to commence their expedition to find Angkor's [[Forgotten Temple (Isu)|temple]] and recover its Piece of Eden.<ref name="EP 96">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 96|Episode 96]]</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
The markings inside the sea logs resemble characters found in the [[Isu script]], implying that Hendrik used the language to encrypt his journals. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | <gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | ||
ACFT - Hendrik with his sea log.jpg|Hendrik with one of his sea logs | |||
ACFT - Lee acquires Hendrik's sea log.png|Madam Lee acquiring the first sea log | |||
ACFT - Sea log in Lee's safe.png|The first sea log inside Lee's safe | |||
ACFT - Saito reading the sea log.png|Shimazu Saito reading the first sea log | |||
ACFT - Edward holding the cipher.png|Edward Kenway holding the sea log's cipher | |||
ACFT - Xiao Han reading the sea log.png|Xiao Han reading the first sea log | |||
ACFT - Second sea log.png|The second sea log inside an office | |||
ACFT - Saito holding the sea log.png|Saito holding the second sea log | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' | ||
Latest revision as of 22:01, 20 June 2025
In the early 18th century, the Dutch explorer Hendrik wrote two sea logs documenting his travels around Southeast Asia, particulalry his search for Angkor, the lost city of the Khmer Empire and an alleged Isu site. Because of the valuable information they contained, these journals would become the objects of interest of various factions who sought to find Angkor, all of which fought for possession of them upon Hendrik's death.
Owners[edit | edit source]
- Hendrik (author; until 1725)
- First sea log
- Lee Huiyin (February 1725)
- Edward Kenway (February 1725)
- Shimazu Saito (1725)
- Sun (1725)
- Xiao Han (1725)
- Second sea log
History[edit | edit source]
Background[edit | edit source]
At some point prior to 1725, Hendrik began a search for Angkor, which was rumored to house Pieces of Eden, after meeting a monk in Cebu who told him about a similar search conducted by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan two centuries prior. During his journey, Hendrik kept a sea log in which he documented the progress of his search,[1] so that he could return to Angkor at a later date.[2]
After finding Angkor's Piece of Eden and being unable to retrieve it,[3] Hendrik realized the artifact must not fall into the wrong hands and decided to conceal its location. He encrypted his sea log with a special cipher[2] and split it into two halves, hiding the second half within Ferdinand Magellan's cross at the Basilica del Santo Niño in Cebu.[4]
Meanwhile, the first half, which contained the cipher and a clue to the location of the second sea log, was taken by Hendrik to Macau, where the explorer attempted to persuade the Qing merchant Madam Lee to sponsor an expedition to Angkor. After she turned him down, Hendrik decided to keep the sea log in a bank safe in the city until he could find a way to return to Angkor.[2]
First sea log[edit | edit source]
In February 1725, Hendrik was killed by the Templar Shimazu Saito's ninja followers, who sought to find Angkor and to silence anyone who knew about its existence.[3] Shortly after Hendrik's death, Madam Lee purchased his sea log from the bank,[5] intending to hold onto it as collateral. This caught the attention of the Templars, who approached Lee to demand the journal, but she refused to give it to them.[2]
The Templars would eventually get their hands on the sea log after attacking Lee's private residence, the Mandarin's House, where Saito stole it from the Assassin Edward Kenway, who had also come for the journal and had found it shortly before the attack.[6] However, Edward managed to hold onto the sea log's cipher,[2] forcing the Templars to begin looking for a codebreaker to decipher the journal.[7]
Later, Saito was forced to give the sea log to the businessman Sun in exchange for his protection of the Templar's subordinates. Unable to find anyone to decipher the sea log, Sun reached out to his nephew Xiao Han, the Chinese Assassins' Mentor, who was familiar with the language used to encrypt the journal.[8]
However, rather than help his uncle decode the sea log, Xiao Han took it for himself after killing Sun,[9] intending to find Angkor and use its Piece of Eden to overthrow the Qing dynasty.[10] Xiao Han later presented the sea log to Madam Lee and convinced her to join forces to recover Angkor's treasure.[11]
Meanwhile, Edward recruited Saito into his organization, the Zhang Wei Union, and she helped them decipher the sea log's contents, which she had memorized.[11] Using the cipher acquired by Edward, Yun Pyeong-Gyu found a hidden message written by Hendrik, urging anyone who read the journal to "follow in the footsteps of Ferdinand Magellan" to find the second clue to the location of Angkor's treasure. Deducing they were meant to find Magellan's resting place, the Union members left Macau and sailed to the Philippines to continue their investigation.[1]
Second sea log[edit | edit source]
In Manila, Edward encountered a monk who wielded a crescent amulet, a Piece of Eden. After being subjected to the amulet's powers, Edward experienced several visions, including one of Hendrik concealing something within Magellan's cross.[4] Deducing this was the second clue they needed to find, the Union members left Manila and traveled to Cebu.[12]
However, they were beaten to their destination by Rajah, the leader of a Visayan resistance against the Spanish colonists, who had stolen the crescent amulet and had also learned about Hendrik's second sea log. Infiltrating the Basilica del Santo Niño, Rajah killed all the priests inside and retrieved the sea log from Magellan's cross. He then ordered his men to set the cross on fire while he used the amulet to decipher the journal's contents, learning about the whereabouts of two other Pieces of Eden.[13]
Due to his distrust of foreigners, Rajah gave the sea log to one of his men, unwililng to carry around a Dutch sailor's journal. After the rebels took over Fort San Pedro, they hid the sea log in an office, where Saito later searched for it while Edward battled Rajah.[14]
After being unable to find the journal, Saito spotted a group of civilians fleeing with it and confronted them. The civilians promptly surrendered the sea log,[15] and Saito returned to Edward to help him fight Xiao Han and his fellow Chinese Assassins, who had also arrived in Cebu.[16] However, during the battle, Saito was overpowered by Xue Yan, who stole the sea log from her. After Edward used the amulet to defeat Xiao Han and Liu Qing, he and Saito were forced to escape, leaving the sea log in the Chinese Assassins' possession.[17]
Xiao Han subsequently deciphered the journal, informing the Chinese Assassins and Madam Lee of the existence of two other Pieces of Eden. As Edward and his allies had already traveled to Burma in search of one of the artifacts, Xiao Han and Lee decided to wait for them to retrieve the Piece of Eden so they could steal it afterwards. In the meantime, the Chinese Assassins and Lee's fleet sailed to Đại Việt to commence their expedition to find Angkor's temple and recover its Piece of Eden.[18]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
The markings inside the sea logs resemble characters found in the Isu script, implying that Hendrik used the language to encrypt his journals.
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Hendrik with one of his sea logs -
Madam Lee acquiring the first sea log -
The first sea log inside Lee's safe -
Shimazu Saito reading the first sea log -
Edward Kenway holding the sea log's cipher -
Xiao Han reading the first sea log -
The second sea log inside an office -
Saito holding the second sea log
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 41
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 12
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 56
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 7
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 11
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 24
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 34
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 38
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 36
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 40
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 57
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 66
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 70
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 71
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 72
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 73
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 96