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{{Quote|This tea was brought to me from India by a ship, then, up from the harbor to a factory, where it was packaged and ferried by carriage to my door, unpacked in the larder and brought upstairs to me.|Crawford Starrick expounding on tea, 1868.|Assassin's Creed: Syndicate|Overdose}}
'''Tea''' or '''chai''' is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to [[China]] and [[Asia|East Asia]]. Famous for its stimulating effect, tea was also used for recreational purposes, leading to the establishment of teahouses where individuals could meet while drinking tea.<ref name="Silk Road">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]''</ref>
[[File:ACFT - Teacup.png|thumb|180px|A cup of tea]]
'''Tea''', or '''''chai''''', is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to [[Asia|East Asia]]. Famous for its stimulating effect, tea was also used for recreational purposes, leading to the establishment of teahouses where individuals could meet while drinking tea.<ref name="Silk Road">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]''</ref>


With the establishment of the [[Silk Road]], tea was diffused by the [[merchant]]s from the Far East to the [[Middle East]]. In 870 CE, the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Basim Ibn Ishaq]] introduced to his [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Frankish brethren]] [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] the beverage when they met in [[Antioch]].<ref name="Silk Road"/>
==History==
===Middle Ages===
With the establishment of the [[Silk Road]], tea was diffused by [[merchant]]s from the Far East to the [[Middle East]]. In 870 CE, the [[Assassins|Hidden One]] [[Basim ibn Ishaq]] introduced the beverage to his [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|Frankish brethren]] [[Oisel]] and [[Matthias]] when they met in [[Antioch]].<ref name="Silk Road"/>


During the Colonial Era, tea circulated in [[Europe|European countries]] and their [[Americas|American colonies]], especially becoming a part of [[United Kingdom|British]] culture with the [[East India Company]] exporting tea from [[Asia]] to [[Great Britain]] and the [[United States|British Colonies]]. During the 18th century, tea's consumption began to be rival by coffee. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and was forced to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]] as he sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' - [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>
===Colonial era===
During the Colonial era, tea circulated through [[Europe]]an countries and their [[Americas|American colonies]]. The [[East India Company]] became one of the world's leading tea exporters, transporting the beverage from [[Asia]] to [[Great Britain]] and the [[United States|British colonies]]. As a result, tea quickly became an integral part of [[United Kingdom|British]] culture.<ref name="Tea Act">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Tea Act]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Boston Tea Party]]</ref>


In 1773, the British Parliament voted the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made the tea much less expensive, increasing the East India Company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to smuggle less cheap [[Netherlands|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay tax despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]] turned away the East India Company's [[ships]], but [[Thomas Hutchinson]], governor of [[Massachusetts]], allowed the ships to stay in [[Boston Harbor]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[Database: Tea Act]]''</ref>
[[File:ACFT - Edward being served tea.png|thumb|200px|left|Edward Kenway being served tea]]
When the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] visited [[Macau]] in 1725 during his search for [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] in Asia, he was offered {{Wiki|black tea}} by the [[Qing dynasty|Qing]] merchant [[Lee Huiyin|Madam Lee]] during a meeting at her estate, the [[Mandarin's House]]. Edward disliked the tea's bitter taste and suggested adding [[sugar]] or milk to the beverage, only for Lee to respond that "boorish Westerners" like him did not know the first thing about tea.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12|Episode 12]]</ref>


The [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], with [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]] and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], aborded the East India company's ships and threw the tea cargo in the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event was remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and one of the first steps to the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[The Tea Party]]</ref> The Colonial Assassins organized other Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to defy the British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)|Contracts]]</ref>
During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by [[coffee]]. In 1768, the merchant [[Bouché]] had difficulty selling tea in [[New Orleans]] and resolved to slander his business rival [[Philippe de Grandpré]], who sold coffee.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]'' – [[Elegant and Deadly]]</ref>


In his [[Davenport Homestead|Homestead]], Ratonhnaké:ton produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using honey and rosemary. Ratonhnaké:ton sold it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' - [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)|Crafting]]</ref>
In 1773, the [[Palace of Westminster|British Parliament]] passed the [[Tea Act]], allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from [[India]]. This made tea cheaper, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to [[Smuggling|smuggle]] expensive [[Netherlands|Dutch]] tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. [[New York City]] and [[Philadelphia, United States|Philadelphia]] turned away the East India Company's [[ship]]s, but [[Massachusetts]]' governor [[Thomas Hutchinson]] allowed the ships to stay in [[Boston Harbor]].<ref name="Tea Act" />


Through the Modern Times, tea remained a part of British culture, served as a beverage during social events or in a more individual level.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' - [[Overdose]]</ref>
[[File:ACIII-Teaparty 7.png|thumb|250px|Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party]]
The [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templar]] [[William Johnson]] smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the [[Iroquois]] lands for the Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[On Johnson's Trail]]</ref> On 16 December 1773, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|Colonial Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], alongside [[Samuel Adams]], [[Paul Revere]], and [[William Molineux]] from the [[Sons of Liberty]], boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo into the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event would be remembered as the [[Boston Tea Party]] and was one of the first steps toward the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Tea Party]]</ref>
 
The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in [[New Jersey]] and [[Maryland]] to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Contracts (Colonial Brotherhood)|Contracts]]</ref> Back at the [[Davenport Homestead]], Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers [[Oliver (Homestead)|Oliver]] and [[Corrine]] using [[honey]] and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the [[North America]]n East Coast and the [[Caribbean Sea]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Crafting (Assassin's Creed III)|Crafting]]</ref>
 
===Victorian era===
[[File:ACS Overdose 10.png|thumb|250px|left|Crawford Starrick drinking a cup of tea]]
Tea remained a part of British culture into the modern age, serving as a beverage during social events or on a more individual level. During the [[Victorian era]], the Templar entrepreneur [[Crawford Starrick]] entered the tea trade as head of [[Starrick Industries]]. The company's reach in the market was vast, with every step along the tea supply chain—from the shipping crew in India to the London delivery man—staffed by many of Starrick's employees.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Overdose]]</ref>
 
===Modern times===
In 2020, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Rebecca Crane]] asked her husband [[Shaun Hastings]] to pick up some [[mint]] tea for her during his supply run near [[Concord]], while they supervised [[Layla Hassan]] as she relived the memories of the [[Raven Clan]] [[Vikings|Viking]] [[Eivor Varinsdottir]]. Shaun bought some, but protested that the flavor was artificially infused instead of being properly steeped with leaves.<ref name="ACV">''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' – [[21st century conversations|Modern day]]</ref>


==Appearence==
==Appearence==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{Mo}}
{{Incomplete list}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Brahman]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' {{Mo}}
*[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|''Assassin's Creed: Unity'' novel]] {{Mo}}
*[[Assassin's Creed (Titan Comics)|''Assassin's Creed'' (Titan Comics)]]
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Gold]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]'' {{C|Refered as ''chai''}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road]]'' {{Mo|"chai"}}
 
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}
==Gallery==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''
<gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
ACIII-Teaparty 7.png|[[Stephane Chapheau]] and Ratonhnhaké:ton throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Mo}}
ACS Overdose 10.png|[[Crawford Starrick]] drinking a cup of tea
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Shadows]]''
</gallery>
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Jade]]''


==Reference==
==References==
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[[Category:Food]]
[[Category:Food]]

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"This tea was brought to me from India by a ship, then, up from the harbor to a factory, where it was packaged and ferried by carriage to my door, unpacked in the larder and brought upstairs to me."
―Crawford Starrick expounding on tea, 1868.[src]-[m]
A cup of tea

Tea, or chai, is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia. Famous for its stimulating effect, tea was also used for recreational purposes, leading to the establishment of teahouses where individuals could meet while drinking tea.[1]

History[edit | edit source]

Middle Ages[edit | edit source]

With the establishment of the Silk Road, tea was diffused by merchants from the Far East to the Middle East. In 870 CE, the Hidden One Basim ibn Ishaq introduced the beverage to his Frankish brethren Oisel and Matthias when they met in Antioch.[1]

Colonial era[edit | edit source]

During the Colonial era, tea circulated through European countries and their American colonies. The East India Company became one of the world's leading tea exporters, transporting the beverage from Asia to Great Britain and the British colonies. As a result, tea quickly became an integral part of British culture.[2][3]

Edward Kenway being served tea

When the British Assassin Edward Kenway visited Macau in 1725 during his search for Pieces of Eden in Asia, he was offered black tea by the Qing merchant Madam Lee during a meeting at her estate, the Mandarin's House. Edward disliked the tea's bitter taste and suggested adding sugar or milk to the beverage, only for Lee to respond that "boorish Westerners" like him did not know the first thing about tea.[4]

During the 18th century, tea consumption began to be rivaled by coffee. In 1768, the merchant Bouché had difficulty selling tea in New Orleans and resolved to slander his business rival Philippe de Grandpré, who sold coffee.[5]

In 1773, the British Parliament passed the Tea Act, allowing the East India Company to ship tea to the American colonies directly from India. This made tea cheaper, increasing the company's profits and hopefully preventing the colonists from trying to smuggle expensive Dutch tea. However, the colonists objected, believing the Act was a trick to make them pay taxes despite their lack of representation in Parliament. New York City and Philadelphia turned away the East India Company's ships, but Massachusetts' governor Thomas Hutchinson allowed the ships to stay in Boston Harbor.[2]

Stephane Chapheau and Connor throwing tea crates during the Boston Tea Party

The Colonial Templar William Johnson smuggled tea from the ships of the East India Company to finance the purchasing of the Iroquois lands for the Order.[6] On 16 December 1773, the Colonial Assassin Connor, alongside Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and William Molineux from the Sons of Liberty, boarded the East India Company's ships and threw the tea cargo into the Boston Harbor, foiling Johnson's plan. The event would be remembered as the Boston Tea Party and was one of the first steps toward the American Revolutionary War.[7]

The Colonial Assassins later organized similar Tea Parties in New Jersey and Maryland to continue defying British rule in the Colonies.[8] Back at the Davenport Homestead, Connor produced tea with the help of the innkeepers Oliver and Corrine using honey and rosemary, and sold large quantities of it across the North American East Coast and the Caribbean Sea.[9]

Victorian era[edit | edit source]

Crawford Starrick drinking a cup of tea

Tea remained a part of British culture into the modern age, serving as a beverage during social events or on a more individual level. During the Victorian era, the Templar entrepreneur Crawford Starrick entered the tea trade as head of Starrick Industries. The company's reach in the market was vast, with every step along the tea supply chain—from the shipping crew in India to the London delivery man—staffed by many of Starrick's employees.[10]

Modern times[edit | edit source]

In 2020, the Assassin Rebecca Crane asked her husband Shaun Hastings to pick up some mint tea for her during his supply run near Concord, while they supervised Layla Hassan as she relived the memories of the Raven Clan Viking Eivor Varinsdottir. Shaun bought some, but protested that the flavor was artificially infused instead of being properly steeped with leaves.[11]

Appearence[edit | edit source]

This list is incomplete. You can help the Assassin's Creed Wiki by expanding it.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: The Silk Road
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed III – Database: Tea Act
  3. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Database: Boston Tea Party
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 12
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed III: Liberation – Elegant and Deadly
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – On Johnson's Trail
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – The Tea Party
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Contracts
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Crafting
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Syndicate – Overdose
  11. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Modern day
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