Frontier

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Connor climbing a mountain in the Frontier.

The Frontier was a large tract of countryside located in the American north-east. Many battles of the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War took place here.

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. Hunting Regions split up the land, where Connor logged the different species he hunted there.

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.

A battle in the Frontier.

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.

The Assassin Connor was particularly skilled in navigating the Frontier; he was able to climb and 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.\

Frontiermen

Frontiermen 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 occured around the land. However, the Frontiermen could also be encoutnered within Boston.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

A Frontierman tells Connor about his encounter with some Natives that led to a small paranoia about the possibilty 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 arguement.

Sasquatch

Another Frontierman 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.

The Haunted Lighthouse

A Frontierman 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.

The Headless Horseman

A Frontierman 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.

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 to date.
• The Frontier is the setting for around 30% of the main storyline content for Assassin's Creed III.
• It is impossible to reduce notoriety in the Frontier under normal conditions.
• 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.
• The entrance to the Grand Temple can be found at the far North of the map, in the Black Creek region.

Gallery

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  Concept art of wolves, following the blood trails of fallen bodies.
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  Connor nimbly running over the Frontier's rough terrain.
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  Connor stalking a deer with his bow in hand.
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  Connor caught up in a conflict with some British soldiers.
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  Connor navigating along a canal with a canoe.
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  Connor spying on a British march from above, using the trees to remain out of sight.
• Connor entering a Continental camp.
  Connor entering a Continental camp.
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  A group of deer, some of the wildlife present in the region.
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  Connor chasing after a lone deer through the Frontier.
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  Snow covered forest in the Frontier.
• Winter in the Frontier.
  Winter in the Frontier.
• Frontier winter.
  Frontier winter.
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  Frontier in Spring.
• Frontier fight at night.
  Frontier fight at night.
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  Concept art of Connor and George Washington on a Frontier battlefield.
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  Concept art of the Frontier by William Wu.
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  Connor riding with George Washington through the Frontier during winter
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  Connor in conflict with British Army Soldiers in the Frontier.
• Connor with a musket stalking a deer.
  Connor with a musket stalking a deer.
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  Concept illustration of an eagle viewing the Frontier from above during winter.