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[[File:ACFT - Hendrik's sea log.png|thumb|257x257px|The sea log]]
{{Spoilerhd|23 October 2024|[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]}}
'''Hendrik's sea log''' was a personal log written by [[Hendrik]], an explorer working for the [[Dutch East India Company]] in early 18th-century [[Southeast Asia]]. The log was disputed by many warring factions in [[Macau]] due to containing valuable information on the location of [[Angkor]], the lost city of the [[Khmer Empire]] and an alleged [[Isu]] [[Temple (Isu)|site]].
[[File:ACFT - Hendrik's sea log.png|thumb|200px|Hendrik's sea log]]
In the early 18th century, the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] explorer [[Hendrik]] wrote a series of '''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 logs 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.


==History==
==History==
At some point prior to February 1725, Hendrik was part of a company expedition to {{Wiki|Indochina}}. While there, he discovered the location of the ruins of Angkor, documenting what he found and knew in his personal sea log. To make the information more difficult to access should the log fall into the wrong hands, he encrypted it using a cipher, which he kept hidden inside the book, both of which he kept in a bank safe in Macau upon his return. Hendrik attempted to find a way to return to Angkor, asking the [[Qing dynasty|Qing]] [[merchant]] [[Lee Huiyin]] to sponsor an expedition there, though she rejected his offer, believing his story to be absurd.<ref name="EP 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 12|Episode 12]]</ref>
===Background===
[[File:ACFT - Hendrik writing.png|left|thumb|180px|Hendrik writing in his sea log]]
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>


[[File:ACFT - Lee acquires Hendrik's sea log.png|left|thumb|210px|Lee Huiyin acquiring the sea log]]
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 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>
In February 1725, Hendrik was murdered 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">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 3|Episode 3]]</ref> Shortly after Hendrik's death, Madam Lee purchased his sea log for an impressive yet undisclosed sum;<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 7|Episode 7]]</ref> despite her doubts about his story, she had been keeping an eye on Hendrik and thought it was valuable information. This caught the attention of the Templars, who approached Lee to demand the log, but she refused to give it to them.<ref name="EP 12" />  


The Templars would eventually get their hands on the log after attacking Lee's private residence, the [[Mandarin's House]], where Saito took it from the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who had also come to recover the log 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 keep the cipher needed to decode the contents of the log pertaining to Angkor.<ref name="EP 12" />
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]] 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" />


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 log, Sun reached out to his nephew [[Xiao Han]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese Assassins]]' [[Mentor]], who was familiar with the [[Isu script|language]] used to encrypt the journal. However, rather than help his uncle decode the log, Xiao Han took it for himself,<ref name="EP 34">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 34|Episode 34]]</ref> intending to find Angkor and use its treasure 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 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>
===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, Lee Huiyin purchased his sea log from the bank safe in Macau,<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 log, but she refused to give it to them.<ref name="EP 12" />  


[[File:ACFT - Deciphering the sea log.png|thumb|200px|The members of the Zhang Wei Union deciphering the sea log's contents]]
[[File:ACFT - Sun takes the log from Xiao Han.png|thumb|200px|Sun taking the sea log back from Xiao Han]]
Meanwhile, Edward and the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]] members, despite lacking the log, managed to find a lead as Saito had memorized the journal's contents.<ref name="EP 40" /> Using the cipher acquired by Edward, [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] was able to decode only part of the information as the rest had been written at a later date.<ref name="EP 41">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref>
The Templars would eventually get their hands on the 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 log 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 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>


Learning about Hendrik's investigation into the legend of [[Portugal|Portuguese]] explorer [[Ferdinand Magellan]], who had discovered several Isu [[Piece of Eden|artifacts]] in the [[Philippines]], the Union members decided to follow in Magellan's footsteps by sailing there. However, they were unknowingly followed by other factions interested in Angkor's treasure.<ref name="EP 41" />
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 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>
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== Gallery ==
However, rather than help his uncle decode the 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 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>
 
Meanwhile, Edward recruited Saito into his organization, the [[Zhawang Corporation|Zhang Wei Union]], and she helped them decipher the 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 log to "follow in the footsteps of Ferdinand Magellan" to find the second clue to Angkor's location. 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===
[[File:ACFT - Rajah holding the sea log.png|left||thumb|180px|Rajah holding the 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>
 
However, they were beaten to their destination by [[Rajah]], the leader of a {{Wiki|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 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>
 
==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 his sea log
ACFT - Hendrik with his sea log.jpg|Hendrik with one of his sea logs
ACFT - Hendrik writing.png|Hendrik writing in his sea log
ACFT - Lee acquires Hendrik's sea log.png|Lee Huiyin acquiring the first sea log
ACFT - Sea log in Lee's safe.png|The sea log inside Madam Lee's safe
ACFT - Sea log in Lee's safe.png|The first sea log inside Lee's safe
ACFT - Edward holding the cipher.png|Edward Kenway holding the sea log's cipher
ACFT - Edward holding the cipher.png|Edward Kenway holding the sea log's cipher
ACFT - Sun with the sea log.png|Sun with the sea log
ACFT - Sun with the sea log.png|Sun holding the first sea log
ACFT - Xiao Han reading the sea log.png|Xiao Han reading the sea log
ACFT - Xiao Han reading the sea log.png|Xiao Han reading the first sea log
</gallery>
</gallery>


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Hendrik's sea log

In the early 18th century, the Dutch explorer Hendrik wrote a series of 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 logs 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.

History

Background

Hendrik writing in his sea log

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 Lee Huiyin 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

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, Lee Huiyin purchased his sea log from the bank safe in Macau,[5] intending to hold onto it as collateral. This caught the attention of the Templars, who approached Lee to demand the log, but she refused to give it to them.[2]

Sun taking the sea log back from Xiao Han

The Templars would eventually get their hands on the 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 log and had found it shortly before the attack.[6] However, Edward managed to hold onto the 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 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 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 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 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 log to "follow in the footsteps of Ferdinand Magellan" to find the second clue to Angkor's location. 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

Rajah holding the second sea log

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 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]

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

  • Hendrik with one of his sea logs
    Hendrik with one of his sea logs
  • Lee Huiyin acquiring the first sea log
    Lee Huiyin acquiring the first sea log
  • The first sea log inside Lee's safe
    The first sea log inside Lee's safe
  • Edward Kenway holding the sea log's cipher
    Edward Kenway holding the sea log's cipher
  • Sun holding the first sea log
    Sun holding the first sea log
  • Xiao Han reading the first sea log
    Xiao Han reading the first sea log

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 41
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 12
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 3
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 56
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 7
  6. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 11
  7. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 24
  8. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 34
  9. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 38
  10. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 36
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 40
  12. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 57
  13. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 66

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