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"The human body has its heart. The Earth has its core. All things have a center, whence comes their deepest strength. The Templar Order, too, has its Inner Sanctum. Nine there must be, three times three."

―Alan Rikkin during Simon Hathaway's induction, 2016.^[src]

The Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order, also known as The Nine^[1], is a group made up of the best and brightest members of the modern day Templar Order. The nine Master Templars comprising the Inner Sanctum held the highest positions within Abstergo Industries and its subsidiaries and theoretically have full awareness of all Templar plans.

Any major decisions made by the Inner Sanctum was reviewed by the Guardians before passing them on to the General of the Cross and the Council of Elders for approval. The Inner Sanctum was also in charge of supervising the Grand Masters of all Rites around the world, overseeing them and keeping their number under strict control.

The anonymous and feared inquisitors of the Inner Sanctum, the Black Crosses, enforced the Templar Code under the Nine's authority. The Sanctum giving them the authority to use any means necessary, even deadly force, to root out any corrupted members, from novice to Grand Master, from the various Rites of the Order.

The Ritual Garbs

During Simon Hathaway's initiation into the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order, he noted that the ritual garb had been made by hand and not machines, ranging from the sheep being hand-sheared and the wool carded, spun and dyed by human labor. This showed the Templar's ritual garbs were much like those worn by Templars across the centuries, which Simon, as a historian, valued and admired due to the Templars putting in effort towards genuine authenticity.^[2]

Known members

Current members

Agneta Reider^[2]
Chief Executive Officer, Abstergo Financial Group
Laetitia England^[3]
Head of Operations, Abstergo
David Kilkerman^[2]
Research, Animus Project
Dr. Mitsuko Nakamura^[3]
Research, Director of Lineage Research and Acquisition
Juhani Otso Berg^[4]
Operations, Director of Abstergo Medical
Pr. Simon Hathaway^[2]
Historical Research Division, Abstergo
Alfred Stearns^[2]
Retired Head of Operations, Abstergo
Vacant
December 2016 –
Vacant
2018 –

Former members

Dr. Álvaro Gramática^[3]
Research, Future Technology Division
? – 2018
Alan Rikkin^[3]
Abstergo Industries Chief Executive Officer
? – 2016
Isabelle Ardant^[3]
Operations, Historical Research Division
? – 2015
Daniel Cross^[3]
Operations, Abstergo
? – 2012
Warren Vidic^[3]
Research, Animus Project
? – 2012
Otto Schmidt^[3]
Operations, Lineage Research and Acquisition
? – 2012

Behind the scenes

While the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order has only been used in modern day context, the number nine occurs multiple times throughout Templar history: the number of men that Bernard de Clairvaux sent to Solomon's Temple,^[5] the number of Levantine Templars in Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad was tasked to kill in his Hunt for the Nine, and the nine agents sent out into the world by Jacques de Molay during the persecution of the Templars.^[6] It is unknown if these other groups constituted as previous iterations of the Inner Sanctum.

Gallery

Juhani Otso Berg accessing the Inner Sanctum office
Laetitia England meeting with Berg
Warren Vidic and Laetitia meeting with the Master Templars
A list of the Inner Sanctum members in 2011

Appearances

Assassin's Creed: Revelations (first appearance)
Assassin's Creed: Heresy
Assassin's Creed: Templars
Assassin's Creed: Uprising

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Templars – ^{[citation needed]}
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 1
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files: "File.0.17\Ins_InnerSanctum"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Uprising – Issue 2
↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files: "File.0.02\Hst_Beginning"
↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files: File.0.06\Hst_VoxInExcelso

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[ACT-1] Assassin's Creed: Templars – ^{[citation needed]}

[ACH_ch1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 1

[ACR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 ^3.7 Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files: "File.0.17\Ins_InnerSanctum"

[4] Assassin's Creed: Uprising – Issue 2

[5] Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files: "File.0.02\Hst_Beginning"

[6] Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Abstergo Files: File.0.06\Hst_VoxInExcelso

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 {{Quote|The human body has its heart. The Earth has its core. All things have a center, whence comes their deepest strength. The Templar Order, too, has its Inner Sanctum. Nine there must be, three times three.|Alan Rikkin during Simon Hathaway's induction, 2016.|Assassin's Creed: Heresy}}
 [[File:Inner_Sanctum_and_black_cross.jpeg|thumb|330px|The Inner Sanctum interviewing the "Black Cross"]]
-The '''Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order''', also known as '''The Nine'''<ref name="ACT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''</ref>, is a group made up of the best and brightest members of the [[Modern times|modern day]] [[Templars|Templar Order]]. The nine [[Master Templar]]s comprising the Inner Sanctum held the highest positions within [[Abstergo Industries]] and its subsidiaries and theoretically have full awareness of all Templar plans.
+The '''Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order''', also known as '''The Nine'''<ref name="ACT">''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]'' – {{Cite|8 June 2021. Issue needed}}</ref>, is a group made up of the best and brightest members of the [[Modern times|modern day]] [[Templars|Templar Order]]. The nine [[Master Templar]]s comprising the Inner Sanctum held the highest positions within [[Abstergo Industries]] and its subsidiaries and theoretically have full awareness of all Templar plans.
-Any major decisions made by the Inner Sanctum was reviewed by the [[Guardians (Templars)| Guardians]] before passing them on to the [[Generals of the Cross|General of the Cross]] and the [[Council of Elders]] for approval. The Inner Sanctum was also in charge of supervising the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Masters]] of all Rites around the world, overseeing them and keeping their number under strict control.
+Any major decisions made by the Inner Sanctum was reviewed by the [[Guardians (Templars)|Guardians]] before passing them on to the [[Generals of the Cross|General of the Cross]] and the [[Council of Elders]] for approval. The Inner Sanctum was also in charge of supervising the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Masters]] of all Rites around the world, overseeing them and keeping their number under strict control.
 The anonymous and feared inquisitors of the Inner Sanctum, the [[Black Crosses]], enforced the Templar Code under the Nine's authority. The Sanctum giving them the authority to use any means necessary, even deadly force, to root out any corrupted members, from novice to Grand Master, from the various Rites of the Order.
 == The Ritual Garbs ==
-During [[Simon Hathaway]]'s initiation into the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order, he noted that the ritual garb had been made by hand and not machines, ranging from the sheep being hand-sheared and the wool carded, spun and dyed by human labor.<ref name="ACH ch1"/>
+During [[Simon Hathaway]]'s initiation into the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order, he noted that the ritual garb had been made by hand and not machines, ranging from the [[sheep]] being hand-sheared and the wool carded, spun and dyed by human labor. This showed the Templar's ritual garbs were much like those worn by Templars across the centuries, which Simon, as a historian, valued and admired due to the Templars putting in effort towards genuine authenticity.<ref name="ACH ch1" />
-This showed the Templar's ritual garbs were much like those worn by Templars across the centuries, which Simon, as a historian, valued and admired, due to the Templars putting in effort towards genuine authenticity.<ref name="ACH ch1"/>
 ==Known members==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-While the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order has only been used in modern day context, the number nine occurs multiple times throughout Templar history: the number of men that [[Bernard de Clairvaux]] sent to [[Solomon's Temple]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's]] [[Hunt for the Nine]], the nine agents sent out into the world by [[Jacques de Molay]] during the [[Persecution of the Templars]], etc. It is unknown if these other groups constituted as previous iterations of the Inner Sanctum.
+While the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order has only been used in modern day context, the number nine occurs multiple times throughout Templar history: the number of men that [[Bernard de Clairvaux]] sent to [[Solomon]]'s [[Solomon's Temple|Temple]],<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Abstergo Files]]: "File.0.02\Hst_Beginning"</ref> the number of [[Levantine Rite of the Templar Order|Levantine Templars]] in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]] was tasked to kill in his [[Hunt for the Nine]], and the nine agents sent out into the world by [[Jacques de Molay]] during the [[persecution of the Templars]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' – Abstergo Files: File.0.06\Hst_VoxInExcelso</ref> It is unknown if these other groups constituted as previous iterations of the Inner Sanctum.
 ==Gallery==
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 ACR Laetitia England.png|Laetitia England meeting with Berg
 ACR Vidic Laetitia Inner Sanctum.png|Warren Vidic and Laetitia meeting with the Master Templars
-Our inner circle.jpg
+Our inner circle.jpg|A list of the Inner Sanctum members in 2011
 </gallery>