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{{Quote|Anyway, did you enjoy the Renaissance? You can thank Thomas de Carneillon and his associates for paving the way for it.|Shaun Hastings, 2014.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Database: Thomas de Carneillon}} | {{Quote|Anyway, did you enjoy the Renaissance? You can thank Thomas de Carneillon and his associates for paving the way for it.|Shaun Hastings, 2014.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Database: Thomas de Carneillon}} | ||
{{Character Infobox | {{Character Infobox | ||
|image = ACU De Carneillon Render.png | |name=Thomas de Carneillon | ||
|birth = 1276<br>[[Metz]], Republic of Metz | |image=ACU De Carneillon Render.png | ||
|death = Spring 1323 {{c|aged 47}}<br>[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]] | |birth=1276<br>[[Metz]], Republic of Metz | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |death=Spring 1323 {{c|aged 47}}<br>[[Venice]], [[Republic of Venice]] | ||
|database = [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon|Thomas de Carneillon]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|affiliates = [[Assassins]] | |database=[[Database: Thomas de Carneillon|Thomas de Carneillon]] | ||
|affiliates=[[Assassins]] | |||
*[[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Brotherhood]] | *[[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Brotherhood]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Thomas de Carneillon''' (1276 – 1323) was a | '''Thomas de Carneillon''' (1276 – 1323) was a [[bank]]er and a [[Master Assassin]], then the [[Mentor]] of the [[Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins|French Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] during the late [[Middle Ages]]. Alongside his allies, he engineered the [[Templars]]' public [[Persecution of the Templars|downfall]] in the early 14th century, driving the Assassins' [[Assassin-Templar War|longtime enemies]] underground and forcing them to operate in secrecy after having existed as a public organization for nearly two centuries. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Attack on the Temple=== | ===Attack on the Temple=== | ||
{{Quote|Dante and Domenico assure me that this is a great victory, that we will annihilate them root and branch... but I wonder. In breaking the Templars' public façade, are we merely driving them into the shadows?|Thomas' thoughts on the Persecution of the Templars, 1307.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307}} | {{Quote|Dante and Domenico assure me that this is a great victory, that we will annihilate them root and branch... but I wonder. In breaking the Templars' public façade, are we merely driving them into the shadows?|Thomas' thoughts on the Persecution of the Templars, 1307.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307}} | ||
A banker from the Republic of [[Metz]], Thomas | A banker from the Republic of [[Metz]], Thomas joined the French Brotherhood of Assassins and eventually rose to the [[Assassin rank|rank]] of Master Assassin. While fighting against Templar influence in [[France]] and other parts of [[Europe]], he befriended several fellow Assassins from the [[Italian Brotherhood of Assassins|Italian Brotherhood]], including [[Marco Polo]], [[Dante Alighieri]], and Dante's pupil [[Domenico Auditore|Domenico]].<ref name="Database">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Thomas de Carneillon]]</ref> | ||
At the dawn of the 14th century, Thomas participated in the plot to destroy the Templars. He was present during the preparations for this act, during which the Mentor [[Guillaume de Nogaret]] succeeded in convincing King [[Philip IV of France|Philip IV]] and [[Papacy|Pope]] [[Clement V]] to brand the Templars as heretics and arrest their [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]], [[Jacques de Molay]]. Thomas did not share his brothers' enthusiasm, fearing that de Nogaret's plan would not lead to the Templars' destruction but instead push them into the shadows and strengthen them,<ref name="Journal">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307]]</ref> similar to how the [[Mongol Empire]] had unknowingly bolstered the [[Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins|Levantine Assassins]]' operations by forcing them to work covertly following the [[fall of Masyaf]] in 1257.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – [[Passing the Torch]]</ref> | |||
[[File:Tragedy of Jacques de Molay 7.png|left|thumb|250px|Thomas attempting to assassinate the Templar]] | [[File:Tragedy of Jacques de Molay 7.png|left|thumb|250px|Thomas attempting to assassinate the Templar]] | ||
Nevertheless, Thomas provided King Philip with a contingent of Assassins disguised as Flemish [[mercenaries]] | Nevertheless, Thomas provided King Philip with a contingent of Assassins disguised as Flemish [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] in order to attack the [[Paris]]ian [[Temple (Paris)|Temple]] in October 1307. During the attack, Thomas attempted to steal de Molay's [[Sword of Eden 1|Sword of Eden]] and his personal journal, the ''[[Codex Pater Intellectus]]'', but his efforts were halted by a [[Jacques de Molay's advisor|Templar Knight]] who served as the Grand Master's advisor.<ref name="Tragedy">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay]]</ref> | ||
During their duel, the advisor managed to fight off Thomas and reclaim the Sword of Eden; Thomas attempted to retaliate but was blasted away by the power | During their duel, the advisor managed to fight off Thomas and reclaim the Sword of Eden; Thomas attempted to retaliate but was blasted away by the artifact's power. The advisor then managed to hide the manuscript and the Sword in a secret vault underneath the Temple, but was killed by Thomas once the Assassin had regained consciousness.<ref name="Tragedy"/> | ||
===Later life=== | ===Later life=== | ||
{{Quote|After Jacques de Molay and his cronies were rounded up, Thomas and his Assassin brothers and sisters spent a decade crisscrossing Europe.|Shaun Hastings, 2014.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Database: Thomas de Carneillon}} | {{Quote|After Jacques de Molay and his cronies were rounded up, Thomas and his Assassin brothers and sisters spent a decade crisscrossing Europe.|Shaun Hastings, 2014.|Assassin's Creed: Unity|Database: Thomas de Carneillon}} | ||
Despite his failure to retrieve de Molay's codex and Sword of Eden, Thomas' campaign successfully destroyed the Templars' public image and drove their Order underground. | Despite his failure to retrieve de Molay's codex and Sword of Eden, Thomas' campaign successfully destroyed the Templars' public image and drove their Order underground. He subsequently spent a decade traveling throughout Europe with other Assassins in eradicating any Templar remnants which operated openly. He later became the French Assassins' new Mentor, though he would eventually die from illness in [[Venice]] in the spring of 1323, after decades spent serving the Brotherhood.<ref name="Database"/> | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
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According to legend, Thomas' armor was destined to an Assassin who would perform a great service for France and the Brotherhood, but the three keys required to open the vault were lost two centuries prior to [[Arno Dorian]]'s discovery of the vault during the [[French Revolution]].<ref name="Explore" /> | According to legend, Thomas' armor was destined to an Assassin who would perform a great service for France and the Brotherhood, but the three keys required to open the vault were lost two centuries prior to [[Arno Dorian]]'s discovery of the vault during the [[French Revolution]].<ref name="Explore" /> | ||
In November 2014, a [[Helix]] [[Helix Initiate|initiate]] relived the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of Jacques the Molay's advisor, experiencing his encounter with Thomas during the raid on the Parisian Temple in 1307.<ref name="Tragedy" /> Thomas' [[database]] entry created by [[Abstergo Industries]] described him and his associates as simple bankers, but after the initiate joined the Assassins, the Brotherhood's historian [[Shaun Hastings]] modified the database entry to reveal the truth of Thomas' Assassin affiliations.<ref name="Database" /> | In November 2014, a [[Helix]] [[Helix Initiate|initiate]] relived the [[Genetic memory|genetic memories]] of Jacques the Molay's advisor, experiencing his encounter with Thomas during the raid on the Parisian Temple in 1307.<ref name="Tragedy"/> Thomas' [[database]] entry created by [[Abstergo Industries]] described him and his associates as simple bankers, but after the initiate joined the Assassins, the Brotherhood's historian [[Shaun Hastings]] modified the database entry to reveal the truth of Thomas' Assassin affiliations.<ref name="Database"/> | ||
In October 2016, during a conversation between [[Alan Rikkin]] and [[Victoria Bibeau]], Rikkin noted that Abstergo had no knowledge of any French Assassin Mentors during the 14th century besides Thomas. He then cleared Bibeau, who was working with [[Simon Hathaway]] exploring the memories of Simon's ancestor [[Gabriel Laxart]], to search for any mentions of Mentors in Laxart's memories so long as the pair did not lose sight of their objective.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]'' – Chapter 6</ref> | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Thomas de Carnellion's robes bear similarities to the ones worn by the Master Assassins of the Levantine Brotherhood near the end of the 12th century. However, the robes' representation is inconsistent in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''. The ones worn by Thomas in 1307 appeared to be dark brown with lighter stripes, the ones in the Helix database are dark red with ornate patterns, while those recovered by Arno are dark blue with square patterns. | |||
Thomas assassinated Jacques de Molay's advisor with his right hand, despite not possessing a visible second [[Hidden Blade]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 30 April 2024
Thomas de Carneillon (1276 – 1323) was a banker and a Master Assassin, then the Mentor of the French Brotherhood of Assassins during the late Middle Ages. Alongside his allies, he engineered the Templars' public downfall in the early 14th century, driving the Assassins' longtime enemies underground and forcing them to operate in secrecy after having existed as a public organization for nearly two centuries.
Biography
Attack on the Temple
A banker from the Republic of Metz, Thomas joined the French Brotherhood of Assassins and eventually rose to the rank of Master Assassin. While fighting against Templar influence in France and other parts of Europe, he befriended several fellow Assassins from the Italian Brotherhood, including Marco Polo, Dante Alighieri, and Dante's pupil Domenico.[1]
At the dawn of the 14th century, Thomas participated in the plot to destroy the Templars. He was present during the preparations for this act, during which the Mentor Guillaume de Nogaret succeeded in convincing King Philip IV and Pope Clement V to brand the Templars as heretics and arrest their Grand Master, Jacques de Molay. Thomas did not share his brothers' enthusiasm, fearing that de Nogaret's plan would not lead to the Templars' destruction but instead push them into the shadows and strengthen them,[2] similar to how the Mongol Empire had unknowingly bolstered the Levantine Assassins' operations by forcing them to work covertly following the fall of Masyaf in 1257.[3]
Nevertheless, Thomas provided King Philip with a contingent of Assassins disguised as Flemish mercenaries in order to attack the Parisian Temple in October 1307. During the attack, Thomas attempted to steal de Molay's Sword of Eden and his personal journal, the Codex Pater Intellectus, but his efforts were halted by a Templar Knight who served as the Grand Master's advisor.[4]
During their duel, the advisor managed to fight off Thomas and reclaim the Sword of Eden; Thomas attempted to retaliate but was blasted away by the artifact's power. The advisor then managed to hide the manuscript and the Sword in a secret vault underneath the Temple, but was killed by Thomas once the Assassin had regained consciousness.[4]
Later life
Despite his failure to retrieve de Molay's codex and Sword of Eden, Thomas' campaign successfully destroyed the Templars' public image and drove their Order underground. He subsequently spent a decade traveling throughout Europe with other Assassins in eradicating any Templar remnants which operated openly. He later became the French Assassins' new Mentor, though he would eventually die from illness in Venice in the spring of 1323, after decades spent serving the Brotherhood.[1]
Legacy
In the centuries following his death, Thomas rose to a legendary status among the French Assassins. During the 16th century, a vault commemorating his accomplishments was constructed in the Parisian underground. The vault housed his Assassin robes, an heirloom which was protected by puzzles and enigmas invented by Nostradamus.[5]
According to legend, Thomas' armor was destined to an Assassin who would perform a great service for France and the Brotherhood, but the three keys required to open the vault were lost two centuries prior to Arno Dorian's discovery of the vault during the French Revolution.[5]
In November 2014, a Helix initiate relived the genetic memories of Jacques the Molay's advisor, experiencing his encounter with Thomas during the raid on the Parisian Temple in 1307.[4] Thomas' database entry created by Abstergo Industries described him and his associates as simple bankers, but after the initiate joined the Assassins, the Brotherhood's historian Shaun Hastings modified the database entry to reveal the truth of Thomas' Assassin affiliations.[1]
In October 2016, during a conversation between Alan Rikkin and Victoria Bibeau, Rikkin noted that Abstergo had no knowledge of any French Assassin Mentors during the 14th century besides Thomas. He then cleared Bibeau, who was working with Simon Hathaway exploring the memories of Simon's ancestor Gabriel Laxart, to search for any mentions of Mentors in Laxart's memories so long as the pair did not lose sight of their objective.[6]
Behind the scenes
Thomas de Carnellion's robes bear similarities to the ones worn by the Master Assassins of the Levantine Brotherhood near the end of the 12th century. However, the robes' representation is inconsistent in Assassin's Creed: Unity. The ones worn by Thomas in 1307 appeared to be dark brown with lighter stripes, the ones in the Helix database are dark red with ornate patterns, while those recovered by Arno are dark blue with square patterns.
Thomas assassinated Jacques de Molay's advisor with his right hand, despite not possessing a visible second Hidden Blade.
Gallery
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Thomas stealing Jacques de Molay's Codex -
The Templar using the Sword of Eden against Thomas
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Heresy (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Thomas de Carneillon
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: Journal of Thomas de Carneillon, October 12, 1307
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Passing the Torch
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Assassin's Creed: Unity – The Tragedy of Jacques de Molay
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Assassin's Creed: Unity – Explore the Café Théâtre
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Heresy – Chapter 6
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