- Practices: The Templar Pledges(Inner Sanctum and Templar Rites)<br>
- Ritual Garbs: Current text, picture if available.<br>
- Interpretations: Templars(main), Moderates and Corrupt.<br>
- Updates: Find any missing history of inductions(Templars comic, Unity side missions, ?)
*[[Initiation into the Templar Order]](Revamp & Update).
- Rename: The Induction Ceremony(Essential Guide)<br>
- Updates: Find any missing inductions(Templars comic, Unity side missions, ?)<br>
- Practices: The Templar Pledges(Inner Sanctum and Templar Rites)
*[[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]](Revamp & update)
- The Inner Sanctum(Generals, Guardians, Elders, Grand Master/Master Templars, Black Cross) as an organization separated from the Outer Temple/Templar Rites(Grand Master & subordinates).<br>
- Ceremony & Pledge paragraphs with link to main.<br>
- Authority<br>
- History<br>
*[[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order]](Revamp & update)
- The Inner Sanctum as an organization separated from the Outer Temple(Generals, Guardians, Elders, Grand Master/Master Templars).<br>
- Ceremony & Pledge paragraphs with link to main.<br>
-
*[[Lieutenants of the Templar Order]](New)
- Structure<br>
- History<br>
=Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order(Revamp)=
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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}}
*[[Lieutenant of the Templar Order|Lieutenant]] (c.873 - Present)
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The '''Inner Sanctum'''
==Structure==
===The Induction Ceremony===
{{Main|Initiation into the Templar Order}}
===Inner Sanctum Pledge===
====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"/>
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"/>
Mitsuko Nakamura.png|Dr. [[Mitsuko Nakamura]]<ref name="ACR"/><br>Research, Director of [[Lineage Discovery and Acquisition|Lineage Research and Acquisition]]
ACRG Otso Berg.png|[[Juhani Otso Berg]]<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Uprising 2 |Issue 2]]</ref><br>Operations, Director of [[Abstergo Medical]]
Simon Hathaway.png|Pr. [[Simon Hathaway]]<ref name="ACH ch1"/><br>[[Historical Research Division]], Abstergo
ACTF-Stearns.png|[[Alfred Stearns]]<ref name="ACH ch1"/><br>Retired Head of Operations, Abstergo
Wiki noimage.jpg|[[Otto Schmidt]]<ref name="ACR"/><br>Operations, Lineage Research and Acquisition<br>? – 2012
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==Trivia==
*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.
ACR Laetitia England.png|Laetitia England meeting with Berg
ACR Vidic Laetitia Inner Sanctum.png|Warren Vidic and Laetitia meeting with the Master Templars
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==References==
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[[Category:Templar ranks]]
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[[Category:Master Templars]]
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'''Master Templar''' is a leadership rank of mid to high rank within the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and previously known as '''Maegester''' within the [[Order of the Ancients]].
'''Master Templar,''' also known as '''Maegester,''' is a leadership rank of mid to high authority within the [[Templars|Templar Order]] and Second-in-Command within the [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[Order of the Ancients]].
Their highest rank is in the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] were they served under three [[Guardians (Templars)|Guardians]], while also being seated among the of various [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Abstergo Industries Divisions|Divisions]]. With its lowest ranking being alongside a [[Lieutenant of the Templar Order|Lieutenant]] under a [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the Order within a [[Templar Rite|Templar Rite]] as a [[Templar leader]]. Its predecessor, The Maegester of the Order of the Ancients was also alongside a [[Lieutenant (Order of the Ancients)|Lieutenant]] under their [[Grand Maegester of the Order|Grand Maegester]].
The highest rank is in the [[Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order|Inner Sanctum]] were they served under three [[Guardians (Templars)|Guardians]], while also being seated among the [[Board of Directors (Abstergo Industries)|Board of Directors]] of various [[Abstergo Industries]] [[Abstergo Industries Divisions|Divisions]]. With its lowest ranking being alongside a [[Lieutenant of the Templar Order|Lieutenant]] under a [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the Order within a [[Templar Rite|Templar Rite]] as a [[Templar leader]].
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' - ''[[21st century conversations#Assassin's Creed: Revelations|One of Them]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' {{c|Identified as Master Templar}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Heresy]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed (film)]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Templars]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Uprising]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c|As an Ancients rank}}
==Behind the Scenes==
Maegester becoming Master Templar, makes it one of tree known Order of the Ancients ranks that continued into the Templar Order, with the other two being Lieutenant and their superior, the Grand Master/Grand Maegester.
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Valhalla]]'' {{c|As an Ancients rank}}
The [[Iran|Persian]] Order of the Ancients rank of [[Magus|Magi of the Order]], was also a secondary rank of the [[Order of the Ancients leader]] that also had five individuals under their command.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Legacy of the First Blade]]''</ref> Its unknown if its an ancient Master Templar rank, like Maegester.
Their Grand Master have the authority of their [[Templar Rite|Rite]], that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.<ref name="ACEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''{{C|2nd edition}}</ref> A Lieutenant would participate in their meetings with other Rites to discuss the politics of their nation, domestic and global, and conditions of the Order itself. Ensuring their brother Templars that whatever direction their Rite would take, it would benefit the Order and adhere to their principles, therefor maintained their {{Wiki|international relations}}.<ref name="Novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)]]''</ref>
Their Grand Master have the authority of their [[Templar Rite|Rite]], that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.<ref name="ACEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''{{C|2nd edition}}</ref> A Lieutenant would participate in their meetings with other Rites to discuss the politics of their nation, domestic and global, and conditions of the Order itself. Ensuring their brother Templars that whatever direction their Rite would take, it would benefit the Order and adhere to their principles, therefor maintained their {{Wiki|international relations}}.<ref name="Novel">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)]]''</ref>
In terms of internal policies, a Lieutenant is also part of the Grand Master's Rite meetings to plan the direction of their own nation, were they would discuss their plans with their subordinates.<ref name="Novel"/> They are Seneschals, [[Advisors of the Templar Order|Advisors]], [[Commanders of the Templar Order|Commanders]], Preceptors, [[Knights of the Templar Order|Knights]], Warriors, Clerics, and finally, the Disciples.<ref name="ACBH m/p">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Multiplayer]]</ref> <ref name="Temple">''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'' – [[The Temple]]</ref>
In terms of internal policies, a Lieutenant is also part of the Grand Master's Rite meetings to plan the direction of their own nation, were they would discuss their plans with their subordinates.<ref name="Novel"/> They are Seneschals, [[Advisors of the Templar Order|Advisors]], [[Commanders of the Templar Order|Commanders]], Preceptors, [[Knights of the Templar Order|Knights]], Warriors, Clerics, and finally, the Disciples.<ref name="ACBH m/p">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' – [[Multiplayer]]</ref>
Being themselves a subordinate of a Grand Master, they could also be given other duties, such as organizing the training of the next Grand Master, the extent of that training would be sett by the Grand Master. For example, François de la Serre, who approved that Lieutenant [[Julie de la Serre]] and the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Frederick Weatherall]] could conduct the training of swordsmanship to their daughter, [[Élise de la Serre]]. While François himself gave her the education of the Templars and their principles.<ref name="Novel"/>
Being themselves a subordinate of a Grand Master, they could also be given other duties, such as organizing the training of the next Grand Master, the extent of that training would be sett by the Grand Master. For example, François de la Serre, who approved that Lieutenant [[Julie de la Serre]] and the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templar]] [[Frederick Weatherall]] could conduct the training of swordsmanship to their daughter, [[Élise de la Serre]]. While François himself gave her the education of the Templars and their principles.<ref name="Novel"/>
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Lieutenant is one of tree known Order of the Ancients ranks that continued into the Templar Order, with the other two being Master Templar/Maegester and their superior, the Grand Master/Grand Maegester.
:Lieutenant is the only known one without a name change.
The term Second-in-Command and Lieutenant is used interchangeably in the [[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Unity]] novel.<ref name="Novel"/>
The term Second-in-Command and Lieutenant is used interchangeably in the [[Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)|Assassin's Creed: Unity]] novel.<ref name="Novel"/>
- Name: The Templar Pledge(Essential Guide)
- Practices: The Templar Pledges(Inner Sanctum and Templar Rites)
- Ritual Garbs: Current text, picture if available.
- Interpretations: Templars(main), Moderates and Corrupt.
- Updates: Find any missing history of inductions(Templars comic, Unity side missions, ?)
- The Inner Sanctum(Generals, Guardians, Elders, Grand Master/Master Templars, Black Cross) as an organization separated from the Outer Temple/Templar Rites(Grand Master & subordinates).
- Ceremony & Pledge paragraphs with link to main.
- Authority
- History
- The Inner Sanctum as an organization separated from the Outer Temple(Generals, Guardians, Elders, Grand Master/Master Templars).
- Ceremony & Pledge paragraphs with link to main.
-
"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]
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.[1]
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.[1]
This article contains spoilers, meaning it has information and facts concerning recent or upcoming releases from the Assassin's Creed series. If you do not want to know about these events, it is recommended to read on with caution, or not at all.
This template should be removed from the article 10 February 2021.
Maegester becoming Master Templar, makes it one of tree known Order of the Ancients ranks that continued into the Templar Order, with the other two being Lieutenant and their superior, the Grand Master/Grand Maegester.
The Persian Order of the Ancients rank of Magi of the Order, was also a secondary rank of the Order of the Ancients leader that also had five individuals under their command.[14] Its unknown if its an ancient Master Templar rank, like Maegester.
This article contains spoilers, meaning it has information and facts concerning recent or upcoming releases from the Assassin's Creed series. If you do not want to know about these events, it is recommended to read on with caution, or not at all.
This template should be removed from the article 10 February 2021.
Élise de la Serre: "Arno... François Germain was my father's lieutenant."
Arno Dorian: "What?"
—Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.[src]
Being part of a Rite leadership, their role under their Grand Master is to uphold the Templar principles while they assisted in leading the Rite to guide humanity for the betterment of society in their aim for peace.
The only known Templars that had the rank of Lieutenant was during the Age of Enlightenment, as the Parisian Rite had three different individuals that served as Lieutenant to the House of Serre, a Templar family who had held the rank of Grand Master for several decades.
Structure
Rite Administration
Élise de la Serre: "Arno... François Germain was my father's lieutenant."
Arno Dorian: "What?"
—Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.[src]
Their Grand Master have the authority of their Rite, that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.[1] A Lieutenant would participate in their meetings with other Rites to discuss the politics of their nation, domestic and global, and conditions of the Order itself. Ensuring their brother Templars that whatever direction their Rite would take, it would benefit the Order and adhere to their principles, therefor maintained their international relations.[2]
In terms of internal policies, a Lieutenant is also part of the Grand Master's Rite meetings to plan the direction of their own nation, were they would discuss their plans with their subordinates.[2] They are Seneschals, Advisors, Commanders, Preceptors, Knights, Warriors, Clerics, and finally, the Disciples.[3]
Being themselves a subordinate of a Grand Master, they could also be given other duties, such as organizing the training of the next Grand Master, the extent of that training would be sett by the Grand Master. For example, François de la Serre, who approved that Lieutenant Julie de la Serre and the British TemplarFrederick Weatherall could conduct the training of swordsmanship to their daughter, Élise de la Serre. While François himself gave her the education of the Templars and their principles.[2]
"You all know as well as I do why the Black Cross was created -- What it means."
―The Black Cross to the Inner Sanctum, lecturing them on its origins, 2017.[src]
After the foundation of the Inner Sanctum, promotions of Grand Masters came under their control.[5] Followed by the foundation of the Black Cross to prevent corruption.[6] Their investigations was notified to the specific Rite investigated to a Grand Master, with instructions that their operations are not to be interfered with, all information in regards to encounters with the Black Cross must be kept silent and the Rites are instructed to assist with anything requested by the Black Cross. As a Black Cross have the authority to do whatever is necessary to find anyone breaking Templar principles within the governing structures of a Rite, including killing any corrupt Templars.[5]
History
Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Élise de la Serre: "Arno... François Germain was my father's lieutenant."
Arno Dorian: "What?"
—Élise de la Serre and Arno Dorian, discussing her father's lieutenant, 1791.[src]
Afterwards, Germain came to view the Templar Order as corrupted by wealth and power of the nobility, church and state. first attempted to convince Grand Master de la Serre of [4]
Lieutenant is one of tree known Order of the Ancients ranks that continued into the Templar Order, with the other two being Master Templar/Maegester and their superior, the Grand Master/Grand Maegester.
Lieutenant is the only known one without a name change.
The term Second-in-Command and Lieutenant is used interchangeably in the Assassin's Creed: Unity novel.[2]
It is unknown if Julie de la Serre was present at the exile of François-Thomas Germain, as she isn't seen in the flashback of the event.[4]
![Agneta Reider[1] Chief Executive Officer, Abstergo Financial Group](/images/thumb/3/34/ACUp_Agneta_Reider.png/73px-ACUp_Agneta_Reider.png)
![Laetitia England[4] Head of Operations, Abstergo](/images/thumb/f/f5/ACR_Laetitia_England_2.png/61px-ACR_Laetitia_England_2.png)
![David Kilkerman[1] Research, Animus Project](/images/thumb/1/15/AC1-David_Kilkerman_Render.png/60px-AC1-David_Kilkerman_Render.png)
![Dr. Mitsuko Nakamura[4] Research, Director of Lineage Research and Acquisition](/images/thumb/0/0d/Mitsuko_Nakamura.png/86px-Mitsuko_Nakamura.png)
![Juhani Otso Berg[5] Operations, Director of Abstergo Medical](/images/thumb/c/c6/ACRG_Otso_Berg.png/51px-ACRG_Otso_Berg.png)
![Pr. Simon Hathaway[1] Historical Research Division, Abstergo](/images/thumb/b/b9/Simon_Hathaway.png/62px-Simon_Hathaway.png)
![Alfred Stearns[1] Retired Head of Operations, Abstergo](/images/thumb/0/00/ACTF-Stearns.png/105px-ACTF-Stearns.png)
Vacant![Agneta Reider[1] Chief Executive Officer, Abstergo Financial Group](/wiki/File:ACUp_Agneta_Reider.png)
![Laetitia England[4] Head of Operations, Abstergo](/wiki/File:ACR_Laetitia_England_2.png)
![David Kilkerman[1] Research, Animus Project](/wiki/File:AC1-David_Kilkerman_Render.png)
![Dr. Mitsuko Nakamura[4] Research, Director of Lineage Research and Acquisition](/wiki/File:Mitsuko_Nakamura.png)
![Juhani Otso Berg[5] Operations, Director of Abstergo Medical](/wiki/File:ACRG_Otso_Berg.png)
![Pr. Simon Hathaway[1] Historical Research Division, Abstergo](/wiki/File:Simon_Hathaway.png)
![Alfred Stearns[1] Retired Head of Operations, Abstergo](/wiki/File:ACTF-Stearns.png)
![Dr. Álvaro Gramática[4] Research, Future Technology Division ? – 2018](/wiki/File:ACS_Alvaro_Gramatica.png)
![Alan Rikkin[4] Abstergo Industries Chief Executive Officer ? – 2016](/wiki/File:ACM_Templar_Rikkin.jpg)
![Isabelle Ardant[4] Operations, Historical Research Division ? – 2015](/wiki/File:ACS_Isabelle_Ardant.png)
![Daniel Cross[4] Operations, Abstergo ? – 2012](/wiki/File:ACi-Daniel-Cross-V.png){kind=small}
![Warren Vidic[4] Research, Animus Project ? – 2012](/wiki/File:Warren_Vidic.png){kind=small}
Juhani Otso Berg accessing the Inner Sanctum office
Laetitia England meeting with Berg
Warren Vidic and Laetitia meeting with the Master Templars
![Fulke[1] Wardens of Relics ? - c.875](/wiki/File:ACV_DB_Fulke.png){kind=small}
![Tomás de Torquemada[4] Spanish Rite (c. 1491 – 1498)](/wiki/File:ACM_Torquemada.jpg)
![Lawrence Washington[5] British Rite (c. 1738 – 1752)](/wiki/File:ACRogue_Lawrence_Washington_render.png){kind=small}
![Shay Cormac[6] Colonial/American Rite (c. 1758 – ?)](/wiki/File:ACRG_Shay_Unhooded.png)
![Madeleine de L'Isle[7] Louisiana Rite (1764 – 1777)](/wiki/File:MadeleineDatabaseHD.png)
![William Sleeman[8] British Rite (c. 1839 – 1856)](/wiki/File:ACCI_William_Sleeman.png)
![Crawford Starrick[9] British Rite (? – 1868)](/wiki/File:ACS_Crawford_Starrick_Render.png){kind=small}
![Coxworth[10] Shanghai Rite (c. 1927)](/wiki/File:Coxworth.png)
![Joffre[10] Shanghai Rite (c. 1927)](/wiki/File:Joffre.png)
![Tatsumi[10] Shanghai Rite (c. 1927)](/wiki/File:Tatsumi.png)
![Daniel Cross[11] Operations Division, Operations (c. 2002 – 2012)](/wiki/File:AC3_Daniel_Cross.png){kind=small}
![Laetitia England[11] Operations Division, Head of Operations (? – present)](/wiki/File:Laetitia_England.png)
![Simon Hathaway[13] Historical Research Division, Head of Research (2016 – present)](/wiki/File:SimonHathaway.jpg)
Louisiana Master Templar Robes
Colonial Templar Master Robes
![François-Thomas Germain[9][2] Parisian Rite(c.1768 - c.1774)](/wiki/File:ACU_Fran%C3%A7ois-Thomas_Germain_Render.png)
![Gorm Kjotvesson[1] Wardens of War (873)](/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Gorm.jpg){kind=link}
![Julie de la Serre[2] Parisian Rite(c.1774 – 1778)](/index.php?title=Special:Upload&wpDestFile=Julie_Elise_assassination.jpg){kind=link}