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• Templar's Badge of Office(New).

- Name: Templar's Badge of Office(Unity)
- Practices: Templar rings, Templar pins, Ancients medallions ect...
- History

• The Templar Pledge(New).

- 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, ?)

• Initiation into the Templar Order(Revamp & Update).

- Rename: The Induction Ceremony(Essential Guide)
- Updates: Find any missing inductions(Templars comic, Unity side missions, ?)
- Practices: The Templar Pledges(Inner Sanctum and Templar Rites)

• Council of Elders(Update).

- Authority: From advisory influence over Rites and the Black Cross to becoming the Board of Directors(type?) of Abstergo and its subsidiaries.(Black flag novel/Essential Guide etc...)
- History

• 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).(Essential Guide)
- Ceremony & Pledge paragraphs with link to main.
- Authority
- History

• Master Templar(Revamp & update)

- Templar Rite
- Inner Sanctum paragraph with link to main

• Lieutenant of the Templar Order(New: Finished)

- Structure
- History

• Advisor of the Templar Order(New)

- Structure
- History

Templar Council

Guard: "Floyrac, the Council's message was absolute. You're not welcome here."

Floyrac: "I must speak with the Grand Master."

—Esquieu de Floyrac and a guard discussing the Council of the Parisian Rite, 1307.

A Templar Council is an advisory governing body within a Templar Rite, specifically the Parisian Rite, being practiced in the Rite under two different Grand Masters. Within the Inner Sanctum, the central governing structure of the Order, becoming the Council of Elders and having an advisory role to the governing structure of the Order itself.

Templar Council

Main article: Parisian Rite of the Templar Order

Main article: Council of Elders

Guard: "Floyrac, the Council's message was absolute. You're not welcome here."

Floyrac: "I must speak with the Grand Master."

—Esquieu de Floyrac and a guard discussing the Council of the Parisian Rite, 1307.

During the end of the Golden Age of the Templar Order, the Parisian Rite maintained a ruling Council, which was overseen by Grand Master Jacques de Molay and included his closest advisor among its members. Any decision made by the Council was deemed absolute, such as Esquieu de Floyrac's banishment from the Order's headquarters at the Temple in Paris in 1307

Notable Council members

Order of the Knights Templar

• 
  Jacques de Molay's advisor
  Templar Council
  ? - 1307
• 
  Chrétien Lafrenière
  Templar Council
  c.1768 - 1791
• 
  Charles Gabriel Sivert
  Templar Council
  c.1768 - 1791
• 
  Marie Levesque
  Templar Council
  c.1770s - 1792
• 
  Louis-Michel le Peletier
  Templar Council
  c.1770s - 1793
• 
  Frederick Weatherall
  Templar Council
  c.1789 - ?
• 
  Ellen Kaye
  Templar Council
  c.2016 - present

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (mentioned only)
• Assassin's Creed: Unity (first appearance, simultaneous with The Council of the Parisian Rite)
• Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)
• Assassin's Creed (film) (first appearance, simultaneous with The Council of Elders)
• Assassin's Creed: The Official Movie Novelization
• Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun

Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order(Revamp & update)

"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.

The Inner Sanctum

Induction

The Induction Ceremony

Main article: 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.

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.

Known members

Current members

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

Former members

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

Trivia

• The number nine occurs multiple times throughout Templar history: the number of men that Bernard de Clairvaux sent to Solomon's Temple, 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.

Gallery

• 
  Juhani Otso Berg accessing the Inner Sanctum office
• 
  Laetitia England meeting with Berg
• 
  Warren Vidic and Laetitia meeting with the Master Templars
• 

Master Templar(Update)

Master Templar, also known as Maegester, is a leadership rank of mid to high authority within the Templar Order and Second-in-Command within the Anglo-Saxon Order of the Ancients.

Their highest rank is in the Inner Sanctum were they served under three Guardians, while also being seated among the of various [Abstergo Industries Divisions|Divisions]]. With its lowest ranking being alongside a Lieutenant under a Grand Master of the Order within a Templar Rite as a Templar leader. Its predecessor, The Maegester of the Order of the Ancients was also alongside a Lieutenant under their Grand Maegester.

Structure

Templar Rites

Their Grand Master have the authority of their Rite, that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.

Inner Sanctum

Main article: Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order

Within the various [Abstergo Industries Divisions|Divisions]] of Abstergo Industries, Master Templars within the Inner sanctum that have been and are seated among there are currently active in these divisions: Operations Division lead by Head of Operations Laetitia England, her operatives are leading Operations Specialist Juhani Otso Berg of Sigma Team and former leader Operations Daniel Cross of Delta Team. And the last two is former researcher of the Animus Project Warren Vidic and current Head of Historical Research Division Simon Hathaway.

Notable Maegesters

Wardens of the Ancients

• 
  Gorm Kjotvesson
  Wardens of War
  (870s - 873)
• 
  Fulke
  Wardens of Relics
  (? - c.875)
• 
  Tatfrid
  Wardens of Wealth
  (? - c.878)
• 
  Derby
  Wardens of Law
  (? - c.878)
• 
  Blaeswith
  Wardens of Faith
  (? - c.878)

Notable Master Templars

Templar Rites

• 
  Tomás de Torquemada
  Spanish Rite
  (c. 1491 – 1498)
• 
  Lawrence Washington
  British Rite
  (c. 1738 – 1752)
• 
  Shay Cormac
  Colonial/American Rite
  (c. 1758 – ?)
• 
  Madeleine de L'Isle
  Louisiana Rite
  (1764 – 1777)
• 
  William Sleeman
  British Rite
  (c. 1839 – 1856)
• 
  Crawford Starrick
  British Rite
  (? – 1868)
• 
  Coxworth
  Shanghai Rite
  (c. 1927)
• 
  Joffre
  Shanghai Rite
  (c. 1927)
• 
  Tatsumi
  Shanghai Rite
  (c. 1927)

Inner Sanctum

• 
  Daniel Cross
  Operations Division, Operations
  (c. 2002 – 2012)
• 
  Warren Vidic
  Research Division, Animus Project
  (? – 2012)
• 
  Laetitia England
  Operations Division, Head of Operations
  (? – present)
• 
  Juhani Otso Berg
  Operations Division, Operations Specialist
  (2012 – present)
• 
  Simon Hathaway
  Historical Research Division, Head of Research
  (2016 – present)

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed II
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations (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 (As an Ancients rank)

Trivia

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 Magus, was also a secondary rank of the Order of the Ancients leader, being five individuals under that branch leader. Its unknown if its an ancient Master Templar rank, like Maegester.

Master Templar Robes

• 
  Louisiana Master Templar Robes
• 
  Colonial Templar Master Robes

Advisors of the Templar Order(New)

"On that issue I shouldn't like to say, but be assured your journey has not been in vain. My respect for your branch of the Order remains as steadfast as I hope it does in return. For me you can rely on two things: firstly, that I will abide by my own principles; and, secondly, that I will not allow my husband to be swayed by his advisors."

―Julie de la Serre to Mrs. Carroll, using her influence as Lieutenant, 1778.

Advisor is an advisory and subordinative rank of mid to hight authority within the Templar Order, being bellow their Templar leaders that is the Grand Master of a Templar Rite, alongside Master Templars and Lieutenants. Within the Inner Sanctum, becoming the Council of Elders and having an advisory role to the governing structure of the Order itself.

As the Advisor of their Order, they ensured the Grand Master of a Rite and Inner Sanctum adhere to the Templars principles to guide their plans on to create peace.

Structure

Authority

Julie de la Serre: "I'm sorry if you don't feel our goals are aligned, Mrs. Carroll. My apologies if that makes me a somewhat unreliable confidante."

Mrs. Carroll: "I see. Well, if I were you, Madame de la Serre, I would use my influence on both sides in order to propose your middle line."

—Julie de la Serre and Mrs. Carroll, discussing the future of France, 1778.

Their Grand Master have the authority of their Rite, that Rite is named after a specific geographic region.

Inner Sanctum

"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.

After the foundation of the Inner Sanctum, promotions of Grand Masters came under their control. Followed by the foundation of the Black Cross to prevent corruption. 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.

History

Middle Ages

Jacques de Molay: "Not you, brother – I have a different task for you. Come with me."

Advisor: "King Philip's moving faster than we expected."

—Jacques de Molay and his Advisor, being given one last task, 1307.

The Advisor using the Sword of Eden against Thomas de Carneillon

On 13 October 1307, during a session with the Council, there was a raid of the Templar Headquarter in Paris. While also being carried out across France with the intent of arresting all Templars, the attack of the Temple was lead by Esquieu de Floyrac, along with Assassins disguised as Flemish mercenaries.

Grand Master Jacques de Molay ordered a defense of the Temple and tasked his Advisor to hide a Sword of Eden and the Codex Pater Intellectus. The Advisor ran though the battlefield and entered the tower, where he discovered the Master Assassin Thomas de Carneillon, whom he chased and fought to reclaim the artifacts. Succeeding in his mission to hide them in the vault of the Templar and was killed shorty after by the same Assassin.

Age of Enlightenment

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.

By 1768, the Grand Master of the Parisian Rite had become François de la Serre and had François-Thomas Germain as his Lieutenant.

Their Advisors was Chrétien Lafrenière, Charles Gabriel Sivert, Marie Levesque and Louis-Michel le Peletier.

In 1779, Louis-Michel le Peletier became a councillor of the Paris Parliament with the intervention of the Order to secure the position.

Notable Advisors

Order of the Knights Templar

• 
  Jacques de Molay's advisor
  Parisian Rite
  ? - 1307
• 
  Chrétien Lafrenière
  Parisian Rite
  c.1768 - 1791
• 
  Charles Gabriel Sivert
  Parisian Rite
  c.1768 - 1791
• 
  Marie Levesque
  Parisian Rite
  c.1770s - 1792
• 
  Louis-Michel le Peletier
  Parisian Rite
  c.1770s - 1793
• Frederick Weatherall Parisian Rite c.1789 - ?
  Frederick Weatherall
  Parisian Rite
  c.1789 - ?

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: Unity (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Unity (novel)