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A wealthy tea merchant and Templar of Hawkins Lane in Bristol, Emmett Scott was an ambitious man whom founded the Trade Organisation with his fellow Templar, [[Aubrey Hague]], an association of merchants protected by their Order and destined to put the Bristolian commerce under their control. The two families were close, and Emmett, wanting to add the power of Hague's family to his own wealth, promised his beautiful daughter, Caroline, to Hague's son, [[Matthew Hague|Matthew]]. While Caroline despised the arrogant and self-important Matthew and was hesitant to lead the life that was intended for her by virtue of her social status, she reluctantly prepared to do her duty to her father. | A wealthy tea merchant and Templar of Hawkins Lane in Bristol, Emmett Scott was an ambitious man whom founded the Trade Organisation with his fellow Templar, [[Aubrey Hague]], an association of merchants protected by their Order and destined to put the Bristolian commerce under their control. The two families were close, and Emmett, wanting to add the power of Hague's family to his own wealth, promised his beautiful daughter, Caroline, to Hague's son, [[Matthew Hague|Matthew]]. While Caroline despised the arrogant and self-important Matthew and was hesitant to lead the life that was intended for her by virtue of her social status, she reluctantly prepared to do her duty to her father. | ||
But in 1711, all Emmett's | But in 1711, all Emmett's plans for his daughter were shattered, when Caroline met Edward Kenway after he prevented her maid from being raped outside a tavern and became infatuated with the young man. After seeing each other secretly during months, Kenway proposed to Caroline whom accepted, destroying her father's plan of a prestigious alliance whith the Hagues. While Scott was enraged by his daughter misalliance with a sheep farmer, he nevertheless came to their wedding with [[Elizabeth Scott|his wife]] but disowned his daughter for her choice after the ceremony. | ||
===Pact with Kenway=== | ===Pact with Kenway=== | ||
Revision as of 10:55, 30 October 2014
Emmett Scott (unknown – 1723) was a tea merchant in Bristol, the father to Caroline Scott, and a member of the Templar Order. Through his daughter's marriage, he was the father-in-law of the pirate Edward Kenway and grandfather of Jennifer Scott.
Biography
Caroline's wedding
A wealthy tea merchant and Templar of Hawkins Lane in Bristol, Emmett Scott was an ambitious man whom founded the Trade Organisation with his fellow Templar, Aubrey Hague, an association of merchants protected by their Order and destined to put the Bristolian commerce under their control. The two families were close, and Emmett, wanting to add the power of Hague's family to his own wealth, promised his beautiful daughter, Caroline, to Hague's son, Matthew. While Caroline despised the arrogant and self-important Matthew and was hesitant to lead the life that was intended for her by virtue of her social status, she reluctantly prepared to do her duty to her father.
But in 1711, all Emmett's plans for his daughter were shattered, when Caroline met Edward Kenway after he prevented her maid from being raped outside a tavern and became infatuated with the young man. After seeing each other secretly during months, Kenway proposed to Caroline whom accepted, destroying her father's plan of a prestigious alliance whith the Hagues. While Scott was enraged by his daughter misalliance with a sheep farmer, he nevertheless came to their wedding with his wife but disowned his daughter for her choice after the ceremony.
Pact with Kenway
Deprived of the Scotts' wealth, Caroline and Edward settled in the farm of Edward's parents, Bernard and Linette, whom quickly became fond of Edward's young wife, who tried her best in order to acclimate to her new life. But dissatisfied with his life as a farmer and his inability to offer a privileged life to his wife, Edward failed to meet his marital obligations and assiduously frequented the taverns of the area. During one of those nights of drinking, in late 1712, Scott approached an inebriated Kenway in a tavern and offered him a deal; sending Caroline back to him by leaving her in exchange for a lot of money. Scott tried to convince him to accept his offer but Kenway fainted before giving an answer and his father-in-law took him to the Kenways farm, where he took the opportunity to show his distraught daughter what a bad husband was Edward.
The next day, Scott recieved the visit of Kenway, who refused his offer and proposed him another deal; in accordance with his own plans, Kenway was going to try to make his fortune as a privateer in the West Indies and promised to not return in England until having become rich. To Scott who wanted the end of his wedding, Edward pointed the fact that that the odds were great that he died at sea, making Caroline a widow able to marry again, and that Scott could also take advantage of his absence by trying to turn Caroline against her husband. Scott agreed to Kenway's offer and Kenway announced his departure to Caroline, who angry with Edward decision left the farm and came back to her father's house in Bristol.
But the night Kenway embarked on his assigned ship, Emmett Scott sent the Templar Wilson and Kenway's nemesis, Tom Cobleigh and his associate Julian, to put fire to the Kenway's farm while the two were sleeping inside, obviously in order to prevent Caroline from ever coming back to them during Edward's absence. Edward's departure being delayed, the young man came back in time to warn his parents and tracked the arsonists, but was knocked out and put on his departing ship by an hooded Wilson whom assured him that no more arms was to come to his parents if he respected his pact with Scott.
Return of an Assassin
After Edward's departure, Caroline discovered her pregnancy and later gave birth to a daughter, Jennifer, who was raised with the social status that only Emmett could provided her.
In 1720, Emmett caught smallpox, survived and inadvertently transferred the disease to his wife and Caroline. While himself and his wife survived, Caroline didn't recovered and Emmett arrogantly decided that she didn't need medicine, which resulted in her death. When Linette Kenway heard about Caroline passing, she tried to come to her funeral, but the Scotts forbade her from entering the cemetery.
Emmett's association to the Templars was made known to Edward Kenway by the family servant Rose, upon his return to Bristol from the West Indies.
These two factors led Kenway to plan Emmett's assassination, as a "tying up of loose ends", after which he would fully devote himself to the Assassins. Taking Rose hostage in one of his warehouses, Emmett and his henchman Wilson demanded Kenway surrender his weapons in exchange for her life. However, after Emmett defended the negligence which led to Caroline's passing, Edward shot him in the head, killing him instantly.