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[[File:Assassins-Creed-3-screenshot.jpg|thumb|300px|Connor climbing a mountain in the Frontier.]]
[[File:Assassins-Creed-3-screenshot.jpg|thumb|300px|Connor climbing a mountain in the Frontier.]]
The '''Frontier''' was a large tract of countryside located in the [[United States|American]] north-east. Many battles of the [[French and Indian War]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]] took place here.
The '''Frontier''' was a large area of countryside located in the northeast [[United States]]. The Frontier played host to several battles of the [[French and Indian War]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]].


The Frontier consisted mostly of wilderness containing cliffs, forests, rivers, and mountains inhabited by a variety of animals such as bears, beavers, deer, wolves, rabbits, cougars, and elk.<ref name="GameInformer">''GameInformer'' April 2012 issue: ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref> Hunting Regions split up the land, where [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] logged the different species he hunted there.
The Frontier consisted mostly of wilderness inhabited by a variety of animals. Hunting Regions split up the land, where [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] logged the different species he hunted there.


While [[Boston]] and [[New York City]] were the primary settlements located near the Frontier, the countryside itself also contained several small Native American and European ones such as the towns of [[Lexington]], [[Concord]], [[Charlestown]], and Connor's own [[Mohawk]] village, [[Kanatahséton]]. One could also find logging camps, mills, and trading posts.<ref name="GameInformer Exploring">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/03/19/exploring-the-assassin-39-s-creed-iii-frontier.aspx GameInformer: ''Exploring The Assassin's Creed III Frontier'']</ref>
While [[Boston]] and [[New York City]] were the primary settlements located near the Frontier, the countryside itself also contained several small Native American and European settlements. These included the towns of [[Lexington]], [[Concord]], [[Charlestown]], and Connor's own [[Mohawk]] village, [[Kanatahséton]]. Small logging, fishing, and mining posts could also be located.


[[File:ACIII-GI (8).jpg|left|thumb|250px|A battle in the Frontier.]]
As the war waged on, the condition of the towns would change as a consequence to the battles. At different times, one could find battalions of men readying for a charge, or injured soldiers near abandoned tents.
As the war waged on, the condition of the towns would change as a consequence to the battles. At different times, one could find battalions of men readying for a charge, or injured soldiers by abandoned tents.<ref name="GameInformer Exploring"/>
 
The [[Assassins|Assassin]] Connor was particularly skilled in navigating the Frontier; he was able to climb and [[Freerunning|free-run]] across rocks and tree branches, granting him an advantage over his enemies and prey traveling below, as well as offering a quicker method of traveling during winter when the snow was knee deep.<ref name="GameInformer"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Frontier is reputedly 1.5 times larger than ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'''s [[Rome]], making it the largest map in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] to date.
*The Frontier is 1.5 times larger than ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'''s [[Rome]], making it the largest map in the [[Assassin's Creed (series)|''Assassin's Creed'' series]] to date.
*The Frontier is the setting for around 30% of the main storyline content for ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.
*The Frontier is the setting for about a third of the main storyline content for ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''.
*It is impossible to reduce [[notoriety]] in the Frontier under normal conditions.
*It is impossible to reduce [[notoriety]] in the Frontier.
*Peddlers can be found riding carts around tracks, where Connor could sell the products from hunting and buy consumables, such as arrows, rope darts and bait etc.
*Peddlers can be found riding carts around tracks where Connor could sell the products from hunting and buy consumables.
*The entrance to the [[Grand Temple]] can be found at the far North of the map, in the Black Creek region.
*The entrance to the [[Grand Temple]] can be found at the far North of the map, in the Black Creek region.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
<gallery widths="180" position="center" spacing="small" captionalign="center" captiontextcolor="#ffffff">
AC3 Wolves.jpg|Concept art of wolves, following the blood trails of fallen bodies.
AC3 Wolves.jpg|Concept art of wolves in the Frontier.
ACIII-GI (4).jpg|Connor nimbly running over the Frontier's rough terrain.
ACIII-GI (4).jpg|Connor traversing the Frontier.
ACIII-GI (15).jpg|Connor stalking a deer with his bow in hand.
ACIII-GI (15).jpg|Connor in the Frontier stalking a deer with his bow in hand.
AC3 SC SP 17 Frontier CombatTomahawk ONLINE.jpg|Connor caught up in a conflict with some [[British Army|British]] [[Guards|soldiers]].
AC3 SC SP 19 Frontier Canoe ONLINE.jpg|Connor navigating a Frontier canal.
AC3 SC SP 19 Frontier Canoe ONLINE.jpg|Connor navigating along a canal with a canoe.
Xl Assassins-Creed-3-Frontier-Camp-624.jpg|Connor entering a [[Continental Army|Continental]] camp in the Frontier.
AC3 SC SP 20 Frontier Predator.jpg|Connor spying on a British march from above, using the trees to remain out of sight.
ACIII-GI (8).jpg|A battle in the Frontier.
Xl Assassins-Creed-3-Frontier-Camp-624.jpg|Connor entering a [[Continental Army|Continental]] camp.
Fleeing-deer.jpg|A group of deer, some of the wildlife present in the region.
Connor chasing deer.jpg|Connor chasing after a lone deer through the Frontier.
Snow covered forest in the Frontier.jpg|Snow covered forest in the Frontier.
Snow covered forest in the Frontier.jpg|Snow covered forest in the Frontier.
Winter in the Frontier.jpg|Winter in the Frontier.
Frontier in Spring.jpg|The Frontier in Spring.
Frontier winterland.jpg|Frontier winter.
ACIII Frontier Camp Murder SS.jpg|A Frontier fight at night.
Frontier in Spring.jpg|Frontier in Spring.
Frontier with Connor and George Washington.jpg|Concept art of a Frontier battlefield.
ACIII Frontier Camp Murder SS.jpg|Frontier fight at night.
Frontier with Connor and George Washington.jpg|Concept art of Connor and George Washington on a Frontier battlefield.
FIRST ENCOUNTER by William Wu.jpg|Concept art of the Frontier by William Wu.
FIRST ENCOUNTER by William Wu.jpg|Concept art of the Frontier by William Wu.
ACIII-GI (10).jpg|Connor riding with George Washington through the Frontier during winter
ACIII-GI (10).jpg|Connor riding with [[George Washington]] through the Frontier.
ACIII-GI (3).jpg|Connor in conflict with [[British Army|British Army Soldiers]] in the Frontier.
ACIII-GI (3).jpg|Connor in conflict with [[British Army|British soldiers]] in the Frontier.
ACIII-GI (5).jpg|Connor with a musket stalking a deer.
Frontier by WilliamWu.jpg|Concept illustration of an eagle viewing the Frontier from above during winter.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==References==
==Reference==
{{Reflist}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
 
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[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III locations]]
[[Category:Assassin's Creed III locations]]

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Connor climbing a mountain in the Frontier.

The Frontier was a large area of countryside located in the northeast United States. The Frontier played host to several battles of the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.

The Frontier consisted mostly of wilderness inhabited by a variety of animals. Hunting Regions split up the land, where Connor logged the different species he hunted there.

While Boston and New York City were the primary settlements located near the Frontier, the countryside itself also contained several small Native American and European settlements. These included the towns of Lexington, Concord, Charlestown, and Connor's own Mohawk village, Kanatahséton. Small logging, fishing, and mining posts could also be located.

As the war waged on, the condition of the towns would change as a consequence to the battles. At different times, one could find battalions of men readying for a charge, or injured soldiers near abandoned tents.

Trivia

  • The Frontier is 1.5 times larger than Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood's Rome, making it the largest map in the Assassin's Creed series to date.
  • The Frontier is the setting for about a third of the main storyline content for Assassin's Creed III.
  • It is impossible to reduce notoriety in the Frontier.
  • Peddlers can be found riding carts around tracks where Connor could sell the products from hunting and buy consumables.
  • The entrance to the Grand Temple can be found at the far North of the map, in the Black Creek region.

Gallery

Reference