George Westhouse

George Westhouse (1820 – unknown) was a member of the British Brotherhood of Assassins.

Biography

George grew up and worked in old mill by a river in Crawley. One day, he was attacked by two robbers by the riverbank, only to be rescued by the Assassin Ethan Frye. Instilled with a sense of adventure, George left behind his job and joined the Assassin Brotherhood, after which he took part in missions with Ethan and his wife, Cecily, who taught him how to fight.

George eventually grew attached to Ethan and Cecily's twins, Jacob and Evie. By 1868, both Cecily and Ethan were dead, and George was charged with planning the twins' missions, although he considered them both somewhat reckless. He also maintained their father's course on the conflict with the Templars, who had taken firm control of London, believing that the Assassins should wait for a more opportune moment to strike, which itself was a risky move. His fellow Assassin Henry Green tried to convince him otherwise in a series of letters, warning George that the Templars under Grand Master Crawford Starrick were now expanding their ambitions to the world at large.

In February 1868, he sent Jacob and Evie to kill the Templars Rupert Ferris and David Brewster, respectively, in Croydon. While Ferris kept the London industries in his firm grip, Brewster was experimenting on a Piece of Eden.

On their succesful return, the twins argued to George that they would need to strike at the Templars in London, as Assassins' enemies had grown stronger and stronger and had already found another Piece of Eden. George disagreed, claiming that the Templars were too strong to take on so soon, and that without Brewster, they would not be able to use the Piece of Eden. He also believed that the Assassin Council was wiser on the matter, something Ethan would have agreed with. After George left however, Jacob and Evie decided to defy his orders and take on the Templars in London.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: Syndicate