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Hearing the commotion, Hendrik's fellow company men entered his room, finding Edward and, thinking he was Hendrik's killer, attacked the Assassin, who fled by jumping out the window. Edward subsequently escaped the harbor with John Young's help,<ref name="EP 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5|Episode 5]]</ref> but was declared a fugitive by the authorities, who hanged [[Wanted poster|wanted posters]] of him around Macau.<ref name="EP 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]] –'' [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 6|Episode 6]]</ref> | Hearing the commotion, Hendrik's fellow company men entered his room, finding Edward and, thinking he was Hendrik's killer, attacked the Assassin, who fled by jumping out the window. Edward subsequently escaped the harbor with John Young's help,<ref name="EP 5">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 5|Episode 5]]</ref> but was declared a fugitive by the authorities, who hanged [[Wanted poster|wanted posters]] of him around Macau.<ref name="EP 6">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]] –'' [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 6|Episode 6]]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 01:53, 2 January 2024
Hendrik (died 1725) was a Dutch explorer working for the Dutch East India Company in the 1720s. He was a friend to the navigator John Young.
During an expedition to Indochina, Hendrik stumbled upon the ruins of Angkor, the lost city of the Khmer Empire and an alleged Precursor site. He documented his discovery in his personal sea log, which would become the object of interest of both the Assassin Edward Kenway and the Templars, who sought to find Angkor for the Pieces of Eden they believed it contained.
History
Early life
- "I was a terrible father... I left my wife and children behind... B-but... I wanted to make money... So that they'd have a better life... I finally found the ruins... I was gonna make a fortune... And be a good father... I want to tell them... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..."
- ―Hendrik expressing remorse over having left his family, 1725.[src]-[m]
Seeking to make a fortune in order to provide for his wife and children, Hendrik left them to join the Dutch East India Company as a sailor, a decision he eventually came to regret. While serving, Hendrik wrote a letter which he sought to give to his family in the event he failed to return.[1] Hendrik also came to befriend a fellow company mate and navigator by the name of John Young.[2]
Discovery of the lost city
At some point prior to February 1725, Hendrik was part of a company expedition to Indochina. While there, he discovered the location to the ruins of the lost city of the Khmer Empire, documenting what he found and knew in his personal sea log. To make the information more difficult to access should the log fall into the wrong hands, he encrypted it using a cipher, which he kept hidden inside the book.[3] At one point while drunk, Hendrik told John about his discovery, not knowing that his friend would then steal his story and boast about it.[1]
When Hendrik's group came to be based in Macau, then under the Portuguese Empire, he sought to find a way to return to Angkor for the riches he had found there. In 1725, Hendrik came to know of an affluential Qing merchant named Madam Lee and asked her to sponsor an expedition to the lost city. However, she rejected Hendrik's offer, believing his story to be absurd, and he was thus to forced to put a halt to his ambitious plans. In the meantime, he kept his log in a bank safe in the city, knowing how valuable the information within the book was.[3]
Death and post-mortem
In February 1725, Hendrik was attacked in his room at the company dormitories in Macau, being fatally stabbed in the abdomen by ninja from the Japanese Shimazu clan working for the Templars, who sought to silence anyone who knew about Angkor. The Assassin Edward Kenway, who was attempting to learn the location to the lost city, entered Hendrik's room moments after the attack, while Hendrik was still conscious. The sailor told Edward a little about Angkor and its "piece" and asked that he deliver a letter to his family before finally passing.[1]
Hearing the commotion, Hendrik's fellow company men entered his room, finding Edward and, thinking he was Hendrik's killer, attacked the Assassin, who fled by jumping out the window. Edward subsequently escaped the harbor with John Young's help,[4] but was declared a fugitive by the authorities, who hanged wanted posters of him around Macau.[5]
Gallery
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Hendrik giving Edward the letter to his family
Appearances
References