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| THE REBEL=I remember the day they told me I would be married. I laughed. I cried. That night I climbed out of my window and never looked back. There is probably still a reward posted for my capture in [[Spain]]. Can you believe? When I think of my family, I picture them looking for me still, and I look at my scars and my pistol and I laugh. I laugh so hard. | | THE REBEL=[[Ferreira de Ortega|I]] remember the day they told me I would be married. I laughed. I cried. That night I climbed out of my window and never looked back. There is probably still a reward posted for my capture in [[Spain]]. Can you believe? When I think of my family, I picture them looking for me still, and I look at my scars and my pistol and I laugh. I laugh so hard. |
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| THE WAYFARER=Are you sure I belong here? A simple coffee farmer among killers and sages? Mainly, coffee requires patience. Each plant takes four years to grow from seed to maturity. The flowers bloom on their own time too, and the fruit ripens unevenly. A farmer must watch, must wait, and observe, all the while shielding his crop from weather and pestilence. Then, only at the right moment, he picks but the ripest cherries. I approach all of my work this way. | | THE WAYFARER=Are you sure [[Manuel Mendoza|I]] belong here? A simple coffee farmer among killers and sages? Mainly, coffee requires patience. Each plant takes four years to grow from seed to maturity. The flowers bloom on their own time too, and the fruit ripens unevenly. A farmer must watch, must wait, and observe, all the while shielding his crop from weather and pestilence. Then, only at the right moment, he picks but the ripest cherries. I approach all of my work this way. |
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| THE JAGUAR=I did not abandon [[Aztecs|my people]]! I protected them by meeting the [[Spanish Army|encroachers]] before they could arrive on our soil. I also battled homesickness every day. I was not made for the sea. But I sensed the coming war and I fought to prevent it. I crossed many [[Assassins]] along the way, and I felled them all. I did not believe in their vision of the world. I did not see how it could ever protect us. | | THE JAGUAR=[[Cuali|I]] did not abandon [[Aztecs|my people]]! I protected them by meeting the [[Spanish Army|encroachers]] before they could arrive on our soil. I also battled homesickness every day. I was not made for the sea. But I sensed the coming war and I fought to prevent it. I crossed many [[Assassins]] along the way, and I felled them all. I did not believe in their vision of the world. I did not see how it could ever protect us. |
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| THE HUNTSMAN=To be honest, I'm never entirely sure which I prefer: the study or the outdoors. Both offer opportunity to expand the mind. One offers safety to the body, the other to the soul. I suppose I have been lucky to enjoy both in equal measure. | | THE HUNTSMAN=To be honest, [[William de Saint-Prix|I'm]] never entirely sure which I prefer: the study or the outdoors. Both offer opportunity to expand the mind. One offers safety to the body, the other to the soul. I suppose I have been lucky to enjoy both in equal measure. |
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| BLACKBEARD=Arrrr! That's what you want to hear right? Arrrr! Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! All that [[pirate]] drivel the tourists are always asking me to repeat. Bollocks. I shan't tell you the truth. You're not worth it. What would you do with it? I know what you'll write: "Arrr, said [[Edward Thatch|Blackbeard]]." "Said Blackbeard." Blackbeard never said no such thing. Go. Get that parrot out of my face. | | BLACKBEARD=Arrrr! That's what you want to hear right? Arrrr! Ahoy matey! Shiver me timbers! All that [[Piracy|pirate]] drivel the tourists are always asking me to repeat. Bollocks. I shan't tell you the truth. You're not worth it. What would you do with it? I know what you'll write: "Arrr, said [[Edward Thatch|Blackbeard]]." "Said Blackbeard." Blackbeard never said no such thing. Go. Get that parrot out of my face. |
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| LADY BLACK=I did not set out to avenge my [[Alejandro Ortega de Márquez|father]]. I had my own mission, I was serving my own [[Templars|order]]. And I had long accepted his death. But when I saw the [[Opía Apito|Assassin]], when I heard her speak, it all came back. My childhood. How we were robbed of him. How her [[Taíno|people]] took him. I had to act. | | LADY BLACK=[[Lucia Márquez|I]] did not set out to avenge my [[Alejandro Ortega de Márquez|father]]. I had my own mission, I was serving my own [[Templars|order]]. And I had long accepted his death. But when I saw the [[Opía Apito|Assassin]], when I heard her speak, it all came back. My childhood. How we were robbed of him. How her [[Taíno|people]] took him. I had to act. |
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| THE MERCENARY=I do not speak of my time as a [[Slavery|slave]], because I do not accept "slave" as my identity. They tried to make me a slave, but I never adopted that reality. I was always waiting... no... not to be rescued. For my chance. That chance came and I did not hesitate. That became my identity: no hesitation, no surrender. | | THE MERCENARY=[[Kumi Berko|I]] do not speak of my time as a [[Slavery|slave]], because I do not accept "slave" as my identity. They tried to make me a slave, but I never adopted that reality. I was always waiting... no... not to be rescued. For my chance. That chance came and I did not hesitate. That became my identity: no hesitation, no surrender. |
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| THE BUCCANEER=Look, I know what people assume. I know how I look. And it's true. I absolutely did leverage my size to the advantage of my employers. I was a protector. A body guard. Nothing more. I never sought violence. Never! I don't even like the word "pirate," mate. Buccaneer sounds more more distinguished. I don't care if it's old-fashioned. I don't care if no one does it that way anymore. It's who I am. | | THE BUCCANEER=Look, [[Parry Crowther|I]] know what people assume. I know how I look. And it's true. I absolutely did leverage my size to the advantage of my employers. I was a protector. A body guard. Nothing more. I never sought violence. Never! I don't even like the word "pirate," mate. Buccaneer sounds more more distinguished. I don't care if it's old-fashioned. I don't care if no one does it that way anymore. It's who I am. |
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| THE PHYSICIAN=What do the history books say about me? That I was killed by [[Aveline de Grandpré|that woman]]? That Assassin? Lies! It was I who slew her. I retrieved the artifact. I saw the future! I live on, and will never die. I brought the Assassins to their knees. So-called "History" is for men with no ambition, too weak to choose their own truth. | | THE PHYSICIAN=What do the history books say about [[Edmund Judge|me]]? That I was killed by [[Aveline de Grandpré|that woman]]? That Assassin? Lies! It was I who slew her. I retrieved the [[Patience Gibbs' charm|artifact]]. I saw the future! I live on, and will never die. I brought the Assassins to their knees. So-called "History" is for men with no ambition, too weak to choose their own truth. |
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| THE NAVIGATOR=My nemesis? Yes, [[Rhona Dinsmore|Rhona]]. I fought her for years. Always, I was one step ahead. That's how it always is with Assassins - they're persistent, like gnats or bedbugs, but no more significant. Did I win? What do you think? | | THE NAVIGATOR=[[Hilary Flint|My]] nemesis? Yes, [[Rhona Dinsmore|Rhona]]. I fought her for years. Always, I was one step ahead. That's how it always is with Assassins - they're persistent, like gnats or bedbugs, but no more significant. Did I win? What do you think? |
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| THE NIGHT STALKER=Whatever they say about me, it's probably true. Why not just run with that and leave me alone. Haven't you heard? I'm a monster? Driven by greed and bloodlust. That's all anyone really wants these days anyway, isn't it? | | THE NIGHT STALKER=Whatever they say about [[Joe|me]], it's probably true. Why not just run with that and leave me alone. Haven't you heard? I'm a monster? Driven by greed and bloodlust. That's all anyone really wants these days anyway, isn't it? |
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| THE ORCHID=Of course, I had many lovers, but we're not here to talk about that today, are we? Why do you always want know that? Why do you not ask me about the battles I led? About the armies I brought to beg for mercy at my feet? The leagues I sailed? The treasure? I lived a free life. A glorious life. The life of a pirate queen. | | THE ORCHID=Of course, [[Jing Lang|I]] had many lovers, but we're not here to talk about that today, are we? Why do you always want know that? Why do you not ask me about the battles I led? About the armies I brought to beg for mercy at my feet? The leagues I sailed? The treasure? I lived a free life. A glorious life. The life of a pirate queen. |
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| THE PUPPETEER=[[Renardo Aguilar|Renardo]]? I have forgiven him. In the end it was [[Lucia Márquez|Lucia]] who meant the most anyway. Romance is one thing, but how can it compare to a great friendship? We were sisters in thievery once, Lucia and I. That was before we entered the order. Everything changed then. This, I regret. | | THE PUPPETEER=[[Renardo Aguilar|Renardo]]? [[Felicia Moreno|I]] have forgiven him. In the end it was [[Lucia Márquez|Lucia]] who meant the most anyway. Romance is one thing, but how can it compare to a great friendship? We were sisters in thievery once, Lucia and I. That was before we entered the order. Everything changed then. This, I regret. |
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| THE ADVENTURER=I had a daughter. I had more than one daughter. My children never knew each other. They could not ever even know of each other. This was my one mistake -- not the children per se -- I did love them; I tried to be a good father when I was there. But I allowed myself to become distracted from the order, from my true purpose. | | THE ADVENTURER=[[Alejandro Ortega de Márquez|I]] had a daughter. I had more than one daughter. My children never knew each other. They could not ever even know of each other. This was my one mistake -- not the children per se -- I did love them; I tried to be a good father when I was there. But I allowed myself to become distracted from the order, from my true purpose. |
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| THE CUTTHROAT="[[Adrien Flood]]?" "Flood?" Is that supposed to be a joke? On account of the length of my pants? Who told you that was my name? It was [[Kumi Berko|Kumi]], wasn't it? That guy, I swear-- I'm going to get him back for this... No! Don't write that down! Can we start over?... Well don't put anything. Just put Adrien- A-D-R-I-E-N. I'll tell you about the time I felled five men with just a single fart. Yes, fart. F-A-R-T... Well that's just your opinion... It's not because it's disgusting that it isn't true. | | THE CUTTHROAT="[[Adrien Flood]]?" "Flood?" Is that supposed to be a joke? On account of the length of my pants? Who told you that was my name? It was Kumi, wasn't it? That guy, I swear-- I'm going to get him back for this... No! Don't write that down! Can we start over?... Well don't put anything. Just put Adrien- A-D-R-I-E-N. I'll tell you about the time I felled five men with just a single fart. Yes, fart. F-A-R-T... Well that's just your opinion... It's not because it's disgusting that it isn't true. |
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| THE DANDY=[[Alphonse de Marigot|Alfie Gardner]]? Who's that? Where'd you hear that? I don't know him. I am the Comte Alphonse de Marigot, of [[Martinique]], and you will address me a such. I'm [[France|French]], first of all. I don't know where you're getting this [[United Kingdom|English]] rubbish. That other part is true though, about the theatre -- the {{Wiki|Comédie Française}}. I was there at its birth. It was a historic moment. | | THE DANDY=[[Alphonse de Marigot|Alfie Gardner]]? Who's that? Where'd you hear that? I don't know him. I am the Comte Alphonse de Marigot, of [[Martinique]], and you will address me a such. I'm [[France|French]], first of all. I don't know where you're getting this [[United Kingdom|English]] rubbish. That other part is true though, about the theatre -- the {{Wiki|Comédie Française}}. I was there at its birth. It was a historic moment. |
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| THE DUELIST= {{Wiki|Destreza|La Verdadera Destreza}}: Spanish swordsmanship. The true art, the ultimate marriage of geometry, reason, philosophy -. the highest education, our best hope against Assassins. I dedicated my life to bringing it to the world, and I regret nothing. Well, almost nothing. [[Felicia Moreno|Felicia]]... no... I cannot even speak of her now. | | THE DUELIST= {{Wiki|Destreza|La Verdadera Destreza}}: Spanish swordsmanship. The true art, the ultimate marriage of geometry, reason, philosophy -. the highest education, our best hope against Assassins. I dedicated my life to bringing it to the world, and I regret nothing. Well, almost nothing. Felicia... no... I cannot even speak of her now. |
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| THE FIREBRAND=I will not speak to you of voodoo. I already know that is how you want to imagine me: gathering herbs and muttering incantations and drawing skulls and pretending to adapt your Christian saints to the image of the spirits of the {{Wiki|Fon people|Fon}} and the {{Wiki|Ewe people|Ewe}}. No. Let us not speak of this. Let us speak of war. Of triumph. Of how I cannot be vanquished. | | THE FIREBRAND=[[Dominique Jean|I]] will not speak to you of voodoo. I already know that is how you want to imagine me: gathering herbs and muttering incantations and drawing skulls and pretending to adapt your Christian saints to the image of the spirits of the {{Wiki|Fon people|Fon}} and the {{Wiki|Ewe people|Ewe}}. No. Let us not speak of this. Let us speak of war. Of triumph. Of how I cannot be vanquished. |
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| PALENQUE=Unlike most of Southern Mexico’s Palenque, the Expeditionary Camp has a very temporary feel to it. Rumored to be linked with the ‘El Dorado’ myth, the city, mostly in a state of ruin, overgrown with vegetation, is packed with explorers harboring a desire to excavate its tombs and temples. Canvas tents decorate the otherwise spars campgrounds, creating a close and friendly community for the island’s many wanderers. But beware the warmer months! Palenque is frequently host to major tropical storms, giving the area a tense atmosphere and keeping its poor explorers forever on the move. | | PALENQUE=Unlike most of Southern [[Mexico]]’s {{Wiki|Palenque}}, the [[Palenque|Expeditionary Camp]] has a very temporary feel to it. Rumored to be linked with the ‘{{Wiki|El Dorado}}’ myth, the city, mostly in a state of ruin, overgrown with vegetation, is packed with explorers harboring a desire to excavate its tombs and temples. Canvas tents decorate the otherwise spars campgrounds, creating a close and friendly community for the island’s many wanderers. But beware the warmer months! Palenque is frequently host to major tropical storms, giving the area a tense atmosphere and keeping its poor explorers forever on the move. |
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| SANTA LUCIA=Once a place for small-scale fishing and pearl gathering, this fishing village, in Santa Lucia, is now a resupply hub for most pirates. Although missing its peaceful nature, this place is lively, exotic, engulfed by the surrounding grandiose cliffs and eternal blue. The village grows on both land and sea, and long, rickety, wooden docks connect the seafarers to the townsfolk. By day, the town bustles, and the beach glows under the hot son, and by night, pirates can be seen stumbling around the docks in the torchlight. | | SANTA LUCIA=Once a place for small-scale fishing and pearl gathering, this fishing village, in [[Santa Lucia]], is now a resupply hub for most pirates. Although missing its peaceful nature, this place is lively, exotic, engulfed by the surrounding grandiose cliffs and eternal blue. The village grows on both land and sea, and long, rickety, wooden docks connect the seafarers to the townsfolk. By day, the town bustles, and the beach glows under the hot son, and by night, pirates can be seen stumbling around the docks in the torchlight. |
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| LA HAVANA=The Cathedral Square, in La Havana, is a highly populated area in Cuba. As an established trade route between the New World and the Old World, La Havana brought in much wealth and became a heavily fortified area to protect its treasure-laden ships. Although it has seen better times, La Havana continues to be a lively colorful place complete with multi-story buildings inspired by Spanish architecture and a bustling marketplace. The city is now a ship building center, and what remains of its wealthy quarters is a phenomenal sight to see. | | LA HAVANA=The Cathedral Square, in [[Havana|La Havana]], is a highly populated area in [[Cuba]]. As an established trade route between the New World and the [[Europe|Old World]], La Havana brought in much wealth and became a heavily fortified area to protect its treasure-laden ships. Although it has seen better times, La Havana continues to be a lively colorful place complete with multi-story buildings inspired by Spanish architecture and a bustling marketplace. The city is now a ship building center, and what remains of its wealthy quarters is a phenomenal sight to see. |
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| SAINT-PIERRE=Martinique resides in the French region of the Caribbean coast. With low brush and tall fromager trees, this area proves ideal for sugarcane plantations. The lush, green landscape would remain undisturbed were it not for the occasional hurricane and the threatening rumble emitting from Mt. Pelée, the island’s active volcano, which lies just north of the city. Aside from the mountain, the plantations’ master houses act as the area’s landmarks. | | SAINT-PIERRE=[[Martinique]] resides in the French region of the [[Caribbean]] coast. With low brush and tall fromager trees, this area proves ideal for sugarcane plantations. The lush, green landscape would remain undisturbed were it not for the occasional hurricane and the threatening rumble emitting from Mt. Pelée, the island’s active volcano, which lies just north of the city. Aside from the mountain, the plantations’ master houses act as the area’s landmarks. |
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| TAMPA BAY=Simplicity, comfort, and permanence: this is the way of Tampa Bay’s Jesuit missionaries. With hope of converting the natives, this sandstone settlement was built by a handful of hardworking laborers. Massive stone walls keep the peaceful place cool in the sweltering heart of the day and warm in the right comfort in the surrounding barren landscape. In case of a massive dust storm or in the event of an attack, tunnels were built beneath the camp, although no trouble has breached the solid stone walls thus far. The missionary settlement is known for its gardens of serenity and impressive winery. | | TAMPA BAY=Simplicity, comfort, and permanence: this is the way of [[Tampa Bay]]’s {{Wiki|Jesuit}} missionaries. With hope of converting the natives, this sandstone settlement was built by a handful of hardworking laborers. Massive stone walls keep the peaceful place cool in the sweltering heart of the day and warm in the right comfort in the surrounding barren landscape. In case of a massive dust storm or in the event of an attack, tunnels were built beneath the camp, although no trouble has breached the solid stone walls thus far. The missionary settlement is known for its gardens of serenity and impressive winery. |
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| PORTOBELO=Beyond the sweet taste of its tropical storms and through the thick morning mist stands the sleepy city of Portobelo, Panama. Once an administrative center for the excavation of both silver and gold, Portobelo was named for its demonstrative wealth and natural harbor. But even this beautiful port couldn’t escape the early onset of plundering pirates. Using explosives to gain access to the city, the port quickly turned into a ship repair center, its old colonial fortifications used to protect their loot and cargo. This pirate headquarters is now notorious for gambling, heavy drinking and blood sports of all kinds. If you can see past the cockfighting and the loud cursing, you’ll see this new way of life has given Mother Nature a chance to take back her land. | | PORTOBELO=Beyond the sweet taste of its tropical storms and through the thick morning mist stands the sleepy city of [[Portobelo]], [[Panama]]. Once an administrative center for the excavation of both silver and gold, Portobelo was named for its demonstrative wealth and natural harbor. But even this beautiful port couldn’t escape the early onset of plundering pirates. Using explosives to gain access to the city, the port quickly turned into a ship repair center, its old colonial fortifications used to protect their loot and cargo. This pirate headquarters is now notorious for gambling, heavy drinking and blood sports of all kinds. If you can see past the cockfighting and the loud cursing, you’ll see this new way of life has given Mother Nature a chance to take back her land. |
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| PRISON=Columbia’s prison of Cartagena was originally built as a fort to defend the stormy city’s harbor from pirates. When they began to pose a real threat in the area, the fort was quickly converted into a prison, a way out impossible to find in the damp, dark hallways, with no end in sight. Cartagena Prison was unsegregated, holding criminals from all walks of life behind its great stone walls. Being locked together in large rooms for the most part, prisoners were encouraged to sort out their affairs among themselves, and were subject to abuse by the prison guards on a regular basis. Some say the torture chamber remains fully intact. | | PRISON={{Wiki|Colombia|Columbia}}’s prison of [[Prison|Cartagena]] was originally built as a fort to defend the stormy city’s harbor from pirates. When they began to pose a real threat in the area, the fort was quickly converted into a prison, a way out impossible to find in the damp, dark hallways, with no end in sight. Cartagena Prison was unsegregated, holding criminals from all walks of life behind its great stone walls. Being locked together in large rooms for the most part, prisoners were encouraged to sort out their affairs among themselves, and were subject to abuse by the prison guards on a regular basis. Some say the torture chamber remains fully intact. |
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| SABA ISLAND=Claiming to have found the island uninhabited, pirates took this stone city for their hideout in the early 17th century. Saba island, a cavernous volcano on the Caribbean Sea, soon became a hub for all kinds of castaways, proving to be the perfect location for a pirate lair. A city lit by fire, the island is well protected from Saba’s frequent rainstorms, and strong enough to survive its rare hurricanes. The housing consists of stone ruins built into the cavern’s walls, and all have spectacular view of the open seas. An overgrowth of vegetation, serene waterfalls and pockets of sunlight bring an unexpected beauty to the grunge-covered world of pirating. But beware the reverb: a colony of bots can even make a rum-filled swashbuckler shake in his boots. | | SABA ISLAND=Claiming to have found the island uninhabited, pirates took this stone city for their hideout in the early 17th century. [[Saba Island|Saba island]], a cavernous volcano on the [[Caribbean Sea]], soon became a hub for all kinds of castaways, proving to be the perfect location for a pirate lair. A city lit by fire, the island is well protected from Saba’s frequent rainstorms, and strong enough to survive its rare hurricanes. The housing consists of stone ruins built into the cavern’s walls, and all have spectacular view of the open seas. An overgrowth of vegetation, serene waterfalls and pockets of sunlight bring an unexpected beauty to the grunge-covered world of pirating. But beware the reverb: a colony of bots can even make a rum-filled swashbuckler shake in his boots. |
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