Boston

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Boston is a city in the United States, and the capital city of Massachusetts. During the American Revolution, Boston was an important location to both the American and British armies, and was frequently visited by the Assassin Connor.

History

French and Indian War

In 1754, the Templar Haytham Kenway arrived in Boston to locate a Precursor site. He enlisted the help of Charles Lee, William Johnson, Thomas Hickey, Benjamin Church, and John Pitcairn to aid him in his quest. During the Templars' search, they stayed at the Green Dragon Tavern. Haytham sought to win the trust of the Kanien'kehá:ka to locate the site, and began this by freeing natives enslaved by Silas Thatcher at Southgate Fort. In his spare time, Haytham befriended Benjamin Franklin at the local general store. A year later, after Kaniehtí:io led Haytham to the site, Haytham returned to the Green Dragon Tavern to induct Lee into the Order.^[1]

Boston Massacre

In 1770, Haytham and Kaniehtí:io's son Ratonhnhaké:ton, who, along with his mentor Achilles Davenport, travelled to Boston to buy supplies for their mansion. During the trip, Achilles chose "Connor" to be the boy's alias. After purchasing their supplies, a protest began outside the Old State House. Connor spotted his father and was ordered to follow his accomplice onto the rooftop. Connor stopped the man from firing his rifle, but on the opposite roof, Lee fired a shot, prompting the British soldiers to fire on the crowd. Haytham spotted Connor and pointed him out to a Grenadier, forcing Connor to flee. Samuel Adams later found Connor and helped him escape the city by advising him to tear down his wanted posters, and showing him how to bribe town criers and printer shops, before taking him to a harbor.^[1]

American Revolution

In 1773, Connor returned to Boston to find William Johnson, as he was seeking to purchase the land where Connor's village was located. Adams and William Molineux informed him of the tea taxes Johnson was exploiting to gain the money for the purchase, so Connor blew up Johnson's smuggled tea before participating in the Boston Tea Party, where he helped in the dumping of multiple crates of tea into Boston Harbor. In the meantime, he recruited Stephane Chapheau, Duncan Little and Clipper Wilkinson into the Assassin Brotherhood.^[1]

In 1775, Connor aided the Sons of Liberty once again to find John Picairn. He met with Paul Revere at his home in Boston before the Midnight Ride. Connor eventually assassinated Pitcairn at the Battle of Bunker Hill, outside Charlestown, north of Boston.^[1]

In 1782, Connor tracked Charles Lee to Boston, and chased him through a shipyard. Both men were wounded and rendered unconscious during the chase, but Lee managed to regain consciousness first and take a ship to Monmouth.^[1]

Modern day

After recovering a power source for the Grand Temple from New York City, Desmond and William Miles, Shaun Hastings and Rebecca Crane had dinner at the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston on November 17, 2012.^[2]

Boston Underground

Boston contained 10 secret entrances within an underground network created by the Freemasons, which served as a means of fast travel. These entrances could be found throughout the city, or by travelling through the underground.

Samuel Adams led Connor to the first underground entrance after the Boston Massacre.

When in the Boston underground, Connor was equipped with a lantern. This lantern could be used to light torches throughout the tunnel system. Exploring these tunnels led Connor to more entrances which he could use to travel to various parts of the city. To open a secret entrance, Connor had to first locate it from underground. Once it was discovered, a puzzle had to be completed for the entrance to be unlocked. Puzzles could include picking a lock, spinning 3 to 5 locks until they aligned, or using a magic lantern to allocate certain symbols into a certain orientation. When using the magic lantern, there were clues that, when analyzed, contained instructions regarding the way that the Freemasons had to live.