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Council of Elders

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Kaye and the four other Elders

The Council of Elders is one of the guiding bodies of the Templar Order.[1] It operates as a separate entity from the order's governing structure to ensure and maintain the integrity of the Templar government itself by influencing and guiding of the governing structures, having a similar function as the Black Cross. It does not exert direct control over these structures, such as the Inner Sanctum.[2]

In the late 17th century, the Council tasked Laureano de Torres y Ayala with finding the Observatory in the West Indies.[3]

During the earliest years of the Black Cross, the Council may have had an significant impact on their assignments.[2]

By 2016, it was led by Ellen Kaye and possessed discretionary powers over the funding of Abstergo Industries and its various subsidiaries. The Council was present at a gathering in London during which Alan Rikkin was killed by the Assassins.[1]

Trivia

  • The Council's members appears to have a higher rank than the Guardians, which are the three highest ranking members of Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order, as exemplified by Ellen Kaye giving orders to Alan Rikkin.[1] However, earlier sources state that only the General of the Cross is above the Guardians in authority, with the Guardians reporting directly to the General.[4][5] As of 2017, the Council of Elders' exact position and role in the Templar hierarchy remains unclear, save only that it is not ranked above the General of the Cross.[6]
  • In Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, the organization that tasked Laureano de Torres y Ayala was only referred to as "the Counsel"[7]

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