Alfred Stearns
Stearns was a high-ranked executive of Abstergo Industries and a leading figure in the Templar Order. He personally oversaw the "Great Purge" - an operation to exterminate all Assassin camps and safehouses - following the return of the Templar sleeper agent Daniel Cross to Abstergo's Philadelphia facility.
Using Daniel's memories obtained from him via interrogation, Stearns sent teams of Templars dressed in military fatigues to the various Assassin hideouts Daniel had visited. In Philadelphia, the Taurus team discovered a hidden chamber underneath an Assassin safehouse disguised as a Chinese laundromat.
Personality and characteristics
Stearns viewed Daniel Cross as an asset of Abstergo. Despite the objections of Dr. Sung he was willing to risk Cross's life to gain information for initiating the Great Purge.
Reference
- Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Epilogue