Alfred Stearns

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Stearns

Alfred Stearns was a member of the Inner Sanctum of the Templar Order and the Head of Operations of Abstergo Industries, until his retirement, he was replaced by Laetitia England. 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.

In 2016, he was present at the induction of Simon Hathaway into the Inner Sanctum.

Personality and characteristics

Stearns viewed Daniel Cross as Abstergo's asset. Despite the objections of  Dr. Sung, he was willing to risk Cross' life, in order to gain information required for the start of the Great Purge.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed: The Fall - Epilogue