Hephaestus Email Network
The Hephaestus Email Network was an internet email service used by Desmond Miles. It was the Assassin Order's equivalent to the Abstergo Email Network. Using this service, Desmond could access emails sent to and by him via a laptop in the Villa Auditore Sanctuary hideout whilst outside of the Animus.
After the events in the Colosseum Vault, before Desmond relieved the restored memories of 1506, he received an email from an individual known only as William M. The email vaguely informed Desmond of his current situation, that his progress was being monitored by Rebecca, and to tell as few people as possible of their findings. Once Desmond explored all the memories, he received another email from William M., thanking him for his findings, and requesting him not to disclose the information with either Shaun or Lucy, as their security depended on it. Finally, he informed Desmond that they would meet soon.
Trivia
- Accessing Desmond's account will earn the player the "Mailer Daemon" achievement.
- At a certain point in the game, Desmond receives an email from Erudito containing the passwords for Lucy Stillman's, Shaun Hastings' and Rebecca Crane's accounts, allowing him access to their sent, received and deleted emails as well as his own.
- Hephaestus was the Greek god of technology, blacksmiths, craftsmen, artisans, sculptors, metals, metallurgy, fire and volcanoes.
- The emails sent by William M. during the Da Vinci Disappearance memory sequence, only appear during a play through of the game and are accessible after the completion of Sequence 3. If the player has already completed the entire story, an alternative dialogue will occur when the DLC is accessed.
- Emails are rarely important except those sent by William M. and Erudito, other then that it's more of discussions about food, movies, etc.