Jack Digweed
Jack Digweed (unknown - 1747) was the personal valet of the Assassin Edward Kenway, during his later life in London.
Biography
Digweed hailed from Herefordshire. Many years before working for Edward, he was married with children, but following his wife's death he left his children in the care of his sister. As Edward's gentleman, he was the only one entrusted with the key to the valuables in the plate room. He fell in love with Betty, the nursemaid of Edward's son Haytham.
In 1735, the Templar Reginald Birch began targeting Edward for his journal, containing his research on the Grand Temple. A mercenary with a West Country accent was sent to inform Digweed that if he did not follow as asked, then his children would be murdered.
After mercenaries stormed the Kenway household, killing Edward and kidnapping his daughter Jenny, Digweed attended to the household, finding a new employer for Betty, before fleeing when Haytham suspected he was the traitor Jenny screamed about before she taken away.
In 1747, Haytham realized Betty was Digweed's lover, and intercepted a letter from her addressed to him in the Black Forest town of St. Peter, not far from Freiburg. Haytham and Birch rode there, learning he lived in a cabin fifteen miles north, but Birch's mercenaries arrived beforehand to silence him.
The West Country man tied Digweed to a chair and tortured him, before fleeing when Haytham arrived. As Haytham pursued him, Birch took the opportunity to end Digweed's life, ensuring Haytham would not discover the truth.
Trivia
- Digweed's first name is incorrectly listed as "Geoffrey" in the character list at the back of Forsaken.