Jayadeep Mir
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Jayadeep Mir (1843 – unknown), commonly known as Sir Henry Green, was an Indian immigrant in London during the 1860s, who became the leader of the Assassins in London and a friend of the twins Jacob and Evie Frye, later in life becoming one of the three known members of the Order of the Sacred Garter. He was also the son of Arbaaz Mir, a Master Assassin of the Indian Brotherhood, and Princess Pyara Kaur of India, being also grandson of the Maharaja Kharak Singh and great-grandson of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
He was also the great-nephew, and an associate, of Duleep Singh.
Biography
Early years
Jayadeep Mir was born within the borders of the Sikh Empire on 7 December 1843, to the Indian Assassin Arbaaz Mir and Princess Pyara Kaur, the daughter of Maharaja Kharak Singh. Through his mother, he was the great-nephew of Duleep Singh, Kharak's brother.[1]
He was trained from birth to join the Assassins, but found more joy in studying and reading than fieldwork. Eventually, this outlook led to Jayadeep being sent to England to aid the Assassins there.[1]
Arriving in London, Jayadeep took the alias "Henry Green", after a name he heard repeatedly following his arrival in the county, and the colour of the hat he was wearing at the time.[1]
Londonian Assassin
In 1862, when a body was discovered in London at the dig for the world's first underground railway, it sparked the renewal of the hostilities between the Assassins and Templars, with an undercover Green playing his part in the conflict.[2]
By 1868, the British Brotherhood was deeply weakened, and as one of the last remaining Assassins in the city, Green became the leader of the Assassins in London. He wrote his friend George Westhouse to petition the Assassin Council for aid.[1]
Meeting the Frye Twins
One day, Green encountered the Frye twins, who hailed from Crawley, and assumed that the Council had sent them. He then brought them up to speed on Grand Master Crawford Starrick's dominion over the city. The Frye twins then began to disagree on a course of action; Jacob wanted to form a gang called the Rooks to cripple Starrick's control, while Evie wanted to find the Piece of Eden in his possession.[1]
Subsequently, the three Assassins bumped into Charles Dickens. While Jacob was easily dismissive of the author, Green advised the young Assassin to consider keeping a network of contacts, as Dickens knew every influential figure in the city. Unfortunately, a pair of Blighters attempted to follow them, forcing Green to split off from the Fryes, instructing them to keep the Blighters away from his shop, handing them a pair of pistols.[1]
When the Frye twins later arrived at his shop, Green showed them sketches of his allies, Sergeant Frederick Abberline and Clara O'Dea. He also provided information on Rexford Kaylock, a Templar desiring to acquire Green's research on the First Civilization.[1]
As the newly formed Rooks began to stir up resistance against Kaylock's power base in Whitechapel, Green informed the twins that Kaylock's gang wants a street fight to settle the dispute, and provided them with kukris. Following Kaylock's assassination, the Assassins commandeered his train as a mobile headquarters. Noticing that Jacob was obsessed with Kaylock's grappling gun, which was damaged in the fight, Green introduced the twins to his friend Alexander Graham Bell, who modified it for their gauntlets.[1]
Searching the Shroud
Upon meeting back at the train, Green showed the twins the hierarchy of Starrick's inner circle, most whose identities were unknown. While Jacob focused on the Templars, Green assisted Evie in her search for the Piece of Eden. Evie and Jacob had recovered an Assassin journal from Lucy Thorne and Evie used her Eagle Vision to find a hidden image of a jackdaw. The trail led to Edward Kenway's mansion, where Thorne and her henchmen were tearing the place apart. Green and Evie infiltrated the mansion and made their way into piano room, where they found a secret room underneath, where they found a hidden key. However, Thorne had found the secret passageway, forcing Green to seal it. He and Evie then escape via secret passage.[1]
Romantic Life
In the year 1868 after he became colleagues with the Frye twins and the death of Starrick, he formed a romantic relationship with Evie, later proposing to her.[1]
Gallery
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Henry with the Frye twins -
Henry with the Frye twins in the train hideout
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