Shay Cormac
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- "History may brand me traitor, rebel, or renegade. But in the end, it doesn't matter how history remembers me. What matters, is that I followed my own creed."
- ―Shay Cormac.[src]
Shay Patrick Cormac was a member of the Templar Order, operating around the Atlantic Ocean during the Seven Years' War.
Formerly a member of the Assassin Brotherhood, Shay devoted his Templar career to hunting down his former colleagues. Aboard his ship, the Morrigan, his travels brought him to New York and the Appalachian Mountains, among other places.[1]
Biography
After a mission went tragically wrong, Shay abandoned the Assassins who in turn tried to kill him. Betrayed by his Order, Shay joined the Templars and decided to hunt down his former brothers.[2]
Personality and characteristics
Equipment and skills
Shay appeared to be a skilled captain, adept at sailing the icy waters of the North Atlantic. Like other Assassins before him, he was a capable freerunner. Among his arsenal of weapons, Shay counted his Hidden Blade, a long sword and an air rifle.
Trivia
- Shay's name is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Séaghdha, which means "hawk". His middle name comes from the Latin Patricius, meaning "nobleman". His family name means "son of corruption" from Gaelic Corb: "defilement, corruption" and Mac: "son".
- Shay's attire bore a marked resemblance to the Templar armor.
- Shay might be the first Templar to be the main character in the game.