Why is haytham a templar

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He was smarter? Tom asked if the stories about Haytham's father were true, but Tom was called away before Haytham could learn just what those stories were. Haytham met his father's property manager, Reginald Birch, who made a show of courting his half-sister Jenny. As they left White's, the group was accosted by aggressive beggars. One of the beggars broke through the crowd and lunged at Tessa and Edward sprang forward to defend her. Haytham was surprised to see that his father carried a sword hidden in his cane, however, it remained sheathed.

His father shoved the beggar into Reginald who threw the attacker to the ground and pulled a knife on him. Edward demanded that the beggar be spared and threatened to end his business associations with Reginald if he did not comply, and the beggar was reluctantly spared. Edward began to instruct Haytham in combat and swordplay. He also taught him about a curious kind of philosophy, in which he was encouraged to question everything he had been taught through traditional education.

The young woman, who was considered a great beauty, remained cool to his advances. Meanwhile, Birch made a point of gaining Haytham's confidence, flattering the boy into revealing details of his secret training. A few nights later, the Kenway house was attacked in the middle of the night by masked men.

Haytham killed one of the attackers to save his mother's life. However, he was too late to save his father. Reginald Birch eventually arrived and rescued Haytham. One of the attackers, a man with pointy ears, took Jenny as a hostage.

Birch revealed that his Templar connections suspected that Jenny was taken to Europe. To Haytham's surprise, he was to accompany the family friend on the search. Edward Kenway's former gentleman, Digweed, was the suspected traitor who facilitated the attack on the Kenway house. Haytham and Braddock took an instant dislike to each other.

All the while, Birch tutored Haytham in Templar lore. Haytham discovered that while both Birch and his late father taught him to question everything, Birch's philosophies were more rigidly black and white.

Haytham found comfort in this absolute approach. At the end of five years, having found no clues to Jenny's whereabouts, Birch and Haytham settled in a chateau near Troyes, France.

His first mission was to kill a greedy merchant in Liverpool. He soon gained a reputation as an efficient killer. Vedomir was suspected of collaborating with the Assassin Brotherhood.

Haytham obtained Vedomir's journal , which included phrases of Assassin philosophy that Haytham recognized as being remarkably similar to the words of his late father. Most of the journal was in code, however, and Haytham could not decipher it.

Birch offered his condolences, assuring him that the Templars were his family now. With some hesitation, Haytham gave Birch Vedomir's journal. Birch was convinced that it contained clues to the location of a First Civilization storehouse. Betty claimed that Digweed was blackmailed by an unknown man with a West County accent and denied any knowledge of his whereabouts.

The next day, she attempted to send Digweed a warning letter. Haytham intercepted the letter only to discover that the man he sought was hiding in Germany. Subsequently Edward hired two British soldiers to guard the house.

On the night of 3 December , five mercenaries attacked the Kenway household. Edward managed to dispatch one, but was killed when another attacker plunged a sword through his chest.

During this event, Haytham took his first life by grabbing up the first man's sword and stabbing his mother's attacker in the eye. Soon after, Edward's killer knocked Haytham over, but was prevented from killing him too when Birch arrived and slew the mercenary. Regardless, they were unable to prevent the fourth and fifth men from kidnapping Jennifer and setting fire to the house.

After successive funerals for those killed. Birch revealed that having been appointed by Tessa as the family councilor and guardian, he was going to search for Jennifer in Europe , and was going to take Haytham with him.

He revealed that his source for her location were his Templar contacts. Haytham was enthralled by the notion of working with a Knight, but wanted to stay and look after his mother, who had been too ill to attend the funerals.

Birch noted Haytham had not actually seen her since the attack, and added that she had been traumatized by seeing her son kill a man. After finally speaking to his mother, whose cold attitude confirmed Birch's observation, Haytham decided to leave London for Europe.

The night before his departure, Emily , the chambermaid, informed Haytham that her sister Violet, a servant for the Barrett family, had overheard Jennifer screaming about a traitor as she was dragged into the mercenaries' carriage.

The following day, a man with a West Country accent had threatened her into keeping quiet. Emily suggested Birch could be the traitor, which Haytham dismissed, but he then realized Jack Digweed , Edward's personal valet, had been away during the attack.

After Birch introduced him to Edward Braddock , a fellow Templar in the army who was to conduct the search for Jennifer, Haytham told him of his suspicions.

Birch and Braddock soon discovered Digweed was missing, but vowed to find him. For the next five years, Birch and Haytham searched for Jennifer, who had been sold to Turkish slavers. The outbreak of the War of the Austrian Succession in forced them to curtail their efforts. The two bought a chateau near Troyes , France , where Birch continued to instruct Haytham in the ways of the Templars.

Haytham found solace in the Templar ethos, which he felt to be a comfortable match to his father's philosophy of questioning, although he was skeptical of Birch's beliefs about the First Civilization. In , Haytham was inducted into the Order, and performed his first assassination on a greedy merchant in Liverpool.

He would later kill an Austrian prince as well. These actions soon gave Haytham the reputation of an efficient killer. In , Haytham assassinated a Templar traitor, Juan Vedomir , in Spain , and retrieved a journal containing largely coded research on the First Civilization for Birch. On meeting Birch in Prague , Haytham was informed that his mother had died. While returning to London, Haytham reread his childhood diary and realized that Betty , one of the nursemaids, had been in a relationship with Digweed.

After Tessa's memorial, he tracked Betty to her current place of employment and interrogated her. She revealed Digweed had been blackmailed by a man with a West Country accent, who threatened his children. Betty pretended to not know where Digweed was, but Haytham shortly intercepted a letter from her addressed to Digweed's location in southwest Germany. Haytham and Birch arrived there two weeks later, and questioned a shopkeeper. When the shopkeeper appeared reluctant, Haytham threatened his son , forcing him to recount that he had already informed two British soldiers of Digweed's location, and that they had blackmailed him into keeping quiet.

Learning Digweed lived in a cabin fifteen miles north, Haytham and Birch immediately rode out. On the way, Haytham spotted one of the soldiers riding back, and noticed he had pointed ears like the man who kidnapped Jennifer. Soon after, they found Digweed being tortured by the remaining soldier, and Haytham pursued the man into the forest, where he caught up and pinned him down by stabbing his kidney.

The soldier, who turned out to be the man with the West Country accent, revealed Edward was an Assassin and had died for something in his possession, but died before he could reveal anything more. Subsequently, Haytham found papers revealing that the man served under Braddock's regiment in the Dutch Republic , and returned to the cabin to inform Birch. There, learning that Digweed had died of his injuries, Haytham resolved to pursue the pointy eared man into the Dutch Republic.

After a day of riding, Haytham caught up with the kidnapper and fought with him, until British troops arrived and knocked the pair out. Haytham awoke to find himself with a rope around his neck, and that he had been mistaken for the pointy eared man's fellow deserter. Haytham managed to break free, but too late to prevent the mercenary's execution.

Braddock soon informed Haytham that the man's name was Tom Smith , and expressed indifference to one of Jennifer's kidnappers having been under his command all along. He gave Haytham permission to conduct his investigation among his troops, but also requested his fellow Templar serve with him during the war against the French. Haytham obliged him as there was room, but Braddock refused.

The man responded by calling him craven, so Braddock angrily ordered his executioner Slater to kill them all: even the infants were not spared. Haytham witnessed more acts of cruelty and violence from Braddock as they served together, and realized Braddock was abandoning the Order.

In the meantime, he befriended Private Jim Holden , who had been forthcoming with information about Smith. He revealed he had been a member of Braddock's inner circle of mercenaries, which worried Haytham. He eventually asked Holden to leave the army and become his gentleman's gentleman, primarily acting as his carriage driver.

In , Haytham was ordered to kidnap a young rebel named Lucio Albertine in Corsica , who was being protected by the Assassin Miko. On being ambushed by the Assassin, Haytham lost his treasured short sword, though the fight ended when Haytham pulled Miko into a crevasse, but was subsequently dragged in along with him.

Miko grabbed hold of a rope and Haytham's arm to prevent himself from falling into a steep drop, though Haytham loosened Miko's Hidden Blade from his arm and bit his hand, causing Miko to fall. While this did not finish off his adversary, upon Haytham's suggestion, Miko fled to fight another day. Afterwards, having the Assassin's Hidden Blade to compensate for his lost sword, Haytham then brought Lucio to Birch so that the Templar Grand Master could blackmail Lucio's mother Monica into decoding the journal that Haytham had retrieved from Juan Vedomir.

Although lamenting the fact that he did not remember much of the play, Haytham's true purpose there was to obtain a "precursor" artifact from an attending patron and member of the Assassin Order, who happened to be Miko.

After obtaining the amulet and assassinating its owner , Haytham fled the opera house, eluded the security personnel and met once more with his co-conspirators. From there, he met with Birch for a short while, confirming the Order's suspicion that the precursor artifacts were tied to the New World.

Haytham was then chartered passage to Boston aboard the Providence as the Order's representative, and was instructed to locate a suspected First Civilization storehouse in the region. He would then set about organizing an official presence for the Templars in the New World. On the second day of his journey, Haytham engaged in a fight with some of the ship's crew members, Hector Graves being the main assailant. After defeating him and a man known as Quill, he was taken to the captain's quarters to speak with Samuel Smythe.

There, he learned from the captain that some of the crew members were potentially planning a mutiny. Smythe reminded Haytham that such a revolt would rule out him ever reaching the Colonies, so he agreed to investigate. Haytham passed the time by reading the decoded copy of Vedomir's journal, and began to lose his skepticism about the First Civilization, becoming as fascinated as Birch. On the twenty-eighth day of his journey, Haytham sped up his investigation by request of the increasingly worried captain.

After asking the cook and doctor about information regarding peculiar actions, he was referred to a man named James Fairweather. James told him that crew members had been gathering above deck and quietly conversing about things that he believed "boded ill".

From there, after a splashing sound was heard, Haytham went below deck and discovered that painted barrels had been thrown overboard. Five days later, Haytham spoke with Smythe about the marked barrels being thrown overboard on a daily basis, determining that they were a marker to leave a trail for another ship. Seconds later, a boat was sighted, which then began to attack the Providence. Following this, Smythe adamantly sent Haytham below deck, where he came into contact with Louis Mills. Mills revealed that he had been the one throwing the marked barrels overboard and that he was in fact an associate of the Assassin Order; he had pursued Kenway once word of the murder in the Theatre Royal had reached him.

On agreeing to settle the matter with a sword duel, the two engaged in combat and Mills was struck down by Kenway. Haytham returned above deck and forced Smythe to lead his ship into an approaching storm to lose the pursuing vessel. During the storm, Haytham helped to secure the ship's rigging before flying the foremast to quicken the Providence. After lightning snapped the main mast and left James hanging from a rope, Haytham quickly saved the man.

Just then the attacking ship began to sink, having also been struck by lightning. On the seventy-second day, Haytham reached Boston, where he met his first assistant and recruit, Charles Lee, who gave him a short tour of the city.

During the tour, Haytham met Benjamin Franklin and discovered that some of his almanac pages were missing. Now, effectively Grand Master of the Templar Order in the Colonies, Haytham's first aim was to unite his new partners so that they could locate the storehouse. After meeting Johnson, he learned that some of his work had been stolen in a robbery. Leaving to find Johnson's man, Thomas Hickey , who was also on his list of loyal Templars, Haytham searched for those responsible.

After spotting Hickey and receiving an explanation, Haytham, with the help of Charles and Thomas, infiltrated a mercenary fort and located the papers.

Thomas and Haytham then killed the attacking soldiers while Charles carried the chest that contained Johnson's information. Learning that the research would not be of much use in the situation, Haytham went to find his other partners, beginning with Benjamin Church. After he visited Church's home, Haytham discovered that there had been a raid , which resulted in Church's kidnapping.

He then continued to conduct an investigation with Charles, in which he eavesdropped on the conversations of Benjamin's neighbors. The first pair informed Haytham that Church had been taken somewhere in north-eastern Boston.

Following that, he went to the top of a church to view the rest of the city for other prospects. The second eavesdrop gave him relatively nothing and was a conversation between two British Regulars.

The third—also a conversation between two Regulars—notified Haytham that Church was in debt to someone and that a man named " Cutter " was included in this group, who planned to torture or kill Benjamin.

The final conversation, between two civilians, revealed the group that had captured Church had taken him to the top of a hill, at a fort which had a doctor. After obtaining this information, Haytham met with Charles once more to consolidate it together and locate Church. Piecing together that the Templar would be near to the water-front besides the fort, the pair slipped by undetected to a locked door at the edge. Silently, Haytham stole a key from one of the nearby Regulars and opened the door to the building.

Entering with Lee, Haytham found Church tied to a chair, surrounded by a few British Regulars and being interrogated by a man named Silas Thatcher , who was in charge of Southgate Fort. After having sneaked in with the help of Lee, he located Pitcairn near the end of the battery, speaking with Braddock about mistakes.

When Haytham attempted to take Pitcairn with him, Braddock refused and sent him and Charles away. Uneager to submit to Braddock's orders, Haytham later tricked the General and his men into a dead-end and slaughtered most of them, humiliating Braddock before 'stealing' Pitcairn.

Following this, Haytham took Pitcairn with him to the tavern and spoke with his partners. While in Boston, Haytham encountered Slater in a secluded spot relieving himself, and opted to kill him, avenging the Dutch family he murdered on Braddock's behalf. Locating a convoy, he and his partners ambushed it, killing all of the Regulars and dressing in their garb. Using the tactic of the Trojan horse, Haytham sneaked his men into the fort, freed the slaves within, killed the fort's general and wounded Silas so that he could be shot by Church.

Six months after the death of Silas, Haytham had successfully had his partners track down a woman that they had freed in the attack, a native who had appeared to have some grasp of English. Near Lexington , he located her by following tracks that she had left behind and chased her through the Frontier on the ground while she ran through the trees. When he finally caught up to her, they spoke about the 'key' and if she knew where the storehouse was.

Telling him to meet her at a nearby hill at Concord , she left, and he eventually followed. When he met her at the hilltop, she told him about soldiers in the nearby tavern that wished to drive her people away, and that they were led by Edward Braddock, the "Bulldog".

He suggested that they stop the soldiers, coming up with a plan to kill Braddock. After entering the tavern, Haytham began eavesdropping on some Regulars, which informed him of Braddock's plans to go on an 'expedition'.

The second group of Regulars he listened to informed him that Braddock was already at the 'advanced' camp, preparing to fight French soldiers. She then left, telling Haytham to meet her at the camp. Haytham quickly followed, meeting the woman outside of the British campsite of Fort St-Mathieu while deep in the blizzard. Sneaking into a supply cart, he hid until entering the walls of the fort. After getting into the camp, Haytham silently went through the area, breaking the stronghold's two cannons before beginning to eavesdrop on a conversation between the young George Washington and John Fraser.

Listening, he learned that Braddock refused a truce to end the Seven Years' War and was rallying troops before he would take a trip to Fort Duquesne , and also that a copy of the plans was located inside of the command tent.

After speaking with her, they waited in the planned hiding point for Braddock and his men to pass by. Creating a quick plan of deception, Haytham went and assassinated one of the Regulars, before taking the man's outfit and disguising himself, allowing him to sneak up to Braddock's side.

After witnessing Braddock kill one of his men for showing uncertainty, Haytham waited a moment before riding closer to the General. Following a failed attack from a French soldier, the Bulldog rode off and Haytham was forced to chase after him. When a tree fell before Braddock, the Bulldog fell back, allowing Haytham to catch up with him. However despite this, just as he was about to shoot, Washington killed the horse beneath him. Following this, Haytham met with his co-conspirators again, plotting the future of the Templar Order in the Colonies and inducting Lee as an official Templar.

Their bliss was ended when Lee came, delivering a letter from Holden, which revealed Jennifer had been found. Haytham reunited with Birch, returning the journal to him. However, as their relationship had become strained, he opted to lie that the Templars in America were working on finding the site, and that he had been given a clue to a new precursor location in the Middle East. Disguising themselves as eunuchs, Haytham approached Jennifer and got her to leave, but not without tipping off the guards.

Holden stayed behind to fend them off, while the Kenways escaped. Holden was taken to the Abou Gerbe monastery on Mount Ghebel Eter, Egypt , where he forcefully underwent operations to become a eunuch. Haytham found him, and distraught, killed the priests who performed the operation before setting the monastery ablaze. While Holden recovered in a cottage, Jennifer revealed to Haytham that Birch had ordered the attack on their home, because she had discovered he was a Templar and informed Edward.

She described a journal in Edward's possession, which Haytham realized was the one Vedomir had been decoding, and explained he had unintentionally tipped Birch to its location when he told him where his sword was kept. Furthermore, Haytham realized Birch had used Braddock's mercenaries to ensure he would not see the Templar insignia on the attackers' rings, and that he had killed Digweed to silence him.

After Holden's condition improved, the trio traveled to Birch's chateau, attacking at nightfall.