A projection of the world appeared, with a shimmering light over the site of a First Civilization temple in Lisbon, Portugal.
After helping Franklin set up a lighting-to-battery assembly, Shay watched as the electricity in Franklin's machine powered the Box.
With both artifacts in his possession, Shay and Hope enlisted the aid of Franklin to activate the devices. After observing William Johnson and Benjamin Franklin at the Albany Congress, Shay went on to find and assassinate Wardrop and retrieve the Manuscript, disregarding Wardrop's claims that he was endangering the world. Although Smith's schooner led the Morrigan into a skirmish and even dropped flaming oil onto the waves, Shay gave chase and eventually assassinated Smith on the island of Terra Nova, claiming the Box for the Assassins.Ģ years later in 1754, as tensions between the French and British escalated to the brink of war, Shay traveled to Albany, New York, to eliminate James Wardrop. As Lawrence walked the grounds of his home in the midst of a garden party, Shay managed to kill him and escape.Ī few months later, Shay tracked down Samuel Smith at sea, who attempted to escape with the Box in his possession. Lawrence assigned Smith and Wardrop to guard the Box and Manuscript, respectively, before dismissing them. After infiltrating the grounds of the manor, and stealing a custom-made air rifle in the process, Shay witnessed a meeting between Lawrence and three other men: Samuel Smith, James Wardrop, and Jack Weeks. While the former pirate met with Achilles, Shay furthered his training under the guidance of Liam, Hope Jensen, and Kesegowaase, before meeting with Achilles to recieve his mission: to track and acquire two mysterious First Civilization artifacts, known as the Precursor Box and the Manuscript.Īfter meeting with La Vérendrye and his informant Le Chasseur, Shay first traveled to Mount Vernon, home of Lawrence and George Washington, to intercept a package arriving for Lawrence. Soon after, Shay and Liam returned to the Davenport Homestead, headquarters of the Colonial Assassins, and witnessed the arrival of the legendary Assassin Adéwalé. When the smugglers were intercepted and captured by the British, Shay infiltrated the smugglers' camp, eliminated the British guards, and commandeered the ship the soldiers had come on, a sloop-of-war named the Morrigan. In 1752, while on a mission in the North Atlantic, Shay and Liam met with their comrade, Louis-Joseph Gaultier, Chevalier de la Vérendrye, who was supposed to meet with smugglers carrying valuable cargo. However, he still pondered the ambiguous areas between the motives of the Assassins and those of the Templars, their sworn enemies. Over the next 4 years, Shay devoted himself to the Colonial Assassins, serving dutifully. Later that year, Liam introduced Shay to his Mentor, Achilles Davenport, and Shay joined the Brotherhood not long after. Shattered and desolate, Shay was helped once again by Liam, who managed to get his friend back on his feet. 17 years later, when he grew older, Shay enlisted in the British Army, but left sometime after his father died at sea in 1748. Living in a rougher part of the city, Shay had a knach for getting himself into trouble, and was constantly protected by his closest friend, Liam O'Brien. Shay Cormac was born sometime around 1731 in New York City, to a family of Irish immigrants. Though Shay succeeded in killing his former allies, he continued to serve the Templars in trying to kill every Assassin and train his son and grandson. Having betrayed the Assassins after causing the destruction of Lisbon with the precursor artifact, Shay joined the Templar Order under Haytham Kenway to stop the Colonial Brotherhood. Aboard his ship, the Morrigan, Shay's travels brought him to New York and the Appalachian Mountains, among other locations. Unlike many other Templars in the franchise, who did heroic things for evil reasons, Shay was generally more heroic than a typical Templar, as an anti-villain either way, his motives for doing villainous things for the greater good.įormerly a member of the Assassin Brotherhood, Shay devoted his Templar career to hunting down his old associates. He serves as the main protagonist of Assassin's Creed: Rogue, and one of two overarching antagonists (along with Jacques de Molay) of Assassin's Creed: Unity. 1731 – unknown) was a member of the Templar Order and former assassin of the Colonial Brotherhood, operating around the Atlantic Ocean during the Seven Years' War.
~ Shay Cormac, declaring his allegiance to the Templar Order. May the Father of Understanding guide us all. A war and a revolution have ended, and another is about to begin. I am an older man now, and perhaps wiser. Never share our secrets nor divulge the true nature of our work. Uphold the principles of our Order, and all for that for which we stand.