Assassin's Creed Initiates: The Revolutionary - Connor's Story
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 | 20 - Davenport Manor // British America // 1773-10-12 - KANEN’TO:KON’S VISIT
Connor continued to train and hone his skills, knowing a confrontation with the Templars was fast approaching. One day, Achilles gave Connor a new weapon that had been left by an Assassin named Shao Jun.
Before he could practice further with the rope darts, Connor received a surprise visit from a familiar face. His childhood friend, Kanen'tó:kon, was now a full-grown warrior and a leader of their home village.
Their happy reunion was cut short by the news that their village was about to be sold and the villagers were being forced to leave. The purchase was even approved by the Iroquois Confederation.
Connor learned that the Templar William Johnson was responsible for the deal to oust his fellow villagers. He slammed a hatchet into one of the pillars of the mansion, explaining to Achilles that it was a symbol of his war with the Templars.
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 | 21 - Davenport Manor // British America // 1773-10-12 - SILENT HUNTER
On the Davenport homestead, Connor met an injured hunter named Myriam. She said she'd been attacked by poachers after she confronted them. After Connor brought her to Achilles for help, he went after the poachers using his rope darts. He eliminated them, then invited Myriam to live on the homestead. She agreed, and began to supply furs and other goods to the growing community.
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 | 22 - Boston // British America // 1773-11-06 - ON JOHNSON’S TRAIL
Connor journeyed to Boston to locate William Johnson, to stop him from buying up lands and pushing the indigenous people further west. Connor sought out colonial activist Samuel Adams, asking for help finding Johnson. Adams agreed, saying he was heading to a meeting with some men who could help.
While walking the streets of Boston, Connor once again took notice of the chaos in the city as citizens protested the current state of affairs in which the British could compel them to board soldiers or provide supplies for little or no recompense.
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 | 23 - Boston // British America // 1773-11-15 - TAXES AND TEA
Connor and Samuel Adams discussed the unrest in Boston. The tension started when new taxes were raised against the colonies, in particular a high tax imposed on British tea. The citizens found the taxes unfair and began to fight back against the Redcoats who were charged with enforcing British law.
Connor helped the colonists fight the tax collectors. In particular, Connor helped Stéphane Chapheau, a Boston militiaman who worked at William Molineaux's restaurant. Connor was disturbed by the tax collectors' violent actions, and did not hesitate to oppose them.
The Assassins also discovered that the Templar William Johnson was taking advantage of the high price of tea and colonial boycotts of British products to engage in a lucrative tea smuggling operation. Connor was convinced that Johnson was using the tea smuggling revenue to purchase the land under his home village.
Connor, along with Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty, vowed to put an end to it. Exploring the docks, Connor located three smuggling operations and destroyed their stockpiles of tea.
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 | 24 - Boston // British America // 1773-12-03 - THE ANGRY CHEF
Connor returned to Molineaux's restaurant, only to find Samuel Adams missing and Chapheau complaining he'd been robbed. He followed Chapheau around Boston while the chef riled up people against the injustices committed by the British.
Connor tried to calm him, but the chef was furious. The Assassin had to defend him as he rampaged through the streets and picked fights with Redcoats. Finally, he managed to teach Chapheau to control his rage and choose his targets carefully. After successfully assassinating a man working for Johnson, the chef agreed to join Connor in his cause. He would be one of many recruits Connor would bring to the side of the Assassins.
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 | 25 - Boston // British America // 1773-12-16 - THE TEA PARTY
Connor continued to search for his ally Sam Adams. He eventually made his way to the Old South Meeting House, where he overheard Bostonians discuss returning tea to Great Britain to avoid paying the high taxes placed upon the product. The resentment from the citizens was growing, as was their willingness to physically resist the British.
At the Old South Meeting House, Connor heard Samuel Adams declare: “This meeting can do nothing further to save this country,” a statement that doubled as a covert signal for the Sons of Liberty to destroy the merchandise. He confronted Adams, demanding more information before he would assist with his plans. Adams proudly explained that by dumping British tea in Boston harbor, Connor would not only be aiding the cause of liberty, but also depriving Johnson of his source of revenue and keeping him from purchasing Connor's home village. Johnson suggested that Connor lead the “party” to keep them out of trouble, and Connor agreed.
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 | 26 - Boston // British America // 1773-12-16 - SINKING PROFITS
Connor and his allies approached three ships anchored in the harbor and loaded with tea: the Beaver, the Eleanor, and the Dartmouth. Connor dispatched the guards, allowing his allies onboard to begin their work. They smashed three hundred and forty chests of British East India Company tea, and dumped approximately forty-six tons of it into the water. Redcoats arrived, and Connor defended his allies (in particular Paul Revere and William Molineaux) as they destroyed the tea. They saved the last crate for him, which he dropped in the water as Templars William Johnson, John Pitcairn, and Charles Lee looked on.
The Templars could only watch, powerless, as their smuggling income sank in front of them, and with it, any plans to use that money to purchase native lands.
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 | 27 - John's Town // British America // 1774-07-11 - HOSTILE NEGOTIATIONS
After the Boston Tea Party, Connor reported back to Achilles. He assumed Connor had killed William Johnson, and was disappointed to hear otherwise. Connor believed that by destroying Johnson's tea smuggling operation, he had stopped the Templars' ability to buy indigenous lands, including his home village. However, by sparing Johnson's life, he gave the Templars a chance to create other sources of income and continue their plans.
Six months later, Kanen'tó:kon returned to the Davenport Homestead to tell Connor that Johnson had raised the money to buy their village out from under them. Achilles reminded Connor of how resourceful the Templars were. Connor headed out with his friend, determined to stop Johnson.
Ultimately, Connor realized that his only chance to stop the purchase of his village was to kill Johnson. Kanen'tó:kon showed him Johnson Hall, Johnson's cliff-top meeting place, and Connor set off alone to infiltrate it. He found Johnson there in discussions with some natives. They accused Johnson of lying, saying he did not provide the support he promised. Johnson announced he'd tried to solve things peacefully, before telling his armed guards to attack his visitors. Connor assassinated Johnson, who declared with his dying breath that he was only trying to stop more violence.
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 | 28 - Philadelphia // British America // 1775-06-15 - MEETING THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
Connor went to Philadelphia with Samuel Adams and John Hancock to attend the Continental Congress ceremony where George Washington was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Connor was introduced to Washington, who was already aware of the young Assassin's achievements at the battles of Lexington and Concord.
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 | 29 - Breed’s Hill // USA // 1775-06-17 - BREED’S HILL
Hoping to locate John Pitcairn, Connor searched for a patriot camp on Bunker Hill, but realized that the patriot troops were located on Breed's Hill, where they were fighting the British for control of the area surrounding Boston. The patriots never caught sight of Pitcairn, as he had never arrived on the frontline.
During the battle, the patriots suffered heavy cannon fire from the British. In order to draw Pitcairn out, Connor moved towards the British ship in the Charlestown Peninsula, to stop the heavy artillery being launched at the patriots. After fighting Redcoats and disabling their cannons, Connor replaced the British flag on the ship with the flag of Bunker Hill to signal to Israel Putnam's command that the naval threat had been eradicated.
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 | 30 - Moulton Hill // USA // 1775-06-17 - BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
After successfully eliminating the artillery fire coming from Boston Harbor, Connor returned to Breed's Hill. He arrived in time to hear Putnam order his men “Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes”. Putnam later told Connor that Pitcairn had left Boston, and that he and the British troops had set up camp on Moulton Hill. Though in a disadvantageous position, the Loyalist forces began their attack.
Connor made his way towards Moulton Hill. He raced through cannon fire and musket shot to reach the camp on which Pitcairn was encamped. Though the Templar was heavily guarded, Connor was able to reach Pitcairn and kill him.
Pitcairn denied, until his dying breath, any plans to murder Adams and Hancock. He claimed to have wanted peaceful negotiations in order to prevent more confrontations between the colonists and the British authorities.
When Connor returned to Putnam, the General congratulated him for eliminating Pitcairn, but said he had to withdraw his forces from the battle anyway. Connor showed Putnam a letter he'd retrieved from Pitcairn's coat. The contents of the letter proved to be highly disturbing: a plot to kill George Washington.
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 | 31 - Davenport Manor // British America // 1775-08-22 - THE PLOT TO KILL WASHINGTON
After recovering a letter from the body of the Templar agent John Pitcairn, which revealed a plot to kill George Washington, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, Connor returned to Achilles' manor. There, he met with Benjamin Tallmadge who provided crucial details of the conspiracy. The Templars had tasked Thomas Hickey with the kill.
Tallmadge and Connor set out for New York to find and stop Hickey.
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 | 32 - New York // USA // 1776-06-28 - EMPTY HANDS
Achilles met Connor under the gallows, and handed him his tomahawk. Connor ran through the panicked crowd to catch up with Thomas Hickey before he could reach George Washington. He struck down Hickey, then demanded answers about the Templars' plans. Hickey said he cared little for Templar philosophy and declared he'd done their will for money, not principle.
After Hickey died, Connor found himself surrounded by guards with muskets. But General Israel Putnam ordered the guards to stand down, calling Connor a hero and Hickey a scoundrel. Connor asked where Washington was, and Putnam told him the general had left for Philadelphia.
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 | 33 - Philadelphia // USA // 1776-07-04 - DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
After eliminating Thomas Hickey, Connor set out to find George Washington in order to prevent any other Templar attempts on his life.
Connor found Achilles in the hall of the Pennsylvania State House. He counselled Connor that Washington did not need to know about the Templar threat. Connor restrained himself and attended the formal ceremony of the Declaration of Independence.
The signing of the Declaration of Independence dealt a severe blow on the Templars' goals to control the growing Revolution.
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 | 34 - // Martinique // 1778-03-07 - A BITTER END
After Benjamin Church escaped through an abandoned brewery in New York, the Assassin Connor and his father learned that Church had sailed for Martinique. Haytham was alarmed, but Connor informed him that he had a ship, the Aquila. They sailed in pursuit of Church's ship, the Welcome.
In close pursuit, the Aquila maneuvered between islands and reefs to engage the Welcome, which had several smaller ships supporting it. The Aquila was engaged several times by these vessels, as they attempted to end the chase, but Connor eliminated them all. Haytham suggested sinking the Welcome, but Connor insisted on boarding, so they could recover the stolen supplies. Once the last of Church's escort had been disposed of, the Aquila was able to close, allowing Connor and Haytham to lead a party on board.
Connor discovered his father in the hold, brutally beating Benjamin Church, accusing him of betraying the Templar cause. Connor asked for the location of the supplies, but Church refused, and Connor fatally stabbed him. The Templar finally revealed that the supplies were on the island awaiting retrieval, but he insisted, to the end, that he had been justified in his actions.
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 | 35 - Valley Forge // USA // 1778-06-04 - TROUBLING INFORMATION
Connor and his father, the Templar Grand Master Haytham Kenway, traveled to Valley Forge to inform George Washington that the British were marching from Philadelphia towards New York.
While Connor tried to report to Washington, Haytham forced the Commander-in-Chief to admit to having ordered military operations against allied native communities who were collaborating with the British. Haytham also forced Washington to admit that he ordered similar attacks during the Seven Years War, suggesting that Washington was partially responsible for the destruction of Connor's home village, which claimed the life of his mother in 1760.
After hearing this shocking information, Connor became disillusioned with the Patriots' sense of justice and freedom. Though he continued to fight for the Patriot cause, Connor cut his ties with Haytham and Washington alike.
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 | 36 - Monmouth Battlefield // USA // 1778-06-28 - BATTLE OF MONMOUTH
On June 28, 1778, Connor arrived near Charles Lee's location on Monmouth road. There, he found the Marquis de Lafayette giving orders to a group of soldiers confronting the British Army.
Lafayette was confident that his forces were about to be victorious, but then he observed the arrival of a huge contingent of British reinforcements. Lafayette ordered his men to fall back, and Connor volunteered to cover their retreat. Lafayette gratefully assigned him a squad of his best soldiers and Connor made ready to hold their ground. He commandeered a cannon and used it to destroy enemy platoons until he ran out of ammunition. Then, he continued to cover the Patriot retreat while on the move.
When Connor finally reached Washington's position, he informed him of Lee's betrayal. Lafayette confirmed his story, saying Lee had been acting strangely. Washington said he would investigate the situation.
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 | 37 - Chesapeake Bay // USA // 1781-09-05 - BATTLE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
Connor sailed to the Chesapeake Bay and joined forces with the Comte de Grasse to fight alongside the French Navy. Despite the lack of reinforcements and severe enemy bombardment, Connor was able to hold the bay.
In the heat of the battle, Connor left the wheel of the Aquila to Robert Faulkner and worked his way across the enemy's man-of-war, damaging the ship and killing many of its crew. He returned to the Aquila after sinking the enemy's ship. After an exchange of heavy cannon fire, the French Navy emerged victorious in the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay. This battle coupled with the siege of Yorktown, marked the end of the Revolutionary War, as Great Britain could no longer afford to support the conflict.
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