Crawford Starrick

Crawford Starrick (18 August 1827 – 1868) was the owner of Starrick Industries, and the Grand Master of the British Rite of the Templar Order by 1868.

Born as the younger son of the wealthy Robert Starrick in the West End of London, Crawford and his brother were trained for competition. An arrogant individual, he saw himself as a ruler among servants, to whom he showed great disdain. The Starrick brothers were educated in academics and sports as they often challenged and fought each other, much to their mother's oblivious pride. Turning twelve, Crawford entered boarding school wherein he was excluded by his peers. Due to the his imperious attitude, the students called him "Lord Starrick". He began to see the two strata of humanity: those who served and those who ruled. Realizing that he would earn no acquaintances, he sharpened his charm and hid his disdain with smiles and compliments to bend teachers and his classmates to his will.

Upon graduation, he fancied himself a railroad baron. To achieve this, Starrick used his business acumen to begin purchasing and eliminating his competitors to eventually rise to the top. Crawford continued his business expansion by creating several industries that reached across London. Despite inheriting his first rail factory from his father, Starrick nevertheless proved to be a brilliant businessman of his own, building an empire that continued to grow. He was also ruthless towards his employees and installed Rupert Ferris as manager to maximize profit and keep spending to a minimum.

Sometime during the mid-19th century, Crawford participated in an auction alongside Lucy Thorne, who managed to outbid him and acquire an occult manuscript. Starrick later inducted Lucy into the Templar Order, making her his lieutenant. Despite their collaboration to locate the Shroud of Eden, Starrick had no intention of sharing the Shroud with Lucy. He nonetheless planned to provide her with financial compensation as a form of gratitude for her aid in locating the Shroud. Through his network of Templar agents, he controlled London and oppressed the working class to keep the Order in power. During this time, the British Assassins worked to reclaim power in the city, and bring down Starrick, principally through their members Henry Green, and the twins Evie and Jacob Frye.

Above all, Starrick desired order and control. A staunchly conservative man, Crawford's actions in his role as Grand Master of the British Rite all looked to maintain the status quo, whilst gradually improving the quality of life for his workers, and the city whole. Crawford initially viewed the interference of the Frye twins as little more than an inconvenience, but as their actions began to upturn the order he established, he took personal grievance with them. Crawford also saw himself as a fair man. Before learning of her death, Crawford penned a letter promising to support Lucy Thorne financially for her remaining years, in gratitude for her aid in locating the Shroud of Eden. Crawford claimed that only one could wear the Shroud, and that it could only be him.

He is voiced by Kris Holden-Ried.