Edward Kenway

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Edward James Kenway (10 March 1693 – 3 December 1735) was a Welsh-born British privateer-turned-pirate and eventual member of the Assassin Order.

Born to farmers, Edward sought to acquire riches and fame. He became a privateer for the Royal Navy early in his life and, once accepted, found himself stationed in the West Indies. However, a quick end to the War of the Spanish Succession and the promise of gold, glory and fame eventually seduced him into a life of piracy. It was during this quest that Edward first encountered the Assassin and Templar Orders, and became embroiled in their struggle.

Over the next few years, Edward struggled with the internal conflict that arose from his desire for fame and riches - through finding the Observatory - and his duty to his friends. After losing nearly all of his closest friends, he realized the folly of his quest for glory. He then joined the Assassin Order, hunted down the Templars in the region and entrusted the Observatory to the Assassins.

After a decade in the West Indies, Edward returned to Britain and received a pardon from Robert Walpole. He soon acquired an estate in London and married Tessa Stephenson-Oakley, with whom he fathered a son named Haytham. He quickly joined the British Brotherhood of Assassins, rising up to the rank of Master Assassin. Continuing his work as an Assassin, Edward researched the First Civilization, and kept a journal of his findings. In 1735, he was killed by mercenaries in the employ of Templar Grand Master Reginald Birch, seeking to acquire the journal. Haytham would later father Ratonhnhaké:ton (aka Connor Kenway), and through this line, Edward is an ancestor of modern day Assassin, Desmond Miles.

The loss of Edward was a crippling blow for the British Assassins. His death began a severe, century long decline of the Brotherhood in London that all but wiped out their presence in the capital. The situation would not be reversed until the twins Jacob and Evie Frye arrived to help Henry Green wrest control of the city from Templar Grand Master Crawford Starrick in 1868. During that time, Evie would use Edward's research of Precursor artifacts as part her pursuit of the Shroud of Eden.

He was voiced by Matt Ryan.