The Templar
Order
"May the Father of Understanding guide us.
Order through control."
Discover the history, ideology, and Grand Masters of the Order that has sought to guide humanity toward a perfect society since before recorded history.
Core Ideology
The Philosophy of Control
Our ideology is built upon the understanding that humanity requires guidance.
Order
Society functions best when structure is maintained and rules are enforced without exception. Chaos is the enemy of progress and must be eliminated.
Purpose
Every individual has a role to play in the grand design of civilization. The Order provides that purpose, guiding the willing and directing the unwilling.
Stability
Peace is the result of a stable, controlled environment free from chaotic will and insurrection. The ends always justify the means when humanity's future is at stake.
High Command
Grand Masters
Syria, 12th Century
Al Mualim
Grand Master who secretly directed the Assassin Brotherhood while serving Templar ends, seeking the Apple of Eden to impose his own "peace."
Italy, 15th Century
Rodrigo Borgia
Also known as Pope Alexander VI. He used the Papacy to extend Templar influence across Europe during the Renaissance, seeking the Vault beneath the Vatican.
Colonial America, 1725–1781
Haytham Kenway
First Grand Master of the Colonial Rite. Son of a pirate, father of an Assassin, and a man of iron conviction who sought to unite the colonies under Templar rule.
London, 1868
Crawford Starrick
Grand Master of the British Rite who controlled London's underworld, industry, and politics. Wielded the Shroud of Eden as his ultimate weapon.
Egypt, 49 BCE
Julius Caesar
Supreme Leader of the Order of the Ancients in Egypt, who used the Trident of Eden to instill fanatical loyalty in his legions and expand the Roman Empire.
France, 18th Century
François-Thomas Germain
Grand Master of the French Rite who used the Sword of Eden and the chaos of the French Revolution to attempt to reshape society under Templar ideals.
Origins
The Order of the Ancients
Before they were called Templars, they were the Order of the Ancients — an ancient organization first recorded around 1334 BCE in Egypt, under Pharaoh Smenkhkare. For millennia they have worked from the shadows to guide humanity toward the light of "perfection."
Their names change across centuries and civilizations, but their purpose remains eternal: establish total control, eliminate chaos, and shepherd humanity toward a destiny chosen not by the many — but by the few who know best.