Templars Of The North

Long ago, when the treasonous Great Betrayal shattered the early Templar Chapter, the various sections of the Knights Templar were scattered to the wind. One of them, a massive fleet of Templar ships and professional sailors, portaged any surviving Templars from the mainland that they could find to the far western tip of Europe. 
There, principally in Scotland, some of the local members of the Knights Templar used their knowledge of old Viking sea routes to journey up to Iceland and across to Greenland. From there, they hugged the coastline until they worked there way down onto North America proper. There, according to the oldest stories, they came ashore in what is today Nova Scotia, Canada. 
Here, the Lost Fleet of the Templars divided itself into two groups. One would journey inland and found a Christian colony in this New World, an act which would give birth to the Colony of Saguenay, the lost Templar kingdom in North America. 
The other half, however, would return to the sea, becoming privateers, journeying back to the United Kingdom (especially Scotland) where they would mingle with the local clans. One of these, the Clan Gunn, would go on to produce several outstanding Adepts of the Knights Templar, most notably Sir Robert Gunn.
These Templars of the North continued the naval traditions of the medieval Templar Chapter, particularly the ancient art of pirate hunting. Others became privateers for later, major naval powers like the British or French during the Seven Years War/French and Indian War. They built for themselves several hidden forts and sea-side strongholds, many of which remain to this day.
It is believed that these Templars are still around today, having mingled somewhat with the Phoenician Brotherhood.
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