Paracel Islands

The Paracel Islands is an archipelago in the , located southeast of Macau. During the early 18th century, the islands were a trading spot for the Dutch East India Company, and were often used by fishermen to anchor their boats.
==History==
In 1725, the islands became overrun with pirates which led to a loss of trade for the Dutch East India Company. Jan van Aert, the company's chief navigator, requested the aid of the British Assassin Edward Kenway and his organization, the Zhang Wei Union, to rid the islands of the pirates, having been aware of Edward's former activities in the Caribbean. Jan offered Edward the opportunity to keep any valuables he looted from the pirates and promised to secure a five-year partnership between his company and Edward's upon the job's completion, which led Edward to accept his proposal.Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 27
To rid the island of the pirates, Edward devised a plan to infiltrate their stronghold by hiding in a rowboat alongside his mate John Young, while their ally Mustafa, an acquaintance of the pirates, distracted them. While Mustafa went to party with his former comrades and got them drunk, Edward and John planted explosives around the pirates' stronghold and liberated their prisoners. However, this attracted the attention of the pirates, initiating a gunfight.Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 28
After the pirates' compound was destroyed in an explosion, Edward, John and the prisoners managed to flee the island aboard Mustafa's ship, in part thanks to a bomb thrown by John, which destroyed the pirates' dock and slowed them down. However, the pirates eventually caught up to them after Mustafa inadvertently sailed to the "Boneyard of Sails", a rough patch of the sea infamous for the number of ships that had sunk there. Edward devised a plan to eliminate their pursuers and lured them into a trap where all the pirates were ultimately killed by s built by Yun Pyeong-Gyu, the Zhang Wei Union's engineer.Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 29
==Gallery==
ACFT Paracel Islands map.jpg|Map of the islands
ACFT Paracel Islands.jpg|Pirate ships sailing towards the islands
ACFT - Edward and John on the Paracel Islands.png|John Young and Edward Kenway on the islands
ACFT - Edward and John overlooking the pirate base.png|Edward and John overlooking the pirate base
ACFT - Rupiya overlooking the Paracel Islands.png|Mustafa and his crew overlooking the pirate compound
ACFT - Pirate guarding prisoners.png|A pirate guarding prisoners
ACFT - Pirate compound on fire.png|The pirate compound on fire
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
==References==
Category:Islands
zh:西沙群岛