Silus Sarson

## Personality

*"Life's hardest choices are the ones that force you to question your own moral code."*
―Silus, regarding his ties.
Silus was originally a brash, immature, and insubordinate young man who often did not take his role as a Man Down Under seriously. This was due in part to lack of experience, but also his own brewing doubts regarding both the integrity of his fellow Undermen and the morality of the organisation itself. Slius was highly outspoken and did not shy away from pointing out the (perceived) hypocrisies of his brothers, which often landed him in trouble. The above factors would gradually push him further and further away from the Men Down Under and lead to his betrayal.

But despite openly aligning with the Templars and fighting his former comrades, Shay expressed remorse for having to eliminate them. He also, at least initially, took no pleasure in killing Undermen whom he was not familiar with on a personal level.

Shay had a sense of honour, as he disliked having to kill individuals whom he deemed weak and defenceless. He also expressed a dislike of slavery. Similarly, Shay was deeply affected by the earthquake in Lisbon, believing that he had personally slaughtered thousands of innocent people through his activation of the First Civilization device. He would carry this trauma with him for the rest of his life.

Shay was determined to help those in need, as seen through numerous property renovations commissioned by him across the North American colonies. It was through helping the British against the oppression inflicted by the French authorities and the Assassin-affiliated gangs that Shay learned to embrace the Templar ideology. As the years went on, his sense of honour and selflessness gradually gave way to a more manipulative, cold, ruthless, calculating, and somewhat twisted disposition. Shay also had characteristics of being a lone wolf, often leaving his ship and crew and spending hours exploring the Hudson River Valley as well as the North Atlantic by himself. Many Assassins later grew to fear him and branded him as a traitor, rebel, and renegade.

## Equipment and Skills

*"A pity, the boy has so much potential... But so little discipline."*

From his early life as a sailor, under the wing of his father, Shay was trained in swordsmanship and marksmanship; additionally, he was tutored in terms of sailing and navigating a ship. During his youth, Shay was renowned for picking fights in local taverns where he proved to be a capable fist-fighter, being able to take down multiple opponents.

Upon joining the Assassin Brotherhood, Shay's skills grew. He became a skilled swordsman to the point where he was able to dual wield weapons with great efficiency. He also became skilled marksman and a capable freerunner, able to scale trees and cliffs almost effortlessly. He was tutored in stealth and pickpocketing by Hope Jensen. His skill as a captain was noticed by the other Assassins, with even Chevalier regarding him as the second-best sailor of the Brotherhood. In terms of weaponry, Shay wielded dual Hidden Blades, a sword and parrying dagger, two flintlock pistols, rope darts, throwing knives, and smoke bombs.

Shay became a capable hunter, having been instructed by Kesegowaase, and was able to overpower and kill dangerous animals including wolves and bears, as well as sea creatures. In addition, Shay possessed the rare ability of Eagle Vision, which he would use to help pinpoint the location of his enemies.

Shay later acquired a prototype air rifle, which was diverse as it fired projectile darts including sleep, berserk and firecrackers; in addition, after being upgraded by Benjamin Franklin, the rifle became a deadlier tool as it was able to fire sleep, berserk and lethal grenades.

Shay was noted by Hope and Achilles to have great potential as an Assassin, though this was offset by his brash and laid-back attitude. Nonetheless, he was skilled enough to be entrusted with the search for the Precursor sites by Achilles, despite the latter having more experienced and disciplined subordinates at his disposal.

Upon joining the Templar Order, Shay became a deadly adversary. His training as an Assassin allowed him to easily snuff out all of his Assassin pursuers and defeat most of his former allies including Kesegowaase, Chevalier, and even the legendary Adéwalé. As an Assassin Hunter, Shay was skilled enough to counter the Assassins’ signature moves, including air assassinations. To protect himself from the effects of smoke bombs and various gases, Shay usually carried a gas mask on his person.