Stewart Swann | |
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Stewart Swann in his Assassin-outfit | |
Biographical information | |
Born |
2 July 1695 |
Died |
8 August 1778 (aged 83) |
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Appears in |
Assassin's Creed: Purge (mentioned) Assassin's Creed: Changes (mentioned) |
Stewart Swann was a pirate and an Assassin-seeker during the Golden Age of Piracy in the West Indies. He attacked the Templars' ships as he searched for pieces of Eden for Brotherhood and killed Templars in all the Caribbean. He is an ancestor of Owen.
He was born into a poor family in Bristol, and when he was 18, he started the piracy route traveling to the Caribbean. For about 5 years, Stewart first sailed in the Caribbean as a simple Marian and then as a captain, raiding merchant ships. After the fall of Nassau, Stewart ran away while continuing to raid on his own with his crew and his ship, The Dragoon.
In 1718, he entered the ranks of the Assassins Caribbean and for them initially attacked the Templars' ships became an Assassin in all respects. Stewart focused on hunting and killing the Templars in the Caribbean by collaborating with his confrere Andrés François. He also worked as a quest for pieces of Eden for Brotherhood, until 1756 when he officially withdrew from Assassin's life to go to live in Paris where he died of old age.