Colonial Rite of the Templar Order

""Order. Purpose. Direction. No more than that.""

- Haytham Kenway explaining the Colonial Templars goals (circa 1778) The Colonial Rite of the Templar Order is an organization and serve as the central antagonists of the 2012 sandbox style video game, Assassin's Creed III. The Colonial Templars were one of the various factions based in the thriteen colonies of British America that served as one of the rites of the Templar Order.

Their goal was to locate the Grand Temple and help unite the colonies under Templar Rule by orders of Reginald Birch, the Grand Master of the British Rite of the Templar Order. The Colonial Rite would play a major role in shaping the American Revolution as they sought to shape the newly formed United States in their image but faced opposition from the newly formed Colonial Templars.

Pre-Formation
In 1738, Reginald Birch of the British Rite of the Templar Order, had named Lawrence Washington to become the Master Templar of the British Colonies in the New World and was tasked with locating various temples and other First Civilization relics located in the region. Upon arriving, he would go and recruit new members to the Templar Order such as Samuel Smith and William Johnson, and also contacted Christopher Gist