In , the story follows Edward Kenway , a charismatic but greedy Welsh privateer turned pirate, during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early 18th-century Caribbean.
: Edward is drawn into the centuries-old conflict between the Assassins and the Templars . Both factions are searching for The Observatory , a mythical First Civilization site that allows its user to monitor anyone in the world using a drop of their blood. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
: Seeking fortune to provide a better life for his wife, Caroline, Edward heads to the West Indies. After his ship is destroyed in a storm, he kills a rogue Assassin named Duncan Walpole and steals his identity to collect a reward in Havana. In , the story follows Edward Kenway ,