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"May the Father of Understanding guide us."

―A Templar blessing.^[src]

The Father of Understanding was an entity to whom the Templars pledged allegiance, and asked for guidance.

In the Third Crusade, the Templars would usually sign his name before theirs in letters they wrote.^[1] During the Renaissance, Templars would often ask him for guidance as a greeting, or at the end of a meeting.^[2]

Before the American Revolutionary War, the phrase was used once by Haytham Kenway, during the induction of Charles Lee to the Templar Order.^[3]

The use of the blessing continued into the early 21st century, as Abstergo Industries' CEO Alan Rikkin once emailed Warren Vidic, where he placed the phrase at the end of his message.^[1]

References

Assassin's Creed

Characters

Assassins	Desmond Miles • Lucy Stillman \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad • Rashid ad-Din Sinan • Malik Al-Sayf • Kadar Al-Sayf • Abbas Sofian • Rauf • Rafiqs

Targets	Tamir • Garnier de Naplouse • Talal • Abu'l Nuqoud • William of Montferrat • Majd Addin • Jubair al Hakim • Sibrand • Robert de Sable • Rashid ad-Din Sinan

Others	Warren Vidic • Leila Marino • Alan Rikkin \| Maria Thorpe • Masun • Richard I of England

Factions

Abstergo | Assassins • Civilians • Knights Hospitalier • Knights Templar • Knights Teutonic • Saracens

Locations

Abstergo laboratory | Solomon's Temple • Masyaf • Damascus • Acre • Jerusalem • Arsuf • Kingdom • Assassins' Bureau

Terms and gameplay

Abstergo • Achievements • Animus • Assassins • Blending • Cryptic Messages • Eagle Vision • Eavesdropping • Emails • Feathers • Flags • Genetic memory • Glitches • Horses • Informants • Interrogation • Investigation • Leap of Faith • Pickpocketing • Pieces of Eden • Ranks • Save Citizen • Scholars • Social Stealth • Synchronization • Thugs • View Points • Vigilantes

Weapons

Hidden Blade • Fists • Short blade • Sword • Throwing knives

Assassin's Creed II

Characters

House of Auditore	Ezio ∙ Giovanni ∙ Mario ∙ Maria ∙ Federico ∙ Claudia ∙ Petruccio \| Domenico ∙ Renato

Assassins	Desmond Miles ∙ Lucy Stillman ∙ Shaun Hastings ∙ Rebecca Crane \| Niccolò Machiavelli ∙ Antonio de Magianis ∙ Paola ∙ Teodora Contanto ∙ La Volpe ∙ Bartolomeo d'Alviano ∙ Dante Alighieri \| Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad

Assassination targets	Rodrigo Borgia ∙ Uberto Alberti ∙ Vieri de' Pazzi ∙ Francesco de' Pazzi ∙ Antonio Maffei ∙ Stefano da Bagnone ∙ Bernardo Baroncelli ∙ Francesco Salviati ∙ Jacopo de' Pazzi ∙ Emilio Barbarigo ∙ Carlo Grimaldi ∙ Marco Barbarigo ∙ Silvio Barbarigo ∙ Dante Moro ∙ Ludovico Orsi ∙ Checco Orsi ∙ Girolamo Savonarola

Others	Clay Kaczmarek ∙ Warren Vidic \| Annetta ∙ Leonardo da Vinci ∙ Lorenzo de' Medici ∙ Rosa ∙ Carlotta Moro ∙ Caterina Sforza ∙ Cristina Vespucci ∙ Alvise da Vilandino ∙ Agostino Barbarigo \| Maria Thorpe \| Minerva

Factions

Assassins ∙ Templars ∙ Civilians ∙ Courtesans ∙ Mercenaries ∙ Merchants ∙ Thieves

Locations

Abstergo laboratory ∙ Hideout | Florence ∙ Monteriggioni ∙ Villa Auditore ∙ Tuscany ∙ San Gimignano ∙ Apennine Mountains ∙ Romagna ∙ Forlì ∙ Venice ∙ Rome

Terms and gameplay

Abstergo ∙ Achievements ∙ Adam ∙ Eve ∙ Animus ∙ Art Merchants ∙ Blacksmiths ∙ Bleeding effect ∙ Borgia Messengers ∙ Codex ∙ Customization ∙ Doctors ∙ Eagle Vision ∙ Economic system ∙ Fast Travel Booths ∙ Feathers ∙ Flying Machine ∙ Glyphs ∙ Guards ∙ Heralds ∙ Monteriggioni Statuettes ∙ Notoriety ∙ Officials ∙ Pieces of Eden ∙ Secret Locations ∙ Side Missions and Events ∙ Tailors ∙ First Civilization ∙ The Truth ∙ Uplay ∙ The Vault ∙ View Points ∙ Wanted posters

Weapons

Fists/Metal Cestus ∙ Heavy weapons ∙ Hidden Blade ∙ Hidden Gun ∙ Improvised weapons ∙ Long weapons ∙ Poison blade ∙ Short blades ∙ Smoke bombs ∙ Swords and Maces ∙ Throwing knives ∙ Warhammers

DLC

Battle of Forlì ∙ Bonfire of the Vanities

Assassin's Creed III

Characters

Assassins	Desmond Miles • William Miles • Shaun Hastings • Rebecca Crane \| Ratonhnhaké:ton • Achilles Davenport • Robert Faulkner • Deborah Carter • Stephane Chapheau • Jamie Colley • Duncan Little • Louis Mills • Clipper Wilkinson • Jacob Zenger

Templars	Warren Vidic • Daniel Cross \| Reginald Birch • Haytham Kenway • Charles Lee • William Johnson • Thomas Hickey • John Pitcairn • Benjamin Church • Nicholas Biddle • Edward Braddock

Homestead Residents	Godfrey • Catherine • Terry • Diana • Warren • Prudence • Myriam • Maurice • Oliver • Corrine • Lance O'Donnell • Lyle White • David Walston • Ellen • Timothy

Others	Juno • Jupiter • Minerva \| Kaniehtí:io • Kanen'tó:kon • Oiá:ner • George Washington • Benjamin Franklin • Lafayette • Samuel Adams • Benedict Arnold • Israel Putnam • Benjamin Tallmadge • Paul Revere • Silas Thatcher

Animi Avatars	Bear • Carpenter • Commander • Coyote Man • Governor • Hessian • Highlander • Huntsman • Independent • Lady Maverick • Mountebank • Night Stalker • Pioneer • Preacher • Robber • Redcoat • Sharpshooter • Silent Shadow • Strong Man