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The Saint-Domingue Brotherhood of Assassins, also known as the Haitian Brotherhood of Assassins, is the guild of Assassins located in Haiti, formerly the French colony of Saint-Domingue. It was formed during the mid-18th century by the Maroon leader and Assassin François Mackandal as a splinter branch from the West Indies Brotherhood.

History[]

Leadership of Mackandal[]

By 1732, François Mackandal had become the Mentor of the Saint-Domingue Brotherhood, made contact with the slaves Agaté, Baptiste and Jeanne, and occupied his time with educating them. Additionally, Mackandal taught both Agaté and Baptiste the art of creating poisons, and trained them in combat, freerunning and the rudimentary principles of the Brotherhood. However, Mackandal adopted a very strict interpretation of the Creed, having his disciples poison white colonists, even if they were innocent. While Agaté felt compassion for Jeanne, Baptiste did not, which caused friction between the two.[1]

Around 1738, Agaté and Baptiste were officially inducted into the Assassin Order. Jeanne, however, having grown fearful of Mackandal's violent methods, refused to ally herself with the Assassins and decided to stay behind at the plantation.[1] At some point, Mackandal became acquainted with Antó, a Caribbean Assassin and the Kingston bureau leader. Antó offered his services to Mackandal, in order to liberate slaves and strengthen the Maroon cause. Mackandal rejected his aid while belittling Antó's Mentor, Ah Tabai, whom he referred to as too soft. He claimed to hold a greater understanding of the Creed, while also professing his intent to make full use of a Piece of Eden should he find one.[2]

1751 earthquake[]

By 1751, Mackandal came into possession of two powerful First Civilization artifacts, the Precursor box and the Voynich manuscript, which he received from Bastienne Josèphe. With them, the Saint-Domingue Brotherhood was able to discover the locations of several Isu temples, including one located in Port-au-Prince. Mackandal dispatched one of his Assassins, a Maroon named Vendredi, to the temple in search of the Pieces of Eden.[2]

However, Vendredi unknowingly triggered the temple's defenses when he attempted to remove the artifact from its pedestal. This subsequently caused a massive earthquake which leveled the city, and caused Vendredi to be caught under the debris in the collapsing temple. Lawrence Washington, a Templar who had followed the Assassin into the temple, offered to help him in exchange for Mackandal's location. Vendredi agreed, but was killed shortly after by Washington. Some time afterward, Washington sneaked into Mackandal's camp and stole the box and manuscript, claiming it for the Templar Order.[2]

After the earthquake, Adéwalé, a Caribbean Assassin, arrived at Port-au-Prince[3] and discovered the Saint-Domingue Brotherhood.[2] There, he reunited with Bastienne Josèphe and met his son, Babatunde. Adéwalé inducted Babatunde and trained him as an Assassin of the Saint-Domingue Brotherhood.[3] Worried by Mackandal's extreme methods and increasing instability, he also instructed his son to keep an eye on the Mentor. Before leaving, he vowed to reform the Brotherhood and Saint-Domingue.[2]

Some time after, Adéwalé pursued Washington at sea, in the hope of reclaiming the Precursor artifacts. He ultimately lost the trail upon reaching New York and, upon suggestion of his son, Adéwalé traveled to the Davenport Homestead in 1752, in order to collect supplies for the survivors of the earthquake. Upon reuniting with Achilles Davenport, the Mentor of the Colonial Brotherhood, the two discussed Mackandal's progress and the effects of the Precursor site.[2]

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By 1758, Mackandal's plan to poison several colonists in Saint-Domingue had failed and was he captured by the authorities. The Master Templar Madeleine de L'Isle ensured that he was executed, and on 20 January, the Saint-Domingue Mentor was put to death by fire. Agaté attempted to save Mackandal, but his efforts were futile. Agaté subsequently retreated to Louisiana and hid around the bayou in his personal hideout. Baptiste, however, felt betrayed by Agaté and began forming his own Brotherhood, keeping true to Mackandal's teachings, which ultimately led him to become an ally of the Templar Order.[2]

In the meantime, Adéwalé was assassinated by Shay Cormac during the Templars' purge of the Colonial Brotherhood. With the death of the legendary Assassin and the lack of Mackandal's leadship, the Saint-Domingue Brotherhood soon fell apart.[2]

Reformation[]

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Around 1776, Babatunde's son Eseosa began plotting the Haitian Revolution and rebuilding the Brotherhood, sharing his father and grandfather's wish of creating a Saint-Domingue in which black and white citizens lived equally. He considered Mackandal a disgrace to the Brotherhood, and was disgusted by his brutality. Buying Toussaint Bréda out of slavery, he recruited Dutty Boukman, Georges Biassou, Jean-François Papillon and Jeannot Bullet into the Brotherhood. Following a Vodou ceremony by Boukman, the revolution ignited, secretly led by the Assassins.[3]

Modern times[]

In 1971, the Assassins eliminated François Duvalier for his tyrannical rule over Haiti.[4]

Members[]

Maroon Rebellion
Haitian Revolution

Allies[]

Maroon Rebellion
Haitian Revolution

References[]

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