: You play as an unnamed research analyst at Abstergo Entertainment in Montreal. You are tasked with exploring Edward Kenway’s memories to find footage for a pirate-themed video game, but you are secretly manipulated into hacking Abstergo's servers to uncover corporate secrets.
: 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.
: Alongside famous figures like Blackbeard , Mary Read, and Charles Vane, Edward attempts to establish a free pirate republic in Nassau. However, as the era of piracy begins to crumble, Edward witnesses the deaths of his closest friends, which eventually forces him to reconsider his selfish lifestyle.
: The modern plot reveals the presence of "Sages"—reincarnations of an ancient being named Aita—and the continued influence of Juno, a member of the First Civilization. Key Game Details The Story of Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
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.
