A Thorne in the Side
A Thorne in the Side sends Evie into the Tower of London, where Lucy Thorne and Templars disguised as Royal Guards are hunting for the Queen's casket that her stolen key opens. You can rally loyal guards, free a jailed constable and walk in as a fake prisoner to get close to Thorne.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- Henry Green
- Region
- City of London
Storylines
Part 4 of 5 in Sequence 6: A Run on the Bank
Found in
- City of LondonThe City of London is the borough of banks, trading halls and tall stone offices on the north bank of the Thames. In 1868 the Templar Bloody Nora runs it through the Blighters, and you take it from her by clearing her lieutenants, strongholds and factories before a final gang war.
- Tower of LondonThe Tower of London is the fortress on the north bank in the City of London. Evie infiltrates it to stop Lucy Thorne in A Thorne in the Side, the twins steal back the Koh-i-Noor there in The Last Maharaja, and Lydia returns in 1916.
Good to know
- Sequence 6, memory 4 of 5; global story order 25; played as Evie Frye.
- Region: City of London, at the Tower of London.
- Target: Lucy Thorne.
- Optional objective: kill fewer than 5 Royal Guards.
- Henry identifies the casket from an illustration and has a friend among the guards.
- Follows A Spot of Tea; next is A Bad Penny.
Objectives
Arrive by boat and climb a vantage point to spot Thorne in the White Tower. Watch the Ceremony of the Keys, then lift the master key from the Chief Yeoman. Steal the cell keys from a Templar and free Constable Miller, who rallies his loyal men. Find Henry's ally, clear the impostors outside with him, and let him march Evie into the White Tower in mock chains. When Thorne turns her back, strike.
Tips
Real Royal Guards and disguised Templars wear the same uniform, so the optional objective needs care. Lean on the allied guard and Miller's men rather than fighting everyone in red.
What happensSpoilerShow
Evie kills Thorne with her cane sword and takes the key back. In his office, Starrick learns Thorne is dead and the key is missing, and flies into a rage, vowing to take the Shroud even if he has to burn London.
Two approaches
You can free Constable Miller and lead his loyal guards into the White Tower, or work with Henry's ally to bring Evie in as a fake prisoner. The end of the memory changes slightly depending on what you did: with Miller's help, he offers to sound the alarm to cover your escape.
- Crawford StarrickCrawford Starrick is the main antagonist of Assassin's Creed Syndicate: Grand Master of the British Templars and the industrialist who controls London in 1868 through his factories, railways, banks, the Blighters gang and a ring of Templar lieutenants. Every major target the Frye twins kill is one of his people, and the main story builds toward a final confrontation with him at Buckingham Palace.
- Evie FryeEvie Frye is the second playable Assassin in Assassin's Creed Syndicate and the planner of the Frye twins. While Jacob tears down Starrick's businesses, her memories follow the hunt for a Shroud of Eden across London and her rivalry with the Templar occultist Lucy Thorne. She is also the playable lead of the 1888 Jack the Ripper story.
- Lucy ThorneLucy Thorne is Crawford Starrick's second-in-command and the Templars' expert on Pieces of Eden in Assassin's Creed Syndicate. She is Evie Frye's rival through the search for the Shroud of Eden and the target of the memory A Thorne in the Side, set in the Tower of London.
Related missions
- Story
A Case of Identity
A Case of Identity opens Sequence 6 with Jacob chasing a name in a letter: Plutus, Starrick's banker, and a meddler called Mr Dredge. You infiltrate the Royal Exchange to kidnap Dredge and find out what he knows.
Image: UbisoftStoryA Bad Penny
A Bad Penny ends Sequence 6 inside the Bank of England. Jacob joins a guided tour, interrogates the guard captain and bank manager, and reaches Philip Twopenny in the vault before his men can finish the robbery.
- Image: UbisoftStory
A Room with a View
A Room with a View follows the Kenway clues to the Monument to the Great Fire and then the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, where Evie solves a disc mechanism to find the key to the Shroud's vault. Lucy Thorne is waiting, and the memory ends in a fight with her.
- Image: UbisoftStory
End of the Line
End of the Line ends Sequence 5 at Waterloo station, where Jacob has to reach Pearl Attaway's fortified train carriage before Starrick's men collect the engines. You free a hostage station chief, clear the crowd and find a weak point in the carriage roof.