Family Politics
Family Politics has Evie earn the location of the second set of palace plans by driving Duleep Singh around London in a stolen royal carriage, so he can lobby three politicians about the kingdom Britain took from him.
- Type
- Story
- Given by
- Duleep Singh
Storylines
Part 3 of 4 in Sequence 9: Shall We Dance?
Good to know
- Sequence 9, memory 3 of 4; global story order 39; played as Evie Frye.
- Giver: Maharajah Duleep Singh.
- Optional objectives: steal a carriage without entering the courtyard; don't let the royal carriage's condition drop below 50%.
- Stops include Belgrave Square, Victoria station, St James' Park, the Palace of Westminster and the Sinopean Club.
- The last passenger is William Gladstone.
- Evie returns the royal carriage to its depot once the lobbying is done.
Objectives
Steal a royal carriage from the depot without entering its courtyard, then collect Duleep. Pick up the first politician at Belgrave Square and drop him at Victoria station, the second at St James' Park for the Palace of Westminster, and Gladstone at his home for the Sinopean Club. Drive gently throughout, then return the carriage to the depot and slip out.
On the road
Duleep asks after Henry and mentions what he has heard of Ethan Frye and his wife Cecily, the twins' mother, who worked as his partner. Evie admits she wishes she had known her. Gladstone is openly hostile to Duleep's claim.
Outcome
Duleep tells Evie the plans are kept in the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace. Hearing about her parents also makes Evie question her father's rule about personal feelings.
The lobbying
At each stop Duleep asks a politician to read a copy of the treaty Britain broke when it took his kingdom. The first promises to share it with his son, just back from Delhi; the second offers to speak in Parliament; Gladstone argues Britain has a duty to rule and says Duleep was simply outgunned when he lost the Punjab.
- Belgrave SquareBelgrave Square is one of London's largest 19th-century garden squares. In Syndicate it is the first stop in the main memory Family Politics, where Evie picks up a politician for Duleep Singh.
- Buckingham PalaceBuckingham Palace is Queen Victoria's London home in Westminster and the setting for the climax of Syndicate's story, the Queen's ball. It is also where the Queen hands out the Operation side memories, and it has a viewpoint.
- Buckingham Palace vaultThe Buckingham Palace vault is a hidden crypt under the palace gardens that holds the Shroud of Eden, the Piece of Eden both the Assassins and Starrick are chasing in Syndicate. You finally reach it during A Night to Remember.
- Palace of WestminsterThe Palace of Westminster, home of Parliament, is in Westminster beside the Clock Tower. It has a viewpoint, Jacob assassinates the Earl of Cardigan here in Motion to Impeach, and the twins later stop a Templar bomb plot inside.
- Sinopean ClubThe Sinopean Club is a gentlemen's club for Disraeli, Gladstone and the Earl of Cardigan. Jacob infiltrates it in Playing Politics to learn who "B" is, and in Family Politics Evie drives Gladstone there in a stolen royal carriage.
- St James' ParkSt James' Park is London's oldest royal park, just east of Buckingham Palace in Westminster. In Triple Theft it is where Jacob and Roth go after Starrick's head of security, Benjamin Raffles.
- Victoria stationVictoria station is a Westminster railway terminus south of Buckingham Palace. In Double Trouble, Jacob comes here after Catherine Gladstone, who is under guard, while gathering invitations to the Queen's ball.
- Cecily FryeCecily Frye is the mother of Jacob and Evie Frye. She dies after giving birth to them in 1847, so Assassin's Creed Syndicate only refers to her, chiefly when Duleep Singh explains to Evie how her death changed Ethan Frye.
- Duleep SinghDuleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, is Henry Green's great-uncle. He helps Evie find the Buckingham Palace plans in Family Politics, and is the central figure of The Last Maharaja missions, where the twins help him fight the British India Company.
- Ethan FryeEthan Frye is the father and teacher of Jacob and Evie Frye. He dies of pleurisy in January 1868, just before Assassin's Creed Syndicate begins, so he never appears in a memory, but his lessons and his books shape the twins' choices throughout the game.
- William GladstoneWilliam Gladstone is Disraeli's rival and the Templars' preferred Prime Minister. In Double Trouble Jacob steals his and his wife's invitations to the Buckingham Palace ball, along with their carriage.
Related missions
Image: UbisoftStoryA Night to Remember
A Night to Remember is the final main memory: the twins enter the Queen's ball at Buckingham Palace, Evie retrieves the vault plans from the White Drawing Room while Jacob rescues captive Royal Guards on the roofs, and both face Crawford Starrick in the vault below.
- Story
Double Trouble
Double Trouble begins the finale: after a bitter argument, the twins agree to one last job together, and Jacob has to steal William and Catherine Gladstone's invitations to the Queen's ball. The two split up, so you pickpocket each one in turn.
- Story
Playing Politics
Playing Politics opens Sequence 7 at the Sinopean Club, where Jacob watches Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli argue with William Gladstone and looks for the mysterious B who is plotting Disraeli's death. A spy, a rooftop sniper and a chase follow.
- Side
Operation: Drive for Lives
Operation: Drive for Lives is the third Queen Victoria memory: the Templar leader has escaped and is believed to be hiding in Westminster. You trail his carriage to Victoria Station, then have to rush a lit cart of explosives away from the crowds.