From Assassin's Creed III - Before the expedition / Thomas Hickey was a member of the Colonial Rite of the Templar Order. He served as a soldier in the British Army during the French and Indian War. While a member of the Templar Order, Hickey did not believe in its cause and joined solely for profit. After partaking in a failed search for a Precursor site during the French and Indian War, Hickey left the British Army but continued to serve the Templars as a spy and counterfeiter.