User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 28-02-'13 — Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag revealed/@comment-182.55.249.213-20130228134741

More leaked contents included a map of where the game would mainly take place (Cuba, Jamaica, Southern Florida, The Bahamas etc) as well as an "actual" date- 1715. There are also many rumours made about the protagonist, that this may possibly be Edward Kenway(Connor's grandfather and Haytham's father) though it is very unlikely as, if I remember right, Ubisfot would no longer focus on stories wherein Connor is even slightly involved...