Board Thread:Assassin's Creed general discussion/@comment-26314858-20150714112803/@comment-1153722-20150718211315

As you can read on the comic's page, the historical part of it is set during the Salem witch trials.

Seems to me like the nature of the Father of Understanding is linked to the Sages. Seems like Jacques de Molay had the wisdom of the Father of Understanding, or maybe he even fashioned himself as such.