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Vernon Hest (unknown – 2012) was an agent of the Templar Order under the direct orders of Laetitia England and, later, Mitsuko Nakamura. In 2012, he was tasked with finding and retrieving the Scepter of Aset. He was a descendant of Leila, an Egyptian Templar agent.

Early life
In 1999, Vernon lead an operation to arrest the Assassin Jonathan Hawk at a hotel in Atlanta. After an undercover Templar woman had won Hawk's trust by having sexual intercourse, Vernon and a group of other Templars entered the hotel room and arrested the surprised Assassin.

Vernon then took Jonathan to a safehouse where he interrogated and tortured him to get any useful information. Jonathan however, continuously remained silent and did not cooperate in the interrogation. Vernon told Jonathan that his employers would not be happy if they didn't get any information and that if Jonathan wanted the torture to stop, he'd better tell what he knew. As a response, Jonathan spat Vernon in his face, on which an annoyed Vernon reacted by stabbing Jonathan in the right eye with a screwdriver.

At that moment, three Assassins came to rescue Jonathan and eliminated the Templars guarding the building. Vernon managed to dive away to find cover and killed to of his enemies. Before the last remaining Assassin could open fire upon Vernon, the Templar escaped by jumping through a window. Jonathan was saved from the Templars, though his right eye was so severely damaged that he lost his ability to see.

In October 2012, Vernon attended a secret meeting in a hotel in Cairo concerning the eye invalid Jonathan Hawk, who had recently underwent a surgery. Hest eliminated his contact during the price negotiations for the information regarding Hawk.

Some time later, he was contacted by his superior, Laetitia England, who instructed him to find and recover the Scepter of Aset, an important artifact, before the Assassins did, by reliving the memories of his ancestor, Leila. She transferred him confidential data on the object.

Later, Hest was contacted by Mitsuko Nakamura, who not only informed him about Laetitia being replaced by Nakamura as his superior, but also telling him that Steve, a Templar 'mole' would soon eliminate Hest's competitor, Jonathan Hawk. Vernon, however, was not very satisfied with this news, as he and Hawk still had to 'settle the scores'.

Trivia

 * Hest was described by Alan Rikkin as being not only an efficient agent, but also a cautious one.