French Navy

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The '''French Navy''', officially the '''''Marine nationale''''' (English: ''National Navy''), is the [[Ships|naval]] branch of the {{Wiki|French Armed Forces}}.

During the 1730s, the French Navy in the Caribbean played a significant part in policing the slave trade out of [[Port-au-Prince]]; as a result, a large number of French vessels were sunk by the [[Piracy|pirate]] vessel ''[[Experto Crede]]'', captained by the [[Assassins|Assassin]] and ally of the [[Maroon rebellion]], [[Adéwalé]] who had also previously sunk a French Treasure Fleet commanded by a Templar Admiral.<ref name="FC">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]] - [[Freedom Cry]]''</ref>

In 1776, before [[France]] openly joined the [[American Revolutionary War]], the French navy secretly transported supplies for the [[Continental Army]] with ships repainted and renamed to appear [[Spain|Spanish]]. One of these ships, ''[[Belladonna|La Belladonna]]'', was escorted through the [[Caribbean Sea]] by the [[USS Randolph|USS ''Randolph'']] before being abandoned. The ''[[Aquila]]'' resumed her escort and defended her when [[Nicholas Biddle]] alerted a British [[Man O' War]] to her location.

Two years later, General [[John Sullivan]] caused a scandal when he wrote a letter criticizing the French's withdrawal at the {{Wiki|Battle of Rhode Island}}. The [[Colonial Assassins]]' leader, [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]], sent his [[Apprentices|recruits]] to convince [[Charles Hector|Admiral d'Estaing]] to ignore Sullivan's comments.

In 1781, the ''Aquila'' aided the French against the [[Royal Navy]] during the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]]. In return, Connor asked [[François Joseph Paul de Grasse|Admiral de Grasse]] to send a fleet, disguised as British ships, to bombard [[New York City|New York]]'s militarized district, allowing him to infiltrate [[Fort George]] and assassinate [[Charles Lee]].<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

==Notable ships==
*''[[Aquila]]''
*''[[Couronne]]''
*''[[Formidable]]''
*''[[Gerfaut]]''
*''[[L'Amazone]]''
*''[[La Belladonna]]''
*''[[Vautour]]''

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Adha

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{{Quote|A chalice is merely a vessel for libation, for good or ill.|Adha|Assassin's Creed: Memories}}
{{Character Infobox
|image = ACAC-Adha Render.png
|death = 1190<br>{{Wiki|Middle East}}<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]''</ref>
|affiliates = [[Assassins]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''
|voice = }}
'''Adha''' (unknown – 1190) was a woman from the Middle East who possessed mysterious powers. She was in fact the "'''Chalice'''", commonly known as an ancient 'artifact' that held powers similar to the [[Pieces of Eden]].

In 1190, the Chalice was sought after by both the [[Templars|Knights Templar]] and [[Levantine Assassins]], unaware that it was a person rather than an object. She was discovered by [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], an Assassin and former acquaintance, and aided him in thwarting the Templars' plans before being taken captive by them. She was subsequently deported to an unknown location and later murdered.

==Biography==
===The Chalice===
The Chalice was known to either be a holy artifact, or the descendant and heir of [[Jesus Christ]].{{cite}} According to [[Rashid ad-Din Sinan]], whoever had the Chalice could unite all factions under them, granting them victory over all, and allowing them to rule the Holy Land. Seeing the danger of such an artifact, the [[Mentor]] sent one of his [[Assassins]], [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], on a [[Quest for the Chalice|mission to retrieve it]].<ref name="ACAC"/>

His search led him to the [[Temple of the Sand]], though Altaïr discovered only an empty golden chest. This prompted him to assume that it had already fallen into [[Templars|Templar]] hands, and so he traveled to [[Jerusalem]].<ref name="ACAC">''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''</ref>

===Rescue and capture===
Discovering that the Chalice was being kept under Templar watch in the Holy City, Altaïr infiltrated their fortress and soon found Adha. Though he was absolutely surprised upon identifying her as the Chalice, he rescued her nonetheless.<ref name="ACAC"/>

Shortly afterwards, Adha informed him that the Templars had bribed [[Harash]], the second-in-command of the Assassins, to betray their Order; to which Altaïr decided to seek him out at the Assassin fortress of [[Alep]]. Though he planned to kill the traitor and run away with Adha, upon completing his task, Adha was kidnapped by [[Basilisk]], leader of the Templar Order.<ref name="ACAC"/>

[[File:AdhaAltaïrConversation-ACAC1.png|thumb|250px|left|Adha speaking with Altaïr]]
Pursuing them to a port in [[Tyre]], Altaïr fought his way onto Basilisk's ship at the head of the fleet, killing several Templar knights and Basilisk himself. However, he discovered that Adha was being held on a different ship, which escaped before Altaïr could catch up to it. He returned to shore and, seeing the Templar ship far off in the distance, called out to Adha, promising to her that he would find her one day.<ref name="ACAC"/>

===Death===
{{Quote|I had thought Adha would be the one to lead me to rest, that I might lay down my blade and live as a normal man. But now I know such dreams are best left to sleep...|Altaïr, in his Codex.|Assassin's Creed II}}
In 1191, during Altaïr's preparations to assassinate [[Abu'l Nuqoud]] in [[Damascus]], an Assassin [[Informants|informant]] asked him ''"Any news of Adha since she left?"'' When Altaïr remained silent, as always with informants, he continued with ''"No? How sad. I'm sure you'll find her someday."''<ref name="AC">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

Though the circumstances of Adha's death are unclear, Altaïr wrote in [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's Codex|his Codex]] that he chased Adha's captors across the sea, but only caught up to them in time to hold Adha's lifeless body in his arms, and see the terror in her unblinking eyes. He went on to state that he had hunted down and exacted vengeance on those that had killed her, though this had brought him no comfort, nor joy.<ref name="AC2"/>

After Adha's death, Altaïr felt that he "would never again feel for a woman as [he] had for her". Fortunately though, this was proven false with [[Maria Thorpe]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

==Trivia==
*Though not explicitly mentioned, the fact that Altaïr and Adha knew each other by name upon first meeting in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]'' suggested that they had met at least once before.
*[[Emails#Conference room e-mail|An e-mail]] on the conference room computer of [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Animus Project laboratory|Roman facility]] mentioned the Chalice, and questioned whether or not it was a real Piece of Eden. It also noted that the search for it would be called off until more evidence of its existence could be found.
*Adha means "sacrifice" in Arabic.
* The chalice is briefly seen in the opening of Assassin's Creed Unity, during the Helix advertisement.

==Gallery==
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
ACMAdha.jpg|''[[Assassin's Creed: Memories]]'' art of Adha
ACMAdhaStreet.jpg|''Memories'' art of Adha
Adha.jpg|Adha in Templar custody
</gallery>

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