Adha

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{{Character Infobox
|name = Adha
|image = Acds adha.jpg
|imgdesc= Concept art of Adha.
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''
|period = Third Crusade
}}

'''Adha''' is a character in ''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''. She is the Chalice itself, a sacred artifact like the [[Piece of Eden]].

==Biography==
===''[[Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles]]''===
In ''Altaïr's Chronicles'', Adha is a woman revealed to be the Chalice, a holy artifact believed to be able to unite people. When Altaïr identifies her as the Chalice, he is absolutely surprised, as he apparently knew Adha before the events of the game. She, too, knew his name, so they probably at least heard about each other. Altaïr also expresses sympathy to her, suggesting him at least once encountering her in the past.

Adha is originally at [[Jerusalem]], under Templars' watch, where she is rescued by [[Altaïr]]. From her, Altaïr learns that the [[Templars]] have paid off [[Harash]], the second-in-command of the Assassins. Altaïr plans to attack [[Alep]], the assassin fortress, kill Harash and run away with Adha, but after killing Harash, Adha is kidnapped by [[Basilisk]] and taken to the port in [[Tyre]]. Altair fights through the Templar knights and kills Basilisk on his ship. But Adha is on a different ship, which escapes before Altaïr can catch it. He swims to shore and, seeing the Templar ship far off in the distance, yells "I will find you, Adha!".

===''[[Assassin's Creed]]''===
Although she does not appear in ''Assassin's Creed'', during Altair's preparations to assassinate [[Abu'l Nuqoud]] in [[Damascus]], an Assassin informant asks Altaïr if he heard from Adha. While Altaïr remains silent (as always with informants), he says he is sure that one day she will come back to him.

===''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''===
Altaïr's [[codex]] reveals that he later caught up to Adha and had found her corpse. In the text, Altaïr states that he exacted vengeance on those that killed her. It is hinted that he loved her, and her death deeply hurt him. The circumstances of Adha's death are not made clear.

==Her role as a Piece of Eden==
According to Al Mualim in Altaïr's Chronicles, whoever has the Chalice can unite all the factions of whoever has it, giving them victory over all and allowing them to rule the land. If she is indeed a Piece of Eden, it may be possible she is one of [[Those Who Have Gone Before|Those Who Came Before]] or may been 'created' by them.

Another possibility is that she is not a Piece of Eden, but just a keeper of one, as in the [[Temple of the Sand]] Altaïr discovers an empty golden chest where an artifact was supposed to be hidden. So, both Al Mualim and the Templars misunderstood the Chalice's true purpose, probably mistaking her for a Piece of Eden. It may explain why she was later killed.

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