Database: Aveline de Grandpré (ACI)

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Disappearing Act: New Orleans, New France, 1757-05-01

A few years after her father married Madeleine de L'Isle, Aveline de Grandpré's mother Jeanne mysteriously vanished. Madeleine, already responsible for Aveline's education, continued to care for her, treating the young girl as the daughter she never had.

Welcome to the Brotherhood, Sister: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1759-11-12

Impressed by her commitment to freedom and justice, Agaté, an Assassin, took Aveline de Grandpré under his wing. After a few months of intense training, he inducted her into the Brotherhood, becoming her mentor.

New Orleans by Night: New Orleans, New France, 1765-01-16

Aveline frequently dreamt of her long lost mother. One night, after a particularly disturbing nightmare, she was woken by Madeleine de L'Isle, her stepmother. Wondering about her mother's fate and too wired to sleep, she waited for Madeleine to leave, donned her Assassin outfit, and went to the pigeon coop that served as a dead drop for Assassin messages.

Gérald Blanc, a family friend and Assassin informant, had left a letter revealing that slaves were vanishing from a nearby plantation. Though the owner reported them missing, Gérald's network found no trace of them. Aveline decided to investigate.

A Slave in Trouble: New Orleans, New France, 1765-01-16

In order to find out more about missing slaves at a nearby plantation, Aveline went to a special dressing chamber that had been prepared for her and dressed herself as a slave. There she received further intelligence that a delivery was scheduled for the plantation, so she hid herself in a wagon to gain access to the grounds.

Once inside the plantation, Aveline blended with the other slaves to avoid attention from the guards. She found a slave who told her that the slaves were not escaping, but were being taken, the most recent being his sister, Thérèse.

Aveline used her Eagle Vision to track Thérèse's movements and found the young, pregnant slave in a nearby barn. She learned that slaves were being treated fairly by the owner, but that his son was responsible for kidnapping – and possibly murdering – several slaves.

The two women were discovered and attacked, forcing Aveline to kill the owner's son and his men. Aveline then guided Thérèse to safety.

The Safe House: New Orleans, New France, 1765-01-16

Having no other recourse, Aveline brought Thérèse – a pregnant slave she had liberated – to her family mansion, where her worried stepmother, Madeleine de L'Isle, was waiting for her.

Aveline lied to her about the exact circumstances of her meeting with Thérèse, but asked for her help in securing the slave's freedom. Although Madeleine was annoyed with Aveline's impulsiveness at bringing a slave to their mansion, she agreed to help.

While Madeline saw to Thérèse's medical needs, she ordered Aveline into town to fetch her new traveling clothes. When she returned home, she found her parents eating lunch. After her father Philippe excused himself from the table, Madeleine assured Aveline that she had taken care of Thérèse and that she would be safe. She also offered to help should similar situations arise in the future.

Taking Care of Business: New Orleans, New France, 1765-01-29

Aveline went to her father's warehouse to meet Gérald Blanc. There, she spied on a conversation between him and her father, Philippe, who was frustrated over shipments disappearing. Gérald insisted on investigating the matter.

Aveline stealthily followed Gérald through the city, until he met with a supplier, Monsieur de Saint-Maxent. De Saint-Maxent was furious that his shipments were being stolen from him, and blamed the captain of his supply ship, suggesting that he was corrupt and taking bribes.

Aveline took the initiative, located the ship in question, and bribed the men guarding it. Once onboard, she charmed Captain Carlos Dominguez, and discovered that he had diverted de Saint-Maxent's shipment to another buyer. While Dominguez was distracted, Aveline stole some of his paperwork and discovered that the goods were being kept in two nearby warehouses.

Her Father's Troubles: New Orleans, New France, 1765-01-29

Aveline searched the docks for the two warehouses that contained the goods stolen from her father's business partner, Monsieur de Saint-Maxent. She made her way past the guards and located the right crates using her Eagle Vision.

Aveline returned to Monsieur de Saint-Maxent to give him the good news about the recovered cargo, and he promised that her father would receive a considerable discount as thanks.

The Key to the Problem: New Orleans, New France, 1765-02-04

Aveline returned to the Grandpré Warehouse in time to see Gérald deliver the news about the recovered shipments to her father Philippe. After the elder de Grandpré took his leave, the two Assassins discussed the documents that Aveline had stolen from Captain Dominguez. They contained the name Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer, a known Templar.

Gérald did not know de Ferrer's purpose in Louisiana, but he received word that he would be attending a social event at the Governor's mansion later that evening. Aveline agreed to enter the mansion discretely. Gérald mentioned that a house near the mansion was for sale, which would provide an ideal spot for a dressing chamber where she could switch between guises.

Aveline scouted the governor's mansion and followed a butler to a meeting with a man who would supply food for the event. From him, she stole a key that would give her access to the kitchen near the south entrance of the Governor's mansion.

The Colony's Good: New Orleans, New France, 1765-02-04

Aveline entered the mansion of the French governor of New Orleans, Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie. She made her way to his office and spied on a conversation between the French governor and the Spanish Templar Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer. They were discussing plans to send slave labor from Louisiana to a Templar work site in exchange for d'Abbadie remaining governor of the colony.

De Ferrer left and Aveline killed d'Abbadie. As he lay dying, the Governor confessed that he did not regret his deal with the Templars, as he desired nothing more than to keep the colony under French control.

Aveline asked about de Ferrer's plans and d'Abbadie told her that he knew nothing of the Templar plans, only that he was to provide them with slaves and vagrants for labor.

Aveline escaped from the mansion.

At the Pub: New Orleans, New France, 1765-02-05

Aveline found a member of Dominguez's crew who informed her that the Captain could be found at the pub. She made her way across town and found Dominguez, who was quite drunk. Aveline asked him about his connection to de Ferrer, and Dominguez admitted that he transported goods to and from New Orleans, but did not know anything more.

Aveline returned to her father's mansion. Philippe thanked Aveline for her help in sorting out the family's business affairs and gave her a page of her mother Jeanne's diary.

The Loas Guide You: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1765

Aveline was summoned to the Louisiana Bayou by her mentor Agaté. The Templar's sudden activity unnerved him, so he retreated further into the swamp, and challenged Aveline to use her gifts to find him. She navigated through the Bayou and uncovered the clues her mentor had left her and located his new hideout.

The False Mackandal: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1765

Aveline joined her mentor Agaté at his new hideout. He informed her that a man was posing as his deceased mentor François Mackandal, and that this imposter was beginning to wield a dangerous influence in the Bayou. Agaté wanted Aveline to discover the False Mackandal's true identity and motivations.

Before Aveline left to track the imposter, Agaté gave her a blowpipe that once belonged to the real Mackandal, who was an expert in poisons. After some practice with her new weapon, Aveline felt ready to continue her mission.

Meet the Smugglers: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1765

Agaté revealed that the False Mackandal was gaining followers and that they were attempting to take over smuggling operations in the Bayou, but their final goals remained unclear. He suggested that Aveline contact a smuggler named Élise Lafleur, who was well versed in the swamp's underworld.

Aveline crossed the Bayou and located the Smuggler's Hideout. She arrived to see some of the False Mackandal's followers threaten a defiant Élise Lafleur. Aveline silently killed some of them before joining the fight in a more public manner.

Élise and her partner Roussillon demanded to know Aveline's identity and purpose. Aveline told her that she sought only to bring the False Mackandal to a final end and offered to help restore the smuggler's control over the Bayou in exchange for their help uncovering their camps spread out through the swamp.

A Faithful Acolyte: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1765

Aveline met Élise in the swamp and they traveled by canoe towards one of the camps controlled by the False Mackandal. Élise mentioned that she started to have trouble with the imposter's men at the same time the new Spanish governor arrived.

When they exited their canoe, the two women were attacked by an alligator. Aveline managed to kill the beast and claim its egg as a prize.

Élise revealed that there were two bases, the first was near a wrecked ship, with the second one further along the river. Aveline killed all the followers in the first base. Inside the wrecked ship, she found a letter from the False Mackandal that talked about a "sacred ceremony" and his desire for more men to join his ranks.

The Second Camp: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1765

Aveline found the smuggler Élise near Mackandal's second camp. Élise spotted two of Mackandal's followers and recognized them as escaped slaves from San Danje, a shanty town located in the Bayou.

Élise decided to return to her base of operations but asked Aveline not to hurt the men from San Danje. The Assassin followed one of Mackandal's acolytes to a secluded area of the camp and killed him. She searched his body and found another letter from the False Mackandal which stated that the Voodoo ceremony was scheduled for the Eve of Saint John.

Aveline returned to the Smuggler's Hideout and talked to Élise's business partner Roussillon. She knew when Mackandal's ceremony was going to take place, but not where. Roussillon suggested that she consult a witch doctor in San Danje. Élise had gone ahead to deliver supplies to him but had forgotten a small package. Roussillon assured the Assassin that by earning the witch doctor's trust, she would receive the secrets of the Bayou. He also asked to see her when her mission was complete, as he had some more work for her.

A Dark Influence: San Danje, New France, 1765-06-23

Aveline traveled to the Bayou shanty town called San Danje and met up with Élise and the witch doctor. She gave him the supplies provided by Roussillon. The Witch Doctor did not like the dark influence that Mackandal was spreading over the people of San Danje and offered to help in any way possible. He revealed that Mackandal was likely to be found on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain and that he was armed with a powerful poison. The witch doctor provided an antidote but warned that it would not be able to stop the poison, merely limit its damage. Aveline drank the antidote and decided to disguise herself as a slave to infiltrate the ceremony.

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Eve of Saint John: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1765-06-23

Aveline, disguised as a slave, and Élise traveled to Lake Pontchartrain by canoe and arrived at the False Mackandal's camp, where they saw the imposter talking to the Templar Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer. The False Mackandal, otherwise known as the renegade Assassin Baptiste, had a plan to poison the nobles of New Orleans and avenge the slaves, fulfilling his late Mentor's ultimate goal, which in turn would see control of the river fall into Templar hands. De Ferrer promised that if the plan succeeded, Baptiste would be inducted into the Templar Order. After de Ferrer left, Mackandal began the ceremony.

Aveline slipped into the ceremony site undetected and joined the dancing acolytes. She attempted to hit Baptiste with a dart from her blowpipe but before it could connect, Baptiste hit her with a dart from his own. He recognized Aveline's weapon as being the one that Agaté had stolen from him.

Baptiste admitted to usurping the identity of his deceased Assassin mentor and using it in a plan to force Agaté out of hiding. Thanks to the antidote, Aveline survived the poison attack and killed Baptiste's bodyguards, forcing the Voodoo leader to confront her himself. After a fierce duel, Aveline assassinated Baptiste.

As he lay dying, Baptiste recognized the locket around Aveline's neck, claiming to know a woman from his shared past with Agaté who wore an identical one. But before Aveline could get the woman's name, Baptiste perished.

The Whole Truth: Louisiana Bayou, New France, 1765

Aveline took her leave from Élise and returned to Agaté. She reported that Baptiste was dead and that he was working for The Templars and de Ferrer. When Agaté asked her if she learned anything else, all Aveline admitted to was that Baptiste had hoped to draw him out of hiding, rather than share any of her discoveries that may relate to her missing mother.

Prelude to Rebellion: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1768

After France's defeat in the French-Indian war, Spain gained control of Louisiana and established a Spanish governor in New Orleans. Answering a summons to her family's warehouse sent by her ally Gérald Blanc, Aveline encountered a riot as the citizens of New Orleans rebelled against their new masters. Aveline defended the citizens from Spanish soldiers, whom she dispatched. When she was finished, Aveline questioned some citizens about the reasons for the uprisings. She learned they were upset about the surge of kidnappings following the Spanish takeover.

Aveline met Gérald at the warehouse, where he presented her with new headquarters for her Assassin activities. He also provided a place to manage her father's trading empire, as well as a room to change outfits and store her weapons and tools. As a final surprise, he gave her a parasol that also doubled as a dart gun.

His gifts to Aveline graciously accepted, Gérald turned to new business. A rival, Mr. Bouché, had set up a stall in the market, claiming that de Grandpré's coffee eroded the nerves of those who drank it. This slander had already started damaging sales. Aveline promised to cut Mr. Bouché's campaign of lies short.

Elegant and Deadly: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1768

Seeking to stop a campaign of slander against her family's coffee business, Aveline sought one of Gérald's informants and followed him to Mr. Bouché's stall in the market. One of Bouché's employees was spreading lies about the dangers of de Grandpré coffee and urging the citizens of New Orleans to drink East India tea instead. Aveline confronted the merchant and demanded an explanation, but all the poor illiterate employee could do was plead ignorance, asking that she seek his employer in his warehouse.

At Bouché's warehouse, Aveline dispatched a guard with her new parasol dart gun and confronted Bouché. She demanded he stop slandering her family's reputation and issue a public apology. Having no intention to apologize, Bouché claimed that his profits were declining because he was losing too many slaves. Having no sympathy for the down-on-his-luck merchant, Aveline left.

She reported back to Gérald, who surmised that Bouché's financial trouble made him sell off his shops. Aveline decided to buy him out so she could pay his slaves a proper wage and set them on the path to freedom. Gérald promised to look out for similar opportunities in the future.

After Aveline bought one of Bouché's shops, she returned to Gérald. She believed that she had put an end to the problem of vanishing slaves when she killed Governor d'Abbadie. However, the problem had only gotten worse because now laborers and the poor were being abducted as well. Aveline decided she wanted to investigate the problem further. Gérald suggested she begin her investigations at San Danje, in the Bayou. Accordingly, she went to the docks, met Gérald again to have the company settle travel costs, then set out for the Bayou.

Vanishing Slaves: The Bayou, Spanish Louisiana, 1768

Aveline arrived at San Danje and met with the Houngan she'd helped years earlier. She informed him she was investigating a new series of disappearances and asked if anyone had gone missing in the vicinity. The witch doctor replied that so many people traveled through San Danje that it was difficult to keep track. He suggested she talk to their mutual acquaintance Elise, who might have a better idea. He then gave Aveline a new type of poison for her blow gun darts.

Aveline reunited with Elise and immediately brought up the missing slaves. Elise confirmed she'd seen convoys of people being carted off. While Elise didn't know where they were being sent, she knew the convoy originated from the Fort in the Bayou.

The next day, both women met along the convoy's path and raced to catch up with it. Aveline eliminated the guards and Elise recognized some of the prisoners. She called out to a slave named Chrisfait, who replied he didn't need rescuing because he was being taken to a work site in the south where he had been promised freedom. Aveline and Elise were skeptical and decided to investigate the Spanish fort where the convoy originated.

Storming the Fort: The Bayou, Spanish Louisiana, 1768

After intercepting a convoy full of slaves heading to an undisclosed destination in the south, Aveline and Elise approached the Bayou Spanish fort. Aveline voiced her frustration about having failed to stop the abduction of slaves the last time.

Aveline silently eliminated the fort's guards. Once inside its walls, Aveline chased the ranking officer in charge while Elise provided cover fire. After killing the officer, Aveline opened the fort's cells to free the prisoners. Once again, the women were met with no gratitude, as the laborers were visibly upset that they would not get to board the work ship. Elise escorted the workers back to San Danje while Aveline returned to New Orleans.

In Vino Veritas: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1768

After raiding the Spanish fort and liberating slaves in the Bayou, Aveline reported back to Gérald in New Orleans. She knew that the Spanish were behind the kidnapped slaves but she didn't know where they were headed, or why the slaves seemed so eager to go. Gérald said the order must have come from Governor Ulloa, who was hiding out of reach in La Balize.

The two Assassins hatched a plan to draw Ulloa out. The Spanish governor's restrictive laws had put the predominantly French population of New Orleans on edge. There were protests and unrest in the streets regularly. Aveline, disguised as a slave, followed Gérald to a demonstration and incited a riot.

While the citizens rioted against the soldiers, Gérald informed Aveline they had an opportunity to intercept a delivery of gunpowder. Aveline quickly changed into her Assassin gear and silently eliminated the guards surrounding the gunpowder-laden carriage.

Aveline and Gérald stole the carriage and raced it through the streets of the city, chased by Spanish soldiers. They crashed the carriage into a wine storehouse, causing a giant explosion. She noticed soldiers were preventing people from escaping the burning building. She cleared the way by charging into the building and killing the blocking soldiers.

Afterwards, an exhausted Gérald suggested that they regroup at the warehouse.

After starting a riot and triggering a large explosion, Aveline and Gérald reconvened at their warehouse headquarters. To cause further disturbances to draw governor Ulloa out of hiding, Gérald suggested she sabotage Spanish ships harbored at the docks.

Aveline departed for the docks, where she boarded a ship and killed the guards onboard. She cut it loose from its anchor and was ambushed by a squad of soldiers led by her old acquaintance Captain Carlos Dominguez. After Aveline killed his men, Dominguez begged for his life. She showed him mercy but told him to save himself as she set explosives to completely destroy the vessel.

Getting Ulloa's Attention: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1768

After starting a riot and triggering a large explosion, Aveline and Gérald reconvened at their warehouse headquarters. To cause further disturbances to draw governor Ulloa out of hiding, Gérald suggested she sabotage Spanish ships harbored at the docks.

Aveline departed for the docks, where she boarded a ship and killed the guards onboard. She cut it loose from its anchor and was ambushed by a squad of soldiers led by her old acquaintance Captain Carlos Dominguez. After Aveline killed his men, Dominguez begged for his life. She showed him mercy but told him to save himself as she set explosives to completely destroy the vessel.

A Governor No More: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1768-10-27

Aveline received a letter from her mentor Agaté, summoning her to the city's cemetery. At their meeting, Agaté asked for a show of loyalty. He requested she kill Antonio de Ulloa, the Spanish governor. The riots Aveline and Gérald incited had forced the governor out of hiding in La Balize.

Aveline prepared an ambush along the governor's route into the city. She killed nearby guards and blocked exits by crashing water towers into them. The governor's convoy arrived and quickly found themselves trapped in the town square. Aveline launched her ambush by blowing up a powder keg, killing a large number of soldiers, before eliminating the survivors.

With no one left to defend him, Governor Ulloa begged Aveline to spare his wife and child. Aveline showed little sympathy but stopped when the governor revealed that the slaves were being taken to Mexico. He couldn't say why because he had no idea. Ulloa bargained for his life by offering what limited information he possessed. He suggested the workers were perhaps excavating relics of importance to the Templars from that region. In addition, he offered Aveline a special decoding lens that was given to him by the Templar Order. Aveline accepted the trade, and told the governor to take his family away from the continent and never return. Ulloa showed clear relief at her mercy, until Aveline informed him the Templars were likely to kill him sooner or later.

Aveline returned to Agaté in the cemetery and presented him with the lens. However, Agaté's pleasure quickly melted into outrage when he discovered that Aveline had disobeyed him and allowed Ulloa to live. Aveline attempted to calm her mentor, reminding him of their shared goals to free the slaves, defeat the Templars, and deliver justice. She wanted to pursue the Templars' trail to Mexico. Agaté forbade her to go, but Aveline insisted, drawing a warning from her mentor that she would live to regret her insubordination.

Southbound: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1768

Aveline made preparations to journey to Mexico to find the slaves that had been taken from New Orleans by the Templar Order. She was met at the docks by Gérald Blanc, who had heard about her plans through a disgruntled Agaté. He asked her if she was abandoning her mission as an Assassin. Aveline explained that her cover story was that her father was sending her to Cuba to locate suppliers for their business. Gérald confessed his feelings for her, but ultimately realized that there was nothing he could do or say to stop her. Instead, he helped her board a ship full of slaves bound for Mexico.

A New Life: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 1769

Aveline arrived in the Mayan city of Chichen Itza where the Templars had opened an excavation site near some ruins. The site was supervised by the Templar Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer. Aveline mingled with other members of the community to learn more about her new surroundings. De Ferrer welcomed the newcomers to what he says will be a free and peaceful life in which they can work hard and prosper.

Aveline met a slave she had freed years earlier, who explained that while they weren't paid a wage and didn't own the land, they were allowed to participate in their new community and enjoyed comfortable homes and good food. She said she enjoyed this new life and compared the settlement to Eden.

Gathering Tools: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 1769

Aveline moved around the work site, obtaining materials needed to fashion weapons to defend herself. She stole belts from the Spanish Templar guards, knives from one of the cooks, and wooden planks from the nearby construction site. She distracted the blacksmith by blowing up kegs of gunpowder, then used his tools to fashion two makeshift hidden blades.

The Company Man: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 1769

Now that she was sufficiently armed, Aveline trailed the work site's overseer and the Templar Rafael Joaquin de Ferrer. She overheard de Ferrer state that the Company Man was displeased with the progress of the excavation site, and that a Templar named Vazquez was going to New Orleans to continue the Order's mission after Baptiste's failure. She followed the two men until they came to a member of the community who had attempted to escape. De Ferrer told the overseer to "educate" him and left.

Aveline killed the soldiers who were attacking the captive, then killed the overseer and stole his whip, which she used to eliminate reinforcements. The captive was grateful for Aveline's help. He pointed out that the locket she wore around her neck looked like one he had seen before, worn by a woman named Jeanne, one of the first workers to arrive at Chichen Itza. He did not know where Jeanne was, only that she lived in a private residence in the south of the camp.

Trail of Truth: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 1769

After learning that her long-lost mother Jeanne might be found in the Chichen Itza work camp, Aveline searched for clues. Using her Eagle Vision, she eventually found Jeanne's abandoned hut. Further clues prompted Aveline to investigate a nearby cenote.

The Secret of the Cenote: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 1769

Aveline explored the ruins of a First Civilization Temple and found half of a mysterious artifact known as the Prophecy Disk.

Immediately after finding the artifact, Aveline was surprised by Rafael Joaquín de Ferrer, the high-ranking Templar agent who had plotted with Governor Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie and former Assassin Baptiste. De Ferrer now threatened to steal the artifact from her, but Aveline killed him and his men before he had the chance.

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Reunited, Briefly: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 1769

After finding the first half of an artifact called the Prophecy Disk, the First Civilization Temple began to crumble around Aveline. During her escape, she was briefly reunited with her mother, Jeanne.

Jeanne wondered if Agaté had sent Aveline to Mexico to kill her and warned her daughter that the disk should never fall into Agaté's hands. To Aveline's dismay, her mother fled in terror before she could explain further.

Prodigal Daughter: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1771

Aveline returned from Mexico and reunited with Gérald Blanc. She informed him that de Ferrer would no longer trouble them. However, their warm homecoming was cut short, as new business was waiting for her. Gérald reported that Spanish soldiers were causing havoc in the Bayou. One of his informants saw a man bribing Spanish soldiers in New Orleans. Aveline promised to investigate.

Aveline located the recruiter in town and followed him as he bribed soldiers in the city. She chased him down until he hid in a fort.

Rotten Barracks: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1771

Aveline infiltrated the military camp in New Orleans where the Templar recruiter was hiding. After killing him, she found a letter on his body. Aveline escaped the camp, read the letter, and discovered it was from Vazquez, who mentioned a need for more soldiers to control the Bayou.

Aveline recalled that de Ferrer mentioned Vazquez in Chichen Itza and wondered if he could be the elusive Company Man. She decided to warn Agaté and the smugglers in the Bayou.

Power of Voodoo: Louisiana Bayou, Spanish Louisiana, 1771

Aveline traveled to the Bayou to warn Agaté about the Templar Vazquez. However, her mentor was not pleased to see his wayward pupil and even less pleased to see the Prophecy Disk when she presented it to him. He demanded that she remove it from his sight. Aveline obeyed and was careful not to mention her mother's involvement.

Agaté was already aware that Vazquez was bribing Spanish troops. To disrupt their morale, he devised a plan to use their superstitions against them. Aveline offered to help him as proof of her loyalty. Agaté had placed signs along the Templar's patrol route, and Aveline tailed the the soldiers and eliminated them silently, creating the illusion of a Voodoo curse.

Aveline doubted that Agaté's plan would be enough to stop Vazquez from recruiting more soldiers, but followed his orders nonetheless.

The Lighthouse: Louisiana Bayou, Spanish Louisiana, 1771

Aveline reunited with her smuggler friends Elise and Roussillon to warn them of Vazquez's plots. Roussillon heard rumors that Vazquez planned to divert a supply ship. Aveline climbed the lighthouse at the fort on Lake Pontchartrain and shut it down.

Stolen Goods: Louisiana Bayou, Spanish Louisiana, 1771

After Aveline sabotaged the lighthouse, the Templar supply ship ran aground. The Assassin returned to her smuggler allies and escorted them to the ship, killing the guards that attempted to stop them.

The smugglers were overjoyed with their prize. Although Vazquez wasn't on board, Roussillon found a letter that prompted Aveline to return to Chichen Itza.

A Piece of the Puzzle: Chichen Itza, Yucatan, 1772

Realizing that the First Civilization artifact she discovered in Chichen Itza was only half of a larger disk, Aveline de Grandpré returned to the ancient Mayan city to recover the other fragment. Upon entering the site, she met her mother, Jeanne. Having gotten over her initial fear, Jeanne now greeted her daughter warmly. When Aveline asked her mother if she felt free, she hinted that she would only be at peace when someone removed the rest of the artifact.

With her mother's help, Aveline acquired the second fragment from a hidden chamber within the caves.

An Urgent Favour: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1773

Aveline returned home from Chichen Itza to find her father Phillipe suffering from an illness, despite being administered a tonic by her step-mother Madeleine de L'Isle. Her visit with her father was cut short when Madeleine requested her assistance in helping a slave named George flee to the north. Aveline promised to provide discreet help.

Aveline found George hiding from Spanish soldiers, escorted him to the city gates, and told him to find safety in the Bayou.

Supplying the Revolution: Louisiana Bayou, Spanish Louisiana, 1773

At the request of her stepmother, Madeleine, Aveline helped an escaped slave named George flee north. She introduced him to her smuggler friends in the Bayou, who were attempting to deliver supplies to the Patriots fighting in the American Revolution.

In exchange for her help in delivering the supplies, Aveline demanded the Patriots escort George to freedom. They agreed, provided he fight for their cause. After delivering the supplies, Aveline learned that Vazquez was back in Louisiana, and planned to resume her hunt for the Company Man.

The Last Dance: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1773

After seeing George to safety, Aveline returned to New Orleans to inform Gérald of Vazquez's return to the city. Gérald suggested that their Templar target might attend the Captain's Ball.

Aveline located her target and charmed Vazquez into dancing with her, before luring him away from the other party guests and then stabbing him. As he lay dying, Vazquez revealed that the Company Man was in fact a woman, but died before revealing her name.

As Aveline left the party, she was confronted by her stepmother Madeleine, who informed her that her father had passed away.

The Loss of a Father: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1773

With her father dead, her stepmother informed her the circumstances of her birth prevented him from leaving her anything in his will, but that she could still consider Madeleine's house as her home. Likewise, Gérald assured her that while he had inherited the family business, he considered it to be hers.

A Fool's Errand: New York, British America, 1777

Several years after the death of her father, Aveline learned from Gérald's expanded network of informants that a loyalist officer called Davidson of Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment would be able to unmask the elusive Templar known as the Company Man. Aveline headed north to New York to meet up with her local counterpart, an Assassin named Connor.

Aveline and Connor tracked Davidson to a fort. Connor distracted the guards while Aveline found Davidson, who turned out to be George, the slave she had helped free years earlier. Aveline pursued George and prevented his escape. Before he died, he revealed that Aveline already knew the identity of the Company Man.

Step-Mother Dearest: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1777

Aveline returned to her family's mansion and confronted her stepmother, Madeleine de L'Isle, otherwise known as the Company Man. Madeleine, in turn, revealed that she knew Aveline was an Assassin, and that the only reason Aveline still lived was to serve Madeleine's plans.

Aveline fled the mansion. Madeleine followed her to the courtyard and explained that she had manipulated Aveline into eliminating undesirable elements from the Templars as an invitation for her to leave the Assassins and join the Order.

Agate's Pride: Louisiana Bayou, Spanish Louisiana, 1777

After confronting her stepmother, Madeleine de L'Isle, Aveline de Grandpré sought counsel from her estranged mentor, Agaté. However, believing that she had joined the Order, he attacked her. Aveline was victorious, but chose not to kill Agaté.

Overwhelmed with guilt about failing his disciple, Agaté took his own life by leaping from his tree-top den.

Assassin No Longer: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1777

Aveline returned to New Orleans with Agaté's necklace as proof of his death. She returned to her stepmother Madeleine de L'Isle, head of the Templars in New Orleans. Aveline gave up the Prophecy Disk and declared that she was ready to join the Order.

Aveline was inducted into the Templar Order at St. Louis Cathedral. As soon as the ceremony ended, Madeleine attempted to activate the Prophecy Disk but was unable to make it work.

Prophecy Delivered: New Orleans, Spanish Louisiana, 1777

Aveline attacked and killed the assembled leaders of the New Orleans Templars. After years of frustration, Aveline took her revenge for the murder of her father and the exile of her mother.

After killing Madeline de L'Isle, Aveline took the Prophecy Disk and inserted her mother's pendant. The Disk activated and Aveline witnessed a cryptic message from members of the First Civilization.