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'''Tessa Kenway''' (née '''Stephenson-Oakley'''; died 1747) was the second wife of [[Edward Kenway]], the mother of [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]], and the grandmother of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]]. She is an ancestor of [[Desmond Miles]] through the [[William Miles|paternal line]], as well as of [[Victor Flores Castillo]].<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – Animus Training Program Quickstart: Character File Folios</ref>
'''Tessa Kenway''' (née '''Stephenson-Oakley'''; died 1747) was the second wife of [[Edward Kenway]], the mother of [[Haytham Kenway|Haytham]] and the step-mother of [[Jennifer Scott]]. She was also the paternal grandmother of [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] and an ancestor of [[William Miles|William]] and [[Desmond Miles]] and [[Victor Flores Castillo]].<ref name="ACRPG">''[[Assassin's Creed Roleplaying Game]]'' – Animus Training Program Quickstart: Character File Folios</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Tessa was the daughter of a wealthy landowner.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref> In 1723, Edward Kenway retired from a life of [[piracy]], and was introduced to the Stephenson-Oakley family by [[Robert Walpole]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''</ref> The former pirate rented out one of Tessa's father's houses. Tessa decided to help Edward buy [[Kenway Mansion|his own home]] and to find the necessary servants, eventually falling in love and marrying him. Her family disapproved of the union, leading to them becoming estranged.<ref name="ACF"/>
Born into the noble Stephenson-Oakley family in [[England]], Tessa was the daughter of a wealthy landowner.<ref name="ACF">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forsaken]]''</ref> In 1723, she met Edward Kenway when the former [[Piracy|pirate]] retired to [[London]] and was introduced to Tessa's family by [[Robert Walpole]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Black Flag]]''</ref> Edward rented out one of Tessa's father's houses, but Tessa later decided to help him buy [[Kenway Mansion|his own home]] and to find the necessary servants. Tessa and Edward eventually fell in love and, by 1725, were married and expecting a child. Tessa's family disapproved of the union, leading to them becoming estranged.<ref name="ACF"/>


With the birth of Haytham, Tessa, Edward and Edward's daughter from his first marriage, [[Jennifer Scott|Jennifer]], lived in a manor on [[Queen Anne's Square]] in Bloomsbury. There, Tessa treated Haytham with unequivocal affection, until the night before his tenth birthday in 1735.<ref name="ACF"/>
In 1725, Edward left London and travelled to [[Southeast Asia]] in pursuit of an [[Isu]] [[Piece of Eden|artifact]]. The [[Assassins|Assassin]] decided not to bring Tessa along for his journey due to the popular myth that women aboard a ship were ill omen, and so Tessa remained in London with Jennifer, Edward's teenage daughter from his first marriage.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 41|Episode 41]]</ref>


On this night, five [[mercenaries]], organised by Edward's friend, who was in fact secretly a Templar, Reginald Birch, broke into the house, and she witnessed her son kill one of the assailants in order to protect her. As a result of this attack, Edward, an [[Assassins|Assassin]], was killed by the Templar mercaneries, so that the Templars could take into their possession a [[Edward Kenway's journal|journal]] that had belonged to Edward, which contained encoded information about the [[Isu|First Civilization]].<ref name="ACF"/>
With the brith of their son Haytham on 4 December 1725, Tessa and Edward became a family and lived alongside Haytham and Jennifer in a manor on [[Queen Anne's Square]]. There, Tessa treated Haytham with unequivocal affection, until the night before his tenth birthday in 1735. On that fateful night, five [[mercenaries]] broke into the house to steal a [[Edward Kenway's journal|journal]] in Edward's possession. During the attack, Tessa was almost murdered by one of the mercenaries but was saved by Haytham, who killed her assailant.<ref name="ACF" />


Following this, seeing her son as a killer, as opposed to the innocent boy he had been prior to the assault, Tessa agreed to let [[Reginald Birch]] train Haytham in [[Europe]], not knowing that Birch was a Templar or that he had both orchestrated the attack on the manor but also had sold her step-daughter, Jennifer, off as a slave. She stayed behind in [[United Kingdom|England]] to oversee the reconstruction of the manor,<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Losing Ed]]</ref> but passed away twelve years later after suffering a fall.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Initiates'' – [[Database:_Haytham_Kenway_(ACI)#12|Database: Haytham Kenway]]: Family</ref><ref name="ACF"/>
Despite escaping with her life, Tessa lost both her husband and her home in the attack, as the mercenaries murdered Edward and set the manor ablaze. Jennifer was also kidnapped during the attack, leaving Tessa alone with Haytham. Now seeing her son as a killer as opposed to the inncocent boy he had been prior to the assault, Tessa agreed to leave him in the care of [[Reginald Birch]], one of Edward's senior property managers and a friend of the family, unaware that Birch was the [[Grand Master of the Templar Order|Grand Master]] of the [[British Rite of the Templar Order|British Templars]] and the one responsible for the attack.<ref name="ACF" />
 
While Haytham travelled with Birch across [[Europe]], allegedly to search for Jennifer, Tessa remained in London to oversee reconstruction of the manor.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database: Losing Ed]]</ref> She would pass away twelve years later in 1747 after suffering a fall, a fact which Haytham was made aware of during a meeting with Birch in [[Prague]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Initiates]]'' – [[Database:_Haytham_Kenway_(ACI)#12|Database: Haytham Kenway]]: Family</ref><ref name="ACF" />


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Revision as of 21:04, 5 February 2024

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Tessa Kenway (née Stephenson-Oakley; died 1747) was the second wife of Edward Kenway, the mother of Haytham and the step-mother of Jennifer Scott. She was also the paternal grandmother of Ratonhnhaké:ton and an ancestor of William and Desmond Miles and Victor Flores Castillo.[1]

Biography

Born into the noble Stephenson-Oakley family in England, Tessa was the daughter of a wealthy landowner.[2] In 1723, she met Edward Kenway when the former pirate retired to London and was introduced to Tessa's family by Robert Walpole.[3] Edward rented out one of Tessa's father's houses, but Tessa later decided to help him buy his own home and to find the necessary servants. Tessa and Edward eventually fell in love and, by 1725, were married and expecting a child. Tessa's family disapproved of the union, leading to them becoming estranged.[2]

In 1725, Edward left London and travelled to Southeast Asia in pursuit of an Isu artifact. The Assassin decided not to bring Tessa along for his journey due to the popular myth that women aboard a ship were ill omen, and so Tessa remained in London with Jennifer, Edward's teenage daughter from his first marriage.[4]

With the brith of their son Haytham on 4 December 1725, Tessa and Edward became a family and lived alongside Haytham and Jennifer in a manor on Queen Anne's Square. There, Tessa treated Haytham with unequivocal affection, until the night before his tenth birthday in 1735. On that fateful night, five mercenaries broke into the house to steal a journal in Edward's possession. During the attack, Tessa was almost murdered by one of the mercenaries but was saved by Haytham, who killed her assailant.[2]

Despite escaping with her life, Tessa lost both her husband and her home in the attack, as the mercenaries murdered Edward and set the manor ablaze. Jennifer was also kidnapped during the attack, leaving Tessa alone with Haytham. Now seeing her son as a killer as opposed to the inncocent boy he had been prior to the assault, Tessa agreed to leave him in the care of Reginald Birch, one of Edward's senior property managers and a friend of the family, unaware that Birch was the Grand Master of the British Templars and the one responsible for the attack.[2]

While Haytham travelled with Birch across Europe, allegedly to search for Jennifer, Tessa remained in London to oversee reconstruction of the manor.[5] She would pass away twelve years later in 1747 after suffering a fall, a fact which Haytham was made aware of during a meeting with Birch in Prague.[6][2]

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