Kaniehtí:io

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Kaniehtí:io (1731 – 1760), or Ziio as she was informally known, was a Kanien'kehá:ka woman and the mother of Ratonhnhaké:ton. She was also an ancestor to Desmond Miles.

Biography

Early life

Kaniehtí:io was born in 1731 to the Clan Mother in Kanatahséton, and was trained to succeed her from an early age. Throughout her life, she would often voice her concerns over the Colonists expanding into their territory, despite the village's consensus to stay neutral.

Meeting Haytham

Prior to the Seven Years' War, Kaniehtí:io was captured and specially escorted to the slaver Silas Thatcher, along with other members of her nation. However, her convoy was hijacked by Haytham Kenway and his men, which led to her and her fellow Natives' freedom.

Later, Haytham decided that Kaniehtí:io would be a vital ally in helping his Order find the precursor site that they were looking for, as the First Civilization were considered to be sacred gods by Kaniehtí:io's people.

After befriending one another, Haytham gained her trust by retrieving military plans from a fort, which allowed the pair to plan an ambush on Edward Braddock as his troops marched to Fort Duquesne. On the assassination of Braddock, Haytham and Kaniehtí:io traveled to find the entrance to the Temple, however, the amulet that Haytham had in his possession gathered no results.

At this point, the two revealed their feelings for one another and shared an embrace, which later led on to the conception of a son, Ratonhnhaké:ton. Years later, Kaniehtí:io would realize that the man she loved was a Templar, and began to fear that her son might inherit his malevolent father's ambitions. Due to her actions during Braddock's expedition and her relationship with a Templar, she was also denied the position of becoming Clan Mother herself.

Death

Kaniehtí:io's village was attacked by George Washington and the British Army sometime during the Seven Years' War, and in the attack, Kaniehtí:tio perished due to being pinned beneath burning rubble. As he was assaulted by Charles Lee early on, her son Ratonhnhaké:ton would go on to believe that Lee and the Templars had burned down the village and killed his mother, until his father Haytham finally told him the truth as the pair confronted George Washington years later.

Trivia

• Kaniehtí:io is the only non-Assassin or Templar to ever be seen performing a Leap of Faith.
• Kaniehtí:io is technically playable during the loading screen between the end of Haytham's run and the start of their son's, making her the first woman to be playable under Desmond's ancestry.
• Ironically, she is indirectly killed by the same man she almost killed few years earlier.

Gallery

• 
  Haytham meeting Kaniehtí:io.
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  Kaniehtí:io treating Haytham's injury.
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  Kaniehtí:io holding down George Washington.
• 
  Kaniehtí:io and Haytham sharing a kiss.

Reference

• Assassin's Creed III