Adha

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, "Any news of Adha since she left?" When Altaïr remains silent (as always with informants), he continues, "No? How sad. I'm sure you'll find her someday."

It is also important to note that one of the templars computers in Abstergo mentions the chalice, and questions whether it is a real Piece of Eden. They have called off their search for it until more evidence of its existence can be found.

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 under 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 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.