Eliza
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Eliza was an Afro-American servant, who, along with her father Abraham, was employed by William M. Tweed during the American Civil War. When her father was killed during the New York City draft riots, she vowed to avenge him and joined the Assassins, whom she had learned about through Varius.
Biography
In 1863, Eliza discovered a letter detailling the Templars' plans for the draft riots and went to find her father. Pure coincidence led her to witness a fight between the Assassin Varius and Templar Cudgel Cormac for the Dagger of Eden, a Piece of Eden, with the latter managing to escape with the artifact. Eliza came to the aid of Varius, who had been poisoned, and, in exchange for his help in locating her father, revealed what she had learned about the Templars.
The pair left for Tweed house, with the Assassin teaching Eliza the basics of freerunning after noticing she was naturally gifted. He also offered to introduce her to the Brotherhood. Arriving at Tweed's house, Eliza saw her father get beaten to death during the riots and became distraught.
At this point, Cudgel appeared to hand the stolen artifact to his Grand Master, but Varius interfered and the two become embroiled in a fight once more. Cudgel used the Dagger's powers to overpower the Assassin, stabbing him in the stomach. However, before he could deliver the final blow, Eliza hit him with one Varius' paralyzing darts and took the Dagger. Although she ended up sparing Cudgel, she vowed to join the Assassins and stop the Templars' machinations. Eliza subsequently brought Varius to a hospital with the help of Tommy Greyling and Adelina Patti.
Eliza later fought during the Civil War, gave the artifact to Grant, and was the one who brought forward evidence of Grand Master Tweed's corruption, leading to his arrest in 1871.
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