Jennifer Querry
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- "I joined the Brotherhood for a reason: that humanity - all humanity - must be free. I may not be a fighter, but I believe in that battle. Any man who leaves a child to die, fights for nothing."
- ―Jennifer Querry scolding Tom Stoddard, 1692.[src]
Jennifer Querry (unknown – 1692) was a British nurse and Assassin active during the Salem witch trials. She is also an ancestor of Joseph, a 21st century Assassin whose loyalty had come into question.
Newly recruited to the Brotherhood, Querry was assigned the task of aiding Tom Stoddard, a known expert in locating Pieces of Eden, during his time in Salem.
Biography
Finding the Piece of Eden
- Querry: "I'm a nurse. It allows me close proximity to the girls."
- Stoddard: "Pretending to be a nurse? Cunning."
- Querry: "In truth, I am a nurse. This is my first assignment for the Brotherhood."
- —Querry and Stoddard conversing, 1692.[src]
Little is known of Querry's background beyond the fact that she was a nurse prior to joining the Assassin Brotherhood. In 1692, she was sent into the field for the first time, being tasked with scouting Salem and gathering information about a potential Piece of Eden. Using her profession as nurse to blend in, Querry soon realized that Reverend Samuel Parris and Justice William Stoughton, both of whom belonged to the Templar Order, were looking for the artifact as well and taking women accused of witchcraft to an unknown location.[1]
After a month, Querry was to be joined by the more experienced Tom Stoddard; however, their planned meeting went awry when Templar agents arrived at the rendezvous point before her. Stoddard did not fall for their ruse and easily dispatched the two men, while Querry took out a third attacker that had been trying to sneak up on her fellow Assassin. She then introduced herself to Stoddard, who quickly blamed her for unwittingly revealing their presence in town, as the Templar agents had known the watchwords for the meeting.[1]
As punishment, Querry was ordered to dispose of their attackers' bodies, following which she guided Stoddard around Salem and told him what she had learned. Afterwards, she led Stoddard to the warehouse where the women suspected of witchcraft were being kept, noting that the amount of girls inside was not nearly high enough to match the amount she had seen enter. Stoddard remarked that the building could be a trap, but nevertheless went inside.[1]
Querry followed soon after, but, apart from a guard that Stoddard had taken out, the warehouse was abandoned. While Stoddard groused at having been fooled, Querry examined the room and decided to douse the fireplace, which hid a secret staircase. Underneath the warehouse, the two Assassins found a prison filled with people; Querry wanted to free them, but Stoddard reminded her to stay focused on their goal.[1]
They decided to release Dorothy Osborne and the mute boy David from their cells, after the former promised to show them the artifact's location.[1] Unbeknownst to Stoddard, David was actually Querry's son.[2] However, Dorothy merely led the group to an empty room, leading Stoddard to grow agitated and threaten her.[1]
In response, Querry admonished him, reminding him of the Creed. As the group heard the sounds of an approaching mob, Dorothy's eyes turned white and she appeared to become possessed, repeating the last words of Stoddard's father. Stoddard concluded she was the Piece of Eden they were looking for and readied himself to defend Querry and the others from an oncoming wave of attackers.[1]
Capture and death
While Stoddard fought the mobsmen, Querry sought a way out, eventually finding one with the help of David. Stoddard then set the underground base aflame and the four escaped to the swamp. However, due to exhaustion, Querry and Stoddard was unable to carry David and Dorothy further. Jennifer contradicted Stoddard's idea to send the boy to Ipswich, and still forced herself to save her son, resulting to a gunshot wound to another wave of attackers. The Templars and the men finally caught up to her and she finally chose to leave David.[3]
Unbeknownst to Jennifer, the Templars were following her. After bandaging herself, she found Stoddard and Dorothy hiding by the dock and told them that she abandoned the boy. Stoddard, thinking that she was lying and had in fact intentionally led the Templars there, accused her of being a traitor to the Brotherhood and attempted to kill her. However, they were suddenly assaulted by Templars and tied them up.[3]
William Stoughton tortured the Assassins for information. However, when they threatened to torture David, Jennifer ignored Stoddard's request to stay silent and offered to give information to save her son. The Templar guard cut her down but before she could speak, Consus had once again possessed Dorothy. Jennifer took upon the opportunity to kill a guard and free Stoddard as the Templars were distracted. As she hurried to free David, she was suddenly shot by Stoughton and died.[2]
Personality and characteristics
As a new recruit in the Assassin Brotherhood, Querry was a bit careless. However, she was a believer of the Creed and showed compassion to abused people. Jennifer was also an excellent freerunner as she was able to keep up with a senior Assassin.[1] Jennifer was not great in combat and Stoddard had to engage enemies for her.[3]
Trivia
- Jennifer is a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, composed of the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and hwyfar meaning "smooth".
Gallery
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Stoddard and Querry preparing to enter the warehouse -
Querry criticizing Stoddard
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