Andrei Orelov

"My father wanted this life, Anna, not I. He came to this country with a dream and made the Narodnaya Volya his cause. I do not know if I have the strength to serve the Order of Assassins as he did."

―Nikolai Orelov telling his wife about Andrei and the Assassins, 1888.

Andrei Orelov was a Czech member of the Narodnaya Volya and of the Russian Brotherhood of Assassins, the father of Nikolai Orelov, and an ancestor to Daniel Cross.

Biography

After moving to Russia from Czechia, Andrei joined the Narodnaya Volya, desiring to bring down the aristocratic rule over the country. When his son was old enough, he had him inducted into the Assassin Order as he had been, despite Nikolai's own reservations. Andrei would later pass away as of 1917, and was mentioned in a letter to Nikolai that was composed by his friend Vladimir Lenin.

Trivia

• The name Andrei can be translated as "manly", derived ultimately from the Greek aner, "man". Orelov is a foreign name and is most similar to "Orlov" (Оpлов), meaning "syn orla" (сын орла), or "son of eagle".
• Andrei Orelov probably russificated his name, the original Czech form could be "Ondřej Orel". That was also a possible reason why the surname was not "Orlov".

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed: The Fall (mentioned only)