De la Serre estate, Versailles

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The de la Serre estate was the residence of the de la Serre family in Versailles.^[1]

Staff[edit | edit source]

Olivier – François de la Serre's majordomo^[1]
Justine – Julie de la Serre's lady's maid (until 18 April 1778)^[2]
Jean – Estate coachman (until Spring 1774)^[2]
Ruth – Élise de la Serre's nursemaid (until 1778)^[2]
Emanuel – Estate gardener^[2]
Three "Marie"s – Julie's nurses (1776 – 18 April 1778)^[2]
Numerous maids and valets (until June 1789)^[2]
Miscellaneous staff (until April 1790)^[2]

Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]

The estate's sole piece of concept art below by Stéphane Turgeon and its depiction in the Assassin's Creed: Unity novel implies it has extensive grounds in the Versailles countryside. The art has the house visible in the far distance, while Élise writes in her journal that she, her mother, Frederick Weatherall, and the family dog Scratch saw a wolf in a grove of trees at the perimeter of the estate's south lawn in February 1774.^[2] However, this drastically contradicts with the in-game house model. The primarily grass-covered lawn actually faces north and has only a few trees scattered about it, which would instantly remove the challenge Élise had in spotting either the hiding Weatherall or the wolf, nor is it half as large as described. Furthermore, it would be impossible for a wolf to enter the in-game estate because it is walled off from and flanked on both sides by noisy, crowded public spaces, while a massive stone wall runs through the lawn's north end all along Versailles's perimeter and is much higher than a wolf could jump.^[1]

In open-world exploration both before and after the French Revolution, Arno can only access the estate's foyer, the landing on the second floor, and François' library. Three side doors—one in the foyer to the estate's east wing and two for the west wing that flank the stair landing on the second floor—as well as both doors to François' office are purely cosmetic and do not open. Additionally, despite the massive double-doors leading from the yard into the rear of the east wing, these also are cosmetic. The backyard is only accessible by jumping out either a foyer window or two second floor windows on either end of the hall to François' office.^[1]