Aveline de Grandpré

Aveline de Grandpré is a female video game character who features in Assassin's Creed.

Biography

Aveline de Grandpré was a female human born in New Orleans on 20 June 1747 as the daughter of Frenchman Philippe de Grandpré and his African placée bride Jeanne. She was granted freedom alongside her mother at birth with Aveline growing up in a caring and considerate environment where she was protected by her father's wealth and influence within the city. However, her father's business began to suffer leading him to marry Madeleine de L'Isle who was the daughter of one of his investors in 1752. This act placed a strain on her parent's relationship but both Aveline and her mother Jeanne were allowed to stay at the de Grandpré mansion with Madeleine becoming responsible for the young girl's education. In 1755, Aveline came to find a childhood companion in Gérald Blanc who was an orphan from Acadia that had been hired by her father as an errand boy. Two years later, Jeanne came to inexplicably disappear thus ending Aveline's carefree life. She came to be quickly adopted by her doting stepmother but Aveline remained troubled by the loss of her birth mother. This led to her suffering from regular nightmares over the events surrounding her disappearance. Simultaneously, Aveline's feelings and observations regarding the prevailing contrasts present within her city eventually spurred her into action. In 1759, she attempted to free a slave, but was caught in the act and set upon by sailors employed by the slave's owner. Thanks to an intervention from the African Assassin Agaté, Aveline and the slave managed to escape unharmed. Deciding her commitment to freedom and justice was beyond compare, Agaté took Aveline, as well as Gérald, under his wing. Following a few months of intense training, Aveline was officially inducted into the Assassin Brotherhood, with Agaté becoming her Mentor. From then on, Aveline would act as his agent in New Orleans, using her skills to help people in need and rid Louisiana of the Templars.

In 1765, Aveline set out during one night, a nightmare having ruined any chance at further sleep, and went to the pigeon coop in the garden, where she received word from Gérald, who served as the Order's information officer. His letter alerted her to a plantation from which slaves were reportedly escaping, prompting Aveline to investigate. After ascending the Saint Louis Cathedral to scout out a dressing chamber, she hid inside a cart that would take her to the estate. Dressed as a slave, Aveline managed to infiltrate the plantation's grounds and discovered that the slaves were being taken by somebody, rather than escaping by themselves. She subsequently climbed to the highest point of the estate, in the hopes of finding clues that led to Thérèse, a young slave that had been the latest to disappear. Led to a barn, Aveline found and freed Thérèse, but the duo were quickly intercepted by the plantation owner's son and his guards. After overpowering them, Aveline escorted her companion out of the plantation, following which she returned home to seek the aid of her stepmother. Managing to convince the initially cross Madeleine, Aveline was then sent to buy traveling clothes while Thérèse was being tended to. After the young slave had been brought to safety by Madeleine's contacts, Madeleine assured Aveline she would aid her if similar situations ever arose in the future.

Overview

Powers and abilities

She possessed the Eagle Vision that was an extrasensory perception or 'sixth sense' that allowed her to sense the locations of people in the immediate vicinity and objects related to them.

Aveline was shown to be a gifted actress where she was able to present herself in different ways by altering her dress, her mannerisms an speech. This allowed her to convincingly present herself in a wide variety of roles from charming noblewoman to submissive slave. Such a skill proved invaluable an an assassin as she was able to infiltrate slave traders, smuggler networks, nobles and even government officials.

Aveline was a skilled freerunner, able to climb trees and swing from one to another, as well as scale cliff faces or other natural elements. She could move through the cityscape just as easily, and was able to slide under or vault over obstacles within both urban and natural environments. After acquiring a whip in Chichen Itza, Aveline was able to cross even larger gaps, using it to swing from beams that were out of reach.

Notes

• Aveline de Grandpré was created by Ubisoft Sofia where she was voiced by actress Amber Goldfarb and featured in the Assassin's Creed universe.

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed III: Liberation: (2012)

External Link

• Assassin's Creed Wiki Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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