Aveline de Grandpre

Even as a young girl, Aveline noticed the prevailing contradictions present in New Orleans society, where slavery and freedom evolved side by side. As she grew, she found herself torn between the values she had inherited from her parentage, which compelled her to form her own core beliefs. With these ideals matching up with those of the Brotherhood, Aveline soon joined the Assassins, striving to rid Louisiana of the Templars and fight against injustice.

A gifted actress, Aveline was able to present herself in different ways, by altering her dress, bearing, and speech. In doing so, she was able to convincingly appear in the guises of both a charming noblewoman and a submissive slave. This allowed Aveline to infiltrate slave traders' organizations and smugglers' networks as well as mingle with nobles or government officials.

However, despite the effectiveness of the personas she adopted, neither the nobles nor the slaves truly accepted Aveline as one of their own. Workers could react warily, seeing her as a potential troublemaker, while high society would tolerate her presence, but judge her for her complexion. Aveline's own disinterest in the pastimes of the nobility, such as frivolous tea parties and potential husbands, further set her apart from her wealthy peers. As such, she was most at ease when away from or on the fringes of society, where social pressures were close to non-existent.

In the company of trusted friends and allies, Aveline was able to disengage her public persona; her humorous side shone through a little bit more and her charm was genuine, rather than artificially constructed to serve as a means to an end. For the most part, however, she retained a serious and confident air. Aveline was also selfless, readily offering her help to the disenfranchised, as evidenced by the frequency with which she promised to "take care" of something. In some sense, she felt like she owed this to the slaves, who faced terrible treatment every day while she had been given the opportunity to live a life of wealth and freedom.

However, Aveline's selflessness could veer into recklessness at times. In 1769, her desire to uncover and dismantle the operations of her enemies led her to journey to a remote Templar-controlled settlement on her own, without weaponry to defend herself with. Aveline's tendency to, at times, act without sufficient forethought seemed to persist throughout her lifetime, despite her Mentor's efforts in curbing it.

Further compounding the problems between the Mentor and student was the latter's habit of keeping information to herself, rather than openly discussing it. This was largely a consequence of her mother's disappearance, which had damaged Aveline's initially trusting nature. When she discovered that Agaté had known her mother, Aveline became wary of her Mentor but did not confront him about his secrecy, instead becoming more distant towards him.

In turn, Agaté's faith in Aveline faltered, causing the relationship between the two to deteriorate further. Her core beliefs and headstrong nature eventually drove Aveline to disobey a direct order from her Mentor, which drove them apart entirely. Although she would later try to convince Agaté of her loyalty, he proved to be too embittered to give her another chance, leaving Aveline to pursue the Templars without his help.

Due to Agaté's subsequent cruel treatment and mistrust, Aveline began to doubt whether fighting as an Assassin was the right thing to do or not. While in New York, she asked her fellow Assassin, Connor, if he ever questioned their ideals; he responded without taking the side of either faction but rather explained that he believed in his own abilities to distinguish right from wrong. Taking his advice to heart, Aveline trusted her moral compass and remained loyal to the Assassins, in spite of Agaté's failure and Madeleine's attempts at recruiting her into the Templar Order.