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Name: Lovette Rudolph
Born: August 31, 1436; London, England
Died: October 3, 1509; London, England (age 73)
Allegiance: Templars

Bio: Lovette was born in London to a family of wealthy Templars that had a firm control over the politics of the kingdom with their puppet, Henry VI, on the throne. Her childhood was one of discipline and training, being indoctrinated into the ways of the Order ever since she was able to understand such philosophies. She often sat in the King’s court with her parents, watching them and their fellow Templars, Queen Margaret of Anjou and her puppet Lord Somerset, pull the strings to maintain order in England. She saw how firm the queen was in her punishments of the rebels led by Jack Cade in 1450, inspiring her to be just as vigorous in squashing any who dare to disrupt the peace in England.

By the time Lovette was old enough and trained enough to be her own agent within the Order, one such man was making plans with the Templars’ enemies, the Assassins, to usurp the Templar monarchs and stir up trouble in the kingdom. He was Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, who in 1453, started raising his armies to march on London and snatch the crown for himself. To help, the Assassins tried to send their agent Faulkner Arlington to try and kill the current king, though the attempt only resulted in Henry VI falling into a coma. The effect was the same nonetheless, and after the army of the Duke of York marched into London, he was given the title of Protector of the Realm and had Somerset locked in the Tower of London. For a while, it seemed things seemed grim for Lovette and the Templars, but when Henry woke up in 1455, things quickly fell apart. The Yorkist supporters were booted out of power and all the Templar officials returned to the scene. Seeing no other option but to go to war, the Duke of York and his Assassin allies marched against the Lancaster army in the Battle of St. Albans, marking the beginning of the Wars of the Roses. It was on this battleground that Lovette first encountered the formidable Faulkner face to face. He managed to fight her off and reach the Templar Somerset, whom he assassinated. The battle ended in Yorkist victory, and Lovette was forced to retreat with her tail between her legs.

The battles raged over the next few years, with the Assassins backing the Yorkists and the Templars backing the Lancasters. Following the Battle of Ludford Bridge in 1459 and the Battle of Northampton in 1460, York marched into London demanding he be made king. Parliament ultimately agreed to a compromise where he is made Lord Protector instead, a position neither York or the Assassins are satisfied with, but they see it as a fair launching point to the throne. However, Lovette struck back again when she encountered the Assassin Faulkner again at the Battle of Wakefield, when she decapitated the Duke of York and sent the Assassins running. The Assassins were later approached by York's son, Edward, and his ally Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick. Together, they finally usurped Henry VI, and Edward took the crown after his victory at the Battle of Towton.

Edward IV’s reign looked to be a peaceful one, but it would not last. Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville left Warwick feeling shunned, and many other acts or independence from the king made Warwick fearful of not being needed anymore. And so by the late 1460s, Warwick insighted rebellions through rumors and briberies. He captured the king in 1469, but quickly released him on threats from the Assassins. Warwick, losing all his support, was forced to flee to France, where he found allies in the exiled Templar Queen Margaret of Anjou. Together with Lovette, they invaded England and put Henry back on the throne in 1470. Faulkner and Edward IV were forced to flee and regroup, much to their dismay, but they nonetheless came back in full force in March 1471. Henry was locked back up in the Tower of London, Faulkner killed Warwick at the Battle of Barnet, and later took the queen as a prisoner in the Battle of Tewkesbury, killing her son that same battle. Edward's throne was now entirely secure, and the last thread was tied up when Faulkner assassinated Henry VI in his own prison cell, securing the throne for the Yorkists once and for all.

The next 12 years were an era of relative peace, a collective sigh of relief for so many people, especially Faulkner. But when Lovette killed Edward IV in 1483, it was the perfect time for the Templars to drag themselves back into power. Faulkner rushed to his young son, now Edward V, and the new king’s uncle Anthony Woodville, to tell them the news. Faulkner told them they must ride with him to London immediately to get the boy coronated before the Templars slip in and take advantage. Unfortunately, the road was not smooth. The Templars had found their newest pawn by playing into the insecurities of Edward IV’s snubbed brother, Richard, who had Woodville and Faulkner arrested on false charges and stole the young king. After months of imprisonment, Faulkner managed to escape and ride to London, and the state he saw the city in shook him to his core. Richard had locked the king and his brother up in the Tower of London, and crowned himself Richard III. Ruthless Templars by his side, he had become a vicious and paranoid tyrant who would turn on anyone that stood in his way. Faulkner attempted to rescue the princes in the Tower, but arrived too late due to intervention from Lovette. The Templars executed the boys, an act which seemed to shock Lovette, and Faulkner fled in tears. Lovette was left there alone in the Tower, staring at the bleeding bodies of these children, and forced to confront how much the quest for power had corrupted her Order.

A month later, Lovette knocked on the door of his abandoned shed, and he was unpleasantly surprised by the sight of her. He pinned her to a wall with a blade to her throat before she could explain herself, and likely would've killed her outright had it not been for Edward's wife Elizabeth intervening. Suspicious but tamed, Faulkner heard their explanation. Lovette alone sought an alliance with Faulkner as the only means of putting an end to her fellow Templars who had grown so corrupt. The queen gave her consent to this plan, and planned to have her daughter married to Henry VI’s nephew named Henry Tudor, who had no love for the Templars. This would unite the families if Henry could claim the throne, and would mean an end to these bloody wars. Faulkner was hesitant, but he eventually gave in and strapped his hidden blade back on. August 1485 was the closing days of the conflict, and after many messy battles, it all came down to the Battle of Bosworth Field. The armies of Richard III and Henry Tudor clashed, and after a long and vicious fight, Faulkner and Lovette both had their blades embedded in Richard's flesh. The battle stopped, and the crown was handed over to Henry Tudor, the new king: Henry VII.

The houses of York and Lancaster were united at last under the House of Tudor, and England was finally able to breathe the air of peace. Faulkner slowly began to build a friendship with Lovette, who continued to identify herself as a Templar despite fighting against the rest of her corrupted kind. The two would eventually form a romance and have a son, who would choose to take his father's path in his older years. The last of the Templar army led by Lambert Simnel were crushed at the Battle of Stoke Field, and the usurper Perkin Warbeck was killed by Faulkner and Lovette in 1499. The final Templar with eyes on the throne was Richard III’s sister Margaret of York, whom Faulkner and Lovette killed in 1503 with the help of Italian Assassin recruits sent by the Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Those same recruits assisted Faulkner and Lovette in eliminating corrupt Templar spies from Henry VII’s Star Chamber that same year. The Assassins were awarded a permanent seat in the Chamber for their services.

Lovette ultimately passed away peacefully in his home, shortly after Faulkner in 1509, during the beginning stages of the reign of Henry VII’s famous son, Henry VIII.

Lovette is an ancestor of Ava Arlie.

Description

Name: Lovette Rudolph
Born: August 31, 1436; London, England
Died: October 3, 1509; London, England (age 73)
Allegiance: Templars

Bio: Lovette was born in London to a family of wealthy Templars that had a firm control over the politics of the kingdom with their puppet, Henry VI, on the throne. Her childhood was one of discipline and training, being indoctrinated into the ways of the Order ever since she was able to understand such philosophies. She often sat in the King’s court with her parents, watching them and their fellow Templars, Queen Margaret of Anjou and her puppet Lord Somerset, pull the strings to maintain order in England. She saw how firm the queen was in her punishments of the rebels led by Jack Cade in 1450, inspiring her to be just as vigorous in squashing any who dare to disrupt the peace in England.

By the time Lovette was old enough and trained enough to be her own agent within the Order, one such man was making plans with the Templars’ enemies, the Assassins, to usurp the Templar monarchs and stir up trouble in the kingdom. He was Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, who in 1453, started raising his armies to march on London and snatch the crown for himself. To help, the Assassins tried to send their agent Faulkner Arlington to try and kill the current king, though the attempt only resulted in Henry VI falling into a coma. The effect was the same nonetheless, and after the army of the Duke of York marched into London, he was given the title of Protector of the Realm and had Somerset locked in the Tower of London. For a while, it seemed things seemed grim for Lovette and the Templars, but when Henry woke up in 1455, things quickly fell apart. The Yorkist supporters were booted out of power and all the Templar officials returned to the scene. Seeing no other option but to go to war, the Duke of York and his Assassin allies marched against the Lancaster army in the Battle of St. Albans, marking the beginning of the Wars of the Roses. It was on this battleground that Lovette first encountered the formidable Faulkner face to face. He managed to fight her off and reach the Templar Somerset, whom he assassinated. The battle ended in Yorkist victory, and Lovette was forced to retreat with her tail between her legs.

The battles raged over the next few years, with the Assassins backing the Yorkists and the Templars backing the Lancasters. Following the Battle of Ludford Bridge in 1459 and the Battle of Northampton in 1460, York marched into London demanding he be made king. Parliament ultimately agreed to a compromise where he is made Lord Protector instead, a position neither York or the Assassins are satisfied with, but they see it as a fair launching point to the throne. However, Lovette struck back again when she encountered the Assassin Faulkner again at the Battle of Wakefield, when she decapitated the Duke of York and sent the Assassins running. The Assassins were later approached by York's son, Edward, and his ally Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick. Together, they finally usurped Henry VI, and Edward took the crown after his victory at the Battle of Towton.

Edward IV’s reign looked to be a peaceful one, but it would not last. Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville left Warwick feeling shunned, and many other acts or independence from the king made Warwick fearful of not being needed anymore. And so by the late 1460s, Warwick insighted rebellions through rumors and briberies. He captured the king in 1469, but quickly released him on threats from the Assassins. Warwick, losing all his support, was forced to flee to France, where he found allies in the exiled Templar Queen Margaret of Anjou. Together with Lovette, they invaded England and put Henry back on the throne in 1470. Faulkner and Edward IV were forced to flee and regroup, much to their dismay, but they nonetheless came back in full force in March 1471. Henry was locked back up in the Tower of London, Faulkner killed Warwick at the Battle of Barnet, and later took the queen as a prisoner in the Battle of Tewkesbury, killing her son that same battle. Edward's throne was now entirely secure, and the last thread was tied up when Faulkner assassinated Henry VI in his own prison cell, securing the throne for the Yorkists once and for all.

The next 12 years were an era of relative peace, a collective sigh of relief for so many people, especially Faulkner. But when Lovette killed Edward IV in 1483, it was the perfect time for the Templars to drag themselves back into power. Faulkner rushed to his young son, now Edward V, and the new king’s uncle Anthony Woodville, to tell them the news. Faulkner told them they must ride with him to London immediately to get the boy coronated before the Templars slip in and take advantage. Unfortunately, the road was not smooth. The Templars had found their newest pawn by playing into the insecurities of Edward IV’s snubbed brother, Richard, who had Woodville and Faulkner arrested on false charges and stole the young king. After months of imprisonment, Faulkner managed to escape and ride to London, and the state he saw the city in shook him to his core. Richard had locked the king and his brother up in the Tower of London, and crowned himself Richard III. Ruthless Templars by his side, he had become a vicious and paranoid tyrant who would turn on anyone that stood in his way. Faulkner attempted to rescue the princes in the Tower, but arrived too late due to intervention from Lovette. The Templars executed the boys, an act which seemed to shock Lovette, and Faulkner fled in tears. Lovette was left there alone in the Tower, staring at the bleeding bodies of these children, and forced to confront how much the quest for power had corrupted her Order.

A month later, Lovette knocked on the door of his abandoned shed, and he was unpleasantly surprised by the sight of her. He pinned her to a wall with a blade to her throat before she could explain herself, and likely would've killed her outright had it not been for Edward's wife Elizabeth intervening. Suspicious but tamed, Faulkner heard their explanation. Lovette alone sought an alliance with Faulkner as the only means of putting an end to her fellow Templars who had grown so corrupt. The queen gave her consent to this plan, and planned to have her daughter married to Henry VI’s nephew named Henry Tudor, who had no love for the Templars. This would unite the families if Henry could claim the throne, and would mean an end to these bloody wars. Faulkner was hesitant, but he eventually gave in and strapped his hidden blade back on. August 1485 was the closing days of the conflict, and after many messy battles, it all came down to the Battle of Bosworth Field. The armies of Richard III and Henry Tudor clashed, and after a long and vicious fight, Faulkner and Lovette both had their blades embedded in Richard's flesh. The battle stopped, and the crown was handed over to Henry Tudor, the new king: Henry VII.

The houses of York and Lancaster were united at last under the House of Tudor, and England was finally able to breathe the air of peace. Faulkner slowly began to build a friendship with Lovette, who continued to identify herself as a Templar despite fighting against the rest of her corrupted kind. The two would eventually form a romance and have a son, who would choose to take his father's path in his older years. The last of the Templar army led by Lambert Simnel were crushed at the Battle of Stoke Field, and the usurper Perkin Warbeck was killed by Faulkner and Lovette in 1499. The final Templar with eyes on the throne was Richard III’s sister Margaret of York, whom Faulkner and Lovette killed in 1503 with the help of Italian Assassin recruits sent by the Mentor Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Those same recruits assisted Faulkner and Lovette in eliminating corrupt Templar spies from Henry VII’s Star Chamber that same year. The Assassins were awarded a permanent seat in the Chamber for their services.

Lovette ultimately passed away peacefully in his home, shortly after Faulkner in 1509, during the beginning stages of the reign of Henry VII’s famous son, Henry VIII.

Lovette is an ancestor of Ava Arlie.