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Ikhswenhsa:kweks
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Full Name
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Ikhswenhsa:kweks Raja Ibn-La'Ahad/Auditore
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Born
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1757, Kanatahsehton, Mohawk Valley
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Died
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Unknown
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Affiliations
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Assassins, Kanien'kehá:ka
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Enemies
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Templars, Patriots, Redcoats
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Time Period
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American Revolutionary
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Weapons
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Hidden blades, hidden gun, bow & arrow, smoke bomb, throwing knives, tomahawk, ropedarts
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"My father once taught me that another year older does not mean another year wiser, but you can always get the chance to make a resolution to change what has become ill-ridden and tiresome. Learning from your mistakes, and doing something about it. That is what makes you wiser..."
-Ikhswenhsa:kweks
Ikhswenhsa:kweks or commonly called, "Raja" is a colonial Mohawk/Syrian assassin born in Kanatahséton Valley. (1757-Unknown). She is a lifetime friend of the half-breed assassin, Ratonhnhaké:ton and has gone on the same missions as him, joined the Assassin's Creed at the same time as him, eventually so the two have become inseperable for the rest of their lives. Ikhswenhsa:kweks is the love interest of Ethan Auditore and mother of Oron:ia'a:kweks, Feliciano and Otsìtsya
Biography[]
Childhood[]
Raja's Syrian father, Almahdi Ibn-La'ahad (Descendant of Altaïr Ibn-La'ahad) would annualy visit Kanatahséton to spend time with his family, so time spent with Almahdi was valuable to Raja. When Kanen'tó:kon called on 4 other children to play, two of which was Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks, Almahdi showed her a chest and opened it. Syrian assassin robes from the Third Crusades and an old hidden blade with a hidden gun installed lay inside of that chest.
When Raja curiously asked her father what it was, he simply replied, "A gift from one of our ancestors", which referred to the hidden blade being Altaïr's and the robes being a female variant from his time. Then heading off to play in the forest with the other children, Raja witnessed the terrible incident when Ratonhnhaké:ton was found by the Templars, but was too afraid to act. After that event, Raja spent the whole time looking after him while he was unconscious.
When returning to the village, both Ratonhnhaké:ton and Raja were dismayed to find the village burning. While Ratonhnhaké:ton was trying to find his mother, Raja ran to find her parents and found Almahdi dead and impaled on a piece of wood, and also found her mother burning alive, her skin was barely able to be seen. Knowing there was no hope, Raja ran off to find Ratonhnhaké:ton who was still trying to save his mother.
Joining the assassins[]
"My eagerness to finally leave once overshadowed my desire to stay... but now I feel ever so ashamed to leave the place where we were born and raised."
-Ikhswenhsa:kweks to Ratonhnhaké:ton on their way to Davenport Homestead
Both Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks began to question why it was forbidden to leave the valley. Oiá:ner, the clan mother, showed answers and gave Ratonhnhaké:ton a Crystal Ball. Upon touching, he and Raja went on a spirit journey which informed them of the road ahead. The two set out to Davenport Homestead, where they would begin their training as assassins.
After convincing Achilles Davenport to train them, and after finally joining the assassins, Ikhswenhsa:kweks donned her own Assassin robes and hidden blades which her father showed her years ago. Ever since then, she has been seeing small hallucinations of Altaïr in random situations and would always dream of him, however for a while she has kept this to herself. Achilles also pointed out that the hidden blades that belonged to Raja were old ones, and required the ring finger sacrifice to be usable. Preferring not to sacrifice the finger, she insisted on not using it.
Ethan Auditore of Florence[]
Raja: "Who are you? And why are you here?"
Ethan: "I am the home-ruler of Florence, but you can just call me Ethan. Ethan Auditore da Firenze. And who might you be, mia bella donna?"
Raja: "Charmed, but we should get back to work."
Ethan: "Nice to meet you, 'Charmed'."
Raja: "Smartass."
-A conversation between Raja and Ethan when they met.
During a mission to find and kill the Templar William Johnson, another hallucination of Altaïr warned Raja of a nearby threat. Taking caution in each step, she activated her sixth sense to try to find the threat., Raja and Connor heard a nearby bang, but Raja told Connor to keep on with the mission as she investigated where the noise came from. Stunned by a smoke bomb, Raja was leapt upon and almost stabbed but she resisted. Even when the smoke bomb cleared and Raja threw the attacker away, she still mistook her attacker for a Templar, and her attacker was doing the same.
The two raised their hands at eachother and loaded their hidden guns, then lowered realizing that they were both assassins. Raja asked who he was, and he answered, smiling. Ethan was also a descendant of Ezio Auditore da Firenze and wore the same robes he did in Assassin's Creed II. Connor seemed suspicious of Ethan, as did Raja, but they both knew that they needed all the help they could get.
Achilles was not pleased to learn of Ethan's existance and suggested that he leave as it was a possibility that he was a Templar spy.
Achilles: "There are no assassins left. How do you expect me to believe that you're the only one that survived the ambush?"
Raja: "No assassins left! That is why he came here!"
-Achilles regarding his distrust towards Ethan.
Bridewell Prison[]
"Heed my warning, I am not afraid of arrest. Are you so blind that you would allow an innocent man who helped you with your damn war to get executed? What makes you think Connor is the one guilty and Hickey IS NOT the one responsible! Are you so blind?!"
-Raja trying to warn Washington about Hickey's plot and trying to prevent Connor's execution
While Connor charged into Hickey's counterfeiting base and chased him from the ground, Raja tried to chase him from rooftop until she was stopped by too big a gap to jump across. By then, Connor caught Hickey anyway so Raja dropped down into an alley and watched. When Connor and Hickey got arrested, Raja attempted to shoot them from range, only to find out somehow all her ranged weaponry was stolen.
Just as the guard was about to knock Connor out, Raja saw no choice but to charge in with her tomahawk, but before she could get there she was shot by the guards' muskets. As they were about to arrest her too, Ethan threw poison darts to stop them. Raja looked up at him and crawled to safety. Just before she could warn Ethan, however, a Stalker behind him stabbed Ethan, twisted his dagger through then dropped him to the ground where Ethan could be captured too, and Raja couldn't do anything to help. That Stalker was the same man who stole Raja's ranged weaponry as well.
When Raja healed from her injuries, she passed down a street on her way to Bridewall Prison and overheard a town crier mention an execution. Raja listened and realised that the execution was in 12 hours, and it was for Connor. Immediately Raja hurried to the nearest guard to find out where Washington is, saying that there was 'no time to explain and it is important'. After convincing the guard to tell her, she tried to convince and warn Washington about the matter. Not being able to convince him, however, she rode back to Davenport Homestead and told Achilles. Realising that there wasn't much time left, Achilles and Raja attended the execution. Raja took to the rooftops and watched silently.
Raja threw the knife, however it hit from the wrong angle and only barely hit it. A second knife broke the rope as Raja looked up and saw Connor's father Haytham on the roof who noticed her as well. Haytham gestured the assassin to be silent about what she saw and he immediately fled. Despite all that she saw, Raja decided it was best to do as he said and not talk about it to Connor.
After Raja made sure Hickey was dead and Connor was alright, she left saying she had 'something to do'. Raja went back to Bridewell Prison to rescue Ethan.
Haytham Kenway[]
Raja: "Connor. Your father is right, we were... we had more sensible goals in the past... back in the time of my ancestor."
Haytham: "Thank you! At least not all assassins at present are bli--"
Raja: "That does not mean I agree with you Templars either, Young Eagle. Freedom does not cause chaos. Order causes chaos. This revolution was started because not enough freedom was present."
-Raja stating her opinions on the assassins and Templars
While Connor was gone hunting Benjamin Church, Raja stayed back at the Davenport Homestead with Ethan until he was healed. Later on, Raja explored Boston and crossed paths with Haytham and Connor together. Raja seemed suspicious and reacted strangely to the sight and even began to doubt the assassins. Raja asked Haytham for an explanation as to why he saved Connor's life back at the execution, but Haytham refused to answer.
After Benjamin Church was killed and the three returned to Washington to deliver the news, Haytham read a letter that revealed Washington was going to burn down Kanatahséton After hearing Washington was the one who did so 14 years ago, Raja grabbed a knife, lunged at Washington, pinned him down and tried to attack him as Connor held her back.
"MY PARENTS! MY FATHER, WHOM I DEAR LOVED SO MUCH, WHO HAS GIVEN ME SO MUCH AND WHO I BARELY EVEN GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE... AND NOW I DO NOT EVER GET TO SEE HIM AT ALL! AND MY MOTHER! WHO LOOKED AFTER ME MY WHOLE LIFE, WHO RAISED ME, WHO TURNED ME INTO WHO I AM NOW!!! I WILL NEVER GET TO SEE THEM AGAIN BECAUSE YOU JUST WANTED TO WIN A GOD DAMN WAR WHICH WE TRIED TO HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH!!!"
-Raja expressing her hate for Washington
Turning To The Templars[]
"The Brotherhood is useless... the Templars will show me the way... the Brotherhood is useless... the.... Templars will show me... the way..."
-A wounded Raja about to join the Templars
Connor and Raja quickly rode to save Kanatahséton killing all the messengers then checking to see if the village was alright. Oiá:ner informed the two that Charles Lee had taken some of the warriors out to fight. After knocking out the warriors, Connor approached Kanen'to:kon and tried to knock him out, too, but just as he touched him, Kanen'tó:kon lunged at Connor and pinned him to the ground. While Raja was trying to restrain him and convince him to stop, Connor was forced to kill Kanen'tó:kon.
Convinced that she was in the presence of a murderer, Raja yelled at Connor saying that she could have stopped him, then ran. Connor chased her before she finally stopped, held out her hand and waited for a feather above her to land on her hand. Connor stood still, wondering what she was doing. As the feather landed, she drew her hidden blades out and fell to the floor in pain, blood dripping from her hands. She raised her hands, and both her ring fingers were gone. Raja looked back up at Connor and told him to tell Achilles what had happened. Connor nodded, saying he'd get help.
By the time Connor got back with Achilles, however, Raja was already on her way to join the Templars. She left a Templar cross made of blood on the grass and wrote, "The Brotherhood is useless, the Templars will show me the way". He used his gift of the sixth sense to see and follow a trail of blood to where she went. Raja recalled areas where the Templars might be and her first thought was Fort George, where Connor and Haytham interrogated prisoners.
Raja entered the fort as Haytham and Charles appeared. She fell to the ground, showed her hands to them and tried to convince them to let her join the Order, however Charles was ever so suspicious but Haytham was willing to let her in as long as a watchful eye is kept on her, and so after she healed, Raja showed her abilities to the Templars and trained with them until finally they decided to induct her into the Templar Order.
A few days later, Ethan and Connor attacked the fort while Raja was still asleep, so Charles woke her up with a gun at her head saying that he knew she couldn't be trusted. Haytham walked in the room just in time and told him off. Instead, they decided to lock her in the room until the attack was over. Ethan appeared behind a window on the other side and shot the lock. As Raja tried to escape, however, Connor came in and knocked her out, capturing her.
Back To The Brotherhood[]
Connor: "What was he like? Altaïr?"
Raja: "I am seeing him everywhere, Connor. What do I do?"
-Raja, asking Connor for help.
Raja spent the next week locked in a room in Davenport Homestead. Connor caught her throwing knives at the wall out of boredom, so she said she doesn't care if Achilles gets mad at her for it. He came back later and saw that the holes on the walls made the shape of a Syrian Assassin insignia, Connor then asked curiously about her ancestor, Altaïr. Raja couldn't hide the fact that she was seeing hallucinations of Altair and asked Connor for help about it, but he didn't know how to reply.
It was clear to Connor, however, that Raja wanted to work with the assassins again.
Fort George Attack[]
Raja: "I saw him back then, you know. I saw him save you."
Connor: "Why did you not tell me?"
Raja: "Because he told me not to."
-Raja discussing back at the execution with Connor
Connor set up a fleet to attack Fort George, where supposedly Charles Lee would be hiding. As Connor lit the signal fire, Raja waited for him at the bottom of the tower, but as Connor was exiting the haybale which he performed a leap of faith into, a cannonball struck the two, Connor being more affected. Raja wanted to help Connor fight, but he convinced her to leave. Raja paced around in her room wondering if Connor was still alive, if he was still fighting.
A while later Ethan came with an unconscious and extremely wounded Connor on horseback. A few days later, while Connor was still healing, he called Raja to come and speak to him privately. Together they sat down and read the journal of Haytham Kenway which he had recovered from his father's body, and after they finished Connor lay down, extremely upset and angered, and told Raja of his deep regrets that he killed his father.
She then mentioned back at his execution, she saw Haytham save his life. Connor questioned why she didn't tell him earlier, and she answered by saying that Haytham didn't want him to know at the time. Connor wondered why this was so, too. After their conversation, Connor told Raja to get Achilles. She did so, and Connor yelled at Achilles for standardizing the Templars as monsters who must die and having no thoughts for family, even if he and his father were on different sides of a war. Achilles, angered and confused, left the room and asked Raja why it was exactly Connor was mad at him. Raja answered by saying that he is mad that Achilles forced him to kill Haytham. She then growled saying she was mad at Achilles, too.
Achilles, even more angered, yelled at Raja saying she and Connor were only trouble ever since the day they came, said that they disturbed the peace he once had and his life would be much better if they were gone, to which Raja coldly replied, "We are sorry we gave you a reason to live. Shall we take our leave and let you miserably live out the rest of your days in cold loneliness, then? That seems to be your idea of your life being 'much better' than us being here."
Another few days later, Raja went to check on Connor and found a note saying in the Mohawk language that he left to kill Charles Lee. Thinking what a fool he was for running away even though he was not fully healed, Raja went off to find him. She found Connor being beaten up by some guards in front of a prisoner wagon, so she dealt with the guards easily then confronted Connor for what he did. Brushing her off, however, Connor went to finish what he started and kill Lee.
He and Raja met Charles at Conestoga inn and sat down at a table together. Charles offered Connor a drink, which he accepted. He then offered Raja a drink, but she declined. After observing the other patrons, Connor finally killed Charles Lee, and the two assassins left.
Love Life[]
Relationship[]
Ethan: "I suppose then, you two are lovers?"
Raja: "What? No! We are... like siblings, sort of. NOT lovers!"
Ethan: "Oh bene, I was wondering when I would find a single woman around here. So, 'Charmed', how about it?"
Raja: "My name is Raja, thank you. Well... I guess you DID save Connor's life... Alright, we will see how it goes.
-The beginning of Raja's love life.
After all the Colonial Templars were assassinated, Ethan approached Raja and proposed a relationship. She accepted, though Raja wasn't too sure about it. Surprisingly, Raja and Ethan actually were successful together, and Raja suggested Connor find a partner, too. He kindly rejected saying that even if Raja's job was finished, he was afraid that his job wasn't, and that he had to keep fighting for the Revolution, which Raja tried to avoid due to her great hate for Washington.
Children[]
Connor: "They are beautiful."
Raja: "You will train them well, I trust? These children may be our creed's future. Remember that, Ratonhnhaké:ton.
Connor: "Of course."
-Raja and Connor discussing Raja's children.
6 years later, Ethan and Raja finally married but resumed their jobs as assassins, fighting for the creed in whatever way they could. 2 years after, Raja and Ethan decided that their lives as assassins was over, and so they quit to have their own family together, with two sons (called Oron:ia'a:kweks and Feliciano) and one daughter (called Otsìtsya). Connor understood why Raja wanted to settle down, though continued his life as an assassin. The two still remained life-long friends and was there for Raja when she gave birth.
Connor requested permission to train Raja's children in the Mohawk culture and in the ways of the assassin and she was delighted to accept, but even if her children were to become assassins, she would remain still as a normal parent. After then she once again preferred to be called by her real name, Ikhswenhsa:kweks and preferred to call Connor by his real name as well; Ratonhnhaké:ton.
Alternate Reality[]
The Infamy[]
On the 4th year of Raja's relationship (Before she was married), she and Connor were camping out in the Frontier by themselves, talking about the assassins and Templars then the conversation eventually led up to talking about Connor's family. Washington then sought the two out for help and explained that he was having horrific nightmares. Typically Raja ridiculed Washington for cowardice, but she was able to hold her hate enough to prevent her from trying to kill him again.
When the commander revealed that the nightmares were being caused by an Apple of Eden, she tried to snatch the apple off him but Connor convinced her to lay off of him, then as Connor touched the apple the three were immediately sent to an alternate reality.
Awakening in a Different World[]
Ikhswenhsa:kweks: "What? You are... Altair! What is happening?...
Altair: "Do not panic. I know about the other reality, and I know this is all strange to you. But for now, we need to keep focused."
Ikhswenhsa:kweks was awakened by her father, Almahdi, and a few Syrian assassins that were sent to retrieve her. Confused, Ikhswenhsa:kweks told Almahdi of what had happened as a child, that all of this wasn't right, and she demanded answers, although not receiving any. The group then left the longhouse she was awakened in and met the spirit of Altaïr Ibn-La'ahad. Expressing even more confusion, Ikhswenhsa:kweks then demanded answers from the great Altaïr, who answered in a way that did not satisfy the angered woman. Altair then told her to stay with the group as they headed off to Concord to assist with the battle to save the townspeople there.
There, Ikhswenhsa:kweks spotted Ratonhnhaké:ton but did not get the opportunity to speak with him yet as she was also in the midst of battle. Ikhswenhsa:kweks entered a home to save the townspeople there, as did all the other Syrians, although as she was leading the frightened civilians out a cannonball had struck the house, and Ikhswenhsa:kweks was trapped inside. As soon as that tragedy happened, Altaïr rushed and pulled out the latter from the burning building as she pulled out a piece of wood which had impaled her left arm.
Meeting King Washington[]
"Hmm... History has a way of repeating itself, so it seems."
-Ikhswenhsa:kweks referring to Washington's intention to burn down Kanatahseton.
Brushing the injury off, the Syrians rushed onwards in an effort to assist Ratonhnhaké:ton and his mother to save the town. Soon the group was ambushed, however Altaïr ordered the assassins to fight the bluecoats while he and Ikhswenhsa:kweks continued on, then the two found eachother alongside Kaniehtí:io and Ratonhnhaké:ton, where they met the Mad King Washington, who stated his intention to burn down Kanatahséton... 'again', then rode off and left the four.
While Altaïr and Ikhswenhsa:kweks ran off to fight the bluecoats, Ratonhnhaké:ton and Kaniehtí:io made an effort to prevent runners from lighting powder kegs and causing more tragedies. After which, Kaniehtí:io insisted they return to warn the Kanien'keha:ka village of the incoming attack, but the four were ambushed and left to fend for themselves until two warriors, Kahionhaténion and Teiowí:sonte, assisted them in battle.
Kaniehtí:io then question why the two warriors came and was told that they were sent to retrieve ingredients for a tea that gives great strength from a tree known as the Red Willow. She was greatly angered by this. Kaniehtí:io confronted the clan mother about this, and stated that the consequences would overshadow the power given to the consumer. Altaïr then told Kaniehtí:io that it would be necessary if they're up against the power of an Apple of Eden, to which she replied by questioning why the Syrians were still here if they already had what they sought, but still Altaïr remained.
Kaniehtí:io then stormed off as Ratonhnhaké:ton followed her into her longhouse. Altaïr gave Ikhswenhsa:kweks a pair of hidden blades, ones that did not require a ring finger sacrifice, and a hidden gun was also installed in the left hidden blade. The man then tried to explain to the latter about what was happening, but before he could the village was attacked. Both Ikhswenhsa:kweks and Ratonhnhaké:ton watched as Washington easily brought down Kaniehtí:io with a blast of his scepter, which contained the power of the Apple of Eden.
Ikhswenhsa:kweks watched Ratonhnhaké:ton try to attack Washington. She wanted to help, but Altaïr immediately held her back and jumped into the fight, but the two were easily brought down as well. Washington turned to Altaïr, lifted him up with the Apple's power and drained him of his invulnerability as a spirit. Ikhswenhsa:kweks then tried to stop the Mad King but Altaïr ordered her to stop and warned her of what would happen if she tried to fight. He told her to follow Washington for the time being, and that she would be rescued later on. Washington then ordered a bluecoat to knock Altaïr out cold and ready him for a firing squad.
The Mad King turned to a grounded Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks witnessed him being shot two times, stabbed by a musket then taking a shot from the musket. She thought that he was dead and as Washington then turned to her, she bowed and pleaded to be spared out of fear. Having mercy on the frightened woman, Washington ordered her enslavement.
The Rescue[]
Ikhswenhsa:kweks: "So, accordingly our ancestors both 'met'... in a way?
Ethan: "Si, it is so strange how everything seems to be happening again. This is all too... wrong."
Ikhswenhsa:kweks was driven by prison wagon to a public execution and was forced to watch as several Syrian assassins, including Almahdi, were executed. However, just before Altaïr was executed, a knife hit his binds and he dodged the shot and fled to the rooftops towards where the knife came from. A hooded figure dropped down and air assassinated two bluecoats, and fought off all the rest, while another hooded figure unlocked the prison wagon and rescued Ikhswenhsa:kweks, who ran as fast as she could to safety.
As soon as they reached a cave which seemed to be resided by Oia:ner, Kahionhaténion, Teiowí:sonte and an unconcious Ratonhnhaké:ton, the two hooded figures revealed themselves to Ikhswenhsa:kweks. Ethan Auditore and the spirit of Ezio Auditore as he appeared in Assassin's Creed: Revelations. Altaïr also noted that it would take a while until he would regain his power and once again return as a spirit. After waiting a long five months, Ratonhnhaké:ton finally awoke.
The First Sky Journey[]
Ikhswenhsa:kweks: "Why are you here...?"
Altaïr: "The tea, although it grants great strengths, is all too dangerous and you will not be able to handle its power. I am here to keep your mental stability."
-Altaïr warning Ikhswenhsa:kweks of the tea's ability to madden her.
Ratonhnhaké:ton, Ikhswenhsa:kweks, Ethan Auditore and Teiowí:sonte then journeyed to the Red Willow tree, where the latter climbed in the company of Connor to retrieve the virgin boughs and consume the willow tea brewed from them. The two went on a sky journey at the same time, where Ratonhnhaké:ton met the wolf and Ikhswenhsa:kweks met the eagle.
After Ikhswenhsa:kweks succeeded in protecting the eagle's eggs from bobcats, the eagle gifted her with the power to fly short distances. Then after mastering that ability during the journey, the eagle began free flying with Ikhswenhsa:kweks to test her use of the Eagle Flight power. Curiously, during this, Altaïr appeared in the sky journey in the form of a Syrian eagle, after which he returned to his normal form. Ikhswenhsa:kweks asked why it was he appeared in the middle of her Sky World Journey, to which he replied it was to 'keep her mental stability'.
As well as this, since the eagle was the first animal Ikhswenhsa:kweks has met, it is her own spirit animal, and she has gained the ability to summon two eagles- one is a bald eagle, the other is a Syrian eagle, much like how Ratonhnhaké:ton has gained the ability to summon his own pack of wolves. Upon waking, however, the two were surrounded by bluecoats, but as they were binding Ikhswenhsa:kweks, she called on her eagles to free her then attack.
When they did so, quickly she threw a knife to cut Ratonhnhaké:ton's binds and fought the bluecoats off. The two shortly after found Kahionhaténion who requested them to find his brother, Teiowí:sonte, who seems to have gone missing. The three investigated the area and revealed that Teiowí:sonte has been captured and readied for a firing line along with other members of the village. Once they freed their people, Kahionhaténion instructed Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks to return to the Clan Mother.
Hunt for Benedict Arnold[]
"I did not care about the war, but still you are a traitor and for that you shall die."
-Ikhswenhsa:kweks referring to West Point.
However, once the two returned, they found out that bluecoats had followed their trail back, and the villagers had been slaughtered, and Oia:ner was left dying. In her final moments, she warned the two that Ratonhnhaké:ton's mother was right, and warned them to respect the power of the Red Willow as it may corrupt them. Oia:ner told them to find and kill Benedict Arnold, Israel Putnam and finally George Washington.
Determined to fulfill this mission, Ikhswenhsa:kweks and Ratonhnhaké:ton set out to infiltrate Valley Forge and trailed Israel Putnam to find Arnold. As Ratonhnhaké:ton sneaked his way in using his ability of Wolf Cloak, Ikhswenhsa:kweks flew in using Eagle Flight, while using her eagles to take out nearby guards. Finally she set her eyes onto Arnold and used the ability of Eagle Strike to fly a short distance to him and take him out.
Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks listened to Arnold's last words, who told them to liberate Benjamin Franklin in Boston from George Washington's power, but before he could say any more, he died leaving the two with an unpleasing answer. Unbeknownst to them, Israel Putnam approached from behind, knocked Ratonhnhaké:ton out with the butt of his pistol and shot Ikhswenhsa:kweks, then captured the two, however Ratonhnhaké:ton woke up during the transportation but Ikhswenhsa:kweks was still unconscious due to bleeding.
The Betrayal[]
Ikhswenhsa:kweks finally awoke in a cell in Boston, where she and Ratonhnhaké:ton were presented to the Mad King, who ordered the two to be beheaded then left. She watched as Ratonhnhaké:ton turned invisible to distract the guards, then locked them in as they were investigating his cell. He then discovered that Ikhswenhsa:kweks and Kanen'tó:kon were also locked in cells next to his, and so he freed them and recovered his equipment.
The Second Sky Journey[]
"We know the risks, Kanen'tó:kon. We have been there before, let us do it." -Ikhswenhsa:kweks, regarding the Sky Journey.
Kanen'tó:kon noted a vial of Red Willow tea, which he attempted to drink but Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks warned him of the dangers, to which Kanen'tó:kon replied by tellling them that it was possible to meet multiple animal spirits.
The two volunteered to drink it instead as they were already familiar with the Sky World. Journeying there once more, Ratonhnhaké:ton met the eagle, and Ikhswenhsa:kweks met the snake. After hunting a raven for it, the snake gifted her with the ability to turn invisible like the wolf, and whilst invisible was able to poison her enemies. This ability was called Snake Bite.
After the sky journey, however, Ikhswenhsa:kweks felt more light-headed and nauseous than she did when she went on her first Sky Journey when she woke up.
Finding Franklin[]
The two woke up just as Franklin, leading some Bluecoats, came to prevent their departure. Kanen'tó:kon and Ikhswenhsa:kweks fought the Bluecoats while Ratonhnhaké:ton used his new power to chase Benjamin Franklin. When Ikhswenhsa:kweks and Kanen'tó:kon finished fighting off the Bluecoats, they ran off to find Ratonhnhaké:ton. Ikhswenhsa:kweks eventually found him unconscious in the streets, so the two brought him to a safehouse.
Determined to find Franklin, Ikhswenhsa:kweks and Ratonhnhaké:ton were told of a tavern where they could eavesdrop for information. The two sat at a table with some others to avoid being suspicious as they listened to a messenger who was sent to deliver a letter to Israel Putnam. Ratonhnhaké:ton pickpocketed the letter and, after reading it, returned it to ensure its delivery.
The two natives learned that Franklin was to attend a meeting at the docks, however the meeting went awry, Ratonhnhaké:ton shot Franklin with an arrow, then he and Ikhswenhsa:kweks flew down to capture him as he was freed from Washington's power. The two natives then brought Franklin to Samuel Adams.
However, Adams wanted Franklin dead but Ikhswenhsa:kweks convinced him that he would have useful information and the resistance could not afford him to be killed; Franklin immediately told them that Washington was in New York.
Escaping Boston[]
Adams and Kanen'tó:kon planned to go to New York through the Boston Neck to meet with Thomas Jefferson's rebels. Franklin told them that he created a special defense system for Washington's palace in New York, and a unique metal is required to bypass it, and the metal must be obtained from a loyal blacksmith, who is actually David Walston, the blacksmith that worked for Davenport.
David told Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks that the metal was used for horseshoes for a soldier at Fort Hill, however, and the two needed to retrieve the horse. As they were leaving with the horse, they were surrounded by several bluecoats as the horse ran off. Ikhswenhsa:kweks fought off the bluecoats while Ratonhnhaké:ton chased after the horse. After the two stole the horse, Franklin pried off the horse-shoes and asked them to retrieve his diagram from an officer at a tavern.
They met the officer at the tavern who informed them of a massacre at Boston Neck. He explained Israel Putnam started a rumor that the captain was an ally to the resistance, and witnessed the death of Sam Adams. Unpleased, Ikhswenhsa:kweks sat down and watched as Ratonhnhaké:ton smacked the officer with a chessboard, then the two fought the other Bluecoats.
Ikhswenhsa:kweks took the diagram then rode with Ratonhnhaké:ton to Boston Neck, where she found Kanen'tó:kon's tomahawk and presumably his severed fingers, while Ratonhnhaké:ton found Sam Adams' uniform, torn and bloodied. The two met with Franklin and informed him of their loss, and pointed out that they would have to leave by sea.
The two natives stole Bluecoat uniforms and Franklin took them to a ship which turned out to be the Aquila, Ratonhnhaké:ton's ship in the normal reality, and found Robert Faulkner drunk. The two natives took out the snipers and unfastened the rope holding the Aquila while Faulkner was out hiring a crew.
The crew had arrived that morning to find that the Aquila had drifted out into the sea, and that they were being attacked as an attempt to stop them escaping. Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks fought the Bluecoats so the sailors could swim to the ship, until Putnam appeared holding Kanen'tó:kon hostage. Putnam threatened to kill him if the rebels did not surrender.
The two stood still thinking of ways to deal with the matter, until a bang was heard and Putnam fell to the floor. Ikhswenhsa:kweks curiously turned her head to where the shot came from, and there stood Ethan, Ezio, Altaïr and a female assassin that she hasn't met before. The female assassin introduced herself as Aveline de Grandpre, a half French and half African assassin from New Orleans.
Putnam then acknowledged Washington's control but blamed himself for being controlled by the power of the Apple. As he died, they then swam for the ship, dodging muskets,
On the Way to New York[]
When they reached the Aquila, Kanen'tó:kon tried to apologise to the two natives and told them that he was tortured until he was forced to give away the information that the rebels were escaping by sea. After telling him that they did not care, they stared in awe as they saw the New York Pyramid.
The Redemption[]
The Aquila was suddenly attacked by a fleet, which Ratonhnhaké:ton was able to sink. Ikhswenhsa:kweks and Aveline went to board a man-of-war and destroy it from the inside, succeeding and then returning. Ratonhnhaké:ton then ordered the sails to be recovered to disguise the ship. Another fleet was sunk after navigating through a mine field, but the ship had lost all its weapons in the fight. Everyone was forced to swim to shore as Ratonhnhaké:ton rammed the Aquila into a man-of-war, then went to swim to shore himself.
Ikhswenhsa:kweks discovered Kanen'tó:kon dead, and her already dangerously high hatred for Washington had increased, however she was a bit proud to know that Kanen'to:kon died fighting. Aveline, Altair, Ezio, Ethan and Ratonhnhaké:ton then arrived to see what had happened, too.
The Final Sky Journey[]
Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks, once again, drank the tea and entered the Sky World. This time, Ratonhnhaké:ton met the Bear spirit while Ikhswenhsa:kweks met the Lion spirit, where Altair watched her to make sure she didn't go mad.
After removing arrows from the lion and tending to its wounds successfully, the spirit gifted her with the power of Lion Roar, the ability to create a blast in the commanded direction that pushed the enemy far away. Added to this, Ikhswenhsa:kweks also gained the ability to climb steep or even flat walls with ease for a short time. When she woke up she notice her eyes glowed red, and Ratonhnhaké:ton's eyes glowed blue.
War on Washington[]
"He is corrupt. We must kill him. I will... I will enjoy watching him suffer as my beautiful النسور (eagles) tear off his flesh as I stare at him coldly at his last moments, then leaving him to bleed to death."
-A bad sign for Ikhswenhsa:kweks.
The group went to find Thomas Jefferson and found him leading a rebel attack on the pyramid of New York. Ratonhnhaké:ton and Ikhswenhsa:kweks used their powers to create an escape path. Jefferson told the two natives to kill John Fitzwilliams, a food merchant that sells food at massively expensive prices, and giving out free food to the citizens to persuade them to join the rebels.
The natives continued to do objectives that would gain the people's favour, such as destroying statues, hanging guards in public and blowing up cannons. Franklin and the two watched an announcement from the Mad King that he would invade England. The two then rescued a captured spy, who turned out to be Godfrey, a lumberer working at the homestead. Godfrey planted explosives at the base of the tower where the army's supplies were, which when detonated, devastated the whole tower.
Driven By Madness[]
"My beauties... Ahh, how we accomplished such power! We are unstoppable! No one can take this from us, not even Washington... Or Kanen'to:kon... Or my fool of a father, Almahdi. Not Altair, Ethan, Ezio, Aveline... Or... or even YOU, Ratonhnhaké:ton."
-Ikhswenhsa:kweks, finally becoming mentally unstable from the power she has collected.
Ikhswenhsa:kweks told Ratonhnhaké:ton of recent nausea and terrible headaches she has been getting ever since she took her second sky journey. Curious, Altair questioned how many Sky Journeys she had, and when he heard that she had three, he told her off because he was not able to supervise her in the second one, that because he wasn't there to keep mental stability she would become mad, and there was no way to stop it.
Altair told her that she was a person of hate, and hate was what she would mostly do. The tea would have a much larger effect on her than any other as she was more easily corrupted by power if given to her, because she would eventually come to think that everyone she hates or hated had to die. Unbeknownst to them all, Ratonhnhaké:ton was one of those people she once hated, back when she tried to join the Templars in the normal reality.
Ignoring him, thinking that he was a fool, Ikhswenhsa:kweks hurried to continue the mission anyway, when suddenly she received one, final immense headache. She knelt down in pain holding her head, and vomited violently. Her eyes glowed red brighter than it was supposed to glow. When Ratonhnhaké:ton approached, she almost cut his leg however he dodged.
Ikhswenhsa:kweks summoned her eagles and claimed that no one could take her power away from her and then sent them to strike at Ratonhnhaké:ton, yelling at them to crush his skull, however he quickly dodged with his Eagle Flight and summoned his wolves, feeling shameful and guilty that he had to kill her, to which she replied by mentioning back when he 'murdered' Kanen'to:kon when he could have been stopped, however Ratonhnhaké:ton knew that was not true, and it was only her corrupted self controlling her.
The two natives fought eachother but the others stood out of the fight because they knew they couldn't match up to the animal spirits. Eventually the battle ended with Ikhswenhsa:kweks being bitten hard on the neck by a wolf, then being stabbed in the chest by Ratonhnhaké:ton's tomahawk which narrowly missed her heart. In her final moments, she told him of the great sorrow she had for letting her abilities take control over her, and then finally she died but in reality, she was in a coma until finally Ratonhnhaké:ton would deactivate the alternate reality.
Ikhswenhsa:kweks: "Ratonhnhaké:ton... I apologise for this, but no words can remedy what I have done. When you kill that أبن الشرموطة (Son of a bitch) maybe... my soul will finally be at rest... Ahh... What am I saying? This is not even real, is it? Altair, he showed me... ليس هناك ما هو صحيح فكل شيء مباح (Nothing is true, everything is permitted). We are assassins... This... this is just a message to us all... Or is it? I am confused... Oh niiawenhátie? (What is happening?) Connor...?
-Ikhswenhsa:kweks' 'last words'.
Washington, Connor and Raja awoke at the same place they were before they were sent to the alternate reality, then the three stared at eachother distrustfully. Finally George gave the Apple of Eden to the two natives and rode away. The two set sail on the Aquila then dropped the Apple into the ocean, where no one would ever find it again.
Death[]
It is unknown how or when Raja died as the Animus did not have the ability to load her database properly because it was unable to read moments of when her disorder began kicking in. Some say that her disorder drove her to madness and she suicided. Oron:ia'a:kweks thinks she ran away, and some say she died of a heart attack from stress. There is a theory that she was poisoned and slowly dying when the attack at Davenport Homestead occured, which is when Ethan died.
The moment during and after Ethan died could not be loaded by the Animus properly if the event was viewed from her database because, again, her disorder started kicking in and the Animus would glitch heavily at those moments, rendering them impossible to see and the audio would also deteriorate her voice, and she could not be understood.
It was confirmed, however, the disorder was in the way of the moment Raja passed away. It wasn't known to drive her into madness, though.
Personality[]
As a child, Raja was a fun loving, happy, cheerful and timid little girl. She loved to play and wouldn't miss any opportunity to do so. She loved her father, who would only visit annualy, more than anything and would do anything just to see him. Eventually she became curious as to why he couldn't stay with the village. It was then he revealed the assassins and told her that one day she would become a master.
The village burning was the most traumatic event of her life and after that she has become more secretive (She hid the fact she suffered from Post traumatic stress disorder the rest of her life), more aggressive, cynical and sadistic. Raja started to live up to her Mohawk name; The Hating Eagle. She would be willing to torture anyone for information, and there are a lot of people that she hates or once hated.
A few of which are; George Washington, Achilles Davenport, Haytham Kenway, Charles Lee, Padre Federico Perez (See Oron:ia'a:kweks) and she even began to hate Ratonhnhaké:ton. Raja actually dislikes most people she meets, and the only ones that haven't ever wronged her were her own daughter, Otsìtsya, her mother (Whos name is unknown) and her father, Almahdi.
Raja was very easily angered and annoyed and will threaten to kill anyone who irritates or angers her. Sometimes she even wounds any people that do. Her ill-temper made her misuse her power sometimes, and has led her to insanity when she was trapped in the alternate reality where George Washington was king. This was one event that worsened her stress disorder, and she learned that she was too weak to handle such power with the responsibility required.
However, when Raja had children she began to calm down and enjoy life more, become more friendly and less aggressive. She was beginning to return to her childhood personality until a Templar attack in the Homestead happened and Ethan was taken hostage, then killed. Raja secretly blamed it on her son, Oron:ia'a:kweks, for telling the Templars of their location. This was another event that worsened her stress disorder, and after this she returned to her more cynical personality, only this time more against Oron:ia'a:kweks than other people.
Trivia[]
- The name "Ikhswenhsa:kweks" means "Hating Eagle" in Mohawk. This refers to Raja's great hate for a lot of people.
- The name "Raja" is Arabic for "Hope," which is ironic since Raja has little hope for anything.
- Raja calls Haytham "Young Eagle," due to her being half Syrian.
- Even after the incident where she joined the Templars, Raja still secretly thinks Connor is a murderer for killing Kanen'to:kon. She just doesn't care that much anymore.
- Raja's son's name, Oron:ia'ak:weks, means "Blue Eagle" in Mohawk. Her other son's name, Feliciano, means "Happy" or "Lucky" in Italian. Raja's daughter's name, Otsìtsya, means "Flower" in Mohawk.
- First, her mother thought that the name "Ikhswenhsa:kweks" was going to be ironic, but it turned out fitting her. The name "Raja" was the name that wasn't intended to be ironic, but it was.
- Raja suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, which she has been hiding her whole life.