The Courtesan:
I'm an avid Assassin's Creed fan and the Courtesan is by far my favorite multiplayer character. In her honor I drew a picture of her on December 22, 2011. Take a look:
My drawing. My reference picture.
*I know my drawing is not very amazing. Hence you know this drawing does indeed originally belong to me because if I were going to steal from someone else, I would steal a better drawing than this. ;) *
Now let me tell you more about Courtesans.
First off, the Assassin's Creed Courtesan:
"As beautiful as she is lethal, the Courtesan is most commonly known for her ability to set upon her quarry long before they are aware they are even being hunted. She is capable of maintaining a low profile despite her otherwise note-worthy appearance due to her apparent choice of occupation."
Her real name was Fiora Cavazza, a courtesan who described her self as "fine wine served in a low class tavern." She was a woman who knew what she wanted, who had the courage to do all that she could to satisfy these expectations for herself...and not without good conscience to do so.
Due to some "fortunate" circumstances, the former Rosa de Fiore courtesan met Cesare Borgia and loyally sided with him and his family for six years. This was due to her lust of power, and who was more powerful than the son of the Roman Pope and soon-to-be Captain General of Rome's military forces, Cesare Borgia. Her loyalty turned Fiora Templar as Cesare was a Templar as well. Cesera sent Fiora to carry out heinous tasks such as assassinate his brother Juan, which would make Cesare Captain General, and oversee many of his Templar Agents.
Historic Portrait of Cesare Borgia
As she loyally executed out the assignments Cesare had given her, Fiora encountered many of the "famous" Templars that make up the rest of the Multi-Player Characters in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. After an encounter with the Templar Doctor Malfatto, who attempted to kill her, Fiora felt betrayed by Cesare and sought aid from the Assassins.
Fiora gave the Assassin's the name list of Templar Agents. Eventually though, Fiora became worried that her affiliation with the Assassin's would become a liability; she didn't want the Assassin's to get harmed because of her. So Fiora defected from the Assassins.
One day Cesare invited Fiora to dinner. Fiora accepted and through that dinner it became conspicuous that the trust between them was no longer existent. Cesare questioned Fiora about the disappearances of his Templar Agents and Fiora claimed innocent.
After dinner Fiora snuck around Cesare's home and found the Apple of Eden. Giovanni, Cesare's grandson, innocently stole the Apple from Fiora wanting to play tag with her. Unknowingly, Giovanni had activated the Apple's power, freezing Fiora in place as Cesare walked by. Cesare retrieved the Apple from Giovanni and proceeded to deal with the traitorous Fiora. It is presumed that Cesare kills her.
Now for real historical Courtesans:
Pre-Renaissance (Before) : Courtesans were simply females that attended a powerful persons court. Courtesans were in a sense spies, as they would be used to transfer information from one person to another *like courier pigeons*.
Renaissance Europe : Courtesans would be used as companionship, like a more elegant form of prostitution. In fact, the word courtesan has become a euphemism for prostitute.
I love the Courtesan so much that I even replicated her very own Bladed Fan.
My rendition:
