Maria Amiel

Maria Amiel was a hermetic practitioner who lived in western Europe during the 16th century. She was the assistant of Bombastus from 1524 until 1527.

Divine Science
Maria returned to Professor Bombastus' lab and found him with a stranger. Bombastus introduced him as Giovanni Borgia, who greeted her. Giovanni asked the professor questions while Maria remained quiet. However, Bombastus refused to answer his questions, so Borgia demanded him to read the book to get answers. Bombastus confessed the book is incomplete and that he will need " the other half." Not knowing where it is, the professor offered the help of Maria.

Maria and Giovanni spend a week in the university library looking for the "Divine Science", as Professor Bombastus calls it. There, Maria learned that Bombastus transmuted silver into gold, and Giovanni wrote down the formula himself. She suggested that he had a vision of the contents of the other half, to which both knew to read books about transmutation. After a long search, they found a journal of a French alchemist, Flamel, who had turned lead into gold, based on the teachings of Abraham of Würzburg. They learned that Abraham had divided his knowledge into two manuscripts: "True Magic" and "Divine Science." Knowing that, the two of them decided to travel to Paris.

Paris
Maria and Giovanni prepared for their journey to Paris. As they travelled, Maria learned of Giovanni's adventures in the New World. In Besançon, they decided to travel with a group of merchants to Paris. They share many thoughts along the way until they reach Paris. Maria wishes to explore the city, but Giovanni wished to find Flamel's book. They went to the royal library, where they found Flamel's last will and testament, which said his wife's nephew inherited the book. While searching for the book, Maria learns from Giovanni rumors about people matching the Flamels, performing miracles. She pondered about this before resuming her search for the nephew. Unfortunately, Flamel's nephew died a long time ago, so they began searching for living relatives. Though it took a few days, she found one of the nephew's descendants. Giovanni insisted they visit him in the morning.

They left the royal library and continue to talk along the way back to their hostel. However, in the city, they have walked into an ambush by brigands. Giovanni quickly dispatches all of the assailants, much to Maria's amazement. The next morning, Maria followed Giovanni to the house of the man they seek. The old man is suspicious,and refused to speak to them. Though reluctant at first, the old man told them that his cousin, Jacques Henri, inherited the book. They found Henri and learned that he didn't care about the book and agreed to sell it to them. They returned to the hostel and study the book, which details ancient hermetic practices, symbols and numbers. Giovanni, however, does not share her enthusiasm, claiming the book was "translated by human hands." That night, the two of them went to the Cimetière des innocents, to "prove or disprove a rumor" as Giovanni puts it. The two entered the narrow crypt, where they found Nicolas Flamel's tomb. Giovanni removed the tomb lid and both discovered his and his wife's tomb is empty.

Source

 * Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy: Chapter 1 - Maria Amiel