Aylesara Wolfheart (daughter of Cade I)

**Aylesara** was a daughter of Cade I Wolfheart who was indoctrinated into the Order of Heartknights.

## Biography

### Early life

Aylesara was born as the first child of Cade I Wolfheart and his first wife, making her the first grandchild of her grandmother Aylesa I, who she was also named after. She was named her father's heir until he could produce a son, but all children born after Aylesara did not survive infancy.
Her mother died of a fever when Aylesara was six. When she turned seven, in 855 AL, her father remarried and produced a son, Thaelyn. As the heiress apparent, Aylesara's status as heir was revoked in favour in Thaelyn. Although she did not hate her half-brother in particular, she did not understand why her father needed to discredit her as heir. Regardless, Aylesara grew up with a decent life. Once, when she was eight she managed to steal her uncle Ayleson's personal war axe, and practiced with it all night until the guards found her, where the weapon was confiscated and Aylesara and she was brought before her grandmother Aylesa I. Ayleson, who was also present, was impressed by her actions and suggested that his niece may benefit from learning under a Man-at-arms. Cade disagreed, citing that the weapon could have been broken and Aylesara hurt. Aylesa agreed with Cade, and a despondent Aylesara claimed that she was never allowed to do anything. Ayleson later visited her and said that when she turned sixteen, if she was still interested, she could come with him to train as she would be the age of majority. Aylesara readily agreed.
### Youth

Faced with the growing issue of the Expansion of the elves on Aslara, the Order of Heartknights began enacting their requests for new Heartknights. In 859 AL, Aylesara was given to them by her father. Aylesara remarks that she had not even had her first menstruation when she was forced to become one. Aylesara was taken to the Order of the Dragon branch of the Heartknights at Caerhayes, their castle.
### Returning to Northgard

In 869 AL, hearing of the death of her grandmother Aylesa, Aylesara left the Heartknights briefly to attend her funeral. When arriving in Northgard, she discovered that her uncle Ayleson had died years prior. Unable to find her father or half-brother, she went to Norasil's point to seek clarity, as she had often done in her youth.

### Life as a Heartknight

Aylesara continued her training, gaining more magical enhancements as per Heartknight tradition. She fought in her first battle against the elves in 873 AL, and became renowned among the Order for her dedication to the Heartknights. It was during the wars between the elves that Aylesara chose the alias "Araselya", her name backwards, and gained the nickname of Stormfront. It was during this time that she found a young dragon. Having thought they were extinct, she took it in and cared for it for several years until it died.
After the elven wars stopped in 898 AL, Aylesara, seen as the ideal Heartknight, was promoted to Sentinel. There, she often led and trained newer Heartknights. In 914 AL, the order began to experience downfall as Heartknights were not longer needed following the signing of a peace treaty between humans and elves. In the year 984, she and her distant kin Dalarayne fought Iridaesi attacking merchant ships. She trained both Helmund and Brylia and both had become full fledged Heartknights by the year 1000 AL.
Aylesara took to become a mercenary, while still aligned with the Heartknights, she knew she needed money. She took several jobs, such as hunting vampires. In 1023, Aylesara travelled to the Aslaran Mountains to take care of a group of bandits who had stolen gold. When she returned, she had found that Caerhayes was sacked by the humans and dwarves of Attrisea. Aylesara learned from her former apprentice Brylia, who had survived the attack, that since peace had been made with the elves, the order was seen as no longer needed, and humans began to see the Heartknights as abominations. A heartbroken Aylesara stayed at Caerhayes with Brylia, where Helmund retired a few weeks later and informed of the transpired events. Four more Heartknights would return from travelling, Ilari, Amyris, Ingelrandus, and Rain. Brylia later found another survivor in the castle, Henfrey of Esnor. The seven decided to remain at Caerhayes, but Rain later reported that the the Kingdom of Aeskrow seems the safest for them.
## Abilities

### Superhuman abilities

Due to the magical enhancements done on her, Aylesara is capable of superhuman feats and actions. Among these are enhanced strength, stamina, endurance, reflexes and overall senses.