Aynisa Wolf

Aynisa Wolf by Bella Bergolts

### Sibling(s)

Jackard Wolf (older maternal half-brother)Cade III of Northgard (older maternal half-brother)
Lenara Wolf (twin sister)

### Child(ren)

Hildryn I Thatchell (daughter)

**Aynisa Wolf**, also called **Ayn One-Eye**, was the daughter of Aylesa III and Desmond Rayle, though she and her twin sister Lenara were largely assumed to have been actually fathered by their mother's close companion Temwin Balger, thereby making the two bastards, though such claim as never conclusively proven. She was the half-sister of the Northgardian King Cade III, and was arguably his closest friend and confidante.

Orphaned after the War of the Wolves, Aynisa lost her left eye which gave her the nickname of "Aynisa One-Eye" and established herself as a strong authority figure in the wake of Cade III's early reign; a factor which led to her being appointed as Court Lawmaster in 934 AL and an office she held into the reigns of her niece and nephews until she was forced into retirement by King Ilenian I. She also served as High Chancellor for her brother and niece until she was removed from office under Cade IV, and she remains the only individual to have served both terms consecutively. Aynisa was married to Edwulf Thatchell, the brother of queen Æthelryn, to maintain the Northgard-Summercoast alliance. Aynisa bore him one daughter named Hildryn, who also ascended to the throne later in life.

Some say Aynisa was the true mother of Cade III's daughter Malentine, whether the latter being a product of incestuous union between brother and sister, or Malentine being Aynisa's illegitimate child and claimed to be Cade's.

## Biography

### Early life

Aynisa was born the 4th of April, 1055 AL, in the town of Ironhaven alongside her twin sister Lenara, to Princess Aylesa III and Desmond Rayle, though Aynisa and Lenara looked little like their father, taking after their maternal line, and rumors spread of their true father being Temwin Balger, a close companion of Aylesa. The twins quickly bonded to their elder half-brother Cade the Younger.
### War of the Wolves

Only ten years of age when the War of the Wolves began, Aynisa was considered the more rowdy and indignant of the twins.
### Legacy

The eldest child and heir of Cade III was Malentine, whom he did not give a mother. One of the most popular theories over her parentage is that Aynisa, who bore a resemblance to Malentine, is her true mother, though whether Cade and Aynisa engaged in an incestuous relationship or Malentine was an illegitimate child passed off as Cade III's natural heir is unknown. Melan Shadow, who held a dislike of Aynisa, commented that it's only natural for a bastard child to sire her own bastard. Aynisa herself dismissed the rumours as false, though did act as a somewhat maternal figure for the young girl.
## Personality and traits

Aynisa was everything her brother was not: impulsive, wild, fearless, but brave. While her parentage was never conclusively reached, she indeed had the heart of a wolf and consistently proved herself a worthy ally to those she liked, but a bitter enemy to those she resented.- Garmen Anvidon, *The Annals of Northgard, Volume VIII*
Aynisa, much like her brother Cade, had dirty blonde hair and blue eyes, though she lost her left eye in the Fall of Esterlyn in 929 AL to Darren's forces, though took to wearing an eyepatch or covering her empty socket with unkept hair. Owing to her elven grandmother Jalena aed Narwendiel, Aynisa possessed a strong jawline and defined cheekbones.
She was considered amble and amicable, strong of heart and quick of mind. A good companion to her elder brother, and the two were considered inseperable friends; likely a bond that strengthened during the traumas of the War of the Wolves. During his early reign, Aynisa was Cade's closest companion and confidante, as well as his lover according to sources, though these claims were rebuffed by Aynisa herself. Aynisa also established herself as a strong authority figure during the early reign of her brother.

## Notes

1. ↑ While legally Desmond Rayle is Aynisa's and Lenara's father, many suspect they were instead fathered by Temwin Balger.