Aisha

Two Stillborn Siblings (NPCs)

## Application Sheet

Aisha was a dark brown she-wolf with turquoise-blue eyes and tufted ears. She lived in Xassa, where she served the pack as a Marduk, loyally fighting the Hive until disappearing in the aftermath of a battle - presumed to have died by her packmates, but still living, somewhere, beyond the Domain. She was created and RP'd by iBadge.

## Personality

* ***Passionate, Daring, and Physical.*** From the time she was young, Aisha has always been a force to be reckoned with. Passionate, with a drive to push herself to do the impossible, especially when it came to feats of a physical nature. She strives to not seem afraid even in the face of danger or bad odds, and Aisha has always made it a point to try anyway. She cares and pushes herself fiercely, and she isn’t afraid to show it. At least, not the ferocity part.
* ***Loyal, Honorable, and Proud.*** For all Aisha’s loud and sometimes challenging nature, one can always rest assured that she is a loyal wolf who believes deeply in honor and goodness. She’s been somewhat distant with many of her packmates up until recently, but at her core, Aisha has always been a loyal and proud Xassan. She just… perhaps leans into the pride part of it a little too much - it’s easy to insult her, ruffle her fur, and she always hates admitting when she’s wrong.
* ***Outspoken, Sarcastic, Undisciplined, and Abrasive.*** For all that Aisha might seem emotionally distant, others are almost always aware when she’s around. She isn’t great with being discreet, and she has a bit of a loud mouth that she isn’t afraid to let loose. Perhaps she might tone down with training and responsibility, but this is a she-wolf who’s young, a little impulsive, and lets her mouth run a little too freely.
* ***Restrained and Self-Deprecating.*** However, underneath it all… well, once someone gets to know Aisha, they can tell that a lot of her loud, out-there nature is a front. This dark-hued Xassan is, as mentioned before, emotionally distant, and she likes to keep a lot of her more tender, quieter, truer feelings to herself. What’s more, Aisha has a low opinion of her own self-worth, one that may lead to poor decision making in the future, or perhaps push her to deprive herself of needs in favor of the wolves around her.

## Pre-Group History

It was not an easy summer, when Aisha was born in a small birthing den outside of Tell Bagastana. Charys was a small Magi with low fertility; she and her mate Thermire, a proud and respected Su’en, had been trying for years to bear pups with no success. Throughout the pregnancy, Charys had been ill - whatever the problem was, not even the Gulas could puzzle it out, save that perhaps she was not a wolf who should be carrying pups, and they could smell disaster on the wind. And they weren’t entirely wrong. On an unbearably hot summer day, in that stuffy den, of the three pups that Charys produced, only one emerged into the world breathing.

She named her Aisha, “alive,” for this feat. And when Aisha was finally old enough to be presented to the rest of Xassa, Charys brought her one and only daughter back to the Tell, having buried the other two offspring near the Araxes.

From the moment Aisha was presented to Thermire, the large dark wolf was not satisfied. He had been hoping for a son to carry on his legacy, but instead he was presented with a small, sickly daughter, and a mate who… never seemed to recover. As the months went on, Aisha grew stronger, more boisterous, more rambunctious and lively, where Charys seemed to deteriorate. But despite her failing health, Charys was as supportive and loving as a mother could be, and she often would tell her young daughter late at night, that her love was eternal, even if she was with the gods rather than the pack.

Where her love was eternal, however, her time in the material world was not, and eventually Charys’ body gave in to an illness that she couldn’t quite shake. Shortly into Aisha’s juvenile months, Charys passed away peacefully, leaving Aisha with a father who wasn’t entirely sure he wanted anything to do with her.

Thermire was proud and a somewhat harsh teacher - to please him, Aisha initially picked up the Su’en task, though her heart wasn’t particularly in it. Aisha, who also took to calling herself Ash, began to feel… pressured, to be what her father said the pack needed her to be. Oftentimes, her late mother would be brought into conversations, primarily as guilt trips. Thermire was stern and cold, often ridiculing Aisha for every single mistake that she made.

Ash grew… surly. Distant. While she didn’t outright rebel or ever do harm to any of the pack’s efforts (Xassa was too important to her for that - a respect for their pack’s traditions and what Xassa stood for, even in the Silence, was one of the things Charys had instilled in Ash before her passing), Ash was… not all that productive. It wasn’t that she didn’t try, so much as she didn’t try hard enough.

And then the disease came.

Aisha didn’t know how she felt, when her father was one of the many who came down with the illness. Despite this, she stayed faithfully at Thermire’s side, even though he growled and spat at her in his fever-driven craze. He grumbled… hateful things to her, but still despite all of this, Aisha stayed. She laid with him, she brought him food, water, whatever the Gulas needed. And when he eventually succumbed, Thermire’s final words to his only daughter were these:

*“She should have been here instead of you.”*

After the death of her father, Aisha did what she could to assist her packmates. But as the disease came to an end, and Xassa began to take a new direction… well, Aisha decided that she would do the same. Finally shaking off the expectations of her late father, Ash has decided to start anew. Just like her pack. Only Xerxes knows what’s in store for her now.

## Group History

Aisha was ready for a new start in Xassa. She put her father's expectations behind her and focused, instead, on the possibilities of the future. She began training as a Marduk. That summer, she was a part of the black team in the Ba'aru celebrations, racing alongside Mekhit, Yasu, and Zelda to retrieve the prize! Aisha also enjoyed participating in classic Xassan activities, like playing around in dust devils ! She and Nineveh got some rather disapproving looks from Ajax and Taibhse after getting dusty in one of the swirling vortices!

As autumn approached, Nineveh sent his first diplomatic parties to Aryn and Fellfang. Aisha was chosen to go to Aryn, escorting Anshar, Wick, and Khamira with Mekhit at her side. The meeting was a bit tense, and they were sent away, but not because of the Xassans, necessarily. The pack was recovering from its own recent change in leadership, and there were a bit of frustrations towards Wick concerning his Arynian family.

After returning to Xassa, Aisha began to integrate more and more with her packmates, feeling more comfortable in her own skin than ever before. She wasn't super social, but she enjoyed to be around others, particularly her best friend Mekhit!

Aisha would join her packmates in training sessions, facing off against Caldera while being coached by Renae. Nayeli, Odin, Issa, and Mekhit also participated, providing a good opportunity for the Marduks to practice, and help teach skills to the Nabu and Su'en of the pack.

Aisha was one of the first wolves to meet Zarina, while she patrolled with Vidar and Mekhit. In the face of Zarina's aggression, Aisha and her patrol decided it was best to escort her, unharmed, to the Cyrus - without letting her harm anyone, either! Zarina wanted to see her sister Majavis, to make sure she was upholding her end of a deal the Cyrus had made with Zarina's family. Aisha was unimpressed by the prickly she-wolf.

Other vicious wolves were causing problems, too, but, unlike Zarina, these wolves could not be reasoned with. They were Hive wolves, who attacked everything that crossed their paths. Aisha and the other Marduks led training sessions so that their packmates would be better-equipped to handle these enemies, should they cross paths.

Time passed. After a short-lived battle with Chandor (due to misunderstandings and hostility from one of their wolves, Rajbera), which Aisha was not involved in, Xassa began to work more closely with the other packs in the area - including Aryn.

Aisha went on a diplomatic mission to check on the Arynians, to see how they were faring with the Hive threat, and she asked several wolves about the security measures being taken. She grilled Harley about the borders (much to his annoyance), and spoke to Lady Cassandra about their desires to keep their packs safe.

Aisha came back and busied herself with Marduk duties, spending time with Mekhit when she could. When Nineveh decided to call for a meeting of the Alphas, she was sent to speak to the alpha of Chandor, Nadia, because she was one of the most level-headed Marduks. She did so, going with Caldera and Samiel - the mission went well, and they returned safely!

However, in Xassan lands, things weren't *entirely* safe. Aisha was patrolling with Mekhit when they were attacked by a Hive wolf. Fortunately, they fought it off (though Aisha felt frustrated she was almost beaten). After this encounter, Aisha withdrew a bit. She was frustrated and bitter. Why wasn't she a stronger Marduk? Why couldn't she fight the Hive?

She patrolled alone one day, near Girra Canyons, and she spotted a group of three Hive wolves. She was enraged by their audacity, strolling through Xassan lands as if they owned them! Aisha decided she would prove her worth as a Marduk, and began to follow the white wolves.

She led them into Girra Canyons, thinking that she would use the maze-like terrain to confuse the wolves, trap them, and kill them one by one. She didn't anticipate a storm rolling in, or how tired the fighting would make her. Aisha fought *viciously*, thinking that if she died, her death would be *glorious.*

Aisha and a Hive wolf fell from the side of one of the canyon walls, and sometime thereafter, patrols would find the body of a Hive wolf, and, almost lost in the overpowering stench of the Hive wolf's body, was Aisha's scent. Blood here was *her* blood, but Aisha was gone.

Where was she? Nobody knew. But the rain had washed away any trace of what had become of Aisha. Because of her loyalty to Xassa, most wolves unfortunately came to the conclusion that she had tried to run from the Hive wolves, only for them to catch her somewhere beyond Girra Canyon due to her injuries. Aisha was *surely* dead.

Aisha survived, though, but what became of her is unknown. Perhaps one day she will make her way back to Xassa, but for now, she is grieved as another life lost to the Hive.

## Trivia

* Aisha's best friend was Mekhit!
* Aisha is believed to be dead by her packmates, but she is confirmed alive by iBadge!

## Quotes

* “I was never really…I was supposed to be a Su’en. But I’m…I want this. So I could…I can help take down a bison, or chase a hare, but- um…when it comes to actual wolves, I’m- Look. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have bothered you over this. I just know you’re- and you look-I guess I should probably start with the basics. I can hunt alright, but with this, I’m…pretty new." (asking Mekhit to teach her to fight, *Lionfight*)
	+ "I’d love to drink you - I mean - join you for a drink. Sure! Lead the way." (to Mekhit in the same RP)

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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