Ashe

Ashe is Queen of the Allied Tribes and Warmother of the Avarosa.

Appearance and Personality

Ashe is a human woman in her mid-to-late 20s. She is lithe but muscular, with shoulder-length blonde hair.

She is generally a practical and down-to-earth person, which makes her an effective and personable leader among her people. When she met the Lighthaus Inspektorz in Old Bay at Iphigenia's party, she shared Mino's lack of enthusiasm for their high-class surroundings, albeit for different reasons. Despite that she honored her hosts' customs, proving herself a good diplomat. She met Corrin's impromptu challenge with enthusiasm, happy to engage in a contest of skill and offer a little excitement to the evening.

Ashe believes strongly in using diplomacy to bring the various tribes of her people together, but she also understands the use of force. Her tribe primarily worships the goddess Anivia, although Ashe personally honors several gods, including Voli and Ornn.

History

Ashe was born to the Avarosa tribe in the North. As a teenager she found the Bow of True Ice and discovered her Iceborn lineage. Her tribe raised her to the position of Warmother (a tribal leader) in recognition, despite her misgivings. As Warmother, she began forging alliances with neighboring tribes, who named her queen - a title not in use for centuries. Her efforts are opposed by other tribes under the banner of the Winter's Claw, in particular that her bent towards diplomacy is a sign of weakness. In her early 20s, she married Trynadmere, the sole surviving member of another tribe. Originally a political marriage intended to demonstrate that she valued combat strength, their alliance has grown genuinely loving.

The Lighthaus Inspektorz met Ashe in late March of 1337 at a small dinner party thrown for them by one of the realm's nobles. She had traveled from Drakehall with [I don't remember her name. V something?], purportedly on a diplomatic mission. She later revealed to Astrid (and through her, the Inspektorz) that she had actually traveled to the South looking for a rival tribal leader, Sejuani, who had come to the South on some unknown mission. When she received word that Sejuani was in Swansing, she began making arrangements to travel there with her husband and their retainers.

Weapons and Abilities

Ashe is an accomplished archer with her signature weapon, the Bow of True Ice. It fires arrows of ice that she conjures at will. She is also a trained ranger, capable of moving and fighting effectively in the snow and tundra terrain of her homeland.

As an Iceborn, she can wield True Ice weapons with no ill effects and is generally less inconvenienced by cold and snow.