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	Tricks won't save her ... She only knows how to dance. To survive, you have to know how to kill, and she doesn't.
- Iskra on Ciri's inability to kill, pg. 319, Time of Contempt

Aenyeweddien (Elder Speech: Child of the Fire) better known as Iskra or Spark, was an elf and one of the members of the Rats.

Biography

For unknown reasons, she was banished by the rest of the free elves, essentially a death sentence if she didn't find others to help her survive. Luckily for her, she found Giselher in the elven woods, having been pinned to a tree by an arrow, and ended up helping him out and the two joined forces and later became lovers.

The two ended up meeting two other pairs, Reef, Kayleigh, Asse, and Mistle, during Lammas in Geso and the six formed the gang that became the Rats.

Iskra was known for her very colorful outfits and was seen as a fashion icon among the children and youth in the villages they graced with their ill-gotten wealth. Despite this though, Iskra, like the rest of the Rats, relished in murder and so when she first met Ciri she was put off by the young girl who had initially refused to kill others, even when they threatened her, and thus constantly referred to Ciri in a condescending manner. Over time though, once Ciri, operating under the name of Falka, began to also partake in killings with no hesitation, Iskra began to treat her better and treat her like an equal in their gang.

She, along with the rest of the original gang, went to Jealousy to confront Leo Bonhart, a legendary bounty hunter that'd been asked to deal with the Rats. However, their overconfidence led to the gang's downfall and all of them were subsequently killed and beheaded by Bonhart, save for Ciri as Bonhart had a separate, special contract on her. Iskra's decapitated body was then buried in Jealousy with the rest.

Notes

In Polish, "iskra" means "spark" or "twinkle", so her nickname is merely a simplification of her true name.

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-{{SpoilerBanner}}{{Character_infobox|name = Aenyeweddien|aka = Iskra<br>Spark|Race = [[Elf]]|gender = Female|Haircolor = Dark|affiliations = [[Rats|The Rats]]|appearsin = ''[[Time of Contempt]]''<br>''[[Baptism of Fire]]''<br>''[[The Tower of the Swallow]]''|status = Deceased (killed by [[Leo Bonhart]])}}'''Iskra''' (or Spark), whose real name was ''Aenyeweddien ''or ''Child of fire'' in [[Elder Speech]], was an [[elf]] and one of the members of the [[Rats]]. She was mysteriously abandoned by her mated and was forced to find a traveling companion to servive. Luckily, in a wood, she found [[Giselher]] injured by a arrow. She saved him and healed his wound. They became thus companions and later lovers. They then met [[Reef]], [[Kayleigh]], [[Asse]] and [[Mistle]] during the holiday of [[Lammas]] in a village of [[Geso]] and formed a gang. She had dark, luxurious hair and huge, bright almond-shaped eyes. She liked to adorn herself with jewelry.
+{{Infobox Character
+|Name = Aenyeweddien
+|Image = Denis Gordeev Iskra.jpeg
+|Aka = Iskra<br>Spark
+|Status = Deceased {{Small|text=killed by [[Leo Bonhart]]}}
+|Hair_color = Dark
+|Eye_color = Dark
+|Race = [[Elf]] {{Small|text=[[Wood Elves|Wood Elf]]}}
+|Gender = Female
+|Affiliations = [[Rats|The Rats]]
+|Partner = [[Giselher]] {{Small|text=lover}}
+|Appears_books = {{ToC}}<br>{{BoF}}<br>{{TTotS}}
+}}
+{{Quote|text = Tricks won't save her ... She only knows how to dance. To survive, you have to know how to kill, and she doesn't.|citation = Iskra on Ciri's inability to kill, pg. 319, {{ToC}}}}
+'''Aenyeweddien''' ([[Elder Speech]]: ''Child of the Fire'') better known as '''Iskra''' or '''Spark''', was an [[elf]] and one of the members of the [[Rats]].
+== Biography ==
-She was killed, along with the entire gang, with the exception of [[Ciri]], at the hands of [[Leo Bonhart]] in [[Jealousy]].
+For unknown reasons, she was banished by the rest of the free elves, essentially a death sentence if she didn't find others to help her survive. Luckily for her, she found [[Giselher]] in the elven woods, having been pinned to a tree by an arrow, and ended up helping him out and the two joined forces and later became lovers.
+The two ended up meeting two other pairs, [[Reef]], [[Kayleigh]], [[Asse]], and [[Mistle]], during [[Lammas]] in [[Geso]] and the six formed the gang that became the Rats.
+Iskra was known for her very colorful outfits and was seen as a fashion icon among the children and youth in the villages they graced with their ill-gotten wealth. Despite this though, Iskra, like the rest of the Rats, relished in murder and so when she first met [[Ciri]] she was put off by the young girl who had initially refused to kill others, even when they threatened her, and thus constantly referred to Ciri in a condescending manner. Over time though, once Ciri, operating under the name of [[Falka (alias)|Falka]], began to also partake in killings with no hesitation, Iskra began to treat her better and treat her like an equal in their gang.
+She, along with the rest of the original gang, went to [[Jealousy]] to confront [[Leo Bonhart]], a legendary bounty hunter that'd been asked to deal with the Rats. However, their overconfidence led to the gang's downfall and all of them were subsequently killed and beheaded by Bonhart, save for Ciri as Bonhart had a separate, special contract on her. Iskra's decapitated body was then buried in Jealousy with the rest.
 == Notes ==
-In Polish, "iskra" means "spark" or "twinkle", so her nickname is merely a simplification of her true name.
+* In Polish, "iskra" means "spark" or "twinkle", so her nickname is merely a simplification of her true name.
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+[[Category:Criminals]]
 [[Category:Time of Contempt characters]]
 [[Category:Baptism of Fire characters]]
 [[Category:The Tower of the Swallow characters]]
-[[Category:Criminals]]