Guensin Aniches

• Full Name - Guensin Alina Aniches Aes Sedai
• Position - Aes Sedai of the Red Ajah.
• Character Summary - A tall, lean daughter of fishers from the rowdy, dirty Tairen Maule, Guensin was able to flee her early life of violence and deprivation thanks to the laws of Tear that made it illegal to remain in her homeland after it was revealed she could channel. The Defenders dragged her from her home, leaving her scant moments to say good bye to her parents, her sisters and her beloved brother Euan. Upon arriving in Tar Valon, she was bright student, and excelled in her studies. She is also known to have an impressive array of informants in several key locations, including the Sun Court in Cairhien, where she once took a lengthy sabbatical, as well as in the ruling houses of Tarabon and Arad Doman. She does have a gaping hole in her network in Tear, though, as Guensin seems to behave as if that nation no longer exists. She is the mentoress of Lillias Aerwyn, a Ghealdanin Novice, and Aina Teman, an Altaran Accepted, whom she is trying to steer towards the Red Ajah. Among her sister Reds, she and Eilande Fioneiven are fierce rivals.
• Affiliation - Red Ajah, White Tower
• Nationality - Tairen
• Character Description - Not tall, but a good height, with a robust frame speaking well of health, Guensin Aniche bears herself with an implacable sense of determination, a sense of presence forged in the depths of the Tairen Maule. She is not pretty, and only her father ever called her beautiful, yet with her pale complexion and cool blue eyes, there is an appealing quality to her face. Her pale countenance, coupled with the unearthly, knowing gaze and smooth taut skin does catch the attention of those who see her. Her dark, glossy hair is pent up in a severe knot at the back of her head, and held in place with a pair of red lacquered tongs. Guensin wears a dress of darkest crimson, so dark as to seem black, with a high, prim neckline and long sleeves, held closed at the wrist by small buttons of mother-of-pearl. Nearly undetectable upon the somber satin dress is fine embroidery in black, making out the intricate pattern known as a Tairen Maze, down her sleeves and across her bodice. Her slippers are matching cloth, with small buckles inlaid with more pearl-shell, and around her waist is a wide belt of red silk, knotted intricately, and falling to mid-thigh. A few bangles of ivory clatter harshly upon her wrist, and tucked behind her belt is a simple knife, the well-worn hilt peeking out from a scuffed leather sheath. Upon one weathered hand glitters her Great Serpent ring.
• Associates:
• Lillias Aerwyn: An ethereal, serene Ghealdanin novice, Lillias has expressed an interest in the Red Ajah, and Guensin has taken her in hand. She may be a Dreamer.
• Aina Teman: Plump and buxom, Aina is an Altaran Accepted whom Guensin has taken on as a protégé, and also is trying to direct her towards the RedAjah. She is believed to tend Guensin's network of informants when Guensin is away on her missions.
• Oseane Dariff: A sensuous Domani, Oseane Dariff is a sister of the White, largely eschewing worldly pleasures, yet still affecting the languid styles of her countrywomen. She is a cordial associate of Guensin, stemming from their mutual time as novices together.
• Ciane Astinese: A tall martinet of a Green Sister, the Altaran-born Ciane is a amicable rival of Guensin, for as novices, they had wild escapades together, although they chose differing paths. She is not beautiful, yet is speculated to have a string of lovers, and an army of heart-broken men left in her wake.