Ayase Shiragane

Ayase Shiragane is a Tsaesci Princess from a time long past, who is also the ancestor of every living member of the Fontaine family currently alive, as the "second generation" ancestor of all Fontaines. There is no known Fontaine who is not her descendant.

Biography
Ayase Shiragane was born as the only child of the 4th Tsaesci Dynasty's last king. Her early life is shrouded in mystery, although it appears as though she was well educated in the fine arts and sciences, as was common among royalty then. Ayase was also known to have learned many magical techniques from her tutors and parents.

The Tsaesci 4th Dynasty later fell to a bloody coup by the originators of the 5th Dynasty, and Ayase was sent to Tamriel to tide over the crisis back home. Ayase brought with her several uniquely Tsaesci items to Tamriel, such as the Akaviri Cherry Trees that are planted by the Fontaine family.

Ayase was known to have met Elric Fontaine when she arrived at Tamriel, and it is known that they married not long after, which led to the birth of their only living child, the First Patriarch Amaris Fontaine.

Personality
Not much is known of Ayase's personality, given that she did not leave behind any personal thoughts in any of the writings that she left behind for the Fontaine Records. Amaris Fontaine was also noted to not have mentioned his parents much in any of the written records he left behind.

However, Ayase is noted to have a sharp mind that could take in knowledge at a great rate, and she was obviously intelligent from the number of techniques that she created or learned, which was subsequently passed down to the rest of the Fontaines.

Appearance
Ayase was described to have had black hair and eyes. No known records of her exact appearance exists, other than a singular painting of her by Elric Fontaine. She is depicted to be very beautiful by the artist, having fair skin, a well proportioned face and a slim figure, although it cannot be said that Elric did not paint an idealization.