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"It's as if their spirits have been deformed rather than their bodies. In a manner, that is much worse than any physical flaw."
— Airmead to Edme in Watch Wolf
Airmead MacNamara
Hungry Arctic Wolf
Airmead is a pure white she-wolf.

General Info

Species: Dire Wolf

Gender: Female

Family

None Known

Description

Fur: White

Eyes: Green

Clan/Pack

Clan: MacHeath Clan; MacNamara Clan

Pack: MacHeath Clan, Carreg Gaer; MacNamara Clan, unknown

Appearances

Watch Wolf, Frost Wolf, Spirit Wolf, Star Wolf

Current and Previous Status

Current: Traveler; traveling to the Distant Blue, Deceased

Past: MacHeath wolf, Obea, MacNamara wolf

Fate

Deceased

Abilities

None/Unknown

Airmead MacHeath/MacNamara, whose birth name is unknown, is the former Obea of the MacHeath clan. Although an Obea, she has never taken a malcadh pup to a tummfraw. She was a member of the MacNamara clan, and is now a resident with the other earthquake survivors of the Distant Blue.

Description[]

Airmead is a large, pure white she-wolf with green eyes, like the true wolves of the Beyond. She either had a black or brown nose.

Family[]

None known.

Meaning of Name[]

Airmead means "barren" in Old Wolf. Airmead had another name before being appointed Obea, but this is unknown. It is also unknown if it is a MacHeath custom to give Obeas the name "Airmead", as it is mentioned that the MacHeaths were so savage they named her after her condition upon giving her the post.

History[]

Watch Wolf[]

At the Carreg Gaer of the MacHeath clan, Airmead, along with many of the other of the pack wolves, appears watching how Edme talks to Dunbar about ripping out her eye. When Edme questions her birth, she turns to the MacHeath Obea, which no one seems to notice. Soon Airmead comes up to Dunbar and Edme, but Dunbar snarls and pushes her to the ground. Edme defends Airmead, saying that there was no need to abuse the obea.

Later, in the chapter, "The Obea Speaks", Airmead finds Edme and tells her to follow her, so they can dig a snow pit during a blizzard. She tells Edme about what happens to wolves who try to leave for the MacNamara clan, how Dunbar MacHeath killed her mother, Akira, when she tried to escape to the MacNamaras and tear out his own eye to try and avenge Edme. 

In the chapter "Escape of the She-Wolves", Katria, a she-wolf from the Carreg Gaer of the MacHeath clan, is leaving for the MacNamaras. She finds Airmead, who says she knew about her leaving. When Katria asks how, Airmead said she was watching her, and that she herself was leaving for the Namaras. She says she was afraid to go by herself and tells Katria to cover her tracks, as she has done.

While traveling, Katria and Airmead meet Brangwen and Morag and move into the MacNamara clan. They later appear at the war between the Grizzlies and the Watch Wolf.

Wolves

Airmead is pure white.

Frost Wolf[]

In Frost Wolf, Airmead is one of the MacNamara lieutenants that went to the Blood Watch to help out since there were very few wolves there at the time.

Spirit Wolf[]

The earthquake survivors, Faolan, Edme, Myrr, Banja, Maudie, Gwynneth, The Whistler, Mhairie, Dearlea, Toby and Burney find Katria and Airmead in a cave. After being joined by Caila and Abban, all the survivors, including Airmead, head off the a place known as 'The Distant Blue'.

Trivia[]

  • Her name according to the book means "barren."
    • Her name, in real life, derives from the Irish word "aimrid", meaning sterile.
    • Additionally, her name could come from "Airmid", a Celtic goddess of herbs, but the previous is more likely.
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