Aela the Huntress (Skyrim)

Aela the Huntress is a tall lycanthrope, or werewolf, in Skyrim. Aela is one of the leaders of the The Circle.

Interactions
You can find her initially fighting a Giant in a farm on the outskirts of Whiterun, and then at the Companion's Faction House Jorrvaskr in Whiterun.

She provides archery training for a fee and can train the player up to Level 75. She will only offer to train you after you join The Companions.

After completing Glory of the Dead from The Companions, you can get her as a Follower.

Quests

 * The Silver
 * Striking the Heart

Marrying Aela
The player can ask Aela to marry them only after they have completed the quest chain ending at the Ysgramor's Tomb. Directly after, Aela and other Companions will notice the player is wearing the Amulet of Mara, and will ask if the player is available.

Once Aela has been married she will be able to make homemade meals once every 24 hours although the Homecooked Meal has the same appearance as a Apple Pie. Also she will open up a general store and she will provide you with 100 gold each day. You do not have to collect the gold each day though as she will hold on to your earnings until you speak with her no matter how many days its been.

Bugs
The Aela NPC character encounters a few bugs in the game. One such bug occurs in the first Companion mission where you're supposed to return a shield to her, but she is missing from the Companion's Faction House in Whiterun. The quest indicator shows she is supposed to be outside Whiterun, however, she is not there. Another bug occurs when you accept a quest from her, but the quest had already been completed before acccepting it. Another bug is caused by completing Glory of the Dead. Sometimes Aela will get stuck on the set of stairs after you fight the were-wolf spirit of Kodlak. If you kill Aela in the underforge during your conversion Aela will remain a werewolf forever, and you will not be able to finish the companions guild quests due to her broken animations.

Also if you accidently kill the first ally Lydia and you want to marry Aela then Lydia will drop dead at door at the wedding and so canceling the wedding.(This will happen with all weddings where Lydia is dead, so keep her alive if you want to marry).

Trivia

 * Aela is one of the female NPC's of Skyrim that you can marry using the Amulet of Mara


 * Aela may share a similarity with the character Ayla from the Jean M. Auel novel Clan of the Cave Bear.