| Rynith | |
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| Rynith | |
| Character profile | |
| Age | 22 (apparent) |
| Gender | Female |
| Species | Familiar (Cat) |
| Homeworld | residence::Mid-Childa |
| Date of birth | Not later than 0061 |
| Date of death | 0064 |
| Background | |
| Affiliation | Precia Testarossa |
| Occupation | Magic trainer |
| Magic | |
| System | Mid-Childa |
| Production | |
| Japanese name | リニス (Rinisu) |
| First app. | Nanoha (Sound Stage 02) |
| Last app. | A's (ep.12, dream sequence) |
| Voiced by | Masumi Asano |
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Rinis (リニス Rinisu, also romanized as Linith), was Precia Testarossa's familiar created specifically to train Fate Testarossa in the arts of magic.
Personality
Rinis is kind and even-tempered. She considers Fate to be like a daughter to her, and is willing to defy Precia's orders if she believes doing so is in Fate's best interest. While she dislikes Precia for her cruelty and sometimes feels jealous of her for being Fate's actual mother, Rinis feels gratitude for her for allowing her to meet Fate.[1] It is also shown that Rinis' presence had a powerful calming effect on Precia, who, while already cold and distant to Fate, never resolved to downright abuse while Rinis was around. This was probably because Rinis was the only one who dared to speak boldly in front of Precia and even defy her orders, temporarily reverting the mad woman's behavior back to normal.
In Nanoha
Rinis appears in second Sound Stage of the original series, set two years before it, in which she oversees Fate's training while making her Device, Bardiche. In her former, animal life, Rinis was a mountain cat from Mid-Childa. It is not said how she became Precia's familiar but her reward for her services was originally supposed to be a return to her animal form and habitat. She is initially opposed to Fate making Arf her familiar, but relents after Fate insists and also helps train Arf.[2] After Fate's training and Bardiche are complete, she forfeits her original reward and instead demands that Precia has a single normal, family-like dinner with Fate to celebrate her achievements. Rinis then fades away and leaves behind Bardiche.[1]
Rinis also appears in the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st.
In A's
Rinis appears again in Fate's dream sequence in the end of A's, suggesting that Alicia should be more like Fate. Fate realizes that this is a dream sequence because both Rinis and Alicia are dead. Rinis is mentioned at several points in the manga and sound stages, having taught Fate mathematics, cooking and etiquette.[3] In the third A's Sound Stage, Fate sings a song that Rinis wrote.[4]