Iris Teyval

**Iris Teyval** is one of the main characters in *Tales of Ishonet*. She is a maid from Aethos serving the Aethos Royal Family, specifically she is the personal maid of Princess Elsie Levan.

## Personality

Iris is a calm, kind and patient girl. She is very hardworking and dedicated, mostly to serving Princess Elsie. Her mother taught her to be kind and charitable and she does her best to carry on those teachings. Despite her calm demeanor she is not afraid to jump in and protect those in need and and can be brave in the face of danger. Though she prefers resolving issues peacefully, she will fight if needed.

## History

### Backstory

Iris was born to her mother, Rosalie Teyval, a Wind Magic user and her father who she does not know the name of, but knows that he was a Water Magic user from Zodia. Her father left Rosalie who was living in poverty in Flurry Village. She struggled to make ends meet and attempted to travel to the City of Frostpeak. She managed to reach to the city but was unable to find work, leaving her and her infant daughter on the streets. A snowstorm hit overtook the city and Rosalie was terrified for herself and her daughter. She removed her heavy coats and put everything she could, wrapping Iris to keep her warm.

Luckily, before anything bad could happen to Rosalie, she was found by Queen Amira Levan and her 2 year old son Viktor. Amira instantly felt terrified for the young mother and her daughter so she took them back to the Royal Family’s home. Iris was cared for while Rosalie was treated and allowed to gradually warm up.

Amira introduced the two to the king and he welcomed them both into their home, offering Rosalie a well paying job as a maid around the castle. She agreed.

Iris grew up in the castle and though she wasn’t forced, wanted to be just like her mother and was also going to become a maid when she was old enough. However, when Iris was 10 she found that the young Princess Elsie (who was 3 at this time), always wanted to be around her.

Iris loved spending time with the young princess so she didn’t argue. During this time Iris also discovered that she had Ice Magic and was being trained so she could learn a few things with it. One day, though, Princess Elsie wandered off and nearly fell from a balcony. Iris used her Ice Magic to essentially create a slide down safely to the bottom.

From this moment, King Symon asked Iris if she could become a personal maid, directly serving Princess Elsie. She made good money doing this and also received in depth training for her magic so she could also serve as Princess Elsie’s protector.

She is now 24 with Princess Elsie being 17 and the two of them are very close, Iris loves watching over Elsie and will often have long talks with her and braid and wash her hair and the two consider themselves to be best friends.

## Physical Description

Iris is a rather short girl with a somewhat curvy form. She has sligtly chubby features with thicker thighs and a larger chest. She has white hair, commonly tied in a pony-tail draped across her right shoulder, usually secured with a dark navy bow. She has pale purple eyes and pale skin. She is most commonly seen wearing her maid uniform which is primarily pale blue and white.

## Trivia

* Iris has many skills including braiding hair, cooking, first-aid and sewing
* Iris is the oldest in her group