Iris Blackwood

Iris Blackwood is a seventeen year old Mesopotamian Demigod daughter of Manzat and Azul Blackwood. She came to camp at 12 years old

## Basic Stuff

### Alias

Irie, Izzy, Sissy, Ris, Rissie, Rissy, Riz, Riza, Manzat, Rainbow Girl

### Residence

Camp Olympia (Currently)Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada (Formerly)

## Family

### Biological Family

* Manzat (Mother)
* Azul (Father)
* Lugalgidda (immortal half-sister)
* Constance Blackwood, unnamed mortal brother (mortal half-siblings)
* Shamash (Uncle)
* Mamu, Kittum, Sisig, Zaqar, Šumugan, Ishum (Cousins)

## Appearance

### Outfit

* Normally light or rainbow colors
* White shirt with pastel clouds and that says “Sky High” on it
* Pastel rainbow skirt with stars on it
* Pastel rainbow shoes

(PS! Iris is a crossover with the Musical Ride The Cyclone and is Constance's younger half-sister)

## History

### Early Life

Iris Blackwood was born to Manzat, goddess of the rainbow and Azul Blackwood in Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 3, 2004. Two years after the Cyclone Roller Coaster disaster and The Owners of The Blackwood cafe were struggling. Celena Blackwood had fell into a depression after Constance had died, while Azul was trying to support his family. One day, light at night, he met a woman who was new to Uranium and had wanted to try some food the "famous" Blackwood Cafe. The woman, who called herself May, ordered a small coffee. Azul sat down wit her and they began to talk, and May talked about her passion for art. In the following months, Azul would carry out a secret affair with May. After about three months, May had just disappeared one day. Azul would be left heart-broken, but he would lie to his wife, saying he was just missing their daughter.

About six months later, Azul found a basket with a baby inside, along with a note. The note was from may, who explained her true identity. The note read

*'My dear, Azul. I have have appreciated our time together, but it is time I reveled my true identity to you. My name isn't may, but it is Manzat, goddess of the rainbow. The child in the basket is our daughter, who you have full right to name, may I suggest Iris? Anyways, please look after her, as the life of a half-blood will not be easy. I will be watching over you and our daughter-Love, Manzat'*

Azul pocketed the note, and brought the baby, who he named Iris to his wife, saying that someone had left this baby on the steps of the cafe. This made Celena so happy, feeling that the universe was giving them a chance to raise a daughter again. They both vowed to be the best parents they could be

### Childhood

Iris was raise by two loving parents, along with a brother, who was two years older than her (A/N: In the musical, Constance implies that her brother is an infant, so if two years had passed since the accident, then her brother would have been two at the time of Iris' birth). She was raised helping around the cafe, and learning to bake at young age. As a kid, she displayed a natural talent for art and drawing. As a kid, she was pretty shy, preferring to stick to her colors, but when she was in school, she became friends with a girl named Skye O'Connell Rosenberg (who unbeknownst to both of them was the daughter of Minerva) who soon became her best friend. Iris would watch as her friend would do anything she could no to go home. Iris would also often let her stay with her and her family, but Skye would always refuse. One day, when Iris was eleven, her friend will tell her something shocking

### Leaving Uranium

During summer break when Iris was eleven years old, Skye came running into the Cafe. Iris, who had been playing on her mother's phone, looked up to see her friend, coming towards her.

"Iris!"

"Oh, hey Skye"

"I have some exciting news!"

"Oh, okay what?"

Skye got close to her friend and whispered "I'm leaving Uranium!"

Iris gained a shocked look. "You're moving?" She asked. Skye shook her head. "Nope! Like, I'm running away from Uranium!"

"Okay...Why?"

"I want to explore the world! Don't you? I mean sure, this city is fine, but it's kinda...boring and I want to explore the world!"

"Okay...makes sense...but what would your parents think?" Iris asked

"To be honest, I'm not that close to them, I doubt they'll miss me..." Skye reasoned. Iris thought for a bit, traveling the world with her best friend... It actually sounded fun! Iris smiled and put her hand on Skye's shoulder. "What time are we leaving?" Skye smiled and told Iris to meet at the park at around midnight. Before she left, Iris found the note her *real* mother left her father, thus prompting her to leave more. The two meet at the park later that night and began their journey on foot.

### Monster Attack and Meeting People

The two girls had been traveling around Canada for the past few months and they finally made it to America, specifically to Montana. The two had been having fun seeing the cities outside of their small home and after a year of traveling, However, when the two girls had turned 12, they began attracting monsters and that's when the trouble started. The two had stopped at park to rest their legs and eat some chips they had bought (stole) from a store. While they were sitting, another girl who called herself Estella Lamb asked to sit with them. The two girls let her and Estella said that she was escaping her abusive family. While the three girls were sitting down, a chimera attacked them. Skye only had a knife that she had stolen from her father on her so she tried to stab the monster while Iris and Estella tried throwing rocks at it. While they struggled, three other boys, around their age, came over to help. One of the boys, who called himself Noah Gruber, explained how he and his friends (two boys named Jamie Potts and Marko Bachinski), were demigods and trying to get to Camp Olympia and that if the girl were attacked then that meant they were also demigods. After a long conversation and many questions, Skye, Iris and Estella agreed to go with them to Camp Olympia

### Coming to Camp

The six of them made their ways to camp on foot. They all spent their time getting to know each other and they all found out they all grew up in Uranium, well, except for Marko who lived in Ukraine until he was seven. They manged to get to camp with too many casualties and they actually had fun! Skye mentions she and the other played games and would often pretended they were superheros or pirates looking for treasure. They all finally made it to camp and were soon claimed by their respective godly parents. I

## Personality

Iris is a sweetheart if you’ve ever met one. It’s well known that in her heart, she wants to share the good things in her life, give credit where it’s due, and uplift the people around her. Thoughtful and kind hearted, she hates even the idea of hurting someone, whether intentionally or not. Iris wants to use her strengths for the greater good, and touch people's lives with her kind words and good deeds. Being a pretty open synesthete, Iris is great at remembering names and places. She loves listening to music and hearing the sounds of camp. Crickets make the most soothing colors and shapes. Iris Blackwood has a sense of humor, trying to make light out of the many bad times she has endured, especially of her days feeling depressed or anxious around her mental state before she got to camp. Over the years it was hard for her to accept problems of any kind, leading to panic attacks, but by the time she was brought to Camp Olympia, Iris would be much more at ease with herself, not afraid or annoyed when people asked her questions. Iris is sweet and cheerful. She can be a bit naive at times, but she's willing to fight for what she believes in. She can talk too much at times, but is a good friend. Iris She gives awesome advice, and is very caring. She does, however, have a silly and adventurous side to her that she plans to use only when in her story, but will use it at other times if necessary. Kind, warm-hearted and caring, Iris genuinely embodies the personality she greatly values when talking to people. Known to be always very considerate and respectful, the daughter of Manzat is truly careful not to cause inconvenience or hurt to others, being unable to cause any pain on purpose and always being cautious to not do so unintentionally. Everything Iris wishes is to bring nothing but love and kindness to those around her, so she truthfully considers every little action of hers to make everyone's days a little better at least. Always with a big and welcoming smile on her face, Iris is very much known for her happiness and delight in living, trying her best to bring both these qualities to all of those who surround her. Exceptionally optimistic, Iris sees life the way it could be, not necessarily the way it is. She is truly hopeful and confident about the future, and never fails to see the bright and positive parts of a situation. She always tries to be encouraging and supportive to everyone, reassuring them that "tomorrow will be better than today if you believe it". She has a soothing personality, and her gentle way of speaking is truly able to cheer up and comfort those who need it. Iris is very affectionate, fond of showing her love and tenderness to everyone she knows, especially those who are close to her. Unintentionally, she might sometimes lack the idea of personal boundaries, as she is positive that everyone will enjoy some displays of affection (even though they might not). Growing up surrounded by love, Iris only wishes to give it to everyone who might not have received it during their lives. Due to that, Iris is quite a social butterfly, and it is pretty easy to befriend her, regardless of your legacy and possible moral alignment defined by your fate. On a side note, however, the daughter of Manzat can be quite unsure of herself and constantly wonders if her friends and family really like her. Alas, she needs frequent reassurance that she is loved and she is darling to people, and will spend a lot of time procrastinating about what others think of her. Sometimes this insecurity will bring a bit of trouble to her days, but it's nothing that can't be solved with a little bit of extra love. Unfortunately to some, Iris tends to have a lighthearted manner in serious situations, and this often leads her friends to not take her seriously most of the time. That trait of her personality often brings Iris to not take situations too seriously, even the worst of them. However, this isn't as bad as it seems. Iris’ light way of dealing with situations can help her friends deal with it with lightness as well, and see that things are not as bad as they imagined. Iris, despite having some childish attitudes sometimes, is truly innocent and has a pure and sincere heart. Iris is a fair individual who greatly values justice and does everything in her power to treat everyone equally, but not necessarily according to what they deserve. The rainbow demigod is forgiving, though she doesn't forget easily. Alas, Iris can be fairly anxious, and her mind thinks a lot about things she probably shouldn't worry about at least for now. It is not uncommon to notice that she seems breathless sometimes due to speaking too much too fast, or to notice the purple bags under her eyes from not sleeping at night planning everything for art works. Overall, Iris’ life has been greatly centered around color. She truly incorporates what the rainbow represents, spreading words of love, giving love and delivering presents to students and the school staff whenever she is feeling like doing so. You will probably find her singing happy little tunes right now and she excitedly works on a painting.

### Fatal flaw

Iris' fatal flaw is her loyalty. She would do anything to keep her friends safe, even if it means she has to die

## Appearance

Iris is often described as a young looking seventeen year old girl. Iris is described with a smooth dark skin, curly brown hair with rainbow highlights and is often tied in a ponytail, and hazel-brown eyes that change color with her mood. Iris is often described as wearing a white shirt with pastel clouds and that says “Sky High” on it, a pastel rainbow skirt with stars on it, and pastel rainbow shoes

## Powers and Abilities

### Manzat Kid Powers

* She has the ability to conjure a large orb made of pure rainbows around an opponent. The orb would successfully imprison an opponent for a short time. The orb is quite durable, but could be broken through with sufficient force. The orb cannot be teleported out of. The target cannot be attacked while the orb is in place, so the power is purely defensive. It can only be used twice in a battle.
* She can teleport through rainbows, similar to Shadow Travel.
* She has the ability to split rainbows into seven beams of light, for various effects.
* She has the ability to generate and manipulate rainbows and colors.
* She has the ability to cause a massive rainbow to crash down in front of them; which can be used offensively, defensively or any other way imaginable.
* She can create objects made of rainbows and bend them to her will.
* She was able to create a protective dome of rainbows for a short time.
* She can create a rainbow bariare.
* She can send telepathic messages to her allies and receive their replies.
* She has the ability to focus an intense beam of prismatic light which will burn anything it touches.
* She has minor light manipulation abilities

### General Abilities

* ADHD: Like most demigods, she possesses inborn supernatural battle reflexes and senses that he uses to analyze the fighting style of her opponent
* Dyslexia: Iris' brain is "hard-wired" for Ancient Mesopotamian instead of mortal languages
* Archery: Iris is extremely good at Archery
* Dancing Skills: Iris loves to dance and is really good at dancing
* Superhuman strength: Being a demigod, Iris is stronger than the average mortal
* Superhuman agility: Being a demigod, Iris is more is more agile than the average mortal
* Superhuman durability: Being a demigod, Iris is more durable than the average mortal
* Superhuman reflexes: Being a demigod, Iris' reflexes are faster than an average mortal
* Drawing skills: Iris is known to be a very skilled drawer
* Painting Skills: Iris is really good at painting

## Relationships

### Friends

#### Skye O'Connell Rosenberg

Iris and Skye knew each other as kids and met in school. The two of them became best friends and even traveled around Canada and even parts of the US with the rest of their friends. They treat each other like sisters and they like talking about art together

### Family

#### Manzat (Mother)

Iris has a fairly positive relationship with her mother. Manzat loves to her daughter's beautiful art work and skills and is so proud of how far Iris has come. Iris often prays to her mother in times of need, and also tends to chat with her on weekends

#### Azul (Father)

Iris also has a positive relationship with her father, along with the rest of her mortal family. She loves her younger brother and her step-mother and helped around with the Blackwood Cafe. She and her father often call each other while Iris is at Camp

## Etymology

Iris is a girl's name of Greek origin. Meaning **“rainbow,”** and she is named after the Goddess of The Rainbow and Messenger goddess

Blackwood is a locational surname of Scottish origin meaning **"black wood"**.

## Trivia

1. Iris was named after the Greek Goddess of The Rainbow, since her mother is a rainbow goddess
2. Her middle name is Valentina
	1. She shares this middle name with Vespera
3. Iris as a fear of the dark
4. Iris loves to draw while listing to music
5. She is an Aries
6. Iris is Asexual
7. She is good at baking and cooking, growing up in a family who owned a Cafe
8. Iris doesn't have a favorite color