Amiru Chonhadrin

**Amiru Chonhadrin** is an ashenin who lives in Amalo near the Amal-Athamareise Airship Works.

## Appearance

When Thara Celehar met Amiru, she was young, and had "her white hair in cable-thick braids around her head. She wore airmen's trousers tucked into heavy boots, and a patterned calico shirt under a laced leather vest."

## Personality

Amiru was polite, welcoming, and friendly to Thara. She was also self-avowedly nosy, and very curious. Her favored teahouse is the Pearl Dragon.

## Life

Amiru's maternal grandmother was pregnant when Amiru's maternal grandfather, Osmer Thilmerezh, was exiled by Varenechibel IV to Tanvero. Amiru's grandmother wanted nothing to do with Thilmerezh, and married Delenar, and raised her child, Veliso, as his. Veliso gave birth to Amiru in Amalo, but died in childbirth. Amiru seemingly remained in Amalo, and at age 19 was living on General Taravar Street as an ashenin.

Thilmerezh gave Thara a letter to take to Amiru, in the hopes of connecting with her. Amiru was surprised and angry (at her known family) to learn the grandfather she knew was her step-grandfather, and that Thilmerezh's existence had been hidden from her. While talking with Thara, the *Excellence of Umvino* exploded at the Amal-Athamareise Ashenavo Trincsiva ("A3"), and Amiru and Thara went to help. Amiru joined the water bucket lines to help put out the fires caused by the explosion.

Some time later, Amiru - soot-covered and scorched - collected Thara to take a break with a cup of tea at the A3 Trincsiva teahouse, the Red Ruby Fox. They chattered briefly and drank their tea before Ediro Zanarin called Thara away to investigate the disaster. Amiru later found Thara again after he'd been investigating for some time and took him to the Pearl Dragon for some aikanaro and stuffed rolls. Thara confided in her about the investigation. Amiru confided that did not know what to do about Thilmerezh's letter: that she worried that Thilmerezh seemed lonely and unhappy, but that replying to him would break Delenar's heart. Ultimately she decided to write to both of them, even if Delenar disapproved.

Amiru later wrote to both her grandfathers and told Thara about them: Delenar was horrified that Amiru had learned the family scandal, but it didn't bother Amiru. Thilmerezh wrote her long letters in reply about Tanvero and its people. Amiru asked Thara about ghouls and the Vikhelneisei as well, in part so that she could check the safety of traveling to Tanvero, as Thilmerezh had invited her to visit. After Thara's reassurance, Amiru asked if she could speak to him about her visit when she returned, which Thara said he would be pleased by.

## Relationships

#### Delenar

Amiru appeared to care for her step-grandfather, and didn't wish to upset him.

#### Maternal grandmother

Amiru said her maternal grandmother was "a stubborn old pickaxe", and wasn't afraid of anything.

#### Thara Celehar

Amiru and Thara appeared to be friends, and Amiru looked after him. Thara seemed to enjoy talking to her.

#### Osmer Thilmerezh

Amiru seemed to have a warm relationship with her grandfather, and planned to visit him.

## Trivia

* Amiru's step-grandfather lives near Cetho.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Addison, Katherine. *The Witness for the Dead*, First ed., Tor, 2021.