Izzi

**Izzi** is a Scholar slave who works for the Commandant.

## Personality

Despite enduring a brutal life as a slave and living in constant fear, Izzi shows courage, optimism, and a willingness to trust others. She's generally soft-spoken, but is willing to be assertive when necessary.

## Physical Description

Izzi is diminutive and stick-thin, with blond hair and blue eyes. She wears an eye patch. She is a few inches smaller than Laia.

## Biography

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Izzi was five years old when she arrived at Blackcliff Academy with Cook. Her missing eye is the result of Cook's attempt to poison the Commandant, who took Izzi's eye rather than punishing Cook. Cook has taken care of Izzi ever since.

### *An Ember In The Ashes*

Izzi befriends Laia against Cook's wishes and soon figures out that Laia is a spy for the Resistance. After Izzi decides to help Laia, giving what information she knows, the two of them sneak out of Blackcliff to go to the Moon Festival in Serra. At the Festival there is a raid, from which she escapes with Laia and Elias Veturius by going through the catacombs. Later on, she helps Laia search for a secret entrance to Blackcilff for the Resistance. They find one but are caught by Marcus and Zak Farrar. Laia sends Izzi to escape from slavery with Keenan in her place.

### *A Torch Against The Night*

Izzi and Keenan have been tailing Elias and Laia. They eventually catch up to them and tell them that they are going to help them break into Kauf Prison to save Darin. Izzi notices Elias is unwell, but Laia denies it because she had promised Elias to keep his condition a secret. While the four of them are traveling to Nur, a sandstorm hits, injuring Izzi's remaining eye. When she is in the caravan traveling to Kauf, Gibran Ara-Nur develops a crush on her. However, when the caravan is searched for Scholars, Izzi is found and killed. Elias helps her spirit cross over into the afterlife.

## Relationships

### Laia

Laia and Izzi became friends after Laia needed Izzi's help to get out of Blackcliff for her meeting with the Resistance. Izzi insisted on helping Laia even though she knew how dangerous it was. The two began working together to help the Resistance. When Laia had to choose between going with Keenan or saving Elias, she gave her space on the boat that was going to take her to Keenan to Izzi. Izzi and Laia reunite and they remain close friends until Izzi is killed.

### Cook

Izzi and Cook have a special relationship. When Izzi arrived at Blackcliff, Cook took care of her. The Commandant learned about their friendship and manipulated it to her means, punishing Izzi instead when Cook offended her. Izzi died before she could tell Cook how the latter meant to her.

### Gibran Ara-Nur

Izzi and Gibran met when the group fled from Nur. Gibran flirted frequently with her and the two ended up being very close, doing chores spending lots of time together. Izzi revealed to Laia that "It's nice to be admired... by someone who means well. It's nice to be thought beautiful." Izzi died in Gibran's arms.

## Trivia

* Izzi is Arabic for mighty, strong, and powerful.