Iris Ferreti

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**Dr. Iris Ferreti**, born **Irsan Prigemine Ferreti Venitiscfilan**, is an Ecumene-born Drodo scientist and archivist of the Garden of Mu. Her academic background is primarily in archaeology and psiology, with a focus on the eso-tech of the ancient Aoshanti, and she has some skill as an engineer.

Despite her youth, her savantlike learning rate allowed her to become a doctor of archaeology at a relatively young age, and she continued studying her other fields of interest throughout the 10s NE. She briefly held a lectureship with the Nuelita Technical Institute, but has currently paused her teaching career to pursue field work with the Garden full-time.

Since 13 NE, Iris has been accompanied by a strange psionic lifeform known as Pheap.

## History

### Early life

Iris was born in 5 BNE to Aratacian immigrants Venitisc Ferreti and Silan Pomperot on Hypraxidonia, in the Aratacian enclave-city of Veltoria. From an early age, she showed remarkable intelligence and capacity to learn, allowing her to take on an accelerated education.

Despite Hypraxidonia's restrictive firearm regulations, her father resolved to make sure all children knew how to fire an Aratacian shotgun, bringing them up to a Maxim Station firing range during their mid to late teens.

### Education

Iris began studying at the Nuelita Technical Institute from the early age of 14, completing a degree in archaeology by 17 and almost immediately opting to advance it further, joining Dr. Cassia-Nuon—a favored professor and mentor of hers—on an expedition to Acatalepsy.

### Archivist of the Garden

*AWAITING DE-CLASSIFICATION*
In 20 NE, Iris completed and published her first book: *Of Swords & Shovels*, a hybrid memoir and research compendium about her studies on Acatalepsy and Muara—with subtle commentaries on the struggles of studying and preserving history in or near active warzones.

### Veritas Crisis & Vigilian Games

In mid-22 NE, Iris learned from a contact of hers, the priest Procleus Laberius Baro, that the Heart of Mu had potentially re-emerged on Vigila, in the hands of the Imperial aristocracy.

Following Echo and many of their fellow Gardeners, Iris joined the Ecumene intervention force bound for the Aoshanti Concourse. With the Vigilian Peace ongoing, they continued on to Vigila in pursuit of Procleus' lead. While there, they variously participated in, spectated, and bet on the ongoing games. Following a string of victories in the arena, Echo won and gifted an Uncommon Part to Iris.

The pair would also find themselves at Queen Tainatra's Ball, continuing their pursuit of leads on the Heart.

### Studying on Lessos

As the end of the peace drew ever closer, Echo and Iris agreed that their best option was to divide and conquer, with Echo leading the Gardeners on the battlefield while Iris joined a smaller party on Lessos, helping further the Garden's growing academic and military partnership with the Order of Lessos.

While taking an odd job cleansing a power crystal at the Shrine of Ismaros, Iris would very nearly drown in the temple's underground river, needing to be rescued by Fesja Damára.

## Characteristics

### Appearance

Iris is a 5'4" Drodo woman with magenta and purple-toned fur and fuchsia eyes, a bodymod she chose during her late teens—her natural fur color being a light red-orange, like her father's. Her hair is short and dark mauve in color, with platinum blonde streaks, and her antennae are bent slightly backwards. She typically wears black, square-framed glasses, dark lipstick, and a ring through her left nostril.

### Capabilities

Iris is gifted with an exceptional ability to learn about and mentally simulate the world around her. From an accelerated education, she has completed degrees and participated in extensive research in the fields of archaeology and psiology, with a particular interest in Ancient Aoshanti psi-tech. She also has no shortage of more practical skills, including engineering and programming.

In combat, Iris wields a personally modified TU-25 shotgun.

## Stats

* PROFILE
* RENOWN
* FINANCES
* REPUTATION
* PUBLISHED WORKS

INCOME/EXPENDITURES

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* **Ambrosia:** 6 Opinion

## Relationships

### Family

The following family tree is simplified and does not include all descendants or branches of the family. Only important and relevant characters are shown.

Iris' relationship with her family became extremely fraught during her college years, due to her rebellious streak and desire to assimilate to Ecumene and Hypraxic culture—professed most strongly by her going by a more Hypraxic-sounding name as opposed to her Aratacian one. Between 12 and 13 NE, she spoke with her parents very infrequently, but finally began making efforts to reconcile with them after the Acatalepsy incident.

Unbeknownst to her, Iris is descended from the time-displaced Drodo soldier Vintess Ferreti.

### Katechon Labs

Mehkmetu-Antuon
During her time working for the Katechon Labs Psi Division, Iris met Director Mehkmetu-Antuon. Despite her suspicion of his possible loyalties, the two developed a friendship in their shared love of scientific breakthrough.

## Trivia

* Theme playlist.
* Iris' character art was made by Turnip Ink.
* The name of "Pheap" was inadvertently provided by 9Eyes.