Iris

Iris Bellatoria is a world-class ribbon dancer and a member of the Vortox Pummelers. She acts as navigator and cooks many meals for the crew. She has an affinity for baking and is skilled in dagger combat. Outside of her work for the Pummelers, she seeks revenge on the insurgents who destroyed her planet and her people. She is warm to her crewmates and does her best in every mission.

Biography
Iris was born on 37-12, 2991 GUY into the royal family of the Light Elves. Her first cousin, Calypso, was the royal princess and was never close with Iris. Due to Iris's demon lineage, and the fact that the light elves were fresh out of a war with the archidemons, she was kept in tentative isolation for most of her childhood. She grew up relatively well-off, as her family was understandably wealthy. In her isolation, she had a private tutor to teach her all the things she needed to know. However, she hired a specialized instructor for ribbon-dancing, which was her childhood passion.

One day, on a trip to visit Calypso at the castle, her convoy was notified that a critical error had occurred within the Solumen's mining system and the planet was about twenty minutes away from explosion. Iris and Calypso were ushered to a pair of escape pods, but while they were halfway out, Calypso decided to turn back to save her parents. She was unsuccessful, and the planet exploded, killing everyone on it. Iris was among the precious few survivors, most of whom were simply off-world at the time.

Iris bounced around from place to place, group to group, in search of something to give her life meaning again. Eventually, while rendezvousing with a friend on Party Planet, she encountered the Vortox Pummelers celebrating Sanya's adoption into the crew. She joined with the Pummelers, hoping to find meaning there, and quickly made friends with the crewmates. Particularly, she grew close with Emmett and Sanya, later with Garrick, and integrated herself into the group, proving to be a valuable asset.

She left the Pummelers for a short while to live with her paternal aunt, cousins, and niece, living a life of serenity and relaxation. At some point during her stay, when her curiosity got the better of her, she discovered that her planet's destruction was not caused by a freak mining accident. Instead, it was a sabotage mission by a group of radical archidemon insurgents, wishing for the demon-elf conflict to end permanently. After this revelation, she set out with a new goal in mind: avenge her fallen species. She reunited with the Vortox Pummelers and continued her search, tracking both her remaining fellow light elves and the ones looking to destroy them.

Appearance
Borrowing from both of her genetic sides, Iris has a fair, somewhat greyed complexion. She is often noted as being "cute", having a pretty face and an elegant composure. Her hair is naturally black, though it was dyed temporarily during her first romp with the Pummelers. Her eyes are a bright blue with flecks of gold spread evenly throughout. As an archidemon, she sports small red horns on the top of her head.

Her clothing has changed over time. Originally, she wore a simple white dress with a crescent moon necklace. After her return to the Pummelers, she dressed with a crimson shirt tucked-in to a black skirt, with a leather belt tied around it. Attached to her belt is her dagger in its sheath. She can still occasionally be seen wearing her crescent necklace.

Personality
Iris is warm and gentle to those she cares about. Her childhood caused her much trauma, but she does her best to break past that and see the world in a positive light. Her determination to avenge her comrades is what drives her forward. Despite this, she still stresses very easily, and she pours that stress into hobbies and group activities. Iris is very friendly and gets along with most of her crewmates. She sees the best in people and tries to bring that best out of them; a notable example being her friendship with Sanya, whom Iris caused to open up and thaw her cold attitude.

Iris has shown to be easily flustered, as shown by her continuous flirtation with Emmett; however, she is not averse to romance or sex, as she dated and briefly became intimate with Emmett, as well as engaged with Seth on a few occasions. Though she would never intentionally harm a loved one, she has no problem pulling pranks and practical jokes, oftentimes scheming with Garrick to cause hijinks amonst the crew. Overall, perhaps her most influential trait is bringing light to people who would otherwise have a bleak existence.

Quotes
"Blueberry pancakes!"

- Iris's classic catchphrase

"Can I PLEASE JUST SET HER ON FIRE."

- Iris expressing her frustration. "Guys can you please stop talking about Emmett’s dick??"

- Iris pleading in vain.

Trivia

 * Iris has a habit of stress-baking; when she does so, her pastries are always blueberry-flavored.
 * Iris shares many things with Sanya, including her passion for blades.
 * After her encounter with Gretta, she can transform her body and voice at will; however, her form becomes pink during the transformation.
 * Iris is one of few characters in Final Frontier to have an in-universe relationship with another player character, Emmett.
 * Iris has been shown to break down and let her feelings loose when intoxicated.
 * Her name means "rainbow", and fittingly she brings out the color in others who won't do so on their own, e.g. Sanya.