May's Character of the Month: Iach

Iach was born and raised in Idyllin.  Eldest child and son of Iadryn and his wife Adelos, Iach was raised a warrior's son.  Iadryn his father was one of the leading Idyllinae men, and when King Arorhroth sent for the wisest men in the kingdom to be his counselors, Iadryn was chosen of all the Idyllinae.

  When Iach was eight or nine years old, he began a war band with his friends.  They practiced archery and swordsmanship together, and when their fathers would go out to hunt down a Peerthigrin that had been in the area, the boys would accompany them.  As they got older, they became more and more capable of doing so on their own. 

   But when Prince Aramoth moved to Idyllin, Iach had met his match.  He was bested in a friendly swordfight and, finding that Aramoth was the Prince, knew he had found a born leader for his war band.  He instituted Aramoth as their leader, stepped down to second in command, and became Aramoth's best friend.

Iach has blonde hair, blue eyes, and a earnest, friendly personality.  The character quality that best describes him is loyalty.  Iach is inherently loyal, especially to his best friend, Aramoth.

Iach remained loyal to Aramoth as well as the High King when many others fell away.  Though more suited to be second in command than a leader, Iach stood up for what was right and proved his loyalty by being the first to pledge allegiance to King Aramoth, when older men hesitated.

Iach genuinely cares about people.  He loves his sister Iachin dearly, even when she goes through rebellious and trying stages.  He doesn't just pretend like her sin is okay, but he lovingly tries to bring her back. 

Iach did not marry until he was around thirty, well above the Basileian average, but despite this he became the father of fourteen children who grew to love and serve the High King.