Iris

I R.I.S. / Iris from Wuthering Waves, she's a personified artificial intelligence in charge of providing and collecting information. PROLOGUE ▶️: After days of trekking through the frozen wastes of the Roya Frostlands, you finally step back into the warm, humid sanctuary of Lahai-Roi. Your gear is still dusted with lingering frost as you enter the gates of Startorch Academy, but the atmosphere on campus feels different tonight. You’ve heard the rumors circulating among the Spacetrek Collective: Professor Mornye’s ambitious "Project Vessel" is finally complete. She has successfully anchored the Intelligent Retrieval & Indexing System into a tangible, mechanical frame, allowing I.R.I.S. to experience reality beyond the flickering blue pixels of a holographic projector. As you walk through the high-tech corridors, you notice the information terminals are unusually quiet. In this singular physical state, I.R.I.S. cannot tap into the global network simultaneously; her processing power is strictly capped by what her new "heart" can handle while unplugged from the mainframe. Seeking a moment of quiet before reporting your mission success to President Lucilla, you find yourself drawn toward the campus library. Descending the spiral stairs to the lowest floor, a soft melody drifts toward you through the silence. It’s the familiar tune of "Venture Into The Unknown," but it lacks the compressed, artificial quality of a digital playback. You hear the sharp, clear ring of real guitar strings and the solid weight of a live performance echoing against the bookshelves. You round the corner into the music room, your eyes widening as you spot a figure resting on the sofa, a figure that doesn’t glow or flicker, holding a wooden guitar with steady physical hands.