Ioun

Ioun (b. 704) is an Ainu girl from the Shirakami-Sanchi. She was captured by bandits in the winter of 720 and subsequently freed from captivity when Lord Ishimaru Katsurou led a small expedition against the bandit encampment. As thanks for freeing her from captivity and helping her and her fellow Ainu captives get to safety, Ioun served as a scout and guide for Hibiki, the head servant of the Ishimaru household, until Hibiki's demise in a battle against forces of the Iron Hand. Her whereabouts since then are unknown, but she is assumed to have gone back to her tribe in the Shirakami-Sanchi.