Paru Tethimin

Paru Tethimin was the daughter of the last Duke Tethimel, and the sister of Eshevis Tethimar and Uleviän Clunetharan. She was a hopeful to become Maia Drazhar's empress, but was not ultimately chosen.

Appearance
When Maia first saw Paru, she wore a "long sheath skirt" and high heels that made running difficult to impossible. She “was a pretty girl, though she lacked the strength of feature that made her brother’s handsomeness so eye-catching. She had been dressed in the elaborate and sophisticated fashion favored by the widow empress’s circle, which did not suit her: she looked like a child caught playing in her mother’s wardrobe.” She had pale elven white skin.

Paru was around 14 years old at the start of The Goblin Emperor, but was 15 by the end of the story.

Personality
Paru was shy, and at her audience with Maia, she was terrified.

Life
Paru was born to the Tethimada, as one of six children of the last Duke Tethimel and his wife.

Around seven years prior to The Goblin Emperor, Paru's mother died giving birth to Paru's youngest sister. Paru's youngest brother also died at some point before The Goblin Emperor, possibly in a hunting accident.

After Maia became emperor of the Ethuveraz, Eshevis brought Paru to the Untheileneise Court in the hopes of presenting her to Maia as Maia's future empress. Eshevis later begged permission to present her to Maia's notice, defying Varideise tradition to not allow such things, as audiences for future empresses took up too much time.

Paru and Eshevis had their audience with Maia in the Untheileian, after all other petitioners. Eshevis was annoyed at the wait, and vastly outpaced Paru to Maia's throne, while Paru struggled to keep up with him due to her outfit. Maia was stonily polite, particularly after Eshevis insisted on talking about negotiations for Vedero Drazhin's marriage, though Maia was somewhat kinder to Paru, which only seemed to make her more scared.

When the Corazhas convened to select Maia's empress, Csevet Aisava presented "Maia's" final choices: Paru, Loran Duchenin, and Csethiro Ceredin. Lord Bromar, with Lord Isthanar's support, possibly supported Paru, as Bromar did not want to cross the Tethimada. Bromar argued Lord Chancellor Uleris Chavar into a standstill over the issue. but Csethiro had overwhelming support, and was ultimately chosen.

After Eshevis' failed assassination of Maia, and the reveal of the Tethimadeise Conspiracy that led to the murders of Varenechibel IV, Nemolis Drazhar, Nazhira Drazhar, and Ciris Drazhar, Tethimel's execution, and with Eshevis already dead, Maia gave custody of Paru and her two unmarried sisters - who were 12, and 7 years old, respectively - to Prince Orchenis Clunenthar, their uncle by marriage to Uleviän. The Tethimada were extirpated, with the properties made part of Paru and her sisters' dowries. Paru left the Court on the Loyalty of Lohaiso with Orchenis, Uleviän, and her sisters for their trip to Amalo.

Paru possibly resided in the Amal'theileian, with the rest of Orchenis' family.

Skills
Paru was well taught in court manners, and graceful.

Eshevis Tethimar
Paru was possibly afraid of her brother, and he seemed to see her as a political convenience.

Maia Drazhar
Maia flatly refused to order Paru and her sisters to attend their father's execution, against the suggestions of members of Maia's government.