Paru Tethimin

Paru Tethimin is the daughter of the last Duke Tethimel, and the sister of Eshevis Tethimar and Uleviän Clunetharan.

Appearance
When Maia first saw Paru, she wore "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 typical 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 his 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, who 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.

When the Corazhas convened to select Maia's empress, Csevet presented "Maia's" final choices: Paru, Loran Duchenin, and Csethiro Ceredin. Seemingly no one (or no large portion of people) supported Paru, and 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 Orchenis. The Tethimada were extirpated, with the properties made part of Paru and her sisters' dowries. Paru left the Court on the Loyalty of Lohaiso for their trip to Amalo with Orchenis, Uleviän, and her sisters.

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.

Trivia

 * It's possible that Lord Bromar, with the support of the Witness for the Universities, supported Paru's bid for empress, as Bromar did not want to cross the Tethimada.