Iona

Iona is a Nord housecarl in The Rift.

Interactions
She is appointed Housecarl of the Dragonborn when they become a Thane of the Rift. She waits for the Dragonborn at Honeyside. She does not exist in-game until this happens.

If the Dragonborn wears the Amulet of Mara, they can marry Iona. Like most spouses, she can be moved to another owned house. She's also a possible Blades Recruit.

In, Iona is eligible to be a steward for one of the Dragonborn's homes if she is approached near the property.

Follower
She is skilled in One-Handed, Heavy Armor and Block.

Combat

 * As with some other Followers, like Marcurio, she will use weapons that best deal with the enemy the Dragonborn encounters; for example, she will use the Staff of Repulsion or the Grand Staff of Repulsion against undead.


 * She seems to prefer using daggers above other One-Handed weapons given to her, even if they have a higher damage rating (e.g. Dragonbone Dagger w/ 109 dmg. > Dragonbone War Axe w/ 194 dmg.), however that is not always the case.

Trivia

 * While her dialogue as a spouse is identical to the others, Iona's delivery is rather stark, almost forced.
 * If one kills a chicken in the garden at Honeyside, she may attack upon entering Honeyside because she is appointed to protect the property. If she is a follower, she may leave the Dragonborn's service immediately and attack.
 * If Iona dies, a courier will soon appear and give a letter of inheritance and some gold (minus the Jarl's tax) to the Dragonborn.

Bugs

 * It is possible that upon completion of the full Meridia quest: The Break of Dawn with Iona, she will disappear. She does not return to Honeyside even after many days. As the Dragonborn cannot release a follower who is not present, she cannot be replaced with another follower and a reload is necessary.
 * On the PC, it is possible to use the console to move her back to the Dragonborn, first using "prid 000A2C93" then "moveto player" (confirmation needed).
 * After the Dragonborn becomes a Thane of Riften, Iona may simply never appear. On the PC, this bug occurs when the Jarl's speech stops before she names Iona the Dragonborn's housecarl.
 * On the PC this issue can be "fixed" by using the console command player.placeatme  <#> to create an Iona in front of the Dragonborn. She will act as if spawned by the game as normal.
 * Within the Hearthfire DLC, if the Dragonborn appoints Iona as steward, she may disappear entirely from the game.

Appearances


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