Iona

Iona is a character in.

She is appointed Housecarl of the Dragonborn when he or she reaches the rank of Thane in Riften. She waits for the Dragonborn at Honeyside.

If the player possesses the Amulet of Mara, he or she can marry Iona. Like most spouses, she can be moved to another player-owned house.

In, Iona is eligible to be a steward for the Dragonborn's home when she is approached nearby 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.

Trivia

 * While her dialogue as a spouse is identical to the others, Iona's delivery is rather stark, almost forced.
 * If you kill a chicken in your garden at Honeyside, it is possible that she will attack you when you go into Honeyside because she is appointed to protect anything from you. When having her as a follower, and then killing a chicken, she will leave your service immediately and attack you.
 * If Iona dies or gets killed, a courier will soon appear and give 300 gold and a letter of inheritance 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. Being that you cannot release the person from following until they're in your presence, you cannot have another follower and a reload is necessary. Hopefully your previous saves/autosaves don't take you back too far before you notice. On the PC, it is possible to use the console to move her back to the player, first using "prid 000A2C93" then "moveto player" (confirmation needed).
 * After the player becomes a Thane of Riften, Iona may simply never appear. On the PC, this bug occurs because the Jarl's speech stops before she names Iona the Player's housecarl. You can solve this simply using the console code "player.placeatme 000A2C91" and Iona will appear.