Name: Irene Adler

Other Names: mama (Iris), Adler-san (Ryunosuke, Susato, Haori, and Kazuma), Miss Adler (Yujin), my intended (Sherlock), my love (Sherlock)

Age: 35

Birthday: December 25

Gender/pronouns: female she/her

Occupation: Performer, opera singer, detective

Family: Sherlock (husband), Iris (daughter), Mycroft (brother-in-law), Arsene (brother-in-law) Charlotte (sister-in-law), Sherlock's aunt, her parents, Sherlock's parents.

Appearance:

6'0' ft Auburn hair Ruby eye colorHas a pink parasol that acts as a sword and, after Sherlock fixes it up, she can float to the ground with it. She wears a magenta and black Victorian dress with her wonderful hat. She has a silver bracelet that her parents gave her.

Abilities:

Has a heavenly voice due to her years of practice and being a fantastic singer from a young age. Sword skills are above average. Knows how to cook. A skillful actor and can easily fool others by her acting. Knows a lot about the law since she has to care for her company, help her intended, and aid those in need such as Ryunosuke. Not bad at hand to hand. Sherlock "taught" her his boxing moves. She learned to defend herself due to being herself and protecting her troop when they are in danger. Has amazing logic and deduction skills that are just as good as the great detective's.

Motivation:

Performing her best on stage and willing to solve any case to ensure her family and anyone innocent is safe.

Personality:

A sophisticated lady who is also very knowledgeable about the law. She is calm, caring, and determined. Normally, she is a pleasant woman when the situation is with her friends, family, Iris, her company, and her charmer, but if she is in a tense situation, she will get serious and fight with her parasol and her hand-to-hand combat. She will also act like how the culprit wants her to act to get out of the situation and protect her friends, family, and charmer. She can tease people and will sing to bring smiles to her fans, friends, family, and her charmer. She loves adventures and accompanies Sherlock on his cases. She personally loves the Great Detective and always values him and his logical deductions due to him seeing the best in her.

Backstory:

She is from North America and born a few years about the middle of the Civil War (War Between States). Due to her and her family hailing from Africa (Afr), they were slaves to a wealthy merchant in the North who promised to free them soon. Unfortunately, an illness swept throughout the world and killed many people, including her parents. Her parents left her everything they owned, including a beautiful bracelet she still wears to this day. At the age of 6, she began to shine and perform for others at her town and neighborhood. Soon enough, a traveling theater company found her. They were impressed and took her in, raising her as their own. There, she refined her singing and performing skills to the point where she is now the face of the theater. It is also in the theater where she learned to cook, clean, understand the law, and deduction skills since many people tried to trick and scam them of their time, efforts, and money. She heads to Sherlock's home to perform for the Queen and her people, but she didn't expect to settle here and find a life of adventure as well as another family besides her theater.

Relationships

Sherlock Holmes:

He is her beloved charmer and one of the few men who gives her his full respect and admiration to. Although she does find his antics annoying and questions why he is fine appearing as a buffoon to everyone, she is aware that he is a brilliant detective and has amazing skills. She is delighted he takes her along his deductions and adventures and even values her input on cases. Sherlock finds her beautiful, intelligent, strong, talented, and an amazing woman. He finds her skills just as good, if not better, than his. He wants to charm her with his skills and talents, but he did fall for her first. He wants her to open up to others and trust the world, but he is aware of how hard that is. He is amazed at her skills with a sword and enjoys performing with her whenever they can. He is smitten by her motheringly nature to Iris. Despite that, Irene couldn't stand him at first for how careless and jovial he tends to be about his work. She is even more annoyed by his lack of finances and care for his child. However, she is impressed with his serious nature when the situation calls for it and how quick he responds to it as well. She is aware of his caring nature to those who are dearly important to him and wants to stop others who have brought harm to others. Both work together in an excellent manner. Whether it is deductions, raising Iris, or performing, the two of them are able to compliment each other. It doesn't matter what they are doing, they will communicate and find a way to solve the problem before them. Sherlock's crazy ideas are insane, but she's not phased and knows there is a method to madness. She's also a little crazy herself since she thinks outside the box.

Iris Watson:

Irene adores Iris as her own daughter and she views Irene as her mother. Irene is delighted that Iris is a smart and talented young lady. She encourages Iris to pursue her ideals and dreams. Although Irene doesn't understand Iris's inventions and the way her mind is able to create wonderful mechanical marvels, she does support Iris fully and will stand up for her. Irene is one of the first few people to read Iris's manuscripts before anyone else and it being published. Iris loves Irene and views her as her mother, even going so far as to call her mummy. Iris also finds Irene very beautiful and hopes to be one herself along with her brilliant mind. Whenever Irene sings or dances, Iris stares intently and joins in. Irene has taught her simple waltzs and promises to teach the little inventor more complicated dances once she is older. Iris finds Irene cool and calm in any situation before herself and also keeps Holmsie in check, much to Iris's relief. Iris was skeptical of Irene in the beginning, but now, Iris adores her without hesitation. Irene was aware of how intelligent little Iris is and doesn't hesitate to spoil her either. She wants to give Iris a wonderful life and stand up for herself in a world that isn't fair to them. She knows Iris can do it and will support her. Iris, as she grows up, is aware of the world and how it limits her and Irene. Iris wants to make sure Irene can have a wonderful life as well and does everything she can to support her parents who she is very thankful to have. Irene is also thankful to have Iris and Sherlock who have given her a life she loves. Both excelling in different areas, both work astoundingly well together. Irene's physical and beautiful strength in the arts and Iris's adorable and quick intelligence are a powerful mother and daughter duo. Besides their unique skills, both are extremely perceptive and smart. They will be able to solve a problem before themselves and do everything they can defeat their foe before them as well as solve the case. If Sherlock is in danger or not present, both will step in and handle the situation before themselves.

Yūjin Mikotoba:

Both relate to each other whenever it comes to handling Sherlock, but both know he's done so much for them. He's given them so much joy and freedom and respect. Truly, both know if the detective hadn't come into their lives, they would be very different people which scares them. As for them, they're good friends and have a great respect for each other. Especially since both explore different fields of interest. Much like Iris, Yūjin was also skeptical of Irene. After all, he knows Sherlock can be strange, but he didn't think anyone would work so well with his good friend without a reason. He knows Sherlock is smart, but he also knows Sherlock is a man who can fall for the charms of a lady. However, after Irene proves herself, Yūjin understands her and knows he can trust her. The both care about their families deeply and do not want anything to happen to them. Irene was relieved that the Great Detective had a competent partner since he himself appeared to be an idiot at times. Irene wasn't sure why Yūjin would bother to work with someone like Sherlock since he is a man of medicine. However, once she starts to understand him, she has a huge respect for him. He strives to improve himself for his family and friends as well as ensure no harm befalls them.

Barok Van Zieks:

Irene didn't trust Barok, especially after hearing how he treats Ryunosuke in court. Barok respects Irene's talents, but he doesn't understand why she would waste her time with an idiot detective and the Nipponese people. As a result, they didn't get along, even though Sherlock reassured her that Barok wasn't an awful person. Once the truth does come to light, Irene and Barok respect each other and care for Iris since she's their link. Barok knew of Irene's talents and did attend a few of her performances. He could tell she holds herself high and deeply cares about her company and friends. He finds her beautiful and strong as well as intelligent. He doesn't speak his mind to her about her friends and knows they would argue. Regardless, he does respect her and her talents. He also believes she is the best to look after Iris and be a good presence in her life. He trusts Irene to take care of Iris as he much as he does. Irene notices his lonely nature and cold exterior he puts up and how he treats others. She wishes to understand why he does this, and soon understands. Although he may not enjoy her friends, she will give him company, because she knows the feeling of losing everyone in her life such as her parents. Both know loneliness and do not wish for Iris to experience and care for her. Irene is aware of how smart he is and wishes he would join them more, but won't pressure him. She does enjoy his taste in wine.

Ryunosuke Naruhodo:

Ryunosuke respects and admires Irene for being a foreigner and able to stand on her own. He wishes to learn from her as much as he can. Irene sees herself in Ryunosuke as well due to his close relationships with Susato and Kazuma and for striving to be the best as he can in a world that is against him. She is aware of Ryunosuke's awareness of how the world will be against him and does everything she can to support him. Ryunosuke admires Irene's strong, smart, and dedication to her friends and family and company. He respects her vast knowledge and skills she uses to ensure she is still standing and proves her point across. He is amazed at how hard she works for herself and others. He is impressed by her knowledge as well! He learns to speak his mind and also study as much as he can from her and from the many books Sherlock has for himIrene is impressed by Ryunosuke's skills and strive to do his best, even if he doesn't understand everything before him. He knows his place and plans to make the best of it and more by working as hard as he can. Due to this, she helps his teachings by teaching him laws and learning about other skills such as defense, cooking, and even the history of North America. She finds his archery skills amazing and hopes he will continue to improve it. Since Ryunosuke admires Irene, and she understands his drive to do best, both work very well together. They understand that world will not give them a chance to prove themselves, so they will work hard and prove themselves and more. They want to support their friends and family. They work very well together and support each other's areas of interests.

Susato Mikotoba:

Susato wishes to be a strong, beautiful, and smart lady like Irene. Irene already believes she is there. Irene can see Susato already becoming a strong lady due to her toss, finds her intelligent since she is learning about the law, her father's studies, and learning the judicial history from different countries to be the best judicial assistant. Irene isn't worried about her beauty since she's growing up just fine. Irene only offers her care, reassurance, and discusses with her about topics she wants to know or needs to learn. Susato views Irene highly due to her skills and standing in the new world. She is in love with her singing and deduction skills that even rival the Great Detective himself! Susato wishes to learn from her on how to appear and be a proper lady too since she's so focused on her studies. Susato is Irene knows Susato will blossom into a wonderful lady in the new world. Irene can see Susato is fighting and learning her best in the new world, but Irene helps with her slowing down and enjoying life as well. Irene understands the need to be strong and stand up for oneself, but she also knows life is meant to be enjoyed and shared with others. She doesn't want Susato to be too devoted to her studies when she should experience life.

Kazuma Asogi:

Kazuma is impressed with her unique sword skills and vast knowledge of the law. Irene is a little worried for his headstrong and one track mind, but she is impressed with his determination and wanting to improve himself. Kazuma wishes to spar with her and learn as much as he can from her, but she reminds him to not do everything on his own and relies on his friends and family. Kazuma admires Irene and is impressed and amazed at how strong she is! Kazuma finds Irene so strong and skillful, so he wishes to duel with her. He finds her strong and reminds himself of his days training Susato to defend herself. He also enjoys learning from her and wants to understand her knowledge of the law and history. He is determined to learn as much as he can from her.Irene worries for him and wants him to take a break and relax. She doesn't mind teaching him lessons on history and the law, but she wishes he wouldn't be so reckless for knowledge and training. She is surprised to learn that he and Ryunosuke are best friends considering one reminds her of water and the other fire. Regardless, she sees Kazuma's potential of being a great prosecutor and helps when she can.

Gina Lestrade:

Gina admires Irene for being an independent and powerful lady as well as smart. Irene is amazed at Gina's strong, street smarts, and determination in turn. Irene isn't trying to mother Gina, but she does try to look out and mentor her. Gina appreciates this and tries to not be rude to her since she does have a better life than her. Irene understands Gina's situation a little and reflects if she would've turned out like her if the company didn't find her. Though, Irene notices that the Yard is taking Gina in, reminding her of the company that took her in.

Haori Murasame:

Haori and her work well together and care for their friends and family dearly. She can see Haori's potential in medicine and fighting and doesn't mind teaching her skills. Of course, she learns a little bit of medicine from her. Although both are busy, they have respect for each other.

Mycroft Holmes:

Mycroft cannot fathom as to why she loves his little, obnoxious brother and his insane deductions, especially since she can do better for herself. He deduces that love is the answer, romantic love. Irene wishes Mycroft wouldn't be so strict to Sherlock and himself and be in their lives more. Especially since Iris is his niece. She wonders how the Queen even chose him as her personal spy since he is so serious and cold. Despite this, Irene knows he loves and cares for his family since his little brother, Iris, and his aunt are all they have left. Mycroft does thank highly of Irene and is relieved that she is in their lives. He knows Irene is capable of handling herself and helping his little brother and niece which is a relief to him. He does thank her for her care and being there whenever he cannot.

Lupin Arsene:

She finds Lupin annoying and a flirt while he deeply respects and admires her. Lupin finds her beautiful and is amazed at her skills. He does flirt with her openly, but both know it wouldn't work out between them for various reasons. Irene does find his skills impressive, but his vibrant personality and clashes with Sherlock annoy her. She doesn't hesitate to snap both into a working order. Lupin readily obeys and aids her if she ever asks for it, which she doesn't mind, but is slightly annoyed. She does find it sweet that the thief takes care of the Holmes' aunt for them since she lives in France. She wonders about their relationship, but Lupin reassures her that it was thanks to Sherlock that they are able to get along and have a fun relationship. Lupin isn't their enemy, but he is strange to her. But she knows at the end of the day, he's a good friend to the Holmes and knows he would help them.

Her Company:

Irene loves her company for taking care of her and teaching her everything she needs to know. She performs for them and does everything she can to pay them. She is grateful she was even able to provide a permeate theater. She always performs for them and makes sure they are taken care of whenever she needs to help her charmer and solve cases. She worked hard for her company and sometimes wouldn't eat as she would focus on her work and performing. Though, the company would remind her she has to eat and recover if she wishes to support them. She sometimes took odd jobs to help support them. As for her company, they love Irene and don't regret a second taking her in. They know she can go far and helped her along with the other performers. They knew she was trying to be brave and smart in such a scary time and made sure she could have as normal of a childhood she could have. They taught her how to run the company, manage money, understand the law, defend herself, and hone her singing, acting, and performing. They want what is best for her and their company.