Irisis Stirm is a main character in Ian Irvine's The Well of Echoes quartet. She comes from the wealthy House of Stirm an is not averse to using her body to get her way. She is a senior artisan at the manufactory near Tiksi and Tiaan Liise-Mar's rival. Irisis forms a romantic relationship with Xervish Flydd, this soon fails but they stay very close friends. Irisis' true love falls to Nish, though it is sometime before either realise their feelings. Irisis and Nish accompany Scrutator Flydd on many of his journeys and become two of his most trusted confidents.