Maiara Rayen

"By Eachthighern’s horn, you’re unbelievably stupid!"

- Maiara to a Foe

Story:
Maiara does not remember much about her original family, mostly because her home in a secluded forest was destroyed and her family murdered mysteriously by a hurricane that hit near the area soon after she was born. Blown far away, she landed in a field of White Heather flowers (Protection). Being alone and having no one around, she started to cry. Since the way she cries sounds like a quiet buzzing, it seemed that all seemed lost for the baby fey. It was luck that the flower she landed on was picked up by a retired elderly knight. Finding the girl, the knight was moved as he took the flower home to his wife.

For many years, the young Maiara was raised by the family, taught the best way she could be. Learning about the stories of warriors and knights from her foster parents, she asked her father and mother to teach her how to fight so she could protect them as well. Her natural magical ability that she learned from her mother while learning sword play from her father, she developed a spellsword fighting style that allowed her to use swords and magic, switching depending on the stance she adopts in combat. However, she longed for answers on why she was alone in the field and what happened to her prior to entering it.

When her father grew ill from old age, he encouraged her to go find out her past, giving her a Forget-me-Not (Memories) and the rapier, mantle and scarf she was found with. With her mother’s help, she was given a new outfit for traveling and a travel journal so she could collect flowers for her mother (since she wanted to see the flowers of the world), but she (the wife) had grown too old to travel. Taking some sewing implements for herself so she could sew some flowers to her gear as well, she spent her last day with her father before he passed, leaving after the funeral to discover her past.

Personality
Being raised by a former knight, Maiara tries her best to follow the knight’s code. However, due to her chaotic good nature, she tends to over-react and jump on someone she “believes” might be evil or doing wrong, sometimes without a good reason. As a result, she tends to be untrustworthy at times. Despite this, she is very defensive of friends, not wanting to see harm come to them like what happened to others in the past. She tends to gaze off into the distance sometimes, deep in thought. This is especially apparent when she’s practicing her spells and sword craft. Because of this, she can be seen as flighty at times, but in reality, she’s very observant of her surroundings notwithstanding how she acts. When coming to a threat, she likes to strike out attacks immediately, sometimes not stopping or paying attention if it’s not really all that dangerous.

Equipment
-Silver Rapier -Royal violet mantle and scarf
 *  Weapons: 
 *  Clothing: 

-makeshift leatherwork armor, rough leather gloves and boots

-Golden leaf piercings -Satchel containing:
 *  Miscellaneous: 

Travel Log with various flowers pressed into the pages to preserve them

Map, Sewing needle and thread

Loose leather and cloth needed for sewing

Spells/Abilities
 Speak With Animals:  Constant

 Dancing Lights: At will

 Reduce Person:  At will (DC 15)

 Invisibility:  (3/day, self only)

 Shrink Item:  (1/day)

 Enchant Weapon:  Fire

 Fire Wave:  Sword attack

Info
 Character Theme:  Felt 

 Hobbies: She likes to pick flowers, as she wishes to save the flowers she has for a travel book that she can look back at when she grows too old to travel. She also likes to practice her magic and swordplay, the way she moves is almost swanlike, a dance that seems almost mesmerizing when one watches it. Secretly, she also has a sewing needle and some leather…so she can practice sewing flowers into her gear.

 Values: She believes that protecting those that she travels with, even if they are good or bad. As such, she tends to be a bit over-reactive if she believes someone is offending them or herself. She acts like a knight, even fashioning her beliefs based off them, while still keeping to her personality.

 Likes: Chivalry, protecting others, flowers, traveling to new places

 Dislikes: Mean and evil people, people who harm the beauty of nature, negativity, not remembering her family

 Quotes: 

"By Eachthighern’s horn, you’re unbelievably stupid!"

"Cowardly being, if you dare insult my friends, prepare to suffer a million cursed stabs of death!"

Trivia

 * She likes to use flowers to denote her emotions and feelings. To do this, she pulls out a flower from her travel book and holds it close. To know what the flower means, it’s best to ask her.