Mara Ileres

Mara Ileres
"Every day I see it: abuse heaped upon others, the words of one disbelieved, plotting, conniving. Well... I, a meek girl with a grimoire, should not be able to defend herself, let alone others. But here we are, with paladin armor hidden beneath magic light. Will I live through it? I don't know... somebody has to; who else, if not me?"
Not an ordinary magician
Gender	Female
Race	Miqo'te
Clan	Seeker of the Sun
Citizenship	Currently Limsa Lominsa
Age	22
Nameday	16th Sun of the 4th Astral Moon
Birthyear	1555
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Build	5 fulms 1 ilms, 123 ponz
Alignment	Neutral Good

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Character

Mara Ileres, vulnerable as she is, wanders the land to find her strength.

Physical & Mental

Appearance

Mara's as short as 5 fulms and 1 ilm, with a tail about a third of that. She weighs in at 123 ponz, a result of an unhealthy diet. She takes pride in her sky blue eyes, adorning them with a darker blue eyeshadow to draw attention to them. The same cannot be said of her hair, which is dyed black to hide her natural red hair.

Mara favors light clothing, even in positions that would normally necessitate protective raiments. Mara has mixed and matched several garments, many of which are made with her own hand. One common element in her clothing is the skirt; she is also proud of her legs, and is more than willing to show them off.

Personality

While Mara attempts to be cheerful from the get-go, her use of extended vocabulary could hint to nervousness. As she opens up, she will confide in a closer friend the gap within her heart. The gap never to be closed, she nonetheless entertains with daydreams and often attempts to lighten the mood when she, herself, is in one. She has been known to take things literally; whether out of legitimate ignorance or to humor herself is unclear.

Like all coins, there is an underside: while she will commit to anything that catches her fancy, she does so with little regard to herself. Many of her life-altering events are due to foolishly chasing a dream, and even in decisions of smaller scale, she will pay little attention to her own condition. Overworking is a common problem for her, even when she attempts to pace herself. When taking a decision, she will often think of how others will be affected. As such, she will be careful to not let others come to harm in battle, or quickly heal the wounded. Care must be taken she doesn't come to harm herself.

Sexuality

Mara appears to care very little about sexuality, though she has shown a clear preference for young-looking men. She has a preference towards hyur and miqo'te; however, she shuns any advances, instead preferring emotional intimacy.

As far as clothes are concerned, she prefers a well-dressed man.

Thoughts on Use of Magic

It is said that Mara originally hailed from Garlemald, where mages were noticeably rare and machinery was favored instead. Then she cut off ties with the Empire five winters ago. It stands to reason, then, that the one to come from a clockwork empire would come to favor the use of magic after abandoning it. She uses it as though it is an extension of her body, even going as far as learning to weave aetherial armor to protect herself and others from harm.

She heard rumors of magic driving men insane, but she has had no such problem. If anything, it served to stabilize her. Regardless, she takes a somewhat scientific approach towards magic, and would readily research the phenomenon.

Characteristics

Likes ■White chocolate ■Cheese ■Seafoods ■Swimming ■Clear weather (even in Ul'dah) ■Aquamarines ■Soft fabrics ■Performing handicrafts while idling ■Outlandish dreams ■Riding magitek armor ■Eorzean and Garlean comedy literature ■Magic ■Music (particularly songs)

Dislikes ■Gambling ■Necessities relegated to elites' birthrights ■Wealthy persons who use their wealth against others ■Racial stereotypes ■Openly religious people (make her uncomfortable) ■"Honor before pragmatism" ■Rain ■Being the third wheel ■Isolation ■The taste of alcohol ■Broken promises

Fears ■ Rejection ■ Intimacy ■ Dementia ■ Death of friends

Hobbies ■ Reading magical research and comedy literature ■ Tailoring and fashion culture ■ Social interactions ■ Swimming ■ Traveling

Favorites ■ Favourite Color: Blue ■ Favourite Food: Tuna miq'abob ■ Favourite Drink: Effervescent grape juice ■ Favorite Season: Summer ■ Favorite Holidays: Moonfire Faire and Starlight ■ Favorite Creature: Cats ■ Favorite Flower: Poppy: ■ Favorite Element: Fire ■ Favorite Object: Scaled models

Abilities ■Aether ability: Reasonably skilled in most applications ■Detection ability: Via figments Jasper and Citrine; able to discern names, people's locations and anomalies ■Echo: On Warrior of Light level, but false positives occur ■Handicrafts: Fashion-oriented; decently skilled ■Machinery: Hands-on experience with magitek armor; limited manufacturing knowledge

Relationships

Family

Mara's original name is known to be Lucia Junius, though the honorific that would have denoted social standing was forever lost. Her family, whatever their names may be, could very well be alive---as could the contubernium she belonged to.

♥ In love with  ♥ Sexual Desire    💑 In a Relationship ♥ Platonic Crush    ● Good Standing ● Neutral Standing ● Poor Standing

Friends & Acquaintances ● ♥  💑 L'sharr Nunh - Mara had met him in the Children of Summer Moon, a miqo'te tribe, when she was still a hyur. His sense of humor soon gave way to self-loathing, finally peaking when his love interest lost her memory only to choose another. Mara has a sense of wanting to protect him, which finally drew her in; that said, the fact that he is a retired adventurer that still boasts many battles brings no small amount of frustration to her, who made it a point to learn diverse forms of magic to continue plying her trade. ● Reppu Hijiri - A longtime friend of hers, Reppu has advised Mara against her own impulsive choices many times. As they'd known one another since adventurers began to appear in droves, Mara would even consider her a best friend, and even an older sister (despite Reppu being two years younger). Unfortunately, she had been driven away from Reppu's proximity by a particularly loathful bodyguard---one that Reppu couldn't even dissuade from nearly killing Mara. Since then, she has hesitated in seeking Reppu out. ● Valirelia Ferox - Mara is still afraid of opening up to Valirelia. One would easily surmise why, if they knew Mara's origins. However, should she be able to trust Valirelia, Mara will see that she is a fiercely loyal, no-nonsense woman. She is notable for taking the reins of the Grand Watch when Raine Rylin was indisposed. ● Gus Pumpkinweed - Mara's part-time employer, she cannot recall how she came to be employed by him. Gus has a tendency to call her "emo", which upsets Mara. Nonetheless, she thinks no ill of him.

Enemies & Rivals ● Breitak Zod - It all began when Mara introduced Sharr to the group. Breitak started to insult her by blowing smoke by her, which she mostly ignored. When she confirmed that she was originally Garlean, Breitak finally bared his axe against her, effectively driving a wall between Mara and Reppu. She does not enjoy senseless taking of life, especially when it proves a man like him right. But she very much would like to cripple him.

Rumors

What do people truly think?

Origin

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Bonus

Special thanks go to Aerostein Epitaph for letting me use his page as a template. Rock on, pal.