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− | : <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font size="2">Surrounded by books, tomes, scrolls, and plenty of space to practice and grow, Maria delved deeply into her studies of the arcane. Reveling in her powers and overly cocky, she grew older but not wiser. Not seeing her parents also was a catalyst for her acting out, and she quickly hit a rebellious stage, believing she knew all and the guild had nothing more to teach her. In her infinite wisdom she decided to become an adventurer. Maria, her mother, and her 'auntie' - one of the lifelong friends that had helped her family get to Ul'dah - had a 'discussion' about it which quickly turned to violence. That Maria's first lesson in how she wasn't as omnipotent as she believed herself to be. <br><br>She was eventually allowed to leave on one condition - she could not go alone. Blue Willow(Auntie) sent her two oldest sons with her - Mighty Wave(Guardian) and Fearless Storm(Pugilist). During their adventures they met an Elezen conjurer named Vioxax Bijat and a midlander thaumaturge simply known by Julian. They traveled together for a few years, until Maria and Fearless Storm decided to get married. <br><br>Shortly after their marriage the war came, and then the Calamity, and Maria lost her friends and her husband. The loss of Fearless Storm, who had first been like a best friend/brother figure, then a close fighting companion, to lover, devastated her. Instead of going into a depression, she channeled her energy into a deep, simmering rage. Instead of mourning she traveled, wandering aimlessly. She grew close to no one, did odd jobs as a mercenary or seamstress, and pursued the way of the black mage. How she acquired a soul stone is still unknown, and she has yet to divulge that information to anyone, even her current significant other, | + | : <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font size="2">Surrounded by books, tomes, scrolls, and plenty of space to practice and grow, Maria delved deeply into her studies of the arcane. Reveling in her powers and overly cocky, she grew older but not wiser. Not seeing her parents also was a catalyst for her acting out, and she quickly hit a rebellious stage, believing she knew all and the guild had nothing more to teach her. In her infinite wisdom she decided to become an adventurer. Maria, her mother, and her 'auntie' - one of the lifelong friends that had helped her family get to Ul'dah - had a 'discussion' about it which quickly turned to violence. That Maria's first lesson in how she wasn't as omnipotent as she believed herself to be. <br><br>She was eventually allowed to leave on one condition - she could not go alone. Blue Willow(Auntie) sent her two oldest sons with her - Mighty Wave(Guardian) and Fearless Storm(Pugilist). During their adventures they met an Elezen conjurer named Vioxax Bijat and a midlander thaumaturge simply known by Julian. They traveled together for a few years, until Maria and Fearless Storm decided to get married. <br><br>Shortly after their marriage the war came, and then the Calamity, and Maria lost her friends and her husband. The loss of Fearless Storm, who had first been like a best friend/brother figure, then a close fighting companion, to lover, devastated her. Instead of going into a depression, she channeled her energy into a deep, simmering rage. Instead of mourning she traveled, wandering aimlessly. She grew close to no one, did odd jobs as a mercenary or seamstress, and pursued the way of the black mage. How she acquired a soul stone is still unknown, and she has yet to divulge that information to anyone, even her current significant other, Dorien. <br><br>[[File:Fireishot.jpg|frameless|right|Maria during her darker years.]]For years she moved around Thanalan, avoiding family and friends. Maria changed her name and appearance, covering herself from head to toe so as to be unrecognizable. While doing this she searched ruins and dipped into forbidden research and magics - anything that she could find that would aid her in gaining power. Her end goals shifted constantly - did she want the power to wipe out the Garleans? Did she simply want the skills to eliminate those in power? Or perhaps she simply wanted power so nothing or no one could ever hurt her again. As time went on and she went deeper into the black arts, it eventually devolved into: "Because I need it." <br><br>However, her pursuits could not quell the burning rage within, and it became so overwhelming she drew the attention of a strange knight named Adel. This person offered to help Maria control the darkness threatening to consume her - if she abandoned magic for the sword. After some 'discussion', she eventually agreed.).</font></div><br> |
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− | : <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font size="2">Maria's anger finally subsided through her training, and she began to properly mourn her husband's death. She visited his grave and began to collect money to buy a house - one of the two things they had dreamed of doing together. Through various interactions with others, and by 'locking away' what she felt to be negative parts of herself, Maria began to open up and slowly morph into the person she is today. A year and a half ago she put aside the sword and picked back up her staff, feeling secure in herself once more. She picked back up her research, but shifted the focus more toward the historical. Her aim being to learn from the mistakes of the past so as not to repeat them. <br><br> Months ago she was approached by Konner Kinkaid and invited to a company venture. Maria enjoyed being around the people there, felt welcome, and joined the OS&R for a time as their seamstress and offensive magic specialist. She eventually departed the company a little over a moon later, and at the behest of an old friend named Maral Oronir associated with another company, Soul of the Sword for a while. While she was never an official part of the company, she aided in ventures and spent time at the mansion getting to know some of the people there. Around that time she met Gilawafe Archimtirios, who, unbeknownst to her, would become someone very important. <br><br>After associating with other companies and working outside of them, it reinforced that her decision to leave her first (and only) company had been the correct one. Being a mercenary for so long had left her too used to doing things her own way and on her own terms. While she strongly believes in the Order and what they stand for, Maria realized that supporting others as an unaffiliate was more suited for her than being under another's banner. She assists others if needed/asked, and offers consult to other companies regarding historical research, but will refuse any offers to join a company. <br><br>When Topmast Apartments opened, Maria procured a place to stay and moved some of her belongings in. She continued her research in historical magics, until she managed to finally find a small plot of land for a home. With the funds she had managed to save from her odd jobs here and there, she had her home built, and finally began her dream by turning her apartment into an alteration shop. Although it depleted the rest of her funds, she managed to finally open Maria's Alterations. <br><br>'''Closing Shop, Going Home Arc'''<br><br>An old inquiry regarding her bloodline from her good friend Kindling Dusk led Maria to inquire into her father, Leran Zolts. Maria needed a biological sample from him in order for Dusk to conduct a ritual to discover why Maria had strong aether abilities when she came from a family that had none (and Maria knew nothing of her family so had no answers). Old contacts eventually led her to find a woman named Signy Lionsblood in Little Ala Mhigo. From there, Maria has learned some hard truths: Her parents were deserters during Theodoric's reign, before the Garleans even invaded, taking their young daughter and fleeing to Ul'dah. They changed their name to Zolts to hide, and over the years as her parents split and things died down, they took their names back. Lionsblood was her father's true clan, and Signy, her contact, was her half-sister. Unfortunately, her father has already left for Ala Mhigo, and with Maria left with more questions than answers, she's decided to take the journey to seek out her parents clans for her own sake, to learn where she comes from and learn of her heritage. <br><br>While this was going on, Gilawafe eventually approached Maria with an issue of his own: his inner Darkness that he utilized as a weapon in combat was beginning to consume him, and if he did not take measures to deal with it, he feared it would eventually kill him. With the aid of his friends [[O'kovasi_Maar|Kovasi Maren]], [[Cordelia_Maren|Cordelia Maren]], [[Serris_Le'omend|Serris Le'omend]], and [[Samara_Ampoah|Samara Ampoah]], they were able to extract his darkness, but the extraction took more than expected. A piece of himself seems to be missing, and he has aged considerably from the ordeal. With what time he has remaining, Gila wishes to travel the world to find a way to replace what was lost, and Maria wishes to accompany him. To this end, she has closed her shop for now, and has taken back up the staff so she can be his strength in more than just moral support. <br><br>'''Vengeful Sorceress Arc''' <br><br>Maria wished to persue her family history and so went to Gyr Albania with Dorien Elys, a strange Elezen she met at a chance encounter in the Thaumaturge's Guild. The war gave her little to go off and little chance to do anything beyond fight in the Resistance. After the assault in Rhalgar's Reach by Zenos, the two mages withdrew and Maria delved into hunting for information on focusing on a different method of fighting using Thaumaturgy. After a few months of training with some minimal results, she returned to Limsa Lominsa where Maral had left communications for her to go to Othard. She relayed this information to Dorien, who made arrangements to go to Othard as well. The request was to research enchanted prisms of the Qayagahara, Maral's clan. How were they enchanted, how did they function, what were their various utilities, could it be mass produced? <br><br> Maria's fare was paid to Kugane, and she settled in and situated herself within the Sunset in Stone Trading Company. She reconnected with Gila, but their relationship quickly became strained when she began to feel that he had settled himself in Othard and seemed to have little desire to return to Eorzea. With Maria still wanting to eventually have a family and settle down, she began to question how she fit into Gila's life, but instead of discussing it with him buried herself in her work. This caused them to fall into a few tense arguments, with neither of them properly talking things out (mostly due to Maria keeping things to herself due to not wanting to upset Gila).<br><br> Before anything could get properly sorted, Maria was attacked by an unknown assailant. When she was discovered, it was with severe burns all over her body, and when she awakened she had no recollection of the past two cycles. She knew herself only from when she had been relic hunting, and any further attempts to dig at the truth were met with fatigue and headaches. <br><br>Being surrounded by virtual strangers, armed with only a journal to recall events left Maria with a sense of disjointment and frustrated confusion. She broke things off with Gila, with the claim that since she could not promise him that she would get her memories back, it was unfair for either of them to cling to false hopes. | + | : <div style="font-family:Georgia;"><font size="2">Maria's anger finally subsided through her training, and she began to properly mourn her husband's death. She visited his grave and began to collect money to buy a house - one of the two things they had dreamed of doing together. Through various interactions with others, and by 'locking away' what she felt to be negative parts of herself, Maria began to open up and slowly morph into the person she is today. A year and a half ago she put aside the sword and picked back up her staff, feeling secure in herself once more. She picked back up her research, but shifted the focus more toward the historical. Her aim being to learn from the mistakes of the past so as not to repeat them. <br><br> Months ago she was approached by Konner Kinkaid and invited to a company venture. Maria enjoyed being around the people there, felt welcome, and joined the OS&R for a time as their seamstress and offensive magic specialist. She eventually departed the company a little over a moon later, and at the behest of an old friend named Maral Oronir associated with another company, Soul of the Sword for a while. While she was never an official part of the company, she aided in ventures and spent time at the mansion getting to know some of the people there. Around that time she met Gilawafe Archimtirios, who, unbeknownst to her, would become someone very important. <br><br>After associating with other companies and working outside of them, it reinforced that her decision to leave her first (and only) company had been the correct one. Being a mercenary for so long had left her too used to doing things her own way and on her own terms. While she strongly believes in the Order and what they stand for, Maria realized that supporting others as an unaffiliate was more suited for her than being under another's banner. She assists others if needed/asked, and offers consult to other companies regarding historical research, but will refuse any offers to join a company. <br><br>When Topmast Apartments opened, Maria procured a place to stay and moved some of her belongings in. She continued her research in historical magics, until she managed to finally find a small plot of land for a home. With the funds she had managed to save from her odd jobs here and there, she had her home built, and finally began her dream by turning her apartment into an alteration shop. Although it depleted the rest of her funds, she managed to finally open Maria's Alterations. <br><br>'''Closing Shop, Going Home Arc'''<br><br>An old inquiry regarding her bloodline from her good friend Kindling Dusk led Maria to inquire into her father, Leran Zolts. Maria needed a biological sample from him in order for Dusk to conduct a ritual to discover why Maria had strong aether abilities when she came from a family that had none (and Maria knew nothing of her family so had no answers). Old contacts eventually led her to find a woman named Signy Lionsblood in Little Ala Mhigo. From there, Maria has learned some hard truths: Her parents were deserters during Theodoric's reign, before the Garleans even invaded, taking their young daughter and fleeing to Ul'dah. They changed their name to Zolts to hide, and over the years as her parents split and things died down, they took their names back. Lionsblood was her father's true clan, and Signy, her contact, was her half-sister. Unfortunately, her father has already left for Ala Mhigo, and with Maria left with more questions than answers, she's decided to take the journey to seek out her parents clans for her own sake, to learn where she comes from and learn of her heritage. <br><br>While this was going on, Gilawafe eventually approached Maria with an issue of his own: his inner Darkness that he utilized as a weapon in combat was beginning to consume him, and if he did not take measures to deal with it, he feared it would eventually kill him. With the aid of his friends [[O'kovasi_Maar|Kovasi Maren]], [[Cordelia_Maren|Cordelia Maren]], [[Serris_Le'omend|Serris Le'omend]], and [[Samara_Ampoah|Samara Ampoah]], they were able to extract his darkness, but the extraction took more than expected. A piece of himself seems to be missing, and he has aged considerably from the ordeal. With what time he has remaining, Gila wishes to travel the world to find a way to replace what was lost, and Maria wishes to accompany him. To this end, she has closed her shop for now, and has taken back up the staff so she can be his strength in more than just moral support. <br><br>'''Vengeful Sorceress Arc''' <br><br>Maria wished to persue her family history and so went to Gyr Albania with Dorien Elys, a strange Elezen she met at a chance encounter in the Thaumaturge's Guild. The war gave her little to go off and little chance to do anything beyond fight in the Resistance. After the assault in Rhalgar's Reach by Zenos, the two mages withdrew and Maria delved into hunting for information on focusing on a different method of fighting using Thaumaturgy. After a few months of training with some minimal results, she returned to Limsa Lominsa where Maral had left communications for her to go to Othard. She relayed this information to Dorien, who made arrangements to go to Othard as well. The request was to research enchanted prisms of the Qayagahara, Maral's clan. How were they enchanted, how did they function, what were their various utilities, could it be mass produced? <br><br> Maria's fare was paid to Kugane, and she settled in and situated herself within the Sunset in Stone Trading Company. She reconnected with Gila, but their relationship quickly became strained when she began to feel that he had settled himself in Othard and seemed to have little desire to return to Eorzea. With Maria still wanting to eventually have a family and settle down, she began to question how she fit into Gila's life, but instead of discussing it with him buried herself in her work. This caused them to fall into a few tense arguments, with neither of them properly talking things out (mostly due to Maria keeping things to herself due to not wanting to upset Gila).<br><br> Before anything could get properly sorted, Maria was attacked by an unknown assailant. When she was discovered, it was with severe burns all over her body, and when she awakened she had no recollection of the past two cycles. She knew herself only from when she had been relic hunting, and any further attempts to dig at the truth were met with fatigue and headaches. <br><br>Being surrounded by virtual strangers, armed with only a journal to recall events left Maria with a sense of disjointment and frustrated confusion. She broke things off with Gila, with the claim that since she could not promise him that she would get her memories back, it was unfair for either of them to cling to false hopes. <br><br>After a time, with the aid of Dorien they were able to forcibly lift the curse from her, although not without consequences. Chunks of affected memories from the curse are now missing, and while there isn't anyone that Maria has specifically forgotten, there are people she may not be as familiar with, and incidents/events/periods of time that she's forgotten completely (ie: She has very little recollection of the time she ran her alteration shop). Maria has since adjusted to these gaps, and is slowly moving on with her life while still keeping a lookout for the one who cursed her. </font></div> |
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