Age: 21
Race: Isoli
With a skin as pale as delicate and pale the freshly fallen snow and a shoulder length hair to match, her name fits her appearance extremely well due to her intoxicating beauty.
Unfazed by the cold and harsh climates of Tundral, she is often seen wearing beautiful, and undeniably expensive dresses, matching her noble upbringing. Despite the beauty of the clothes she wear, all of them have one thing in common: they are custom made in order to not restrict her movement. The reason is not just for looks though. In fact, Maeve prefers those types of dress because she refuses to wear protective clothing such as armor due to them being 'ugly'.
Maeve might appear to be arrogant and cold at first, but once you know her better, it's clear that despite her whims and her attitude, she is in fact a pleasant person to have around and a valuable ally. She can also be surprisingly easy to approach if you treat her with the respect she demands. In return, she will also treat you with courtesy and respect (most of the times... probably...).
While she indeed cares about her allies, she has a small tendency to only see her own side of the situation and inadvertently thinking more about herself than about her allies and comrades.
Due to her noble upbringing, she had a very good education when young in many aspects, ranging from healing magic, fencing to even learn to control her strong, innate gift to use ice magic (which she still has a bit of trouble doing it, becoming clear and apparent when she gets irritated and uncomfortable). Sophisticated, polite and educated, Maeve is a perfect noble lady... if you ignore her adventurous side, her thirst for knowledge and desire to see the world, that is.
It is no secret that Isoli do have a certain superiority complex to other races and this is especially true to Isoli from Tundral. Coming from Tundral herself and being the heiress of an influential and wealthy noble family, it's only expected for her to be prideful and somewhat spoiled and even a somewhat arrogant. Still, she is not inherently mean or cruel to her allies, even though she can sometimes be mean without realizing it. Regarding enemies, opponents or those she dislike though, Maeve can be surprisingly mean and cruel, both with her words and actions. Being an accomplished duelist, she has a tendency to look down upon opponents who don't have the same talent, skill she has or who do not present any challenge to her. On these occasions, her tongue is as sharp and deadly as her rapier's blade.
Maeve is the second child of the Orzhov family. A wealthy and influential noble family, with it's origins deeply rooted within Tundral's history. The prestigious Orzhov family has a history of producing brilliant individuals for the Isoli, ranging from talented duelists and ingenious strategists to even scholars and counselors who assisted the royal family themselves.
Unlike her older brother, whom will be the next head of the family, Maeve, for being both a woman and the youngest child was initially overlooked. Still, she was still a noble and thanks to the fact she was capable to use ice magic, she was treated better than just an 'extra' who wouldn't be able to be the head of the family. Thanks to that, she had a very good education since young, being taught of science, anatomy, healing and ice magic and even martial arts, which Maeve soon grown attached to, showing a promising talent for fencing. When Maeve began getting older, the eyes of the other family members quickly turned to her. Her talent, which was already frightening when young only grew further and further. After beating her instructor on a sparring match with only 14 years by using an original fighting style developed by her, she quickly became known as a genius duelist. Surprisingly enough, not only she showed excellence at fencing, but she quickly shown herself to be a prodigy in the studies as well.
Even though Maeve had already surpassed her older brother in most aspects, the Orzhov were a very strict and traditional family, and as such, nothing she did could change the fact that she would never be in the same position as her older brother. She knew she was better. She deserved much more than to be married to another noble and just become a housewife. Her brother wasn't able to win against her in a sparring match not even once and she had something that no matter how much he tried, he wouldn't be able to copy... She was graced with the gift of ice magic.
Using her ice magic in interesting and subtle ways, she was praised for her ability to finely control said element, despite still not being able to fully make use of her gift yet. That, coupled with her skill with a rapier made her almost unbeatable in a duel.
Despite all that, Maeve grew tired of just living in the Orzhov family's mansion. There was no one who was capable to beat her in a duel or even capable of giving her a worthy challenge. Most of the instructors couldn't teach her anything. The routine was the same, every single day other than a few noble events where she had to go due to her family pressuring her because her brother was 'too busy'.
As the time passed, Maeve simply wasn't able to hide her dissatisfaction anymore. If there was nothing more for her inside Tundral, then maybe she could find something outside. But before that, she would have to make preparations. She needed to make connections to other noble families and find people to support her status as a Noble. Luckily for her, there was already a path laid in front of her to thread, by her parents, who always wanted her to serve the royal family. Thanks to that, she was able to gather enough influence and recognition by herself so neither her older brother nor anyone could deny her status as a noble. With the only problem already out of her way, she was free to do whatever she wanted since wealth wasn't really a problem for her.
Little did Maeve knew that she would get dragged into something much bigger than she was imagining after she left Tundral...
Equipment:
Other than her fine dresses, all of them made to be beautiful and elegant but not restrict her movement (They happen to be somewhat revealing due to the hot climate outside Tundral), the only weapon Maeve carries is a beautiful rapier, named Hrím. With an intricate handle and a blade made of a special, enchanted white steel, almost as white as Maeve's hair, it is both a beautiful and deadly. Due to the way it was forged, it's blade and handle are dangerously cold to the touch. It can only be wielded properly by those who can use ice magic.
Abilities:
Hrím (Hoarfrost in Old Norse): Thanks to her ice magic and her unique rapier, Maeve's strikes can lower one's bodily temperature and sap their stamina. The wounds caused by her blade often make target's skin and flesh around the wound have an almost blue color due to the frostbite and the cold burns.
Winter's Fang: When using this technique, Maeve's strikes leave a trail of ice, similar to a thin ice blade in the air as she swings her rapier, freezing the very air around the blade as it passes. Upon hitting an enemy with this technique, instead of bleeding, both skin, flesh and blood alike around the wound are completely frozen, further lowering her target's bodily temperature, sapping their stamina and making it painful to move.
Maeve can also use a variation of this ability, creating a slightly thicker ice trail in the air in order to deflect blows and projectiles aimed at her or cut her opponents.
Jack Frost: An ingenious use of her ice magic. Maeve creates a thin layer of ice in the ground around her, making it much easier to detect possible enemies, both by the noise of the ice layer cracking and the footprints on the ground. It also significantly decreases the temperature on the affected area, enough to make one's breath visible.
Winter's Kiss: Once again a product of Maeve's ingenuity and unique technique, she coats her blade with a thin and brittle ice layer which constantly remakes itself after shattering.
Upon striking an enemy, having her attack blocked or parrying an attack, this thin ice layer breaks, transforming into hundreds of thin ice needles. While the wounds inflicted by them are only superficial cuts or even piercing one's skin before melting due to their bodily temperature, they are still painful due to the wound itself, the thermal shock and force her opponent to protect their eyes. Despite the almost negligible damage a single needle can cause, hundreds of them flying at you again and again during a fight can severely hinder one's fighting capabilities.
Frozen Bloom: Unlike other techniques created by Maeve, this one is undeniably more cruel. Using the frozen wounds caused by Winter's Fang, Maeve can control the frozen ice and flesh, either making them slowly expand, freezing everything inside over a period of time or instantly freeze an area around it, making the ice expand violently, taking a form similar to a rose made of ice and frozen blood, giving the name to this technique.
Both uses of this technique are extremely dangerous, while the first one takes time to be effective and it's not painful at first, unless the opponent manages to either flee or somehow cancel this technique, their death is guaranteed.
The second use, while it instantly damages an opponent causing great pain and big damage to the affected area, it's effect is local and it doesn't expand slowly like the first type does.
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