Maia Nanethiel - Revision history

Peridan at 17:34, 21 December 2010

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	* <b>[[Wiltenholm, Osclow\|Osclow Wiltenholm]]:</b> Maia is quite fond of Osclow and counts him amongst the few close friends she has in the Sundered Valley. She finds appeal in the man through his benevolence, his generosity, his open-mindedness, and his charming wit. She tries to serve as a friend, confidante and adviser for him.		* <b>[[Wiltenholm, Osclow\|Osclow Wiltenholm]]:</b> Maia is quite fond of Osclow and counts him amongst the few close friends she has in the Sundered Valley. She finds appeal in the man through his benevolence, his generosity, his open-mindedness, and his charming wit. She tries to serve as a friend, confidante and adviser for him.

	* <b>Peridan Twilight:</b> Maia has great regard for Peridan, whom is her senior - easily one century older - though they do not always see eye to eye: Maia is a person of faith and conviction while Peridan is one of duty and reason by contrast. However, both have developed a fond respect for each other. Maia is particularly proud that she made Peridan take notice that she was not just an errant adventurer, but actually had something she could stand for - though that hardly prevents the sun elf from patronizing her at times.		* <b>[[Twilight, Peridan\|Peridan Twilight]]:</b> Maia has great regard for Peridan, whom is her senior - easily one century older - though they do not always see eye to eye: Maia is a person of faith and conviction while Peridan is one of duty and reason by contrast. However, both have developed a fond respect for each other. Maia is particularly proud that she made Peridan take notice that she was not just an errant adventurer, but actually had something she could stand for - though that hardly prevents the sun elf from patronizing her at times.

	* <b>Etria Illiathor:</b> Etria is an old friend. Maia owes to Etria's craftmanship the enchanted arms and armor she now wears.		* <b>Etria Illiathor:</b> Etria is an old friend. Maia owes to Etria's craftmanship the enchanted arms and armor she now wears.

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	===Faith===		===Faith===
	Maia's strong convictions are supported by an equally strong faith in the Seldarine, the elven gods. Corellon Larethian, Sehanine Moonbow and Erevan Ilesere are gods she hold in high regard, but the patron she serves is the elven god of archery, hunting and wilderness survival, [[Solonor_Thelandira\| Solonor Thelandira]]. His teachings; to promote harmony between the wilds and the civilized, to keep the evils of the woodlands in check and of foresight before action were once second nature to her... and now, a guiding ideal to her partly-fey persona. As most elves, she has a deep dislike of Grumsh, the orc god, and Lolth the Spider Queen - though she does not find Eilistraee to be very credible (the notion of good drow falls very flat on her).		Maia's strong convictions are supported by an equally strong faith in the Seldarine, the elven gods. Corellon Larethian, Sehanine Moonbow and Erevan Ilesere are gods she hold in high regard; but the patron she serves is the elven god of archery, hunting and wilderness survival, [[Solonor_Thelandira\| Solonor Thelandira]]. His teachings; to promote harmony between the wilds and the civilized, to keep the evils of the woodlands in check and of foresight before action were once second nature to her... and now, a guiding ideal to her partly-fey persona. As most elves, she has a deep dislike of Grumsh, the orc god, and Lolth the Spider Queen - though she does not find Eilistraee to be very credible (the notion of good drow falls very flat on her).

	Since coming to Sundren, Maia has been exposed to many other deities other than those typically worshipped by her people.		Since coming to Sundren, Maia has been exposed to many other deities other than those typically worshipped by her people.

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	===Faith===		===Faith===
	Maia's strong convictions are supported by an equally strong faith in the Seldarine, the elven gods. Corellon Larethian, Sehanine ~~Moobow~~ and Erevan Ilesere are gods she hold in high regard, but the patron she serves is the elven god of archery, hunting and wilderness survival, [[Solonor_Thelandira\| Solonor Thelandira]]. His teachings; to promote harmony between the wilds and the civilized, to keep the evils of the woodlands in check and of foresight before action were once second nature to her... and now, a guiding ideal to her partly-fey persona. As most elves, she has a deep dislike of Grumsh, the orc god, and Lolth the Spider Queen - though she does not find Eilistraee to be very credible (the notion of good drow falls very flat on her).		Maia's strong convictions are supported by an equally strong faith in the Seldarine, the elven gods. Corellon Larethian, Sehanine Moonbow and Erevan Ilesere are gods she hold in high regard, but the patron she serves is the elven god of archery, hunting and wilderness survival, [[Solonor_Thelandira\| Solonor Thelandira]]. His teachings; to promote harmony between the wilds and the civilized, to keep the evils of the woodlands in check and of foresight before action were once second nature to her... and now, a guiding ideal to her partly-fey persona. As most elves, she has a deep dislike of Grumsh, the orc god, and Lolth the Spider Queen - though she does not find Eilistraee to be very credible (the notion of good drow falls very flat on her).

	Since coming to Sundren, Maia has been exposed to many other deities other than those typically worshipped by her people.		Since coming to Sundren, Maia has been exposed to many other deities other than those typically worshipped by her people.

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Faction

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	==Faction==		==Faction==
	* Maia is a ranger aligned to the <b>Wardens of the Vale</b>, based in Bullseye's ranger outpost, which overlooks the Viridale Forest's druid glade. Holding the rank of Marksman, she is amongst the most experienced rangers serving under the Ranger Lord Iauron's Nature's Vanguard.		* Maia is a ranger aligned to the [[Wardens_of_the_Vale\|<b>Wardens of the Vale</b>]], based in Bullseye's ranger outpost, which overlooks the Viridale Forest's druid glade. Holding the rank of Marksman, she is amongst the most experienced rangers serving under the Ranger Lord Iauron's [[Nature's_Vanguard\| Nature's Vanguard]].

	==Relationships==		==Relationships==

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	* Maia is a ranger aligned to the <b>Wardens of the Vale</b>, based in Bullseye's ranger outpost, which overlooks the Viridale Forest's druid glade. ~~She holds~~ the rank of ~~Scout and works in cooperation with~~ Ranger Lord Iauron's Nature's Vanguard.		* Maia is a ranger aligned to the <b>Wardens of the Vale</b>, based in Bullseye's ranger outpost, which overlooks the Viridale Forest's druid glade. Holding the rank of Marksman, she is amongst the most experienced rangers serving under the Ranger Lord Iauron's Nature's Vanguard.

	==Relationships==		==Relationships==

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Personality

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	==Personality==		==Personality==

	Maia is ~~an elfwoman whom typically holds~~ a ~~serene, polite~~ and ~~charming demeanor. While expressive, Maia makes efforts to mitigate~~ negative ~~emotional extremes over a belief that with self~~-~~control~~, ~~she can act in a fashion~~ of her ~~choosing rather than impulsively react~~. ~~To this end~~, Maia ~~rarely betrays exasperation~~, ~~anger or sadness; usually mitigating them to annoyance, nonchalance~~ and ~~disappointment~~. ~~With this patience and tolerance~~, she ~~finds it easy~~ to hold ~~a friendly stance~~ to ~~most she meets; though orcbloods~~, ~~fury-worshipers~~ and ~~chronically boorish people test~~ her ~~on those grounds~~.		Maia is a conflicted person; balancing strong and well-intentioned convictions with more natural - and yet more emotionally negative - tendencies toward whimsy, amorality or cruelty which comes from the sway of her waxing fey bloodline (as described here:[http://www.sundren.org/wiki/index.php?title=Maia_Nanethiel#Fey_Heritage]).

			On her best days, Maia can be serene, polite and even charming. Identifying herself as 'Seelie', she puts great value in courtesy and will generally answer in kind while endeavoring to hold in more flippant commentary or thought provoking questions. She's honest, greatly valuing her credibility (Maia makes omissions and half-truths when she wishes to be evasive, but rarely ever lies), and enjoys playing the part of the trustworthy confidante (Maia ironically found out that despite her bouts of fey irrepressibility, she's actually much more dependable than most).

	Little attached to the dour ranger loner archetype, Maia finds that devoting her unique talents as a ranger to assist and support others that also care to confront the ills of the Sundered Valley is more fruitful and constructive than going it alone. She is a firm believer in championing the cause of good in this fashion; holding as her philosophy the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.		Little attached to the dour ranger loner archetype, Maia finds that devoting her unique talents as a ranger to assist and support others that also care to confront the ills of the Sundered Valley is more fruitful and constructive than going it alone. She is a firm believer in championing the cause of good in this fashion; holding as her philosophy the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute.

	Occasionally, Maia's fey heritage gets the better of her (as described here:[http://www.sundren.org/wiki/index.php?title=Maia_Nanethiel#Fey_Heritage]) and she adopts a more fey demeanor. Though the elfwoman tries to keep a tight leash on herself because she is rarely proud of how she acts during those fits. Maia is concerned that if her fey bloodline's influence keeps growing that she will be less and less capable of asserting her conscience and her sense of right and wrong; that she is slowly - but steadily - going mad.
	===Faith===		===Faith===
	Maia's patron ~~deity~~ is [[Solonor_Thelandira\| Solonor Thelandira]]. ~~In his service she works~~ to promote harmony between ~~civilization~~ and the ~~wilds~~, ~~struggles under~~ the ~~green canopy~~ of ~~trees to keep evil~~ in check and ~~follows his teachings~~ of foresight before action ~~in other~~ to ~~avoid regretful consequences~~. ~~Most~~ of the god~~'s tenets she follows more as second nature than as duty~~, ~~as Solonor's hopes~~ and ~~desires mirror~~ her ~~own~~.		Maia's strong convictions are supported by an equally strong faith in the Seldarine, the elven gods. Corellon Larethian, Sehanine Moobow and Erevan Ilesere are gods she hold in high regard, but the patron she serves is the elven god of archery, hunting and wilderness survival, [[Solonor_Thelandira\| Solonor Thelandira]]. His teachings; to promote harmony between the wilds and the civilized, to keep the evils of the woodlands in check and of foresight before action were once second nature to her... and now, a guiding ideal to her partly-fey persona. As most elves, she has a deep dislike of Grumsh, the orc god, and Lolth the Spider Queen - though she does not find Eilistraee to be very credible (the notion of good drow falls very flat on her).

	~~Maia's faith in Solonor rewards her with divine spells... however~~, Maia~~'s piety is a quiet one demonstrated through how she lives rather~~ than ~~overt worship. She feels Solonor is a much closer guide and mentor figure - as she helps him in his work, so does he with nature magic~~.		Since coming to Sundren, Maia has been exposed to many other deities other than those typically worshipped by her people.

	~~The rest~~ of ~~Seldarine~~ she holds ~~in high regard~~, ~~though prayers~~ to ~~[[Sehanine_Moonbow\| Sehanine Moonbow]] come the most easily to her lips~~.		She has a generally dim view of many of the more civilized gods as they are worshipped in Sundren. Both Bane and the Triad mean to oppress people with thier views on how the world should orderly run, albeit the Triad is generally more well-meaning about it (those she holds a particular dislike for the Ilmateri, whom she views as hypocrites). Waukeen and Helm are unobstrusive faiths to whom Maia has not taken much notice of, but neither seen a problem from.

	Maia ~~bears hatred for Gruumsh and she has a hard time hiding it~~ - it has ~~moved~~ her to ~~antipathy toward half-orcs even if~~ she ~~could acknowledge that some were not worth~~ her ~~ire~~. ~~Lolth~~ and the ~~rest of the Anti~~-~~Seldarine share that dislike (enough for her~~ to ~~not see much credibility~~ in ~~Eilistraee)~~, ~~though~~ she~~'s never met~~ a ~~drow in her life~~.		Maia is generally moved to scorn in light of the conflict power struggle apparent in the death deities - Maia has her own death goddess, Sehanine Moonbow, so she tends to see herself as philosophically distant from the issue. Kelemvor earns some grudging respect from her for being the one that causes the least trouble, but she has a lot of trouble taking him seriously for being younger than her. Jergal is faceless and in the background, barely deserving notice. The re-risen Myrkul she finds little to like in, and she finds him particularly bad at staying dead. Colibrus is a god of glorified parasites whom unfortunately deserve notice because they are powerful and dangerous.

	~~The~~ deities ~~of Fury~~ and ~~their followers~~ she ~~dislikes, but shows grudging caution~~ and ~~respect towards~~. ~~Malarites, because~~ of the ~~harm they~~'~~ve done~~ to her ~~home~~, she ~~holds in high suspicion~~.		Her work amongst the Wardens of the Vale introduced her to other respectable deities such as Chauntea, Silvanus, Eldath and Mielikki; all whom she finds have laudable goals and intents. She was also required to tolerate followers of the Fury gods, and while she's managed to keep her relationships cordial with Aurilites and Umberleeans, she has grievances against Talos (to whom she was once nearly sacrificed) and Malar (who'se followers once nearly killed her father as they threatened to destroy her home).

	==Profession==		==Profession==

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General Information

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	'''Title:''' <br>		'''Title:''' <br>
	Lady of the Hawkeye, ~~Scout~~<br>		Lady of the Hawkeye, Marksman<br>

	'''Home/Location:''' <br>		'''Home/Location:''' <br>

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	===Favored Enemy===		===Favored Enemy===
	Throughout her adventures, Maia has developed in the classic ranger fashion an extra focus and study to fight certain kinds of opponents better as well as gain insights over them both in mindset and anatomy which all help her better confront them. This specialization currently extends to orcs, humans, undead, monstrous humanoids (such as Yuan-Ti) and immortal creatures such as ~~demon and devils~~.		Throughout her adventures, Maia has developed in the classic ranger fashion an extra focus and study to fight certain kinds of opponents better as well as gain insights over them both in mindset and anatomy which all help her better confront them. This specialization currently extends to orcs, humans, undead, monstrous humanoids (such as Yuan-Ti) and immortal creatures such as fiends.

	===Animal Companion===		===Animal Companion===

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	===Favored Enemy===		===Favored Enemy===
	Throughout her adventures, Maia has developed in the classic ranger fashion an extra focus and study to fight certain kinds of opponents better as well as gain insights over them both in mindset and anatomy which all help her better confront them. This specialization currently extends to orcs, humans, undead ~~and~~ monstrous humanoids (such as Yuan-Ti).		Throughout her adventures, Maia has developed in the classic ranger fashion an extra focus and study to fight certain kinds of opponents better as well as gain insights over them both in mindset and anatomy which all help her better confront them. This specialization currently extends to orcs, humans, undead, monstrous humanoids (such as Yuan-Ti) and immortal creatures such as demon and devils.

	===Animal Companion===		===Animal Companion===

Zoberraz: /* General Information */

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General Information

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	'''Class:''' <br>		'''Class:''' <br>
	Ranger (19)<br>		Ranger (20)<br>

	'''Deity:''' <br>		'''Deity:''' <br>
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	'''Abilities:''' <br>		'''Abilities:''' <br>
	Str 16, Dex 22, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 12		Str 16, Dex 23, Con 12, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 12

	Maia Nanethiel - pronounced ''Ma-ia Nahn-eh-thee-ell'' and literally meaning "Mother-Of-Pearl" in Old Espruar - is a player character whom was created by Zoberraz (GameSpy ID and Forum Member), on May 2nd 2008.		Maia Nanethiel - pronounced ''Ma-ia Nahn-eh-thee-ell'' and literally meaning "Mother-Of-Pearl" in Old Espruar - is a player character whom was created by Zoberraz (GameSpy ID and Forum Member), on May 2nd 2008.