Mary-Ann

Mary-Ann Guillotin, also sometimes referred to as Ann, is a historical figure from the cataclysm era and a member of the Narzissenkreuz Institute. She was fatally injured in the battle within Elynas, after which her consciousness was absorbed by the Oceanid Lyris, causing them to merge into the hybrid Oceanid "Mary-Ann". "Mary-Ann" would later create the young Oceanid Ann with parts of her memories and dreams.
==Profile==
Mary-Ann Guillotin was raised in the Narzissenkreuz Institute up until the cataclysm 500 years ago, after which she and her brother Alain were adopted by Emanuel Guillotin at the behest of the Institute's late Vice Director, Basil Elton. After Alain, Rene de Petrichor, and Jakob Ingold all joined the Institute of Natural Philosophy, Mary-Ann often visited to assist her brother whenever his assistant, Carter Scherbius, had bouts of ill health.Interactable: Ancient Log #1 Mary-Ann was far more cheerful and personable than her older brother, a trait appreciated by their friends, and Carter noted how "Rene and Jakob like Alain's sister a lot, too."Interactable: Ancient Log #2
After Mary-Ann became a member of the Marechaussee Phantom, Alain built her the mechanical assistant Seymour. As Rene and Jakob's research became more and more radical, Mary-Ann was assigned to capture the fugitive elements from the Narzissenkreuz Ordo as they were deemed to be a threat to Fontaine. This led to an altercation within the remains of Elynas, where a large explosion caused multiple human casualties, the destruction of many metal animals, and damage to Elynas' remains. During the struggle, Mary-Ann suffered a fatal blow. The Oceanid Lyris, who was part of the Ordo and the former director of the Narzissenkreuz Institute, dissolved Mary-Ann and absorbed her will, creating an Oceanid with a merged consciousness — "Mary-Ann".
After the battle, Mary-Ann was presumed deceased. The Oceanid "Mary-Ann" went on to construct the dream world of Annapausis, hiding herself within a fairy tale that the human Mary-Ann had told Lyris many years agoInteractable: A Story to avoid confronting the harsh reality of all that had happened, and waiting for everyone else from the Institute to return. As a result of this dream, "Mary-Ann" accidentally created the Oceanid Ann, who possesses the memories of both the real Mary-Ann and Lyris, while acting in the role of the hero that Mary-Ann Guillotin dreamed herself to be in the fairy tale. "Mary-Ann" and Ann would later find a fresh start in life, but the original human Mary-Ann's story seems to end here.
===Appearance===
As a child, Mary-Ann is shown to have had fair skin, chin-length brown hair, and gray eyes. As an adult, her appearance likely resembled that of the Oceanid "Mary-Ann", who replicated her human form.
==Story==
Mary-Ann was raised in the Narzissenkreuz Institute up until the cataclysm 500 years ago, when its Vice Director, Basil Elton, entrusted her to former Marechaussee Hunter Emanuel Guillotin before Elton departed to battle against the dragon Elynas. After Elton's death, Emanuel took Mary-Ann and Alain in as agreed and treated them rather well. While Emanuel never grew close to Alain and Mary-Ann due to his lingering trauma from the Siege of Poisson incident, he nonetheless felt affection towards them and ultimately perished in hopes of creating a safer world for them.
As Alain and Mary-Ann grew up, Alain joined the Institute of Natural Philosophy and there, created a thinking dog-like machine called Seymour to help Mary-Ann in her responsibilities as an agent of the Marechaussee Phantom. They also maintained their friendship with Rene de Petrichor and Jakob Ingold, fellow children from the Narzissenkreuz Institute who were admitted into the Institute of Natural Philosophy at Alain's recommendation. While observing their dynamic, Carter notes that "When the four of them hang out, she sometimes acts like an older sister to them, despite being the youngest." Their friendship lasted for several years, until Rene and Jakob's increasingly radical research into the Abyss and the legacies of Remuria — and the failed experiment on Carter — led to a permanent schism between them.
After the Court of Fontaine deemed Rene's secret society, the Narzissenkreuz Ordo, to be too big a threat to Fontaine, Mary-Ann, Alain, and the others of the Marechaussee Phantom were assigned to capture its members. She, Seymour, and Alain tracked down Jakob and several other members to Elynas' remains, which led to a violent confrontation. Seymour survived but was severely damaged in the process, while Mary-Ann was presumed deceased. 
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Item Unlocked Treasure Image.png|Young Mary-Ann (second from the left) at the Narzissenkreuz Institute
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