Mari

Mari is a semi-early character in the story arc of 8th Axis.
She was added in early July, 2022 as part of the upcoming Season Two storyline update. She is a citizen of Dauper village, a town in the Frontier, which will likely be very important in the new Frontier update.
She can be found near X: 2044, Z: 2452, in the general vicinity of the kitchen.
==Origin==
Though more of her backstory may be revealed in the update she will be included with, little is currently known of Mari's origin. However, some amount of knowledge can be speculated from her dialogue. It is clear from what little she says that she is a native of Dauper village, who has apparently only been to an actual district once. She talks briefly of this experience, commenting that the food was of very bad quality. She is a (possibly the only one) chef in Dauper, so it makes sense that she would take note of this. She is a friend and possibly a family member of Sasha Braus, as she speaks about Sasha in a caring manner, hoping that she's ok in the Cadet Corps. She does not, however, resemble any members of the Braus family.
==History==
Mari was, in all likelihood, born and raised in Dauper village. She is compassionate to refugees, expressing concern that they may not be able to feed them in the future. In the recent past, she and the rest of Dauper have received aid from the nearby village of Ivywood, in the form of wheat from their farm. Ivywood of course is known to be either a settlement or an outreach of the Ironssons, though it is unlikely that Mari is aware of this
==Appearance==
Mari is a middle-aged female with light skin, cyan eyes, and short, red hair. She wears a light forest-green tunic, dark brown pants, darker black shoes, and a white apron with a single pocket in the front.
==Dialogue==
*We've had some pretty good game coming in recently!
*Lots of visitors coming in to Dauper now!
*I wonder how Sasha's getting along in the military? I hope she's ok!
*I worry we're running out of animals to hunt with the influx of refugees. We need to start being careful!
*The wheat from Ivywood just keeps getting better and better!
*I stayed in Trost for a few months once, the food is so much worse in the cities!
==Trivia==
*Alongside Mari, there is another NPC in Dauper called Maria. While on the surface this could seem like laziness or a joke, QT-Head Dishwasher_Soap swears he didn't notice until after he made them.