Mayfair Biverne

**Mayfair Shuay Biverne**, also known as the **Maiden of the Cursed**, is a Half-Tabaxi Fighter of the Black Reach Monster Hunters, and the heiress of the Biverne Company Front. She was born to Eztli Biverne and Lady Diantha Arnyentu in Amysa Themar.

## Description

### Appearance

Mayfair is a twenty nine year old half-tabaxi with intentions to conceal her identity by presenting herself as a human. Despite having feline features – such as light purple eyes with slender, cat-like pupils, she lacks the full fur characteristic of a tabaxi. Her appearance closely mirrors that of a human, save for the trait of having four pairs of ears: two resembling typical human ears, while the other two are feline in nature, matching her dark purple hair color. Standing at a height of five feet and seven inches, Mayfair has a lithe figure, yet hidden under her hunter-like clothing, she has a considerable amount of muscle.

Her wardrobe is notably limited, with only two known outfits in her rotation. One appears as a poncho but is actually a dark blue coat layered over a blue tunic. Alongside that, Mayfair always wears a black tricorn hat – sometimes a brimmed hat, and carries essential tools necessary for her line of work.

After an encounter with a bone devil resulting in the loss of her leg, Mayfair had it replaced with a prosthetic. Despite enduring additional significant injuries, she now has a plethora of scars on her chest. Struggling with her appearance and growing insecurity, Mayfair has taken to wearing her tricorn and mask more frequently after sharing her tabaxi heritage, feeling increasingly unsafe in her own skin and in the camp she resides in.

### Personality

Mayfair generally has a mellow, composed, and serious attitude, occasionally revealing a subtle sense of humor through dry wit and sarcasm. Preferring isolation, she can often be found reading or just admiring the atmosphere around her in the mountains. Although she holds a deep respect for her superiors, she tends to feel anxious around her peers. – As if she isn’t one of them.

Being a half-tabaxi, Mayfair has faced major discrimination so she wears a tricorn when around others in order to be treated for her character and not her species. Her past experiences have left a lasting mark on her personality, resulting in occasional stubbornness, sleep deprivation, and trust issues. She grapples with self-esteem issues, seeing herself as a human trying to blend in rather than embracing her true identity.

During combat, Mayfair's fighting approach mirrors her personality. Her reliance on anger as a primary asset often leads to predictable actions, placing her in repeated dangerous situations. From an entry from her journal, she believes strength is all that matters in a fight.

After numerous fights with her peers and an encounter with a bone devil resulting in the loss of her leg, Mayfair's personality has changed drastically. Her determination now carries a darker, more ominous tone, seemingly aligned with the mindset of one hailing from the Path of the Hunt rather than the Eyes. Distance has grown between her and her friends, as she increasingly isolates herself. Struggling with severe borderline personality disorder and undisclosed additional afflictions. Feeling like an outsider within the Reach, she's attempted to leave multiple times, only to be brought back, haunted by the fear of being hunted down.

Following her attempted suicide, Mayfair was placed under the direct supervision of Albion Emrys instead of Joseph Grymdale, mainly because she had received her Mark. However, during her time under Albion's care, her state of mind has deteriorated significantly. She has become increasingly paranoid and prone to fits of hysteria. There have been multiple instances of her assaulting people, and she has begun furiously documenting about the voices she claims to hear from the drow and the bone devil in her journal.

## Character Information

### Notable Items

#### Current Items

* Mayfair's Matchlock
* Aretí and Dóxa (Received from Eztli)
* Pareísaktos (Crafted by Eztli; Received from Eztli)
* Dagger of Venom
* Silver Dagger
* Throwing Knives
* Steel Chain Mail
* Enchanted Steel Breastplate
* Tactical Medical Kit
* Amulet of Dianeira (Received from Diantha)

## Quotations

### Spoken by Mayfair

> **━ Mayfair to Sylvorn***"Learn what you can with caution, Syl. Knowledge is a dangerous thing, and you should know that."*

> **━ Mayfair to Amir***"Death is honorable, but not something to celebrate."*

> **━ Mayfair to Remyr***"Allow the gods to forgive your gaze, my devilish friend."*

> **━ Mayfair***"I don't want to fight anymore."***━ Welyn***"We must find a reason to fight, to survive, to see another day."*

> **━ Mayfair***"I can't tell if this life is for me, or all of this is just some sort of test."***━ Dinedra***"...Well, I'll tell you what I know. I wasn't wrong about you from day one. There's promise in you. You have potential that you can achieve and have proven that you are capable of achieving it. I'll tell you something about your Eyes as well. The path you belong to is one tread by many. But the path you follow through your life is unique to you alone. But it's already carved for you. You just have to walk it."*

> **━ Mayfair***"Am I coward?"***━ Ioann***"A coward? You're the opposite. You're probably the most courageous person in the Eyes, for crying out loud. You're amazing, May. Never forget that."*

> **━ Mayfair***"Everyone in the Reach says our lives are being shot out like cannons just for the greater good. But there is no greater good."***━ Valiyon***"But the Reach has something worth fighting for. Your group fights to earn money to protect where you hail from. To provide for their families there."*

> **━ Mayfair***"You're a monster. Just like the very magic you harness."***━ Valiyon***"You are nothing more but a pitiful being. Whomst is is nothing but waste and FILTH."*

### Spoken about Mayfair

> **━ Renate to Armand***"Mayfair isn't Mayfair if she isn't impulsive. She is still a dear friend nonetheless."*

> **━ Valiyon***"Curiosity kills the cat."*

## Trivia

* The name Mayfair derived from African/English origin, meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it meant "sunshine".
	+ Mayfair's actual name was Shuay, but was given a name similar to how tieflings have virtue names. Shuay meant "luminous" in the Tabaxi language.