Lady Mae

Lady Maeliana "Mae" Charstone was the Vicereine of Byheath Island and the main antagonist of Avalon Heights Seasons 2 and 3. She is played by Brooke Phoebe Lee and was the childhood friend of Helia Sheton.

## Biography

### Pre-Series

Mae was born to unnamed parents sometime in the Mid 4th Era. She was orphaned shortly after her birth (possibly due to her being a Tarnished Oracle), and was raised in the Byheath Island Orphanage. There, she met Helia Sheton, the daughter of the orphanage's cook, and the two became fast friends. At Helia's insistence, the Shetons took Mae in, and the two girls attended school at Byheath Island Academy. When they were teenagers, Mae began to show interest in attending the Royal University of Politics, and Helia supported her until Mae began to grow over-ambitious. Wanting more power, Mae joined The Black Hands and invited Helia to do the same. Helia refused, but Mae wasn't upset and promised that she'd use her position to protect the Shetons. However, her first assignment was to abduct a Golden Oracle for the organization's experiments. Always the overachiever, she decided to capture Helia's father, who was speculated to have the strongest magic on the island. When she entered the Shetons' house, she attempted to throw a dagger at Mr Sheton, but she instead hit Mrs Sheton, who was shielding her husband and was killed instantly. Annoyed that she'd missed, Mae charged at Mr Sheton and impaled him with a fireplace poker. An enraged Helia, who had been told to hide by her parents, stepped out of the closet where she'd been watching the whole thing and challenged Mae to a duel. The two fought for hours, and though Mae had been well-trained by her employers, she was no match for Helia's powerful magic. When the smoke cleared, Helia was the obvious winner, and Mae tried to convince her former friend to kill her. However, Helia refused and instead turned Mae over to the Byheath Royal Guard. The embittered woman bid her time in prison, all the while planning her revenge, but when she was freed, there was no sign of Helia. To win the loyalty of her fellow Byheathes, Mae appeared to have changed, and was even appointed Vicereine of the island. However, while she was doing this, she also was climbing up the ranks of the Black Hands, until she became the Supreme Hand (in other words, the utmost leader of the organization). Then, after 5000 years, she got word that a party of travelers was making its way to Byheath- and one of the heads of this party was none other than her old friend, Helia.

## Appearance

### Normal

Mae was a tall woman by human standards, although she was much shorter than Helia. She had pinkish-grey skin; short metallic blue hair with bangs; straight, pointed ears; and magenta eyes. She wore a short black silk dress with golden gossamer sleeves and a golden cloth belt; black stiletto heels; and a pearl necklace with a four-pointed silver star pendant (similar in size and shape to Helia's golden jewelry) with matching earrings.

### Formal Attire

Mae wore a floor-length white satin ballgown with silver trim. Her hair was pulled back and she wore a silver-and-pearl tiara (denoting her status as Vicereine). Her shoes were flats made of silver fabric, and she wore her normal jewelry.

### Crystal Monster

After trying to harness the powers of the Great Crystal of Byheath Island, Mae became a crystal monster and grew to ten times her normal size. Her skin became transparent pink and looked cut like a diamond, and her hair became strands of opaque blue crystals. Her eyes became opaque rubies, and she wore a dress that seemed to be made of shards of onyx. Her necklace and earrings became too small and fell off.

### Funeral Attire

At her own funeral, Mae's corpse wore a plain black silk evening gown. Her hair was left down, and she wore no jewelry or shoes.

## Personality

Mae was a seemingly kind and motherly soul who always made sure to listen to her subjects and friends. However, this was an act, as she was really a ruthless and greedy woman who loved no one but herself. She hated Helia with a passion and, in fact, hated Hannah more because she thought that the girl had taken her place in her ex-best friend's heart. Mae was power-hungry and would stop at nothing to get what she wanted. She was also seen to be merciless, as when she found out that High Hand Belina of Avalon Heights had been defeated by a group of children, and then proceeded to impale the messenger with a sword.

## Relationships

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## Trivia

* Mae's name comes from the month of May, which is generally associated with gentle, motherly warmth and peace.
	+ This can either make her name ironic, because she was in reality none of these things, or fitting, because she pretended to be all of these things.
	+ Her full name, Maeliana, means "charming", or "passionate". This is also fitting, as she can charm people into respecting or admiring her, and she is passionate about everything she does.
* Mae's voice actress, Brooke Phoebe Lee, is the childhood friend of Karen Marshe, who plays Helia. A lot of the women's relationship and dialogue comes from the actresses' past.