Marion

Marion is a goblin rogue who has no idea what she is doing with their life.

## Description

### Personality

> "I'm a good person. I can play games with a kid!" -- Marion after murdering a child's parents
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On the surface, Marion can come across as cold and dry. It is easy for her to feel out of her element above ground, which may cause them to be sarcastic and defensive. Also as a nocturnal creature, her circadian rhythm and sleeping habits have been entirely fucked. Tired, hungry, short--she lacks the capacity to be warm or comforting, but at the very least she has a good sense of humor.

When working, she has to distance herself from the reality. She has a strong sense of right and wrong--which does not mean that she always acts accordingly. Her skin will crawl over what she does for a paycheck. Some may say this is hypocritical, especially when she goes on thinly veiled tirades/self-critiques on what is Good and Right.

With each poor choice that she makes, she trusts herself less. Marion likes to pretend to be a skeptic, but is very quick to trust anyone. She puts the needs of others above her own when they are able to. They will follow any authority figure so long as they are able to answer a few questions. She doesn't trust herself to make decisions, and likes allowing others to take control (and the fall that comes with any less desirable outcome).

### Appearance

As a goblin hailing from the dens of Marshire, Marion looks something like a cross between a frog and a rabbit. Her sweat has a slimy texture to it, and her blood runs on the colder side. Her ginormous eyes are yellow-gold, metallic with horizontal slit pupils like that of a goat or toad or cat. She has dark, shaggy hair with a few little braids in it, alongside the odd floor leaf or spiderweb. Her skin is a brilliant green, mottled with brown spots all over her body. They have expressive ears that are quite large and end in a rounded point. Her hands, feet, and head are comparatively large on her small body. She has a terrible slouch from years of spelunking, and her arms easily reach their knees. She has a large burn on the left side of her face.

They are always wearing their work clothes. Light leather armor, good for rogueish activities and honestly very comfortable from years of wear.

## Biography

### Background

Marion was born to a den of several dozen siblings in Marshire, located in the swampy hills of the Prime Material Plane. It was easy to lose track of one of many siblings of many families living in the expansive communal burrows. And like all goblins, she matured quickly and ran off into any direction she could.

She has found herself working as a thief for hire. They take no pride in sneaking or stealing, but it seems to be the only thing she is good at. There are parts of it that she likes--including the simple thrill of doing something successfully, or the adrenaline rush, or the comfort of squeezing through dark and confined spaces, or a burning curiosity and desire to explore--but above all she loves to handle precious historical artifacts. Although she may only do so for a brief time before they are forced to return them to her employers, whom she knows are undeserving in their hoards of magic and history.

They are constantly being fucked by their bad decisions. Like which direction she ran away from home, becoming a thief, being charmed by a butterfly, inadvertently helping Octavia blast a refugee camp because she trusted the first person she saw. She was quick to follow Alduis, enjoying Sirs Witch and Light's festival, and she followed a wandering Cas to an ink-black pond.

## Relationships

### Caspian

Caspian and Marion met at the Witchlight as fellow newcomers. They both share a common distaste for the forest of the Feywild. Despite barely knowing him, Marion was willing to follow him into a pond that took almost enough damage to knock her unconscious. She was put off by his sometimes aloof attitude but wished that she shared the ability not to care so much, which makes her miserable in her line of work. In the confrontation with Yvenne, Caspian shed a bit of his self-serving attitude to defend the greater good and safety of others. This, and his straightforward approach to the obelisk puzzle, have warmed Marion to him greatly.

### Yvenne

Yvenne and Marion met at the Witchlight as fellow newcomers. Marion was compelle to lie in order to spare Yvenne's feelings, wanting to preserve her goodness and kindness--things that Marion feels they are lacking. Before the confrontation, Marion was terrified of Yvenne finding out about their violent, hypocritical past. When Yvenne aligned herself with Alduis, the party was shocked. Marion willfully ignored Yvenne's obvious secrecy and tendency towards brutality and violence so they could preserve what they wanted Yvenne to be. In the confrontation that followed, Yvenne attempted to charm Cas, and Marion attempted to grapple. Because of this, Marion has a strong distaste towards magic users, but more for those who take away the free will of others. Yvenne also tried to appeal to Marion, using Northwind as kindle to light a revenge-fuelled fire under their ass. This further divided the pair, Marion going on to deploy a (hypocritcal) sermon against the cycle of pain that only serves to hurt innocent people.

### Octavia

Marion considered Octavia an ally. She brought them to safety, familiarizing them to the greens and browns of the Pocket. At the first sign of danger, Marion immediately runs to aid Octavia. The dryad reveals her true allegiance when she stabs and incapacitates Yvenne. Marion shoots her and does critical damage, but not enough to prevent Octavia from summoning enough lightning to kill a sizable portion of Alduis' camp.

> "I'm not running a pity party, here. I chose to do the wrong thing again, so this is all my fault, and I am the worst!" -- Marion after Octavia exploded refugees
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Marion feels stupid and betrayed and Octavia is a total bitch milf.

### Northwind

Northwind is a young treant who reminded Marion of someone whose life she had irreparably ruined. At the Witchlight they played a game of hide and seek so incredible that he chose to nominate her to win the Witchlight crown.

### Alduis

Marion was close to following Alduis, the devil that she knew was her best bet of getting home. However, it soon became clear that he was a terrible leader. Seeing him attempt to cast charm spells on Cas, and having Calm Emotions cast on herself, she took note of his selfishness anddisregard for the feelings of others. She saw his hypocrisy when it came to mourning *his* dead, but not caring for the lives of the innocent lost in the destruction of the Witchlight. She was surprised to see Yvenne so closely aligned with him, because of his destructive, radical nature.