Princess Mariposa

> "Everek is a bit of a drama queen when it comes to darkness and souls."
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> -**Mari** on her best friend Everek
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**Princess Mariposa Minerva Lia Mal Laden**, or **Mari** as her friends call her, is the main character and narrator of the 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲. She is the daughter of the king of Avalon who bears a Fae connection to the sky.

## Mariposa

* Portrait
* Concept 1
* Concept 2
* Heart of Sky Concept

### Relatives

King Arthur (father)Minerva (biological mother)

Gwenivere (step-mother)

Kay (uncle)

Alec (adopted cousin)

## Appearances

### Appears in

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐤𝐲

𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐞

## Background

### Original Concept

*Mari loves her life in Camelot... for the most part. Her father is rather strict, and with the impending doom of her sixteenth birthday (when she must start training under Merlin to defeat the Dark Enchantress, Morgana) things aren't exactly "perfect". Things only get more interesting when Mari meets an old friend, Domenick, whom she and her maid, Eden, knew as children. Between her new feelings for Domenick and Merlin's death, there's a lot of drama going on in the royal palace.*

-Character Concept for a scrapped attempt at writing a story based on Arthurian Legend

### Physical Description

Mari is the prim and proper princess of Avalon (about fifteen [𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞] to sixteen [𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐤𝐲 and 𝐅𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐞] years old), never without the perfect dress for the occasion. She is described as having a strong, yet more delicate, resemblance to her father with the same bronze skin, dark eyes, and wavy hair.

## Personality

Mari is normally very nice and polite, although with her royal upbringing, she can be very cold and snotty when she dislikes someone. She has a love for the finer things in life and often struggles to live without them. But aside from her sometimes rough, ignorant side she can also be very compassionate and is an avid hater of violence. She often struggles to see from both perspectives, but once she does Mari is very quick to stand up for what she believes is right.

## Relationships

### Family

#### King Arthur

Mari and her father love each other very deeply, although they often don't see eye to eye, and much of this comes from how Minerva abandoned them both (she left Arthur and returned Mari to the palace once she was born). Arthur cares deeply for his daughter and takes every means necessary to protect her, while Mari sometimes doesn't understand his rules she often thinks of him when she worries about Camelot's fate.

#### Gwenivere

Mari and Gwenivere have a rough start, but once Mari gets to know her the two seem to have bonded rather closely in a short time. However when Gwenivere advocates for Mari to at least meet Eyrie's princes a wedge is driven between them. Mari expresses that she doesn't want to dislike Gwenivere, but she is still very hurt.

#### Sir Kay

Mari is often amused when her uncle and father exchange banter, and Kay also played a part in raising both Mari and his adopted son, Alec. As a knight of the Round Table, he is very protective of his family and does what he deems necessary.

#### Alec

Mari and Alec grew up teasing each other over who would have to take the throne, seeing as neither of them wanted the responsibility. When Alec finally finds a loophole in the laws to yield the throne to her, she is furious at first. But she later goes on to admit that she didn't expect anything different from her cousin, and the two continue their relationship as normal.

### Friends

#### Everek

Even during Mari's kidnapping the two were quickly becoming friends, and once Mari convinced Everek that his soul was worth fighting for the two became extremely close. They later go on to address each other with the title of "best friend". Many people in Camelot speculate that there is some kind of romantic interest between the two, and while Mari later admits to having had an infatuation for him, they both agree that there is nothing of the sort.

As Merlin and the future queen of Avalon, the two friends have easily found a way to work well together, although disagreements do come between the two of them. Usually, this is due to how Everek prefers to look at everything logically and Mari is far more emotional. Even during these arguments, however, the two are still very close and quite clearly care for each other.

#### Bea

Mari and Bea hit it off pretty quickly, and often share secrets and have extremely girly conversations. Mari also adores dressing Bea up in expensive dresses, although Bea usually has trouble accepting her expensive gifts she always eventually caves.

#### Sir Galahad

Although Mari and Prince Galahad do not exchange many conversations during Mari's time at Castle Eyrie, the two do consider each other to be someone who understands. Later, when Galahad swears away his birthright to Eyrie's throne to become a knight of the Round Table, he and Mari start seeing eye to eye when it comes to the fae conflict. At first, when he sends Lance away she is rather angry, but after Lance's return when he explains himself she understands. The two are quite close during the siege, mostly because they are two of the only Fae supporters.

## Trivia

* Mari's name, Mariposa, meaning butterfly, is identified as a name the Fae use in the world of 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞. She was given this name because of her mother's fascination with the Fae, and although it is rather convenient, it has nothing to do with her connection to the sky.
* The final part of her name, Laden, is the name of the royal line of Avalon.
* Mariposa went through several drafts as a character (such as the original concept above) that have nothing to do with who she is now.
* Unlike several other important characters (Everek, Morgana, Galahad, etc.) Mari is not based on any character or figure from Arthurian Legends.

## Gallery

AI Generated image of Mari (current official portrait)AI Generated Original Concept Art of MaiAI Generated Concept ArtConcept Art for 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐤𝐲