Liliana Marat

Liliana Marat is a young baroness and socialite residing in Stormwind.

## Biography

Liliana Marat is the only daughter of Alcott and Cadence Marat, and is of first generation nobility after her father secured their title and introduction into the gentry, after assisting with the rebuilding of Stormwind and the political storm of the Defias rebellion. Though land was hard to come by in the well-established holdings of Elwynn, Liliana's father and grandfather were both merchants of great ambition. They were able to secure a cluster of land titles on the outskirts of Elwynn Forest, in a very narrow but very cunningly placed territory that encompassed a major road, a section of river, and another road that led to a main bridge to Duskwood. Though the land is too rugged and small to produce any material goods, it is positioned as a veritable chokepoint of trade routes. So the Marats made their fortune.

Liliana was a child of privilege, and it shows. She was educated with numerous tutors and even attended academy in Dalaran, where her mother made sure that she was trained and socialized according to their new noble title. At a young age, she already showed a penchant for illusionary magic, of little use in battle but cunningly used in social settings. With numerous lessons in etiquette, dancing, sewing, horseback riding, and even lessons to play the harp, she grew up with everything a young girl could ever want. Liliana's father preferred to school her in taxation, law, accounting, politics, and 'necessary procedures'. She showed an alarming acuity for the latter, which has served her family well in the cut-throat world of merchant politics.

Liliana's own penchant for couture design and illusions have given her a reputation, and she staked a name on her artistic abilities and social soirees. Often throwing get-togethers, fashion shows, galas, and garden parties for other ladies of stature, she is not shy about rubbing elbows with those of equal or greater social standing to hers...and, as she jokes, she has exceedingly pointy elbows.

Though her parents remain in their estate home at Mallowroad, Liliana prefers her luxury suite at her Stormwind apartment. As their only heiress, she has only rarely ever left the safety of Elwynn, and spends almost all her time within Stormwind's Walls. Though this suits her purposes well enough. Everything worthwhile comes out of the city's heart, after all.

Despite her best efforts, the Marat family is so new that they hold little esteem, and though their coffers are more than healthy, they are considered little more than 'new money'. Ugly rumors have spread about the young Lady Marat's quests to find a husband of suitably higher social ranking, although the Lady is quick to point out that nearly all new houses have faced such rumors and trials before hers.

Liliana herself is known to be bubbly, eccentric, and quick to laugh and quick to cry. A little spoiled and pompous, but extremely sweet-natured and generous to her friends, she enjoys a modest amount of celebrity amongst the Stormwind locals. Others report a darker side to the young woman, unafraid to leave a trail of burnt documents and broken hearts behind her, the type of woman whose only reason of not kicking someone when they're down, is because she doesn't want to break a heel.

She is a small fish in a very large and dangerous pond, but her smile hides very, very sharp teeth.

## Physical Description

Liliana is of a 'strange' look, though strange in the classical sense: otherworldly, entrancing, and somewhat eerie. This can mostly be attributed to never being seen without her ever-present Glamour spell, an all-encompassing illusion that warps her image to one more magnificent. Her most favored appearance is that of a young woman with blond curls and blue eyes. Her pale skin seems to glow from within, her hair rippling like molten honey, and her gaze shifting in different shades of blue depending on the light. Motes of light and little sparkles trail her movements, falling away only to fade and return from the nothingness they came from.

Her gowns, too, tend to flow oddly and fluidly, changing colors or textiles according to her whims or rippling in ways that cloth simply does not move. With a fondess for fashion and beauty, she sports a variety of dresses and jewels of all sorts, though it's not entirely known which are real and which are just outward projections of her magic.

Cheerful to a fault to her public, she is most always seen smiling. Always, always smiling.

## Titles

### Baroness of Mallowroad

Liliana is a baroness of Mallowroad, a strangely shaped and narrow spit of land on the very eastern border of Elwynn. It was stationed as a trade route chokepoint, then outfitted with warehouses, storage, inns, guards, and other things to keep their merchant travelers happy. With a well-traveled main road to the north, a river port to the south, and another southern route to the Duskwood Bridge, Liliana's holdings produce little in the way of physical goods, but taxation, trade, and toll use keep the Marat coinpurses bulging.

Mallowroad is named for the mallow flowers that grow wild around the roadways, fields and clearings dotted with pink blooms. Liliana holds a great fondness for them.

## Relationships

Officially single, Liliana has denied many suitors and is rumored to purposefully set her sights upon men of greater royal standing. Her personal life is said to be rife with scandal and downright strange stories of social drama, but many of these rumors can be traced back to Liliana herself, who seems to find them hilarious.