Cor

Eleanor Maris - Mother

## Biography

### Birth

In 465 EA, Cordelia "Cor" Maris is born the heir to the Maris Family Merchant Group. The Group is a moderately successful naval business that harbored desires for growth in both size and renown (or perhaps just the great wealth that came with these traits). Cor's birth was heavily celebrated by her parents, Amos and Eleanor, as providing a potential nuptial match for the Group's successful social climb. However, as this was the only goal they had for their daughter, Cor ended up lacking parental attention and suffering from emotional neglect.

### Early Life and Love

As a result of this inattention to her and her needs, Cor spent a majority of her time down by the docks learning from the sailors in her parents' employ. With the acknowledgement and love found among the mixed species crew, Cor grew to heavily prefer working alongside the sailors in sun and surf rather than the managing from afar she was being trained to do in her home's stuffy, quiet, and lonely study. Cor also grew fond of the seafaring life and the tantalizing freedom and exploration it offered. Against her parent's knowledge, she spent her younger years schmoozing and brawling with the local mixing pot of local sailors, making a name for herself as a force to reckoned with and one who hated discrimination against others for any reason.

In fact, it was in a heat of an argument against a gang of prissy nobleman full of bigotry that Cor caught the eye of a young half-orc sailor known as "Wade". Her passionate defense and winsome allure drove him to join her in combat as the fight turned into a physical brawl. "Hey, sailor. Looks like you can use a hand?"

"Only if you can actually fight with those fists, handsome," returned Cor eyeing this newcomer with an appraising glance. Then, with a shared mischievous grin, the two turned back-to-back and took on the the nobleman and his small group of dissenters. The brawl lasts quite a while with both of the fifteen-year-old's sustaining wounds and cackling out appreciation for the other's moves.

"And don't you come back here again unless you want another walloping", called out Wade after the last lackey ran away cursing. Still feeling his adrenaline rushing through him, Wade turned to companion with an ecstatic expression. His face froze as he saw her clutching her face which was dripping blood. "Goodness, Sweetheart! How badly did they get you?" He approached quickly eyebrows creased in concern and removed her hands from her face with a light touch.

"Ah! My beautiful face is ruined! How will I ever receive good marriage prospects now, " Cor looked up with a teasing smirks and a severely cut-through lip. The cut was bleeding freely and heavily dripping down onto the dock wood.

Seeing her generally unaffected demeanor, Wade responded in kind, "Don't worry my good lady! I will defend your honor against those who would disparage your looks. Simply accept my love and I will forever be at your side." He bowed and with a flourish offered a roughly-woven handkerchief. She accepted with fictious grateful tears and pressed it to her lips.

"I am relieved with your expression of loyalty, my lord! If only- Sh\*t! That hurts!" Cor interrupted herself. The two look at each other and burst into laugh at their act which abruptly cut off as they both clutched at their various wounds. With a careful sigh, Cor stood up and spoke normally with a softer tone, "Thank you for helping me. I know of a place to get patched up...Would you like to join me?" A bit of a shy expression emerges from her face as she fully takes in the young good-looking half orc.

Matching her genuineness, Wade replied softly, "Just lead the way. I will follow."

After that first encounter, on Wade's every return to port, the twosome would meet up to exchange playful banter and a gentle exploration of romantic love that each had never experienced before. As the years flew by, Cor became more and more enamored by both the sea and her young beau, finally pledging to herself that she would not be caged by the land and society her parents loved, but live on the sea where both freedom and love await.

### Betrayal and Escape

Wade brought so much peace to Cor. No longer was she imagining love as something that would be forever overwritten by the threat of her parent's marriage plans. It was now embodied a gentle, quietly teasing, and reliable presence that dreamed with her thoughts and feelings in mind. Four years passed of this relationship growing stronger and stronger until Cor grew sick and came to a life-changing realization. She then scheduled a meeting with her lover that evening at the end of their favorite empty pier.

"There is something very exciting I need to share with you Wade, " Cor's voice shook with nerves and she looked to water beneath the dock.

Seeing her anxiousness, he grabs her calloused hands and squeezed them tenderly. "Cor, whatever it is, I am here for you," he replied ducking his head to meet her eyes. A grin lights up his face as he sees her take comfort in his actions and tone.

"Wade, I'm pregnant."

Wade's face slowly went blank and his hands fell limp. "Wade?" Cor waits a minute, firming her grip on his hands as his remain slack. "I know we hadn't discussed this...but I am so unbelievably happy. Growing up, I deeply dreaded the concept of children because of the role my parent's wished me to play. I thought that my ability as a mother would be greatly harmed by despair of marriage and the grudge of having my dreams washed away...but with you I find *joy* in this child, the product of my freedom and choice. Freedom...with you." She smiles with positive tears and reaches out a hand to his face. "Honey?"

"No."

"...What?"

"No, this can't be happening," Wade whispers as he backs several steps away from Cor's touch. "NO! Why?!" Wade looks up with panicked wide eyes. "I was free and now..."

"Wade," Cor sounds lost, her empty arms coming up to hug herself, "what's wrong?"

"I...I have to go," he said. Wade's golden eyes seem to give one last frantic inspection of Cor. "I'm sorry." With a sudden turn, Wade takes off at a sprint down the dock leaving Cor alone calling out his name in fear and confusion.

After that night, feeling untethered in life for the first time in a while, Cor waited for Wade to return and explain himself. Soon, a week passed. Then, a second one. A month. While showing signs of sickness, her parents found out and were incandescently furious with her. They demanded penalties, limits, boundaries that would keep Cor locked up until they could get rid of the baby and set her back unto the 'right' path. Terrified, heartbroken, and unwilling to let this be the end of her freedom. Cor made a impulsive and reckless decision. She stole one of her parent's ships along with the crew and sailed off into the unknown.

### Life on the Sea

Growing up, Cor loved the ship called The Princess Buttercup best not just for its pleasant shape and beautiful lady figurehead, but also the people who were a part of its crew. She treated them as her real family and regarded the Capitan Al a father figure.

When she absconded with the ship, Capitan Al, an aging Dwarf at this point, graciously seceded the ship to Cor's control stating, "

At nineteen years old, Cor has her baby and lovingly named him Caspian after the name of a fantasy sea from a book that she treasured as a child.

Cor proceeded to help slaves rescued from rival ships and guided them to either safety or to a purpose in life. Many of these slaves joining the crew permanently. Treasured companions that retired from the crew received a gold necklace and a promise to help any who bared it's symbol.

### Trouble in Paradise and a 'Bird' of Paradise

Caspian begins to get sick at ten years old from a cursed-looking symbol on his chest. The sickness includes headaches and chest pain.

A certain bird boy is rescued and brought into the permanent crew!

### Joining the Party

With a loyal Miilo in tow, Cor leaves the crew in search of answers to find a solution to Cas's pain. Her only clue is the tattooed mark on Wade's chest that matched the cursed mark on his son.

## Appearance

Cor is a middle age woman with long sandy hair. She wears jewel-toned coats in blues, green, and reds. She has a deep scar cutting through the right side of her lip.

## Personality/Alignment

Cor has a confident, caring, and playful personality.

Cor's alignment is on the border between NG/CG.

## Trivia

### About Cor

Cor's character shares traits to several fictional characters including: Nightwing's, from Batman, personality, Kyoko Honda's, from Fruits Basket, love and drive for her child, and Tsunade's, from Naruto, leadership skills and competence.