Marallis "Lissie" Ophiuc

* Pre-Time Skip
* Post-Time Skip

*"Ah! You're finally here! I've been meaning to have you try this. Oh? You feel sick all of a sudden? Here, let me see."*

## **Description**

### **Appearance**

At the age of 11, Marallis was a tiny thing. Small, huddled but rather tenacious. Often scraped her knees trying to find plants in the forest. Her hair is always tied up in braids, and, while they start off neatly, they often have leaves and sticks in them at the end of the day.

A young human female that stands at 5'5". Opts to wear loose-fitting dresses that allow for mobility whilst foraging in the forests. She has long cut her long braids for a more manageable length. She tends to wear her glasses now at all hours of the day. Her eyesight worsens.

### **Personality**

A lover of plants and experimentation. She is reserved until both flora and fauna come into the equation.

## **Background**

The youngest child of the Ophiuc family. A family of surgeons and modern medicine.

Mortimer resembles their father and Marallis regards him with the respect as next head of the household. Cold. Reserved. They only speak when necessary.

Olivianne was her beloved sister. Olivianne would often taken Marallis to the farms secretly and chop off the heads of scarecrows. It is because of her that Marallis takes comfort in the forests.

Elias has always picked on Marallis and taken advantage of her meekness.

## **Childhood**

As a child, Marallis had yet to prove herself in her strict family. While her elder siblings were already being trained and judged to succeed the family, Marallis withered in her family's eyes. She could not stomach a surgical procedure, she was mediocre in studies, and she had no interest in politics. Her family's rather clinical outlook on medicine bored her and her studies suffered because of it. She was dispassionate and barely reached the minimum. Eventually, they lost hope in the youngest Ophiuc and refocused their attention on her more successful siblings. News spread of her incompetence and she was regarded as a hopeless child.

Her new status was both a blessing and a curse. She would never be competent in her family's eyes but she wasn't subjected to a harsh education that her siblings underwent. With free time in spades, Marallis spent her time in the forests and met several children along the way. Rhea and Piper who occasionally appear at one particular tree every now and then. She walked in town

## **Present Day**

Frustrated by her inability to act on that fateful day, Marallis became more decisive. She has expanded her studies in herbology to encompass hollistic medicine as a whole - expanding her repertoire to include spiritual healing and guidance. She has dropped most of her friends' nicknames from childhood and opts for their full name. Engrossed and nearly obsessive in her research during her spare time. Often has a multitude of ongoing concoctions which she has yet to "perfect."

The current paramount of her schooling and a rite of passage as an alchemist was a more organic homunculus named "Stewie," who assists her in her work.

## **Faith**

*"Eskenairie. The Verdant. The Willow Weeper. Huntmistress. Nairea’aril."*

As a young child, she did not place too much faith in the Ayornas - for they were removed from her family's field of study. However after she has used faith as a useful tool for coping with emotional or spiritual trauma. She values it highly when dealing with clients as it soothes their worries and strengthens their will to live. Because she spends so much time foraging in the forests, she often refers to Eskenairie.

## **Relationships**

**Esmerelda:** Confidant. Visited the caravans from time to time to look at the different plants. She enjoys Esmerelda's interests in her plants and is thankful

**Caelestus:** Confidant and close friend. She takes comfort in the silence that often accompanies between the two and is always thankful when a material for her research shows up in the most unexpected places.

**Piper:** Tagged along for the ride to the Seekers Academy. Unsure of what to think of Piper but he serves as a link to Rhea.

**Rhea:** Once friends that have now grown apart. There is a lingering guilt that Marallis holds when she regards Rhea.

**Thomas:** Confidant and best friend. As children, Thomas often cheered up Lissie - encouraging her to speak more about her plants. His business plans make her laugh and she is more than happy to join along for the ride unless it teeters the line of legality.

Olivianne: Her beloved sister that gave her the stone sphere and all the responsibility that falls with it.

Elias: Resents her brother for turning their family in as hostages for the Ogoneck Trading Company. She has not contacted him once since her departure from Salt Landing.

Dietrich Faust: Her tutor during her time in the Seekers' Academy. Very close relationship and views each other as fellow researchers as often as mentor and student.