Nixie Maelstrom

***For the protagonist of the Merlin fanfic see Nixie.***

**Nixie Taylor** (née **Maelstrom**) (sometimes Nixie II is
Morwen and Tyson's daughter, Talia's older sister, Evanna's younger sister Will Taylor's wife, and mother of Jade and Evan's mother. Nixie is a young naiad.

## Biography

### Early life

Nixie Maelstrom was born to the Naiad Queen Morwen and the warlock, King Tyson Maelstrom. Nixie was born as the middle maelstrom sister. She had an older sister named Evanna, and loving parents however the evil queen of their land killed her parents and older sister, and Nixie and her baby sister were left to fend for themselves. The girls took up the residence in a river near the Taylor family, who were a family of elves. There Nixie fell in love with the elf Will Taylor. Before Nixie left to hand Elora over to humans, Master Taylor gave Nixie a ring as a promise she would return home, and become fiancees, which the young nymph agreed to.

## Physical appearance

Maelstrom was a beautiful Naiad who stood 4'3 and was nearly 600 years old, still quite young for a naiad. She had taken the form of a fourteen year old girl. She had platinum blonde hair and pale blue green eyes. Maelstrom also had gills on both sides of her neck (just for show) and blue scales. She later takes the appearance of a human. Instead, Nixie had brown hair and eyes. She had a normal skin tone as well. She reverted back to her form when she returned to the stream.

## Powers and abilities

Dubbed as Princess Elora Denan's protector, Nixie is a very powerful naiad and helps protect those in need. She had a strong connection with water, thus having hydrokinesis.
**Invisibility:** She could also make anything disappear at will but only temporarily. Nixie used this spell when protecting Elora

* **True love's kiss:** Later after Will found her and gave Nixie true loves kiss, this enhancing her powers.

## Etymology

* Nixie refers to the term name meaning "water sprite" from Old German origin, and the meaning of Nixie is "water sprite". Usually beautiful, and unlike pixies, nixies were belligerent toward men
* Other variations of the name are: Misie, Naie, Nanixie, Nauie, Nerie ,Nixabe, Nixcer, Nixia Nixieda Nixiela Nixiena Nixiesa Nixieta Nixieva Nixieza Nixine Nixis, Nixmis, Nixner, and Nonixie

* A maelstrom is also a term for a " powerful whirl pool".
* Her married name, "Taylor" refers tot he word Tailor which w as an occupation

## Family

* Mr. Will Taylor (husband)
* June Taylor (daughter)
* Evan Taylor (son)
* Evanna Maelstrom (sister) †
* Talia Maelstrom (sister)
* Morwen Maelstrom nee Solar (mother) †
* Tyson Maelstrom (father) †
* Apollo "the Great" Solar (maternal grandfather)
* Will Taylor (husband)
* Nixie I (maternal grandmother)

## Trivia

* Nixie has a niece named Martha and a nephew named Mark

through her eldest sister, Evanna while Willow has a son and a daughter. However,
Nixie does eventually give birth to a son named Evan and a daughter named Jade.

* She has two sisters as opposed to one.
* She stays with Elora throughout the child's entire childhood to adulthood and has been companions with Nixie's and Will's children.
* Nixie is a nymph, preferably a naiad (fresh water nymph)
* Nixie and Sorsha become more like sisters by the end and close female friends.
* She is seventeen years old, therefor not a n adult. However, men mistake her for being a fourteen year old.
* Nixie is similar to character Luke Skywalker from the *Star Wars* universe and Bilbo Baggins from *The Hobbit* and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Nixie#MKoJQ7wCOuMFKefb.99
2. ↑ http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Nixie#Ccz1JpDW6CJjOJ2e.99