Maeve Flaithbheartach

Name: Maeve Flaithbheartach (Maiden: Ceannaideach)
Birthplace: Ancarndubh
Gender: Female
Race: Vampyre
Age: 24
Affiliation: House Flaithbheartach

Personality: Maeve has embraced her status as a Cursed, despite knowing the cold truth that most of her kind do not survive very long once they come of age. Determined to change this and quite confident of her looks, charm, and charisma, Maeve uses her political influence as a favorite of her Lord and as a Cursed to gain favor. Though she often comes off as flighty and airy, flirting playfully with Nobles and showing too much skin, the woman is perceptive and intelligent and keeps up her constant act in order to get what she wants. Having been married off in an arranged marriage for the sole purpose of producing more Cursed, she is quite clear on the fact that her life span is entirely dependent upon when she bares a child. As such, she has made sure to produce no child thus far into her marriage, and will continue to prolonge the process as long as possible. She plays both peasants and nobles like chess pieces and is extremely politically savvy: her ultimate goal is to worm her way into Noble status through cunning and charm, and change the hierachy that rules her people.
Behind the mask, Maeve is a patient woman, with the ability to be gentle when the need is called for. She acts strictly out of self preservation and though she could be called selfish, she is not above sacrificing another for her own personal gain. Despite this, to those whom she holds dear, she is extremely loyal. It's simply rare that someone would claim her loyalty. Passionate, she pours her heart into everything she does, and though her motives are not always good or just, she does what she believes in and what she feels is best in the long run.
As for her marriage, Maeve considers her husband something of a deadbeat, consistently infuriated by his lack of a desire to help her further her goals, which she constantly reminds him are for the good of not only themselves but of others after them. While she doesn't resent the man, she also feels no driving love between the two, and finds their relationship to be cold at best. Part of her mourns this; she had always hoped that her husband would be her partner in crime, her confidant, friend, and the one whom she could allow herself to relax around. Some part of her still holds out on a childish dream that they will learn to love each other, but the stark reality is that her 'husband' would sooner kill her if he thought it necessary.


History: Born into a merchant class family, Maeve's initial childhood was simple enough: she helped around the shop, cleaning and doing things that children tend to do. Her father was a blacksmith, her mother tended the accounts. It was a simple upbringing, but Maeve began to play with fire - quite literally - at a young age. Her parents, noticing her affinity for it, were eager to announce that they had a Cursed daughter, and at the ripe age of barely eight years old, with fire dancing from tip to tip upon her fingers, she was put on parade.
Remarkably, this did not frighten the child. She reveled in the attention she gained, and learned quickly how to use her abilities, often making a spectacle of herself whenever she could regardless of the consequences. Her reckless attitude and naturally outgoing personality caught the attention of the Lord of her village, who took her in as a favored pet. In return for her presence at his home once a week, where she would entertain and keep him company, he lavished her family with riches and gifts. She gained a Noble's education, and watched the inner workings of the political system. As she grew, so her beauty became something of as much note as her talents, and her name became well known among the Courts of the Vampyre. Despite this life of luxury, she was disillusioned by the time she hit sixteen, seeing clearly how the cog wheels turned and how the Cursed were disposed of once they became too powerful for their own good. Scared this would be her own fate, she convinced her Lord that if she were married to another powerful Cursed, there would be a higher chance of giving birth to Cursed children, thus furthering his political sway. He agreed, and she was able to ensure her continued longivity by marrying a man of his choosing. At eighteen, she was married off to another Cursed, a handsome man by the name of Goraidh. She was happy to take his last name and, childishly, as any woman who has always gotten her way might, expected that their relationship would be full of love and adventure and giving, and that he would shower her with gifts and she would, in turn, adore his very existence. Much to her dismay, these dreams were quickly squashed, and she entered into a loveless marriage for the next six years of her life.


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Mana: 10/10
Abilities:

Passive:
Aithris tine: Maeve's body temperature is known to fluctuate with her actual temper; when angered, her body temperature raises to extreme heights without causing any internal or external damage to herself. The process gives her a red hot glow, and anyone who comes into contact with her will suffer severe burns.


Active:
Lasair branda: While generally capable of playing with small amounts of fire as she wishes, when she means to cause harm she can 'brand' a foe with a mark that will cause damage over time, heating their core temperature to fatal levels and burning them from the inside out. Maeve must remain within 50 feet of her victim for it to remain in effect and must have direct contact with flesh to create the brand.