Maia Stier

Sex: Female

Gender: Cis-Female

Age at the time of departure: 24

Appearance:


Maia has long blonde hair, kept in a ponytail behind her head. She, in addition, happens to have piercing blue eyes. Physically fit, for the most part, Maia is the pinnacle of youth. She however, doesn’t look to be in the best health, as her skin is a pale tone.  She doesn’t have an extremely shapely form, but seems to be fine.

Personality

A natural pessimist, narcissist, and cynic, Maia isn’t the most pleasant person to be around. People around her would imagine that, despite her obvious intelligence, she represents the worst of humanity. However, she seems to have a surprisingly high peacemaking capacity.

Background
Maia was the youngest daughter debutante of the German mobster, who never really looked up to her five older siblings. A risk-taker at heart, she ended up, from a young age, loving to bet her possessions. It started off with simple gambles. She’d end up losing the cookie in her lunch or gaining someone else’s cupcake. Then it evolved into rolling dice to try to get other kid’s trading cards, jacks, and even the expensive dolls that some of the girls brought to school. Eventually, fair games weren’t her style. From watching one of her older brother’s, who ran a gambling hall, she learned many different things about the art of cheating. Whether it was in counting cards in Blackjack, or simply how to quickly weight dice, Maia found that her passion and mathematical skills aligned rather nicely. She could keep track of bets made over the course of five decks by the time she was thirteen years old.

Things took a turn for the worse when she was sixteen. Her father nearly lost everything in a deal went wrong, and she and her brothers very quickly learned about the darker aspects of crime and revenge. When she was 19, the man who jipped her father died in a mysterious accident. Though no one could connect Maia to the death, people did suspect there was foul play involved in the mobster’s untimely demise. After the investigations ended, Maia got out of Germany as quickly as she could.

The Hoshi group was, at the time, just starting to look for candidates for the Expansion Project. Seeking a new, safer place to live, Maia applied. Though without a college education she was dramatically under-qualified for any white collar position, she was allowed on board for a few reasons. She was clever, and she knew how to cheat. Her application was tailored in every way possible to give her the best chances of getting in… And maybe she also breached the security of the Hoshi Group a little bit? Either way, she was chosen to be a Weapons Specialist on the crew of the Hope.

Stats

Slightly frail, Maia isn’t the strongest person. (d20)
Maia is quick on her feet from years of jogging. (d10)
Maia can take a hit.(d12)
Maia is extremely witty. (d10)
Maia is about as stable as the average human is. (d12)
Sometimes Maia misses the forest for the trees. (d12)
Maia is insanely lucky. (d8)

Skills

Maia jogs daily (d8).
Stubborn to a fault (d30), but extremely determined (d10).
From counting cards, Maia has become extremely good at math. (d10)
Maia is a skilled hacker. (d10)
Maia has no martial training. (d20)
Has a knack for picking up languages. (d8)
Maia is a natural smooth talker. (d10)

Always carries:

Gambler's gloves, leather and slit on the sides of the fingers for easy storage of lock picks (can only hold 5 picks)

A simple blade attached at the inner wrist, which allows her to pop it out from under her sleeve in case of emergency