Name: Maeve Shadowbane

Age: 25

Gender: Female

Maeve is something of a show off, a sharp-tongued daredevil whose flame burns bright even in the face of the deepest darkness. While that irrepressible confidence makes her a staunch ally in dire straights it can land somewhere less endearing when cooler heads are needed. It’s not that she can’t take things seriously – she certainly can – but that there’s a natural spark of rebellion to her, a refusal to hold back or listen to wisdom that doesn’t align with her own ambitions. If she wants something she’ll chase it with all her heart and soul, and good luck changing her mind before it’s too late.

In a sense she’s possessed with a selfish kind of heroism. She fights for a just cause because she wants to, not because it’s right, and might grumble over having to put the greater good ahead of chasing glory. At the end of the day her own pride matters more than being celebrated. When you rarely stick around in one place too long it’s more important to be the best than beloved.

Weapon: Dual blades shaped from relic stone.

Powers:

Piercing Light – Like all Sentinels, Maeve has the ability to channel the inner light of her soul through her relic weapons. Eschewing the ranged weapons favoured by most of her peers, in her case this manifests as an aura enhancing their power and cutting bright trails in the air, but in a pinch she can also unleash short range blasts of force. These abilities would likely be recognised as a form of light magic by those from other planes, and accordingly their effects are particularly powerful against the undead and beings of shadow.

Light Step – Though already agile, Maeve is capable of making short ‘light steps’ that see her reposition so quickly that for a moment she appears as a blur of pure white light blinking between locations. During this movement she is fast enough to be virtually untouchable, but a lucky blow, magical attack or something striking a wide area absolutely could still tag her. Infuriatingly fast but far from invulnerable.

Bio:

Born on Demacia’s eastern frontier, a world away from the white city, Maeve’s life offered precious few opportunities to live up to her nation’s ideals. There were no serried ranks of shining knights, no high academies of learning, no workshops overflowing with works of petricite and silvered steel. She chased what little glory there was to be found in the rangers, but in a place so quiet even that was thin on the ground. It left her hungry, wanting more.

When patrols into the Silent Forest uncovered evidence of dark sorcery the Sentinels of Light answered before Demacia proper had even returned the missive. Maeve found herself entranced by that quiet outsider, set on drawing every story she could from their elusive agent, and made her interest in supporting their efforts painfully apparent. Even when the threat was dealt with she refused to leave well alone, following in their wake and imploring to learn their ways. She refused to turn back with her tail between her legs no matter how many times they rebuffed her.

Eventually persistence won out. Indeed persistence, that willingness to keep pushing, was the virtue that outweighed any doubts of her suitability.

Maeve has studied under a number of mentors since finding a place in the Sentinels, her first glad to be rid of her. Though chiefly operating on the Demacian border and in Valoran’s central territories the Ruination saw her join with many of her peers in the desperate expedition to the heart of the Shadow Isles. Even that great darkness failed to extinguish her light, but in the aftermath, as the wayfinder was brought to return the heroes home, something went badly wrong. She found herself not returned to the Demacian Sentinel compound but somewhere else instead...

Origin: Legends of Runeterra
Theme: https://youtu.be/Be_N9pK7Do0