Maeve is a half-elf druid of the Air Ashari in Zephrah. As an NPC, Maeve is played by Matthew Mercer.
Description[]
Appearance[]
Maeve is a half-elven woman with long blond hair in a bulb-like style, adorned with red flowers. She looks very similar to her sister Leeta,[4] and presumably also to Baernie, the third triplet. She wore a leather breastplate and a long flowing robe.[5]
Personality[]
Biography[]
Maeve was born at some point before 813 PD as the daughter of Derrig and Nel. She was part of a triplet set, having two sisters, Baernie and Leeta, and a younger brother called Will.[6][7] She took an interest in nature magic, working with her mother (a herbalist) but eventually focusing completely on becoming a druid;[8] they both taught Orym (a local halfling child and a friend of Will) about magical plant-based healing, although he wasn't very talented in that particular area.[9] Some time later the fighter would end up becoming part of their family when he married Will, thus becoming Maeve's brother-in-law,[10] and staying close to her father and siblings.[11][12][13]
Circa 837 PD[14] Maeve lost her father and her brother during an attack on Keyleth in Zephrah, since both were part of her defense team as the Master of Defense and a member of the Tempest Blades respectively.[15][16]
As of 843 PD Maeve had become a more active part in the defense of Zephrah using her druidic powers,[17] and helping her sister Leeta, who was now the right hand of the Voice of the Tempest.[18][19][20] Orym, on the other hand, had left Zephrah to investigate the deaths of his loved ones, becoming an adventurer.[21] Maeve was present at the Battle of the Red Center at the beginning of the apogee solstice where Keyleth was badly wounded.[22]
Afterward, Maeve and several other Ashari became very protective of both their leader and their home. When Bells Hells Teleported to Zephrah the half-elf attacked them with wind magic, stopping the moment she realized Orym was with them. She greeted her brother-in-law warmly, and accompanied them to the home of the Voice of the Tempest. Later, when the leader of the Air Ashari sent the adventurers to the Grey Valley to look for the people sent there, Maeve cast Transport via Plants for them.[23]
Relationships[]
Fan art of Orym's family, by Taylor Weltzer.[art 2]
Orym[]
Orym and Maeve loved each other very much and treated each other as brother and sister.
Character information[]
Notable objects[]
Abilities[]
Half-elf abilities[]
- Darkvision
- Fey Ancestry
Druid abilities[]
Spells[]
Cantrips[]
- Druidcraft[24]
1st-level[]
- Gust of Wind (likely)[25]
6th-level[]
- Transport via Plants[26]
Appearances and mentions[]
- Specials
- "Dalen's Closet" (Sx47), mentioned only (first mentioned) (unnamed)
- Campaign Three
- "The Hellcatch Valley" (3x24), mentioned only
- "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) (first appearance)
- "Nice" (3x69), mentioned only (unnamed)
Trivia[]
- Her name comes from the Middle Irish Mebd, meaning "strong" or "intoxicating". The name itself could be a reference to her knowledge of plants and their properties.
- Maeve is the only one of the triplets whose name has been spelled correctly since it was revealed. Her sisters' names used to be spelled "Berenie" and "Lita" until Liam O'Brien confirmed the spelling for "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66).
References[]
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 0:17:39. She's half-elven, so she might look younger than she is.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 See "Talks Machina #125: 'Refjorged', 'Dalen's Closet' & 'A Tangled Web'" (TMx125) at 1:09:48.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 2:01:12. Maeve can cast the 6th level spell Transport Via Plants.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 0:16:51.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 0:17:11.
- ↑ See "Dalen's Closet" (Sx47) at 40:58. Derrig mentions his children to Percy and Vex.
- ↑ See "Talks Machina #125: 'Refjorged', 'Dalen's Closet' & 'A Tangled Web'" (TMx125) at 1:09:48.
- ↑ See "4-Sided Dive: Wrong Distance Relationships" (4SDx13) at 0:51:56. Liam states that Nel and her daughter Maeve are both herbalists.
- ↑ See "The Hellcatch Valley" (3x24) at 3:25:56.
- ↑
Bells Hells Playlist: Orym on CritRole.com . "West Coast - Imagine Dragons: Will asked, and Orym said yes."
- ↑ See "To The Skies" (3x23) at 2:06:56.
- ↑ See "Breaking Point" (3x31) at 3:49:55.
- ↑ See "The Gift Among the Green" (E1x06) at 1:22:02.
- ↑ See "Growing Bonds and Teasing Threads" (3x06) at 3:14:08.
- ↑ See "Growing Bonds and Teasing Threads" (3x06) at 3:12:51.
- ↑ See "Pyrrhic Return" (3x35) at 2:51:33. Orym explains that Will and Derrig both died in the attack on Keyleth in Zephrah.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 0:19:37.
- ↑ See "4-Sided Dive: Wrong Distance Relationships" (4SDx13) at 0:52:21.
- ↑ See "A Desperate Call" (3x36) at 0:17:07.
- ↑ See "The Aurora Grows" (3x49) at 4:38:05.
- ↑ See "The Momentum of Murder" (3x39) at 1:42:04.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 0:21:29.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 2:02:05.
- ↑ See "The Hellcatch Valley" (3x24) at 3:25:56. She and Nel taught Orym about magical healing using that cantrip.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 0:15:10. She attacked Bells Hells with wind, and around 10% of the Air Ashari have access to the spell naturally.
- ↑ See "Aid of the Tempest" (3x66) at 2:01:12.
Art:
- ↑ Fan art of Leeta, Maeve and Orym, by Jenny Dolfen (source). Used with permission.
- ↑ Fan art of Orym's family, by Taylor Weltzer (source). Used with permission.
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