VincentASM Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 This was kind of harder than I expected. I'll probably go back and fix the other articles soon. Summary The second princess of Medon. During the War of Darkness, she is taken hostage by Doluna to secure their alliance with Medon. Bio History Following Medeus's resurrection, the entire continent descended into a time of turbulance. Maria's father, King Osmond of Medon, was assassinated and her brother, Michalis, succeeded him as king. Some time after the coronation, Maria was visited by Michalis. He informed her of the current danger that Medon faced, as Medeus's Dolunian Empire pressed for an alliance. He explained that to ensure Medon's safety would require her help, as she would need to become Doluna's hostage. Knowing that doing so would save many thousands of people, and also to aid her beloved brother, Maria agreed. As a result, despite being just a child, Maria spent her next four years as Doluna's hostage. In Shadow Dragon With Maria held hostage at Deil Prison, her elder sister, Minerva, had no choice but to to fight for Doluna. By the Whitewing Catria's request, the Akaneian League breaks into Deil Prison to rescue Maria. When Marth comes to free Maria, the first thing Maria notices is how handsome her rescuer is. She tells Marth to inform Minerva that she is safe; with Maria no longer in Doluna's possession, Minerva wouldn't hesitate to aid the League. Also, Maria persuades Marth to allow her to fight alongside the League. During her reunion with Minerva, Maria boasts to her sister about becoming a member of Marth's army. However Minerva tells Maria that she can't stay in the army, saying that real war isn't as glamorous as she might imagine. Maria protests, explaining that she wishes to be of use to Minerva and the others. She states that she's been a burden for long enough and that she'll never be able to help anyone if she's never given a chance. Minerva chuckles at her response, as if she somehow expected it, and decides to let Maria stay, as long as she takes care of herself. Later, the Akaneian League and Michalis's Dragoons clash at the Medon Aerie. Despite knowing she would be playing a part in ending her brother's ambitions, Maria doesn't back out of the battle. When he spots Maria on the battlefield, Michalis is shocked to see her fighting against him. In the end, Michalis is defeated by the League and Maria continues helping the League up to the final battle in Doluna. Once the curtain closes on the War of Darkness, Maria stays at Khadein for a while to study magic. Afterwards, she returns to her homeland, Medon, to serve as a cleric. In Mystery of the Emblem After Michalis was defeated, he laid on the brink of death. At this time, Maria constantly stayed by his side to care for him. She prayed to the deities, wishing for Michalis to recover, even when tears filled her face. Eventually, her prayers were answered, and Michalis awoke. Towards the beginning of the War of Heroes, Maria is captured by Gharnef, who intends to use her as a tool for resurrecting Medeus once again. Her first and only appearance is in the final battle, where, along with three other noble clerics, she soullessly guards Medeus from harm. Fortunately, she is awakened by Minerva, who joined Marth's army to rescue her. Maria asks Minerva how Michalis is, as she saw him fighting Gharnef in an attempt to rescue her. Hesitating for a moment, Minerva tells her that Michalis is fine and not to worry. Maria happily exclaims that she can't wait for the three of them to return home like one big family again. Later on, after Medeus is defeated at last, Maria discovers that Michalis had died and, presumedly, learns that his sole wish was for Maria to be safe. Along with Minerva, she decides to care for orphans at Lena's covent at Medon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriemhild Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Nice article. I can see why it was difficult. Maria's father, King Osmond of Medon, was assassinated and her brother, Michalis, succeeded him as king. You never mentioned that it was Michalis who killed their own father. Didn't she ever find out? Or was it never explained exactly when she learned the truth? After Michalis was defeated, he laid on the brink of death. At this time, Maria constantly stayed by his side to care for him. She prayed to the deities, wishing for Michalis to recover, even when tears filled her face. Eventually, her prayers were answered, and Michalis awoke. Why is this part in "Mystery of the Emblem"? Even though that part is only mentioned in Mystery, the actual event occurs after the ending of Shadow Dragon. She tried to heal him after he nearly died and that was three years before the beginning of Mystery. I think it fits more if that was written in the end of the Shadow Dragon section. Later on, after Medeus is defeated at last, Maria discovers that Michalis had died and, presumedly, learns that his sole wish was for Maria to be safe. Along with Minerva, she decides to care for orphans at Lena's covent at Medon. Small spelling mistake. Shouldn't it be "convent"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 You never mentioned that it was Michalis who killed their own father. Didn't she ever find out? Or was it never explained exactly when she learned the truth? Yeah, I omitted Michalis's part since I didn't know if she ever found out- that and it probably wouldn't be directly relevant to her article (then again, I include tons of irrelevant stuff from time to time...). Why is this part in "Mystery of the Emblem"? Even though that part is only mentioned in Mystery, the actual event occurs after the ending of Shadow Dragon. She tried to heal him after he nearly died and that was three years before the beginning of Mystery. I think it fits more if that was written in the end of the Shadow Dragon section. Good point. I decided to do that since it was described in FE3, not FE1. Also, it's to prevent readers from being confused when they don't see it happening or mentioned in FE1. Small spelling mistake. Shouldn't it be "convent"? I have no clue. I'll have to check it out when I get home ^^;;; Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuffPuff Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Um..shouldn't "Medon" be spelled "Macedon". That's how they spell Macedonia in the bookelet; unless the Euro and American versions differ the spelling of the country names. You write such wonderful articles. Very nice! =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentASM Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 (edited) The EU and NA versions do spell it differently. It's going to be kind of annoying DX In any case, I'll probably stick to the EU names. Since that was the first English version to be released. Although using the NA names is tempting for a few reasons. Edited February 20, 2009 by VincentASM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriemhild Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Yeah, I omitted Michalis's part since I didn't know if she ever found out- that and it probably wouldn't be directly relevant to her article (then again, I include tons of irrelevant stuff from time to time...). Now that I think of it, it was never explicitly stated that she knew or even cared. Good point. I decided to do that since it was described in FE3, not FE1. Also, it's to prevent readers from being confused when they don't see it happening or mentioned in FE1. This is a big problem. Maybe you could put another section for "Between Shadow Dragon and Mystery of the Emblem"? But that sort of ruins the format of putting separate games. I have no clue about how to fix this. Thanks. No problem. I was just bored that time when I posted and I'm bored right now. Um..shouldn't "Medon" be spelled "Macedon". That's how they spell Macedonia in the bookelet; unless the Euro and American versions differ the spelling of the country names. You write such wonderful articles. Very nice! =) I'm guessing in Shadow Dragon, it's spelled "Medon". I have to agree with the wonderful articles part though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltoshen Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 By the way, the proper spelling is "convent", if it matters. XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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