Maya Lynn of Yilva

Personality

      At the same time, Maya had a penchant for mischief, often venturing to the city below to sow chaos simply for its own sake. Although she'd occasionally ask her sisters for aid, these "missions" as she called them were something all to her own. Maya would do everything from swap "push" and "pull" signs on doors to hang up missing posters for a fictional pet goldfish of hers. These pranks would unknowingly cost Yilva City the yearly equivalent of a public school's budget in total lost revenue due to the disruption of daily infrastructure.   Though different than most kids her age, Maya had dreams as any child would. She was most curious to see what lay in the then-unmapped regions of Nagua Nui as she'd been told smaller folk like her sister dwelled there among walking buildings. When asked if she wanted any career in particular, she'd usually point to her mother.  

History & Notable Relationships

  At only ten years old, Maya would be witness to some of the most important events in not only Aelayeron's history, but Ikwento as a whole.  

Early Life

  Prior to the birth of Izzy, Chel, and Maya, their mother Suitalk would suffer years of melancholy following her last child's departure. This was uncharacteristic of the All-Mother who had previously accepted her childrens' inability to stay with her, believing she'd prepared each of them as best she could for life below the High Wall. At some point during this depression, Suitalk would find a strange egg-like object left within her estate. Unsure of what else to do, the All-Mother took it to bathe, cleaning it until a click alerted her. The top of the egg split apart to reveal a sleeping creature which looked like a cross between a baby and an octopus. Turning to reach for a basin so as to carry her new arrival, Suitalk was greeted by the sight of two sleeping infants clutching one-another.  

"And there you were, naked and sleeping so softly in the grasp of your sister, two little tufts of gold and green within mine basin."   — Suitalk

  Much of Maya's early childhood consisted of time spent with her sisters and their mother. As they grew older, visits from their pediatrician and extended family such as Princess Telili helped to acclimate them for their eventual trips to the High Wall outside of Suitalk's estate. This in turn would eventually lead to trips to the city below, albeit with close supervision by members of either the church or government. Whether or not they realized it, Izzy, Chel, and Maya were never truly beyond the notice of the powers which protected them.  

Almost Like Love

  The year of 1865 saw the infamous High Voltage Varrick attempting to assassinate Maya's mother for reasons unknown. For a long time, even after the confirmation of the outlaw's death at the hands of the Yilva City Rollers, sleep would come difficult to the girl.   Maya would play a small role during the events of "Almost Like Love," frequently seen with her sisters and their mother. The steel man Heavy noted her resemblance to her mother, causing a flash of nostalgia to a simpler time, when he enjoyed idle days within King Calenvo's Grand Archives as both a cook and guard. Perhaps this is why following the steel man's reunion with the All-Mother, he requested to make lunch for the family.  

Notable Relationships

       

Abilities

  Infinity Pool: Shortly after Maya was born, her mother would notice the energy of life that all beings had did not behave the same way for her. In Suitalk's own words, Maya's aura was "muffled, preferring to stay within her like water in a jar." The condition rendered even the most mundane of magical tools useless in her hands. Maya was simply unable to connect herself with the greater energies of the world, it seemed.   Yet it wasn't without its benefits. Theorized by Maya's pediatrician, one Aelita Sanchez, Maya from an early age developed far faster than her sisters or any other children Suitalk had prior. When her sisters were learning to crawl or sit up, Maya was walking. When they were walking, she was running and climbing. At less than a year old Maya once climbed out of her crib and into her sister Chel's during the night, much to their mother's confusion.