Maria is a human barbarian that hails far to the north. What originally brought Maria to Caldonia is a mystery, and she was among the first to part ways after the war. She is an imposing and dominating figure with thick red locks of hair and piercing grey eyes. Though taller in stature than is typically deemed attractive in a woman, her striking features could once have been deemed alluring; however, her looks have grown marred by the feral state that grips her and the ragged scar that runs down the length of her neck from ear to sternum. Both hair and clothing are frequently wild and unkempt with her attire typically consisting of unflattering but practical leathers and furs. Afflicted with lycanthropy, Maria's war with her growing affliction has left what attractiveness she once possessed to slip away with each drop of her humanity. Even within her human state, the lycanthropy affliction seems to have taken root in her mannerisms and increasing instability. It is rumored that she now dwells within the barrens, prowling its borders. The few that have seen her say that she is cursed, a creature as wild and dangerous as the shadow beasts that roam the borderlands.