{Name} Vir Xuia Maiva (first name is a title, second name is clan, last name is birth name), or "Fire Maiden" as she is called at Afterlife, when she dances.

{Age} 42 (appears around 21)

{Race} A race of beast-like aliens that inhabitant one of the outer regions of the Terminous Systems, the Fellix are somewhat ungoverned by Citadel Space due to their location. Their culture is built on a sharp diplomatic mind and closely knit groups (similar to fiefs of Earth's Europe or Japan, all generally waging skirmishes with each other over parts of the System. )

They are isolationists in theory, choosing to close its doors to the outside world as they continue their petty power struggles. Loyalty is their most prized commodity, and clans fight over the rights to newborn children. All children are born clan-less and are "won" by the strongest clans in tournament bouts (this is due to the fact that honor is extremely important to the common people, and without it riots have been known to happen and whole governments overthrown. It has happened many times, and is part of the races ever-moving political game). From there, they are raised into that clan as its people. This tradition has more basis than just culture. Its true purpose is to spread the genetic material of the race, constantly mixing it up to prevent inbreeding ect.

More recently, however, there has been a wide spread political change amongst them, as many of the younger generation is coming into power and wishing to expand their racial influence outside of the system.Seeing the bad blood between Turians, Asari, and Salarians towards humans, many of them are now pushing for Council positions, slightly pushing to overtake the Turians place in military matters.

Coming from a small planet that actually orbits a larger one, much like a moon, they have remained undetected until recently due to their new political scheme.

The planet is a icy mass, a frozen wonderland which is responsible for their racial appearance, as fur is a adaptation to resist the icy wind and below zero temperatures. It is rich in wildlife, but much of it is underneath the white tundra's, in caves that are somewhat warmer and more able to adapt. Amazingly, much of the flora of the planet can absorb energy through extreme cold, rather than heat.


{Physical Description} Slightly taller than most females, Maiva stands just below 6 feet. Her body is that of a athlete and clearly has a huge amount of sex appeal due to its feline shape, much like the Asari have a interesting female appearance of their own.

Her face is tattoed in some areas, long stripes that trail down her petite face, forming some very odd "tiger" stripes, as her color is white like most Fellix due to the need to blend in the snow. These "stripes" are red, and fairly tribal looking, a memory of days long ago. Her eyes are pools of amber-gold, reflecting light off them easily and mirroring the world she sees around her, which only adds to her appeal, as in the dark her soft eyes seem to be a attractive features. In flashing lights, she stands out in a crowd because of this. One reason Fellix will never be good Infiltrators.

When wearing armor, these features convert her into a charming looking warrior, both tough and a bit interesting. This is great from a former leadership position, as it inspires those around her. The armor itself is a deep red, with bits of white stripes and and black texuring. Its original color was white, but Maiva changed it to become more noticeable on the battlefield, intentionally risking her life for fame.

{Occupation} Exotic Dancer, former "Vir" (a title in Fellix culture that stays with one their whole life, no matter the circumstances.) A Vir is a military leader of considerable importance in Fellix society. They tend to lead soldiers into war directly, and are considered the most high of your clan. This, however is often short lived, as political changes often force one out of this role.

{Any Living Relations} Two lovers. Fellix culture is flexible in many areas of its morality, and multiple lovers is generally encouraged, as long as they are also lovers with their lovers, forming a "web" of sorts. She also has a close freind. They are:

Rivae: Former intelligence officer back when Maiva was a Vir, the two fought in several battles together, side by side. Rivae considers herself retired, but still proudly upholds her "warrior" tradition. She now performs "security" for Aria on Omega, and lives with Maiva.

Tavi: Also serving with Maiva in the various skirmishes from clan on clan battles, Tavi is considerably hostile to everyone and everything. Her plain love of a good fight has made her a freind of even Krogan's and she tends to command a bit of respect. She bounces at Afterlife, also living with Maiva.

Mieu: Former rival of Maiva, he retired completely from a life of war after a crippling injury and has chose a quiet life on the Citadel. He sells books, and is somewhat of a philosophical being. He is attempting to bring the council together after all of its inter-fighting. Basically a civilian peace keeper, he is very influential. On the side he is trying to help Fellix who have come outside of their culture to adapt to this new world, while trying to teach them the skills necessary to survive. Him and Maiva used to be a couple, but found they were not meant to be.

{Any Life Goals} Maiva is out to have fun, experience things. However a few deeper goals follow her around, particularly to regain her former power amongst the Fellix. It is not so much for the fact of having power, but rather the feeling of being important again, as she has fallen quite a long ways. A gifted warrior, but finds she lacks purpose in life.

{Brief Biography} Born like most of her race, clan-less, she was conceived by two lower level parents on the social system, but as she, like many others, was without clan, this was not a terrible disadvantage. She grew up in the confines of her home, until around the age of 6 she was conscripted into the clan who had won that months tournament, the "Xuia".

Dominate in most warfare, the Xuia clan was loosing its troops due to its influence, its numbers spread to thin to protect most of its territory. The call for new troops was necessary and many of the past years winnings were to be converted into stronger warriors. Maiva stood out amongst them, showing a natural affinity for war, mostly due to her relatively powerful physical body and quick reflexes that was necessary for their style of warfare.

Coming out on top of "The Ranking" which is a huge competition in which the youths of the clan battle it out in small teams to achieve titles. Maiva and two others become Virs during this achievement.

Growing up quickly and placed into military service while only 15, which was common in Fellix culture as the need of soldiers was far more important than the innocence of youth, she served in the front lines with distinction and considerable prowess, eventually being nick named, "The Claws of Xuia". Was said to never have lost a major battle, though there were many forced stalemates.

However, the Xuia clans main leaders were getting much older, and many died from natural causes, combined with the losses of combat, permanently crippled the clan. Xuia was wiped out from the history books, as anouther clan moved in and claimed their territory, the Sihka.

After this, Maiva essentially left her homeworld with her two friends, forming a life on Omega. She now is a exotic dancer in club afterlife, which is a huge fall from power comparing her original position. However, she enjoys this life and also the skills it has taught her. Personal defense and instinct became very important, as well as diplomacy and mediation, so you could get anything with "sugar".

{Class} Essentially a mix between Vangaurd and Soldier, Maiva has her own unique style of combat. Choosing the best defensive gear, high shielding, regeneration, and very advanced leg enhancements, she uses only three weapons. A assault riffle, which is used to run down opponents until she gets close enough to use a wicked looking "armblade" for melee, using her free hand for grabs, a style not really practiced by most warfare, using bodies as cover ect as her abilities recharge. She has the option of using a heavy pistol in either situation, as the arm blade still frees her hand to keep a hold of a target or even keep them hostage while firing from the free hand.

She uses the Vangaurd's honed "Charge" ability to quickly control the nature of the battle field, running close for melee strikes then storming or Charging away when it gets bad, making her a hard target to hit and kill, and almost as hard to destroy as a Krogan.

[b]{Personality} Easily likable and very polite, she is not someone who'd you'd expect to be a warrior. This is a tool she uses to her advantage, having common sense when to appear helpless. She has a deep love of learning about other cultures and her job as a "Exotic Dancer" has given her much insight into the way normal people think. The reasons people do things fascinates her, and she could be easily considered a "grey" person with good tendencies.

A deeply spiritual person, but in a different aspect, as she believes that all intelligent life have the power to shape their own destiny. Also a slight worshiper of "Lady Luck", who isn't exactly a real god of course, but she chooses to worship never the less, taking comfort that things happen, just because. Believing things like Tarot Cards are not beyond her, and could even be considered slightly gullible to scams dealing with fortune telling. A gambler.

Living a relatively charmed life, especially due to her dangerous occupation and former occupation, she tends to have good luck follow her around, and notices the beautiful things in life, even if others don't exactly find them to be so.