Maralen

Maralen
The New Mother Exquisite Maralen
Information
Colors
Species	Elemental Faerie Avatar Formerly Elf
Job	Wizard
Birth, Life & Death
Birthplace	Lorwyn-Shadowmoor
Lifetime	Mending Era
Family
Parents	Oona (creator)
Sources
Lorwyn, Morningtide, Shadowmoor, Eventide

Maralen was a Mornsong elf from the plane of Lorwyn-Shadowmoor. A creature with the same name now acts as the great faerie who rules from Glen Elendra and stewards the plane.

Description

Maralen was very tall, even for an elf. As opposed to the ram-like horns of the Gilt-Leaf, her fine horns were sleeker and sharper, and curved downwards to frame her heart-shaped face. Her hair was black and luxurious, her eyes dark and wide. She had a regal bearing, a deep, melodious voice, and a no-nonsense attitude.

History

In 4520 AR, Maralen served as a handmaiden to the perfect Peradala and accompanied her wedding convoy to her marriage to Eidren of Lys Alana— a union which would unite the Mornsong and Gilt-Leaf tribes. However, their group was mysteriously attacked en route by a swarm of faeries and vines twining with blue flowers. The entire party was massacred, save for Maralen, who was able to defend herself with some freshly-plucked moonglove. An unseen force subsequently questioned Maralen as the lashing vines subsumed her.

Sometime later, a woman who claimed to be Maralen of the Mornsong was present in the middle of the woods when the Gilt-Leaf hunter Rhys used his poison magic in the darkest hour of a battle gone wrong, killing everything in proximity and defiling a large portion of the woods. Despite her elvish appearance, this "Maralen" had something alien in her, as Rhys and other characters noted. The same observation was later made by the Vendilion clique, who tried to steal her dreamstuff or the flamekin Ashling when she wanted to heal her. Maralen even survived personal contact with Oona, queen of the fae, when the Vendilion clique, frustrated by their unsuccessful attempts to reach her, took her directly to their queen. Moreover, the fae seemed far more cooperative with her from that point on, which was distinctly curious. She participated in the Festival of Tales, during which she observed the death of Colfenor and the birth of the Sapling, which intrigued her deeply.

Soon enough, the truth came out when it was discovered that she was an avatar of Oona that somehow gained self-awareness, and didn't follow her orders or desires to become part of Oona again. She manipulated the Vendilions into helping her interfere with Ashling's ritual to gain knowledge and power, which enabled her to retain her memories and appearance after the Great Aurora.

On Shadowmoor, she helped Mistmeadow doun and Jack Chierdagh for her purposes, and through the Vendilion clique's help, she obtained Rosheen's journal. Maralen was later revealed to all to be a twin of Oona that Oona had created to avoid being corrupted by the Great Aurora. She defied Oona and, by using Rosheen's journal, was able to disrupt Oona's attempt to take Ashling the Destroyer's elemental power, gaining the power for herself instead. Later, she took the Crescent of Morningtide from Brigid Baeli and challenged Oona to face her in a direct fight.

With the combined powers of two elementals (Ashling's and the Source of Wanderbrine (via the Crescent)), the help of Rhys, a diminished Ashling, and a single bloom of moonglove from the very moment when the original Maralen died, Oona was destroyed and wiped from the face of Lorwyn. "Maralen" became the new Queen of the Fae, determined to restore the normal day/night cycle, in place of Oona's centennial periods of nightless Lorwyn and dayless Shadowmoor. She gave the moonglove to Rhys and instructed him to poison her upon the first notice of the daily cycle returning. Until that day, he can never die.

Story appearances

Title	Author	Publishing date	Set	Setting (plane)	Featuring
Lorwyn	Cory J. Herndon & Scott McGough	August 2007	Lorwyn	Lorwyn	Maralen, Peradala, Eidren, Ashling, Sygg Gauhren Gyllalla Syllvar, Dugah, Unice, Irgil, Ryleigh, Vendilion Clique, Rhys, Yelm, Brion Stoutarm, Kiel, Gaddock Teeg, Colfenor, Collemina, Smitsmott, Brigid Baeli, Angus Gabble, Oona, Tiristan, Grath, Gryffid, Nath, Rosheen Meanderer (mentioned), Thumb, Grieve, Aeloch, Gaevin, Chevor, Sapling of Colfenor
Morningtide	Cory J. Herndon & Scott McGough	January 2008	Morningtide	Lorwyn	Brigid Baeli, Vendilion Clique, Maralen, Ashling, Rhys, Brion Stoutarm, Kiel, Uaine, Sygg Gauhren Gyllalla Syllvar, Gryffid, Culloch, Eidren, Sapling of Colfenor, Creiddylan, Gulhee, Nora, Flyrne, Whisper, Zephyr, Rosheen Meanderer, Mr. Choppers, Kasella, Holgen, Mullenick, Paertagh Marphi
Shadowmoor - Ode to Mistmeadow Jack	Scott McGough & Cory Herndon	April 2008	Shadowmoor	Shadowmoor	Jack Chierdagh, Emerethne, Molla Welk, Maralen, Donal Alloway, Eidren (mentioned), Keely Welk, Rosheen Meanderer, Wrybert, Wryllick, Wryget, Brigid Baeli, Sygg Gauhren Gyllalla Syllvar, Mr. Choppers, Vendilion Clique, Gilly, Fioni, Oona (mentioned)
Eventide	Cory J. Herndon & Scott McGough	June 2008	Eventide	Shadowmoor	Ashling, Vendilion Clique, Brigid Baeli, Jack Chierdagh, Keely Welk, Gryffid, Eidren, Rhys, Maralen, Aldo, Molla Welk, Visk, Wryget, Sapling of Colfenor, Oona, Donal Alloway, Warree Tarcha, Rosheen Meanderer (mentioned), Kiel, Nora, Anjie, Drimlo, Sygg Gauhren Gyllalla Syllvar, Kasella, Scathak, Artio, The Source, Duren, Filnar, Lysere, Terela, Loira, Shae

In-game references

Represented in:

• Maralen of the Mornsong
• Maralen of the Mornsong Avatar