Mary

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Mary Clarissa Christie
Alias(es)	The Maiden
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Inquisition
Occupation/Role	Inquisitor's assistant; Throne Proxy; writer
First Appearance	520

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Gold Eye awakened	525	Her right eye turned gold one year earlier, granting unusual perception, magical resistance, and rapid interpretation of ancient texts.
Inquisition recruit	556	Joins to gain the means to protect her friends from supernatural threats; begins firearms, close-combat, and magical training.
Dark Moon Magic trainee	556	Ranni is assigned to teach her practical combat magic.
Combat-capable Inquisition operative	617	Uses the Gold Eye, a hand cannon, and Caria Greatsword magic to fight a Dark Templar.
Bard trainee	703	Studies bardic magic and music under a Faerûnian bard; cannot use illusion spells.
Throne Proxy / Queen Retainer	1035 1036 1038	Accepts Duanmu Huai's Queen piece and becomes his Divine Blessing, greatly improving her physical abilities and protecting her soul from theft.
Level 138	1099	Recorded attributes include 750 Strength, 825 Stamina, 2,820 Resistance, 3,845 Agility, 3,980 Magical Power, and 9,999 Magic Resistance.
Extermination Order authority	1526	Receives the Rose Knot, allowing her to issue an Extermination Order subject to Duanmu Huai's review.

Background / History

Mary was a history student at Royal Shuo Academy. She had been homeschooled before entering the academy directly, bypassing ordinary secondary education; despite being high-school age, she had already graduated from university. Her Gold Eye appeared suddenly a year before she met Duanmu Huai, accompanied by recurring dreams of fleeing through a dark city. 525 1037

The eye made Mary exceptionally adept at deciphering ancient inscriptions, records, and ruins. It also drew monsters toward her, culminating in her pursuit through the Dark City and rescue by Duanmu Huai. 524 525

Mary cooperated with Duanmu Huai to investigate the Dark City and save her comatose friend Shirley. Though deeply troubled by the possibility that Shirley had been involved in ritual murders, she remained determined to wake her and refused to abandon her. 525 528

After surviving encounters with Shoggoths, supernatural hounds, and other threats, Mary concluded that her world was not peaceful and joined the Inquisition so she could protect her friends rather than wait helplessly for danger. 545 552 556

She later became a regular companion on Inquisition operations across multiple worlds. Her experiences became the basis for novels she wrote and published; she eventually revealed to Shirley and Ashelika that these supposedly fictional stories were accounts of real Inquisition missions. 562 574 708

Appearance

Mary is a beautiful young woman with an elegant, noble bearing. Her appearance and increasingly veteran-like presence make others instinctively treat her with formality. 552 707 1035

• Her right eye is gold; she later appears with heterochromatic eyes. 525 1877
• Her refined demeanor caused a sensation when she enrolled at Komaou Academy. 1037
• Even after becoming a Divine Retainer, she retained an outwardly human appearance without wings or a tail. 1038

Personality

Mary is compassionate, brave, and prone to intervening when she sees injustice, even when doing so puts her in danger. Her leap into a polluted river to rescue a kitten and her repeated willingness to confront monsters reflect both courage and recklessness. 520 538

Her initial reluctance toward violence came from having lived in a comparatively peaceful world. Training and repeated crises gradually made her calm and decisive in combat, while she retained her love of music, literature, tea, and ordinary pleasures. 552 703 1526 1828

Mary is politically loyal to the Inquisition and supports Duanmu Huai's decisions, believing that his organization has protected her, her friends, and humanity. She may hesitate over difficult moral questions, but acts without mercy once she judges a threat to humanity. 1050 1275 1526

Abilities & Skills

Gold Eye

Mary's Gold Eye is an anomalous right eye with exceptional perception and anti-magic properties. It is powerful but limited by her ordinary human field of vision; it cannot perceive what lies outside her line of sight. 525 875

• Sees through illusions, disguises, magical phenomena, and hidden paths. 529 730 964 1906
• Reveals entities invisible to others, including Dark Shadows and Warp creatures. 617 1867
• Detects internal abnormalities, such as black-hole-like voids within Lost Souls. 730
• Allows her to perceive attacks and trajectories clearly enough to evade otherwise overwhelming attacks. 578 617
• Rapidly deciphers ancient texts, inscriptions, and ruins. 525
• Provides near-total resistance to magic, evil arts, and Warp-based attacks; physical attacks remain dangerous. 525 529
• Attracts monsters and hostile entities seeking its power. 525 552

Dark Moon Magic

Trained by Ranni, Mary employs practical offensive and defensive magic. 556

• Forms the Caria Greatsword, a massive magical frost blade for close combat. 560 617
• Casts starlight barrages and meteor-like projectiles at range. 1038 1082
• Uses Caria Retaliation against incoming magical attacks. 1906
• Can create Ice Blades, though anti-magic fields can dispel them before impact. 732
• Cannot use illusion spells. 703

Firearms and Close Combat

Mary's fighting style developed from evasive survival into mobile counterattacks. She favors dodging, reading enemy movement through the Gold Eye, and punishing openings. 557 1038

• Uses a hand cannon suited to her physical strength; a Bolter's recoil would shatter her arm. 616
• Combines gunfire with staff magic and the Moonlight Greatsword. 616 1038
• Protected Ann from a Dark Templar and held her own until Duanmu Huai intervened. 617
• Defeated Komaou Academy combatants in under five minutes after becoming a Queen Retainer. 1038

Bardic Arts

Mary trained as a bard after being inspired by combat musicians in Faerûn. 703

• Plays a bardic violin once owned by a Harper. 1045
• Her violin remains audible even amid Silence magic or a dragon's roar. 1045
• Improved Komaou Academy's Wind Music Club through her musical ability and leadership. 1037

Investigation and Command

Mary serves as Duanmu Huai's assistant and later leads operations independently. 1035 1526

• Manages and relays the Inquisitor Lord's orders and teaches Inquisition doctrine. 1877
• Uses the Gold Eye to direct battlefield fire and identify enemy movements. 1829
• Led an Inquisition team alongside the Xianzhou Alliance against the Bu Liren. 1526
• Demonstrated caution and leadership by shielding Ellie and refusing to trust the Emperor's invitation to touch the golden bell. 1844

Equipment

• Gold Eye — anomalous golden right eye with perception and anti-magic abilities. 525
• Protective ring — given by Duanmu Huai when she became bait for supernatural creatures. 525
• Hand cannon — chosen because it is powerful but manageable for her physique. 616
• Staff — used to channel Dark Moon Magic and form the Caria Greatsword. 560 617
• Moonlight Greatsword / Caria Greatsword — magical frost greatsword manifested through her staff. 617 1038
• Bardic violin — a former Harper instrument capable of sounding clearly under extreme conditions. 1045
• Space Pocket — used to transport valuables between worlds. 1036
• Rose Knot — authorization to issue an Extermination Order. 1526

Relationships

• Duanmu Huai — Rescuer, commander, and trusted partner. He recruited her into the Inquisition, entrusted her with the Queen piece, and relies heavily on her Gold Eye. 524 556 1036
• Shirley — Close friend whose coma and connection to the Dark City drove Mary to seek Duanmu Huai's help. 524 528
• Ashelika — Close friend from Shuo Academy; Mary later brought her to the Inquisition headquarters and Arkham City. 526 707 708
• Lorena — Friend and early physical-training instructor; they share an interest in opera and support each other's pursuits. 525 537
• Ranni — Dark Moon Magic teacher. 556
• Ann — Fellow Inquisition maiden whom Mary has protected in combat; Ann regards Mary as a potential rival for proximity to Duanmu Huai. 617 870
• Okegis — Fellow maiden who is jealous of Mary's closeness to Duanmu Huai. 584 870
• Ellie — One of Mary's street-child friends; Mary later protects her from the Emperor's attention. 537 1844
• Kainz — Street-child friend who, with Ellie, watches out for Mary. 537

Story Role / Major Arcs

Dark City Investigation

Mary's Gold Eye and recurring nightmares link her to the Dark City. After Duanmu Huai saves her from a steel monster, she becomes his partner and bait in the investigation into Shirley's coma and the Tartarus Gate. 524 525

Antarctica and the Inquisition

Mary faces the fear of abandonment while pursuing Shirley through the ruins on Yith. Following further supernatural encounters, she chooses to join the Inquisition and begins combat and magic training. 545 556

Inquisition Operative and Author

Mary becomes a capable operative, accompanies Duanmu Huai through interstellar and fantasy-world missions, and writes accounts of their cases as novels. She eventually reveals the truth of her work to Shirley and Ashelika. 617 703 708

Queen Retainer

Duanmu Huai offers Mary the Queen piece, making her his Divine Blessing and substantially enhancing her combat ability, survivability, and protection against soul-based threats. 1036 1038

Independent Command

Mary grows into a trusted Inquisition leader, receiving authority to command a team and issue an Extermination Order during the campaign against the Bu Liren. 1526

Trivia

• Mary initially thought the Inquisition was closer to a police organization than an interstellar organization. 547 708
• Her first developed combat specialty was escaping; Duanmu Huai considered her evasive skill professional-grade due to her Dark City dreams. 557
• She was initially excited simply to learn that real magic existed. 556
• Literary critics later targeted her novels for perceived political incorrectness, prompting her to seek refuge with Duanmu Huai. 1035