Maya

"She always seemed to bear the burdens of a hundred worlds, but I cannot fathom why..."

- Abbot Sudhir

Maya was a monk and instructor of Cirasthayi at the Prakti Monastery. Her peers best remembered her for her obsession with masks, though she is also the guardian of the famed Agni Katti. Despite her teachers considering her a prodigy of Cirasthayi, Maya rarely felt joy in her accomplishments. Her sorrow, as others described it, stemmed from her childhood.

Biography
Maya was a young child during the time of the Great War at a town near the border between the humans and their enemies. The years of war caused conditions in the town to gradually deteriorate, forcing Maya and her family to move to a sanctuary. Growing up, Maya never experienced the actual war, but she saw many wounded and battered soldiers that return from the war front to be treated by the doctors at the sanctuary. It was difficult for Maya to be happy when she witnessed, on a daily basis, the grim and rugged appearance of soldiers coming and going.

Talents and abilities
Over the years, Maya developed excellent skills in the various disciplines of Cirasthayi. She became an instructor in order to pass on her knowledge to students. In particular, Maya was a master of dual-wielding, though often taught that there were times and places where dual-wielding was not preferable.

Behind the scenes
Maya was intended to be an outlet to help create starting connections between characters in the Nousphaira setting.