Maiya

Face-up artist(s):

Me

Date of acquisition:

Mar 2023 (actual date of production is around 2014)

Provenance:

DoA Marketplace, I am the 3rd owner

Reason for choice:

Supposed to be for another character, but she ended up working as this one better

Best Points:

She could look fierce or tender depending on the angle

Worst Points:

Weak head magnets -- seems to be a commonality among my Iplehouse dolls, sadly

Eyes:

SOULinAboxDOLLS Old Spice (I think?)

Wig:

Dollmore

Favourite colours:

Earthy tones

Fashion style(s):

Hybrid of more modern styles with traditional wear (either East Asian or Mesoamerican, depending on the storyline)

Name story:

Maiya is phonetically similar to "Maya," which is a nod to a certain heritage she shares with her adoptive mother-figure, Adhara.

Character age:

Appears as early twenties (but in the Edo timeline, she may be much older)

Character gender:

Female who prefers females

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

EDO PERIOD TIMELINE
Relationship tree here.

Adhara, Guórén, and Okuni came across a lonely young spirit during their travels to a distant land, and they decided to raise her as their own. Adhara in particular felt great affinity towards their foster child, naming her Maiya. Later on, Maiya fell in love with Adhara and Guórén's eldest daughter, Kokiden. To her great joy, Kokiden returned her affections, and with the blessing of their family's parental figures, they became a couple.

L5R RPG TIMELINE
Relationship tree here.

Maiya was the only remaining member of a minor branch of the Akodo family that recently fell into disfavor. As a young child, she went through a string of foster homes that couldn't keep her because a particularly disruptive and persistent entity followed her wherever she went. The Lion Clan's authorities on the matter, out of desperation, assigned her to Ikoma Kaguya's family. Kaguya and her offspring were known to have powerful passive spiritual abilities, and true enough, Maiya found herself enjoying a haunting-free existence for the first time in her life.

Even though she was "only" a fosterling to Kaguya and was legally still an Akodo, Maiya was treated as a daughter by both the matriarch and her husband, and their love was wholeheartedly reciprocated by her. Maiya developed strong sibling-like bonds with their children Kokichi, Aijiro, and Airinko, but she shared an even deeper relationship with the eldest daughter, Kokiden. Her foster parents were very supportive of their relationship, and the young couple hoped to be able to tie the knot one day as spouses.

Fronds by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr


Maiya and Kokiden by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr


Maiya by Yela Gatchalian-David, on Flickr​