Mazu

Name meaning: Mazu is a Chinese sea goddess also known by several other names and titles. Mazu or Ma-tsu means "Maternal Ancestor", "Mother", "Granny", or "Grandmother".

She is the deified form of the purported historical Lin Mo or Lin Moniang, a Fujianese shamaness whose life span is traditionally dated from 960 to 987. Revered after her death as a tutelary deity of seafarers, including fishermen and sailors, her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and overseas Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia. She was thought to roam the seas, protecting her believers through miraculous interventions. She is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and benevolent Queen of Heaven.

ROLE: Pirate, Boatswain of the SS Maris. MATE: N/A (the pirate squad is a literal and figurative love puddle) FAMILIAR: ? Note: Writing about her arrival by Solarfox123. Outfit by TuxedoFloracat: Hooligan.

NOTABLE RELATIVES: Sveta (grandmother), TeaLeaf (sister, deceased), Remedy (sister), Lichen (niece), Timor (great-great-nephew), Maris (great-great-great-niece), Phirun (great-great-great-nephew), Hibai (great-great-great-nephew), Alethea (sister)


A small Fae approaches the clan in a flurry of leaves, two hatchlings clinging to his shoulders. He doesn't say anything, preferring instead to gently nudge the two baby Faes forward. The white and pink one goes happily, hopping up to the clan and peeping out a squeak, but the vibrant green Fae clings to the older Fae. He says something that seems to calm her, and she hops after the other Fae, turning to wave goodbye as the older Fae flutters away.

Io sends a pouch of treasure back with a note attached via Suteki's airship: "Once again, please accept this token of our appreciation. And would you also please tell Ryuu that I am NOT stingy. I am practical. Thank you. -Io, Treasurer"

A note folded into a paper airplane lands in front of the lair several days later. It reads "Stig ny." and is signed with a very odd-shaped print...almost like that of a rat.



Mazu came from the Shrieking Wilds with Lama. Both of them were raised by Mazu's grandmother Sveta.

Mazu isn't actually a troublemaker, ruffian, or hooligan of any sort. She's just dressing herself that way to give herself a confidence boost and look the part in a "fake it 'til you make it" sort of way. She joined the pirate crew because Lama joined it and she's trying to be tough for her parents' sake.

she'd be the kind of pirate who spends her time picking up garbage littering the ocean because she wants to keep it clean
and if someone catches her, she'd try to make herself look bigger and more serious like "you think you can just come here and litter in ...my ocean?? yeah, I sail these seas and- and you're gonna keep it clean if you know what's good for you! you hear me? littering is bad!"
she is a very tough pirate, as you can see XD
totally knows what a pirate is supposed to be, yup

and then there's Maris just looming right there like "she's right"
she and Choi are 10000% all about keeping the ocean clean
Lama's like "I'll take all of this because there may be some goodies in this litter for my collection"
and then Sabori's just like "I don't care what this is, we're going to take it because FINDERS KEEPERS YOHOHO A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR ME"


Boatswains are junior officers who supervise all activities on a ship and report to the Quartermaster or the Captain. Depending on the size of the ship and crew, they can have one or several duties ranging from anchoring to naval provisions.



Note: She was born around the time when Zinfandel started trying to convince the Glade to move away from the Shrieking Wilds.