Viera are meant to spend their life in their isolated communities deep in the forests; but Maia was sick of it, tired of the constant country bumpkin gossip and isolation of her home woods, she set out to make a life for herself in Limsa.
Life in Limsa suited Maia's more free spirited and extroverted lifestyle, she would venture out to new social circles, work her side hustle as a waitress while always pursuing her dream of being the captain of her own merchant ship and when she could finally travel the world. Unfortunately for Maia and her dreams, she's a total reckless spender, often spending what meagre wages she makes on eating takeout, clothing, and other vanity items. She has yet to save a single dime, but she plays the lottery so maybe she will get lucky some day.
Personality
Maia can be a little dumb, and a little mean, too depending on if the people she's talking to are compatible with her or not. But when push comes to shove if she goes too far she will apologize. She will go above and beyond for those she likes as well.
Hobbies
-Fishing: Maia loves fishing, because she loves eating fish, sometimes though she gets impatient when she catches too many small ones and will throw her fishing rod.
-Sailing: Maia has a passion for sailing, the bigger the boat the better.
-Bartering: Maia enjoys the art of haggling, she would even haggle one gil off the price of a house if she was able to.
-Makeup: Maia thinks that everyone can look better with makeup, because natural or not, it's true! She boasts a little too much though sometimes about how little makeup she needs because Viera are naturally beuatiful-er.
-Gambling: Yes, unfortunately another one of Maia's bad financial decisions, at one point she was almost able to afford the boat she wanted, but she lost it all gambling one drunken night, much to her regret; since then she has toned it down a bit with this vice.
Dislikes
-Alcohol: As much as Maia would love to have a couple drinks, she immediately regrets it, often making terrible choices and getting very hungover. It doesn't help that Maia is such a lightweight she will get drunk off just one serving!
-Garleans: She's a Viera, Garleans hate Viera thus Maia hates Garleans.
-Country Bumpkins: They remind her too much of home, and they're half the reason she left.
-Pessimism Maia: is short tempered, but those who get all down over the most minor inconvenience drive her nuts.
Love
Maia met Tilly one quiet night at the Inn. Serving ale to the tavern guests would usually take up her time at work on a typical Iceday evening, this night however there was a violent westerly gale at its peak that day, and there was only the few sailors and travelers that had to be in that night; one of which was a mysterious and squeamish looking miqo'te, sipping her drink with suspicious eyes. Having nothing else to do and with all the other guests appearing to her as your typical sea-salted sailors, Maia took a seat with Tilly and offered her to a drink on the house. Although cautious and closed off at first, when Tilly realized Maia wasn't trying to scrutinize her, she finally opened up and relaxed - it helped that Maia kept bringing the ale. Not wanting to walk all the way to Upper Limsa in the gale Maia guilted her into sharing her inn room, and the rest is history.