Maria van Reeveldt

"That cursed Elf up in Elftown may think he makes the best boats, but he doesn't know a thing about building something that can actually get around in the canals."

- Maria van Reeveldt

A few inches over five feet and weighing nearly eleven stone, Maria's weathered face testifies to years spent outdoors. With arms like hams and iron-grey hair tied in a loose bun, she is never seen without a flask of herbal tea and her tools. Her blue eyes look straight at you - never subtle, never deceptive.

Maria van Reeveldt loves the rivers of the Old World, and she's travelled most of them. She is straightforward and honest and has devoted herself to her craft. To her, Marienburg's boat-traffic is a joy, and she dislikes the Brotherhood of Seamen and Pilots, and their unfair hold on it.

Maria is also a deeply bigoted woman. Resentful of the Sea Elves for taking work from good Marienburg dockers and angry at the growing Tilean membership in the Pilot's Guild, she has taken Solkan's dictat of racial purity to heart and is now an avid member of the Knights of Purity, and a generous contributor to its coffers. She only employs native-born Wastelanders in her yards and makes no secret of her disdain for "mongrels", as she refers to foreigners. At the same time, she is loyal to the trust her clients place in her and would die before betraying them.

For some strange reason that neither really fathoms, she is a close friend of the artist Hieronymous Deecksburg, who often spends hours in her yards, watching the water traffic or the builders at work. While she sees him occasionally sketching, she respects his privacy and does not ask to see his work. She is friends with Axel Huurder, and the two regularly drink together. She also often visits the Brotherhood of Purity to attend private meetings of the inner order of Knights. While she has not participated in any of the Knights' vigilante activities, she will sometimes make unmarked boats available for their use.

Source

 * Warhammer Fantasy RPG 1st ED -- Marienburg: Sold Down the River
 * pg. 107

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