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Maomao
The Apothecary Diaries
| alias: Xiaomao, Apothecary | age: 17-19 depending on canon point (currently on Light Novel vol. 5) |
| species: human | gender: female |
| sexuality: (gray) ace | voice: Finally Some Good Fucking Poison |
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personality
Pers_Type
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Logical. Matter-of-fact. Cynical. Caring. Really into medicines and poisons.
Motivations
Maomao mostly wants to be left alone and pursue medicine, but she is often hampered by her own incorrigibly curious nature.
Handling Conflict
Maomao doesn't back down from a conflict; however, how she acts depends greatly on how she views her station vis-a-vis her opponent. She'd like to keep her head firmly attached to her neck, thank you very much.
appearance
hair: Black with a greenish tint
eyes: Blue
height: Short
build: Thin and reedy, not very curvy
features: Heart-shaped face, most often with fake freckles. Her left little finger is slightly deformed.
eyes: Blue
height: Short
build: Thin and reedy, not very curvy
features: Heart-shaped face, most often with fake freckles. Her left little finger is slightly deformed.
Description
Maomao is a very petite young woman and often described as fairly plain; an effect she deliberately enhances by painting freckles on her face on the regular. As someone of humble origins, she wears simple clothing. On the rare occasions that she dresses up, she is very pretty.
First Impressions
Most people would probably not pay Maomao much mind if seeing her on the street, though if they're familiar with the rear palace, they might recognize when she's dressed as Consort Gyokuyou's lady-in-waiting.
history
Event
Maomao was raised in the pleasure district of the capital of the country of Li, which is a fictionalized version of ancient China. There, she was adopted as a small girl by a doctor who taught her everything she needs to know about medicine. She showed a particular aptitude and interest for the subject from a young age, even going so far as to conduct medical experiments on herself. Some scars left from these experiments are still visible on her arm.
In the beginning of the series, Maomao was out searching for ingredients when she was captured by a band of human traffickers and sold to the Imperial palace; specifically to the rear palace, where the Emperor's concubines live. There, she was put to work as a maidservant. However, when the emperor's infant son died and his mother took ill as well, Maomao can't quite keep herself from sticking her nose where it doesn't belong and attracts the notice of Jinshi, a high-ranking eunuch who manages much of the rear palace's daily business. From there on out, he requests her help solving mysteries again and again.
Maomao was raised in the pleasure district of the capital of the country of Li, which is a fictionalized version of ancient China. There, she was adopted as a small girl by a doctor who taught her everything she needs to know about medicine. She showed a particular aptitude and interest for the subject from a young age, even going so far as to conduct medical experiments on herself. Some scars left from these experiments are still visible on her arm.
In the beginning of the series, Maomao was out searching for ingredients when she was captured by a band of human traffickers and sold to the Imperial palace; specifically to the rear palace, where the Emperor's concubines live. There, she was put to work as a maidservant. However, when the emperor's infant son died and his mother took ill as well, Maomao can't quite keep herself from sticking her nose where it doesn't belong and attracts the notice of Jinshi, a high-ranking eunuch who manages much of the rear palace's daily business. From there on out, he requests her help solving mysteries again and again.
Origin
Later in the series, we learn that Maomao is the biological child of a high-ranking court official and a courtesan who worked at the pleasure house where she spent much of her childhood. Soon after her birth, her mother became severely ill in a way that affected her mind; leading her to a dramatic act: she cut off a segment of her infant daugher's finger and sent it to the child's father. The father couldn't afford to buy her out and so did not return, leaving Maomao to be adopted by his uncle. Maomao loathes her biological father and rejects him as a parent, and has no particular attachment to her mother.
Later in the series, we learn that Maomao is the biological child of a high-ranking court official and a courtesan who worked at the pleasure house where she spent much of her childhood. Soon after her birth, her mother became severely ill in a way that affected her mind; leading her to a dramatic act: she cut off a segment of her infant daugher's finger and sent it to the child's father. The father couldn't afford to buy her out and so did not return, leaving Maomao to be adopted by his uncle. Maomao loathes her biological father and rejects him as a parent, and has no particular attachment to her mother.
abilties
Medical knowledge
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Maomao has a vast knowledge of not just medicinal ingredients, but illnesses and curious medical phenomenons as well. Her knowledge is about as extensive as that of someone living before the invention of modern medicine could get.
Logic
Equipped with her knowledge and a great aptitude for logical thinking, Maomao is often able to solve mysteries where people around her are stumped. This garners her attention at court again and again.
World-wise
Growing up in the pleasure district has left Maomao fairly disillusioned about life, and surprisingly knowledgeable about intimate matters. She's not particularly shy about it, though she has no interest in sex herself.
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