#mapleearthtribe

Thank you for taking the time to let me interview you. Let's start off with an easy question, who do you support for the Altador Cup and why?

I support the Darigan Citadel's team because it makes people question why a faerie pet is rooting for them! I love to see the confused looks on their faces! Besides, who wouldn't want to root for a team who has such cool looking team members!

What do you do for a career?

I'm a battle pet and I think I'm a faerie good one. During the week, I train in the morning on Mystery Island and then put on a show in the Dome.

I mean, I have to keep the crowd entertained as I fight. My battling persona is a more wild than normal. I play up the fact that I'm a fighting faerie whose main color scheme is turquoise and light green. Darkstrike helps me on the more technical stuff of fighting in the dome as well as some tips on fighting larger opponents that would normally be too difficult for me to handle.

When I'm not working, I like to just go on an adventure and explore the world. When our schedules line up, I accompany Oak on his expeditions and provide some extra muscle in case we run into anything too nasty. Flying is also helpful for discovering and avoiding traps, which is another reason I like to join him. I can help make sure they get through the trapped areas safely.

What does a regular day of adventure look like for you?

Normally we start by hopping on a boat Krawk Island to help with their giant squid problem and to clean up the beaches. Then we catch a ride to the Lost Desert and make our way north through the various lands conversing with royalty, playing games, spinning wheels, solving puzzles, that sort of thing. Then on the way home we stop by Maraqua for some fishing and battling. once we return to Mystery Island, I head to the training school to brush up on my abilities before the next day. I also hand over all the various items we found on our travels to out sponsor who manages the shop.

Were you always a faerie lutari?

You know I'm Oak's sister right? Well, I used to be a green kougra just like him and I was always referred to as "Oak's sister". Do you know how annoying that is? It was like I didn't even have my own identity! He would always get all the glory, he was practically the "main" pet whenever someone would think about our sponsor. I needed something to differentiate myself.

After Snow was pushed into the Magma Pool by Darkstrike, I decided I wanted to try being magma too. It seemed like a good choice, I would stand out and be different from my brother. However, I soon came across a similar problem in being the second magma pet. I tried to act cool about the situation, but sometimes I can be so hot-headed. I went on a journey of self discovery and accidently gave the other pets the cold shoulder. For a time, I fell into a depression. I didn't know who I was or what I wanted to be.

But once my sponsor and I discovered the map to the Secret Lab Ray, I was absolutely glowing! This was my chance to be different! To reinvent my image and try different species, genders, and colors. I logged most of my zaps, and after a year or so, I landed on one that I liked. I felt like I was myself, and the additional stat boosts from the zaps I didn't log were a nice bonus too. It made fighting the dome much easier. Through my experience as a lab pet, I was able to gain a better understanding of myself and others. Plus, the wings allow me to fly with my friends and since I'm a lutari, the wings are also water proof and I can still swim with Oak and Darkstrike.

How did you meet your petpet?

Well, I love petpets and I take care of the ones in the gallery and the ones in the safety deposit box. I hate the limit on only having one petpet, I mean, I am responsible enough to take care of more than just one! Let's see, I've had…. Oh, you mean my current one?The wraith? Sure I can tell you that story.

It was Y13 and wraiths had taken over faerieland thanks to that xweetock Xandra. The main wraiths that where causing havoc were taken care of and defeated in battle, but there were still a lot of little wraiths running around. Some people were trying to banish them and attack them as well. Everyone who helped during the ruin of Faerieland saw these little guys as enemies as well.

But I saw them as just creatures how had been summoned and they didn't know what was going on. They attacked because they were being attacked, couldn't anyone see that? Besides, if you looked closely, you could tell that these smaller shadow wraiths didn't have as much magic as the big guys. They didn't cause despair when they touched you or caused you to turn into a wraith. They were safe and harmless.

So when I saw one little wraith crouching behind some fallen stone, I slowly crouched down and spoke to it. I was patient and it being a curious little thing, came over. I petted it a few times and it seemed to have no objections. So I scooped it up and took it home before anyone else could notice it. This little wraith was going to be my petpet and no one could tell me otherwise.

And, like, how sick is it that I'm a faerie pet with a wraith petpet? I mean it's great for the irony. And it's totally not responsible for any missing object in the house. Or any of the random bite marks on furniture and clothes, totally not responsible.

And moving on to the subject of magic, what faerie element represents you and why? And if the magic schools WartsHog and MornyIlver, what house would you be in and why?

I would be an air element since I can fly and my main colors are similar to that of an air faerie's. I would be in the Suzardin house at WartsHog since I'm ambitious and one of the house's traits is ambitious. I would be in the Thunder Skree house if I went to MornyIlver since that house favors adventurers.

How did you meet user/your sponsor?

I couldn't let Oak have all the fun going on adventures by himself could I? After he signed up for a sponsorship, so did I!

How did you and Snow become friends?

When I first met Snow, I first saw a tail in the grass. Kougras have a very playful nature, as well as many pouncing games, so I went ahead and pounced on the tail. The eyrie on the other end turned around, and seeing the mask I was wearing, ran away. I thought it was a game and gave chase. Oak, not knowing why his sister had run off, ran to follow. Eventually, I had caught up to Snow and I had taken off my mask during the chase. I introduced myself and so did Oak, once he finally caught up with me. We parted ways for the time being, but ran into each other quite often. I became good friends with Snow, and after learning the she didn't have a proper home, I bugged Oak to let her live with us. He allowed it and they became a family.

Where did you get the mask?

One day, Oak and I decided to visit the deserted tomb of Geraptiku. We came across a red kougra who was looking for her lost petpet. After a rather confusing and comical introduction ("I'm Jolly" "You're happy your petpet is gone?" "No, my name's Jolly."), we helped her look for it. I discovered that the taigar had gone into the temple by following its tracks. After dodging the traps, I rescued it and returned it to Jolly. I was fascinated with the ruins and wanted to take something as a souvenir. So I took the mask and decided to wear it for the rest of the day and several days after. It was a really cool mask!

Interesting! And on the topic of clothes, are there any outfits or fun pictures you want to show off?

While it's fun to show off physical abilities, I'm not really one for fancy clothes. I did recently get some new adventuring gear, and I guess that counts? Here's an image of me trying it on at least.

You look very mysterious! Finally, here is one last fun question to finish off the interview. If you had a title like the Heroes of Altador, what would it be?

Maple the Rebel