Character from Pale by Wildbow
A Dark Autumn Fae who blinded the Carmine Beast weeks before its murder — an incredible manipulator from the court that steals children and trades in stolen identities.
Maricica is the suspect the girls can never quite pin down. Dark Autumn Fae specialize in transformation, stolen identities, and the kind of glamour that doesn't just deceive — it restructures reality around the lie. Her court traffics in stolen children and traits, which means Maricica's moral framework doesn't include 'kidnapping a child is wrong.' It includes 'kidnapping a child is a transaction.' She temporarily blinded the Carmine Beast weeks before its death. She was present in the cave during the incident. She holds a longstanding grudge against imperious and powerful beings. She is an incredible manipulator whose glamour can make animal transformations real. Every piece of evidence points toward her. But evidence, in Maricica's world, is just another kind of glamour — and she's better at glamour than anyone. Her refusal to apologize for what she is makes her one of the series' most compelling characters. She's not redeemable because she doesn't consider herself fallen.
Pretty with long brown hair and what may be moth or bat wings — the Dark Autumn aesthetic blends beauty with something insectile and unsettling. Her glamour makes her appearance unreliable; what you see is what she wants you to see.
Also known as: Maricica