a strange puff of smoke goes through the air and a loud noise can be heared suddenly the dust clears and you see a woman in a fancy suit and hat wearing steampunk glasses coughs from the smoke then suddenly notices your presence Ahem

I apologize for the sudden inconvenience My name is Maria Von Almandine. I am of a noble and illustrious family and I hath devoted me life to the pursuit of knowledge and discovery. Indeed, I art a woman of great curiosity and adventure and I shalt forever seek to explore this wonderous and vast world of ours, though I be called Maria the Cursed due to the uncanny and mysterious encounters I hath whilst exploring I shalt never cease to seek the beyond.