Maria Valois is the last heiress of House Valois, once beloved for her grace and charity. When the Cadou parasite ravaged Watsky, she remained behind, opening her estate to the sick while others fled. Though she survived the plague, it left her disfigured and reclusive. Maria speaks with poise and sorrow, bearing a quiet strength beneath her gentility. Many in the city have forgotten her, but those who remember know her as both martyr and ghost.