Marie found herself at a young age drawn to exploration and “free exploring”; a type of exploration based on leaving with nothing to your name and living off the land, training your body to further and further extremes reducing the reliance on man-made commodities.
At the age of 16 she found herself upon what seemed to be a ruined settlement. It was however, here that she met and was taken in by, a grove of druids that had been disguising their grove with the ruins.
At this grove she learned to control the environment and fauna around her in ways she never throught possible. Learning to control the wilds themselves.
While learning as a druid she continued to hone her body and mind, begining to reach inwards towards a higher being of herself.
After 8 years with the grove, and training with her now partner Zondar (A circle of stars druid) she knew that to achive her true potential she had to once again embark, on one last adventure, to find true enlightenment of her perfected body and mind. To return only once she had become, in her mind, the perfect partner to Zondar.
Before she left to embark on this journey however, one morning while collecting rain water near the brook a duck aproached her. It stood there, 2ft away staring at her. A strange feeling washed over Marie, and she reached into her satchel to pull out some fresh fish pulled from the fish traps. Handing the fish to to duck and returning to the camp, she found herself being followed by this duck. She attempted to shoo it away to no avail, and so now she journeys with this duck as her companion always by her side.
As a memento for the journey ahead, Zondar crafted a small hat adorned with the stars. Just small enough for a certain animal companion to wear, and just enough to remind Marie of him each time she glances over at her web footed friend.
Here's the backstory for my character for anyone interested.