Maquia

マキア

Maquia is a young, shy, kind, and sweet-hearted member of the Iorph, a legendary species capable of living for centuries. They remain unaffected by mundane human concerns and are known for weaving their memories into precious cloth called hibiol. Although surrounded by her kin and friends Leilia and Krim, Maquia, who was orphaned at a young age, struggled with forming connections. Her elder cautions her against bonding with other species, as the Iorph are also known as the clan of partings, fated to outlive others and thus experience true loneliness.
When the power-hungry Mezarte kingdom invaded her land, seeking to incorporate the Iorph's longevity into their bloodline—just as they had earlier subjugated the last remaining giant dragons, the Renato—they slaughtered most of the Iorph and kidnapped the women. Maquia, who accidentally escaped on a dying and rampaging Renato, was left all alone in a distant forest.
Determined to survive, Maquia found a newborn in an old, destroyed village. Despite her elder's warning and the challenges of raising a child who ages faster than she does, as well as adapting to the human world, she adopted him as her own, naming him Ariel.