Mai

Mai
Affiliation	Canthans
Type	Human
Profession	Assassin
Service	Henchman
Level(s)	1...13
Campaign	Factions

Mai is a fellow student at the Shing Jea Monastery. She is available as an assassin henchman on most of Shing Jea Island.

She is labeled as a "Deadly Henchman."

Locations

Factions

• Shing Jea Island
  • Minister Cho's Estate (outpost)
  • Monastery Overlook (during the orientation for new Factions characters)
  • Ran Musu Gardens
  • Seitung Harbor
  • Shing Jea Monastery
  • Tsumei Village
• Kaineng City
  • Divine Path
  • Wajjun Bazaar (during Mayhem in the Market)

Beyond

• Winds of Change
  • Mount Qinkai (only during quest A Favor Returned)

Quests

Quests involved in:

• Factions
  • Shing Jea Island
    • Mantid Hatchlings
  • Kaineng City
    • Mayhem in the Market

• Beyond
  • Winds of Change
    • The Jade Sea
      • A Favor Returned

Skills

• Entangling Asp
• Fox Fangs (from level 10)
• Jagged Strike
• Nine Tail Strike (from level 10)
• Shadow Refuge
• Siphon Strength (elite, Hard mode only)
• Viper's Defense (from level 10)
• Resurrection Signet

Evaluation

Pros

• Siphon Strength is strong martial shutdown.
• Can knockdown and inflict poison with Entangling Asp and will prioritize casting it.
• Both Fox Fangs and Nine Tail Strike are unblockable.
• Possesses a self-heal.

Cons

• Entangling Asp has a relatively high energy cost.

Dialogue

Monastery Overlook:

"Hello there. My name is Mai. I look forward to learning with you... and from you."

Shing Jea Island towns and outposts:

"I am very honored to meet you. I hope that our time here can be both pleasant and productive. Did you have a question for me?"

Wajjun Bazaar (during Mayhem in the Market):

"I think I might join the Obsidian Flame. They are protecting Cantha in its time of need."

Divine Path:

"You have come a long way since the monastery, (character name)."

Quotes

Idle quotes

Shing Jea Island towns and outposts:

"I sense that together we would be a force to be reckoned with."

"It would be my honor to join you if you would invite me."

Shing Jea Island:

"I am following in the steps of my cousin Nika, it was she who first showed me that the path of the Assassin could be one of honor and service to the higher powers."

"I worry about instructor Panaku, he seems to enjoy his work a little too much."

"Silent as a forest."

"Swift as the wind."

"The job of an Assassin is not inherently evil. Just as all things must begin somewhere so too must all things come to an end."

Battle quotes

"Concentrate. Focus power."

"Fierce as fire."

"For Cantha!"

"For Shing Jea!"

"May the envoys guide you to the next life."

"May you find peace in the mists."

"To all things must come an end."

"We do what we must."

Notes

• She is Nika's cousin and a descendant of Vizu.
• Wields Kris Daggers.

Anomaly.In the Monastery Overlook mission, Mai does not have health regeneration.

Trivia

• In Japanese, the name Mai means Brightness or dancing.
• Her henchman skills were updated in the 22nd October 2009 update.
• Her quotes: "Silent as a forest." and "Swift as the wind." might be inspired by Takeda Shingen's war banner, which are taken from The Art of War.
• Mai wears a slightly altered version of the Assassin Canthan armor.