Thought Maverick was a strange smelly man at first. Well, he is. But he likes tea. And also they're both kind of outcasts. Somehow they ended up being really close.
They met when Gretchenwas still living in Whispyryhaus and while Fafnir was building his own house in Ever Rest.
Maverick teased her a lot and she tried to get him to be a little more healthy but the ended up getting pretty soft to eachother and Gretchenwould clean Maverick up and make him tea and such.
After kicking Dae's ass Maverick took on a protective older-brother/weird-uncle kind of role to Gretchen.
Gretchen started to have strange dreams while travelling through the Feywildes with Beloved, Ariel, Holly, and Pippi. They turned out to be prophetic dreams given to her by Radiance to guide Gretchen to become her champion.
Gretchen's dreams were a strange Alice in Wonderland-esque atmosphere where she was chasing falling stars and there was this little creature there..
It turned out to take place in a section of the Feywildes they were traveling near, and after saving a Carbuncle family from a cruel creature in the woods Gretchen recognized her as the creature from her dreams! Gretchen also died in this process :) Revel had to resurrect her by invoking the Raven Queen's favor!
Gretchen and Opal (the baby carbuncle) woke up in the night and went out to a field nearby where they were camping and a shooting star shot from the sky into Gretchen's hands, blessing her with a gift from Radiance herself - a mysterious and magical Amp..
Used to be a little tomboy goblin as a kid- got hyper-feminine as she grew up due to family pressure.
Is now more comfortable playing around with her image and also considers utility as well as aesthetics.
Loves trinkets and more specifically teacups and kettles- which she collects. She used to be a bit of a hoarder, but she's gotten better lately since separating from her parents and moving in with Wilson/getting more Independence!
Was the daughter to the Lord and Lady of Blumensee.
Was arranged to marry Dae, a foreign prince and lord of Shit.
Planned to just Buttercup herself if it came to that (re:princess bride)
Luckily she doesn't have to think about that anymore! Also, Maverick punched him out one time when he was threatening to basically kidnap her! So Dae put out a warrant for Maverick, which he swiftly drew back when Gretchen was going to testify against him! Gretchen is not fucking around and will press her own charges now, fuck you Dae!
Left home to travel and, her parents thought, get all her youthful wanderlust out before settling down with her ~future-husband~.
Jokes on them because she met people who actually ended up encouraging her to follow her dreams and believe in herself.
Parents wanted her back home for Candlenights- where after being pushed to her limits she firstly told Dae off and then the whole event culminated in her running away from home.
She went to Wilson, she didn't know where else to turn. They'd been friends since she could remember and he was always like an older brother to her in their socio-political circles.
Wilson ended up formally adopting her- Gretchen Plattner is now GretchenGlistens.
She wants to do good by Wilson.
She's going to use every ounce of her being to make him proud and spread the family name positively.
He wants to see her flourish and succeed.
They're very good for each other and settle in comfortably into this new routine.
Both Gretchen's parents and Dae's kingdom are kind of disgraced by Gretchen's act.
Also she was smooched on by the Prince of Avalar- the Raven' Queen's Paladin- Prince Revel.
They were also childhood friends but fell out of touch.
Revel has had feelings for Gretchenall this time.
Gretchenmissed her friends (incl. Revel's sister Princess Glass) but had given up on really seeing them again. After all she's basically just a scrub compared to actual royalty.
Jokes on her and her family because Revel is now courting her. UPDATE - they are now ENGAGED! How romantic..
With loving friends and family around her now Gretchenhas able to make great leaps and bounds with her confidence. She's pursuing alchemy lessons, working on her fencing and magic, taking private lessons, and learning how to interact with people in a more genuine way. Her physical, mental, and emotional growth is astounding.
The people had high expectations of her- thinking her to be a flippant spoiled brat- but she quickly proved them wrong with volunteer work and learning how to be a good leader from both Wilson and from Bragi- who she greatly looks up to. Gretchen is now considered a beloved public figure full of grace, which she still hasn't really realized and wouldn't quite be able to wrap her head around..