Maria Rodriguez

Being the daughter of an Argentine politician, she copied her father's way of handling problems and added her mother's looks and charm to the mix.

Summary
Maria is a glass cannon speaker, with amazing Speech but very lacking defenses.

Maria can seduce enemies for fantastic damage to their spirit. Maria does very well in or  crews, as long as there is someone to protect her!

Recommended crew: go or  with Emilia and Pedrinho.

Captain Perk
Path to stardom: +50% from. +5 from.

Hidden Characteristics
Maria:
 * is a devout believer.
 * will do anything to become famous.
 * is superstitious.
 * has had bad experiences with crabs.
 * her wrestling name is La Prima Donna.
 * is a Taurus.

Campfire Cards

 * Renowned Archaeologist (shared with Agatha) - +15 Renown for each level of Archaeologist of your highest level Archaeologist. Bonus triples from level 5.
 * Secret Report (shared with Yvonne) - +50% Gold, +50% Status, and +50% Research from Secret.
 * The Lovely Lady - Gain an extra 3 Campaign if you resolve an encounter Friendly. Gain an extra 1 Encounter token if you resolve an encounter Devious.

Personal Campfire Story
The Lovely Lady: One selected crew member (besides Maria) falls in love with Maria. They like her instantly, and will gather the courage to speak to her during the next Expedition and, regardless of the result, admire her afterwards. If the crew member is Mean, Maria becomes wary of them in return.A character who likes dancing will gain encounter tokens here. During the next expedition, they profess their love and (except for Ivan) Maria will send them away. The crew also gains 3 Encounter tokens. This does not change their relationship any further, though.

Victor, being married, immediately rejects the idea of a relationship, gaining 3 encounters tokens and leading to respect from Maria, who gains 'Likes Victor'.

Patch History
Patch 14: - Decreased Renown gain from Encounter tokens from Maria's and Victor's Captain Perk to 5. Patch 10: - Maria's base speech raised to 30.