Anastasia Keating

Anastasia “Stasia” Keating was an underground mage who is a main character in the End of Days from Seasons 1-3.

Pre-End of Days
Anastasia Keating, the youngest of two daughters, was born on March 5th, 2196 to David and Ekaterina Keating. Descending from the infamous Kumarov mage family, who came to the underground from the surface as swamp defectors, were often blamed for the bunker being attacked, so any sign of Kumarov blood, especially magical beings, meant death.

This became clear when her uncle, Sebastian Kumarov, was executed by trial in the bunker. This event shook Stasia, especially since at this time, at the age of five, Stasia began developing powers which troubled her mother especially. Over the years, Stasia made friends in the underground, and even had a “high school sweetheart”. However, a few days after Stasia turned 18, her mother was found dead in the Keating complex, an event that has haunted Stasia for the rest of her days.

Six months after her mother’s death, Stasia was “selected” by the leaders of the bunker to be sent to the surface. Dropped off in the ruins of Los Angeles, Stasia spent a week trying to figure out surface life, until she was found by the Desert Bounty Guild.

From then on, Stasia was trained as a member of the guild, and mastered the art of sword fighting and hand to hand combat. Taking jobs in the desert and the swamp, Stasia accumulated enough funds to move to the Jungle and work as a liaison for the desert guild in that area of the world.

Season 1
The beginning of Season 1 saw Stasia on her way back from a bounty job, when she meets Marcus Green in the wilds. On their way back to the city, the two of them take out some jungle hounds, and in the process, Stasia reveals her powers to Marcus, and the two form a bond.

A few days later, Stasia and Marcus decide to explore the jungle wilds where they come across a temple, and in the process, the two learn more about each other. However, the pair gets captured by a jungle coven who strap Stasia to a rock table, until they are saved by Agrus, who wants to build a town north of the jungle. Together, Stasia, Marcus and Agrus take on the boss of the temple, and head back to the city.

It is revealed at this point in time that Stasia got bit by the boss, but fortunately, Marcus is able to save her from being poisoned. Stasia, Marcus, Agrus and various other jungle people begin to leave the jungle city to build Agrus’s town, but not before Stasia and Marcus take a moment to confess their feelings and share a kiss.

Season 2
Stasia, Marcus, Agrus and the rest of the jungle group makes their way out of the jungle, where Stasia’s powers are revealed to the rest of the jungle. That night, a group of jungle people kidnap Stasia and tie her against a tree, about to murder her for having powers, but Marcus manages to fend off three of the attackers, thus saving Stasia.

The group moved into the swamp wilds where they first encounter Marvel who offers swamp personnel to help build the jungle town, in exchange for bringing in some of the wanted people in the jungle. Stasia and Marcus make their way to the hills and meet the main cast for the first time, explaining their situation before taking Orianna with them back to the swamp.

On their way to the new jungle city, Stasia, Marcus, Orianna and Danny encounter Khabib Nurmagomedov III, and after a long battle, Stasia traps Khabib in a ring of fire, believing that she had defeated Khabib at last. The group sneaks into the jungle city, defeats the Angry Boat Captain before heading to the Northern Jungle Town.

After in town for a little while, Stasia gets kidnapped by members of the swamp coven, as they explain to her their dastardly plan: half of the underground goes to Marvel as slaves, and half of the slaves are used as sacrifices to awaken the ancient swamp king, in hopes that the swamp region may rule the world once again. Stasia manages to evade being sacrificed, but is cornered by a number of coven members. Marcus manages to find Stasia, and the two of them take out the coven members, as Stasia tells Marcus the truth about the jungle king before the two share a tender moment.

Returning to the coven with a larger group, but end up encountering a fierce Ashwalker, who turned several jungle members into Ash Wights, and ends up killing one of the jungle men before he could turn into a wight.

Leaving the coven, Stasia and Marcus make their way west to the Badlands, where they encounter The Black Bull and his gangsters their first night in the Badlands, as some of Stasia and Marcus’s romantic interactions become more passionate.

The next morning, Stasia and Marcus make their way to Badwater, where they once again encounter the Black Bull and his gang, who is in a duel with the town’s mayor. Stasia manages to redirect the bullet away from the mayor, as her and Marcus begin planning for the Black Bull’s return. Stasia obtains and learns how to use a revolver, before encountering the Black Bull that night. The Black Bull shoots Stasia in the shoulder, as her and Marcus battle the Black Bull and his gang, taking over several gang members in the process. The Black Bull escapes after Stasia safely disposed of the dynamite that the Black Bull was going to throw at Marcus. After getting checked out by healers, Stasia and Marcus get a room in Badwater for the night, where they have sex.

The next morning, Stasia and Marcus make their way to New Albuquerque, where the two of them spend a few moments visiting the Desert Guild, before the Black Bull, who allied with the Angry Boat Man and Khabib from the swamp, attacked the city in search of Stasia and Marcus. Stasia manages to defeat the Angry Boat Man, before assisting Marcus in battling the Black Bull and Khabib. Stasia manages to crush the Black Bull’s ribs before getting knocked out by Khabib’s finishing move, rendering her unconscious. While seemingly getting checked on medic’s, Abubakar and Khabib kidnap Stasia, taking her back to the swamp.

Season 3
Stasia awakened in the swamp prison, as Khabib eventually managed to cut Stasia open to take her blood to use as a last resort to awaken the ancient swamp king, due to her not only being an underground, but a mage.

Eventually uses her pyrokinesis to heat the prison door, Stasia finds Marcus unconscious due to water in his lungs, and revives him with CPR. The pair escape the clutches of Abubakar, his solider’s, and the Angry Tug Boat captain, before making their way back to the Northern Jungle Town.

Finding that the jungle had allied with the swamp people, Stasia and Marcus fight off a number of jungle guards, which leads to Stasia, infuriated, killing off the new leader of the jungle town, Demarco, before Stasia and Marcus disappear back into the swamp.

Running into the main cast, Stasia and Marcus participate in the Battle of Bunker 17, as Stasia uses her powers to cause delays in Marvel’s plan to mobilize the underground slaves of that bunker. In the ensuing battle, Stasia manages to take out a few swamp soldiers, but her larger battle was another face off with Khabib. Batting fists with a sword and magic, the two competent fighters fight to a stalemate, as Khabib declares that their rivalry would continue. With the group in a downtrodden state, after escaping the Bunker with Orianna’s help, Stasia gives a speech, hoping to spark some sense of life and fight in the group again.

Stasia travels with Marcus and the main cast to the plains, where she is tasked with taking out blood boars ahead of the large group so they can enter the town safely. Stasia joins Morgan, Marcus M., Marcus G., Orianna, and the rest of the main cast in town, helping train the plains milita, especially with the sword fighting skills.

One night while resting in the Plains House after meeting Reimi Irvine, Stasia and Marcus G. search for Reimi after she is kidnapped by Darius Slayton late one evening. Eventually, Darius manages to turn Stasia and Marcus G. against the rest of the group, which results in a serious injury to Marcus Mariota, which he is eventually healed from.

Stasia and Khabib's final conflict takes place in the Plains Town Battle, which eventually leads to Stasia escaping the Plains City to the Plains Bunker. However, her stay there is temporary, as Stasia and Marcus G. leave in an attempt to achieve Stasia's blood. The operation was going well until Marvel returned from the Plains momentarily, as he manages to stab Marcus G. with a spear.

Death
Distraught at the death of her lover, Stasia eventually escapes the bank, though distraught, she passed out.

Weakened by her grief, Stasia is kidnapped by members of the mysterious jungle coven, and her throat is slit in sacrifice to resurrect the swamp king, Yuri Aldane-Harris

Appearance
Stasia has a Caucasian apperance, with medium length brown hair often pulled back slightly. Her eyes are a blue-grey colour, and stands at about average height with a mix between lean and muscular build. She often had scars and various bruises from over the years. Besides her typical clothing, which usually consists of a shirt, a pair of boots or sneakers, and a pair of leggings or sweats, Stasia also wears a emerald cloak with a hood, which she uses to conceal her face. She also carries a shortsword and a few knives which she uses in attacks

Skills

 * Telekinesis One of Stasia’s powers as a mage is telekinesis, which most often involves flinging objects at opponents, such as throwing loose roof shingles at the Angry Boat Captain in the Skirmish of New Albuquerque, or her speciality, launching opponents, as seen in the Swamp Coven Skirmish, as she flung several coven members across the prison.


 * Pyrokinesis:Stasia also has the ability to control fire, which she most commonly uses as fireballs, though she has demonstrated a range of abilities, such as creating chains out of fire, a shield made of fire, and melting a prison door made of rather warm metal.


 * Sword-Fighting: Stasia is an excellent sword fighter, having been trained in the art by the Desert Bounty Guild during her training. These abilities are seen during her battles with Khabib, as she is able to match his MMA combat skills with her sword fighting abilities.


 * Agility: Another aspect trained by the Desert Bounty Guild, Stasia is excellent at moving quick on her feet, as seen by her ability to dodge enemy attacks with various stationary and rolling dodges.


 * Leadership: While this ability isn’t often shown, Stasia can address a group and provide advice on how to proceed, as seen during her speech after the Battle of Bunker 17.

Personality
Stasia is known for bringing a calm and level-headed approach to whatever she does, unless someone she deeply cares about is hurt, or she is extremely angry. Having some experience on surviving and making a name for yourself, Stasia can also be stubborn at times, but is extremely perseverant, as she is not a person who gives up easily.

Marcus Green
Meeting for the first time in the Jungle in Season 1, Stasia and Marcus Green care deeply about each other’s wellbeing, often become enraged if one or the other is hurt. Their relationship became romantic at the end of Season 1, and the two have been inseparable ever since. The two of them work well in combat together. Opening up a kinder side to Stasia ever since they met, Marcus means the whole world to Stasia, and she eventually wants to spend the rest of her days with her boyfriend once peace is achieved, perhaps travelling the world, or settling down and starting a life together.

Khabib Nurmagomedov III
Meeting for the first time in Season 2, Stasia and Khabib are nemesis’s and arch enemies through and through, as the two of them have fought several times against one another, with their clash in the Battle of Bunker 17 being particular epic. Some say that Stasia and Khabib are destined to fight forever.

Agrus the Viking
Meeting for the first time in the Jungle Temple in Season 1, Stasia views Agrus as a father-like figure, who helped inspire in her the idea to see the world with Marcus.

Cato (The Black Bull)
Meeting for the first time in the Badlands Wilds in Season 2, Stasia despised the Black Bull for being a bandit, and harming innocent people. Stasia believed that she killed the Black Bull by crushing his ribs with a boulder, but Cato’s fate was never officially confirmed.

Morgan Aldane
Meeting for the first time in the Hill Wilds in Season 2, before interacting in the Battle of Bunker 17 in Season 3, Stasia has grown to view Morgan as a close friend due to both of them being mages. Stasia, along with Marcus M., encourages Morgan to lead the plains militia to help develop a group of people to help the main cast take on Marvel and the swamp people.

Orianna
Meeting for the first time in the Hill Wilds in Season 2, Stasia gets along well with Orianna, as she helps sneak Orianna through the Swamp City in Season 2, and Orianna helps Stasia escape Bunker 17.

Killed Victims

 * Numerous Jungle Monsters


 * Several Jungle Coven Members


 * Canine Wraith (with Marcus Green and Agrus)


 * Several Swamp Coven Members


 * Unnamed Jungle Man (slit his throat before he could transition into a wight)


 * Unarmed Members of the Black Bull’s gang


 * Demarco


 * Numerous Swamp Soldiers


 * Several Blood Boars

Trivia

 * Stasia is the first character to be introduced from the Badlands region, since she hails from the Phoenix Bunker.


 * Despite her short and leaner stature, Stasia is currently one of the oldest members of the Main Cast.


 * The model for Stasia is Amelia Zadro


 * Stasia’s death, along with Marcus Green’s, is part of the Season 3 finale. A few thoughts about Stasia’s direction came, such as perhaps considering her to go rouge. However, since Stasia was so tied to Marcus Green, it made sense for both of their storylines to wrap up at the same time. The coven twist was planned by Emilia as a way to kill off Stasia from the main story. She may show up as a ghost again, we’ll see

Name Etymology

 * Anastasia: Greek female name meaning “resurrection”


 * Keating: Based off of an old Irish family name, which means “kite”