Maria Carlstead

Maria Carlstedt is a character in the light novel Attack on Titan: Before the Fall. She is a member of the Garrison, and is close friends with Angel Aaltonen and Sorum Humé, whom she is engaged to.

Appearance
She is a young woman with dark, shoulder length hair, tied up into a braid in the back. She has bangs that just barely brush past her eyebrows, accompanied by a strip of hair along each side of her face.

Personality
Maria is caring yet slightly mischievous, as shown when she teases Angel about his hair; and cares a lot about Sorum, her fiancée. She occasionally makes sarcastic remarks while talking to Angel.

Story
She visits Angel Aaltonen while waiting for the Sorum Humé, who is on an expedition with the Survey Corps, to return. After small talk, the two hear the sound of the Liberty bell, which signals the return of the Survey Corps. She eventually spots Sorum among the other surviving soldiers. She calms Angel who, after hearing the sound of cannons atop Wall Maria, begins to worry about what might have went wrong.