Marle is possibly the most important member of the game after Crono and the second character the player encounters. Crono meets Marle after bumping into her at the millennial fair in Truce Village, and when she explains that she isn't from Truce Village, Crono offers to show her around. She is a happy-go- lucky person and becomes quite taken with Crono. Marle is actually Princess Nadia, the King of Guardia's daughter, but has grown impatient with royal life and has fled her home and responsibility. Marle uses a crossbow and later can cast spells of the Ice element. Marle may be a variation of the name Mary, which can be 'Beloved' from the Egyptian language. Nadia can be traced back to Nadezhda, a Russian name for 'Hope', or derived from the Arabic name Nada, which means 'Generous' or 'Dew'. Regardless of whichever is the true origin that spirited this name, they both are fitting for the character.