Meera (No Last Name Yet)

[Meera]

MEERA (The Outcast Assassin) Basic Information Race: Drykas Birthday & Age: Summer 1st 493 AV - Eighteen Years Old Gender: Female Languages Language 1: Fluent - Pavi Language 2: Basic - Common Language 3: Poor - Tukant (language of Akalak, common in Riverfall) Physical Description Tall, thin and has long "dirty blonde" hair kept in a single braid woven with many ribbons, predominantly dark green. Has two scars on right forearm just past the wrist: on top of arm, an upside down V shape ( ^ ) and underneath that on the other side of her arm, a mirror image. From being bitten (gently) from a Glassbeak; see "Spring is Coming!" thread, last in Winter 511AV.

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MEERA Character Concept Meera is headstrong and a natural leader, but an outsider in her pavilion. Generally viewed as weak she is designated to mainly messenger status, being swift on horseback. Because of her status without windmark, and the orphan child of the fallen Ankal she is generally left to fletching bows or sometimes forgotten about. Due to the loss of her father at a young age she is usually quiet, but when she does speak, she speaks loud and opinionated just like the rest of her Drykas community. She is frequently described as a "woman of few words". Normally Meera is tolerant over just about anything, but you will probably think she hates you. LIKES: Open Sky Horseback Relaxing at a made camp after a long day of riding Akalak Men Sea life - piracy is the perfect life for her, she just doesn't know it yet DISLIKES: Does not trust anyone/where new, because of upbringing. Being without her horse Does not like to be indoors - claustrophobic Weaving/Sewing/any activity where there is inaction Character History "She's lovely, wife of my husband," The First Wife declared to the young third wife, Meera Sunrider. The First Wife was genuinely happy for the third wife. It was the first time she had brought a child to term, and though no wife of Jonquil had bore him a son, it was still a joyous occasion. The First Wife touched a delicate hand to the hot forehead of Meera. The heat was too much. In the blazing sun Meera had developed a fever during her labour. "We need water," She told the Second Wife. Meera's eyes shut and she began to convulse. The First Wife snatched the babe in her arms to prevent Meera flailing the baby. The infant cried but was instantly soothed by the comfort of The First Wife's breast. Jonquil was notified of his Third Wife's death by messenger while he was on patrol. Jonquil never returned, his body was only recovered by his right calf, and only identified by the windmarker drawn there. An Ankal unrelated to the babe, named Meera for her dead mother and without last name, rose to Jonquil's position. The First Wife had some status, but being unrelated to the orphan she did not rise up. The First Wife was not remarried to the new Ankal and blames young Meera for Jonquil's death. The First Wife tends to leave the tasks Meera dislikes for her to complete as a sense of punishment. Because of a strained home life, Meera has always enjoyed traveling and had dreamed of becoming a messenger or a patroller. Because the First Wife assumed the general care of Meera she was never allowed the opportunity to earn a windmark and has bare skin. It had become her goal to impress The First Wife, and in doing so, she frequently overstepped her capabilities and resulted in further embarrassment and failure. However, Meera's stubbornness refused to accept defeat, despite the horrific lack of dignity. One of the clan's members took pity on her and decided to better train Meera on horseback and frequently sought permission of the First Wife to allow Meera to accompany him on long treks and missions. She enjoyed this the best and learned from Patros how to attack while on horseback. She is learning the bow on horseback, but is more comfortable with a long sword. While Patros and Meera made camp, he would teach her the skills that The First Wife failed to do. She leaned one-handed combat easily enough but preferred to use her body to attack. As she grew into her gender, it became easier to attack Patros, learning subtle ways to move her body to distract him, which made it easier to grapple for makeshift weapons. The young woman's lust for battle grew into her horse, a colt Strider without proper name, but frequently called Darksand for its sandy colours and dark mane. She has not been bonded with Darksand, as this horse is "not her Strider," but she loves him as much as she imagines she would her proper Strider. Patros was the father Meera never had, and over their years had started to call him father. Traveling with Patros gave her a knowledge of Common tongue, and a basic knowledge of how to make her own leather armour, something that became invaluable as she grew on their travels. On her last return home to the pavilion, the Ankal demanded she marry. As the Ankal had his own wives, and the rest of the males were related through the Wives, the Ankal decreed she marry the aging Patros, who was 36 to her fourteen. Patros had feigned distaste in marriage to a child without windmarkings, a child he frequently thought of as his daughter. Under the guise of testing her for a windmark, he lured her out on a final mission and sought to set her from the pavilion. She was always seen as an outsider in their community and knew the Ankal had only interest in her to see her out of the way. On her final mission she gathered food and held close to Osri, a jade dagger given to her from Patros. He gave her one final gift; her hair had become so long and unruly that Meera had never the patience to braid it herself. In his final gift Patros braided her hair delicately. She has never washed it yet, for she doesn't want to remove the strands. Instead, she slicks her hair with oils to keep it in line, but knows her hair will be quite filthy.

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SKILLS AND LORES Training Starting Package Skill Amount Short Bow +20/100 SP Brawling +13/100 SP Riding +10/100 SP Skinning Animals +07/100 SP Racial Bonus, Riding +10/100 RB Awarded Skill Points Riding: 2 xp Wilderness Survival: 3 xp Socialization: 4 xp Linguistics: 4 xp Leadership: 4 xp Lying: 1 xp Short bow: 5 xp Seduction/Flirting: 1 xp Discipline: 1 xp Dagger: 5 xp Skinning/Tanning: 2 xp Riding (Horse): 1 xp Planning/Strategy: 3 xp Reflexes: 4 xp Intimidation: 2 xp Horsemanship: 3 xp Observation: 11 xp Rhetoric: 5 xp Teaching Pavi: 1 xp Unarmed Combat: 1 xp Interrogation: 1 xp Drinking: 1 xp Kissing: 1 xp Final Skill Points Skill Amount Short Bow +25/100 Riding +23/100 Brawling +13/100 Observation +11/100 Skinning Animals +09/100 Dagger +05/100 Rhetoric +05/100 Socialization +05/100 Leadership +04/100 Reflexes +04/100 Horsemanship +03/100 Wilderness Survival +03/100 Planning/Strategy +03/100 Linguistics +04/100 Intimidation +02/100 Teaching: Pavi +01/100 Discipline +01/100 Lying +01/100 Interrogation +01/100 Unarmed Combat +01/100 Drinking +01/100 Kissing +01/100 Seduction/Flirting +01/100 Total Skill Points: 105 exp Lore Starting Package: Lore of Knowing Strider Importance - Is very aware how important a Strider is to a Drykas, simply because she does not have a properly bonded Strider. Lore of Knowing Dangerous Flora in Cyphrus - Can identify edible plants and herbs from the poisonous and the hallucinogenic in Cyphrus. Note: both lores are learned from traveling with Patros two times a year, for approximately three months at a time for the past ten or so years. Awarded Lores Lore of Skinning an Antelope Lore of Intuitive Guess: Some Akalaks might have a personality quirk. Lore of Judging value Lore of Working Through the Language Barrier Lore of Being Suspicious of Everyone Lore of Having Honesty at the Right Time Lore of Recognizing Your Claustrophobia Lore of Hiding Your Identity Lore of Flirting Through A Language Barrier Lore of Having A Hangover Lore of Giving Tours of Riverfall Lore of Valkalah’s Tears Lore of Knowing When to Treat A Lady Lore of Fight or Flight Reflex Lore of Being Kissed By An Akalak Lore of Knowing When To Walk Away Lore of The Uncertainty Related To New Relationships Lore of Flirting by Combat Lore of A Moment's Intuition Lore of Responding to Hand Signals the Drykas Way Lore of Having Courage Under Pressure Lore of Having an Indomitable Spirit Lore of Being Saucy to Make Up For Sight Lore of Blue Men = Akalak race Lore of Having Glassbeak Scars Lore of Seeing Res/Djed for First Time Lore of Knowing Ignorance Isn't Bliss When It's Dangerous Lore of Knowing Words Does Not Mean Comprehension Lore of Knowing Akalak Rite of Passages Lore of Being Ready for a Challenge Lore of Misunderstanding Djed Lore of Feminine Power-play Lore of Telling One's Own Secrets Lore of Drunken Kissing Lore of Having Pride and Vanity Gnosis None listed Arcana None listed

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THREAD LIST Starting Package - Equipment 1 Large Four Person Tent 100ft rope Flint and Steel Lantern 2 torches Bedroll Blanket Fishing pole, tackle, etc. A horse - Cyphrus Strider - buckskin with a black and roan mane with yvas and riding gear - Darksand Family Heirloom - Patros' jade dagger, Osri. 6 Days worth of food rations Starting Package - 1 set of clothes - cotton breeches - brown/tweed colours Cream coloured tie-up chemise - covered in faded blood stains Heavy wool traveling hooded cloak with Diamond clan clasp - burgundy Soft soled leather boots with hard resin calf and buckle-latch - dark brown Extra Clothes Linen Chemise, spotty with many coloured dyes. Meera describes it as "floral" because of all the colours Cotton Chemise, dark green Cotton Chemise, dark red Average dress, periwinkle purple and dark blue Belt with Drykas Diamond clan buckle 20 Short Bow Arrows -3 Arrows, used "In Darkness" -1 Arrow, used in "Kneel At Altar of Regret" -1 Arrow, not recovered from Glassbeak, used in "Spring is Coming!" +20 Arrows 35 Arrows Remain Ledger 100 GM - Starting Package Accounts Payable Cost Item Thread 10 GM Sword, short 30 GM Short bow 1 GM (20) Short bow Arrows 2 SM Belt 2 GM Two Diamond Clan buckles 6 SM Kulkukan Inn x3 stay Town With No Name 2 SM Poor meal Town with No Name 5 SM Good meal Back in this Place 1 SM Cotton Chemise Sweet Sorrow 5 GM Seasonal Living Expenses Spring 512AV 8 SM Dress 8 CM Cotton Chemise 8 CM Cotton Chemise 1 SM Linen Chemise 1 GM (20) Short bow Arrows 8 CM Two mugs of Ale How About This Weather, Huh? Total Withdrawl: 51. 74 GM Accounts Received Cost Item Thread Total Remaining: 48.26 GM

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THREAD LIST Thread List Flashbacks 499AV - Summer, Endrykas, Cyphrus Day 3 [Flashback] For the First Time - with Aren Anazasz (Akalak) - Meeting Aren for the first time right before she leaves Endrykas for the first time. Meera is 6yrs old, and by the time she's met Aren at 18, would have forgotten about the Akalak (in regards to name/looks). [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 4 [Flashback] Journey Through the Grass - Aren Anazasz (Akalak) - Travelling through the Sea of Grass for the first time, they encounter Meera's first ever Glassbeak fight! [COMPLETED] 505AV - Spring, Endrykas, Cyphrus Day 15 [Flashback]Ribbons in Her Hair - with Desmus Marrudius (Drykas) - Meets Desmus, a local Drykas during her "vacation" in Endrykas. Meera is 12. 511AV - Winter - Riverfall, Cyphrus Day 70 This Town With No Name - Kulkulkan Tavern, with Aren Anazasz (Akalak) [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 71 (quarter past first bell) In Darkness - Knirin Gardens, with Aren Anazasz (Akalak) and Ward Anol (human) [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 73 Back in this Place - Kulkukan Tavern, with Aren Anazasz (Akalak) [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 74 City By The River - Various Locations, with Aren Anazasz (Akalak) [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 74 - into Day 75 Sweet Sorrow - Solo Kulkukan, Sea of Grass [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 75 - Sunrise to Day 76 Kneel At the Altar of Regret - Solo Sea of Grass [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 76 Not So Lonely Road - Sea of Grass, Tahl'dhon/Rashuad (Akalak)[COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 78 Full Circle - Sea of Grass, Tahl'dhon/Rashuad (Akalak - red), Aren Anazasz (Akalak - blue) [COMPLETED, GRADED] Day 79 Spring is Coming! - Sea of Grass, Aren Anazasz (Akalak), Tahl'dhon (Akalak) [COMPLETED] Spring 512 AV Day 1 Riders of the Storm - Riverfall, Aren Anazasz (Akalak)[COMPLETED] Day 2 [Knirin Gardens] The First Day is Always the Hardest - Riverfall, Aren Anazasz

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MEERA QUESTIONS General Information : 1. What is your Name? I was born Meera, with no proper last name. 2. Do you go by a nickname or pet name? I have gone by Meer, Mea, and Ysane. 3. How old are you? Fourteen. 4. What is your height? 5'7" 5. What is your weight? 115 lbs Aesthetics : 1. Describe yourself as you see yourself. Blonde, scrawny, tall. Gangly and awkward. 2. Describe yourself as others typically see you. Tall, spry, wiry, fresh and young, with old eyes. 3. What is your favorite body feature? My lips. 4. How physically fit are you? Very, but not that muscular. 5. How do you typically dress and what is your style? Most in my clan wore skirts or dresses, but I choose the mobility offered by breeches and chemises. Family : 1. Who are your parents and what are they like? I have no idea who my parents are. Father Jon was told to be a handsome man, broad of shoulder and of great strength. His hair was long and light brown and always tightly braided. My mother was told to have a nest of bright fire on her head, so curly she couldn't put it into a nice braid. She was supposed to have freckles, and the green grass reflected in her eyes. 2. Do you have any brothers or sisters? I have two half-sisters, from my father's First and Second Wives. 3. What is your extended family like? Where my blood does not lie, there are women. Aside from my two sisters both older than me by several years, I have no direct ties. The blood in my clan prevented marriage, and as I was without windmark I was unable to wed Patros - not that I would want to anyways - and so we both ran away to escape death. 4. Do you consider close friends as important or more/less important than family? I consider friends closer than family. My family was not ideal, as I caused my mother great trauma during labour and caused her death. I was treated with little respect, especially when I failed for my windmark. 5. Do you treat animals like family? My horse is all the family I need. My black and tan is half of myself. Location : 1. Where were you born? Endrykas, the traveling city. 2. Where do you live now? Currently where ever I can find rest, which seems to be Riverfall. 3. If you could live anywhere in Mizahar where would that be? Any great town I can be lost in. I have no concrete plans. 4. Do you have a favorite place to vacation or spend leisure time? Anywhere in the wild, under the starry skies. 5. Where do you fear to be? Indoors. I do not trust places were I cannot see the sky. Traits : 1. Do you have any physical weaknesses - disease, scars, and missing limbs? No scars or deformities. 2. Are you right handed or left handed? Right handed. 3. What languages do you speak? What do you sound like? Do you have an accent? I have a thick gruff accent when I speak in Common or Tukant. I speak Pavi primarily, and it sounds like butter on soft bread - smooth, delicious, if not a little hard on the consonants. 4. Do you have any odd mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? I have facial twitches. I normally conceal my emotions, much unlike my Drykas brethren. To release that emotion it is revealed in the smallest facial tics. 5. Do you have (or want to get) any tattoos or piercing? Why do you have them? Any ink on my skin will be wind marks. Occupations : 1. What is your occupation? Amateur adventurer. 2. Do you like/dislike your work? Why? LOVE IT. I get to do what I love, though it certainly doesn't pay, and I'm not that proficient at it yet. 3. If you could be anything you wanted to, what would you be? Probably a pirate captain's wife. 4. What occupation do you admire the most? Why? Horseback messengers. I would be the fastest on land. 5. What occupation do you lest like? Why? Anything musical, or crafting. I will never have the patience - or the eye sight - for such fine work. Childhood : 1. What sort of child were you? Obedient, though resentful. 2. What is your favorite memory from childhood? Going with Patros on my very first trip out at five, maybe six years old. He set some traps and we ate a rabbit for dinner, and he told me stories about which plants to eat and which to save and sell in markets. 3. What is your worst memory from childhood? Fletching arrows. I like to destroy, not create. 4. What sort of relationship did you have with your parents? Non-existent one since they are dead. 5. Who was your most influential role model? Patros. He taught me everything I know. Education : 1. What sort of education do you have? Nothing professional or academic. Hands-on training from Patros, the patrol/messenger. 2. Do you like/dislike learning? Not particularly. I'm not sure if I could learn from a book though. I'd need drilling or training. 3. Where or how did you learn most of your skills/abilities? By sparring with Patros. 4. How do you learn best? I assume by hands-on, as that's the only way I know. It's best for me to be told what to do, and then sent on my way to do it myself. 5. What are your educational goals for the future? There are none, unless you count learning to be better at the bow and sword. Relationships : 1. Do you form close bonds with people? Why? Why not? I have little trust for new people. I only trusted Patros the most, and First Wife second, and every one else I don't trust as far as I can throw them. 2. Do you trust people easily? If not, why not? I don't trust easily at all. I've had to rely on myself too much. 3. Do you consider yourself straight, gay, bi, or something else? Straight. Never really thought about other women before, and it is my duty to give a child, which would need a man. 4. Have you ever been kissed? If so, describe the first time. Never been kissed. I don't reach maturity for another year or so, so there's still lots of time. I think I might like kissing. 5. Have you ever had sex? If so, describe the first time. Not yet, but there's still time. Drugs and Alcohol : 1. Have you ever been drunk? If so, describe your first time. My life has been pretty structured on training and patrolling, though Patros did give me a sip of his flagon once when we traveled over my name-day. 2. Do you like to drink on a regular basis? Not at all. It's always water. 3. What sort of alcohol do you prefer? Well Patros gave me potato whiskey, so I'd prefer that. 4. Have you ever tried drugs or mood altering substances? If so, which kinds and what did you think of them? I had a bad mushroom once when I was really young. I got very dizzy and fell asleep. When I woke up I had an upset stomach, but I was okay. 5. What do you think of drugs and alcohol? Be specific. Well, I haven't really tried them now that I'm older. Likes and Dislikes : 1. What are your hobbies? Riding, and hunting. 2. Do you like to read? I probably have a written vocabulary of 300 Pavi and/or Common words, so I do not read often. My eyesight is slightly weak at close range as well. Not enough to necessitate glasses, but enough to strain my eyes after an hour or so of close, highly focused activity. 3. What annoys you more than anything else? Loud, piercing noises. 4. What do you find the most relaxing activity to do? Setting up camp, washing my Darksand, skinning my kill. 5. What kinds of things embarrass you? Why? When I can't control my emotions. I feel exposed. Favorites : 1. What is your favorite color or colors? My favourite colours are usually green and red, but since I've gone to Riverfall, it's lately green and dark blue. 2. What is your favorite time of day? Nighttime. When miscreants come out to play. 3. What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen? A curved line of colours hovering in the sky in Riverfall early in the morning by the waterfalls. 4. What do you like to eat? What do you hate to eat? I like vegetables and herbs, and I love rabbit and pheasant. I hate bread. It's too bland. 5. What is your favorite type of weather? Does any kind scare you? Weather does not particularly frighten me. I haven't seen too nasty of weather changes, but lightning does frighten me slightly if I'm in an open field, or if there's a lot of it. Outlook : 1. Are you optimistic or pessimistic? I'd say pessimistic for right now. If I associate more with the Akalaks my views might change. 2. What are your religious views? I pray to few gods like Akajia, but to those I pray to I am loyal. 3. Would you be able to kill? Yes. I have killed a few animals on my own, mostly small and defenseless creatures. I look forward to my first human or otherwise kill. 4. What are your views on sex? From what I was told from the First Wife it seems very enjoyable, and a duty I would be proud to complete for my man. 5. What, in your opinion, makes a successful life? To conquer all your goals, to get a windmark, and to be blessed by the gods with a partner and child. Actions : 1. What is the worst and best thing you’ve ever done? Worst thing was failing my Windmark Test. I had the wrong horse. The best thing was when my Strider found me two years later. 2. What is your greatest regret? That I rushed my windmark test in hopes to prove myself. 3. What is your best/worst memory? My best memory is Patros' last lesson in sparring - the leg sweep. My worst memory is seeing the Ankal demand I marry him. 4. If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be and why? I wish my father would have lived. My life would not have been so sad. 5. What are you the most proud of doing in your life? Finding my Strider and having the courage and strength to run away and defend myself. Emotions : 1. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings with others? Not honest at all, very unlike my Drykas brothers and sisters. 2. Do you have any biases or prejudices? Not particularly. I've found it's very easy to like someone. 3. What makes you happy? Riding Darksand and sparring. 4. Who or what, if anything, would you die for? I would die for the chance to be loved, and for my windmark, and for the chance to be a pirate. 5. What makes you angry? Not much. Relationships : 1. In general, how do you treat others? I think I treat others poorly - initially. I am very gruff and distancing and talk rarely. 2. Who is the most important person in your life, and why? Right now, my horse. 3. Who is the person you respect the most, and why? Right now, my horse. 4. Do you have a spouse or significant other? If not, describe an ideal lover. I have no lover, but my perfect lover would strong and I suspect quite masculine. He would be the perfect fighter. 5. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why? I don't trust anyone, really, however Aren did on his own initiative, and because of that, he gained much respect from me. Group Situations : 1. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict? I avoid arguing. I usually just fight. 2. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations? I am independent, yet still easily led. I like direction, but can and will do most tasks without supervision well. As I age, I suspect I will be able to handle leadership and authority well. 3. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not? I hate large groups. I don't like feeling crowded or contained. 4. Do you care what others think of you? Not particularly. 5. What do you think of others, in general? -shrugs- In general, people make my ass twitch in frustration. Self Image : 1. What is your greatest strength as a person? 2. What is your greatest weakness? 3. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? 4. Are you generally introverted or extroverted? 5. Are you generally organized or messy? Beliefs : 1. What God or Goddess do you find most appealing, if any? 2. Which God or Goddess do you fear, if any? 3. Do you have any Gnosis Marks? If so, how did you receive them? 4. What lengths would you go to to please your deity? 5. Where do you draw the line at pleasing your deity? What is too much? Life & Death : 1. What do you absolutely live for? 2. What is the best part of life? 3. What is the best part of death? 4. If you could choose, how would you want to die? 5. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death?