Candidate Meira

Name: Meira

Played by: Nya

Pronounced: May-rah

Nickname: Mei

Sex: female

Rank: candidate

Age: 15

Birthplace: Therasia Hold

Children: None

Height: 5'6"

Build: Though she is already tall for her age, she's just begun to develop curves.  She still has some baby fat but as time progresses, it is melting away and being replaced by a slender, curvy figure of a young woman.

Hair color/style: She had jet black hair that falls in soft, fluffy waves down to her shoulder.  It poofs up in humidity and looks like a mane. 

 

Eyes: brown, large and almond shaped

Complexion: medium

Anything you feel would help describe your persona better: She has a cherubic, heart-shaped face and high cheekbones.  Her lips are lush and pouty and she has a dimples when she smiles.
 

Habits: She has a tendency to twirl her hair between her fingers absently.  Also, she's an avid nail biter when she is anxious.

Hobbies: She sings, not only for the entertainment of others but for her personal enjoyment of it.  She loves to dance and would be content twirling on the dance floor of every party, gather, and social gathering from start to finish.
 

Personality: Being sheltered and raised in such a disciplined environment has made Meira a bit naive to a lot of things. At the same time, it has instilled in her a longing for adventure outside the walls of her small, orderly world.  She's every bit the bratty, whiny, sensitive girl befitting her age.  She is also a hopeless romantic.

Background: Master Blacksmith Sheiran and Master Miner Markius knew that Meira would be a handful from the moment she was born.  Especially after the newborn just cried and cried inconsolably from the moment of her birth.  Only after a proper cuddle by BOTH parents did the tiny girl finally sleep.

Meira was born as the fifth child amidst a family of eight children.  She was born in a slot, though, where the next oldest was her brother Sharak, who was two turns her senior, and the next youngest was her younger sister Ranara.  Because her younger siblings were too young to be interested in things the children her age were interested in, she was forced to tag along with Sharak and Artalicus, much to their annoyance sometimes.

As the turns went by, she grew into a bright, energetic girl.  It was a pleasant discovery that she had a beautiful singing voice, a talent she employed every sevenday when the Hold Harpers played after dinner.  When she turned twelve, the hold's harper convinced her parents to let her go to Harper Hall so that she may develop her singing.  Sheiran and Markius readily agreed, for their daughter showed interest in nothing else, certainly not their respective crafts like her older siblings had.
 
Meira enthusiastically pursued harpering, even if it was just to develop her voice.  What she was more excited about was the prospect of finally leaving Therasia. She was a mediocre apprentice at best, her lack of interest in anything beyond singing probably being what held her back.  However, she only ended up spending two turns at Harper Hall, and it was a stroke of luck that probably saved her life.

She returned to Therasia a sevenday earlier than scheduled for a visit in order to surprise her family.  Only a day later, an catastrophic chain of seismic shakes ripped through the Northern Continent, decemating Weyrs, Hall and Holds alike.  One Hall that was decimated was Harper Hall and it was chilling to learn that the death toll was higher than the number of survivors.

The close call was a humbling experience.  In honor of the fallen harpers and apprentices that she'd come to love and respect, Meira continued her study in the craft at Therasia under the wing of the Journeywoman assigned to the hold.  She grew more adept in musical theory and instruments rather than politics and communication.

 

Now, however, her future in harpering is yet again in question as a dragon appears again in Therasia, this time, for her.

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HOLD or CRAFT Information:

Hold or Hall name: Harper Hall

Craft: Harpercraft

Time spent in Craft: 4 turns

Rank achieved: apprentice