P L A Y E D . B Y :
fading-into-eternity
"I will go anywhere as long as it is forward."
T H E M E S :
Dreams, Us, I See Fire, To the North
Meira Drakkar
N I C K N A M E:
Mei / Drakks / Pixie
P O S I T I O N:
Helmsman / Swordsman (steerer and fighter)
G E N D E R:
Female
S E X U A L . O R I E N T A T I O N:
Bisexual
R A C E:
Sédalian Elf
A G E:
Twenty-six
H E I G H T:
5 foot 8 inches
D E S C R I P T I O N:
Meira is tall and slim, with long legs and arms. She always seems to be slightly dirty, but her hair is always impeccably red with braids and beads. Meira's eyes are a piercing, calculating blue, and she has pale skin and sharp features, especially her pointed ears, which she keeps hidden with her hair and iconic hat. She is quite tall for an elf, but she believes to have received this trait from her half-elf father. Other than her height, she is very small all-around, weighing a mere ninety-eight pounds, and made of mainly lean muscle.
She often wears her trench coat over a white flowing shirt and brown pants with several large belts and holsters. Her boots are tall and also brown, and her hat is her essential piece of clothing, hiding her ears and some of her face. Meira has a tattoo oh her dual swords on the inside of her left wrist and another of a beautiful bird on her back. She has scars all over, mainly from being on ship and in fights, her most prominent scat is directly above her right eyebrow, and hidden by her hat because of its rather unsightly appearance.
C R E E D: "Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing at all."
M O T I V A T I O N: Meira truly wishes to seek out adventure, bring light to the condition of Elves, and make her parents proud.
L I K E S:
whiskey ♦ sunlight ♦ messy hair ♦ sore muscles ♦ freedom ♦ the smell of wood fire smoke ♦ organization ♦ lbeing witty / sarcastic ♦ the sea ♦ wind ♦ passionate people ♦ motivated people ♦ fighters ♦ fighting ♦ climbing ♦ laughing ♦ storytelling ♦ her hat ♦ adventures
D I S L I K E S:
snow ♦ xenophobes ♦ directions ♦ people who don’t listen ♦ drunkards ♦ rapists ♦ unorganized people ♦ dancing ♦ mysterious / sketchy people ♦ messing up ♦ weakness ♦ not being able to fight ♦ fear ♦ illness ♦ getting captured ♦ being a slave ♦ selfishness
S T R E N G T H S:
Sword fighting ♦ Meira is a natural, her dual swords are extensions of her own body.
Climbing ♦ She's small, so it's easy, she likes to see things from a bird's eye view.
Directions ♦ As the Helmsman, she has to know where the crew and ship need to go.
Unyielding ♦ Meira will never, ever give up.
W E A K N E S S E S:
Small ♦ She is not strong, though she is fierce, and without a place to climb, run, or use her swords, she is easily overtaken.
Elven ♦ When people find out, they tend to distance themselves or manipulate her.
Quiet ♦ It is in her nature to remain unheard, sometimes when her opinion is needed.
Scars ♦ She has her triggers, and is afraid of many things because of her past.
P E R S O N A L I T Y:
Meira comes off as cold and careless when first met by others, but only because she had built a very thick, tall wall around herself that only she can break down. She almost always is glaring, or seemingly glaring, and usually has a rather blank expression on her face. She is not afraid to state her opinion (when she does speak), even if it will get her in trouble and, like a lioness, she is stubborn when things don't go her way. She fights for her case and for things that she is passionate about, especially when they have to do with equality. Mei is outspoken when she must be and courageous, and even though she is seemingly heartless, Meira cares passionately for those that are close to her or those who fight valiantly for her or their own cause, and would give up her life for any of those people. She is not naive or very trusting, and is cold initially, but Mei has a big heart, that can get her into trouble when she invests too much into people. She is intelligent, and could survive on her own should the need arise.
Though she does enjoy the company of others, Meira also enjoys and cherishes spending time in solitude. Other than her emotions of anger or confidence, Mei rarely shows any expression unless she is with very close friends. She comes off as cold and strong because of this, both of which are true to a point, but she is primarily a kind person. Selfless and driven, Meira wants to change the world one day. She protects her loved ones and most others at all costs, often hurting herself in the process, but never giving up.
Her beloved Dawn & Dusk.
Her all-together ensemble.
A flask filled with either whiskey or water, depending on the day.
H I S T O R Y:
Meira grew up speaking old Elvish in Sédali with her parents, both of whom were teachers, and her younger brother Ansley. He childhood was relatively peaceful, traveling within Sédali when they were very young and then moving to Tarn for a job so that her parents could teach. Her brother and she trained from books, Mei using her grandfather's short swords and Ansley their uncle's broadsword. Their parents loved them, and protected them as well as the y could from those who would wish to hurt the Sédalian elves. When the two were twelve and ten respectively and living in a home near the border, they wandered off into a small city of Tarn where the people were less friendly towards elves. They were brutally kidnapped and sold to a pirate, who hired them to become mercenaries at such young ages. They never even said goodbye to their parents. Mei promised herself that she would take care of Ansley and keep him safe since she had been unable to keep him free.
After several years aboard the ship as child soldiers, Ansley died of a strange disease, along with the captain. Meira was devastated, and began to disobey orders to purposefully be punished, as if it were her fault that her brother died and she deserved punishment, which she did not. She took to wearing his hat. When she was seventeen she was sold again because of her disobedience to an insane captain who gave her many of the scars she has today, including the one above her eyebrow when she refused to go to bed with him. Living on as a slave, Mei was used to being dirty and abused, and she began to speak less as she lost heart and hope. When her captain's ship was liberated by rebels, she was the one to kill her owner, with a smile on her face. She willingly joined the crew who had saved her, making her own decision for the first time, and training under their helmsman. She then left that ship when she was fully trained and hid her Elven identity to join a merchant ship's crew so that she could travel the world. She speaks a very accented English, and only remembers life at sea, but never a free life. She is scarred both physically and mentally, and has changed over her meany years, but wants to truly find herself on her new journey. Her goal is to learn and experience and to one day reunite with her parents, but even if she never sees them again she wants to make them proud. Of course, however, a storm is brewing on the horizon, and not everything is as peaceful as it seems.
S H I P . C U R R E N T L Y . A B O A R D:
The Wind In the Barley