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NAME: Mara
RANK: Master Healer
AGE: 38 Turns
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
PETS: None
APPEARANCE: Mara has long dark brown hair that she likes to keep out of her way in a long, sensible braid. Her brown, hazel-flecked irises stare sharply out of eyes are beginning to support wrinkles. Scowls are easier to elicit from her than smiles, but the smiles are well worth the effort. She has a delicate nose, full lips, and high cheekbones, and a square jaw that prevents her from being truly “pretty”. Coupled with her hourglass figure, it could be easy to see that she was once an attractive young lady. That is, if she ever showed her figure, for normally it is covered in loose plain shirts and breeches. She has put on a little weight, but this too is easily hidden by her loose clothing. Her matronly age and healer’s status have deceived any number of people into thinking she is docile and gentle, but Mara’s punches hurt, and beneath the layer of fat she’s allowed to accumulate, she has a substantial amount of muscle built up. She stands at a rather unimpressive five foot five, but has learned how to pitch her voice so that it carries over a din. She will also gesture broadly when there aren’t tools in her hands, and her habit of looking people dead in the eye creates an illusion that she takes up more space than she truly does.
PERSONALITY FAULTS: Mara has a hot temper and sharp wit. She has little patience for what she deems “useless” skills, which generally includes such things as dancing, embroidery, and intricate craftswork. While she will admit that these are pretty things, if they have no immediate use, she isn’t willing to waste her time on them. Mara will hold people to very high standards, as that is what has gotten her to where she is in life. If others do not meet her standards, she is not above telling them exactly why they failed. She is brusque and blunt, and often unkind. She is also not above playing on other people’s emotions and fears to get what she wants, and manipulative is a good word for her. Mara dislikes the idea of being responsible for another living creature, and she is instinctively distrustful of people in authority. She is stubborn, and will only grudgingly follow another’s orders, unless she sees evidence that they have earned whatever rank they have attained. She can be impatient with her patients, and has been known to snap at them a time or two, and she refuses to suffer fools. Mara has commitment issues, and is hesitant to form strong bonds with others. Mara is controlling and possessive, but she recognizes these traits as unhealthy and actively tries to curb them.
PERSONALITY STRENGTHS: When Mara decides to champion a cause, there is no stronger supporter. Many of her negative traits are what give her an uncommon strength. She has a warm heart underneath all the brusqueness, and generally dislikes seeing others in pain. Mara will work to save a patient long after all others have given them up as a lost cause. She is fiercely loyal to those she manages to accept as family, and to those who have managed to earn her respect, and can be very tender and caring when she wants to be. Her trick for manipulation and her ability to easily read other people allows her to figure out what they probably need to hear, and when she has crossed a line. Her bluntness and habit of always speaking her mind means that it is never unclear where one stands with Mara. Because Mara isn’t afraid to tell others when they are wrong, she expects the same courtesy, especially since when she is wrong, many lives might be at stake. However, while she is willing to listen to criticism, without proof that is all it is to her, to ignore or accept at her own discretion. Mara enjoys the finer points of life, but also knows moderation, and will often put aside her own comfort for the good of others. Mara understands her own limitations, which is why she has difficulty with the idea of having someone else reliant on her – she doesn’t think she is qualified to be a good permanent caretaker. Despite this one lingering insecurity, Mara is an incredibly confident woman, having outgrown many of her other younger insecurities. It is rare that she cares what others think of her, and rarer still that she cares.
FAMILY:
Mother Mirri (deceased)
Father Natal (deceased)
Brothers Ratim (deceased), Nilar (35), and Larnat (28)
Sister Itara (32)
Nephew Ayron (17)
HISTORY: Mara was the second child of her parents, and one of two girls. Mara learned very early on what her parents thought of her – all they ever talked about was what it would take for her to get married. Marriage and children, those were the only things her parents thought worth talking to her about. It made Mara very insecure, because if her parents only saw her as a uterus, how must other people see her? And she found that most of the “feminine” things her parents tried to get her to do were simply not things that she enjoyed doing. At night, she’d convince her brothers to sneak out with her and teach her skills she viewed as being much more useful. Her older brother, Ratim, was the one most willing to show her such things. He taught her as most of what she knew about basic self-defense, as well as swimming, and the childish habit of catching small wild creatures. It helped that Mara was a quick and willing student, her stubbornness helping her to stick with skills she didn’t pick up quickly. Her parents had a different term for her: “Difficult”, as her stubbornness was turned against them in many of the things they tried to teach her.
When it became clear that her parents were become fed up with what they called her antics, Mara realized she needed a secure plan to put off marriage for as long as possible. She requested the chance to learn a skill in a crafthall, stating that it would make her more desirable as a wife if she had a marketable skill. Her parents agreed, but considered only two suitably ladylike: The Weaver Craft, and the Healer Craft. Seeing no point in weaving any more involved than the simple patchwork repairs for clothes, Mara chose the Healer Hall, and joined when she was fifteen, moving from her home in Igen to Fort. She walked the tables in her twenty-fifth year, and her parents immediately began insisting she find a husband before she got any older. Mara ignored their pleas, reminding them that she was not yet a Master, which would be an even more impressive accomplishment. Her parents were dismayed, but had little choice in the matter. She managed to attain that title in only eight turns – she had intentionally delayed herself in attaining her journyman title so that she would not be forced to return to her parents. Mara then, at the age of thirty four, took herself to the one place nearest the Healers Hall where people were being hurt all the time and her skills would be most useful: Fort Weyr. This cemented the death of her relationship with her parents, as they saw it as the death of any potential her impressive rank might carry in terms of marriage chances. Mara was not sad to hear that if she did not come home that second they would disown her. She was her own woman, long since an adult, and no longer cared what they thought of her.
Only a turn after working in Fort, she received news of the death of her elder brother, Ratim. He had stayed in Igen and married and had a single child. After his wife died in childbirth, Ratim had raised his son on his own. Mara had often visited Ratim, having been particularly close to him, and the siblings wrote each other often. When Ratim grew ill one winter, Mara did not receive the news in time and was unable to prevent his death. When Mara learned that none of the rest of her family (her parents having died shortly before Ratim) was willing to take in Ratim’s son, the thirteen year old Aryon, she agreed to take over custody of him until he was old enough to make his own choices. Instead of making the long trip back to Fort, Mara decided to transfer her skills to Igen Weyr. The change of scene would be good for Aryon, but not so extreme that he would feel like he was being dragged away from his home.
There, Mara and any number of high-ranking members of the Weyr butted heads more than a few times. But her rank and clear skill with healing had kept her out of the worst trouble. It wasn’t until she’d refused to let the Weyrwoman herself visit someone as the other healers were performing surgery on him, even going so far as to snap that the Weyrwoman would do more harm than good, the Weyrwoman had relieved Mara of her position. Mara had been right of course, and the man recovered only due to the fact that the healers were not interrupted by the Weyrwoman. She was not willing to admit that Mara had been right, though, and Mara was too proud to return to her position.
Hearing of the troubles in the Mavros Weyr, Mara decided her skills would be most useful to them. So she requested a position at Mavros and took Aryon with her. Despite the fact that he was sixteen, and considered old enough by some to make his own choices in life, Mara was reluctant to leave the young man, as she feared he would begin to develop abandonment issues. So when Mara’s request was confirmed, Aryon was who accompanied her on the long journey to Mavros.
IN THE EVENT OF YOUR SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE SITE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, WHAT DO YOU WISH TO BECOME OF THIS CHARACTER AND ANY CREATURES THEY MAY IMPRESS?
b. Turn them into an NCP who may be killed off or used for plot purposes but who will not be played by someone else.
RANK: Master Healer
AGE: 38 Turns
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
PETS: None
APPEARANCE: Mara has long dark brown hair that she likes to keep out of her way in a long, sensible braid. Her brown, hazel-flecked irises stare sharply out of eyes are beginning to support wrinkles. Scowls are easier to elicit from her than smiles, but the smiles are well worth the effort. She has a delicate nose, full lips, and high cheekbones, and a square jaw that prevents her from being truly “pretty”. Coupled with her hourglass figure, it could be easy to see that she was once an attractive young lady. That is, if she ever showed her figure, for normally it is covered in loose plain shirts and breeches. She has put on a little weight, but this too is easily hidden by her loose clothing. Her matronly age and healer’s status have deceived any number of people into thinking she is docile and gentle, but Mara’s punches hurt, and beneath the layer of fat she’s allowed to accumulate, she has a substantial amount of muscle built up. She stands at a rather unimpressive five foot five, but has learned how to pitch her voice so that it carries over a din. She will also gesture broadly when there aren’t tools in her hands, and her habit of looking people dead in the eye creates an illusion that she takes up more space than she truly does.
PERSONALITY FAULTS: Mara has a hot temper and sharp wit. She has little patience for what she deems “useless” skills, which generally includes such things as dancing, embroidery, and intricate craftswork. While she will admit that these are pretty things, if they have no immediate use, she isn’t willing to waste her time on them. Mara will hold people to very high standards, as that is what has gotten her to where she is in life. If others do not meet her standards, she is not above telling them exactly why they failed. She is brusque and blunt, and often unkind. She is also not above playing on other people’s emotions and fears to get what she wants, and manipulative is a good word for her. Mara dislikes the idea of being responsible for another living creature, and she is instinctively distrustful of people in authority. She is stubborn, and will only grudgingly follow another’s orders, unless she sees evidence that they have earned whatever rank they have attained. She can be impatient with her patients, and has been known to snap at them a time or two, and she refuses to suffer fools. Mara has commitment issues, and is hesitant to form strong bonds with others. Mara is controlling and possessive, but she recognizes these traits as unhealthy and actively tries to curb them.
PERSONALITY STRENGTHS: When Mara decides to champion a cause, there is no stronger supporter. Many of her negative traits are what give her an uncommon strength. She has a warm heart underneath all the brusqueness, and generally dislikes seeing others in pain. Mara will work to save a patient long after all others have given them up as a lost cause. She is fiercely loyal to those she manages to accept as family, and to those who have managed to earn her respect, and can be very tender and caring when she wants to be. Her trick for manipulation and her ability to easily read other people allows her to figure out what they probably need to hear, and when she has crossed a line. Her bluntness and habit of always speaking her mind means that it is never unclear where one stands with Mara. Because Mara isn’t afraid to tell others when they are wrong, she expects the same courtesy, especially since when she is wrong, many lives might be at stake. However, while she is willing to listen to criticism, without proof that is all it is to her, to ignore or accept at her own discretion. Mara enjoys the finer points of life, but also knows moderation, and will often put aside her own comfort for the good of others. Mara understands her own limitations, which is why she has difficulty with the idea of having someone else reliant on her – she doesn’t think she is qualified to be a good permanent caretaker. Despite this one lingering insecurity, Mara is an incredibly confident woman, having outgrown many of her other younger insecurities. It is rare that she cares what others think of her, and rarer still that she cares.
FAMILY:
Mother Mirri (deceased)
Father Natal (deceased)
Brothers Ratim (deceased), Nilar (35), and Larnat (28)
Sister Itara (32)
Nephew Ayron (17)
HISTORY: Mara was the second child of her parents, and one of two girls. Mara learned very early on what her parents thought of her – all they ever talked about was what it would take for her to get married. Marriage and children, those were the only things her parents thought worth talking to her about. It made Mara very insecure, because if her parents only saw her as a uterus, how must other people see her? And she found that most of the “feminine” things her parents tried to get her to do were simply not things that she enjoyed doing. At night, she’d convince her brothers to sneak out with her and teach her skills she viewed as being much more useful. Her older brother, Ratim, was the one most willing to show her such things. He taught her as most of what she knew about basic self-defense, as well as swimming, and the childish habit of catching small wild creatures. It helped that Mara was a quick and willing student, her stubbornness helping her to stick with skills she didn’t pick up quickly. Her parents had a different term for her: “Difficult”, as her stubbornness was turned against them in many of the things they tried to teach her.
When it became clear that her parents were become fed up with what they called her antics, Mara realized she needed a secure plan to put off marriage for as long as possible. She requested the chance to learn a skill in a crafthall, stating that it would make her more desirable as a wife if she had a marketable skill. Her parents agreed, but considered only two suitably ladylike: The Weaver Craft, and the Healer Craft. Seeing no point in weaving any more involved than the simple patchwork repairs for clothes, Mara chose the Healer Hall, and joined when she was fifteen, moving from her home in Igen to Fort. She walked the tables in her twenty-fifth year, and her parents immediately began insisting she find a husband before she got any older. Mara ignored their pleas, reminding them that she was not yet a Master, which would be an even more impressive accomplishment. Her parents were dismayed, but had little choice in the matter. She managed to attain that title in only eight turns – she had intentionally delayed herself in attaining her journyman title so that she would not be forced to return to her parents. Mara then, at the age of thirty four, took herself to the one place nearest the Healers Hall where people were being hurt all the time and her skills would be most useful: Fort Weyr. This cemented the death of her relationship with her parents, as they saw it as the death of any potential her impressive rank might carry in terms of marriage chances. Mara was not sad to hear that if she did not come home that second they would disown her. She was her own woman, long since an adult, and no longer cared what they thought of her.
Only a turn after working in Fort, she received news of the death of her elder brother, Ratim. He had stayed in Igen and married and had a single child. After his wife died in childbirth, Ratim had raised his son on his own. Mara had often visited Ratim, having been particularly close to him, and the siblings wrote each other often. When Ratim grew ill one winter, Mara did not receive the news in time and was unable to prevent his death. When Mara learned that none of the rest of her family (her parents having died shortly before Ratim) was willing to take in Ratim’s son, the thirteen year old Aryon, she agreed to take over custody of him until he was old enough to make his own choices. Instead of making the long trip back to Fort, Mara decided to transfer her skills to Igen Weyr. The change of scene would be good for Aryon, but not so extreme that he would feel like he was being dragged away from his home.
There, Mara and any number of high-ranking members of the Weyr butted heads more than a few times. But her rank and clear skill with healing had kept her out of the worst trouble. It wasn’t until she’d refused to let the Weyrwoman herself visit someone as the other healers were performing surgery on him, even going so far as to snap that the Weyrwoman would do more harm than good, the Weyrwoman had relieved Mara of her position. Mara had been right of course, and the man recovered only due to the fact that the healers were not interrupted by the Weyrwoman. She was not willing to admit that Mara had been right, though, and Mara was too proud to return to her position.
Hearing of the troubles in the Mavros Weyr, Mara decided her skills would be most useful to them. So she requested a position at Mavros and took Aryon with her. Despite the fact that he was sixteen, and considered old enough by some to make his own choices in life, Mara was reluctant to leave the young man, as she feared he would begin to develop abandonment issues. So when Mara’s request was confirmed, Aryon was who accompanied her on the long journey to Mavros.
IN THE EVENT OF YOUR SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE SITE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, WHAT DO YOU WISH TO BECOME OF THIS CHARACTER AND ANY CREATURES THEY MAY IMPRESS?
b. Turn them into an NCP who may be killed off or used for plot purposes but who will not be played by someone else.