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 Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:57 am
 Name: Melian Sambrook
Nickname: Sting (friends only)
Age: 18
Birthday: March 1
Sign: Pisces
Gemstone: Amethyst
Blood Type: O
Fav. Food: Grilled Vegetables w/Tofu, Steamed Rice and Sweet Chili Sauce
Hated Food: Animal meat of any kind. If it has a face, she won't touch it.
School: Sovereign Heights Prep School
Hobbies:
Tolkien Nerd - It started out innocently enough. Melian's parents would read the Hobbit to her when she was little as a bedtime treat. When she was enough to read for herself, they gave her a beautiful hardcover set of Tolkien's books; not only The Hobbit, but the LotR trilogy as well as the Silmarillon. Granted, it took her a while to work her way through some of the weightier books, but she did it. And a complete and utter nerd was born. Not only does she religiously read all the books, in order, at least twice a year, she owns and watches every movie, including the crappy Ralph Bakshi animated LotR. She's found online courses to teach her how to speak Elvish and she will happily whip it out if she feels a normal insult or greeting just aren't good enough. Ask her to name the Valar at some point. You will get not only their names, but their ranks, powers and spouses. She even owns every replica weapon she can get her tiny little paws on as well as a replica of the One Ring that she wears on a chain around her neck.
Melian will share her love for Tolkien with you. Whether you want her to or not. Hey, Stephen Colbert. Come at her, bro.
Cosplay - There's just something about dressing up in a costume and running around Destiny City that appeals hugely to Melian. She's only been cosplaying for a couple of years, but it is something she's thrown herself into whole-heartedly. Granted, she's mainly kept herself to characters out of Tolkien's works, but she's branching out! She just completed a rockin' steampunk Princess Peach that she's awfully proud of. And she wants to try making a Naga the Serpent cosplay next.
Just don't expect her to confine her cosplay tendencies to conventions and shows. She will wear them out in public with no qualms and no shame.
Renaissance Faires - Strangely enough, Melian doesn't dress up like an Elf or a Hobbit when she goes to a Ren Faire. Typically, she's in armor she made for herself, beating the hell out of big, strong men with a bamboo practice sword. Melian is not a wench, nor will she dress like one. She'd rather enjoy herself by playing at war and dueling. And when circumstances dictate that she dress in a more feminine manner, she has a couple of pretty gowns she sewed herself.
Community Theatre - Whether it is on stage or off, Melian adores doing community theatre. There's just something about all those weeks of frantic preparation and work culminating into that opening night that appeals to her. And she's been doing it since her mother decided she was old enough to wield a hammer or hold a pin cushion without seriously damaging herself. It's hard work, but oh so much fun!
Virtues:
Hard-Working - Regardless of whether it is yard work, homework or volunteer work, Melian will, without fail, give you 110%. Her personal philosophy is that one plays better if they've worked hard beforehand and earned it.
Fearless - Very little phases Melian. She will try anything and everything at least once, regardless of her own discomfort. She's eaten toasted bugs for a survival course, gone out camping by herself, sat in a graveyard at midnight after watching Night of the Living Dead and gotten into fights with bigger, meaner kids. It's not that she doesn't wonder and worry a little about the What Ifs. It's more that she thinks about them for half a second before telling them to go ******** themselves sideways, she has s**t to do today. Whatever her failings, no one has ever been able to accuse Melian Sambrook of cowering back while the rest of the world was out there doing stuff.
Detail Oriented - One of the things that makes Melian such a good worker is her attention to detail. With Melian around, you need never fear that the little things won't be taken care of, whether it be a particular trinket for a costume or making sure that the kid down the street doesn't see something he shouldn't. If the Devil is in the details, Melian has made him her b***h.
Honest - Melian will not lie. Ever. Childhood whippings with her father's belt applied to her a** kind of taught her how lying was never the way to go. Being honest in her dealings is a point of honor with her. And frankly, she'd rather wallow in horse s**t than lie or be thought of as a liar.
Flaws:
Acerbic - To say Melian has a sharp tongue is akin to saying that Jaws merely nibbled upon his victims. Those nearest and dearest to Melian's heart call her Sting behind her back. Sure, the Tolkien reference is there, but really? They call her that because she is tiny and armed with sharply pointed words that cut to the quick. And since she won't lie, her words can be extraordinarily harsh. And sometimes, she takes great delight in finding the most cutting words to put her opinion forth.
Lack of Empathy - Melian has a pretty clear idea of how people should act and react in the face of various things. She knows in her head, but that knowledge doesn't really make it to her heart. She's utterly boggled when she encounters someone crying over a dead pet or relative. Everything dies, why get so worked up about it? Or the friends who've had nasty breakups. Okay, sure they were together for a while, but seriously? Lots of other possibilities. Why cry and rage and waste all that time and energy over people and things that, in the grand scheme of things, just don't matter?
Cruel - While a lack of empathy and compassion might be unpleasant in and of themselves, pair it with a distinct enjoyment of causing discomfort and pain and you have a wee, burgeoning monster on your hands. Frankly, Melian enjoys bullying and causing some form of harm to others. Usually it's someone she doesn't know well, if only because most of her friends tend to display masochistic tendencies. And well, putting the hurt on is much less fun if the other person is getting off on it. And while she may be tiny, she knows where to hit physically and verbally in order to have her fun.
Elitist - Simply put, Melian thinks she's better than you. Actually, she knows it. She's been a geek girl before it got all popular. She's been to more conventions, suffered more unwashed groping and frankly, loved the inspirations behind her nerdery for a lot longer than you. Step off, little girls, you don't deserve to be a fan here. You haven't been doing it long enough. Such poseurs!
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Body: 4'6", curvy
Eyes: See ref for color, almond shaped, but a tad on the wide side.
Hair: Pale Silver Blue-White
Face: Heart shaped face, snub nose, average ears. Lips should be a pale shade of asphixiated blue green. 2 small silver hoops towards the middle/top of ear ear, slightly larger hoops in the lobes.
Clothes: SH uniform w/the girl pants/Something like what she's wearing in the ref image. Additionally, along with her earrings, she always has a replica One Ring on a chain that she wears as a necklace.
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