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Character Name: Menallia "Mena"
Age: 18
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Craft/Rank: Ancientcrafthall Journeyman (newly minted!)
History:
Born amongst the nomadic trading Holdless, Menallia grew up curious and underfoot, in love with new places and new people. She also had a curious knack for picking up Ancient technology. Despite many repeated cautions, threats, and otherwise general disapproval, young Menallia ignored all authority figures and continued to seek out Ancientcraft objects. The vast majority of her clan took offense; a few hardy souls suggested she make her way to those of like-minds in the Ancient Crafthall. She was essentially dropped on the doorstep at the tender young age of ten Turns, and quickly went about making a name for herself amongst her fellow oddballs.

She walked the tables to become a Journeyman promptly at eighteen, and looks to be well on her way to becoming a young Master of her craft. She specializes in Searching for the Ancient-tech, but usually can't resist Tinkering as well. Despite her craft, her easygoing, kind-hearted personality has won her a few fans and she can usually find her way into most Holds and Weyrs with a minimum of fuss, so long as she's not too obvious about what she's really up to.

Description:
Menallia is fairly tall for a woman, with thick black hair with blue undertones and wide dark greenish-blue eyes. She is not a great beauty though she is generally pretty; her nose is a bit too hooked to be called 'beautiful'. She has a slim build, if perhaps a bit stringy, and is good shape due to trekking on foot all over parts of Pern. She favors practical over pretty clothes, though she won't turn her nose up at a nice Gather dress.

Personality:
Menallia is, above all, curious. She seeks out knowledge like hatchling firelizards seek food--it's not surprising that the lure of ancient technology and finding out how it works would draw her in. She could have chosen to pursue Harpering (were she not abysmal with instruments) but it's also "common knowledge", compared to the new, exciting knowledge of rediscovering what the ancestors of Pern once had. Beyond her curiosity lies an easygoing woman who's not afraid to pull her share and laughs easily--even at herself, as she's well aware of the reputation of her chosen profession.

But beyond the pleasant surface of the woman lies a manipulative, calculating personality. She's usually keeping a scoreboard in her head, and woe betide you if you mock a little too much. She has a bit of a superiority complex and takes the approach of manipulating the lesser beings around her--for their own good, of course. Don't even hint at romance around her, or she'll take it up as a righteous cause. She dabbles in the knowledge trade, and in the name of learning more can be found bribing runners or Harpers with marks or sly winks to get what she wants to know. Her temper takes the form of passive aggressive maneuvering, and she's quite good at it.

She's also incredibly reckless, but what Ancientcraft practitioner isn't?

Other:
She is really good at getting things to spontaneously combust. Sometimes this even happens to be on purpose.