Character: Merrilee Eliza HawkeNickname: Merri, Lizzy
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Eyes: Green
Hair: Ginger
Skin: Pale
Orientation: Straight
Personality: Merri knows what she wants and isn't afraid to go after it -- whatever 'it' happens to be at the time! A strong believer in women's rights -- despite the intense resistance she meets in nearly all corners -- she is determined to do what she wants, and isn't about to let herself become mere property, someone's wife, an extension of another person rather than someone in her own right. And children? Forget it! Merri has better things to do with her time. There's a whole wide world out there to see, just calling her name.
Though Merrilee is a force to be reckoned with, she isn't unkind, and equally enjoys the company of both men and women, seeing herself as an equal to all. She loves to smile, to joke, to laugh, to simply enjoy life from moment to moment.
And if sometimes she finds herself thinking wistfully of love and a family, well... No one has to know.
Skills: Well-trained in various musical instruments. Bilingual and well-educated.
Strengths: Strong-willed, adaptable when she wants to be, quick-thinking, cheerful.
Weaknesses: Proud, often unwilling to bend, stubborn.
Background: Merri is the only surviving child of two wealthy parents, and enjoyed the full attention of both of them. She takes rather more after her father, preferring more intellectual pursuits; her mother is more quiet and withdrawn after losing two other children in infancy.
Family:
Father: Joseph
Mother: Iris
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