NAME
Meira || Pronunciation: May-rah || Thorne
NICKNAME/S
May
AGE
25
EDUCATION
Blacksmith education || Competent reader || Competent writer || Competent with numbers ||
OCCUPATION
Blacksmith
__________Physical
HAIR
Long, dark hair || A shade between deep brown and black || Typically kept pinned or braided back due to her work in the forge or when testing out the weapons created ||
EYES
Deep brown || Has been told that when the light hits them, they almost look golden, honey like || Thick, full lashes ||
HEIGHT
5'4 (164cm)
BODY
Curvaceous || Toned || Strong upper body from her years in the forge ||
DRESS
Typical peasant dress || Leathers, cotton, muslin || Prefers trousers to skirts as it's less fabric to get caught in the fires of the forge || Sturdy leather boots ||
TATTOOS
PIERCINGS
- Ears || standard lobe, both ears ||
SCARS
- Her right side || jagged line from the time her brother misfired an arrow and it left a deep cut ||
- Her left thigh || a cleaner line vertical on the skin || testing out a newly created axe and accidentally misjudging her swing down ||
MARKINGS
- Blackened left thumbnail after dropping a hammer on it
- Old burn mark scar on the knuckle of her left index finger
- Old burn mark on the side of her left index finger
FACE CLAIM
➳ Marina Moschen || Actress ||
__________Personal
PERSONALITY
Meira is a very head-strong character, if she puts her mind to something you can guarantee it will get done or she will die trying. She's a stubborn and strong-willed woman who will try and make the best out of any situation. Extremely hard-working, Meira takes extreme pride in what she does for a living despite the lack want to know her. She's always looking to prove herself and her worth as a blacksmith, often found working between the commissions she does get on her own projects to find better and different ways to make the metal work for her.
Despite her hard exterior, which is necessary for her line of work, Meira does have a soft center. Often seen with her nieces and nephews when she allows herself to indulge in some time with her family. Caring, warm and loyal with and to her family, she would do anything to keep them safe and living comfortably like they did before the war.
LIKES
Dogs || Her work || Fresh apples || The smell of fresh bread || Roast chicken || Fire || Horses || Carrots || Turnips || Potatoes ||
DISLIKES
Not being taken seriously || People mocking her || Damp/soggy bread || Making mistakes/something not being perfect || Arrogance || Being interrupted (in speech or in work) || Unfairness of the class system || Unnecessary conflict
HOBBIES
Testing out new blacksmith methods || Practising engraving skills ||
HABITS
Rubs the back of her neck when embarrassed, uncertain or anxious
TALENTS
Engraving || Metal work || Archery || Swords wielding
FEARS
➳ Being the one to lose the family business || Losing her home || The outcome of the war || Drowning (unable to swim) ||
HISTORY
Meira is the youngest of two daughters, born to blacksmith Aldwin Thorne and mother Ida Thorne. Meira took an interest in her father's work when she tagged along one day, only allowed so her Aldwin could have some respite from his daughter's pleads to take her with him. She wasn't allowed to do much, but it was the chaotic atmosphere and the way her father tamed both flame and metal that caused her to fall in love with the work. She convinced her family to allow her to learn the trade, considering that her mother bore no sons and her father had no male child to pass the business down to. The deal was that she would learn and work with her father until she married... except she never did.
While her sister married a local baker and starting popping out grandchildren at the age of eighteen - Meria being fifteen at the time - that had no affect on what Meira wanted, enjoying the work with her father far too much. She watched and learned techniques from as young as eleven and finally picked up her first hammer at the age of fourteen, starting on smaller items like horseshoes and even daggers. She would help with the fiddly designs on handles and engraving designs onto armour, her fingers being slender and delicate enough for the work.
Then the war broke out. There was a big call for weapons, and soon her and her father were overwhelmed with work. People didn't seem to care that she was in the forgery with Aldwin, perhaps they thought it was her father still churning out the weapons and she was just there to help with keeping track of everything. Running the books, so to speak. But then her father was called up during a desperate last push against the enemy.
Aldwin Thorne never returned.
And Meira found it difficult to cope without her mentor for the first few months. She continued to work, but with her father's presence missing, business began to dwindle as there wasn't much confidence with a female blacksmith. This woke Meira up from her grief, determined to prove that she was just as good as any other blacksmith in the village, if not better. That half of the weapons that the men fought with were of
her creation
.
That is what life is currently like for Meira Thorne. Once the war ended, the village began to try and reform. Men began to return at a slow pace, some injured permanently or just for a few months, some managing to get away with nothing but the haunting memories of what they had seen. Life looked like it was slowly beginning to get back on track, however Meria struggled to find work for her blacksmith forge, with many still hesitant to take a chance on her.
She continues to battle with the prejudice, and improve upon her skills.