Mei Oswell

18-19

Female

Mei is about as short as something can get.

Shudra

Her hair is rather unique among the workers, but not unique in her family; her mother has auburn hair.

Long legs, pear-shaped, slim figure; slightly longer neck and clumsy-ish fingers, but she is nonetheless very shapely.

Fair, but often more tan than fair because of the sunlight in the fields.

Human

Chocolate Brown

Thin eyebrows that are a bit faint, unsculpted; long eyelashes

Often worn in a braid or pigtails that cover her ears. It is sometimes wavy from braids but is often simply straight and slightly fine but fairly thick. It reaches her armpits.

Mahogany

5'8"

124 lbs.

ESFJ-A (Consul)

She scratches behind her ear when she's nervous or flattered, and puts her hands behind her back awkwardly.
Mei is very bubbly when she's happy. She bounces on the balls of her feet, sometimes makes spontaneous but sweet noises, and puts her hands on her cheeks or heart.
In fear, Mei is surprisingly like her adopted sister, Meria. She grows rigid and quiet, though she is more shy and consolable than Meria.
Mei rarely finds herself angry, but when she does, she tries to let off steam by remaining active, taking deep breaths, and counting. But if the steam boils over, she finds herself snipping at everyone who talks to her.
When Mei is sad, she remains lost in thought a lot and her mind keeps wandering back to what she's sad about, though she tries her best to think of something else.
Her general attitude is friendly and sweet, and people can't help but be drawn to her giving nature and motherly protectiveness.

Mei isn't concerned about what sort of job she has in the future, nor how many friends she has. She wants her little sister, Meria, to be happy and to not get herself into too much trouble, so she's willing to go with her on many of her escapades with the ulterior motive of protecting her. She also wants to have a family someday, with a loving husband no matter the Caste and perhaps some children who will one day get to know Aunt Meria and hear all about Mei's childhood.

Mei's protectiveness sometimes controls her to the point that she will do almost anything to take care of Meria, even if it means hiding the truth. She's also not afraid of authority, though she bends to it a little too easily. Her naivety and sometimes reckless sense of protectiveness can make her an easy pawn for ransoms and blackmail.

She's got a problem with how the Brahmans seize too much power and control the other Castes.

Mei is very good at talking people into things and bargaining. She's also an excellent cook, as she finds out when Meria, Aswinn, and she are on the run and living off the land.

Mei enjoys making small talk with her parents, fellow field workers, Aswinn, and Cara. She also likes to cook things after her experience in the wild.

Mei is a talented bargainer and knows how to talk her way into an agreement. Eventually, once Fernosi is on the brink of war, Mei devises a weapon that will help her almost as much as her persuasive skills--a metal pole with a charged wire of electrical fence wrapped around it.

Mei, though considerably less politically opinionated than her younger sister, believes that the Caste system is too strict and encourages more inter-Caste relations.

Plums--she finds some of this delicious fruit growing in the wild and likes it quite a lot.

Mei doesn't put much stock in her possessions, so there aren't any relics that she personally cares for very much.

Mei thinks that Meria's beautiful Fire Foxes are one of the most wonderful creatures in the world.

Plum

Farmer (for now)

February 23rd, 32 NA

Went to the public Shudra school in New Kansas County until she was in seventh grade, and then she began to work in the fields with her parents.

Mei was born two years before Meria and was a Shudra from birth, just like Meria and Aswinn. She never had any trouble in school, which she started at age five. She longed to return to school the moment she had to leave it at age thirteen and has longed to return ever since. She has been very close with her little sister Meria as long as she can remember and doesn't know what she would do without her. Her favorite memory is the time that they were at lunch at school and someone was making fun of Meria's hair and she stood up to him. She told him that her hair would be more beautiful than anyone's one day and that he'd be jealous. It so turns out that this kid turned out to be Aswinn Caradoc, who would grow to fall in love with Meria's rare violet eyes and luscious chocolate hair. Mei likes to bring it up every now and then just for the sake of old times. Plus, Aswinn's reaction is hilarious.

None.

Name Meaning: Mei means plum (I found it in a category for names meaning sister on a name site; I will never know why, but it spoke to me so I kept it anyway). Oswell means divine power, though her name does not really have anything to do with powers...yet.