<hr/>(https://fontmeme.com/permalink/220428/6d25d9a745a2db6b3f8cdcb621c88e7c.png)<br/><br/>(https://fontmeme.com/permalink/220428/25a6f1d850f65791f8f009b6e74f8251.png)<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/GOElQkZ.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Profession:</strong>Berserker (Bashkar)<br/><strong>Culture/race:</strong>Dunedain/Umbar<br/><strong>Age:</strong>43<br/><strong>Apparent Age:</strong>30<br/><br/><strong>Gender:</strong>Female<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Language(s):</strong></span><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Westron and Umbaran: Fluent</li><li>Sindarin: Fluent comprehension but broken speech</li><li>Orcish: Fluent in battle phrases and intricate insults</li><li>Adunaic: Intermediate; actively, if ineffectively studying</li></ul><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Physical Appearance</span></strong></span></div><strong>Physique:</strong>Hard, lithe muscle<br/><strong>Height:</strong>5’11”<br/><strong>Weight:</strong>170lbs<br/><strong>Hair:</strong>Black, thickly braided<br/><strong>Eyes:</strong>Dark brown, almost black<br/><strong>Skin Tone:</strong>Brown<br/><br/><strong>Distinguishing Features:</strong>Heavily scarred below the neck from countless battles and aggressive, careless tendencies<br/><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Personality</span></span></strong></div><br/><strong>Demeanor:</strong>Unrefined, unstudious, and unpious, taking far more after her mother’s people than her father’s. Truculent in battle and vice, the first into the fray and the last to sheathe her sword.<br/><strong>Motivation(s):</strong>Seeks violence and domination, truly bloodthirsty, but has been molded by her father to use these impulses in the defense of the weak and in need. Hates orcs and must be (sometimes physically) restrained from engaging every one she encounters. While she is unlearned in the finer points of lore, politics, and grand strategy, is receptive to being a weapon wielded by those with a mind for such things.<br/><br/><strong>Special:</strong>Known in much of Middle Earth as the Darkstar, a nameless mercenary for “hire” (with payment merely being the promise of battle) by any of those who oppose the forces of darkness. Her skin, unusual in this part of the world, makes her easily recognizable.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Skills:</strong><br/></span><ul class="bbc_list"><li><strong>Minimal / No Proficiency:</strong> Academics, Evaluation, Magical, Subterfuge</li><li><strong>Basic Training:</strong> Animal, Gymnastic, Linguistic, Perception, Social, Crafting (Drafting)</li><li><strong>Great Talent:</strong> Combat (swords), Athletics, Concentration, Survival, Medical</li></ul><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Equipment</strong><br/></span><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Tähtiterä (https://i.imgur.com/pmtxt6p.jpg), ancient orc-slayer sword of Dwarven Borang alloy, long held by Ulla’s family</li><li>Dagger (https://i.imgur.com/61kh9uc.png)</li><li>Leather armor with underlying steel plates</li><li>Pouch of <em>summer kathkusa</em>, herb that induces battlefury</li></ul><br/><br/><div align="center"><span class="bbc_u"><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Personal History</span></strong></span> </div><br/><br/>In the years before Thorongil burned the Umbaran Corsair fleet, the Dunedain had sent one of their number on rotating temporary assignments to the region to assess their strength and threat to Gondor. Danir, one of the most accomplished independent operators among them, requested that the post be made permanent. As the intel he dispatched via trusted couriers was of the highest quality, his request was granted. A decade passed before that fateful battle in 2980, and upon Danir’s return to Gondor, his only companion made it clear why he had asked to stay.<br/><br/>Merilindes was daughter of Danir and Ulla, Umbaran corsair and senior captain. Ulla had indeed discovered Danir’s mission, and despite their opposing allegiances, she protected him from the watchful eyes of other suspicious Umbarans. Her betrayal was never revealed, for she fell in the pitched battle with Thorongil’s fleet. Danir had begged her to remain on land that day, but she refused, and died proudly aboard her ship. Merilindes had not known her mother well, despite taking after her in appearance and temperament; Ulla was a corsair, and among the best of them, and was not home for long stretches. Even when she was, their combined bull-headed temperaments ensured that love was hard to find between them, and the young Meril did not greatly mourn her mother’s death.<br/><br/>It was in the wars of Gondor and the martial prowess of the Dunedain that she who would become known as the Darkstar found her home. The frenzy of battle filled her with a sense of purpose that she had never found at home in Umbar or in the many glorious halls of Gondor. She took as quickly to the sword as she did slowly to books and teachers. The will to battle consumed her, surpassing any other earthly interest, and with careful (if exasperated) direction from her father, she became a source of fear among all orcs, beasts, and men that threatened the protectorates of the Dunedain.<br/><br/><strong>Played by</strong>Karma