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Old!Sabra: Mira Carinae [Miranda] - Misfortunate
Appearance: Overall, Mira is very much the same as Miranda. She’s a little leaner with more well defined muscles, but still “soft” as far as Pyxides go. She favors pants to the traditional Pyxan skirts. She usually wears her hair up in a high ponytail, and of course, there are the tattoos:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/kingsraven/organic-tribal-tattoo-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/kingsraven/organic-tribal-tattoo-2.jpg
Unlike most Pyxides Mira’s tattoo is done in white ink and nearly invisible under most lighting situations… not that she has her clothes off that often anyways. The tattoo was given to her by the glassmaker because “you’re Pyxan, you shouldn’t be ashamed of it.” She argued the point until he conceded and inked her with white -- not because she was ashamed, but because she didn’t feel that she had earned the right to Pyxan tattoos.
Background: Born beneath the light of an ill-favored star, Mira’s childhood was strife with misfortune. Despite the frequent accidents, which happened whenever she was around, she led a rather happy childhood with her parents and their small clan. As the only child in the group, she did not learn to roughhouse, but was accustomed to (and somewhat envious of) the friendly fighting between the adults. When she was about seven years old, her parents accepted a mission to guide a group of Hydrans into the Pyxan lands. Due to the dangers of the route, Mira was left in a small Hydran town. The last time she saw her mother and father was as they promised to return within the fortnight.
Life in the town was far from easy for Mira, she had a new way of life to grow accustomed to, and it wasn’t long before her bad luck began to cause rumors to spread about her. She was passed around to different households within the town numerous times, each stay shorter than the last. Finally, she ended up in the household of an eccentric, old glassmaker. Patient but stern, he eventually taught her to work with the superheated material. Accepting none of her mistakes or excuses, he demanded perfection no matter how long it took her, and slowly she began to learn his craft. She lived with him for several years before he caught a plague and passed away just days before the arrival of the healers.
Left alone in an unwelcoming environment, Mira worked hard to maintain the glassmaker’s home. Though she continued to make glassware for sale, the income for her inelegant pieces was not enough to support her. She turned to working outside the glass shop, passing from job to job.
It was on one such job that she encountered Raven. While not the first Pyxides she had encountered since her family left, he caught her interest far more soundly than any other. Following a spectacular accident, involving some highly placed officials visiting the town, Mira packed her important things – which fit easily into a travel pack, a trait that had not left her since her childhood. She took along the glass-making pipe and hurried after Raven’s group as they headed back into Pyxan lands.
Personality: Mira is very wary of most strangers, and while she remembers her childhood with her parents fondly, she spent most of her life in a foreign land under decidedly un-Pyxis-like conditions. She constantly expects things to go wrong and tends to worry a lot. When things do go wrong, she automatically assumes she was somehow to blame. She is very protective of the people she’s close to, even though she has no skill at fighting. Though she’s doing her best to learn what it means to be Pyxan again, she still contends constantly with her nervousness and misfortunes.
… basically, not a lot has changed there. She does take confidence in a few things, her glassmaking and tracking things by time.
Existing Relationships:
Ikki
Dove
Justice
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/kingsraven/organic-tribal-tattoo-1.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/kingsraven/organic-tribal-tattoo-2.jpg
Unlike most Pyxides Mira’s tattoo is done in white ink and nearly invisible under most lighting situations… not that she has her clothes off that often anyways. The tattoo was given to her by the glassmaker because “you’re Pyxan, you shouldn’t be ashamed of it.” She argued the point until he conceded and inked her with white -- not because she was ashamed, but because she didn’t feel that she had earned the right to Pyxan tattoos.
Background: Born beneath the light of an ill-favored star, Mira’s childhood was strife with misfortune. Despite the frequent accidents, which happened whenever she was around, she led a rather happy childhood with her parents and their small clan. As the only child in the group, she did not learn to roughhouse, but was accustomed to (and somewhat envious of) the friendly fighting between the adults. When she was about seven years old, her parents accepted a mission to guide a group of Hydrans into the Pyxan lands. Due to the dangers of the route, Mira was left in a small Hydran town. The last time she saw her mother and father was as they promised to return within the fortnight.
Life in the town was far from easy for Mira, she had a new way of life to grow accustomed to, and it wasn’t long before her bad luck began to cause rumors to spread about her. She was passed around to different households within the town numerous times, each stay shorter than the last. Finally, she ended up in the household of an eccentric, old glassmaker. Patient but stern, he eventually taught her to work with the superheated material. Accepting none of her mistakes or excuses, he demanded perfection no matter how long it took her, and slowly she began to learn his craft. She lived with him for several years before he caught a plague and passed away just days before the arrival of the healers.
Left alone in an unwelcoming environment, Mira worked hard to maintain the glassmaker’s home. Though she continued to make glassware for sale, the income for her inelegant pieces was not enough to support her. She turned to working outside the glass shop, passing from job to job.
It was on one such job that she encountered Raven. While not the first Pyxides she had encountered since her family left, he caught her interest far more soundly than any other. Following a spectacular accident, involving some highly placed officials visiting the town, Mira packed her important things – which fit easily into a travel pack, a trait that had not left her since her childhood. She took along the glass-making pipe and hurried after Raven’s group as they headed back into Pyxan lands.
Personality: Mira is very wary of most strangers, and while she remembers her childhood with her parents fondly, she spent most of her life in a foreign land under decidedly un-Pyxis-like conditions. She constantly expects things to go wrong and tends to worry a lot. When things do go wrong, she automatically assumes she was somehow to blame. She is very protective of the people she’s close to, even though she has no skill at fighting. Though she’s doing her best to learn what it means to be Pyxan again, she still contends constantly with her nervousness and misfortunes.
… basically, not a lot has changed there. She does take confidence in a few things, her glassmaking and tracking things by time.
Existing Relationships:
Ikki
Dove
Justice
more information on OldSabra Pyxis