Mendira

Mendira
Status	Active
Race	Elf
Gender	Female
Guild	Bard
Instance	Prime
Relatives	Briaen

Description

You see Songbird Mendira Huns, Dancer of Zaldi Taipa, an Elf.
She has pointed ears and large expressive faded lilac eyes. Her dark brown hair is hip length and silky, and is worn in an intricate braid threaded with a golden rosecloth ribbon and allowed to fall over one shoulder. She has warm caramel-hued skin and a sylphlike figure.
She is statuesque for an Elf.
A herd of itty bitty bronze bovines cavorting around an aurora tourmaline sun float lazily around her right arm, glowing with a lustrous sheen against her skin.
She appears to be young.
She has several interlocking rings of green jade that pierce the flesh to follow along your right eyebrow, each notched in even intervals and rubbed with indigo.
Her shoulder has a tattoo of a brightly colored songbird darting through a cascade of musical notes.
She is in good shape.

She is wearing a delicate obsidian necklace shaped like a wren with wings outstretched to wrap around the neck, a tarnished gold silveress bandeau, a low-slung dancing skirt of diaphanous saffron scarves atop persimmon silk and a pair of soft gold velvet dancing slippers with silken ankle-laces.

Mendi's Favorite Things

TAP: a careworn dancer's treatise bound by soft rosecloth ribbons
LOOK: Creasing and discoloration are evident along the lengths of blush-hued ribbon in a distinct pattern.  Elegant lettering in faded gold leaf sweeps across the cover to read, "Dance Like Everyone's Watching: Forms, Theory, and Advice on Performing Before an Audience."  Many of the pages are crinkled and littered with copious tiny notes in the margins.

TAP: an auroral-toned lotusweave kirtle belted by draping chains of gold
LOOK: Awash in the pale hues of a dawning spring morning, the fabric gleams with a soft silken luster as it cascades from its demure scooped neckline to a floor-length hem.  Long, narrow sleeves frame the bodice of the garment, and a series of loose golden chains hang across the hips.  Medallions dangle from the fine links overlapping the folds of the flowing skirt, each carved with a stylized sun.

TAP: some green jade rings notched in even intervals
WORN: You have several interlocking rings of green jade that pierce the flesh to follow along your right eyebrow, each notched in even intervals and rubbed with indigo.
NOTE: Eye brow rings that match Briaen's, to signify their marriage.  From Humanist.

TAP: a gold neithrel band fastened with five silver chains
LOOK: Lines of inlaid silver run along the heavy gold bracelet and ring forming the neithrel band.  Each of the five silver chains stretches from different places upon the bracelet to join together on the single ring, forming a delicate silver web to lay across the back of the hand when worn.
READ: "To remember, lest we forget the pain of those before us."

Peacock Dance Costume:
You see Dancer Mendira Huns of Zaldi Taipa, an Elf.
The glittery mask is covered in short greenish-blue feathers to create the regal head of a peacock and completely enshrouds her features.  A fan-like crest crowns the top of Mendira's head, while long plumes of iridescent blue and green cascade down her shoulders to display their colorful eyespots sprinkled with peacock jaspers.  The vibrant teal gems contrast sharply with the pure white beak of alerce covering the lower half of her face.
She is in good shape.

She is wearing a dramatic spun glitter cloak trailing a multitude of iridescent peacock plumes, an iridescent blue spun glitter bodice flamboyantly feathered with peacock plumes, a breathtaking classically-styled tutu composed of iridescent peacock feathers and a pair of soft gold velvet dancing slippers with silken ankle-laces.

TAP: a dramatic spun glitter cloak trailing a multitude of iridescent peacock plumes
LOOK: Innumerable delicate feathers are festooned in overlapping rows across a scintillating layer of vivid, sapphire blue spun glitter.  They quiver with every movement of the garment, bright blue eyes showcasing their brilliance with every tremble.  Emerald firesilk lines the interior, and its shimmering hue and shifting shades of red complement a pair of delicate gold hooks designed to secure the cloak at the throat.
NOTE: Cloak crafted by Sindah, with consultations from Vixonia and Navesi

Sungold Dance Costume:
You see Songbird Mendira Huns, Dancer of Zaldi Taipa, an Elf.
Mendira has pointed ears and large expressive faded lilac eyes.  Her dark brown hair is hip length and silky, and is worn braided in a tightly wound coil held in place at the back of the head by a fragile sungold hairnet woven with translucent whisperlayne blooms.  She has warm caramel-hued skin and a sylphlike figure.
She is statuesque for an Elf.
She appears to be young.
She has several interlocking rings of green jade that pierce the flesh to follow along her right eyebrow, each notched in even intervals and rubbed with indigo.
Her shoulder has a tattoo of a brightly colored songbird darting through a cascade of musical notes.
She is in good shape.

She is holding an elegant filigreed sungold dancing fan trailing lengths of lilac whisperlayne in her left hand.
She is wearing a whisperlayne and petalette bandeau illumined by sungold beadwork, a wispy skirt composed of lilac whisperlayne entwined in fine strands of sungold and some delicate toe-bells of filigreed sungold.

TAP: a fragile sungold hairnet woven with translucent whisperlayne blooms
LOOK: Thin chains of softly gleaming metal linked at regular intervals comprise a loose mesh designed to secure a variety of hairstyles, affixed on either side to a set of small filigreed silver combs.  Soft blossoms of airy, pale purple fabric are scattered across the joining points of the delicate hair ornament, their petals trembling and floating with every movement.

TAP: an elegant filigreed sungold dancing fan trailing lengths of lilac whisperlayne
LOOK: Finely drawn tendrils of metal twist together in a lattice of coiling strands to compose a series of delicate panels, each aureate in the warm, gentle hues of dawn.  Carved to provide a secure grip, a ring of pure white alerce joins them at the base of the piece.  Articulation of the wooden handle allows the fan to open and close smoothly, every movement setting the streaming translucent fabric affixed to the tip of each blade aflutter.

TAP: a whisperlayne and petalette bandeau illumined by sungold beadwork
LOOK: Neatly draped swathes of sheer fabric dyed a pale lilac hue veil the close-fitting garment's lustrous base of blush petalette.  Silver cording trims the neckline and serves to lace up the back.  Tiny beads and baubles stitched in intricate patterns atop the airy whisperlayne gleam in the light, shimmering with an array of sunrise hues.

TAP: a wispy skirt composed of lilac whisperlayne entwined in fine strands of sungold
LOOK: A blush petalette underskirt glimmers with a pearlescent sheen beneath layers of diaphanous whisperlayne.  Silver cording adorns the upper edge of the garment to form a secure waistband that anchors the lavish lengths of fabric that billow downwards when worn.  Clusters of aureate beads are strewn in ornate patterns across the gauzy top layer, each joined to the next by finely wrought tendrils of warm metal awash in all the hues of a rising sun.

TAP: some delicate toe-bells of filigreed sungold
LOOK: Fine strands of gleaming metal tinged with warm sunset hues form the petals of diminutive blooms.  Each of the hollow sculpted flowers encases a single, tiny bead of silver, and the argent drops jingle and rattle within their brilliant cages when jostled.

TAP: a pair of blush petalette dancing slippers laced with twining ribbons
LOOK: The flat, flexible soles display signs of wear, their leather supple and scuffed, but the laces appear to be crisp and new.  They criss-cross smartly over the throat of the shoes, the remaining lengths of silken fabric designed to wind about the ankles when worn.

More about Mendi

• List of Public Performances
• Mendi's Favorite Things
• Huns House, In Ilithi
• Mendi's Sunflower Retreat, in Zoluren

Huns House, in Ilithi

[Almalne Alolan, Among the Blooms]
The farmland here has been allowed to become a field of wildflowers. Blue forget-me-nots, brilliant orange poppies, white larkspurs, and miniature sunflowers blend together in a riot of hues amidst the backdrop of dark green grasses. Flitting from flower to flower, rotund bumblebees create a humming buzz. Placed at the edge of the myriad of blooms is a finely wrought iron gate. You also see an expansive purpleheart retreat with a copper-roofed cupola atop the ridgepole.
Obvious paths: none.

You unlock the door to an expansive purpleheart retreat.
You open the door to an expansive purpleheart retreat.
You walk through the door of the retreat.

[Huns House, Parlor]
Walls of smooth silverwood and a wide-planked zingana floor covered by a deep-fringed white wool carpet enclose this room. In one corner lies a simple pure white brocade sofa with soft throw pillows, and near the sofa sits a carved sandalwood end-table on which rests a pot of sunflowers. A wide white plastered fireplace with a narrow mantel burns along the far wall with a large oil painting depicting a serene pastoral landscape hanging above it. The room holds a lingering scent of sandalwood. You also see a fretwork sandalwood armchair that is facing the sofa, a white and orange kitten and a large garden window with sparkling glass panes.
Obvious paths: none.

>look kitten
Large blue eyes gaze back at you from the kitten's wedge-shaped face.  Slightly built, his body has a fragile appearance relative to its head, an impression swiftly dispelled when he begins to tumble awkwardly around the room.  His short orange and white coat, plush and thick, makes his bright blue eyes appear even brighter.
He is standing.

>rub kitten
As you lightly rub the orange kitten from ears to tail, he arches his back against your hand.

>look painting
Painted in lush hues dappled with golden highlights, a narrow stream winds its way through rolling fields dotted with soft white sheep.  A large willow tree overhangs the nearest bend in the serpentine waterway, its drooping boughs covered in shimmering leaves.  Each branch's tip just touches the placid waters below, causing a number of silvery ripples to spread out in ever widening circles.  Feathery grasses and tall cattails sprout up along the water's edge, cast partly into shadow by the majestic tree.

[Huns House, Prayer Room]
A hand-painted silk prayer mat adorns the zingana floor of this room. An exquisite obsidian brazier, with a richly illuminated parchment hanging above it, rests between a black obsidian altar and a simple side table pushed up against the smooth silverwood walls. The room holds a strong scent of incense. You also see a white and orange kitten and a silverwood door elaborately carved with blooming vines.
Obvious paths: none.

>look on alt
On the obsidian altar you see a silver candlestick and an oaken icon of the goddess Berengaria.

>look icon
A short, plump woman holds a sheaf of grain with one hand, while her other scratches a cow's ear. Her smile is kindly, but her gaze is direct and thoughtful.

>look on table
On the side table you see a filigree silver censer and a white leather prayer book.

>look parchment
The illuminated parchment has two prayers lettered in a flowing script -- a prayer for morning, and one for night.  The letter B of Berengaria is large and filled with sheaves of wheat and tiny cows in a meadow within the design, and a gold-leaf sun rising above it.  The letter P is filled in with a rich deep blue color, with silvery stars sprinkled throughout and dotted across the text of the prayer.  A multicolored border of vines, flowers and stars trails down the right side and bottom of the parchment.

>read parchment morning prayer
You silently read your parchment.

  ~Prayer for Berengaria~

  Thy child seeks the light,
  Bring us dawn this day:
  Walk before me, sow anew
  My feet follow seeking their way.

  Renew light and life,
  Thou are Mother to me,
  Mother who banishes night
  And holds my soul safe for me.

>read parchment night prayer
You silently read your parchment.

  *The Prayer Before Sleep*

  Phelim, hold me in thy fold
  Thy stars blanket me soft
  Thy fingers stroke my brow
  Thy dreams bear me aloft.

  A sweet bird calls clear
  As I close my eyes tight
  A promise of safe sleep
  Under sweet holy Tears, come kiss me goodnight.

[Huns House, Music Conservatory]
Smooth silverwood walls stare silently at a bare zingana floor. A low bronze brazier, with a large rosewood-framed mirror with fine scrollwork hanging above it, rests between a carved dark ironwood bench and a narrow dark ironwood table with intricate scrollwork pushed up against the smooth silverwood walls. The room holds a lingering scent of lemon oil. You also see a white and orange kitten, a large garden window with sparkling glass panes, a silverwood door elaborately carved with blooming vines, a heavy mistwood cabinet resting atop a matching platform and a carved dark ironwood chair that is facing the window.
Obvious paths: none.

>look on table
On the ironwood table you see an ornamental rose tree topiary seated within a lacquered blackwood tray and a group of pristine leather songbooks embossed with a gold geshiloira.

>look in cab
In the mistwood cabinet you see a rosewood mandolin embellished with leaf prints, a set of shiny silver spoons spangled with star sapphires and scarlet spinels, an opaque white acenite triangle, a silver cowbell with an Ilithic applewood cow handle, a scarlet gypsy tambourine with fluttering multi-colored ribbons, a nightingale whistle, a temple drum stained a deep ebony hue, a set of pan-pipes wound with purple leather, a carved mouse-shaped ocarina, a Dwarven iron fife with bands of luminous moonsilver knotwork, an Elven silver piccolo with rose gold keys, a wide-bottom mesquite guti'adar with obsidian-tipped tuning pins, an Elven silver txistu shaped like a lotus blossom enfolding a bridge, an end-blown plains flute of multi-hued gloomglass, some maracas painted with a graduated spectrum from royal purple at the crown to a pale lilac just above the handle and a polished kuwinite gremlik magkwon with an ivory mouthpiece.

[Huns House, Lady's Morning Room]
A gold-edged blue floral carpet adorns the zingana floor of this room. A carved marble fireplace with a wrought iron grate, with a fine silk tapestry detailing a tranquil garden scene hanging above it, rests between an elegant ivory velvet settee and a silver-toned ban-minahle writing table with gracefully curved legs pushed up against the smooth silverwood walls. The room holds a very faint scent of perfume. You also see a white and orange kitten, a large garden window with sparkling glass panes, a silverwood door elaborately carved with blooming vines, an Ilithian black bogbirch wardrobe carved with lotus blossoms and an ironwork velvet-covered chair that is facing the table.
Obvious paths: none.

>look settee
With a high back and plush arms, this settee invites all to have a seat and rest against its soft fabric.  Golden piping trims the arm in a spiral design that flows across the base in a straight line.

>look table
Curving out at the knee, each leg curls back in at the ankle and terminates in an ornamental clawed foot.

>look on table
On the writing table you see a fluted nib pen twisted into a treble clef and a staff-lined music manuscript book.

>look tapestry
Tall alabaster columns twined with flowering rose vines frame the image, creating a portal through which can be glimpsed a lush garden in full bloom.  Roses bloom in a rainbow of color from every bush, vine and stately hedgerow.  Narrow stone paths wind through the vivid scene, with bright green moss growing up between the faded and timeworn slabs.

[Huns House, Briaen's Study]
Walls of smooth silverwood and a wide-planked zingana floor covered by a black bearskin rug enclose this room. In one corner lies a deep brown leather reading settee with brass feet, and near the settee sits an austere gentleman's desk with brass drawer pulls on which rests a dark leather prayer book. An open brick-lined hearth burns along the far wall with a wheat-colored prayer parchment hanging above it. The room holds a faint scent of fine tobacco. You also see a white and orange kitten, a large garden window with sparkling glass panes, a silverwood door elaborately carved with blooming vines, an arch-backed ebonwood chair that is facing the desk and a broad dark ebonwood bookcase with dragonclaw-foot legs with a heavy iron parchment coffer reinforced with thick blued-steel bands on it.
Obvious paths: none.

>look settee
Resembling an armchair crossed with a chaise lounge, the comfortable piece of furniture has two armrests and a back at the top of the seat.  A long upholstered extension allows the reader to put their feet up.

>look on settee
On the reading settee you see a cozy winter quilt styled in a traditional pattern.

>look desk
The brass toggles glimmer against the silvery-grey grains of the polished aspen.

>look parchment
The prayer parchment is painted with a border of of green vines and each of the symbols of the gods mentioned in the prayer.  A unicorn, cat, raven, lion, ox, wren, ram, boar, wolf, panther and dolphin leap and twist within the twining border, a dance and celebration of joy.  The words of the prayer slant forward in a script alive with potential and inspiration.

>read parchment
You silently read your parchment.

  *A Praise of Gods*
  by Granar Veracine

  Hodierna thy light shines brightly for me
  Tamsine thy hearth warms my soul
  Eluned your strength is with me
  Kertigen thee provides for our needs
  Praise to the gods of Elanthia!

  Meraud fill my book of prayers with glory!
  An army of Clerics marches forth by Everild
  Glythtide prepare the wine for offering
  Faenella sing songs of warrior deeds
  Glory and Praise to the gods!

  Children laugh at the feet of Damaris
  Mercy and forgiveness is Truffenyi
  The earth and beauty is of Hav'roth
  And Chadatru speaks the truth
  Praise unto the gods!
           Amen

>look in bookcase
In the ebonwood bookcase you see a thick black grimoire, a cigar case, a spiritwood-bound journal of pure white, an ornately engraved platinum folio, a prayer tome of tarnished silver, a collection of worn volumes bound in battered black leather, a white-streaked soulstone surrounded by a cage of niello chains, a small wood-framed notebook entitled "THEORIES", an unusually darkened stone bearing crude carvings, an oversized book titled HOW TO KILL UNDEAD in big block letters, a worn cambrinth-bound volume of "The Immortals", and a sturdy tome with the title "Provincial Laws and Justice" in block print.

[Huns House, Bedchamber]
A white snowbeast pelt rug adorns the zingana floor of this small room. An open brick-lined hearth rests between a simple bed with a beech headboard and a lace-skirted beech dressing table pushed up against the smooth plaster walls. The room holds a very faint scent of roses. You also see an orange and white kitten, a large garden window with sparkling glass panes, a trio of cascading baskets hung from the ceiling and a simple beech chair that is facing the table.
Obvious paths: none.

>look in bask
In the cascading baskets you see some vibrant red roses, a pot of sunflowers, and some potted coral rosebuds.

>look on table
On the beech dressing table you see a carved wooden mirror with a silver inlaid handle and a carved wooden brush with a silver inlaid handle.

>look on bed
On the simple bed you see a tatted-edge white linen pillow, a tatted-edge white linen pillow and a fuzzy white wool blanket.

Mendi's Sunflower Retreat in Zoluren

[The Strand, Tree-lined Path]
The thickly wooded area surrounding the footpath does an admirable job of ensconcing the area in deep black shadows. Fastened securely to the many trees along the border, glowing gaethzen globes add a touch of manmade art to the natural environment. Noisy crickets chirp their rhythmic tones every now and then to break the night's silence. You also see an ivy-covered fieldstone retreat standing amidst a riotous multitude of sunflowers, an unremarkable cabin, a lavish alder-gabled residence and a capacious willow tree with a squirrel's nest inside a branch's knothole.
Obvious paths: east, west.

You unlock the door to an ivy-covered fieldstone retreat.
You open the door to an ivy-covered fieldstone retreat.
You walk through the door to your retreat.

[Mendira's Retreat, Sitting Room]
Walls of cobalt blue jaalmin and a polished ironwood floor covered by a deep-fringed white wool carpet enclose this room. In one corner lies a low blue brocade sofa with a wrought iron frame, and near the sofa sits a delicate rosewood tea table topped with an intricate glass mosaic. A columned white-marble fireplace burns along the far wall with a twining etrana wreath hanging above it. The room holds a very faint scent of etrana blossoms. You also see a large garden window with sparkling glass panes, an elegant dark ironwood bookcase with glass shelves and an engraved rosewood chair that is facing the table.
Obvious paths: none.

>look wall
Woven into the warp of the cobalt blue linen are evenly-spaced filaments of shimmering gold, their metallic sheen appearing to almost ripple like quicksilver with the slightest movement.  The closely spaced golden threads interact with the background fabric to create the illusion of pinstriping that runs vertically along the surface of the walls.  Gold leaf covers the carved cup-and-ball motif on the crown molding, helping to bring out the accents of the metallic fibers in the textile-covered walls.

>look tea table
Colorful shards of glass are expertly set into the deep reddish-hued wood to create a lush bouquet of blushing red and cobalt blue etrana flowers across the top of the circular table.

>look on tea table
On the tea table you see an Ilithic applewood tea hamper tied with an Elothean silk scarf and an elegant jade teapot.

>look on sofa
On the brocade sofa you see an etrana dream pillow, an etrana dream pillow and a soft white blanket trimmed with tiny gold tassels.

>look pillow on sofa
Made from soft white linen stuffed with goose feathers and dried flower petals, the pillow has been embroidered with a wreath of etrana blossoms.  The same blossoms within the pillow give it an elusive, sweet fragrance.

>look in bookcase
In the ironwood bookcase you see a maple welkin figurine, a group of well-worn songbooks, an ornamental rose tree topiary seated within a lacquered blackwood tray, a tall porcelain vase painted with a cascading waterfall, a collection of leather-bound script anthologies, a squat gloamstone basin filled with an assortment of odd stone-like succulents, a collection of worn volumes bound in battered black leather, a collection of artistic studies bound in niveous whitleather and a collection of historical tomes bound in silver-embossed leather.

Notes

• Grew up in Leth and then Crossing, and more recently spent time in Zaldi Taipa, which she at last considers her home despite an at times tenuous relationship with her heritage. Currently lives nearby, in the apple orchards north of Shard.
• Is in the process of overcoming a wildly severe case of shyness. Has gotten much better about not blushing every time someone looks at her, and this is amazing progress that makes her 150% more tolerable to be around, probably.
• Is married to Dawnsworn Briaen Huns, Knight Penitent of Berengaria and Wearer of the Best Titles.
• Her name is short for "Geshemendira," or "frozen treasure."
• As is common among Wind Elves, she has had many names over the years. Her heart name is now known by only one living soul, perhaps two.
• Loves flowers and prefers to see them happy and alive and growing in place, rather than picking them.
• Wishes to befriend every animal in the realms that isn't actively trying to murder her. Her pets include: an orange and white kitten, a tubby honey badger, a fuzzy brown sea otter, a tiny warty piglet, a pudgy river rat, and a portly jaguar-spotted kitten with onyx rosettes and oversized beige paws.
• Once ran off-stage and into the night during a dramatic bout of stage fright at Shard's illustrious Shoan a Sidelkuloa.
• Is extremely insecure about her singing ability, but is attempting to hone her skills after receiving some excellent advice from a mentor on the intertwined nature of talent and hard work.
• Always carries a caddy full of Madikh's sassafras tea from the Lamb's Shank, in case of emergency.