Mara
Scientist at the Academy on the Tropical Islands
Who they are
- Full name
- Mara
- Age
- 25
- Species / people
- Human
- Home / origin
- The Tropical Islands where her family lives in a traditional bamboo home in the village.
- Occupation
- Scientist, Teacher at the Academy
- Allegiance
- Her Family, her village and her sister, Lena
Appearance
- Height
- 5'5
- Build
- average
- Eye colour
- Deep blue
- Hair
- Neon blue, luminescent blue hair, with several glowing strands framing her face.
- Skin
- Dark. with glittering neon glows
- Distinguishing features
- A distinctive blue-green Neon glow across her face. She often wears a crown of living flowers, predominantly blue and green.
- Clothing & style
- Practical explorer and researcher clothing. Cargo pants, thick utility belt, soft leather boots, sleeveless plant-fiber vest with multiple pockets, and a matching fabric hairband. Her equipment is also part of her recognizable appearance. She carries a compact spectrometer, data recorder, measuring instruments, notebooks, spare batteries and sample containers
Voice & manner
- Way of speaking
- Thoughtful, precise and direct. She tends to explain things logically and asks questions when trying to understand something.
- Mannerisms & habits
- Observes carefully, studies details, checks her equipment, records measurements and takes notes Thinks before acting. When she encounters something unfamiliar, her first instinct is to observe it, understand it and look for a logical explanation. She also notices little things that others might overlook. Her blue-green Neon glow can become considerably brighter when she is excited about a discovery.
Inner life
- Personality
- Intelligent, analytical, curious, observant, methodical, cautious and determined.
- Motivation
- To understand the Neon, uncover its mysteries and discover things that have never been documented before. To know why only her and her sister Lena have the Neon. To find out if the Queens of Neon are real.
- What they need
- To recognize that not everything can be understood through existing scientific knowledge and that sometimes she must be willing to embrace the unknown.
- Fears
- She is concerned about the unknown and the potential danger it could present to herself and those she loves.
- Flaws
- Can be overly cautious and inclined to rely on established scientific explanations and measurements.
- Strengths & skills
- Scientific knowledge, research, observation, analytical thinking, problem-solving, measuring and interpreting Neon energy, designing equipment and documenting discoveries.
- Weaknesses
- Her preference for understanding before acting could sometimes slow her decisions, endangering herself and others.
- Loves
- Scientific discoveries, learning, research, exploring new possibilities, her sister and her family.
Connections
- Relationships
- Lena , her sister and closest companion. Jocyn, her mother Bijiji, the old woman in her village Marta, like a grandmother
Their story
Mara's scientific training means she wants evidence and measurements. She wants to understand how things work but slowly realizes that not everything she learned is true. She is someone whose curiosity is strong enough to take her beyond the boundaries of everything she thought she knew.
Mara has always been fascinated by the mysteries of the Neon. An Academy-trained scientist and teacher, she has devoted her life to understanding its unusual properties, its seasonal changes and its extraordinary relationship with certain humans.
But when she and her sister Lena encounter something completely unexpected at the Aquala waterfall, Mara discovers that everything she has learned may only be the beginning.
What starts as a scientific investigation quickly becomes an extraordinary journey where new discoveries, unexplained phenomena and the possibility of finding the Queens of Neon await.
For Mara, the greatest discoveries are still ahead of her.