Mersa Selori

Physical/biological - 36 years old. 5’6”. Brown, wavy hair. Slightly overweight, but that does not impede her ability to go about her day or perform tasks. Round face.

Psychological - Very sharp and analytical. A shrewd businesswoman. Ambitious. Mersa wants to obtain a seat on the High Council of Valatia before she dies. She will do whatever it takes to get there, or so she believes. She is always considering how her decisions will relate to her goals and how her superiors and rivals will perceive her. This can cause her to take what other people say to heart too easily.

Interpersonal/cultural - Knows how to adapt to different circumstances and play her cards right. Gets along well and impresses those who may help her climb to the top, is indifferent or scorns everyone else. As a Valat born well after the Shattering, she is a follower of Luonnism, though not very devoutly. She prizes wealth, power, and prestige as many Valats do.

Personal history - Born in Stillant, Valatia, Mersa was a part of a middle-class family of merchants. She quickly learned the trade of her parents and was chosen as the successor of their business, while her two younger brothers became an officer in the military and a lawyer. Managing the business well, she saved up enough to set up a branch in Aucyon dedicated to sending off caravans and trade missions in other parts of the west coast of the Selafar Sea. Able to plan and manage well to avoid piracy, theft, and other risks, she made herself very wealthy and attracted a lot of attention from the Valatian government, which is planning to use her skills to forcefully open up some of the traditionalist western nations or overthrow them.