Mercédès is well-spoken, calm, and will listen to someone else's problems for hours on end. However, when it comes to her own problems she usually doesn't see them as important or even problems at all unless it is work related. Though if she thinks the person she is listening to makes or appears to be making no attempt to help themselves she'll usually be less willing to pay attention. Willing to go to the ends of the earth to help someone, she will most likely not care about her reputation or any other cost her actions may bring with them. She prefers to see the best of people, but if she feels that a friend of hers has been slighted somehow she'll be hard pressed to enjoy the company of the person responsible. This doesn't mean she is openly hostile, instead preferring to be at the very least civil with everyone she meets. While Mercédès is extremely docile she is not extremely quiet nor will she usually fail to call someone out on their actions. Her docility manifests in the form of taking a lot of abuse, whether physical, verbal, or mental without fighting back and being the first to back down from an argument. She is aware of this trait, but doesn't see it as a negative point because no-one has ever knowingly taken advantage of the character flaw.

Masonry is what she excels at, having started learning the skill 3 decades ago. There aren’t many things in that line of work she has not experienced. Most of the times she's worked she has had the materials provided already, but sometimes she had to go quarry the stone as well. Because of the masonry work she is also good at heavy lifting and architectural design. When it comes to healing while she is very good at identifying herbs and medicines but not using them. She knows the various generic housework skills as well but only at a basic level as she never had a figure who could teach her more than that.

Partner
Mathias Smith-Perviously a smith, Mercédès has been living with him ever since they arrived in Alroc and they started up a relationship shortly after. His quiet and hardworking nature seems to be a good match for Mercédès' similar quiet and hardworking nature. He's encouraged her to be less docile, and while she has made improvements it is only in relation to him as opposed to being less docile overall. Mercédès feels comfortable in his company, and is happy that he respects her decisions as opposed to arguing over them. He can be stubborn, but never to the point of stupidity. She loves him, but hasn't admitted that to herself yet.

Housemate
Malcolm-Loud and angry man, not someone to cross, but he's not that bad underneath it all (inactive)

Friends
Elizabeth-An engineer, responsible, friendly, a very kind and loving person, having some major mental problems currently
Bandit-Sweet, doesn't understand the way Ravenna works, has a problem with taking things that aren't hers. Infertile. (left)
Sidian-Fascinating woman, seems greatly disliked by most people, now that the portal is open she seems happier, Mercedes cares a lot about her and wants to keep her safe (left)

Acquaintances (Like)
Cyrus-Owns the general store, friendly man, well spoken, charming, anyone who gives Mercédès work is someone she likes, has a few flaws but after certain events Mercédès can overlook them
Victor-Mayor, friendly, gave Mercédès her home, is an avid reader
Dusken-Quiet, nice person, warned Mercédès to not reveal her docility

Acquaintances (Neutral)
Lyrxi-Seems nice enough, has a son
Jie-Son of Lyrxi and Dusken, friendly, likes hugs
Daulton-Haven't spoken in awhile
Hector-They have very little to talk about, herbalist
Aldefieri-Most likely a hunter, has a dog named Jos, gone somewhere
Diana-Is leading an expedition to new areas
Estelle-Daughter of Spy and Zarkaylia, confident and charming
Thomas-Elizabeth's former fiancee
Mire-Smith, tailor, miner, servant, quiet girl
Clarence-Seems to run the inn, rarely seen
Zaira-Cute girl, granddaughter of Spy and Zarkaylia
Heidi-Shepherd, nice girl, has a few nervous habits
Koi-Young man, apparently was in Ravenna at some point, stood up for himself against Chathra
Seven-Boy, quiet and it seems as if he needs a bit of help
Orvich-Very friendly, kind, and caring, nicknamed Mercédès 'Mercy', rarely seen anymore
Spy-Can get pretty angry, clearly loves his daughter, farmer and tailor, rarely seen anymore
William-Someone her height which is nice, hard worker, friendly, can get angry, rarely seen anymore
Jak-Charming, and flirtatious, but also 10 years her junior so it's not going anywhere, arrested
Felix-Shy, cobbler, wants to repay Mercédès for her work, rarely seen anymore by Mercédès
Chathra-Abrupt and rude, has an interesting history, is clearly a lonely person but she is far too intimidating and insulting for Mercédès to be friends with
Julius-A bit cocky and only seems to care about people when they're useful, book binder, has an interest in the abbey (left)
Caius-Seems to be a point of debate rather than a person, wants Mercédès to help him with a town event (left)
Arua-Healer, has two children (left)
Nix-Likes flowers, got off on the wrong foot (left)
Cassandra-Xitian (left)

Acquaintances (Dislike)
Zarkaylia-Captain of the Guard, well-intentioned, Spy's wife, something about the decisions she's made makes Mercédès distrust her

Enemies
Margretha-Dislikes and is afraid of Sidian, tried to forbid Mercédès from working on the citadel, lied to Mercédès about making peace (left)

Completed-
Ravenna:
Daulton's stove
Elizabeth's stove
Closing tunnels
Fire pit
House repairs
Fountain
Alroc:
Stone plates
Vase

In Progress-
Chathra's basement
Houses

Failed to Complete-
Ravenna:
Jak's Home-
Reason: Outside forces caused cancellation
The Town-
Reason: Left the area
The Citadel-
Reason: Left the area
Alroc:

Description of in progress work:
Chathra's basement-
Progress: Planning
Houses-
Progress: Waiting for framework

Mercédès Morrel was born into a world of unrest as the troubles in the Middle Realm caused by the Xitians had already begun taking shape. As a direct result of this her town had been divided into two factions, although no-one could remember exactly how the disagreements began or if they could their stories didn’t match up. It was friend against friend, families divided in amongst themselves, and tempers were flaring. Her father and mother were on two different sides of the fight and Mercedes’ mother decided she wanted little to do with a daughter of someone she now hated. Her father, while his hatred for his now former wife was strong could not bring himself to hate his daughter and raised her.

Her father was the only mason in the town as well as one of the few in the area, and as a result was often needed by both sides as well as other surrounding towns to do work. This meant that Mercédès was taken care of by the neighbours and had to learn the various basic housework skills, but she was still to little to do a lot on her own. One would think her father would let the other side fall to pieces, but his pride in his work was the only thing stronger than his hatred. He often come back from his work beaten and bruised, so the two were often visited by the healer that belonged to their faction. This kickstarted Mercedes’ interest in herbs and healing. She would often watch the healer work and asked many questions along the way but she was never allowed to aid with anything more important than a scrape. During this time she also made a few visits to the now unoccupied library to pick up some books on the topic, coming across some books on history which caught her fancy as well. She'd take them home and read them while her father was out at work. Eventually her father had too many lingering injuries to do everything on his own, and so at the tender age of six Mercedes started to go with her father to the other side of town as well as the surrounding areas. She was still far too young and small to do any heavy lifting, but she was able to follow simple instructions and start doing the smaller jobs both at his work and at home.

The neighbouring towns were quite a distance from their own as well as each other, and each as a result was different from the other. Some were more focused on the arts, some were focused on military, some were fond of sports, some were agricultural communities, some were trading cities, and their buildings represented this. There were various different styles and many different building types to be found among them. The majority of which Mercédès had never even heard or seen of before in her life. Her father taught her about the different styles and how to go about constructing them as well as the various challenges they brought forward. He also gave her a notebook to record what she had learnt, everything from the types of building to the tools needed to the time required for each project. She even visited the libraries in the various towns and took notes based on architecture books she found. They spent time in each of the cities doing various work projects and would go back home every now and again.

Of course, when they did go back just because she was a child didn’t mean that she could escape the abuse her father received. The children belonging to the other faction could be just as cruel as the adults. Mercédès at first tried fighting back but was always outnumbered by the others, and then she tried evading the attacks and while she was more successful the numbers overwhelmed her. She eventually figured out that just lying there and taking it bored the children who would then leave her alone until the next time. This didn’t mean she escaped the attacks entirely, she still had to make many visits to the healer over the course of those six years.

Then Mercédès turned twelve, and the civil war hit the Middle Realm. Suddenly people weren’t being attacked for being on the wrong side of the town, but instead organised assaults were taking place on both sides. Shops were destroyed, people were killed, and crops were razed. Mercédès’ father was constantly working to keep their side of town standing, and Mercédès was always with him to help because everyone else was fighting, hiding, or dead. During these years she learnt how and where to take damage, and became skilled in the use of makeshift shields during the course of the fight. She was able to quickly discern what in her surroundings would work best as a shield and use it to a reasonably good effect. Years passed and her side fell into disaster, the healer had been killed long ago, the other side’s original area had been all but destroyed but they had gained a lot of ground. Now 17 Mercédès had a lot of experience with her father’s work, and she would need that experience more than ever when the other side targeted him.

They came silently in the night and took him away to their side of town. Mercédès never knew of his exact fate, but would become certain of the fact he was dead by the war’s end. Mercédès continued his work as much as she could, having to stay in the town to do constant repairs, but it was clear who was going to win the war by this point. The other side did just that, win. The few left alive were forced into various different positions. This was something almost unheard of, but the hatred ran so deep that the other side was willing to sink so low. Some were put into forced labour, the children were made to be personal servants, and the rest were either sold to other towns or kept prisoner to be executed whenever the others got restless. Mercédès was one of the lucky ones to only be put in forced labour because of her skill in masonry and was put to work repairing the town. It was a slow arduous process as there was so much to do and she was only one person. They did eventually give her assistants but they had no training and so the work was barely sped up at all.

This continued for another decade, and while many people had become restless at various points Mercédès had not. She was patient, very patient, and while she hated being forced to work everything that had happened when she was young taught her that just waiting would solve her problems. It did, because when she turned 27 another group entered town. They were from the neighbouring areas and had had finally become stable enough themselves to stop the atrocities being committed. Through hard work and no small amount of force Mercédès and the others their freedom. It wasn’t perfect, once freedom was gained the group left as they only came to put a stop to the slavery and not restore the town itself. But the town was almost back to its original form as well through the work of Mercédès and her now far better trained assistants. The next 7 years were spent doing the final pieces of repair work, building, and generally getting life back on track. She found that now she depended on the work after having done it for so long, and became slightly lost when there wasn't much left.

Many of the people who were on her side during the war had since left town for greener pastures, and Mercédès now 34 was about to take that same step. She, like most people had heard of the Forbidden Lands, and all that it could hold. So she gathered what she had and chartered a ship, wondering what her future could bring her.