Merel is independent and often secretive. Even among her sisters, she tended to keep her own agenda. Although she enjoys company, she avoids getting too close to others. She is afraid of losing everything again, and that fear is part of why she hasn’t settled down in so long. Although she generally tries to do what is right, she has learned to prioritize her own survival over her morality. Her alignment varies from neutral to good.

Merel was born in a rich valley crossed by rivers, where the grass grew tall and the streams were full of fish. Her parents called her Blackbird for her dark pelt and her energetic nature. She was the first-born among four sisters. Life wasn't perfect, but food was always plentiful—and they grew up carefree and happy, running through golden fields and shady boughs. Yet such a land of plenty attracted the eye of many. Many who were not willing to share.

Great metal beasts turned their home to ash, and despite Merel's efforts to keep them together, the four sisters scattered to the four winds. Merel fled east, chased by raging flames and poisonous fumes. The world beyond her now-ruined home was a harsh place. Merel suffered, sometimes at the hands of Men—but more often at the jaws of her own kind. She learned to be sharp and wily, to be hard and cold—but she couldn't forget what it meant to be soft, either, for the world could be as beautiful as it was cruel. She learned to enjoy those moments of beauty as they flitted past.

Now, she has found a strange and beautiful land, mercifully devoid of human influence: Teekon Wilds. Whether this territory will be the sanctuary it appears to be is yet to be seen.