====== Denari Merelle ======

<data !character>
Full Name                : Denari Merelle
Description [wiki]         : Jedi Padawan
Image [image::300]         : ic:characters:denari_merelle.jpg
Titles*                    : 
Species [ref]              : Theelin
Preferred gender pronoun   : Feminine
Age                        : 20
Affiliations [ref]*        : Jedi Council, Union, Federal Republic of Bisidn
User [ref::user]           : Pixie
Type [rule]                : PC
Roles*                     : Jedi
</data>
Denari was born and raised in a nomadic Theelin tribe on Bisidn. The primary activity of the tribe is hunting and gathering for survival and trade, but they also keep a small herd of cattle and many members also pursue performing arts. When in more populated areas the tribe acquires goods that are hard to find or make from money made by performances and by trading excess gathered goods. 
Due to her upbringing she has sharp senses and a talent for tracking, navigation and survival. 
Denari is relatively small and has therefore always focused on developing motor skills rather than strength, to compensate the disadvantage.
Around the age of 15, her parents saw her calm down an angry buck without the means that were usually necessary. This made them wonder if this and her ability to occasionally notice wild animals, even when the weather has turned bad, might in fact be force powers rather than ordinary talents. 
During the next trading stop, they had her tested at the local temple. There she was recognised as force sensitive and was asked to study with the Jedi.

Denari has a helpful albeit reckless and stubborn character. She can be rather carefree and a selective listener. Until recently, this manifested itself in putting just enough effort into some parts of her studies to stay out of trouble, spending more time on whatever did catch her interest (like explosives, pod racing and sneaking around, trying to avoid people who wanted to make her focus on tedious and/or boring tasks-such as inward meditation). However, a while ago, this changed after an encounter with Master Leithor. This has incited an urge to take all parts of her studies more seriously so she might one day beat him at agility and stealth. 

Denari is quite short and has brightly coloured hair, which she hides under a hoodie when she does not want to be noticed.
Because of mutations the tips of Denari's fingers and toes have always been dark horn-like points rather than consisting of flesh and bones covered by nails. The same horn-like tissue has also grown on the tips and around the edges of her ears. The tissue does not hinder her sensitivity to touch and sound, but it does seem to be more insensitive to heat, yet more sensitive to cold than normal flesh.

===== Animal companion Spades =====
Denari is usually accompanied by her animal companion Spades. 
Spades is a bat-falcon. Bat-falcons are relatively small birds of prey, with females, such as Spades, growing up to 30 cm long. They feed on insects, small birds and bats and are therefore very swift and agile fliers.
Spades has a relatively oddly coloured plumage for her species. She has a slate grey head and orange feathers on her lower belly and thighs. The rest of her feathers are different shades of darker grey, whereas normal bat-falcons have a distinctive white collar and a finely barred black-and-white chest. 
Spades usually sits quite calmly on Denari's shoulder, but when given a nice big space to fly around in, she tends to go about her own business.
She has a ring on her left claw with a waterproof cylinder, containing a pencil and paper, attached to it. If deemed necessary, a chain or rope can be attached to this ring to prevent Spades from flying off. This is of course hardly ever necessary and only for show as Spades is smart and practical enough to undo a chain and her sharp beak can make quick work of a rope.





===== Attributes =====

<data !jedi>
Force Level [dot::t10g5]  : 4
Rank                      : Padawan
Fitness [dot]             : 5
Vision [dot]              : 5
Strength [dot]            : 3
Reason [dot]              : 3
Intuition [dot]           : 4
Energy [dot]              : 3
</data>

===== Skills =====
<data !skill_known #Acrobatics>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : Acrobatics Skill
Level           : 1
</data>

<data !skill_known #Contortionist>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : Contortionist Skill
Level           : 1
</data>

<data !skill_known #Explosives>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : Explosives Skill
Level           : 1
</data>

<data !skill_known #First Aid>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : First Aid Skill
Level           : 1
</data>

<data !skill_known #Pod Racer>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : Pod Racer Skill
Level           : 1
</data>

<data !skill_known #Stealth>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : Stealth Skill
Level           : 2
</data>

<data !skill_known #Tracking and Navigation>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : Tracking and Navigation Skill
Level           : 2
</data>

<data !skill_known #Wilderness Survival>
Character [ref] : [[]]
Skill [rule]    : Wilderness Survival Skill
Level           : 2
</data>

===== Force Powers =====

<data !force_power_known #Befriend Animal>
Character [ref]    : [[]]
Force Power [rule] : Befriend Animal
Level              : 1
</data>

<data !force_power_known #Force Vision>
Character [ref]    : [[]]
Force Power [rule] : Force Vision
Level              : 1
</data>

<data !force_power_known #Telepathy>
Character [ref]    : [[]]
Force Power [rule] : Telepathy
Level              : 1
</data>

===== Combat Styles =====

<data !combat_style_known #Ataru>
Character [ref]     : [[]]
Combat Style [rule] : Ataru
Combat Style Manoeuvres [rule]: 
</data>

<data !combat_style_known #Shii-Cho>
Character [ref]     : [[]]
Combat Style [rule] : Shii-Cho
Combat Style Manoeuvres [rule]: 
</data>

<data !combat_style_known #Trained Combatant Style>
Character [ref]     : [[]]
Combat Style [rule] : Trained Combatant Style
</data>

===== Lightsabers =====

<data !lightsaber #Lightsaber>
Character_ref    : [[]]
Hilt             : two curved handles
Usage            : dual wield
Blade            : short blade, dagger blade
Colour           : yellow
Slashing [dot]     : 0
Cutting [dot]      : 2
Piercing [dot]     : 2
Dodging [dot]      : 0
Blocking [dot]     : 2
Deflecting [dot]   : 1
</data>

===== Character Progression =====
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