His thick, wavy dark auburn hair frames slender oval face, ending at about his jaw bone. Mac's hair is long enough to get in his eyes and otherwise be a pain yet he rarely bothers to actually get it cut, he just doesn't care. The hair makes his already pale skin look even more so and brings out the freckles that lightly dust his nose and cheekbones and appear more heavily on the rest of his body, especially his shoulders. As might be expected, Mac burns _very_ easily and given how much time he spends outside, is often sunburned when people see him. His eyes, a startlingly pure blue color, are the feature that is most noticed by those who meet him and the intent way in which he looks at people can and has intimidated many people.

In truth, the word other than “slender” that is most commonly used in conjunction with Mac is “intimidating.” Add hawkish features, high cheekbones, an aquiline nose and an overall sharpness to his looks to the piercing blue eyes and tall height and Mac tends to make many people nervous. He is often seen in darker, earthy tones, black or brown pants and boots. Strangely enough, he has a single piercing in his right ear, one that adds a strange rakishness to an already strange young man.

One of the reasons so many people dislike Mac is his sense of humor and loner attitude. It’s not that he doesn’t like people, he has no problem being around friends, but many people have a hard time with his sharpness. He has a complete intolerance for stupidity or ignorance and little to no leash on his tongue, which means that if he thinks you’re an idiot, he will tell you so. Certainly not a man to beat around the bush about anything nor much of a diplomat, as might be guessed. His temper he does keep under tight control and is usually only evident through a strained tone or when he actually admits to being angry, which is rather rare given most times he will walk away rather than give in to an angry outburst. Mac’s sense of humor is ever present but rarely understood, let alone appreciated. Very dark, extremely sarcastic and often quite morbid, Mac is a cynic to the core but not, strangely enough, a pessimist. He may have little confidence in his fellow humans or trust hardly any creature, but he severely dislikes moaning and groaning about the future or things that cannot be changed. He’ll do as much as he can and then hope for the best.

That said, Mac is a highly intelligent young man and prefers to depend on luck as little as possible. He would far rather depend on skill than luck and dislikes not making any kinds of plans, no matter how limited. His intelligence is something that can be taken as snobbery, especially given his tendency to need time alone to think about things and relax, but when approached, is always happy to help however he can. In short, Mac can be difficult to get along with given his sense of humor and tendency to challenge people’s assumptions about themselves and everything around them, but is far from being outright malicious.

Brief History of Persona:

Mac always enjoyed cooking anything and everything, something those around him most certainly appreciated, and he thoroughly enjoyed his Turns in the craft, making Journeyman at 18 Turns. For the next two Turns, he continued in the craft before finally wanting a change of pace when he turned twenty. To this end, he requested a transfer to the new Hidden Falls Weyrhold. To his surprise, he was Searched shortly thereafter, something about which he was and still is ambivalent but unwilling to give up what may be his one chance to see what might

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