Background
Born in 3617 ATC, Meina had a rather luxurious lifestyle. Only ever knowing her Mother, Meina was raised among six of her half-syblings, four older, and two younger than her. Being on the younger end of the middle children. Meina often escaped responsibility, and the not-so-watchful life of her wealthy mother. This led to Meina picking up a rather early affection, and later addiction to gambling. She was first introduced to it by her siblings, where they would roll chance dice to determine who did the chores. The dice were weighted, but they weren't weighted against Meina, so she didn't really notice, or care. She loved the thrill of that roll, though. Would she get away with another day of doing whatever she wanted, or would luck finally come and bite her on the ass? It was always the former, and instead of assuming there was some sort of foul play, she just assumed she was lucky.
That luck was often put to the test. The polyamorous society of Zeltros meant that most children lived only with their mothers, and there were often guests aside from Meina when she was visiting her friends. Being adults, said guests tended to have some money, which she loved to gamble for. Meina's primary bargaining chip revolved around her proficiency in manipulating holograms -- Something that would come in handy a lot throughout her life. Meina used to offer her talents to doctor videos, or create designs for people's holographic costumes -- And usually people would be willing to wager some credits on it. The pheromones that Zeltros reeked of certainly helped in making them a little more compliant.
Meina's game of choice, away from chance dice, became Sabacc. She tended to keep a deck on her at all times, and she got really, -really- good at playing Sabacc. She developed many strategies to gather information from her competitors, from friendly dialogue to blatant cheating if some of them were wearing glasses reflective enough, Meina would never put anything on the table unless she knew she was going to win. Though, that would begin to change.
As she grew older, Meina began taking more risks. She'd bet on games she was confident, but not sure on, eventually standards becoming so low she'd take a 50/50. This is when she began to cheat a lot more. Meina had two of her brothers work together to set up surveillance systems in one of the rooms in their home, which she would then use to cheat throughout her games. She went un-caught for a while, though she ran through tourists to swindle faster than they would arrive. She was growing in wealth, sure, but she certainly wasn't getting popular whilst she was doing it.
As Meina grew more mature -- Along with her cheating, Meina began to manipulate her charm, far more than most Zeltron even. With the dense pheromones of her home world, this made it possible to talk her way out of a loss with some, and she exploited this thoroughly. Though, her brash and reckless attitude began to pick up some eyes.
All her cheating began catching up to her. With the tensions of the Clone Wars reaching their crescendo around 3633, the authorities on Zeltros began paying more attention to who was taking advantage of their dwindling tourism industry. Whilst not a major player, Meina certainly didn't do very well at hiding her wealth. After a raid on her home, which she narrowly escaped with a case of credits and a Holographic Costume, tuned to ten of her favorite outfits from home, Meina stowed away on an Umbaran vessel.
Remaining hidden throughout the journey, Meina delicately removed herself from the vessel, right onto another one at the same spaceport, which took her into the depths of the Outer Rim -- To Nar Shaddaa. Meina was on Nar Shaddaa for around half a standard year -- In that time turning seventeen, before she ventured off, stowing away on more ships in search of adventure.
She departed at each and every spaceport she landed on -- Finding the local gambling hives, and doing her best to cheat them out of money. She built up a small amount of wealth, which she quickly spent to build up an accumulating amount of equipment she could use in times of danger. By eighteen, Meina had purchased a whip -- The technique of which she had learnt from her cousin, and a punch dagger to accompany it.
Another year of travels went by, building up wealth -- And debts, in some systems. A notable acquisition -- She had swindled a Pirate out of a large amount of belongings, winning not only his wealth, but his droid, and his ship, in a high-stakes game of Sabacc. She broke the restraining bolt off of the droid -- Seeing no reason to restrain the thing, and he appeared to be very thankful for that action. Meina and K-3 became fast friends, both very much enjoying not only their freedom, but the freedom of owning their own vessel.
Motivation
Connections:Underworld - Meina, being a performer and a gambler both -- Often found herself in dubious company. This has led to her forming a rather broad array of contacts in the underworld -- From friends to foes and all acquaintances in between. The breadth of her contact web has provided her with motivations to continue, expanding for both the sake of her own influence, and so that she might be able to set up generous business arrangements between her contacts, with a substantial finders fee, of course.
This has led Meina to seek out the shadier contacts nigh wherever she went, adapting careful wording when conversing with potentially uninterested contacts, especially those already affiliated with the Empire.
Obligations
(3) Addiction - Frequenting many hubs of scoundrels -- Meina picked up a nasty addiction to gambling, particularly games of skill such as Sabaac and Dejarik. Meina will rarely turn down a chance to gamble -- And may even place her own personal decisions up to the roll of a chance cube, or a game of sabaac solitaire.
(2) Debt - As a consequence of her gambling addiction -- Meina has found herself betting with things she doesn't have just yet. This has led to a few occasions in which she's become indebted to a few shady individuals in various cantinas and other watering holes throughout the Galaxy.
Description
Meina stands at 5'6", a little below average for her race, but she makes up for it with her peppy mannerisms, which often find her rather literally on her toes and bouncing about, giving her the appearance of being slightly taller to some. Her figure was toned, with any visible parts of her body showing an agile musculature -- Not the kind one would see on a weight lifter, more the type on an athlete.
Her complexion is flawless, not a wrinkle on her hot-pink skin which coats her form. Her face held sharp features, often further accentuated by use of highlight in a slightly darker colouration to her skin. Her lips often found with a generous coat of primer -- Cyan, deep purples, crimson and black being the most common colours she would be found with. Much the same could be noted for her eyelids -- Lined with black, and shadowed in colours opposing her current primer, though on special occasions she might match the colours. Her eyelashes had the appearance of being lush and shiny -- With the help of Mascera no doubt.
Her voluminous hair, when untied, would rest down at her thighs. Though, she often found herself taming that length in a variety of luxurious and fashionable styles. Donning everything from viking braids to pig tails, Meina's usual style is a pair of messy buns perched atop her head. The colouration of her locks would be a deeper pink -- The roots far darker than the ends, the slow gradient almost reaching the same colour of her skin as it grows.