Sara Kathleen McDonnell (a.k.a. Meab)

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Description

Meab stands tall and unbent, with copper-red hair braided like a crown and a sharp, hawkish gaze that misses nothing. She wears long wool skirts, leather boots, and layers of dark green and black like a modern-day war widow who never got the memo that the war ended. A heavy belt carries a folding baton, a short-bladed dirk, and a pouch of chalk and iron. Her voice is calm and commanding, sharpened by conviction and old poetry.

Personality

Highly intelligent and fiercely loyal, Meab sees the gang not as a crew—but as kin. She rechristened herself after a Celtic queen-warrior, and she means it. Where Sean leads with restraint, Meab moves with strategy. She quotes ancient texts and street intel in the same breath and holds grudges like sacred texts. She’s not trying to make a point. She’s trying to win a war, old and new.

Habits

Draws battle formations from Celtic history in the dirt before major moves

Wears a carved bone pendant etched with Ogham she claims was blessed

Lights a black candle in silence before every planned act of violence

Refers to the gang’s hideout as a “dun” and uses old Irish military terms when briefing

Hooks & Angles

Has begun secretly training a younger generation of girls—without telling Sean

Believes the Veil is just another battlefield, and has been studying glyph-based warfare

Feels a pull toward something ancient beneath Canaryville—possibly tied to a Veil mark

Her hatred for Bagels might be more personal than Sean realizes

Year of Birth

1920 CE 33 Years old

Birthplace

Canaryville, Chicago

Eyes

Moss green, sharp and steady

Hair

Copper red, braided tight and worn with pride

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale, freckled, with a faint scar across her upper lip

Height

5'9"

Weight

141 lbs.

Belief/Deity

Irish Catholic but layered with neo-pagan tradition