Editing River Valley Federation: Mira Ananda (section)

===CHARACTER===

Expectations: 
Mira has been raised in the strict rules of behavior that you need when you live your whole life in an airship. Always eavesdrop, but never let on; always secure sharp tools; be cheerful and handworking and do not draw attention to yourself and respect your elders and -- enough!  The groundpounders can't tell the difference anyway.  The hardest thing to understand is how the castes work here on the ground -- they either have thousands, or only two: rich and poor.  She's always busy, cheerful, doing what needs to be done and showing absolutely no fear of heights.

History:
Mira didn't want to follow that path, at least not yet, and was full of curiousity about the strange people who live on the ground and only go into the sky when they want to go somewhere.  "They're just ground pounders," her family said, "they know nothing of the sky and there is nothing worth knowing about them."

Mira is not so sure, and as her restlessness and curiousity grew, her aunts told her grandmother, "Let the girl fly, and then she will come back." Her grandmother cried but granted her a year's leave and the loan of a plane.  She bears many gifts from home and a threefold challenge:
For herself, she seeks her destiny, or at least a cure for her restless spirit.
For her family, she seeks enough money to pay her dowry, because the Ananda clan has come down in the world and she would not shame them by making a poor marriage.
For the ship, she seeks a new home: the Ananda is wearing out and the miraculously strong and light woods used in its construction are unavailable in this land.  She hopes to find an alternative to save the only home she has ever known.
If she finds what she seeks, or when the year is up, she must follow the relic compass home to find the Ananda again.