User blog comment:EHKnight V2/The Spirits Games/@comment-7979962-20130308003917

Name: Mara McClain

Gender: Female

Age: 12

District: 10

Appearance: Mara is your typical, 12 year old girl - well, one that's generally sweet and happy. She always has a smile on her face, and her big, emerald green eyes constantly shine with a warm, friendly glow. Her lightly tanned face is dotted with freckles, and her short brunette hair is normally pulled back in two thin braids. She's a little less than average weight for a girl for her age, simply because she comes from one of the poorer districts, although her flushed cheeks shows that she is actually rather healthy. She's pretty short and frail, and obviously not the strongest.

Personality: Mara is very sweet and innocent. She's extremely loving and would always prefer to put others' safety before hers. Ever since she was little, her foster parents made her believe that everyone has a little bit of good in them, no matter how evil they really seem. Therefore, when she is reaped for the Games, she will often try to tell her allies that they shouldn't kill the other tributes, that every human being deserves to live. Of course, this also means that if it came down to the final few and Mara was one of them, she'd be reluctant to actually do whatever it took to win. She is certainly not the killer type, though rather tries to make friends with everyone. She's typically very innocent and no one is intimidated by her. Some much more brutal tributes, such as the Careers, see her as simply a distraction, a tribute that's "in the way", however she is very smart and knows how to keep herself and others out of danger.

Backstory: Both of Mara's parents died in a house fire when she was six months old. She was rescued by her mother's sister at the last minute, and it seemed as if luck had been completely on her side for she received no burns or even any sign of smoke inhalation. She was perfectly fine, as if there hadn't been a fire at all. However, she was damaged on the inside, her heart broken - she did not know this yet, but when she was told that both of her parents died later on, she would be crushed and wouldn't be able to stop having nightmares based on the stories her mother's sister told her. Her aunt tried raising her, but she had seven little girls of her own, and she didn't need another mouth to feed, so she reluctantly sent Mara to the foster home. Mara was adorable and very sweet, however, and it wasn't too long before a happy couple adopted her. Mara's foster parents had adopted another child seven years before they found her - a young boy named Jake. And a few weeks after Mara's 12th, they took in a small baby girl named Jennie. Mara uncovered that her foster parents would only continue to adopt children because her foster mother had a disease that meant she would never be able to give birth; also, they adopted the children that had experienced a terrible life crisis when they were very young, for they adopted Jake because his father had been a rebellious man in the district and was whipped (and later executed) by the Peacekeepers, and his mother comitted suicide, and they adopted Jennie because her mother died of cancer a few months after her birth and her father comitted suicide. Then, of course, there was Mara, with her two parents that died in the fire. Even though Mara isn't related to her parents or siblings whatsoever, she loves them very much and she doesn't know what she would do without them. After all, if it weren't for her foster parents, she would still be stuck in the foster home, living a life that is probably equivalent to crap. Although being from one of the poorer districts, Mara enjoyed a rather happy life, with family and friends that cared for her. However, all of this was about to change when she was reaped for the Hunger Games.

Weapons: Mara has never had any particular training with weapons, but she can use a slingshot and later learns how to shoot darts from a blowgun. Also, being from District 10, she has often helped her dad out in the farm, using a whip to gather the livestock together, so that could prove helpful.

Strengths: Since Mara is very skinny and long-legged, she proves to be very fast and agile, and can dodge attacks easily. She's very smart and knows quite a handful on plant recognition and surviving in the wilderness. She's pretty good at camouflage, and she's great at making allies.

Weaknesses: Mara is very frail, and not the strongest tribute whatsoever. She can't swim, and she can't handle blood and death very well. She's definitely not a killer - heck, she can't even be rude to another tribute without quickly apologizing right afterwards.

Fears: Mara is afraid of seeing people die, as well as losing a loved one.

Bloodbath Strategy: Mara will run away from the Cornucopia rather than towards it, perhaps grabbing a pack if one is near to her. Then, she will simply go to her alliance right away and escape with them.

Alliance: will be filled out later c: