Lorel Peredine- D10

Lorel is tall, at nearly six feet, but thin. She has dark eyes and short strawberry blond hair that looks raggedly cut and comes to just above her ears. She has long limbs and quick hands, and there is some minor scarring on her arms and legs from her usual work. One of her lateral incisors was knocked out several years ago when she fell off of a horse.

Lorel likes bright colors, but the long hours under the sun in district 10 wear out the colors of her clothes. She wears a blue ribbon tied around her upper arm, under the sleeve. The ribbon has been tied on for so long she's not even sure if she can untie it anymore. 

In the same incident where she lost the tooth, Lorel broke her left wrist, which healed crookedly. She can still use her hand in most situations, but the odd angle makes it hard to throw anything from the hand and throws off her hand-eye coordination. She is still very coordinated with her right hand.

Skittish and not very talkative, Lorel throws off an external aura that can scare those who don't know her. She prefers the company of animals (and herself) to other people, excepting a few very close friends, of whom she is very protective. As a result of spending so much time outside she is reasonably strong, and gets along well with almost any animals (besides snakes, which she has an irrational fear of.)

Lorel is pragmatic, and she knows she wouldn't have much of a chance of winning the Games with her awkward hand. Sometimes, though- or all the time- she wishes she could leave the district and travel to the Capitol, even for a little while. The down-to-earth side of her personality always tells her that she's better off staying put, though.

She isn't one to complain, and it irritates her when others do. Even if she doesn't seem like the smartest worker in the district, she has a quick tongue that can be far too sharp for her own good, and her temper is hot.
 

Lorel's mother died of starvation shortly after she was born, and her father, Arx Peredine, been working hard since then to keep her and her older sister alive. Her sister, Sparrow, is two years older than she is, flirty and outgoing. 

Sparrow isn't able to attend school anymore, even though the merchant's children of the same age do, so Lorel takes as many notes as she can to bring back to Sparrow. Sometimes she falls asleep during the early morning classes and forgets to take notes. Lorel's favorite subjects are anything that she can learn from to help out in the fields, just like she has been since she was eleven. After lunch, she works in the field. Her specialty is large animals, especially cattle. 

She's seen people from other districts before, not just on the Hunger Games. Representatives- the Mayor, usually- from District 11 come sometimes to arrange research and agriculture plans. They're thin, always, and Lorel feels sorry for them. She spoke to the mayor's aide once, but the Peacekeepers pulled her away.