For all of Makellya's life she's never been out of Honshu Weyr--at least to her knowledge. Her parents, well.. no one is quite sure of her father, they know he's someone with some sort of rank yet not enough for use of blackmail or what not. But that's about all anyone really knows--even if they guess more towards one of the temporary posted Crafters then anything else. As for her mother, they don't know much about her either, just that she was a face really.
How Mak ended up at the Weyr is another not quite clear fact. She was probably about two when she arrived and was dumped in with the other masses of weyrbrats. She was withdrawn from the start, very secretive, very stingy with her things and very much a packrat ever since she was a toddler. She grew up fast, or slow rather in physical appearance. She was the 'runt of the litter' so to speak, small, freakish and just all around weird. As for her packrat 'hobby' it became more of an obsession in her older years of childhood and by the time she was about eleven or so she somehow managed to get 'promoted' from weyrbrat to drudge.
For most this wouldn't be their dream job, but for Kat, this was an endless opportunity to swipe, take, and collect just about whatever her little heart desired. And so here she is, at about nineteen turns and yet still enjoying sneaking around the weyr and swiping whatever she can fit into her pocket and looks as if it wouldn't be missed.
Maklya is blue Numeoth's rider at Honshu Weyr.