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MeLaan wasis the only kandra raised by [[TenSoon]] and is considered his adopted daughter/little sister.{{book ref|mb2|20}}{{wob ref|670}} She has a hero-worship crush on him, inspired by his gruffness and his adventurousness, which makes TenSoon somewhat uncomfortable.{{wob ref|7510}} MeLaan wears a willowy [[True Body]] made of wood. Its form is unnatural and exaggerated, as are many of the True Bodies of her generation.{{book ref|mb3|9}}

MeLaan often takes the form of a very tall (several inches taller than the notably tall Waxillium) and very busty woman named Milan. This True Body is made of a green crystal. However, she also has several others, including one that is ostensibly designed for combat. The skeleton underneath is revealed to be made entirely of aluminum, with many useful implements hidden inside including a reinforced compartment for storage of the part of her that stores her consciousness, needles for stitching wounds, and a set of picks for opening locks. This metal body is very durable (A Feruchemist Brute punched her in the face and hisher hand essentially exploded).

She occasionally changes her body out of her own will, and does not appear to care about the sex or gender she revealspresents herself as, given how lightly she tooktakes the idea of going to Kelsina[[Kelesina ShoreShores's party]] as a man.{{book ref|mb6|10}} Although this seems to have changed to an extent over the years, as she eventually came to prefer a far more androgynous form.{{book ref|mb7|11}} This body is taller than even [[Wax]]; has short, blonde hair; and little hint of breasts. When with friends she keeps a relatively similar face, albeit less overtly feminine. She is sometimes seen wearing stylish blue trousers and a buttoned shirt in this form.{{book ref|mb7|11}}

=== PreThe CatacendreFinal Empire ===

Later, she met Wax, [[Wayne]], and [[Marasi]] at a tavern. She went on to help them on their quest to defeat [[Bleeder]]. MeLaan impersonated one of Governor [[Replar Innate]]'s guards and saved Wax from Bleeder after the rogue kandra revealed herself. {{book ref|mb5|22}}

With Bleeder unmasked and on the run, MeLaan attempted to impersonate Governor Innate in her stead with the intent of placating the angry crowed. While the crowd believed the ruse, MeLaan's natural inclinations to mimicry moved her away from the speech that Marasi planed and she ended up inflaming the crowd instead of calming the people down. Before a riot could break out, [[Aradel]] intervened. He arrested MeLaan and gained the support of the gathered citizenry by promising them justice.{{book ref|mb5|26}}

When the group arrived in the city MeLaan shocked several of them by turning into a man, indicating that she was comfortable as either sex.{{book ref|mb6|10}} MeLaan aided Wax and Steris at [[Kelesina Shores]]'s ball, helping Wax escape from the scene after he was framed for Kelesina's murder.{{book ref|mb6|16}} After escaping, she traveled with the party to the crashed ''[[Brunstell]]'', where she and Marasi found ReLuur's spike and liberated [[Allik Neverfar]]. Together the three of them reconvened with Wax and Wayne and escape on one of the ''Brunstell'''s ships called ''[[Wilg]]''. After Marasi was injured in the escape, MeLaan was able to graft a piece of Marasi's own flesh onto the wound to heal her.{{book ref|mb6|21}} After retrieving Steris, they went to the second site to retrieve the Bands of Mourning. MeLaan's invulnerability proved critical in reaching the temple where they were supposedly stored, as she was able to survive the damage of the many traps the [[Sovereign]] had left behind.{{book ref|mb6|23}} However she was immobilized by [[Sequence]] on reaching the temple and losing her spikes, reverting to a [[mistwraith]].{{book ref|mb6|26}} After the battle for the Bands, MeLaan's spikes were returned by Wayne, and her sentience was restored.{{book ref|mb6|29}} The Bands were left in her keeping to keep them from being used for political purposes or conquest.{{book ref|mb6|31}}