Mere

Mere is a human who has appeared in numerous Great Ship stories.

Early Life
Before Mere was born, her parents were wealthy human colonists who purchased a streakship and attempted to reach the Great Ship. On the way, their ship hit a comet, killing everyone onboard. All that survived was the embryo that would eventually become Mere.

The ship's AI and autodocs were able to keep her alive, but she was confined to a small dark space. Since she was an immortal with a bioceramic mind, she lived this way for over ten thousand years. The ship had been thrown off course, and the AI badly damaged, but it was eventually able to find a habitable planet, Tila, for Mere to live on.

Tila
After crashlanding on planet Tila, Mere was found by aliens also called the Tila. Tilan eyes were capable of detecting auras, which were thought to provide them glimpses of other realities. Mere's unusual aura indicated that her presence was very rare in the multiverse. They quickly discovered her ability to survive gruesome injuries and regenerate lost body parts, and concluded that she was a god.

Over the centuries, Mere's village grew and became a major city, and the center of an empire.

However, she was eventually captured and cut into small pieces, which were kept as relics for some time, and then lost.

Many centuries later, her head was rediscovered by Tilan scientists.

Appearances

 * Mere
 * Flattering the Flame
 * Noumenon
 * The Speed of Belief
 * Nameless He
 * The Well of Stars
 * The Dragons of Marrow