So Nis is not as new to the den as some other people, but I'm finally getting around to posting some stuff here and figured this was a great place to start. Thanks to Lars bringing it to my attention today that I should read the forum. so blame him 😉

Bio for Nisaa Milena aka "Nis":

Born and raised in the small town of Quitman, GA, Nis had a pretty decent childhood growing up. Her parents were high school sweethearts that married and had two daughters, Nis being the eldest by 2 years. Life in Quitman was a lot different then life in Hathian. Things were a lot slower and there wasn't near the drugs and violence that one can find in the big Louisiana city.

Her mother had chosen, like so many other women in her town, to stay at home to raise her girls. She was a regular church going woman, who put herself last behind her family to make sure they got what they needed. Her father was a hard working man in the local factory. He chose not to follow in his wife's religious footsteps, instead taking the time to relax at home with a nice bottle of bourbon. The man was nothing short of a functional alcoholic, but such was the norm in their small town.

By the time Nis had reached her senior year of high school, she knew she wanted a lot more out of life then her parents had. She had spent her summers, and what school nights her father would let her, working in the local diner to save up as much money as she could, knowing that when she graduated high school, she would be leaving the small town and moving on to bigger things. There was something inside her that screamed for more excitement, knowing that this couldn't be the way everyone lived. There had to be something better then keggers and mailbox bashing out there.

Finally she had saved enough money to get herself a bus ticket, deciding on the far away town of Hathian. What could be better then a big city by the sea? She packed up and gave her mom and dad a kiss goodbye, promising to visit as soon as she could, then headed off to her new life in the big city.

Her first day in the 'big city' wasn't exactly what she would have expected. Nis was raised to be a nice girl and always had a soft spot for kids. This proved to not be a very good combination as she was mugged by a boy upon offering him, and the little girl he was with, a piece of candy. Most would probably think this a bad omen for a first day, but it turned out to be the key incident that set her on her life path in Hathian.

It turned out the little girl that she gave chase to had asthma, and broke into an asthmatic attack. Instantly Nis went into to protector mode and moved to get to the girl to the nearby hospital. The girl's father came out of the record store he owned to collect his daughter and in turn offered Nis a job at his record store. This was a great break for her. She ended up working part time at the store and part time at the local diner, trying her hand at cook instead of waitress, until the diner was burned down. She then went full time at the record shop, also getting lucky enough to land a job as a property manager for a few residential communities in the next town over. That job paid her nothing, but supplied her with a free apartment just for taking care of the communities. After some time of hard work, she was eventually promoted to Assistant Manager of the record store.

The time she spent in Hathian had slowly begun to take it's toll on her, even if things were looking up in her life. Once a sweet, thoughtful, librarian like girl, she began to become more jaded to the things around her, hardening her a little at a time. Now you can blame this on surroundings, but when it really comes down to it, there's gotta be something hiding inside in order for it to become uncovered and rear it's ugly head. Nis had known growing up there were things in her head and in her heart that were different then the people she knew at home. Ugly things that she could never even think to speak out loud. Moving to Hathian only opened the door and allowed these things to breath. Setting her on the road to accept her offer to join the Rejects and to realize her desire for the taste of blood.

Life in Hathian for Nisaa Milena is nothing like life was in Quitman, GA. but then Nis is nothing like she was back then either. Each day in Hathian is a new adventure for her, absorbing the good and the bad equally, enjoying each day of her life and looking forward to the future.