Nicknames: Please give some thought to a possible nickname for your character (at least if your character is a Meken (any rank) or a Melana). If you like, make up a story of the origin of this name. It would also be much appreciated if Meken and Melana characters could think up some incident for their character in which they screwed up/did something embarassing, or what have you. This sort of thing, which doesn't need to be anything major, can help round-out a character.
A note on names: I have used names from the Hârn Names list by picking those which I liked, without too much regard for region and so forth (though they are all listed as Hârnic names). This will mean that you might well recognise lots of the clan names, and associate them with families anywhere on Hârn. In just about every case there will be no connection between the characters in this game and characters mentioned in the official material. It is probably best to assume that there isn't any connection, as I doubt this will have much significance in the game.
A note on "friends and associates": Please read the final section in the Life at Menekod document - it in essence says that everyone knows everyone at Menekod, and there is a certain amount of mingling between even the highest and the lowest people. Please take this into account when considering how and with whom your character interacts. No one at Menekod is an entirely distant figure (though some might wish a few were more so!).