Mel is a dark-skinned woman with greenish-gold eyes and black curly hair in twists with golden cuffs at her hairline. She is renowned for her striking, stylish appearance, which usually includes tasteful, clean makeup, a strong lip, and a piercing cat eye. The design mainly consists of a white color palette with gold accents. she is in a skintight gold and white ensemble replete with ornate gold jewelry. Her get-up includes a lacy black see-through undershirt, a dual-strapped black choker, open white flower-petal sleeves, and a flowing white dress to match. She also has rutilant golden shoulder pads and dangling gold earrings. Mel is a brilliant and ambitious young councilor. A master of persuasion and intrigue, she often plays the long game to align the city's policies with her vision of progress. Unlike her more traditional Noxian kin, she prioritizes diplomacy, art, and intellect over brute force, and detests violence and war believing such methods to be outdated and unnecessary when there are other more effective ways, which leads to her banishing from her house because of such differences. Mel puts forth a magical brilliant energy that can create waves, rays and barriers that protects herself and deflects hazardous attacks. Mel belongs to a rare category of mage as they described her as an empath, a conduit and a mirror simultaneously as she has the power to sense other people’s inner selves and bend their magic. When she awakens as a mage, she wears a black one-piece with smaller textured designs over the fabric. Her golden markings spread all over her body, including her face.