Merry Gejelh was a young Chorister from Tiaanamat, who had been selected to perform a special song at a forthcoming ceremony. Her role was the 'Queen of Years', and the ceremony was the Festival of Offerings, which was held only once every one thousand years. Tiaanamat was part of a planetary system which orbited the star Akhaten. An asteroid in this ring system held a pyramid in which a god-like figure was said to repose, and Merry's song was designed as a lullaby to keep it dormant.
The great responsibility proved too much for the girl and she ran away, encountering the Doctor's companion Clara. She talked her into going ahead with the performance, but her nerves got the better of her and she made a mistake. The adult Choristers attempted to correct things, but a forcefield seized Merry and dragged her to the pyramid. Legend said that if the god awoke he would devour the singer.
The actual deity proved to be Akhaten itself - a sentient sun - but in the pyramid was a mummified figure known as the Old Father, and its cyborg Vigil servants. The Doctor and Clara travelled to the pyramid and rescued Merry. She led the singing of the entire population of the system, weakening the deity enough for the Doctor and Clara to destroy it.
Played by: Emilia Jones. Appearances: The Rings of Akhaten (2013).
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