Mensio Nihnum

Mensio Nihnum, also known by their Trollian handle,, is one of the trolls in HomeWard. Their symbol is _______ and their horns resemble a tilde (~).

They use purple as a text color, and talks in "leet speak", which has been described by the other trolls as obnoxious, both in text form and spoken aloud. It is said you can basically hear the numbers.

Etymology
"Mensio" comes from a Latin word for 'number', or 'measure'.

"Nih" is derived from the Latin word for zero, "nihil." "Num" is derived from the Latin word for one, "unus." "Num" can also come from the English word "number."

Personality and Traits
Mensio is predominantly a freedom-fighting hacker. Though they are a highblood, they don't believe in mistreating others because they belong to a caste lower than their own, and instead heavily enforces the belief that the only reason someone should be treated like an idiot is if they are one. They don't dislike the fact that they were born into a high caste, however, as it is what provides them with a voice and the opportunity to avoid consequences easier.

They are an expert in the world of computers, and carries out most of their crusades and operations through the internet. They are a rather renowned hacker, though no one knows their real identity except thier friends. They aspire to join a notorious hacker group called Ncognit0, who are very large enemies of the government and who frequently launch cyber-attacks against them. They created the codekind specibus specifically to present to them so that they would let them join, though he played SGRUB and destroyed the world before they were able to do so.

Mensio is rather rude in tone and often has an air of cockiness surrounding them. Despite this, they have no trouble admitting when they're wrong and can be friendly to people they're particularly close to. As well, if they upset someone by saying something a little too mean, they are quick to apologize and lightens up to try and make them feel better.

Mensio can be very sage and intelligent when they want to be. Throughout the story, it is shown that a lot of the trolls go to Mensio for advice or when they want to know more about something. This shows that, despite their rudeness to everyone, they are still very much trusted and even looked up to as the resident "techie" They never exactly take a place of leadership, but when they talk, people listen. This also shows that they hold a certain amount of influence over their friends regarding what they know and how informed they are. They have never directly lied to anyone and they never use this influence to their advantage, however, suggesting that they are an honest and good-spirited person.

They are described as quite lucky as well, and is surrounded with lucky imagery. Their lusus is a small pig, and their hive has windows shaped like 4-leaf clovers, to name a few examples.

They're quite a workaholic, as they seemingly spend every second of every day either doing research on humans or building another program.