Name: D'vian (previously Androvarian)
Age: 30 turns
Sex: male
Sexual Orientation: it's a mystery
Weyr: Western
Rider Rank: wingrider
Previous Rank/Craft: unknown...
Physical Description:
Athletic, with broad shoulders and chest tapering to strong trim legs. He is more a runner/swimmer
than weightlifter / blacksmith. Standing a respectable 6'2”. His features are pleasant and regular, though nothing spectacular. He has slightly shaggy black hair that brushes the top of his shoulders and a bit of facial scruff... not enough to call a beard or mustache though, which he keeps trimmed and well-groomed. His eyes are a medium gray, with long thick black lashes that are enough to cause many females envy. He dresses neat and clean, but not anything to make him stand out. Clean and comfortable for work is the name of the game... though he isn't above wearing something nice for gathers, feasts, and other occasions.
Personality:
D'vian can't seem to sit still. He must always have a task to occupy his hands and mind. Always needs a goal to work towards, a way to help the weyr that took him in and gave him his soulmate, to help said soulmate, or to help others... not generally or necessarily in that order. Even if the goal or task is just something as small as fixing his gear or leathers so they are and appear perfect, or oiling Rapifirth's hide so she gleams. He works hard and does his part for the weyr and to maintain this standard of life he has grown fond of.
When he isn't working, in the silence and stillness, he finds himself insecure. Full of doubts. Is he good enough to be a rider? Does he even belong here? He tries to cover up the doubts in trying to please others, even if he is always second-guessing everything and filled with the agony of indecision about everything...
In spite of his hardworking nature, or perhaps in part because of it, D'vian is quite...oblivious... and has the tendency to be blind to emotions and social cues. He is quite literal and takes things at face value, until he is beat over the head with subtleties and complexities... sometimes this even is an actual physical event, where he has the information beaten into his skull. This nature makes him gullible and easily taken advantage of or manipulated... if not for his green. She makes sure no such thing happens, unless it is for the good of Hers or if it is of benefit to herself. But even she isn't perfect ( no matter her claims to the contrary) and there have been times when they have been manipulated and taken advantage of, but they lived through it, survived and became better for it.
He often speaks without thinking and rarely takes the time or effort to censor what he thinks. Combined with his obliviousness, this leads others to think he is is flippant or uncaring, when truly that is usually the last thing he means. He simply says whatever he thinks or feels without thinking about how it might seem to others...
But then, life isn't easy, a fact he knows all too well. The only way to not only survive, but also to thrive, is to be willing and able to adapt. That was a hard lesson for him to learn, but one he learned and learned well... And that is how he ended up where he is. From being an orphan in a small hold ravaged by Thread, to dragonrider. Over the Turns his life has taken many strange and unexpected twists, but he has adapted to each and every one. They have all made him stronger and the person he is now. He has not only survived but thrived.
Positive Trait List Hardworking, Adaptable, Dedicated
Negative Trait List Oblivious, Tactless, Insecure
History:
Born to a poor family in a very small, poor holding, he lost his parents at a very young age to sickness... sickness that shouldn't have been fatal, but for the fact they had no money for treatment nor the means to get to a healer anywhere. His story was hardly uncommon in their hold. The holder did his best to take care of those under his purview, but there was only so much he could do. But he had succeeded in setting up a shelter for orphans to live in, and a cook who would take any leftovers that any could spare and turn it into one meal a day for these children. Enough to give them strength to go out and try to find work. Some way to make themselves useful and earn any other food or hand-outs.
As soon as he was big enough and strong enough to do simple labor in the mines, it was to the mines he went. It was how he earned his food and clothes. It was a hard life. But he was able to get by. But while he was deep within the earth, he longed to be free underneath the sky. Though had he his wish, he would not have survived when Thread returned. It was because he was deep within the mines that he wasn't killed with so many who were outside and unprepared when the Thread fell from the sky and all but demolished the entire Holding.
When he was 16, a roaming searchrider had flown over the Hold and landed. Amongst the survivors, the rider found four youngsters to bring back with him the Western Weyr. Androvarian was one. He became a candidate and Stood at several Hatchings over the next two Turns when finally She Hatched and Claimed him. His lovely Green. Rapifirth.
As a weyrling he was not much above average. He did his work and did it well, nothing too special or to write home about. He wasn't one to do much to stand out or cause drama. He graduated near the center of his class, not a trouble maker nor stand out. Tapped into his wing, he wasn't elated or disappointed. He does his job and does it well... And he can often be found working on drills whether on ground or in the air. Keeping fit and fighting ready.
Other:
DRAGON
Name: Rapifirth
Age: 12 turns
Color: Green
Size: 22'
Physical Description: Though she is on the small side for one of her color, fine boned and elegant, almost dainty even... none of these words are used to describe Rapifirth. This fierce little beauty is too fierce and sharp for the labels to stick- From her teeth and claws, to the spikes on her back and the shape of her wing sails, to her tongue and the harshness she treats all except Hers to... She is remarkably agile in flight, and with good speed, but she has rather low stamina.
Personality:
Rapifirth was bred and born to fight Thread. To be a hero and to protect all of Pern. Or so she often claims. And not without valid reason. She is a green who can twist and turn to avoid being singed by Thread, is fast enough and with enough maneuverabilty to catch and burn those patches of Thread that others might miss. And she won't stop until her stamina runs out, her hearts burst, or there is no more Thread... unless Hers is able to talk her down, but like her, he is determined to do all he can.
This small green is quite fetching and she knows it. And she quite expects others to acknowledge this fact, verbally and often, even if their opinions don't really mean that much to her. The only opinion that truly matters to her is her beloved rider's and thankfully, he is all too happy to offer her all the praise, compliments and adoration she could want.
When not in the air doing drills, practicing maneuvers or fighting Thread, she expects to be kept well-oiled and immaculate, a chore that is anything but to D'vian, so long as there is no other pressing work that he might be required to handle.
While not exactly the most sociable of dragons, she can be friendly enough... but then she can go from being friendly to ready to tear your face off within the space of a breath. She is quick-tempered and volatile. It is difficult to know just what will set her off... though two subjects that are almost guaranteed to do so, faster than just about anything, are the attitude that whites and chromatics are nothing more than thread fodder, or any disparaging remarks, or anything that might even be in any way interpreted as such, about Hers.
Positive Trait List Tenacious, Fierce, Protective
Negative Trait List Vain, Volatile, Sharp
Dragon Art or Proof of Obtainment: [Western] Bolstering the Ranks
Age: 30 turns
Sex: male
Sexual Orientation: it's a mystery
Weyr: Western
Rider Rank: wingrider
Previous Rank/Craft: unknown...
Physical Description:
Athletic, with broad shoulders and chest tapering to strong trim legs. He is more a runner/swimmer
than weightlifter / blacksmith. Standing a respectable 6'2”. His features are pleasant and regular, though nothing spectacular. He has slightly shaggy black hair that brushes the top of his shoulders and a bit of facial scruff... not enough to call a beard or mustache though, which he keeps trimmed and well-groomed. His eyes are a medium gray, with long thick black lashes that are enough to cause many females envy. He dresses neat and clean, but not anything to make him stand out. Clean and comfortable for work is the name of the game... though he isn't above wearing something nice for gathers, feasts, and other occasions.
Personality:
D'vian can't seem to sit still. He must always have a task to occupy his hands and mind. Always needs a goal to work towards, a way to help the weyr that took him in and gave him his soulmate, to help said soulmate, or to help others... not generally or necessarily in that order. Even if the goal or task is just something as small as fixing his gear or leathers so they are and appear perfect, or oiling Rapifirth's hide so she gleams. He works hard and does his part for the weyr and to maintain this standard of life he has grown fond of.
When he isn't working, in the silence and stillness, he finds himself insecure. Full of doubts. Is he good enough to be a rider? Does he even belong here? He tries to cover up the doubts in trying to please others, even if he is always second-guessing everything and filled with the agony of indecision about everything...
In spite of his hardworking nature, or perhaps in part because of it, D'vian is quite...oblivious... and has the tendency to be blind to emotions and social cues. He is quite literal and takes things at face value, until he is beat over the head with subtleties and complexities... sometimes this even is an actual physical event, where he has the information beaten into his skull. This nature makes him gullible and easily taken advantage of or manipulated... if not for his green. She makes sure no such thing happens, unless it is for the good of Hers or if it is of benefit to herself. But even she isn't perfect ( no matter her claims to the contrary) and there have been times when they have been manipulated and taken advantage of, but they lived through it, survived and became better for it.
He often speaks without thinking and rarely takes the time or effort to censor what he thinks. Combined with his obliviousness, this leads others to think he is is flippant or uncaring, when truly that is usually the last thing he means. He simply says whatever he thinks or feels without thinking about how it might seem to others...
But then, life isn't easy, a fact he knows all too well. The only way to not only survive, but also to thrive, is to be willing and able to adapt. That was a hard lesson for him to learn, but one he learned and learned well... And that is how he ended up where he is. From being an orphan in a small hold ravaged by Thread, to dragonrider. Over the Turns his life has taken many strange and unexpected twists, but he has adapted to each and every one. They have all made him stronger and the person he is now. He has not only survived but thrived.
Positive Trait List Hardworking, Adaptable, Dedicated
Negative Trait List Oblivious, Tactless, Insecure
History:
Born to a poor family in a very small, poor holding, he lost his parents at a very young age to sickness... sickness that shouldn't have been fatal, but for the fact they had no money for treatment nor the means to get to a healer anywhere. His story was hardly uncommon in their hold. The holder did his best to take care of those under his purview, but there was only so much he could do. But he had succeeded in setting up a shelter for orphans to live in, and a cook who would take any leftovers that any could spare and turn it into one meal a day for these children. Enough to give them strength to go out and try to find work. Some way to make themselves useful and earn any other food or hand-outs.
As soon as he was big enough and strong enough to do simple labor in the mines, it was to the mines he went. It was how he earned his food and clothes. It was a hard life. But he was able to get by. But while he was deep within the earth, he longed to be free underneath the sky. Though had he his wish, he would not have survived when Thread returned. It was because he was deep within the mines that he wasn't killed with so many who were outside and unprepared when the Thread fell from the sky and all but demolished the entire Holding.
When he was 16, a roaming searchrider had flown over the Hold and landed. Amongst the survivors, the rider found four youngsters to bring back with him the Western Weyr. Androvarian was one. He became a candidate and Stood at several Hatchings over the next two Turns when finally She Hatched and Claimed him. His lovely Green. Rapifirth.
As a weyrling he was not much above average. He did his work and did it well, nothing too special or to write home about. He wasn't one to do much to stand out or cause drama. He graduated near the center of his class, not a trouble maker nor stand out. Tapped into his wing, he wasn't elated or disappointed. He does his job and does it well... And he can often be found working on drills whether on ground or in the air. Keeping fit and fighting ready.
Other:
DRAGON
Name: Rapifirth
Age: 12 turns
Color: Green
Size: 22'
Physical Description: Though she is on the small side for one of her color, fine boned and elegant, almost dainty even... none of these words are used to describe Rapifirth. This fierce little beauty is too fierce and sharp for the labels to stick- From her teeth and claws, to the spikes on her back and the shape of her wing sails, to her tongue and the harshness she treats all except Hers to... She is remarkably agile in flight, and with good speed, but she has rather low stamina.
Personality:
Rapifirth was bred and born to fight Thread. To be a hero and to protect all of Pern. Or so she often claims. And not without valid reason. She is a green who can twist and turn to avoid being singed by Thread, is fast enough and with enough maneuverabilty to catch and burn those patches of Thread that others might miss. And she won't stop until her stamina runs out, her hearts burst, or there is no more Thread... unless Hers is able to talk her down, but like her, he is determined to do all he can.
This small green is quite fetching and she knows it. And she quite expects others to acknowledge this fact, verbally and often, even if their opinions don't really mean that much to her. The only opinion that truly matters to her is her beloved rider's and thankfully, he is all too happy to offer her all the praise, compliments and adoration she could want.
When not in the air doing drills, practicing maneuvers or fighting Thread, she expects to be kept well-oiled and immaculate, a chore that is anything but to D'vian, so long as there is no other pressing work that he might be required to handle.
While not exactly the most sociable of dragons, she can be friendly enough... but then she can go from being friendly to ready to tear your face off within the space of a breath. She is quick-tempered and volatile. It is difficult to know just what will set her off... though two subjects that are almost guaranteed to do so, faster than just about anything, are the attitude that whites and chromatics are nothing more than thread fodder, or any disparaging remarks, or anything that might even be in any way interpreted as such, about Hers.
Positive Trait List Tenacious, Fierce, Protective
Negative Trait List Vain, Volatile, Sharp
Dragon Art or Proof of Obtainment: [Western] Bolstering the Ranks
