Manda's Persons of Interest

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I'll be keeping track of all my people here~ XD (make it fancy later)  

[Manda]

Rider -- High Reaches -- K'dri -- Blue Varyth

Name: K'dri
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
IC'ly K'dri is totally unaware of his orientation. He hasn't had time for girls (or boys) - or so he claims. He's always been a bit nervous about such things, actually going out of his way at times to avoid talking about it or trying things out.
Weyr: High Reaches Weyr
Rider Rank: Wingrider
Previous Rank/Craft: Sailor
Physical Description:
Skin Tone: Very slightly tanned
Body Type: Kadri is slightly more muscular and filled-out than his twin
Eyes: Dark green
Hair: Brunette, slightly curled. Falls to just above his shoulders, cut shorter than his brother's
Personality: Always the quieter of the two twins, K'dri seems on the surface to be a great person - he's physically fit, responsible, he listens to others and is understands their problems. It's fairly easy to talk to him one on one, though he tends to fade into the background in groups. Once you get to know him, though, you'll find that he has a very cynical side that comes out to those closest to him, an almost fatalistic lookout on life. There are also times when he tends to be too quiet, like when he perhaps needs to speak up about something, he'd rather hold his peace and think someone else will bring up whatever it is. Growing up, this was usually his brother - so he came to rely on that. His outlook on how his life should be and how people (including himself) should act is also fairly rigid and "mainstream". This could be a bit of an issue when it comes to meeting more free-thinking individuals - including his own brother at this point. They haven't seen each other for a few years IC'ly so he doesn't know what all Ayd'n has been up to lately.
Positive Trait List Athletic, Compassionate, Responsible
Negative Trait List Cynical, Quiet, Rigid
History: Kadri and his twin brother Aydin grew up in Tillek Hold. Their family wasn't incredibly poor, but neither were they extremely rich. The boys dreams growing up were of being sailors or pirates more than Riders - as those professions were things talked about more often in such a large port city. Of course, being a pirate was being a "bad guy", but such things are often attractive to young children. They tended to switch roles in their games, not really caring who was the hero and who was the defeated enemy.

His brother was always pulling him into shenanigans that Kadri didn't really support but would go along with because it was his twin asking. One of these was the two of the "borrowing" a rowboat to see what sailing was really like. The seas turned out to be rougher than the boys had thought and their boat almost capsized more than once, and drove Aydin away from the idea of anything to do with water or sailing. The adventure did just the opposite for Kadri - the quieter twin finding that he liked the motions of the boat on the water, and he was the one that eventually got the boat turned around and headed back to shore. By some miracle their theft wasn't discovered, and the next day Kaydri told his parents that he wanted to be a sailor for sure when he was older.

They tried for a little while to talk him out of what they considered a relatively dangerous career choice, but he was determined. So finally they gave in, and within the next year, he was signing onto whatever ships would take him as a cabin boy. Over time, he learned more and eventually became a career sailor. He didn't really mind being a grunt worker on ships - not having ambitions of moving into any position of rank. He got letters and news from his family - including his brother - whenever he was in a port. He was shocked and found himself a bit jealous when he heard that his twin had become a Dragonrider, but he had no intentions of leaving the life he'd made for himself.

Fate, however, had other plans. On the twins' 17th birthday, he traveled to the Weyr with his parents to visit Ayd'n and meet his dragon. This just happened to coincide with a Hatching and Ayd'n invited his family to go and watch. While the eggs were hatching on the sands, Kadri spotted a small Blue that seemed to be wandering the sands all alone, not appearing to want any of the Candidates that tried approaching him. For some reason he still can't explain, Kadri felt called to the small creature and went down onto the sands - not seeming to hear any of his family's or others' questions of what he was doing.

Immediately the little Blue attached himself to the sailor's leg, and his life was instantly changed. At this point, he's still trying to reconcile that event - though it's been two years - this is definitely not how he saw his life going, and it's messing with his head. He loves Var with all his heart, but still sometimes wonders if he's seriously the right person for this whole thing.

Other:
Favorite food: Onions
Least favorite food: Beef
Favorite time of day: Sunrise
Least favorite time of day: Middle of the night
Flits: Relyn; Green (conversion needed)

DRAGON
Name: Varyth
Age: 2
Color: Blue
Size: 27'
Physical Description: Varyth is mostly a medium blue color with darker feet and underbelly. His wing webbing is a slightly lighter blue
Personality: Varyth tends to be a worrier, always concerned about his Rider's health and well-being - even though K'dri doesn't usually get sick or hurt that often. Var is just sort of an anxious ball of energy - keeping K'dri busy calming him down from one thing or another.  

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Rider -- High Reaches -- Ayd'n -- Green Selynth

Name: Ayd'n
Age: 19
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Homoflexible (considers himself homosexual, but is open to relationships with the opposite sex).
At this point, he is actually IC'ly unsure/unaware of his eventual orientation. He hasn't had a lot of time to think about romance - having become a Harper Apprentice at a young age, then a Candidate, then very quickly a Rider. And though he has experimented with others of both sexes, he hasn't thought beyond 'this feels good right now' to any kind of permanent romantic attachments. His Green has participated in at least one Flight most likely, but this also didn't lead to anything long-term.
Weyr: High Reaches Weyr
Rider Rank: Searchrider
Previous Rank/Craft: Apprentice Harper -- singer
Physical Description:
Skin Tone: Very slightly tanned
Body Type: Ayd'n is a bit on the thinner side for his age, but not unhealthily so
Eyes: Dark green
Hair: Brunette, slightly curled. Falls to almost the middle of his back, he usually pulls it back into a loose ponytail to keep it out of his way
Personality: Ayd'n has always been the more outgoing of the two brothers, quick to find and make friends - and usually the leader in a group. He's well-liked by most people that he meets and he knows this. He doesn't usually use it to manipulate people, but he's not above accepting whatever may come from that liking. He is endlessly curious about the world around him, always asking questions and wanting to know more about whatever subject catches his attention. Most of his negative traits are not as readily apparent, except for being loud. This can be fun at a party or while out on the town ... but not so much when he's just talking to one person or a smaller group. He doesn't realize his volume going up and up the more excited he gets about something. He also tends to forget random tasks he should be doing - though Selynth helps with that - and sometimes people's names, what they like or don't like and so on. He's quick to apologize for this and usually is forgiven, but it can definitely get annoying. His personal areas tend to be quite messy - he usually claims he doesn't have a lot of time to clean up. But probably it's just a bit of laziness....
Positive Trait List Adaptable, Curious, Personable
Negative Trait List Forgetful, Messy, Loud
History: Aydin and his twin brother Kadri grew up in Tillek Hold. Their family wasn't incredibly poor, but neither were they extremely rich. The boys dreams growing up were of being sailors or pirates more than Riders - as those professions were things talked about more often in such a large port city. Of course, being a pirate was being a "bad guy", but such things are often attractive to young children. They tended to switch roles in their games, not really caring who was the hero and who was the defeated enemy. As he got older, Aydin started to become more interested in the Harpers. He had grown up listening to a Harper that played regularly at a nearby inn - where the boys often went to try and beg sweets.

After one ill-advised day when the twins decided to "borrow" a boat, Aydin decided that the sea-faring life wasn't for him and instead tried to gain the Harper's attention - figuring that such a career would offer just as much or maybe even more adventure. It turned out that he was a good enough singer that the Harper agreed to mentor him, and Aydin became a Harper's Apprentice at 10 years old.

He spent several years both in the Harper Hall and then traveling with the same Harper who brought him in. During one of their trips, he was Searched and asked if he wanted to stand as a Candidate in High Reaches. The Rider who found him expected him to refuse - as he already had a stable career - but Aydin surprised her by saying yes. He figured that he would go and stand for a few clutches, just to see what might happen - and if nothing did (which he thought likely), he could just easily go back to the Harper life.

But it was his turn to be surprised when he Impressed a tiny Green dragon in the very first clutch that he stood for, and fell in love with her completely. The work in the Weyr was a bit harder than in Harper Hall, but the soulmate that he had found in Selynth made every moment worth it.

Over the three years he's been at the Weyr, he has continued his Harper training, hoping to still move up in the ranks.


Other:
Favorite food: Eggs
Least favorite food: Potatoes
Favorite time of day: Late afternoon, when the sun is just starting to go down and turns everything golden colored
Least favorite time of day: Super early morning, when it's still dark outside
Flits: Rynin; Green (conversion needed)

DRAGON
Name: Selynth
Age: 3
Color: Green
Size: 22'
Physical Description: Light spring green, with paler green underbelly, toes, and wing-webbing
Personality: Usually calm and level-headed, she is a good match for her more fiery, outgoing Rider. She's good at keeping him on track for things he should be doing and reminding him of anything he's forgotten - if she's paying attention. There are times her mind tends to wander but eventually she'll always turn her attention back to Ayd'n.  

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Rider -- Western -- R'than -- Brown Grenth

Name: R'than
Age: 17
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Weyr: Western Weyr
Rider Rank: Wingrider
Previous Rank/Craft: Beastcrafter Apprentice; Runnerbeast trainer
Physical Description: R'than is the type of guy that a lot of girls (and some guys) might tend to swoon over. With dark hair and blue-green eyes, he has the look of one who's almost always well-groomed - handsome. His hair falls to just below his shoulders, and part of it is usually pulled back from his forehead, leaving the rest to hang down around his face - framing slightly tanned skin. Standing at 6'1", R'than is thin, but there's a wiry sort of strength to him. His hands have long, elegant fingers and his bone structure overall seems to be somewhat 'delicate', though he is most definitely male.
Personality: Though his father was a bit disappointed in R'than's lack of work ethic, he didn't really have a lot of time to do something about it, so R'than comes off as a generally lazy person. If there's work to do, he'll start the task well enough but then he's likely to get bored and not finish, or try to shove off whatever parts he doesn't want to do onto someone else. However, if something is important enough to him (such as caring for his own runner) he'll work at whatever it is until the task is not only done - but likely done better than anyone expected him to do.

Thanks to growing up in a well-to-do family, R'than is not used to hard work, or doing without things that he considers everyday comforts. When asked to share a room with someone else, for example, he'd be likely to argue against it until he was made to see that was just the way it was and it wasn't going to change just for him. He can be extremely stubborn when he's trying to get his way - going round and round in circular arguments and probably driving whoever he's arguing with to frustration, or anger.

He isn't rude to those he considers to be ... not as important as he is, but he is likely to not pay as much attention to them. If someone of a 'lower class' was talking in a group, for example, he'd be unlikely to listen unless he was prodded to do so. For himself, he tends to hang back in groups of people and follow whoever the most interesting person is. If that person was one he considered 'lower class', it would probably elevate them in his eyes - but they still wouldn't be as high up as he was.

To those he considers close friends, R'than is extremely loyal and protective. Were someone else to do something that hurt a friend of his he would do anything at his disposal to comfort that friend - and then go after the attacker. Not physically, however... he's more devious than that. If the hurt was unintentional, he would likely hunt down the person and give them a good talking-to, letting them know exactly what they did and making sure they wouldn't do it again. If the hurt was something intentional, he would use whatever tools he had to make the person's social life a living hell, or discredit them with those in power.
Positive Trait List Loyal, Protective, Charming
Negative Trait List Lazy, Devious, High-Handed
History: Rathan comes from a rather large extended family who founded a runnerbeast-breeding Cothold. Though it started small, it's gotten rather large in recent years. Aside from the cave system that makes up most of the living space, his family uses much of the nearby plains - allowing the runnerbeasts they breed and raise to roam freely over the land for most of the year. The only exception is during breeding season when mares are brought into paddocks and selectively bred to certain stallions. Many of the runnerbeasts bought and ridden by local Lord Holders and their immediate family are bred by Rathan's family.

Because of this, Rathan's family is quite rich. Growing up, Rathan had to do very little hard work - at most, chores such as cleaning his room or helping to tidy up after dinner. For other things, there were extended members of the family who function as servants.

All of his life, Rathan has been around runnerbeasts. His father, though head of the operations, always liked to keep a personal hand in the goings-on of the hold - and tried to instill in his children the same desire. Rathan, the oldest of two, has been taught just about everything there is to know about runnerbeasts and the breeding and raising of them. However, the only thing he cares about personally is end results. He'd rather not mess with all the details in between. His sister, on the other hand, loves all aspects of the job. Rathan can, and does, care for his own personal runnerbeast, but that's about as much actual work as he's willing to do.

He was Searched pretty much at random two years earlier and lived in the Weyr as a Candidate for a year before Impressing his Brown. The experience has humbled him down a bit - being required to do the same chores and tasks as everyone else rather than getting away with not doing it just because of his birth. Still, though, he'll get out of things if he can.

During the recent Threadfall, several of Rathan's friends were caught outside during the fall and were injured or killed. He wasn't truly close to any of them since they were more like people he hung around with, or raced against (usually winning) but still. People he knew did die, so he's a bit shaken up by that. Most of his family's runnerbeasts sensed something wrong and came inside, but there were a few outside that were also killed. The possibility that he or someone in his family could have died or been hurt as well is definitely disturbing to the teen.

Now that he will have to fight Thread himself, he's fairly nervous about the prospect, but trying to hide it behind bravado. It's important to him to not seem scared, even though he is.

Other:
Favorite food: Sweet rolls
Least favorite food: Fish
Favorite time of day: Sunset
Least favorite time of day: Sunrise, ugh too earllyyyy
Flits: Brinna; Green (conversion needed)

DRAGON
Name: Grenth
Age: 1
Color: Brown
Size: 40'
Physical Description: Grenth is an even medium-brown color with a lighter chin and upper neck, and lighter webbing on his wings. His size is more impressive than his coloration
Personality: Grenth tends to be a very calm and placid dragon - which is not always a great match with his Rider's sometimes lazy personality. But when things need to get done, it's usually Grenth who will step up and get the both of them moving if need-be.  

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Candidate -- Western -- Nessa

Name: Nessa
Age: 18
Sex: Female
Sexual Orientation: Straight
Craft: Healer
Rank: Journeyman
Location: Western Weyr
Physical Description: Standing at about 5'6", Nessa has grown just about all she's going to. She is slender with creamy fair skin and jet black hair that is straight and falls to mid-back. However, her hair is usually pulled back out of the way somehow - be it braided, or in a bun or even a simple ponytail. If she left it down, she would undoubtedly be considered prettier, but she doesn't really care about such things. Her eyes are blue-green, reminding a lot of people of the color of the water along the coast of the Southern continent.
Personality: For the most part, Nessa is a confident - but plain-spoken - young woman. She really hasn't much clue how to dress up or be fancy and frankly, she doesn't care. She's blunt without actually trying to be rude, but sometimes her manner comes off as such even when she doesn't mean it. She prefers to lead in a group, though if there's someone who obviously knows more than she does, she will back down - but not always gracefully. She loves new ideas and figuring out any kind of puzzle, sometimes taking such things just a bit too far. Nessa has one major fear - the dark - though she has gotten fairly good at controlling it over the years. However, she still really really doesn't like going between and the only reason she's still at the Weyr now is because she feels a sense of duty to Pern and the dragons she has seen so much of over the past few years. She doesn't want to leave before she's had every chance to Impress that she is allowed. Her fear of the dark isn't really connected to anything in her past, it's simply an irrational fear that she's always carried with her.
Positive Trait List Confident, Curious, Responsible
Negative Trait List Blunt, Stubborn, Argumentative
History: Born near Western Hold to a small family of herders/weavers, Nessa is the oldest of two and had to help her family out with chores and more from a young age. Her younger brother was born when she was two years old and soon after his birth, her father was killed in an accident. Rather than move in with another family and merge their herds, Nessa's mother chose to stay at their home by herself, raising two children alone. As the oldest, Nessa was expected to help out with whatever she could as she got old enough to understand things. As such, she has a variety of skills, and also gets her confident and no-nonsense sort of attitude from her mother.

However, there was one thing about Nessa that was different. Though she seems a bit cold on the outside, she cannot stand to see anything or anyone in pain. It started with taking care of the family's herdbeasts - toddling after a local Healer when she was no more than five and imitating him, making clumsy poultices for sick or injured animals. The older Healer noticed her attempts and taught her a little bit so that she could help him out. Soon enough, she began to hunger for more knowledge, especially as she got older.

When Nessa was twelve, her mother met an old friend in town who had moved away for a time, but was now in the area again. The two got to talking and sharing more and more time together... and in time, her mother fell in love again and married the man. Nessa didn't really like him, but she said nothing because she could see that her mother was happier. And it also took a lot of the load off her, so she could ask for permission to go to Healer Hall and get more formal training.

Her mother and stepfather agreed and off she went. But, after no more than three years there, her life was to change again. In the summer of her fifteenth year, one of these was waiting on the sands at Western Weyr, and Nessa was Searched to stand at the Hatching. She did not Impress at the time, and hasn't Impressed in any Hatching since, though she has chosen to stay on at the Weyr until she's 30 and can't stand anymore.

Several of the Healers attached to the Weyr have taught her things here and there - mostly about taking care of dragons and their rides, considering where she is. Nessa has always soaked up knowledge like a sponge and always tends to show up with one of these Healers in any kind of emergency - ready to help deal with whatever it is. Nessa has gotten to the point where she doesn't really think she'll ever Impress, though it would be nice if she did, and actually is toying with the idea of applying to become a Healer at this or another Weyr after she returns to Healers' and completes her training.
Other:
Favorite food: Vegetables (she is actually vegetarian)
Least favorite food: Meat
Favorite time of day: Sunrise
Least favorite time of day: Midday
Flits: Cormin; Bronze (conversion needed)

Candidate Specific Questions
Do you want them to have an official Search RP? Yes (though it would be backdated I'd still love to do one!)
Do you understand they will age every passing year regardless if you're there to RP the or not? Yes
Do you want them to have a possible Stands Impression? No