Post by Randi on Dec 22, 2007 22:01:48 GMT -5
Humans:
Name: Aletio
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Rank: Candidate
Physical Appearance: Aletio looks very unhealthy. His skin is pasty white, and refuses to burn much or tan in the sunlight. Instead, he just gleams oddly, almost appearing like a ghost, especially in the night. He is gaunt and tall, with sunken blue eyes that are so pale and piercing one would almost swear they were made of ice. His hair fares no better, and usually lies unkempt. Its coloration is a pale orange. He looks washed out, like he's been used too many times.
He possesses strength, though no one would guess it. Aletio has been working hard to get up to where others his age are after his childhood. Since being Searched, Aletio has stepped up even more, wanting to prove to everyone that he's not a weakling incapable of taking care of himself.
Personality: Aletio is a quiet boy, and always has been. Incredibly shy, someone must start the conversation with him in order to get a response. He tries very hard not to anger anybody, but can sometimes fail. He's very sensitive to the environment around him, and, if something is off, he is likely to catch it.
Aletio is very patient, and doesn't mind being poked at for fun. He has a very thick hide when it comes to being made fun of. Only when someone picks on someone he loves does he even bat an eyelash, and, usually, it's much more than that. He's been in several fights that he has both won and lost, all over people he cares for.
Once you find a friend in Aletio, you've found a friend for life. He opens up a little more to his friends, but never gets too attached, almost constantly afraid of betrayal. If someone actually manages to get even closer to him, he will become very overprotective and paranoid, though not to the point it will drive someone insane. If someone very close to him betrays him in the slightest way, Aletio will spiral into depression that can go on for a Turn, simply because he let them get close. These people will be unable to apologize, for they will be shut out unless of emergencies.
History: Aletio was born to a now deceased greenrider named Arania, who was bonded to Rayeth. Rayeth's first Flight resulted in her being caught by a blue, whose rider happened to be female. Arania had no idea who actually fathered the child she gave birth to nine months later. She never found out.
From the start of his life, Aletio was sick. He caught a fever before he was one, and his mother and her close friends feared for his health. Until he was five, he went from one disease to the next, his immunity system utterly useless. He remained alive by miracles alone. When other children were out running and playing, Aletio had to stay safe. He couldn't go to the crèche, because every single time any child had a germ, which was often, Aletio either got sick from it or had his current illness pick up in strength.
By the time he was ten, though, he went back to the crèche, unused to the children. He shyly stayed away, until a small girl befriended him. She became his near constant companion, and stayed with him and his mother rather than with her parents until Aletio was eleven and her thirteen. Arania noticed that soon they were holding hands. She thought the young relationship adorable, and so said nothing. When the girl reached the age of sixteen, she was told by her father about an arranged marriage. Eager to spite him, she asked for a few weeks to prepare for the wedding. The next time Rayeth flew, the girl took advantage of Aletio, spoiling herself and forcing her father to call off the marriage. Aletio was on cloud nine, and started to be nearer to her than she was comfortable with. Realizing that this wasn't what she wanted, she informed Aletio that she wanted him to leave her be. When he persisted on being around her, she slept with one of the younger dragonriders. When word reached Aletio, he was heartbroken. When he finally got the courage to go near her, he found out that she was pregnant. He tried to stay her friend, but disaster struck. Aletio, still wounded from the hurt, mentioned the happy fact of a child to his mother, who told the girl's father. The girl was found dead in a nearby cave. The dragonrider, thinking that Aletio had done this out of anger, sought out the lad, who had grown sick with despair, and beat him within an inch of his life.
The other riders began behaving darkly towards Aletio, routinely sending older boys and visiting apprentices to beat the boy up, saying he had raped the wife of a rider and then killed her. Elaborate traps were set up to try and hurt him, leading him to the keen perception of his surroundings to save himself. The rider who had gotten Aletio's best friend pregnant held the deepest grudge, and, eventually, tried to kill Aletio himself in the dead of night. Arania awoke to Rayeth's cries as the rider's brown dug his claws into her hide, drawing forth ichor. Arania attacked the rival rider for her son, who lay deep in feverish rest, unaware of what happened. The entire Weyr was wakened in the dead of night by the cries of two dragons betweening. Arania and the other rider were found dead, him with various parts of his body cut off, and her with a slit throat, the knife clutched between the three remaining fingers of the dying man.
Aletio distanced himself from everyone and everything. He kept himself barely alive, and refused to be comforted by anyone. The traps stopped when the father of the girl stepped forth. The fights stopped. Aletio resided in his mother's weyr until he was kicked out at the age of fifteen for another greenrider. He left the entire Weyr behind, walking to the nearest Hold. The Weyrwoman of Califran immediately sent a guard after him. The Lenoran riders left him alone, and Aletio stayed Holdbound until he was eighteen, which was when he was Searched.
His Searching was a tad bit of an awkward moment. He had climbed to the tallest roof in the Hold, aware that his nineteenth birthday was fast approaching. The shadows of his past still haunted him, and he swore that he saw the ghosts everywhere. Any time someone dared to try and be his friend, he would find a fault and stop them, and, thus, he was utterly alone. He glanced at the ground, and was about to fling himself off the roof when a sudden roar split the sky. A brown dragon alighted nearby, the rider glaring up at Aletio until he climbed down. The dragon persisted, and the boy was brought back to Sevaira Weyr, where he began working hard. His immune system had built up strongly over the past several Turns, and his became stronger, training himself to be so.
On the night of his nineteenth birthday, he was called to the brownrider's room, the one who had saved his life. The rider showed him a present, a firelizard egg with cracks lacing the shell. When Aletio dared to touch it, he felt a small creature poke his finger. The rider gave Aletio some meat, which he fed to the small blue creature, whom he named Zipper shortly thereafter. Thus, he stopped being alone, and forged his first real relationship since the murder of his mother.
Candidates Only
Name Contraction: A'tio
Desired Dragon Color: Blue, Brown, or Bronze. A green just wouldn't suit him.
Fire Lizard:
Name: Zipper (Zip for short)
Color: Blue
Age: A little over half a Turn
Physical Appearance: Zipper is a beautiful shade of navy blue, bright and lighter blue flecks dotting from the top of his head, down his back and tail, and on the back of his wings.
Personality: Zipper is a good little firelizard. He is almost constantly by Aletio, and refuses to be kept away for too long. Aletio is very grateful for his friend, and loves the company of the still small creature. Now that Zip can fly a little bit, he ventures a small ways away, but doesn't stay far for long. He is brave around dragons, and enjoys pestering them to no end. He isn't really much of an annoyance to anyone, but will chirp fiercely at anyone who hurts his Aletio's feelings.
Name: Aletio
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Rank: Candidate
Physical Appearance: Aletio looks very unhealthy. His skin is pasty white, and refuses to burn much or tan in the sunlight. Instead, he just gleams oddly, almost appearing like a ghost, especially in the night. He is gaunt and tall, with sunken blue eyes that are so pale and piercing one would almost swear they were made of ice. His hair fares no better, and usually lies unkempt. Its coloration is a pale orange. He looks washed out, like he's been used too many times.
He possesses strength, though no one would guess it. Aletio has been working hard to get up to where others his age are after his childhood. Since being Searched, Aletio has stepped up even more, wanting to prove to everyone that he's not a weakling incapable of taking care of himself.
Personality: Aletio is a quiet boy, and always has been. Incredibly shy, someone must start the conversation with him in order to get a response. He tries very hard not to anger anybody, but can sometimes fail. He's very sensitive to the environment around him, and, if something is off, he is likely to catch it.
Aletio is very patient, and doesn't mind being poked at for fun. He has a very thick hide when it comes to being made fun of. Only when someone picks on someone he loves does he even bat an eyelash, and, usually, it's much more than that. He's been in several fights that he has both won and lost, all over people he cares for.
Once you find a friend in Aletio, you've found a friend for life. He opens up a little more to his friends, but never gets too attached, almost constantly afraid of betrayal. If someone actually manages to get even closer to him, he will become very overprotective and paranoid, though not to the point it will drive someone insane. If someone very close to him betrays him in the slightest way, Aletio will spiral into depression that can go on for a Turn, simply because he let them get close. These people will be unable to apologize, for they will be shut out unless of emergencies.
History: Aletio was born to a now deceased greenrider named Arania, who was bonded to Rayeth. Rayeth's first Flight resulted in her being caught by a blue, whose rider happened to be female. Arania had no idea who actually fathered the child she gave birth to nine months later. She never found out.
From the start of his life, Aletio was sick. He caught a fever before he was one, and his mother and her close friends feared for his health. Until he was five, he went from one disease to the next, his immunity system utterly useless. He remained alive by miracles alone. When other children were out running and playing, Aletio had to stay safe. He couldn't go to the crèche, because every single time any child had a germ, which was often, Aletio either got sick from it or had his current illness pick up in strength.
By the time he was ten, though, he went back to the crèche, unused to the children. He shyly stayed away, until a small girl befriended him. She became his near constant companion, and stayed with him and his mother rather than with her parents until Aletio was eleven and her thirteen. Arania noticed that soon they were holding hands. She thought the young relationship adorable, and so said nothing. When the girl reached the age of sixteen, she was told by her father about an arranged marriage. Eager to spite him, she asked for a few weeks to prepare for the wedding. The next time Rayeth flew, the girl took advantage of Aletio, spoiling herself and forcing her father to call off the marriage. Aletio was on cloud nine, and started to be nearer to her than she was comfortable with. Realizing that this wasn't what she wanted, she informed Aletio that she wanted him to leave her be. When he persisted on being around her, she slept with one of the younger dragonriders. When word reached Aletio, he was heartbroken. When he finally got the courage to go near her, he found out that she was pregnant. He tried to stay her friend, but disaster struck. Aletio, still wounded from the hurt, mentioned the happy fact of a child to his mother, who told the girl's father. The girl was found dead in a nearby cave. The dragonrider, thinking that Aletio had done this out of anger, sought out the lad, who had grown sick with despair, and beat him within an inch of his life.
The other riders began behaving darkly towards Aletio, routinely sending older boys and visiting apprentices to beat the boy up, saying he had raped the wife of a rider and then killed her. Elaborate traps were set up to try and hurt him, leading him to the keen perception of his surroundings to save himself. The rider who had gotten Aletio's best friend pregnant held the deepest grudge, and, eventually, tried to kill Aletio himself in the dead of night. Arania awoke to Rayeth's cries as the rider's brown dug his claws into her hide, drawing forth ichor. Arania attacked the rival rider for her son, who lay deep in feverish rest, unaware of what happened. The entire Weyr was wakened in the dead of night by the cries of two dragons betweening. Arania and the other rider were found dead, him with various parts of his body cut off, and her with a slit throat, the knife clutched between the three remaining fingers of the dying man.
Aletio distanced himself from everyone and everything. He kept himself barely alive, and refused to be comforted by anyone. The traps stopped when the father of the girl stepped forth. The fights stopped. Aletio resided in his mother's weyr until he was kicked out at the age of fifteen for another greenrider. He left the entire Weyr behind, walking to the nearest Hold. The Weyrwoman of Califran immediately sent a guard after him. The Lenoran riders left him alone, and Aletio stayed Holdbound until he was eighteen, which was when he was Searched.
His Searching was a tad bit of an awkward moment. He had climbed to the tallest roof in the Hold, aware that his nineteenth birthday was fast approaching. The shadows of his past still haunted him, and he swore that he saw the ghosts everywhere. Any time someone dared to try and be his friend, he would find a fault and stop them, and, thus, he was utterly alone. He glanced at the ground, and was about to fling himself off the roof when a sudden roar split the sky. A brown dragon alighted nearby, the rider glaring up at Aletio until he climbed down. The dragon persisted, and the boy was brought back to Sevaira Weyr, where he began working hard. His immune system had built up strongly over the past several Turns, and his became stronger, training himself to be so.
On the night of his nineteenth birthday, he was called to the brownrider's room, the one who had saved his life. The rider showed him a present, a firelizard egg with cracks lacing the shell. When Aletio dared to touch it, he felt a small creature poke his finger. The rider gave Aletio some meat, which he fed to the small blue creature, whom he named Zipper shortly thereafter. Thus, he stopped being alone, and forged his first real relationship since the murder of his mother.
Candidates Only
Name Contraction: A'tio
Desired Dragon Color: Blue, Brown, or Bronze. A green just wouldn't suit him.
Fire Lizard:
Name: Zipper (Zip for short)
Color: Blue
Age: A little over half a Turn
Physical Appearance: Zipper is a beautiful shade of navy blue, bright and lighter blue flecks dotting from the top of his head, down his back and tail, and on the back of his wings.
Personality: Zipper is a good little firelizard. He is almost constantly by Aletio, and refuses to be kept away for too long. Aletio is very grateful for his friend, and loves the company of the still small creature. Now that Zip can fly a little bit, he ventures a small ways away, but doesn't stay far for long. He is brave around dragons, and enjoys pestering them to no end. He isn't really much of an annoyance to anyone, but will chirp fiercely at anyone who hurts his Aletio's feelings.