Post by dreamer on Oct 13, 2008 11:53:05 GMT -5
Name: Jasper
Gender: male
Age: 16
Season: summer
Sexuality: - Hetero,
Rank: candidate
Hair: black, a sooty black color, cut neatly to stay out of eyes and out of the way.
Eyes: dark brown and large.
Height: 5'7 with a rangy runner’s build
Weight: 139 pounds
Description:
He is a healthy and toned 16 year old, obviously the product of caring parents and a good Weyr crèche mother. His confident stance and glow of health show his privileged background. His face is rectangular, dominated by large dark brown eyes and a nose currently too large for his face. .
His hands, wrists and feet also look a bit too large, but he’ll probably grow into them. His shoulders are noticeably wider then his hips, making him look older then his 16 turns. All the running and games in his old Weyr give him some confidence in his movements, though he will do the occasional spectacular clumsy when he is thinking about something other then what he is doing.
He is pale, northern pale, showing he is new to Ista. He’ll probably tan up well, if his hair and eye color is any indication. He wears a braided leather necklace with a turquoise pendant; the turquoise is about mark sized and is a smooth oval. He has a habit of rubbing at it when worried or thinking.
History:
Much to their surprise, in their fifth year as weyrmates, green rider Julen got pregnant. She was 29 and had never been pregnant before. Pleased and nervous, her Weyrmate, Wingleader T’len and his bronze Tirenth did everything they could to keep their weyrmates comfortable and worry free. It seemed to work, Jasper was born healthy and strong at about the time he should.
Two dragon riders cannot raise a child, so to the Weyr crèche he went. Dragon riders can, though, spend time with their child on free days and include him in dragon washing episodes when the baby becomes a child. Jasper grew up knowing who his parents were and having dragons to climb over and snuggle against.
His childhood was happy, with no major traumas or injuries. He can write decently, hold a tune as he sings all the teaching songs, he knows a fair bit about history and a lot about dragons. He learned how to keep his body toned and fit, able to run or swim for hours to match the endurance of the dragon he and all the other Weyr kids dreamed of at night. Hatchings were awaited even more eagerly then birthdays, in the world of a dragon-happy Weyrbrat.
The world changed with the dragons getting ill. His happy Weyr life ended as well. Riders have become worried and bitter, especially the Weyrleaders. Non riders soon learned to be quiet and careful in the Weyr, mating flights were no longer happy events. Some people even quietly left the Weyr, an unheard of event before the sickness.
Jasper’s parents had enough love for him to negotiate his transfer to Ista, explaining that his best chance at becoming a rider was in the Island Weyr. Carefully not mentioned was the possibility that there might not be a chance in Ista either. It was thought though.
So here he is, in the Candidates barracks at Ista. Northern pale and determined to do his best. In some ways, he represents his Weyr down here where there is still hope for the future.
Personality:
Jasper has lived in the open Weyr community all his life. Privacy is a rare thing, and for the most part that is fine with him. He is rather extroverted, only retreating when he has something serious to think through or when he starts getting angry at the world. Then, he needs solitude until he can calm down and work his way through the problem. Fortunately, there are many spots in the depths of the Weyr that can be used for this. He has been taught from an early stage to not inflict his bad moods on others. A leader shouldn’t do that, and he knows his father thinks he could be a leader. He thinks maybe he has too much anger to be a good leader. He certainly has calmer friends!
He is for the most part honest, dishonesty doesn’t work very well when there are so many empathic people around, best to not waste time trying to fool them. He isn’t a saint, he hates to be made a fool of or to have someone try to anger him, He has been assured that is pretty normal, but it feels like a weakness. If there are ever any new eggs, they will deserve the best possible candidates, right?
Jasper is a smart and ambitious lad who has seen the world he knew start to crumple and fray around him, and is determined to do his part to bring it back. He will do more then his share of work, study, athletics or whatever hoping that somehow, if he does enough that maybe things will turn out well. Part of him is sure that if he doesn’t do his best, then if the weyrling queen is sterile it will be partly his fault. The reasoning part of him knows better, of course, but he still pushes on as hard as he can. He isn’t completely sure the reasoning part is right, especially late at night. and, if he has worked his tail off, he might be so tired he won't have nightmares about all the dragons dieing.
The person he was before the tragedy still shows occasionally in a quick smile at a joke or his honest joy at the bright sun and sea of Ista. Buried shallowly inside him is an idealist and an optimist, and it is certainly harder to think dark thoughts about dragon kind and Pern ending in the warm sun and lush plant life of Ista, but the past couple turns has changed him. He knows that things do not always turn out well, but he will not let go of the hope that things will eventually return to normal.
He has a huge appetite, loving meats and cheeses best. Blue is his favorite color and the best kind of day is one that involves warm temperatures and swimming. Girls in wet swimming clothing make it a perfect day.
Pets:
none
For Candidates:
Honorific: J’er
Preferences: Smart and high energy?
Other:
maybe work with these ideas as a candidate:
The conflict of an optimistic person in a world dealt a heavy and possible unrecoverable blow.
Feeling guilty for enjoying sun and sea when his Weyr and friends are so gloom-and-doomish
Adoptable: yes, though I don’t intend to vanish <g>
Gender: male
Age: 16
Season: summer
Sexuality: - Hetero,
Rank: candidate
Hair: black, a sooty black color, cut neatly to stay out of eyes and out of the way.
Eyes: dark brown and large.
Height: 5'7 with a rangy runner’s build
Weight: 139 pounds
Description:
He is a healthy and toned 16 year old, obviously the product of caring parents and a good Weyr crèche mother. His confident stance and glow of health show his privileged background. His face is rectangular, dominated by large dark brown eyes and a nose currently too large for his face. .
His hands, wrists and feet also look a bit too large, but he’ll probably grow into them. His shoulders are noticeably wider then his hips, making him look older then his 16 turns. All the running and games in his old Weyr give him some confidence in his movements, though he will do the occasional spectacular clumsy when he is thinking about something other then what he is doing.
He is pale, northern pale, showing he is new to Ista. He’ll probably tan up well, if his hair and eye color is any indication. He wears a braided leather necklace with a turquoise pendant; the turquoise is about mark sized and is a smooth oval. He has a habit of rubbing at it when worried or thinking.
History:
Much to their surprise, in their fifth year as weyrmates, green rider Julen got pregnant. She was 29 and had never been pregnant before. Pleased and nervous, her Weyrmate, Wingleader T’len and his bronze Tirenth did everything they could to keep their weyrmates comfortable and worry free. It seemed to work, Jasper was born healthy and strong at about the time he should.
Two dragon riders cannot raise a child, so to the Weyr crèche he went. Dragon riders can, though, spend time with their child on free days and include him in dragon washing episodes when the baby becomes a child. Jasper grew up knowing who his parents were and having dragons to climb over and snuggle against.
His childhood was happy, with no major traumas or injuries. He can write decently, hold a tune as he sings all the teaching songs, he knows a fair bit about history and a lot about dragons. He learned how to keep his body toned and fit, able to run or swim for hours to match the endurance of the dragon he and all the other Weyr kids dreamed of at night. Hatchings were awaited even more eagerly then birthdays, in the world of a dragon-happy Weyrbrat.
The world changed with the dragons getting ill. His happy Weyr life ended as well. Riders have become worried and bitter, especially the Weyrleaders. Non riders soon learned to be quiet and careful in the Weyr, mating flights were no longer happy events. Some people even quietly left the Weyr, an unheard of event before the sickness.
Jasper’s parents had enough love for him to negotiate his transfer to Ista, explaining that his best chance at becoming a rider was in the Island Weyr. Carefully not mentioned was the possibility that there might not be a chance in Ista either. It was thought though.
So here he is, in the Candidates barracks at Ista. Northern pale and determined to do his best. In some ways, he represents his Weyr down here where there is still hope for the future.
Personality:
Jasper has lived in the open Weyr community all his life. Privacy is a rare thing, and for the most part that is fine with him. He is rather extroverted, only retreating when he has something serious to think through or when he starts getting angry at the world. Then, he needs solitude until he can calm down and work his way through the problem. Fortunately, there are many spots in the depths of the Weyr that can be used for this. He has been taught from an early stage to not inflict his bad moods on others. A leader shouldn’t do that, and he knows his father thinks he could be a leader. He thinks maybe he has too much anger to be a good leader. He certainly has calmer friends!
He is for the most part honest, dishonesty doesn’t work very well when there are so many empathic people around, best to not waste time trying to fool them. He isn’t a saint, he hates to be made a fool of or to have someone try to anger him, He has been assured that is pretty normal, but it feels like a weakness. If there are ever any new eggs, they will deserve the best possible candidates, right?
Jasper is a smart and ambitious lad who has seen the world he knew start to crumple and fray around him, and is determined to do his part to bring it back. He will do more then his share of work, study, athletics or whatever hoping that somehow, if he does enough that maybe things will turn out well. Part of him is sure that if he doesn’t do his best, then if the weyrling queen is sterile it will be partly his fault. The reasoning part of him knows better, of course, but he still pushes on as hard as he can. He isn’t completely sure the reasoning part is right, especially late at night. and, if he has worked his tail off, he might be so tired he won't have nightmares about all the dragons dieing.
The person he was before the tragedy still shows occasionally in a quick smile at a joke or his honest joy at the bright sun and sea of Ista. Buried shallowly inside him is an idealist and an optimist, and it is certainly harder to think dark thoughts about dragon kind and Pern ending in the warm sun and lush plant life of Ista, but the past couple turns has changed him. He knows that things do not always turn out well, but he will not let go of the hope that things will eventually return to normal.
He has a huge appetite, loving meats and cheeses best. Blue is his favorite color and the best kind of day is one that involves warm temperatures and swimming. Girls in wet swimming clothing make it a perfect day.
Pets:
none
For Candidates:
Honorific: J’er
Preferences: Smart and high energy?
Other:
maybe work with these ideas as a candidate:
The conflict of an optimistic person in a world dealt a heavy and possible unrecoverable blow.
Feeling guilty for enjoying sun and sea when his Weyr and friends are so gloom-and-doomish
Adoptable: yes, though I don’t intend to vanish <g>
