Post by Tealah on Aug 6, 2008 16:52:05 GMT -5
Application:
Character Name: Niera
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Preference: hasn’t developed one yet
Previous Position: Traderbrat
Current Position: Weyrbrat
Appearance: To look at her, you wouldn’t think Niera was only twelve Turns old. She is short even for her age, but certainly not willowy – “curvy” would be a good word to describe her. She’d physically matured much faster than the other girls her age, so that she looked very nearly like a young adult in miniature. However, her wide, innocent blue eyes framed by long dark lashes directly contrast that appearance. Her glistening mahogany hair is generally kept pulled back, although more often than not much of it escapes to hang in her eyes anyways. Her skin isn’t as dark as one would except what with all the time she spends outdoors, although her colouring is still heathy.
Personality: Niera is a very vibrant child. Her confidence and perpetual energy are obvious within moments of meeting her. She isn’t shy at all, and is very likely to simply bound up to someone and ask them copious amounts of questions about whatever it is they are doing. Ah, questions… Niera really likes to ask questions. She has a love of learning that encompasses every subject and as such never runs out of questions. Despite her constant chattering, the girl is very good at not actually talking about anything secret. She has a loving heart to go along with her friendly attitude, so will go out of her way to help anyone she befriends – which is practically everyone. She’s somewhat naïve about the world, though, which sometimes gets her into trouble when people take advantage of her. Niera’s boldness also gets her into a lot of trouble, since she has a tendency to learn things she isn’t supposed to know about.
History:
Father: Nelvien – trader
Mother: Anyira – trader
The girl was born the youngest daughter of a pair of traders not long before the 11th Interval. What with so many older sibs and being almost constantly on the road, Niera grew up somewhat haphazardly. As long as her chores were done, her parents didn’t really care where she was or what she was doing. No one thought anything of it when she tagged along with her older brothers when they went out hunting, as long as she didn’t get in the way. She learned to ride at a very young age and could often be seen racing her pony against the holder boys – again, no one really cared as long as she didn’t get hurt.
When she was ten Turns old, the family stopped briefly at Artemis Moonlight Weyr. When the family left, it was without Niera. The girl had fallen in love with the dragons there, and had begged her parents to let her stay for a while. Her parents, seeing that trading held little interest for the girl and knowing that she needed to be around other children her age, finally agreed. She would stay at the Weyr in the care of temporary foster parents until she was twelve, at which time she would be apprenticed – probably as a weaver, for she showed a great deal of skill with weaving. They left her with a very young puppy to keep her company in their absence.
Niera quickly befriended a few of the younger riders who were amused by her constant barrage of questions. It was from one, a bronze rider, that she accidentally discovered the plot to jump forward in time. She had seen him speaking with another bronzerider near the Record room and had, naturally, started to run up to ask him a question. But the serious way in which they were conversing piqued her curiosity so instead she hid nearby to listen, thus overhearing the plan. She knew one thing: she absolutely had to go with them. Of course, there was no way they’d actually take her – she was only a child, even if she was getting close to twelve. So she’d have to be sneaky.
When the time came for her friend the bronzerider to leave, he packed several large bags full of his things. When he went to eat before making the jump, Niera took the liberty of unpacking one of the bags and hiding herself and Tipri in it. The rider returned, loaded the bags on, and made the jump. Bundled in amongst his clothes, the stowaways quickly fell asleep. They woke up later to find themselves already in his weyr. Making their escape, girl and canine integrated themselves into the growing Weyr with none the wiser. Although the bronzerider was probably lamenting the loss of a lot of his clothes.
Position in Family: youngest of ten sisters, two brothers
Pets: a longhaired black-and-tan canine named Tipri, who is incredibly intelligent, very active, and fiercely protective
Alignment: Neither
RP History: Six years - first few years running my own vampire RPG, then in a very active horse RPG, a few miscellaneous wolf roleplays sprinkled in, and in the last few months Pern.
Familiarity with Pern: All the novels, including Todd's, and most of Anne's short stories.
How you found out about our site: Advertisement on Undershore Weyr
Candidates Only Section:
Desired Dragon Colour: gold or brown - not Impressing for a hatching or two
Reason for this Preference: She has the will and questioning nature to be a leader, but she would never chose it for herself so having a higher ranked dragon would bring those qualities out - although she can take orders if need be, so a lower dragon would also be ok
Syllable Numbers for Name: 1 or 3
Preferred Starting Letters for Name: T, Z, and X, although I'm not extremely attached to any
For Dragonriders and Candidates to Fill Out:
Preferred Dragon Ability: Concentration, creativity, allure
Character Name: Niera
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Preference: hasn’t developed one yet
Previous Position: Traderbrat
Current Position: Weyrbrat
Appearance: To look at her, you wouldn’t think Niera was only twelve Turns old. She is short even for her age, but certainly not willowy – “curvy” would be a good word to describe her. She’d physically matured much faster than the other girls her age, so that she looked very nearly like a young adult in miniature. However, her wide, innocent blue eyes framed by long dark lashes directly contrast that appearance. Her glistening mahogany hair is generally kept pulled back, although more often than not much of it escapes to hang in her eyes anyways. Her skin isn’t as dark as one would except what with all the time she spends outdoors, although her colouring is still heathy.
Personality: Niera is a very vibrant child. Her confidence and perpetual energy are obvious within moments of meeting her. She isn’t shy at all, and is very likely to simply bound up to someone and ask them copious amounts of questions about whatever it is they are doing. Ah, questions… Niera really likes to ask questions. She has a love of learning that encompasses every subject and as such never runs out of questions. Despite her constant chattering, the girl is very good at not actually talking about anything secret. She has a loving heart to go along with her friendly attitude, so will go out of her way to help anyone she befriends – which is practically everyone. She’s somewhat naïve about the world, though, which sometimes gets her into trouble when people take advantage of her. Niera’s boldness also gets her into a lot of trouble, since she has a tendency to learn things she isn’t supposed to know about.
History:
Father: Nelvien – trader
Mother: Anyira – trader
The girl was born the youngest daughter of a pair of traders not long before the 11th Interval. What with so many older sibs and being almost constantly on the road, Niera grew up somewhat haphazardly. As long as her chores were done, her parents didn’t really care where she was or what she was doing. No one thought anything of it when she tagged along with her older brothers when they went out hunting, as long as she didn’t get in the way. She learned to ride at a very young age and could often be seen racing her pony against the holder boys – again, no one really cared as long as she didn’t get hurt.
When she was ten Turns old, the family stopped briefly at Artemis Moonlight Weyr. When the family left, it was without Niera. The girl had fallen in love with the dragons there, and had begged her parents to let her stay for a while. Her parents, seeing that trading held little interest for the girl and knowing that she needed to be around other children her age, finally agreed. She would stay at the Weyr in the care of temporary foster parents until she was twelve, at which time she would be apprenticed – probably as a weaver, for she showed a great deal of skill with weaving. They left her with a very young puppy to keep her company in their absence.
Niera quickly befriended a few of the younger riders who were amused by her constant barrage of questions. It was from one, a bronze rider, that she accidentally discovered the plot to jump forward in time. She had seen him speaking with another bronzerider near the Record room and had, naturally, started to run up to ask him a question. But the serious way in which they were conversing piqued her curiosity so instead she hid nearby to listen, thus overhearing the plan. She knew one thing: she absolutely had to go with them. Of course, there was no way they’d actually take her – she was only a child, even if she was getting close to twelve. So she’d have to be sneaky.
When the time came for her friend the bronzerider to leave, he packed several large bags full of his things. When he went to eat before making the jump, Niera took the liberty of unpacking one of the bags and hiding herself and Tipri in it. The rider returned, loaded the bags on, and made the jump. Bundled in amongst his clothes, the stowaways quickly fell asleep. They woke up later to find themselves already in his weyr. Making their escape, girl and canine integrated themselves into the growing Weyr with none the wiser. Although the bronzerider was probably lamenting the loss of a lot of his clothes.
Position in Family: youngest of ten sisters, two brothers
Pets: a longhaired black-and-tan canine named Tipri, who is incredibly intelligent, very active, and fiercely protective
Alignment: Neither
RP History: Six years - first few years running my own vampire RPG, then in a very active horse RPG, a few miscellaneous wolf roleplays sprinkled in, and in the last few months Pern.
Familiarity with Pern: All the novels, including Todd's, and most of Anne's short stories.
How you found out about our site: Advertisement on Undershore Weyr
Candidates Only Section:
Desired Dragon Colour: gold or brown - not Impressing for a hatching or two
Reason for this Preference: She has the will and questioning nature to be a leader, but she would never chose it for herself so having a higher ranked dragon would bring those qualities out - although she can take orders if need be, so a lower dragon would also be ok
Syllable Numbers for Name: 1 or 3
Preferred Starting Letters for Name: T, Z, and X, although I'm not extremely attached to any
For Dragonriders and Candidates to Fill Out:
Preferred Dragon Ability: Concentration, creativity, allure
