Post by Spiffy .th ! on Feb 28, 2009 13:08:06 GMT -5
Character Name:
Age: 17 (just)
Gender: Male
Preference: No sure ;]
Previous Position: Apprentice dolphineer
Current Position: Candidate (though I'd like to rp him being searched first ;] )
Appearance: First impressions are that he's quite striking, often slightly cocky looking when first seen, though he isn't really. He stands at a good average height just short of six feet tall, though he usually appears an inch of so shorter, as he only stands straight when waling. His facial features are fairly soft and well made up, making him a very hansome lad to most. His eyes stand out most as an interesting shade of green, a similar shade, he's told, as a green dragon, though he's never actually seen one to be sure of it. A piece of his slightly unruly fringe sometimes flops in front of his right eye. The rest of his dark goldish blonde hair is, in contrast with the rogue fringe, well managed, he takes pride in styling it himself and, if asked, will readily style someone else's too. His favourite and current hair is layered, with a longer part at the back reaching down to just between his shoulder blades, which he sometimes has in a braid. His hair, however, does little to conceal the scar that runs from his right chin down to his right forearm, a frequent reminder of the event that changed him forever.
Personality: Despite his rather roguish appearance, he has a laid-back and caring character, some would say quite noble, though like all boys can get fired up over things he is passionate about. Mostly he's a quiet soul, not often saying a lot, but he still likes being in conversation with another. Even so, he's not very good at starting the conversation, and usually requires either a reason to talk to someone or for them to carry the conversation until he get sufficiently into it. Being generally a nice lad, he finds it fairly easy to make friends, among either gender, but has never made a real "best" friend after loosing his first true friend.
History: He was born in a small hold. His mother, Laryssa, worked there as a weaver, his father as a Journeyman dolphineer, called Malkar. He had an older brother, but he was many years Larikev's senior, and left home when Larikev was only six. As a young boy he was emotionally closer to his mother, as his father was often out working with the dolphins, but shared his fathers passion for the creatures around him.
As he grew, so did his passion for animals, especially dolphins, and by the age of 9 he was already out swimming with them in water deeper than he should be in, trusting the dolphins to help if he got into trouble. Which he did, and got dressed down for by Malkar, but he was always ready to go do it again.
Being handsome, he always had plenty of friends to get into mischief with, but his real, special friend was always Maric, a boy over a year younger than Larikev. And he liked mischief, as he was quite a different boy then to what he is now, confident, some said headstrong, never backing down, even a tease or bully on occasion, when sufficiently backed. That, perhaps, became his downfall.
One day when he was 10 turns old he was out causing trouble with Maric, in fact they were taunting one of the slightly older boys who generally didn't get on with anyone, and feeling overconfident. Suffice to say the boy eventualy broke, and pulled out a dagger he had concealed under his tunic, and from there everything went wrong. Things turned nasty. Larikev came out of it with a gash from his neck down to his forearm, lucky to be alive.
Such could not be said for Maric. The other boy he never saw again.
Larikev took the death of his friend in the worst way possible, short of suicide. He blamed himself for Maric's death, could not be swayed otherwise. He drew back into himself, hardly a peep was heard out of him for months, he even went off his food.
When he eventually did come back to the outside world, he was not the same. Gone was the over confidence, he was now a lot quieter and more reserved. His friends saw this, and tried their best to involve him in the old games, but he would not have it, and gradually he lost them, friends no more, he was pretty much alone.
A Turn on and he had regained some of his former self, notably his cheekyness, but still had not forgiven himself for Marics death, frankly he doubted he ever would. The whole thing had been his idea, and he would never forget it. Still, he made new friends by then, a lot of them girls, and some of the less troublesome guys. He had by then become more distanced from his father, who he also believes blamed him for Marics death, and even a little from his mother.
His parents split up that year, but that made little difference to Larikev. He now lives with his mother, his father all but a stranger to him, but he was still keen to stay involved with dolphineering. He even got an apprenticeship with one of the other Journeymen dolphineers at their hold.
At 15 he got his first girlfriend, or rather she was the first girl to actually ask him out, as he didn't know her very well, she was not one of his real friends. Still, he believed that he loved her, and cared for her, treating her like he had no other, but to the girl he was more of a prize, a handsome boy she had got before her friends did. Eventually he realised this, though he disliked how possessive she was of him, and told her it was over. She took it badly, slapped him, and walked off. Thereafter every time he saw her she did nothing but glare at him. He didn't care by then.
Now, 16, nearly 17, he is feeling pretty sick of girls.
Though he always knew he was destined to be a dolphineer, the though of the legendarey dragon riders had entered his mind. He was equally shocked as everyone in their Hold when word reached them of the dragonriders return. But he wasn't stupid, and knew forewell that the closest he would get to being a dragonrider would be his dreams. No, it was dolphins or nothing for him.
But searches did come...
Position in Family: Younger of two, thoug he has no idea where his brother went and, frankly, doesn't care.
Pets: None
Alignment: Undecided
Dragon Personality: (if applicable)
Dragon's Name: (if applicable)
Relation to Existing Character: (if applicable)
Special Requests Application reason: (if applicable)
RP History: Almost two, but this is my first human character x]
Familiarity with Pern: I've read about half the books, but that was several years ago, so I'm a little rusty
How you found out about our site: RPG Circle
Candidates Only Section:
Desired Dragon Colour: Brown
Reason for this Preference: He's a pretty noble chap, but he has enough sense not to aim for the highest. Besides, he wouldn't want the responsibility that a bronze rider would likely fall into.
Syllable Numbers for Name: 1 or 2, short and snappy x]
Preferred Starting Letters for Name: K, R, or D
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Preferred Dragon Ability: Agility/Speed
