Post by kayla on Jul 3, 2007 18:33:01 GMT -5
Contact Info: Same as always! perneselady@aim.com is preferred.
Character Info:
Name: V'nes (Vaynes)
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Rank: Candidate Master
Family:
Father: V'rnilles rider of Brown Zhoth (61)
Mother: Dayne rider of Green Polath (58)
Siblings by Father:
Siblings by Mother:
Children: None
Appearance: V'nes has dark hair and brown eyes, all of which are set against nicely tanned skin. His nose is a little long and narrow, however it does not detract from his strong jaw line or penetrating eyes. His hair is kept long enough for him to run his fingers through, something he tends to do when frustrated or flirting, but stays well hidden under his helmet. He tends to keep a little bit of of a mustache and sometimes a bit of a scruffy goatee.
V'nes works out regularly, and his body shows it. He has nicely formed muscles, which are often not hidden beneath a shirt when he is not working with the Candidates in class. He prefers to wear loose white shirts, often half open, and his pants, often a black or brown, fit comfortably but not too snugly. He has begun to show some signs of middle age, though his "middle" is very slight and just means his "six pack" is no longer so well-defined as it once was.
Personality: Though few candidates would believe it, V'nes considers himself a nice guy. He cares deeply about his charges and believes strongly in what he is doing - training future Dragon Riders who will be the salvation of Pern. Because of that, the Candidates are likely to think of him as a "hardass" or a heartless task master. The truth of the matter is simply that he is trying to prepare them all for being Impressed and limiting the number who die as weyrlings.
Outside of the class room and away from his charges, V'nes is able to relax and be himself. While many of his former students have found it surprising, V'nes has a great sense of humor and enjoys a good joke or prank as much as the next person. Some of his friends have heard him recount pranks he had earlier that day sat in stern judgment over.
Relationally, V'nes is rather shy. Having been burnt in a relationship by his previous lover, he tends to hold himself back romantically, being afraid to trust another man with his heart again. This is helpful in reminding Candidates of the mandatory celibacy they will undergo in their first few months as a Weyrling so as not to confuse the young dragons with such strong emotions.
History:
V'nes was born in Telgar Weyr. At the time of his birth, and his younger sister's, his parents - a Brown Rider and a Drudge - were weyrmated. However, by the time the boy was 4, his mother and father and parted ways, and he soon had some half siblings.
Like many children born within the Weyr, V'nes was fostered out. While there was no need for his mother to foster him out, she was not the kind of woman to want to be bothered by children. Fortunately, his younger sister was fostered to the same woman he was, and they were milch-siblings as well as true siblings.
V'rnilles took an active interest in his children's lives, often allowing them to help with washing Zhoth and occassionally taking them up for short rides. However, he was not able to spend as much time as he would like with the children, though he did instill a love of dragons in his young son.
Shortly after his eighth turn, V'nes got in some trouble with a prank he had played on an older boy. The older boy was known to make fun of children who only had one Riding parent, and had made the mistake of picking on Varyn. In retaliation, V'nes had done the very simple prank of short-sheeting the boy's bed. However, the older boy had been quite angered by the prank and got a couple of his buddies to teach V'nes a lesson. A black eye, bloody nose, and broken arm warned the boy to be more careful to not get caught in the future. Of course, he had fought back, but being outnumbered, his attackers came away unharmed.
At age 12, V'nes was transferred to the Candidates barracks. Already having a passion for the dragons, he drunk in everything he was taught - only to be denied a dragon when he first stood on the sands. After several more unsuccessful tries, the boy was beginning to feel like he would never impress, a possibility which greatly disheartened him. At 16 turns, he once again took his stand on the sands and was pleasantly surprised when one of the 3 browns quite firmly announced his ownership of the boy and demanded to be fed.
Unfortunately, V'nes was also in his first relationship when Perylth impressed him, a relationship which did not survive the required celibacy of raising a young dragon. V'nes was heartbroken when his lover was found in the arms of another young man, but focused on his young dragon soon overcame that heartache.
What V'nes never overcame from his time as a Weyrling was the loss of one of his clutchmates. The boy, one of the other Brown Riders, was over confident and did not pay close enough attention to the lessons. On their first attempt to between they did not come back. Startled by the mourning bugle from his Perylth, V'nes fully realized just how serious lessons were and vowed to never take it for granted. That memory has remained with him, hardening him as a Candidate Master.
After graduating from the Weyrling Ranks, V'nes was accepted into Zahra. Never the initiator of the infamous Zahran pranks, he was often the one his fellows would come to the hash out plans - especially to work on ways to not be discovered. He was more than glad to help, and often received subtle back slaps after successful pranks. This skill has helped him in catching Candidate Pranksters, as he knows all the secrets to how to not be discovered.
At 25 turns, V'nes entered a serious relationship with a male Green Rider after a successful Mating Flight. The two became weyrmates, and his mate always chose Perylth when the Green flew if he was available. However, after a long relationship of 10 turns, his long term mate suddenly - to V'nes anyway - left him, not for another man, but simply claimed he felt stifled with the Brown Rider. V'nes was crushed, and for a few months turned to wine to drown his sorrows. However, he found little solace there and, as Candidate Master little time for drink anyway, and soon simply hardened his heart against love, deciding to focus all his attention upon his job.
V'nes became a Wing Second in Zahra at 30 turns, though he held the position only for 2 turns before he was offered the job of Candidate Assitant. The Candidate Master had decided that retirement was approaching and it was time to begin training a replacement. Three turns ago, he retired and V'nes became the Candidate Master a job which, despite what the Candidates might think, he quite enjoys.
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Dragon Info:
Name: Perylth
Age: 23
Color: Brown
Appearance: Perylth is a deep chocolate brown. He is a sleek dragon, with defined rather than cut muscles. For a brown is slightly smaller than normal, though only an inch or two below average, still well bigger than his Blue Brothers and Green Sisters.
Personality: Perylth is a calm steady dragon, long on patience. Which is a definite plus when it comes to his work with the Candidates! However, he sometimes longingly looks towards Wing Practices, as if missing something he cannot quite remember.
History: Like all dragons, Perylth has a short memory. He does not remember bursting out of his egg and waddling over to the boy that he knew immediately was his. He does vaguely remember looking at the boy and saying into his mind, Mine. I am Perylth. Feed. Though it is more a memory from his Rider's mind than his own.
He vaguely remembers the feeling of chasing a Green in flight, though he cannot remember why his Rider no longer allows him to do so.
He definitely remembers the two heardbeasts he had for breakfast, the not so wonderful bath the Candidates gave him that afternoon, and the nice real bath early in the evening after sunning.
Clutch: Gold Valolith 3rd by Bronze Cseorth (21 turns)
Hatching Order: 2nd
Wing: Formerly Zahra. Now Candidate Master.
Character Info:
Name: V'nes (Vaynes)
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Rank: Candidate Master
Family:
Father: V'rnilles rider of Brown Zhoth (61)
Mother: Dayne rider of Green Polath (58)
Siblings by Father:
- Varyn (f) (Only sibling by both parents) Drudge (38)
- Lernelle (m) dimglow, Drudge (35)
- R'rnil (m) Rider of Green Onilth (31)
Siblings by Mother:
- Jamayne (f) Drudge (34)
- Dayel (f) Rider of Green Yseth (30)
Children: None
Appearance: V'nes has dark hair and brown eyes, all of which are set against nicely tanned skin. His nose is a little long and narrow, however it does not detract from his strong jaw line or penetrating eyes. His hair is kept long enough for him to run his fingers through, something he tends to do when frustrated or flirting, but stays well hidden under his helmet. He tends to keep a little bit of of a mustache and sometimes a bit of a scruffy goatee.
V'nes works out regularly, and his body shows it. He has nicely formed muscles, which are often not hidden beneath a shirt when he is not working with the Candidates in class. He prefers to wear loose white shirts, often half open, and his pants, often a black or brown, fit comfortably but not too snugly. He has begun to show some signs of middle age, though his "middle" is very slight and just means his "six pack" is no longer so well-defined as it once was.
Personality: Though few candidates would believe it, V'nes considers himself a nice guy. He cares deeply about his charges and believes strongly in what he is doing - training future Dragon Riders who will be the salvation of Pern. Because of that, the Candidates are likely to think of him as a "hardass" or a heartless task master. The truth of the matter is simply that he is trying to prepare them all for being Impressed and limiting the number who die as weyrlings.
Outside of the class room and away from his charges, V'nes is able to relax and be himself. While many of his former students have found it surprising, V'nes has a great sense of humor and enjoys a good joke or prank as much as the next person. Some of his friends have heard him recount pranks he had earlier that day sat in stern judgment over.
Relationally, V'nes is rather shy. Having been burnt in a relationship by his previous lover, he tends to hold himself back romantically, being afraid to trust another man with his heart again. This is helpful in reminding Candidates of the mandatory celibacy they will undergo in their first few months as a Weyrling so as not to confuse the young dragons with such strong emotions.
History:
V'nes was born in Telgar Weyr. At the time of his birth, and his younger sister's, his parents - a Brown Rider and a Drudge - were weyrmated. However, by the time the boy was 4, his mother and father and parted ways, and he soon had some half siblings.
Like many children born within the Weyr, V'nes was fostered out. While there was no need for his mother to foster him out, she was not the kind of woman to want to be bothered by children. Fortunately, his younger sister was fostered to the same woman he was, and they were milch-siblings as well as true siblings.
V'rnilles took an active interest in his children's lives, often allowing them to help with washing Zhoth and occassionally taking them up for short rides. However, he was not able to spend as much time as he would like with the children, though he did instill a love of dragons in his young son.
Shortly after his eighth turn, V'nes got in some trouble with a prank he had played on an older boy. The older boy was known to make fun of children who only had one Riding parent, and had made the mistake of picking on Varyn. In retaliation, V'nes had done the very simple prank of short-sheeting the boy's bed. However, the older boy had been quite angered by the prank and got a couple of his buddies to teach V'nes a lesson. A black eye, bloody nose, and broken arm warned the boy to be more careful to not get caught in the future. Of course, he had fought back, but being outnumbered, his attackers came away unharmed.
At age 12, V'nes was transferred to the Candidates barracks. Already having a passion for the dragons, he drunk in everything he was taught - only to be denied a dragon when he first stood on the sands. After several more unsuccessful tries, the boy was beginning to feel like he would never impress, a possibility which greatly disheartened him. At 16 turns, he once again took his stand on the sands and was pleasantly surprised when one of the 3 browns quite firmly announced his ownership of the boy and demanded to be fed.
Unfortunately, V'nes was also in his first relationship when Perylth impressed him, a relationship which did not survive the required celibacy of raising a young dragon. V'nes was heartbroken when his lover was found in the arms of another young man, but focused on his young dragon soon overcame that heartache.
What V'nes never overcame from his time as a Weyrling was the loss of one of his clutchmates. The boy, one of the other Brown Riders, was over confident and did not pay close enough attention to the lessons. On their first attempt to between they did not come back. Startled by the mourning bugle from his Perylth, V'nes fully realized just how serious lessons were and vowed to never take it for granted. That memory has remained with him, hardening him as a Candidate Master.
After graduating from the Weyrling Ranks, V'nes was accepted into Zahra. Never the initiator of the infamous Zahran pranks, he was often the one his fellows would come to the hash out plans - especially to work on ways to not be discovered. He was more than glad to help, and often received subtle back slaps after successful pranks. This skill has helped him in catching Candidate Pranksters, as he knows all the secrets to how to not be discovered.
At 25 turns, V'nes entered a serious relationship with a male Green Rider after a successful Mating Flight. The two became weyrmates, and his mate always chose Perylth when the Green flew if he was available. However, after a long relationship of 10 turns, his long term mate suddenly - to V'nes anyway - left him, not for another man, but simply claimed he felt stifled with the Brown Rider. V'nes was crushed, and for a few months turned to wine to drown his sorrows. However, he found little solace there and, as Candidate Master little time for drink anyway, and soon simply hardened his heart against love, deciding to focus all his attention upon his job.
V'nes became a Wing Second in Zahra at 30 turns, though he held the position only for 2 turns before he was offered the job of Candidate Assitant. The Candidate Master had decided that retirement was approaching and it was time to begin training a replacement. Three turns ago, he retired and V'nes became the Candidate Master a job which, despite what the Candidates might think, he quite enjoys.
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Dragon Info:
Name: Perylth
Age: 23
Color: Brown
Appearance: Perylth is a deep chocolate brown. He is a sleek dragon, with defined rather than cut muscles. For a brown is slightly smaller than normal, though only an inch or two below average, still well bigger than his Blue Brothers and Green Sisters.
Personality: Perylth is a calm steady dragon, long on patience. Which is a definite plus when it comes to his work with the Candidates! However, he sometimes longingly looks towards Wing Practices, as if missing something he cannot quite remember.
History: Like all dragons, Perylth has a short memory. He does not remember bursting out of his egg and waddling over to the boy that he knew immediately was his. He does vaguely remember looking at the boy and saying into his mind, Mine. I am Perylth. Feed. Though it is more a memory from his Rider's mind than his own.
He vaguely remembers the feeling of chasing a Green in flight, though he cannot remember why his Rider no longer allows him to do so.
He definitely remembers the two heardbeasts he had for breakfast, the not so wonderful bath the Candidates gave him that afternoon, and the nice real bath early in the evening after sunning.
Clutch: Gold Valolith 3rd by Bronze Cseorth (21 turns)
Hatching Order: 2nd
Wing: Formerly Zahra. Now Candidate Master.