Post by Coal on Oct 16, 2012 16:28:23 GMT -5
Name: Garienne
Age: 16 Turns
Sex and Gender: Female and Female
Sexual and Romantic Orientations: Primarily straight with occasional bicurious urges, though sexuality is mostly repressed
Species: Tailed - Wolf
Rank and Craft: Candidate, formerly an assistant cook
Place of Birth: Cat’s Paw
Current Location: Cat’s Paw
Family:
Pets: 6 Turn old bronze firelizard Meerus
Hair: Mouse brown, very thick and rather coarse. Hangs to small of back but is usually tied up
Eyes: Pale amber brown
Height and Build: 5’4 in height and quite stocky with wide shoulders and hips. Compact in appearance.
Appearance:
A fairly short and rather sturdy girl of no particular beauty, there’s nothing about Garienne that would attract the attention of strangers. Standing on short legs, she has a rather well-toned upper body and arms though she’s by no means unusually muscular for a woman, and what she does have is rather hidden by her fairly large bust and slightly plump middle. Blessed by long, slender fingers, she’s very dextrous, though her fingernails are greyish black and pointed, like those of a canine, and a thick, grey-furred tail protrudes from her back, speckled grey and white. Her skin is creamy tan in colour, though her face and arms are often flushed pink from tending to open ovens and her face still bears a few pink marks from when she was ravaged by acne in younger years.
Acne scars aside, her face is nothing particularly special, but not outright ugly either. She has long, narrow features; sharp jaw bones leading to a rather pointed chin and enhanced by high angular cheekbones, the skin stretching between them in a series of flat planes. Her nose is similarly narrow, giving her a rather sharp countenance, though this is relieved slightly by her comparatively wide, well-fleshed lips. Her eyes are quiet things, if that word can be used to describe eyes. Shaded under a rather heavy brow, they do not show much of her emotions or thoughts, though a glimmer of amusement can often be seen in the amber-brown irises. Her whole face is framed by long mousy brown hair that hangs down to the middle of her back, and softens her appearance greatly when down, though it’s usually up in a bun. However she has her hair, her ears poke up through it. Compact triangles, they are densely furred with grey on the back and creamy white on the inside.
Personality:
Garienne is a quiet person, one who prefers to keep to herself. She’s a great watcher, able to take in a lot of information about her surroundings with just a cursory glance and a lot more if she’s able to stay and watch a little longer, and she uses this talent to avoid being taken by surprise if it can be helped. She may be young but she’s already quite savvy when it comes to the cruelties other youths can inflict, and she’d rather make herself scarce than have to deal with anything so unpleasant. She’s not passive by nature, exactly, she’s certainly capable of getting aggressive, but she’s not the type to be getting into fights, be they verbal or physical.
Highly intelligent yet lacking in social skills, Garienne would be horribly awkward if she was ever forced to talk to someone else. Oh, she may know in theory what one should say to another in a given situation, but she’s very like to forget it that knowledge if it was ever needed. Fortunately she has learned how to make herself appear small and insignificant so that she’s more often ignored than approached. Indeed, Garienne is surprisingly good at reading the non-verbal cues people give off subconsciously and reacting in a way that makes them behave in the way she wants. If she was malicious she’d be very good at manipulating others.
But Garienne isn’t malicious. Oh, she’s not particularly benevolent either; she’s very self-serving and suspicious, but she certainly doesn’t wish harm upon others (unless they’ve done something particularly unkind to her, and even then she’s not likely to act upon her revenge fantasies). Deep down she’s rather lonely, she’d like friends, certainly, but she’s too wary to trust and she has spent so long managing alone that she’s learnt to ignore the nagging feeling of something being missing, in fact she’s even forgotten its cause.
Beneath her loner exterior, however, Garienne has a fiercely protective and even rather maternal streak. This manifests itself mostly in how she treats Meerus, her firelizard, though there have been times when she’s taken young drudges under her wing temporarily when they fell on hard times. When it comes to romance, well, Garienne has other priorities and she certainly isn’t looking for a partner. Sure, there are times when a handsome young man catches her eye, but a combination of horribly low self-esteem and her lack of ability to trust make her highly unlikely to try to so much as look at him, let alone talk to him.
History:
Candidacy Opinions:
Varies. At first she was deeply uncertain about the idea, now she doubts she'll ever Impress and is mostly apathetic, though there are times when she's filled with the hope that it will let her escape the kitchen.
Candidate's Preferred Color:
She'd definitely prefer a low ranked dragon as the idea of responsibility that would come with a high-ranked one scares her, but what type of dragon, she doesn't care.
Your Preferred Color:
Hmm, well I'd be mostly content with anything. I won't say I'm not intrigued by the the idea of physical mutants, cross gender rank dragons and all the rest we've mentioned, but I wouldn't mind having something normal either. As for rank, I don't care so long as the hatchling is well thought out and interesting, and preferably poses a challenge to her in some way. That having been said, I'm perfectly willing to handle a high-ranker if she happens to receive one :3
Injury:
Anything that will not leave her unable to become a rider is fine. I don't mind scars and I don't mind her having to spend six months in the infirmary. I don't even mind if she becomes permanently crippled after/during Impression, I just want her able to Stand again if she doesn't Impress, that's all.
Age: 16 Turns
Sex and Gender: Female and Female
Sexual and Romantic Orientations: Primarily straight with occasional bicurious urges, though sexuality is mostly repressed
Species: Tailed - Wolf
Rank and Craft: Candidate, formerly an assistant cook
Place of Birth: Cat’s Paw
Current Location: Cat’s Paw
Family:
- Renna, a cook that died aged 23, Garienne's mother
- G’men of Red Cortith, a 42 year old wingrider, Garienne's father
Pets: 6 Turn old bronze firelizard Meerus
Hair: Mouse brown, very thick and rather coarse. Hangs to small of back but is usually tied up
Eyes: Pale amber brown
Height and Build: 5’4 in height and quite stocky with wide shoulders and hips. Compact in appearance.
Appearance:
A fairly short and rather sturdy girl of no particular beauty, there’s nothing about Garienne that would attract the attention of strangers. Standing on short legs, she has a rather well-toned upper body and arms though she’s by no means unusually muscular for a woman, and what she does have is rather hidden by her fairly large bust and slightly plump middle. Blessed by long, slender fingers, she’s very dextrous, though her fingernails are greyish black and pointed, like those of a canine, and a thick, grey-furred tail protrudes from her back, speckled grey and white. Her skin is creamy tan in colour, though her face and arms are often flushed pink from tending to open ovens and her face still bears a few pink marks from when she was ravaged by acne in younger years.
Acne scars aside, her face is nothing particularly special, but not outright ugly either. She has long, narrow features; sharp jaw bones leading to a rather pointed chin and enhanced by high angular cheekbones, the skin stretching between them in a series of flat planes. Her nose is similarly narrow, giving her a rather sharp countenance, though this is relieved slightly by her comparatively wide, well-fleshed lips. Her eyes are quiet things, if that word can be used to describe eyes. Shaded under a rather heavy brow, they do not show much of her emotions or thoughts, though a glimmer of amusement can often be seen in the amber-brown irises. Her whole face is framed by long mousy brown hair that hangs down to the middle of her back, and softens her appearance greatly when down, though it’s usually up in a bun. However she has her hair, her ears poke up through it. Compact triangles, they are densely furred with grey on the back and creamy white on the inside.
Personality:
Garienne is a quiet person, one who prefers to keep to herself. She’s a great watcher, able to take in a lot of information about her surroundings with just a cursory glance and a lot more if she’s able to stay and watch a little longer, and she uses this talent to avoid being taken by surprise if it can be helped. She may be young but she’s already quite savvy when it comes to the cruelties other youths can inflict, and she’d rather make herself scarce than have to deal with anything so unpleasant. She’s not passive by nature, exactly, she’s certainly capable of getting aggressive, but she’s not the type to be getting into fights, be they verbal or physical.
Highly intelligent yet lacking in social skills, Garienne would be horribly awkward if she was ever forced to talk to someone else. Oh, she may know in theory what one should say to another in a given situation, but she’s very like to forget it that knowledge if it was ever needed. Fortunately she has learned how to make herself appear small and insignificant so that she’s more often ignored than approached. Indeed, Garienne is surprisingly good at reading the non-verbal cues people give off subconsciously and reacting in a way that makes them behave in the way she wants. If she was malicious she’d be very good at manipulating others.
But Garienne isn’t malicious. Oh, she’s not particularly benevolent either; she’s very self-serving and suspicious, but she certainly doesn’t wish harm upon others (unless they’ve done something particularly unkind to her, and even then she’s not likely to act upon her revenge fantasies). Deep down she’s rather lonely, she’d like friends, certainly, but she’s too wary to trust and she has spent so long managing alone that she’s learnt to ignore the nagging feeling of something being missing, in fact she’s even forgotten its cause.
Beneath her loner exterior, however, Garienne has a fiercely protective and even rather maternal streak. This manifests itself mostly in how she treats Meerus, her firelizard, though there have been times when she’s taken young drudges under her wing temporarily when they fell on hard times. When it comes to romance, well, Garienne has other priorities and she certainly isn’t looking for a partner. Sure, there are times when a handsome young man catches her eye, but a combination of horribly low self-esteem and her lack of ability to trust make her highly unlikely to try to so much as look at him, let alone talk to him.
History:
- Born the result of a loose relationship between a cook named Renna and a redrider named G’men. G’men had little interest in the child but did visit once a sevenday or so
- Spent her formative years following her mother about in the kitchens, where she made friends with a few other weyrbrats. She also got to meet her father’s red once or twice
- Mother died of a respiratory illness when Garienne was six. G’men put her in the crèche to be cared for by the nannies. She became withdrawn and miserable.
- G’men started to visit her less; he had a new weyrmate with new children, and Garienne’s quiet sadness both bored and unsettled him.
- By the time she was nine, Garienne was out of the crèche and into the kitchens. She started out as a drudge but when it became apparent she had some culinary skill she became a kind of apprentice cook. Meanwhile she continued to live alone.
- For her tenth birthday, G’men surprised her by giving her a large firelizard egg he had bought off an acquaintance. Perhaps he felt guilty for having abandoned her. Whatever the reason it hatched into a bronze that became her closest friend.
- By the age of fourteen she was well established as an assistant cook, however at this time a queen at Cat’s Paw laid a clutch and she, being the daughter of a rider, was roped in as a candidate. She did not Impress
- She didn’t Impress at the next clutch either, and considered giving up. Only the promise of improving her lot in life convinced her to keep Standing.
- She now awaits the next clutch while continuing her kitchen chores.
Candidacy Opinions:
Varies. At first she was deeply uncertain about the idea, now she doubts she'll ever Impress and is mostly apathetic, though there are times when she's filled with the hope that it will let her escape the kitchen.
Candidate's Preferred Color:
She'd definitely prefer a low ranked dragon as the idea of responsibility that would come with a high-ranked one scares her, but what type of dragon, she doesn't care.
Your Preferred Color:
Hmm, well I'd be mostly content with anything. I won't say I'm not intrigued by the the idea of physical mutants, cross gender rank dragons and all the rest we've mentioned, but I wouldn't mind having something normal either. As for rank, I don't care so long as the hatchling is well thought out and interesting, and preferably poses a challenge to her in some way. That having been said, I'm perfectly willing to handle a high-ranker if she happens to receive one :3
Injury:
Anything that will not leave her unable to become a rider is fine. I don't mind scars and I don't mind her having to spend six months in the infirmary. I don't even mind if she becomes permanently crippled after/during Impression, I just want her able to Stand again if she doesn't Impress, that's all.
