Post by summerrain on Dec 24, 2012 18:05:51 GMT -5
Name: Ik'tamal
Age: Eighteen turns
Sex and Gender: Male, male
Sexual and Romantic Orientations: hetero, but not really interested
Species: Fox-tailed
Rank and Craft: Wingrider, former fisherman
Place of Birth: Garnet Hold
Current Location: Cat's Paw Weyr
Family: Malana, mother, age 35, housewife. Ikataro, father, age 34, Master Fisherman. Younger sister Maika, age 13, Candidate.
Pets:
Hair: Dark auburn, almost always mistaken for black if not for the copper highlights that show in the sun. He keeps it long, always in a braid down his back when he's doing... Well, anything really. He often ties it with a simple strip of leather, tanned black by the tanner back in Garnet Hold.
Eyes: bright amber, with a very faint hint of green around the pupils, leading to a more yellow-green look
Height and Build: Small and slight for a young man of his age, at only 5'5", and slender. He does have some musculature, but it is only enough to keep him from looking too skinny. It is likely that his sister will end up taller than him. He is not impressed.
Appearance: When he was young, Ik'tamal's ears and tail were a light sandy brown, almost golden, contrasting with his near-black hair. As he ages, however, more and more black hairs are intermingling with the gold, creating a darker overall hue like antique bronze. His ears and tail are both tipped in white, like a paintbrush dipped in white paint, the way other Foxtailed often are. His ears are on the larger side for a fox, and his tail is unusually thick and luxurious. Combined with his slight build and his amber eyes, Ik'tamal makes a striking and attractive picture of a young man. He lacks the sharp canines that some Tailed possess; not that one would be able to tell, because Ik'tamal's smiles are rare and far between these days.
In terms of clothing, Ik'tamal favors simple and practical, but not ugly. He prefers neutral tones that won't clash with the natural colors of his fur, well-made but not overly expensive. Sometimes an understated outfit that accentuates one's natural build is better than one in garish expensive fabrics. The only caveat is that he always wears long pants, which cover his scarred leg. Ik'tamal and Azurath caught a clump of Thread while betweening about a year ago. While Azurath got away with only a spiderweb of scars, Ik'tamal lost his right leg below the knee, and has had it replaced with a wooden prosthetic. This fake leg was carved cleverly into the shape of a fox's paw, but no amount of aesthetic carving skill can conceal the limp in his step. His pants often have a small cut in the back with a strip to be tied over the base of his tail.
Personality: Ik'tamal is a very serious individual. He heard about his sister's bought with Thread during the first Fall, and that made him realize just what dangers lie in wait for him and the other riders. He is a rule follower, prefering to just behave rather than have his superiors upset at him. He does so because he believes that he himself could be a Wingleader some day, despite only riding a Purple, while Wingleaders are usually the King dragons. He is protective of all who manage to reach his heart, as well as the Weyrlings. He believes that fourteen is too young to be forced into fighting Thread, and that any rider younger than that is just suicidal for even trying.
He has yet to tell his family about what happened to him, not wishing to burden them with his own troubles. Ik'tamal has a bad habit of bottling everything up inside, but he secretly blames his own young age and inexperience, along with Azurath's, for his accident. Hence he tends to become deeply concerned when he sees children even younger than he was getting Searched and Impressing to dragons. He still has flashbacks and nightmares from that day, but they are slowly getting better as other things come forward to occupy his thoughts.
One of the few creatures able to get a smile out of Ik'tamal is the Purple dragon that is his MindMate. Azurath often knows exactly what to say when to make His perk up. The two are much closer after the incident that cost Ik'tamal his leg.
After recently witnessing his little sister on the Sands, he realized that she could end up in the same condition as himself. He want's to prevent that from happening, but wants to keep his distance from her at the same time. He is conflicted, not sure how he feels about his sister being a Candidate, in the same place he was three Turns ago. He is very protective of her, and wonders now if the best way to protect her is to simply keep away for a while.
History: Ik'tamal was born to a housewife and a fisherman, and was then Ikatamal. He was their firstborn, and their only son, born before Threadfall had begun, but after the threat had begun to surface. The earliest Turns of his life were rather uneventful. He became an excelent swimmer at a young age, due simply to his love of water.
When he was five Turns old, his mother gave birth to a baby girl, whom they named Maika, and was their only daughter. Ik'tamal helped out a lot around the house after that, realizing that his mother had more work to do with a new daughter and their father being gone so often.
Ikatamal was fifteen Turns old when a group of SearchRiders flew over the Hold, landing in the square. It was a market day, and Ikatamal had been out with Maika to get the things their mother would need later for the evening meal. A Blue dragon came up to Ikatamal, sniffing the boy before conversing with his rider. The rider dismounted and told Ikatamal that he would become a Candidate at the Weyr, and to get packed. Ikatamal and Maika hurried back home to tell their parents about this, as their father had recently returned from a fishing trip that only the Journeymen and Master Fishermen went on. Ikatamal left with the SearchRiders that afternoon.
A Turn after being Searched, Ikatamal Impressed his dragon, a Purple named Azurath, and became Ik'tamal.
After that, his life as a Rider was surprisingly uneventful. Until a Turn ago, when he last fought in Thread. He got caught by a strand of the blasted silvery stuff, and ended up losing his right leg below the knee. Azurath was much luckier, having only some minor Threadscoring and a few small scars.
After that, Ik'tamal was transfered to a more northern Weyr that had colder weather, so he could rest and get the therapy he needed to be able to fight Thread again. He happened to return to Cat's Paw Weyr just before the Hatching of the Queen's newest Clutch, and was shocked to see his baby sister among the Candidates. She was uninjured, thankfully, but he has decided to keep himself hidden from her for the time being.
Name: Azurath
Age: Three turns
Color: Purple
Place of Birth: Cat's Paw Weyr
Current Location: Cat's Paw Weyr
Appearance: Azurath is a deep midnight purple, like the sky just after sunset. His back and chest are of a slightly darker shade, nearly black, and fade slowly along his legs and wings into a lighter, more reddish hue. There is a spiderweb of lighter Threadscore scars all along his right shoulder. They don't impede his flying any, but his foreleg on that side is a little bit weaker. His wing, despite the Threadscore scars, is relatively unharmed. The membranes healed surprisingly well, and as such his flying is unhampered.
Personality: Azurath is very level-headed and calm, though he is one of the few who can make His smile now. He knows what to say and when to just keep his thoughts to himself. He is a bit ignorant still about the ways of the Pernese, easily getting confused by the normal terms the Pernese use. Azurath fears, as all dragons do, the loss of His by any means. He also dislikes the Prince dragons who seem to be all about themselves, though he knows he can't do anything to them as most of them are a good deal bigger than he is. He is very adept at hiding his distaste for select dragons and/or Pernese. Azurath is strangely capable of keeping his feelings of attraction seperate from Ik'tamal's, though that hasn't been an issue as of yet.
Age: Eighteen turns
Sex and Gender: Male, male
Sexual and Romantic Orientations: hetero, but not really interested
Species: Fox-tailed
Rank and Craft: Wingrider, former fisherman
Place of Birth: Garnet Hold
Current Location: Cat's Paw Weyr
Family: Malana, mother, age 35, housewife. Ikataro, father, age 34, Master Fisherman. Younger sister Maika, age 13, Candidate.
Pets:
Hair: Dark auburn, almost always mistaken for black if not for the copper highlights that show in the sun. He keeps it long, always in a braid down his back when he's doing... Well, anything really. He often ties it with a simple strip of leather, tanned black by the tanner back in Garnet Hold.
Eyes: bright amber, with a very faint hint of green around the pupils, leading to a more yellow-green look
Height and Build: Small and slight for a young man of his age, at only 5'5", and slender. He does have some musculature, but it is only enough to keep him from looking too skinny. It is likely that his sister will end up taller than him. He is not impressed.
Appearance: When he was young, Ik'tamal's ears and tail were a light sandy brown, almost golden, contrasting with his near-black hair. As he ages, however, more and more black hairs are intermingling with the gold, creating a darker overall hue like antique bronze. His ears and tail are both tipped in white, like a paintbrush dipped in white paint, the way other Foxtailed often are. His ears are on the larger side for a fox, and his tail is unusually thick and luxurious. Combined with his slight build and his amber eyes, Ik'tamal makes a striking and attractive picture of a young man. He lacks the sharp canines that some Tailed possess; not that one would be able to tell, because Ik'tamal's smiles are rare and far between these days.
In terms of clothing, Ik'tamal favors simple and practical, but not ugly. He prefers neutral tones that won't clash with the natural colors of his fur, well-made but not overly expensive. Sometimes an understated outfit that accentuates one's natural build is better than one in garish expensive fabrics. The only caveat is that he always wears long pants, which cover his scarred leg. Ik'tamal and Azurath caught a clump of Thread while betweening about a year ago. While Azurath got away with only a spiderweb of scars, Ik'tamal lost his right leg below the knee, and has had it replaced with a wooden prosthetic. This fake leg was carved cleverly into the shape of a fox's paw, but no amount of aesthetic carving skill can conceal the limp in his step. His pants often have a small cut in the back with a strip to be tied over the base of his tail.
Personality: Ik'tamal is a very serious individual. He heard about his sister's bought with Thread during the first Fall, and that made him realize just what dangers lie in wait for him and the other riders. He is a rule follower, prefering to just behave rather than have his superiors upset at him. He does so because he believes that he himself could be a Wingleader some day, despite only riding a Purple, while Wingleaders are usually the King dragons. He is protective of all who manage to reach his heart, as well as the Weyrlings. He believes that fourteen is too young to be forced into fighting Thread, and that any rider younger than that is just suicidal for even trying.
He has yet to tell his family about what happened to him, not wishing to burden them with his own troubles. Ik'tamal has a bad habit of bottling everything up inside, but he secretly blames his own young age and inexperience, along with Azurath's, for his accident. Hence he tends to become deeply concerned when he sees children even younger than he was getting Searched and Impressing to dragons. He still has flashbacks and nightmares from that day, but they are slowly getting better as other things come forward to occupy his thoughts.
One of the few creatures able to get a smile out of Ik'tamal is the Purple dragon that is his MindMate. Azurath often knows exactly what to say when to make His perk up. The two are much closer after the incident that cost Ik'tamal his leg.
After recently witnessing his little sister on the Sands, he realized that she could end up in the same condition as himself. He want's to prevent that from happening, but wants to keep his distance from her at the same time. He is conflicted, not sure how he feels about his sister being a Candidate, in the same place he was three Turns ago. He is very protective of her, and wonders now if the best way to protect her is to simply keep away for a while.
History: Ik'tamal was born to a housewife and a fisherman, and was then Ikatamal. He was their firstborn, and their only son, born before Threadfall had begun, but after the threat had begun to surface. The earliest Turns of his life were rather uneventful. He became an excelent swimmer at a young age, due simply to his love of water.
When he was five Turns old, his mother gave birth to a baby girl, whom they named Maika, and was their only daughter. Ik'tamal helped out a lot around the house after that, realizing that his mother had more work to do with a new daughter and their father being gone so often.
Ikatamal was fifteen Turns old when a group of SearchRiders flew over the Hold, landing in the square. It was a market day, and Ikatamal had been out with Maika to get the things their mother would need later for the evening meal. A Blue dragon came up to Ikatamal, sniffing the boy before conversing with his rider. The rider dismounted and told Ikatamal that he would become a Candidate at the Weyr, and to get packed. Ikatamal and Maika hurried back home to tell their parents about this, as their father had recently returned from a fishing trip that only the Journeymen and Master Fishermen went on. Ikatamal left with the SearchRiders that afternoon.
A Turn after being Searched, Ikatamal Impressed his dragon, a Purple named Azurath, and became Ik'tamal.
After that, his life as a Rider was surprisingly uneventful. Until a Turn ago, when he last fought in Thread. He got caught by a strand of the blasted silvery stuff, and ended up losing his right leg below the knee. Azurath was much luckier, having only some minor Threadscoring and a few small scars.
After that, Ik'tamal was transfered to a more northern Weyr that had colder weather, so he could rest and get the therapy he needed to be able to fight Thread again. He happened to return to Cat's Paw Weyr just before the Hatching of the Queen's newest Clutch, and was shocked to see his baby sister among the Candidates. She was uninjured, thankfully, but he has decided to keep himself hidden from her for the time being.
Name: Azurath
Age: Three turns
Color: Purple
Place of Birth: Cat's Paw Weyr
Current Location: Cat's Paw Weyr
Appearance: Azurath is a deep midnight purple, like the sky just after sunset. His back and chest are of a slightly darker shade, nearly black, and fade slowly along his legs and wings into a lighter, more reddish hue. There is a spiderweb of lighter Threadscore scars all along his right shoulder. They don't impede his flying any, but his foreleg on that side is a little bit weaker. His wing, despite the Threadscore scars, is relatively unharmed. The membranes healed surprisingly well, and as such his flying is unhampered.
Personality: Azurath is very level-headed and calm, though he is one of the few who can make His smile now. He knows what to say and when to just keep his thoughts to himself. He is a bit ignorant still about the ways of the Pernese, easily getting confused by the normal terms the Pernese use. Azurath fears, as all dragons do, the loss of His by any means. He also dislikes the Prince dragons who seem to be all about themselves, though he knows he can't do anything to them as most of them are a good deal bigger than he is. He is very adept at hiding his distaste for select dragons and/or Pernese. Azurath is strangely capable of keeping his feelings of attraction seperate from Ik'tamal's, though that hasn't been an issue as of yet.
