Taylir: Female: Candidate

[Rai]

| - Human Bio - |

Name: Taylir
Turns: 12
Gender: Female
Rank: Candidate
Sexuality: Hetero
Weyrmate: No

Appearance: Tay is definitely one of those kids you could say is cute. She has a medium shade of blond hair which is straight for the most part. Her eyes are a nice, light and clear shade of blue, with darker outer rims that resemble the evening sky before it goes to its darkest. She is 4'8", averaging about roughly an inch every year of her life. At sixteen she will be about 5'3". Her complexion is average, neither too fair nor tanned like her older sister's. Her features seem to come together nicely enough with her smaller nose and decently full lips, but it is hard to say at ten how she will appear as an adult. She isn't someone who worries much about appearance and considers herself to be average or mildly pretty depending on the day. She will wear anything she likes, and though she is a tom boy doesn't mind shorter skirts if there are leggings under them. She is kind of picky about what she likes to wear, and often has to put her clothes out the night before.

Personality: Tay can behave maturely for her age when she wants to. Her way of speaking and conversing with persons older than herself at least shows she's a smart kid for her age. She can be stubborn and hates being wrong, but she knows a lot for a ten turns old girl. Mostly this is because while she loves to talk, she also has a knack for listening and asking a lot of questions. As though she can't stand to not know what's going on around her she always picks up what she can, when she can. She enjoys the Harper taught lessons even if she is impatient and likes to be doing something rather than not. She can get annoyed at immature behavior but that doesn't mean she isn't right alongside the other children in the Weyr, playing pranks and games when they aren't doing chores or taking lessons. With no clue as to what craft she wants to do--besides maybe Harper, Beastcrafter, Dragonhealer, Healer and the list goes on? She has dreams only of Impressing. It didn't help that a couple of days after she was ten turns she was Searched. Now it is all she thinks about.

She really loves animals, just like her mom and her older sister--though they haven't met yet--but gets squeamish at the sight of blood or gore and so she wouldn't really make a good Healer at all. She tends to crinkle her nose and hide her eyes. Still, in an emergency she acts without thinking, letting instinct take over. In a bind or trouble, she is the first one to take action. Really that's what being brave is: taking action even if you are scared. So that courage and bravery are part of who she is. She might get herself into trouble for it but she can't seem to not do anything if someone is in trouble. This goes for animals, people, dragons--whomever. She has the ability to take direction well but also does well if asked to lead activities in a group setting. It's not clear which she prefers as she doesn't mind either.

This is a stubborn and willful child when she doesn't think she is wrong about something. She will even argue it until she is blue in the face, and woe to her when she discovers she might actually have been wrong! She forgives quickly but not so much herself. She tends to be hard on herself, unreasonably so at times. Still she does tend to expect a lot of herself. She expects others to be responsible but also expects herself to be so. She doesn't like liars or snobs or people she considers unjust. She'll tell them so to their face. She has already been chastised for getting into scraps and now that she's older things better of it. Now she uses a quick tongue to fight her battles rather than physical, unless someone hits her first. She'll never throw the first hit but won't just sit there and let them hit her, either.

She doesn't really have hobbies because there is almost nothing she doesn't like doing--save chores. Hiking, swimming, runner riding, games, anything involving animals, reading, writing, singing, playing pipes--there's nothing she doesn't enjoy. She seems to take life as it comes at her and just make the most of it. She isn't much one to complain unless someone ticks her off. She isn't lazy and she often is done her work and chores before the others. That way she can free up time to go socialize and play. She is very social. She talks to anyone no matter what the age or status. Drudge to dragonrider it doesn't seem to matter to her so long as they are interesting. Her sexuality seems to be straight but she is too young to really say either way. Right now she is not interested in boys. Most of her friends are boys and it would just be silly to her at this point to make anything of it. Probably in a couple of turns she will know more on that. In the meantime she makes friends like all other Weyrbrats do. Her manner of conversing so solemnly at times weirds the other children out if only because she sounds way too old for her turns. Still she is quite adaptable and knows how to watch this, saving it for people who can handle it.

History: Tay never knew her father, and could not have known that her mother was merely a drudge whom he bedded during flight lust. It was a one night stand, and only her mother knew where he'd gone afterward. Tay never cared because the man wasn't around. It didn't matter to her a lick. After she was born they moved there instead, rather than stay at Benden where she was born. It was easier for them both to be in a smaller, newer Weyr. Akum seemed like the perfect option for her mother who was a cook and could easily work in the Weyr kitchens.

Tay's mother and her shared a room. Since Kailir wasn't a rider she raised her daughter herself. Tay was no different from the rest of the Weyr children. She took lessons under the Harper, tried to decide on what to do for her craft for when she turned twelve and played with her friends. Most of these friends were boys. That was fine by her as she never went through the 'boys have cooties' phase that many girls did. She did her chores daily when she turned eight turns and they were assigned to her. A Weyr taught children responsibility with the expectation that in a Weyr people had crafts or work--or got Searched.

Tay got along all right with most people. Still she was always one for the underdogs and had to learn quickly that fighting was not permitted. Her mother had a bit of heartache with her until she learned she could beat people up just as easily with words as fists. Fists only brought her a lot of trouble. Besides if they hit her first she was allowed to defend herself. The other person would get in trouble and not her. Her wit grew and she became quite the silver tongued little devil. Those who don't like her tend to avoid her because of her sharp tongue. Usually someone ends up in trouble otherwise--and it is just as likely to be them as her. It was better for them to let her be and she'd do the same. She didn't go around instigating after all. She just defended herself and her beliefs as well as others who couldn't defend themselves.

She had always been fascinated by the newest creature to Pern: the firebirds. Those from Akum had brought them with them and only a few lucky people ever got a chance to have one. Always one to be fascinated by new things Tay decided to go have a look at a clutch of their eggs just before she turned eleven turns. As it turned out the person who owned the white who had laid the clutch liked the young girl and told her that if she was willing to try and Impress one to touch just one single egg; and only one. He warned her that it would burn but Tay didn't seem to care in the least. The next half hour was spent looking at each and every single one of the fifteen eggs. They were so lovely and yet she had no idea which one to choose to touch. She would only get one shot at it, after all. However it was the one one nestled right in the back that she couldn't see the other side of that drew her in. It was not one but two colors! Of course it was that one she decided to touch. No one was more surprised than the clutchmother's owner when it hatched to reveal a lovely white and gold firebird! Tay had burnt her hand and yet she barely noted the pain in her delight and fascination. Thus it was that Tay Impressed her very own firebird.

As it grew closer the time when those around her were choosing crafts, the girl began to think more about dragonriding. She couldn't decide on any craft. It started to stress her out a bit and she would push it to the back of her mind. Then, it happened: she was Searched a few days after turning twelve turns! It didn't mean she'd get to stand right away, but after begging her mom countless times it was agreed that she could stand at the next clutch. In the meantime, she needed to just wait. If she Impressed she wouldn't have to choose a craft. She'd be a Weyrling, then a rider. There was nothing she wanted more.

Other: I'm active, have 12 years experience rp'ing DRoP and am willing to help out in any way possible to better any site I am on. Don't like drama and would rather be solving problems than helping fuel the fires or creating any. If you need help in anything I can help with feel free to ask. :3

| - Pet Information - |

Name: Amaterasu
Turns: 1
Species: Firebird

Appearance: The primary color of this firebird is a lovely white. The beak, legs and feet and the tips of her outer wingfeathers and some other feathers are a brilliant gold as is the end of her tail. There is a gold crest that begins a little above her beak and runs down to between her wing shoulder blades. She is truly lovely to behold and at six and a half feet a good size for her coloration. She has golden eyes that match the gold of her feathers and is a very impressive looking creature.

Personality: Rasu is a mix of a gold and white's personality with more traits of white than gold. She has an obvious superiority complex and will back down to no firebird--this is the white in her. She is sharp as can be intellectually and sends strikingly vivid images. She is wonderful at delivering messages and though she will not accept orders from anyone but her bonded she follows them quite well when hers gives her them.

The gold's personality shows in the fierce protectiveness that the firebird has for her bonded. She also seems to be drawn to kind, shy and innocent people. Mostly she ignores anyone she feels is below her--which is practically everyone--but seems to like children as well as naive and kind individuals. Also from the gold Rasu inherited a quick temper but it doesn't flare up unless hers is upset or she feels she has been disrespected. It can cause a few problems since Tay, though easygoing, tends to be pretty temperamental if she gets upset.

Other: I love to write up clutches so whenever you decide we need one I'd be honored to be allowed to do one for her. Just let me know when you ever need one. :3

| - Candidate Information - |

Color Preferences: 1. Lunar 2. White 3. Eclipse
Why you want the colors: 12 years canon role playing and your mutations are simply gorgeous and delightful! I think that either the White, Lunar or Eclipse would suit this character marvelously. If you don't find that I have earned one at all, I would be happy to accept a brown instead for her, if possible.
Why you think you deserve the colors: I don't think I do--yet. But I do my best to post every day and can safely say that I am amongst the most active in a Weyr. If I am given the honor I will of course be delighted but I also realize that not everyone can have one. If I need to be left standing to prove I have earned one I don't mind in the least. I hope my actions will speak for themselves. :3
Stands/Sands: I will leave that entirely up to your lovely people. Whatever you would like I can do.
Mutations: I won't lie: 12 years of canon role playing I join sites that have lovely mutations. And yours are VERY lovely! So I would be honored and do my best to deserve one here.
Injuries: I don't think anyone 'likes' to be injured at a hatching! However as long as it is nothing major (no deforming or large scars!) if you choose to that's entirely up to you!

[Momo]

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