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Description

At 5'5", it's that much easier for Leova to blend in with a crowd, particularly when wearing the boxy jacket that conceals her curves. She doesn't often fuss with her looks and her short, sun-rusted hair is low maintenance as well. Tawny skin is further browned by sun and wind, doing little to soften the feline cast to her features, and her dark-fringed eyes are the yellow amber of a masterminer's prize.

At first glance, she's dressed much as she had for stable work, with heavy boots that still see daily polish and plain brown pants that let her stride lengthen. Her high-necked shirt is just as brown and just as plain, but it and the trousers are cut to taper to her waist rather than bunching up at the belt the way her older clothes did. A thick fleece-lined jacket with a wingrider's knot on one shoulder regularly accompanies her, worn when needed, slung over one arm when not.

Vrianth

The dusty olive of a fitted wool coat shapes this lithe green, and while she may never entirely fill out her lean, powerhouse physique, a different sort of maturity refines the angles of her narrow face. Large eyes, their facets keenly whittled and their color uncommonly intense, convey strong emotions and the sense of hidden schemes. Down the far-reaching curve of her neck and across sculpted shoulders and haunches, the patina of densely woven gray-heathered green alternates with twists of brighter burnish, while shadows dark as charcoal gather about her joints. Long-sparred wings, nearly as dark and appearing too delicate to enable flight, reveal an undercurrent of ropy resilience through sails that have the fine, faded sheen of a silvery sisal lining. A nonchalant strength slides fluidly through her rangy frame, sporadically visible in the ripple of muscular movement and especially in the swish of her elegantly long tail.

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Basics

A little less basic

- Leova and Vrianth have Taikrin of Glacier as their wingeader. She also has a part-time dragonhealer gig under U'sot, so it's a good thing that Glacier doesn't drill much.
- The pair has never had a single steady job. They started out in Snowstrike under C'del, AWLMed under I'daur (Rielsath x Malsaeth), got shipped off to Glacier under N'thei and then F'rint when Snowstrike was disbanded, AWLMed a couple times under Meara (including Iovniath x Cadejoth #1), and then went back to Glacier again.
- Wing-wise, they get the job done. Leova's quietly butch (where 'quiet' approaches 'taciturn') and Vrianth's electric, emphasizing agility and power over endurance wherever possible.
- Dragonhealing-wise, Leova specializes in rehabilitation and (by necessity) weyrling complaints. She's also had to add care of the elderly, like it or not.
Leova spends quality time with bartender Anvori, whom she weyrmated shortly before bearing their daughter, Via. They later had twins Veylin and Varian. Vrianth spends quality time, or at least a good chunk of her flights, with Sh'dor's blue Idriloth.
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Leova Impressed Vrianth from Teonath and Wyaeth's only clutch near the end of the Comet Pass. The two got to fight some Thread, though not enough for their tastes, and escaped even the disastrous Final Fall without being scored.
They were part of the original "silver thread" weyrling leadership track along with I'ro, Sh'dor, S'trun, and later L'vae.
Vrianth, or maybe it's Leova, doesn't Search much: just Evayne and W'chek|Whitchek for Iovniath and Cadejoth's first clutch, Inviere and Vyshani for their second, and a few more as the Turns have gone by.
Leova whittles off and on. She also has added retaining walls to their ledge to support apple and plum trees, and large (shuttered) windows like L'vae's to their weyr. Even though she's in Glacier and often can be found as part of the boisterous bunch at the Snowasis, she's frugal and doesn't actually gamble much. Maybe she needs the marks for home remodeling.

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Bore a son, Raj, before coming to HRW. Raija is his daughter, adopted by Madilla and H'kon. Raija's blood relation is a well-kept secret, though she also has those amber eyes.

Background

Relationships

Clutchmates*: Carisandra, E'dre, F'ren, Gr'kaif, Jaeni, Fraya, I'ro, Laylia, Niena, Lujayn, L'vae, Niena, Rhonda, Sh'dor, S'trun, and Viviana.
Weyrlings* (1): Eila, Hali, K'del, L'rell, P'ax, Rascela.
Weyrlings* (2): Ajatha, B'tal, Ebeny, H'kon (retroactively), Iabri, K'ndro, Mirax, W'chek, and Z'yi.

( * = PCs and important NPCs )

Soundtrack

I went with an older era for Leova's music to reflect how, in some ways, she was stuck out of time.

Leova: Young Leova... Dean Martin, "Sway" When marimba rhythms start to play Dance with me, make me sway Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore Hold me close, sway me more... When we dance you have a way with me Stay with me, sway with me... ...getting herself into trouble: Ruth Brown, "Wild, Wild Young Men" (incomplete) Wild, wild young men / Like to have a good time Wild, wild boyfriends / Like to lose their minds... Wild men hoot and holler / And they yell hoo-ee They can scream and break down / But they don't kill me. Wild, wild young men / Scandalize my name... Doris Day, "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" If you can't make your mind up / We'll never get started And I don't wanna wind up / Being parted, broken-hearted So if you really love me / Say yes But if you don't, dear, / Confess And please don't tell me / "Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps..." (It's the music and the title more than the rest of the lyrics, even when Leova's being sung to rather than singing.) Lesley Gore, "You Don't Own Me" You don't own me / I'm not just one of your many toys You don't own me / Don't say I can't go with other boys And don't tell me what to do / Don't tell me what to say And please, when I go out with you / Don't put me on display 'cause You don't own me / Don't try to change me in any way You don't own me / Don't tie me down 'cause I'd never stay Aretha Franklin, "Respect" What you want / Baby, I got it What you need / You know I got it All I'm askin' / Is for a little respect... R E S P E C T / Find out what it means to me... Now, I get tired, but I keep on trying' You're runnin' out of foolin', I ain't lyin' Yes, respect, all I need is respect... Ruth Brown and B. B. King, "Nobody's Business" There ain't nothing I can do, or nothing I can say, Some folks will criticize me So I'm gonna do just what I want to anyway, And don't care if you all despise me. If I should take a notion / To jump into the ocean It ain't nobody's business if I do... And if my friend ain't got no money / And I say, "All right, take all of mine, honey," It ain't nobody's business if I do. If I lend her my last nickel / And it leaves me in a pickle, It ain't nobody's business if I do... (There are lots of versions, but I like this one for how the singers interact. ("Lord... Lord, Lord, Lord." "Yes?"]	Leova and Vrianth: Nat and Natalie Cole, "Unforgettable" Unforgettable, that's what you are Unforgettable, though near or far Like a song of love that clings to me How the thought of you does things to me That's why, darling, it's incredible That someone so unforgettable Thinks that I am unforgettable too... Vrianth: Battlestar Galactica intro rather than theme (and alternate version without the voices). Cylon time! The music would fit even without the association. I particularly like the transition. INXS, Mediate. This song came to mind for its style, but then the words work too. Fascinate / Deviate / Reinstate / Liberate To moderate / Recreate / Or detonate / Annihilate / Atomic fate Nancy Sinatra, These Boots Were Made For Walking. For when Vrianth is in a... mood. Kenny Loggins, Danger Zone. Top Gun! Headin' into twilight / Spreadin' out her wings tonight She got you jumpin' off the track / And shovin' into overdrive... You'll never know what you can do Until you get it up as high as you can go Out along the edges / Always where I burn to be The further on the edge / The hotter the intensity...

RP Logs (see also: LJ)

The full list is available here. See also: logs Leova is mentioned in.

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2016.08.21: Happy, happy!
Who: Farideh|Roszadyth, Farideh, Leova, Leova|Vrianth
When: Day 14, Month 8, Turn 41 (Interval 10)
What: Leova checks in on Roszadyth and surprises Farideh with some happy suggestions.
Where: Mountain Meadow, High Reaches Area

2016.05.28: Aught, Naught
Who: Leova, Quint
When: Day 11, Month 12, Turn 40 (Interval 10)
What: Leova and Quint have a parent/teacher conference. That means the twins.
Where: Harper Classroom, High Reaches Weyr

2016.05.22: Pregnant Pauses
Who: Jocelyn, Leova
When: Day 21, Month 11, Turn 40 (Interval 10)
What: Pregnancy and offspring, winged and not, are hot topics in the lunch line.
Where: Living Cavern, High Reaches Weyr

2016.03.23: Setbacks; Progressions
Who: Alida, Leova, C'thoun
When: Day 9, Month 5, Turn 40 (Interval 10)
What: Dathath sprains a wrist; Leova and Alida take things in hand.
Where: HRW: Dragon infirmary

2016.03.09: All Sorts of Opportunity
Who: Jocelyn, Leova
When: Day 23, Month 3, Turn 40 (Interval 10)
What: Jocelyn and Leova share a picnic lunch in Keroon.
Where: Keroon Hold

2016.02.29: Via's Leaving
Who: Leova, Via,
When: Day 24, Month 2, Turn 40 (Interval 10)
What: Via is packing for the Hall.
Where: High Reaches Weyr

2016.03.02: Healed and Done
Who: Jocelyn, Leova
When: Day 23, Month 2, Turn 40 (Interval 10)
What: Jocelyn and Leova check up on Dathath and discuss the current political climate.
Where: Dragon Infirmary, High Reaches Weyr

2016.02.24: Theoretical Application
Who: Jocelyn, Leova, Jocelyn|Aidavanth, Leova|Dathath, Leova|Vrianth
When: Day 9, Month 2, Turn 40 (Interval 10)
What: A dragon injury interrupts an otherwise quiet afternoon.
Where: Dragon Infirmary, High Reaches Weyr

2015.12.14: Know Your People
Who: Jocelyn, Leova
When: Day 17, Month 7, Turn 39 (Interval 10)
What: Jocelyn and Leova discuss the application of gold influence in recent history.
Where: Dragon Infirmary, High Reaches Weyr

2015.10.28: Measuring Growth
Who: Jocelyn, Leova
When: Day 16, Month 2, Turn 39 (Interval 10)
What: At the half-month mark, Jocelyn and Aidavanth report to Leova for a checkup.
Where: Dragon Infirmary, High Reaches Weyr