Lourna
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Description
An impish gleam resides in those dark olive green eyes, one corner of her mouth quirked into an expression on the brink of grinning. Her features are girlish, but not delicate, given to softened angles and even features. Neither short nor tall, this young woman is average height, falling somewhere just shy of five-foot-five. Although lean in build, the ample curve at her breast and the wide breadth of her hips suggest a woman doubly gifted for her gender--or otherwise inconvenienced as the snugness of her choice of clothing suggests in constricting her figure.
Cut and fitted leather is the predominate make of her attire, binding her flesh comfortably and offering no handholds. Color is minimal, but brightly colored where dyed fabric escapes the constrains of oiled leather. The flesh left exposed is richly tanned, though not darkly so, and the slight paling of her dark blonde hair is evidence for much time spent in the sun when given the choice.
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Lourna is a lowly senior apprentice of the Tannercraft 'hall' within the High Reaches weyr. Raised there from infancy largely by the community within the weyr, typically other craftsmen and women, her existence in childhood and early adolescence has gone largely unnoticed.
- Lourna has been a candidate for a number of earlier Searches, but has since failed to Impress. This has left her with some small manner of doubt in her abilities in certain areas; this is kept private from all who know her.
- She has a bit of a gambling habit, and has been known to lose even her own boots. Thankfully, the winners have been generous--so far. Are you?
- Although capable of forming meaningful relationships, such is difficult for Lourna, as she has a tendency to cover up serious emotion with banter and brush-offs.
- Socially inept, Lourna has a habit of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. It isn't a lack of empathy that keeps stuffing her boot into her mouth, but a lack of social grace and bad timing.
- An apprentice craftswoman of the Tannercraft, Lourna has since proven herself able in her own right in her craft.
History
A weyrbrat by birth, Lourna's upbringing was largely at the hands of the community rather than two doting parents, a commonplace manner of child rearing in weyrs in general. This instilled a distinct sense of community within the growing child, and would grow stronger still even into adolescence. With that sense of community, naturally, came a sense of belonging. She found her place early, giving her hand in menial chorework and labor from a young age onward, putting in any effort she could. As a member of such a tightly knit community, it was initially difficult for Lourna to develop a sense of individual identity. This would be a problem that would continue to plague her even after gaining apprenticeship amongst the weyr's tannercrafters.
Although bolstered by the supportive network of those who saw to the daily needs of the weyr, weyrfolk who were not riders, but rather keepers of the weyr's food stores, cleaning its facilities and so on, Lourna withdrew as a personality. Eventually, she developed a sense of confidence in her work and ability, a thing she guards jealously from others even if able to make friends in a superficial sense; growing closer to others has troubled Lourna ever since childhood, quick to cover up sincerity and intentions of getting to know her with banter and empty wit. During her adolescence, Lourna was present as a candidate for a small number of Impressions when the Search was called, but has yet to Impress, a fact of which she is all too well aware.
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