H'kon
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Description
The early onset of grey has been most successful in the man's short beard; his more youthful browns still manage to claim the bulk of short-cut hair, except just above a forehead wont to show furrows. Green eyes are softened by the beginnings of crows' feet at their corners, but still stand out against pale skin and a simple, straight nose. His are the callused and scarred hands of a worker, though the marks of punctures, scrapes and cuts are only well visible on the rare occasions when they're held still. He stands shorter than most men, with toned, if not overly broad, shoulders held back in a strict, though not strictly proud, posture.
WYSK
H'kon is from Tillek originally. He doesn't talk about it much unless wheedled, but he doesn't make an effort to keep it secret either.
He was searched at the last minute for Iovniath and Cadejoth's clutch, and impressed to brown Arekoth a few days after his own turnday on Day 18, Month 11, Turn 19.
Arekoth has a bum leg from an accident in weyrlinghood, caused by Arekoth's impatience and H'kon's lack of control. It's not something H'kon is proud of, but he'll speak plainly to it if it comes up.
H'kon has been around the Weyr for a while, but always in the back ground. He's helped with things like repairs to the bowl after meteors, searching for Tillek's heir, and the like, but never in any sort of leadership role. He's a hard worker, but not much of a talker.
History
Halikon was the second-born of fisherman Haeron and his wife Kallia. He has an older brother, Kairek, three years his senior, and a younger sister (decidedly 'simple' from birth), Naelli, five years his junior. Kairek, every bit the rakish, outgoing, charming son that first-born sons aren't necessarily conceived of being, went to join the Harpers when he was sixteen. Halikon never had such ambition - or perhaps, more rightly, never thought such ambition appropriate. His quasi-hero-worship devotion to his father and his intense love and sense of duty toward his younger sister set his life plan, from a young age, to staying at the hold to help his father and the other fishermen, and care for his sister.
Despite some tension at home with his mother (whom he suspected of an affair, which he saw as black and white, never mind Haeron's emotional distance - a good deal of which Halikon himself inherited), and continued lack of sympathy for and from his brother (whom he thought to have abandoned the family), it was a content enough life for him. Toward the end of his eighteenth turn, he started to consider starting his own family in the hold (not that there was any girl who'd caught his eye, but that it seemed the right thing to do), staying near his parents and sister.
These considerations never properly developed into stated intention; Halikon was searched by a late-coming rider (and went along on an old sense of duty that had been instilled by his conservative father from an early age), along with some of the other young men and women of the hold. He was at the Weyr not even a full night and day before he impressed to brown Arekoth.
Their life since impression has been unremarkable for any great deeds (unless Arekoth's frequent transgressions in early weyrlinghood, including a flight-and-landing attempt that tweaked his front left leg for life, count). What, if anything, may have been noticed is H'kon's tenacity in doing things by the book, his devotion to duty, and Arekoth's fierce loyalty to his Weyr.
A failed attempt at befriending a brownrider from Monaco has brought H'kon and Arekoth a bit more into the spotlight, so far as Weyr affairs go. It's left H'kon feeling dissatisfied and uncertain; he's anxious to get back to the safer, less noticeable corners of a basic wingrider's duties. (Arekoth, of course, has been enjoying the attention from others, and his own roller coaster of emotions, immensely.)
Relationships
- Azaylia is a sweet, naive girl. H'kon trusts her dedication to her Weyr, and trusts her, but is, thus far, gravely disappointed in her unwillingness to take charge and do what is right for the place. No, he doesn't see the irony.
- H'kon is both wary and generally disapproving of Barnabas. He knows vaguely of the man's past, has little trust of his intentions, distinctly dislikes his constant presence around Azaylia, and has yet to determine if he has any use at the Weyr (though he suspects not).
- Brieli is certainly the more capable of the two weyrwomen - a thing which has caused H'kon some concern. He wants to believe that her attempted involvement of N'rov in the affairs of High Reaches is more innocent, but there's that niggling doubt. Clearly the best means of dealing with this suspicion is to keep his distance from her.
- H'kon liked I'kris, and then he murdered the weyrwoman for no reason, blamed H'kon, and went home and died. To say H'kon is conflicted in his thoughts about the boy is to downplay it a little.
- Jo's one jump to a conclusion has led H'kon to believe she's unstable.
- Although H'kon lost some of his faith in K'del following his reaction to Iolene's death, H'kon sees in the bronzerider's push for traditional, bronze leadership a possible base of support against Taikrin, should she do anything... overly untoward. He also sees a way to ensure that he's out of the acting weyrleader position in good time, which can't be a bad thing. He remains uncertain of how far to trust K'del with his own uncertainties of the other leaders, however.
- H'kon has known Leova pretty much since coming to the Weyr. It could be the Tillek in her accent, or that she was one of his weyrlingmasters, but he tends more toward trusting her than not. Which is not to say he understands her motivations, questions, or comments all that well.
- H'kon is quite sure that Taikrin will burn down the Weyr, if given too much leeway. He's yet to make up his mind as to whether she's really that ignorant of how revolutionary she's being, or if she has some sort of ulterior and malicious motives, although he suspects the latter.
- Vienne asks a whole lot of questions. H'kon isn't sure if this can be attributed to her being so new, or to her being nosey. Strange, though, that she should choose to transfer to High Reaches when it was in such a state of limbo. He remains wary. Although it sure is nice to meet a woman whose height matches his so nicely.
Soundtrack
H'kon
Foo Fighters - My Hero
There goes my hero,
Watch him as he goes.
There goes my hero,
He's ordinary.
Mumford and Sons - Little Lion Man
Tremble, little lion man, you'll never settle any of your scores
Your grace is wasted in your face, your boldness stands alone among the wreck
Now learn from your mother or else spend your days biting your own neck.
Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost
Are you some kind of medicine man?
Cut the demons out of my head.
You cant kill something thats already dead,
so leave my soul alone.
The Tragically Hip - Springtime in Vienna
Men here of the secret
They pass in upholstered silence
They only exist in crisis
They only exist in silence.
Arekoth
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Whole damn song.
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