* Longtime Weyrwoman of Igen, since +dhr/h 95.%r%r* Weyrmated to M'lach of Southern Weyr.%r%r* Known for being incredibly competent, hardass, with extremely high standards.%r%r* Tends to 'lead' the Weyr Council politically, due to her numerous ties to the other Weyrleaderships and her ability to orchestrate situations to her advantage.%r%r* non-Blooded from Greenfields.%r%r* Close friends with Cora of Benden Weyr and Onyka of Ista Weyr. Was once close to Torani of Telgar, until her death.
* Generally liked by her crafters, Hanson is known for her wicked sarcasm and incredible work ethic.%r* Rarely, if ever, takes any days off and is entirely devoted to her craft, her husband (also a herder), and her children.%r* Incredibly close relationship with her Craftsecond, Kierna, to the point there are rumors there is something more.%r* Used to mentor Kierna, in her journeyman days, and there was so anger when she appointed a young Kierna to Craftsecond when she became Masterherder.%r* Became Masterherder at thirty-five.%r* Was posted to Benden sweeps during part of her journeyman period.
* Started in the craft at 10, due to parents who were also high-placed herders.%r* Was mentored by Hanson since she walked the tables to senior apprenticeship at 15.%r* Was posted to Benden sweeps with Hanson, and then took over the sweep when the older woman was promoted to Master.%r* Attained Mastery at 24, and shortly thereafter was promoted to Craftsecond by Hanson, the newly elected Masterherder.%r* Is known to play good cop to Hanson's sarcastic bad cop, and rumors abound as to why she is still single all these turns.
Charming and good looking, Vesik is known to be a wizard with the violin and came into his position early. Some say this was due to sheet personality, others say the man is incredibly adept at manipulating politics and political situations to both his advantage and to what he thinks is best for the world as a whole. Luckily, most people seem to believe he is altruistic. Like many who've held his position in the past, he has eyes and ears across Pern and sometimes seem omnipresent in how he knows what's going on before it's even made any ripples.%r%rOver the years, he's had a number of special apprentices and journeymen who somehow deviate from their chosen speciality before returning.
Several years her craftmaster's senior, Annia is nonetheless the more talented performer of the pair. She is a skilled actress, capable of making many believe she is the role she is portraying at that time. Despite this, Annia deferred the Craftmaster's position once in the past, before Vesik was ultimately selected and the pair of them work well together.%r%rAnnia is a warm, vivacious being, though has a talent for doling out sage advice beneath those bubbles.
* Known for making extremely bad puns, particularly math related puns.%r%r* Married to his Craftsecond.%r%r* Became Craftmaster at the age of fifty.%r%r* Has several math theories named after him, most of the findings of them done while he was a Journeyman.%r%r* Supposedly ''brilliant'', except he can never find his socks in the morning, and sometimes teaches (yes, he still teaches), in his bathrobe.
* Was Craftsecond before his husband became Craftmaster. Rumored to have declined the promotion.%r%r* Quietly easy-going.%r%r* Only takes on journeymen students.
* Weyrwoman of Benden Weyr since M12 T19 I10 (+dhr/h 85). Has had three Weyrleaders: J'nezi of Benden, C'tern of Igen, and B'doran of Benden. * Weyrmated to B'doran for the last seven turns and has three children by him.
* Sensible, sweet, competent describes Kyouri's 22 turns as a goldrider.%r%r* Made one slip with the rise of her Torith at Lemos Hold, and since then Benden coverage area holds and the Weyr have had a difficult relationship.%r%r* Became acting Weyrwoman at Monaco Weyr on D26, M13, T38, just before the new Turn.
Former Weyrwoman of High Reaches. Formidable.
* Became Weyrwoman under suspicious circumstances when Torani stepped down the day before her gold rose.%r%r* Weyrmated to Y'stin, her Weyrleader, and the man suspected of planting her as Weyrwoman through misdeeds.%r%r* Later, was the one who took responsibility for taking an ailing Torani between after the older woman's gold Yuraveth betweened due to illness.%r%r* Unknown quality of a Weyrwoman, particularly due to the fact most of Telgar disliked how she became Weyrwoman and then was in grief over Torani.%r%r* Holdbred from Southern Hold.
* Weyrwoman at Ierne for fifteen turns to two Weyrleaders, Sh'drian and then B'stean.%r%r* A serious, solemn woman, who doesn't seem to know how to laugh.%r%r* Well known for not liking the junior she was saddled with.
* Daughter of former Ierne Weyrleader, Sh'drian.%r%r* Impressed at Telgar Weyr, but was thrown out.%r%r* N'thei of High Reaches Weyr took her in.%r%r* Was Weyrwoman of High Reaches, by design, after Satiet timed her death.%r%r* Was terrible at being a Weyrwoman and eventually, K'del orchestrated a coup where Tiriana was sent to Ierne Weyr and the next gold to rise at HRW became Weyrwoman.%r%r* Scorched K'del's weyr and all his belongings.%r%r* Weyrmated to R'uen, formerly of Telgar, once Weyrleader at Fort, now of Ierne.%r%r* Thought of as biding her time, though no one at Ierne likes her as a goldrider either.
* Weyrmated to Cora of Benden Weyr for the last seven turns. Has three children by her, and several others prior. * Was Weyrleader first to Padea (gold Zuhrith) of Benden, until he lost the position to J'nezi at Elleth's first leadership. He became Weyrleader once more late in T19 and has retained the position since.
* Impressed young, at 15 to bronze Ishaeth after being Searched from a nearby cothold.%r%r* Became Weyrleader at Telgar to Torani, initially, an then Prinavi, whom he promptly weyrmated.%r%r* Disliked, generally, because he seems to be one of those guys always in the right place at the right time... which is far often for coincidence.%r%r* Former harper apprentice, who was riding along his journeyman at the time of Search.%r%r* Savvy, calculating, and, before he became Weyrleader, was one of the youngest wingleaders at Telgar.
* Born and raised at Monaco, he was the eldest son of Corisa, the Weyrwoman before Oriane. Their family has a long and proud Monacoan history.%r%r* Impressed Feyzeth at 16, towards the end of the Pass. %r%r* Clutchmate of Oriane. %r%r* Became Wingsecond at 22; took over the wing in Turn 13, during the Compet Pass. %r%r* Two acknowledged children, both by Indalys.%r%r* Became Weyrleader of Monaco in Turn 34, reconfirmed in Turn 37. %r%r* Was forced to step down after he was accused of murdering R'hin of High Reaches.
Born to Fortian cotholder Liyar, then-Alisha travelled to Fort Weyr during the herdbeast plague and was searched by C'sel's brown Corvinth, for Elaruth and Mecaith's clutch. She Impressed gold Isyath during Turn 25 of the 10th interval and become Ali. Painfully hold-bred, she found it difficult to adjust, and she and Weyrwoman Hattie had a rocky relationship for many Turns, finally settling into something more comfortable in her latter time at Fort. Her Isyath rose four times during this period, each time won by a different sire, her fourth clutch producing a gold. She has been in a relationship for some time with K'del, bronzerider of High Reaches Weyr, and has a daughter and son by him. On day 4 of month 4, of Turn 34 it was announced she was moving to Southern at the request of Weyrwoman Jubee to be named Acting Weyrwoman, with Isyath's next flight to confirm her as Senior.
Her family Hold at Ruatha River - her sister Briallan is the current Holder, her brother Rhuvawn the former, removed from the post after the events of Rivellan's conspiracy. Her daughter, Mimi, is currently training with the Hold's Headwoman.%r%rShe hates to be idle and likes to have work to do almost every hour of the day. She's been known to make herself ill with such behaviour, which has involved working through the night.%r%rShe's used to getting things done her - the right - way. If someone can't do something 'right', she'll just take the task off them and get on with it herself, no matter how mundane.%r%rElaruth was involved in a flight which resulted in the death of another queen. She has significant scarring along her flanks and some across her ribcage, and doesn't spend as much time in the air as she used to.%r%rThough the beginnings of her leadership with bronzerider N'muir were rather obviously rocky, they have two children, are weyrmated, and he was her Weyrleader for over a decade.%r%rHattie stepped down as Weyrwoman on day 14, month 2, turn 38, after over 14 turns as Senior.
Ebeny doesn't seem to have a bad word to say about anybody (save for Laurienth) and it's incredibly rare for her to demonstrate that she has any kind of temper hidden away.%r%rLaurienth rarely looks before she leaps. Unpredictable, snappy and often hyperactive, her behaviour can be unnerving. She favours browns, particularly Wroth and Corvinth, and the occasional blue, when she rises. Her flights are often (notoriously) rough.%r%rEbeny weyrmated C'sel the day after she graduated, though until then there was little evidence of there being any kind of relationship between them. They have a daughter, Casseny (M13 T21), nicknamed Cassie for short, and a son, Caleb (M10 T25). Ben and C'sel parted ways in turn 32, though continue to raise their children together.%r%rIn turn 32, E'dre moved in with Ebeny and the two weyrmated before the turn was out. It is common knowledge that the Weyrsecond and the Weyrlingmaster had been lovers for turns before this. They have three daughters: Elayne (M1 T30) and twins Eden and Eryn (M4 T33).
Born Niemuirin in Fort Weyr%RFather, Grandfather, and at least 1 Uncle are Bronzeriders, and most are staunch traditionalists%RImpressed Boulevardier Bronze Bijedth%RHematite Wingrider since Graduation%RBecame Weyrleader D9 M11 T26 I10%RHattie gave birth to Nimarie, N'muir's first child, D10 M1 T28 I10%RSuffered a heart attack D1 M8 T30%RHattie gave birth to Nehmet, N'muir's second child, D8 M4 T32 I10.
%r- Born in the Fort region, he is the son of a Fortian cotholder and a Journeyman Harper.%r- His family is familiar with the herdbeast plague, having lost some riding beasts during that time.%r- He doesn't like to talk a lot about his time at the Harper Hall as a student.%r- He doesn't like performing in front of crowds, and yet can play an instrument and even sing.%r- While he preferred transcribing facts to history records, he was known to play the role of a messenger in the past pre-Impression.%r- Adiulth sired the second clutch from Isyath's flight, of which five of the eggs were stolen.
%tFrom Telgar Hold, daughter of a Harper and a Starsmith, she had a happy childhood.&r&tAislara is quiet and keeps to herself, but not painfully shy.%r%tShe has a beautiful soprano and will sing when asked to, though these days that information is not well known. %r%t Aislara managed to hide her true age upon being Searched and all through her time as a candidate. She Impressed green Ryerith and continued to hide her age until circumstances led her to tell the truth. %r%t As a weyrling she was badly injured in a firestone training accident. %r%t Distinct, puckered, scars are seen from just above her collar bone on her right side and travel the length of her chest and down along her back. She had a habit of concealing them in heavy clothing and scarves, no matter the weather, until she found confidence in her own body and now dresses as if the scars are not there. %r%t She began training as a junior assistant weyrlingmaster and due to her desire and hard work she became a full assistant and is often found absorbed by her work whether or not she has weyrlings to instruct.
Vashelle grew up in a small cothold north of Fort and moved to the Great Big Weyr when she was sixteen, for various personal reasons she generally keeps to herself. In fact, she keeps a /lot/ to herself. She's not reclusive, but she tends to be socially awkward, and she knows it. This just makes her clam up even more. Vash tends to say things now and then that are barely connected to the conversation at hand, and at times she ends up downright insulting, though she's usually oblivious to that fact.%R%RThe one place Vashelle seems comfortable and even outgoing is among the runners. She got a job as a stablehand almost immediately upon coming to the Weyr, and that's been her life ever since. Where words continue to fail her, actions do not. She has a certain degree of intuition that works well with runners, and likely other animals, too. Possibly even animals of the Pernese variety.
Though she doesn't often talk about her life before Impressing Khiabeth, it's probably not hard to guess Reesa was Weyrbred, and that she's had some training as a harper. She arrived at Fort Weyr in Turn 30, doing some odd jobs here and there, though probably went unnoticed by most. She vanished from the Weyr a few months later.%r%rReesa arrived at the Weyr in Turn 31 with green Khiabeth. It soon came out that she had Impressed one of Isyath and Adiulth's stolen eggs, though she refuses to talk about her time before arriving at the Weyr. She and Khiabeth settled into life in Hematite Wing, and also spent some time helping out with the weyrling clutches.%r%rShortly before news of the Weyrleader's association with the renegades came out, Reesa transferred to Jasper Wing. In Turn 35 she gave birth to her son Esten, by E'ten.
Rider to Constellation of Doubt Bronze Maldoranth
* Arrived at the weyr when he was ten, when his crafter parents were transferred in.%r* Impressed in Turn 30 to blue Kavariuth at the ripe old age of twelve, making him the youngest Impressee on the Sands that day%r*Was and remains something of a natural and capable teacher and dragonrider, despite his apparent youth.%r* Tapped into the AWLM team at 16, and hasn't shown signs of wanting to give up that job any time soon%r* Outside of weyrling and candidate cycles, is a capable hoodlum of a Flint wingrider.
* Elise came to the Weyr on the 17th of month 10, turn 31 to seek her fortune, got Searched instead.%r* She's of Ruathan Blood (Lord Giarnon of Ruatha is her uncle).%r* She Impressed gold Aedrielth on Day 11 of Month 3, Turn 34
Nala (then known as Faye) arrived at Fort from places unknown and for herself a job as an Assistant Headwoman. She was demoted to message runner for several months after an incident at an Istan hatching, then reassigned to Dice, which she now takes care of the books for.%r%rOccasionally, there's something of a Bitran sharpness to her accent. Some may know that she's actually cousin to Bitra's Lord.%r%rShe Impressed Jaeger Tech Blue Jynth D21 M2 T34. Their bond is viewed by many, including some of her wingmates, to be too close and co-dependent.%r%rOnce shared a weyr with greenrider M'vyn, but now lives in her own weyr with Jynth for most of the sevenday. She is also in a relationship with assistant weyrlingmaster Aislara, though has outwardly shown no interest in any other women.%r%rIn month 11 of turn 34, she brought a young child, Nalyn, to the weyr. Reportedly, he's her son, and M'vyn's. Then, in month 12 of turn 35, she gave birth to another child fathered by M'vyn, named Grace.%r%rNala transferred to Southern Weyr for five months in month 1 of turn 37. She returned later in the turn, seemingly more balanced than when she departed, but notably apathetic about most things.
- Formerly called Lexander. Now called X'nd (pronounced zand), still nicknamed Xander.%r- Comes from a Crafter background. Was apprenticed to the Beastcraft since he was 12, specialising in canine training. %r- He was born in Igen Weyr, moved to Ruatha Hold, spent a little time in Fort Hold, was Searched by Benden Weyr aged 16, then Searched again at 19 by Fort. %r- He Impressed Qismath from Isyath and Vhaeryth's clutch in turn 32.%r- He has a canine called Bar who he spends time with outside of his rider duties. Bar's often with him when he goes for his morning training run.
Eldest child of Wingleader M'kris and Assistant Headwoman Indalys of Monaco, and granddaughter of former Weyrwoman Corisa, Mirinda lived up to familial expectation when she Impressed her Zaisavyth before her fifteenth turnday, in Turn 23. %r%rShe served as Oriane's junior with quiet competence until the end of Turn 38, gaining notice only through the nature of her position, and the antics of her family. Most notably: her brother I'kris' conviction for the murder of High Reaches Weyrwoman Iolene in Turn 30, her father's ascent to Weyrleader in Turn 34, and, finally, accusations made against her father over the death of R'hin in Turn 38. %r%rAfter Oriane stepped down, Mirinda became Acting Weyrwoman for a very short time before stepping aside for the Weyr Council's choice of Kyouri. This was short-lived: a second Weyr Council edict, in the fourth month of Turn 39, saw Mirinda move to Fort Weyr as Weyrwoman when her Zaisavyth was the first to rise, caught by N'rov's Vhaeryth.
* N'rov (Norov) sounds like he's from Boll, and he doesn't deny it.%r* He was Searched from Fort Hold, though... and by Isyath, really?%r* Of course, Boll and Fort Weyr weren't getting along even then. %r* N'rov Impressed Vhaeryth out of Isyath's first clutch.%r* Yes, the same clutch that Lord Boll's grandson Impressed in.%r* He flew in Hematite, because N'muir loves him just that much. Ha ha.%r* He hung out with his wingmates, incl. nice, solid E'ten and Cece. %r* Also Y'ral, Sh'raz, and others with a different reputation.%r* Also others throughout the Weyr(s).%r* Yes, he got Hematite to win the Turn's use of the junior weyr.%r* He also had a hand in rescuing Boll tithe and goldriders.%r* Separate incidents.%r* His name's been connected with that goldrider. The High Reaches one.%r* Yes, that one. For roughly seven Turns before she died.%r* Vhaeryth's sired clutches on both Ali's Isyath and Aishani's Iesaryth.%r* N'rov and Vhaeryth left "temporarily" to help Ali at Southern.%r* It took them over a Turn (weather? working kitchens?) to return.%r* Since then, Vhaeryth's flown Kyouri's Torith... at Lemos.%r* And then Mirinda's Zaisavyth... at Fort.%r* Yes, he's the Weyrleader now.%r* Yes, he has a child he knows about now: Roveny, courtesy of Ebeny.%r* Yes, weyrmate of his then-wingleader and Acting Weyrleader.%r* Yes, he still hangs out with wingmates, past and future... and others.%r* No, despite transporting healers, he never did catch the plague.
-D'medor showed up pretty much as a nobody, with little more than the clothes on his back. If he was known of at all, it was for being a rather prickly stablehand. %r%r -His Search and Impression to bronze Thrakth likely came as a surprise to some, most of all to D'medor himself! %r%r
Daughter of P'draig, rider of brown Jekzith and Illya (npc), rider of green Azath. Born at Fort Weyr, raised largely at Ista Weyr. Apprenticed at Harper Hall until turn 34. Posted at Fort Weyr since late spring of turn 34 as a senior apprentice.%r%rSee livejournal for old logs and vigs featuring Palia: http://jekzith.livejournal.com/?tag=palia
A somewhat unsavory and not so trustworthy transfer from Telgar to Fort. Rider of blue Eseth.
* Born Castian at Healer Hall to Journeyman Healer Calia and a dragonrider that she never named%r* Was a Sr. Apprentice at Healer Hall before he was Searched for Elaruth and Bijedth's fourth clutch%r* Impressed bronze Liesanth on Day 21 of Month 2, Turn 34, becoming C'stian%r* Liesanth was the bronze involved in the accident with his clutchsister Ziluyth, causing injuries to both and the loss of an eye to the latter%r* Turns after his Impression, C'stian's mother Calia visited the Weyr on healer business. A chance encounter between N'muir and Calia in the Glass Fountain led to the revelation that the previously unnamed rider who had fathered C'stian was in fact his wingleader, N'muir. Awkwardness ensued.
* Born Tristan, the son of a Smith.%R* Was an apprentice Smith before being Searched for a hatching at Southern Weyr, where he Impressed brown Nsath, becoming T'stan.%R* Transferred from Southern Weyr as part of a trade for Weyrwoman Ali.
* G'riya was recently transferred to Fort Weyr from Southern, following Ali's departure.%R%R* He apprenticed as a Smith before impression to blue Baikoth, and resumed his studies later in his dragonriding career.%R%R* He has two children of whom he speaks regularly enough, Kiyalla, a grown young woman, and Gabric, a little boy, both of whom still reside at Southern with their respective mothers.
* Euphemia used to be a message runner before she Impressed Summoner's Saviour Green Zezkiath from Elaruth and Bijedth's clutch of Turn 36.%r%r* Where she lived before the Weyr, nobody knows. All that's really known about her is that she seems to count Katriona and J'ayn among her friends (not that it seems she really has friends).%r%r* She has a green firelizard named Star.
* From Crom Hold%R* Former Candidate for Eliyaveith's "ghost" clutch%R* Spends a fair bit of time in Records and Infirmary%R* Is... peculiar.%R* Rider to The Beast Beneath Blue Qhyluth at High Reaches
* Katriona does not like to discuss her background in depth, but it was clear from the first she came from a poor family; when she arrived at Fort, she was too skinny, as if she rarely got quite enough to eat.%r%r* She was one of those who was meant to stand at Eliyaveith's clutch-that-wasn't, and ended up working in the laundry.%r%r* She stood again at Elaruth's clutch, Impressing to an initially fairly sickly green by the name of Yueth.%r%r* She looks younger than her age, which may be a factor of her slight form and ready smile.
* Posted from the Harper Hall to Fort Hold in the autumn of Turn 35.%r%r* Spends much of her time in her office, which is next door to Astivan's.%r%r* Rumoured to be everything from Lord Fort's pet Harper to the Hall's spy.%r%r* Responsible for much of the Hold's correspondence.%r%r* Not terribly feminine by style of dress. Usually wears smart, well-tailored clothes remarked to be more akin to rider garb.
* From Southern Boll Hold%R%R* Impressed Ill-Fated Omens Bronze Sidrinth on day 25, month 2, turn 36 of the 10th Interval%R%R* Sidrinth went *between* on day 5, month 4, turn 36 of the 10th Interval after his health declined rapidly%R%R* V'dar - now Vidar - remains at Fort Weyr for the time being
* Born into a from a relatively poor mining family in the Crom area, eldest of three girls. Her father was injured and eventually passed away following a mining accident.%r%R* Began helping around the mines at the age of 8, and working full-bore there by age 12.%r%r * Kicked out of the minehold upon reaching her majority at 16 for being a thief, dity scrapper, and general malcontent. %r%r * Worked odd jobs in Greenfields, including rumored work as a hired tough. At 19, she was caught pilfering from a smithcraft booth at a gather. The resulting brawl and property damage caused her to be sentenced to 24 months of hard labour back in the Crom mines.%r%r * Assigned to High Reaches Weyr for the last three months of her sentence to assist in the repairs to the Weyr bowl. Official release day was Day 1, Month 3, Turn 22.%R%R * Searched by W'chek, and impressed brown Szadath from Iovniath and Cadejoth's second clutch on Day 13, Month 4, Turn 22.
* Riorde comes from exile island. She has one younger brother, Eirdan, and was raised by her grandma. Her father Arran was a fisher. Her mom died.%R%R* Riorde doesn't like to talk much to most people, but she does like to use her fists. %R%R* Barred from the sands after she, Rhaelyn, and Iolene hurt an egg but somehow managed to get on the sands anyway to impress brown Sforzath from Iovniath and Cadejoth's third clutch on Day 22, Month 6, Turn 26. %R%R * Graduated into Glacier wing in Month 6, Turn 27. The only exile not to be tapped for either the Weyrleader's wing (Avalanche) or Snowdrift.
...recently transferred from Igen Weyr to High Reaches.%r%r...was a Harper and still maintains her relationships within the craft.%r%r...looks more decorative than functional.%r%r...has a chronically unfit lifemate.
*~* Native to Crom, the eldest son of a Cromese cotholder.%r%r*~* Three brothers, one sister, all younger. Hes the first and only child to be sent into a craft, chosen as early as the Harper craft would accept him as an apprentice.%r%r*~* Ceawlin thrived at the Harper Hall, though his skills are not easily penned down in terms of excellence: being good at a little bit of diplomacy, a little bit of literacy and lettering, some skill in stringed instruments he appears, at first glance, to be a jack of all trades and master of none.%r%r*~* Ostensibly, hes sent to HRW on behalf of the Hall to aid in whatever record keeping and entertainment needs they require.%r%r*~* Musical instruments where he exhibits some talent: stringed (lute, lyre, etc)%r%r*~* Recently, he requested to Stand for High Reaches' latest double clutch: Gold Hraedhyth x Brown Szadath / Gold Iesaryth x Brown Arekoth.%r%r*~* MOST Importantly: Ceawlin is not always the nicest of Characters. This is all IC; OOCly, I'm a total marshmallow! Let me know if it becomes too much and I will happily adjust.
- Some may remember that she arrived at the Weyr at the same time as the rest of The Missing, but she didn't seem to be part of them. %r%r- No one knows which hold she comes from or why she came to Fort, still. Well, except for one or two souls.%r%r- She Stood for three clutches before Impressing gold Eliyaveith at Elaruth and Bijedth's hatching on Day 21 of Month 2, Turn 34.%r%r- Eliyaveith rose for her maiden flight on Day 16 of Month 2, Turn 35 before she was a turn old and was caught by T'stan's brown Nsath. It did not result in a clutch.%r%r- Despite graduating from Weyrlinghood into Citrine on Day 23 of Month 2, Lilah wasn't granted her junior weyrwoman knot until Day 25 of Month 12, Turn 35.%r%r- Eliyaveith rose in her second flight to be caught by C'stian's bronze Liesanth, which did produce a relatively large, healthy clutch, despite the warped, golden egg that contained gold Taeliyth.%r%r- She stepped up to become Acting Weyrwoman after Hattie stepped down due to her health on Day 14 of Month 2, Turn 38.
- Impressed brown Etrevth from gold Niyath x bronze Soldreth's clutch, when he was barely 14 turns old.%r%r- Has a reputation as sleeping around, never anything serious, may or may not have weyrbrats running around but none that he claims.%r%r- Also has a bit of a reputation as an alcoholic. Is often drunk at a functioning level, including showing up to drills that way when he shows up.
Originally from Keroon. Arrived on the same day as the Exiles, but as a Beastcraft Apprentice on Day 12, Month 12, Turn 25.%r%rAzaylia is soft spoken, her voice a whispery soprano. She also squeaks when startled.%r%rAsked to Stand for Cadejoth's and Ysavaeth's clutch, during which she was injured by and then Impressed to Gold Hraedhyth on Day 8, Month 12, Turn 28.%r%rOnce rode in Glacier Wing (a goldrider!?!) and can be seen having a drink or playing poker with them from time to time.%r%rHas taken rather naturally to Weyrlife, and her casual promiscuity is well known by now.%r%rFor /whatever/ reason Azaylia allows Bones, an ex-convict, to sleep on her couch. Rumors abound.
* High Reaches' former Weyrleader, R'hin has two daughters by the former High Reaches Weyrwoman Satiet -- Riahla and Suireh. He has several other children here and there as well, though they've managed much less infamy than the twins.%r* In Monaco circles he's known as a bit of a "fixer" (and not the handyman type of fixer).%r* Riders who espouse more non-traditional roles within their respective Weyr heirachies may well have heard his name mentioned... as someone they should talk to.%r* He was seen visiting I'kris when the brownrider was at High Reaches Weyr after winning Lujayn's gold's flight, before I'kris murdered Iolene. Rumor associates him, in a not-very-pleasant-way with I'kris' father and some ongoing dispute that might-or-might-not be related to this.%r* During Turn 33 he transferred to High Reaches Weyr as part of a wing swap, with High Reaches' Polaris going south in place of Monaco's Savannah Wing. For a Turn he worked to improve the Weyr's opinion of Monaco. Three months after the wing returned to Monaco, the senior queen rose to be caught by M'kris, and shortly thereafter the entire Wing transferred to High Reaches under dubious circumstances.%r* What Savannah does exactly isn't clearly specified. They're certainly not a traditional wing, and whatever their work is often takes them out of the Weyr, sometimes for long periods.
* A fixture of the HRW Infirmary between Turn 17, when she arrived as an Apprentice accompanying then-Weyrhealer Delifa, and Turn 26, Madilla was Weyrhealer herself for more than six turns before resigning upon her promotion to Master. %r%r* She now lives at High Reaches, but heads up the Hall's committee on Healer-Weyr relations; an administrative position. %r%r* Originally from a small cothold near Peyton, Madilla nonetheless plainly considers High Reaches to be home. By all accounts, her family are conservative and authoritarian; after so many turns at the Weyr, Madilla has largely adapted to Weyr life, but remains quietly conservative in some ways.%r%r* It's well known that she was engaged to weyrmate W'chek for about a turn before the relationship abruptly ended. A few turns later, she spent a little over a turn in a relationship with Journeymean Healer Varens. She is now weyrmated to brownrider H'kon; they've been together since Turn 31. %r%r* She has two biological children: Lilabet (b. Month 3, Turn 23, father: B'tal) and Dilan (b. Month 4, Turn 27, father: Devaki). As of month 9, Turn 33, she and H'kon have adopted Raija (b. Month 3, Turn 32).%r%r* In general terms, Madilla has a reputation for being hard working and dedicated, with a softer heart and more empathy than is often useful.%r%r* An avid quilt-maker, she has been known to give her work as gifts, and occasionally takes commissions.
* High Reaches Weyrleader from Turn 19 - Turn 30; Weyrsecond in Turn 32; Acting Weyrleader later in Turn 32; officially confirmed as Weyrleader again late in turn 34; and again in Turn 38. K'del's history with this knot is long and complicated: from extreme youth and inexperience to ousting a weyrwoman, faked flights, a murdered weyrwoman, dramatic injuries, and a weyrwoman (accidentally) burnt alive. He has also survived being stabbed ''as'' his dragon caught. %r%r* Born Kasadel, second youngest of nine in a Vinehold family in the Tillek region, he originally arrived at High Reaches with the tithe of Turn 17. His Impression to bronze Cadejoth at the end of that turn cemented his place in the Weyr; he's not lived elsewhere since. %r%r* As a young man, he was known as something of a player; he appeared to collect women wherever he went. In more recent turns, however, he's been in a string of longer-term relationships, with partners including High Reaches' former headwoman, Milani, and then-Weyrwoman, Iolene. Since Turn 32, he has been involved in an apparently very stable long-distance relationship with Ali, now Southern's Weyrwoman.%r%r* A known family man, K'del has a number of acknowledged children: Kasey (with Avey), Nikalas (with Milani), Iska (with Ali), Ishadel (with Ali), and Kashal (with Ali). He has also formally adopted Yvalia, daughter of Vintner Journeyman Tayte.
* Satiet's youngest older brother.%r%r* Arrived with the Tillekian tithe that brought Edeline briefly to the Weyr.%r%r* Regular night bartender at the Snowasis, takes one night off a week.%r%r* Uncle, a well as predominant parental figure, to Suireh and Riahla.
> Known for being one of the younger masters at Harper Hall. With it has come much gossip about how she attained her role. Some say she was part of ousting Wulfan. Others say she bribed the right people, if you know what I mean. She teaches vocalization and beginner's composition, but has not taken on journeymen of her own.
* Born and raised at Southern Weyr, Ajatha's the flightchild daughter of bluerider Rajazad and greenrider T'hvan. Anyone even vaguely familiar with the Weyr would have heard something about her mother - a volatile, steely natured, pugil-stick-toting weyrlingmaster for more than twenty Turns, while T'hvan is an outrageous flirt but quite capable rider.%r%r* Known for the perpetually colorful beads in her braids, she's a regular ball of energy that bounces from one extreme to another with little time in between, though she does seem good-natured.%r%r* Impressed to Manipulations of Frost brown Rasiyoth at High Reaches Weyr on day 18, month 11, Turn 19 of Interval 10.
%t* Brownrider of brown Visigoth. Who is brown. Also, big. And brown.%r%t* Originally from Benden.%r%t* Can often be found around the Snowasis.
* Jo, who was once Jolie, Impressed to blue Tacuseth on Day 1, Month 1, Turn 24 along with fellow convicts M'ron and Kaitlin. There's the rare occasion that you may still see the three of them together in public like they were when they were weyrlings.%r%r* Former resident bad girl from the tough-as-nails Glacier wing. Now wingsecond to Snowdrift wing.%r%r* Jo's life is rife with rumors and speculations. Is she a contract killer? Was she sent to the mines for murder? Just how many men and women have she slept with, and who? Perhaps one will never know.
For those on the island:%r%r* Devaki is Blooded. He was also one of the more outspoken about not forgetting their history, and their exile. He was known to be very familiar with the ancestry of the Bloods, and it was known that the elders often approached him before approving a match, to determine how closely related potential matches might be. This used to be a task his father would perform, before he died during the erratic threadfalls.%r%r* In terms of his contribution to the islands, Devaki was one of the regular fishers. He also served as a kind of counsellor, often spending time talking to people in confidence. He was one of the few who knew the cave system very, very well -- though that's not common knowledge.%r%r* Devaki's grandfather, Viremi, though mostly retired in his role as a mindhealer, still served on the council of elders.%r%r* During the rescue, his sister Kiami died of sickness, and his grandfather Viremi remained in the infimary for some time, weakened and ill, before finally sucumbing early in the winter of Turn 29. %r%r For those from the mainland:%r%r* Both Devaki's parents are dead, though he has two younger sisters, Evali, who impressed a green at High Reaches Weyr, and Kiami, who died in the plague shortly after their arrival at the Weyr. Devaki became gravely ill along with most of the exiles after their arrival on the mainland; though recovered, he was left weakened. Devaki was very vocal amongst the islanders and Weyrfolk about his intention to see the Blood claims of the exiles recognized.%r%r* Along with Raum, Devaki went missing from the Weyr during Turn 26, shortly after the death of the former exile Seani. His whereabouts were unknown until he showed up at High Reaches Hold during Turn 28, where his engagement to the Lady Issedi of High Reaches Hold was announced. The new Lord Holder Braeden also acknowledged the Blood rights of the exiles, something that is undoubtedly attributed to Devaki's influence. It was made known that all former islanders were welcome at High Reaches Hold, and that arrangements would be made to support them.%r%r* He and Issedi were married in the middle of Turn 29, and had a son, Vinien, early in Turn 30. He appears to have a good relationship with Lord Braeden, which is perhaps why he was named successor when Braeden stepped down in Turn 31. He was confirmed as Lord Holder of High Reaches a short time later.%r%r* Devaki and his wife, Issedi, had one son, Vinien, and three daughters, Sealene, Esiara and Alani. It is rumored that Issedi was pregnant with their fifth child when she was murdered at the end of Turn 36. The murderer was exiled to the Western Islands.
* Arrived at the Weyr as a Nabolese refugee in turn 32, but disappeared again a few months later. Despite initially claiming kinship with a handful of children who came in with him, he doesn't seem to have paid them any attention since. %r%r* He was next seen at the Weyr as one of Rone's guards during the hatching... before he Impressed brown Rosvelth from the stands and was immediately accused of thievery by the claimant to Nabol. %r%r* Word is there was (is?) a bounty on his head. %r%r* Since the hatching, he's laid low. He doesn't... seem to be entirely sold on this dragonrider business, but what else can he do?
* He was a guard at Crom but grew up at High Reaches Weyr and is now back there after being Searched by Taikrin's Szadath and Impressing (surprise!) green Teisyth.%r%r* He can be a jerk. (If something rubs you wrong OOCly, please let me know ASAP so we can address it! The Jerk Factor is ''entirely'' IC-only.)
* Klohi is from Ista Hold, though some might know that she was /actually/ searched at High Reaches Hold.%r%r* Impressed to Quinzeth, of Iesaryth and Vhaeryth's clutch.%r%r* Klohi /hates/ snow.%r%r* Klohi /loves/ gossip.%r%r* Quinzeth is an energetic, acrobatic and /fun/ green to chase. And Klohi... well, some 'winners' have learned to avoid their flights, after the first time.
* Originally from Saluda, a tiny hold on Nerat Peninsula.%r%r* Bones arrived at High Reaches Weyr on Day 23, Month 1, Turn 30 having hitched a ride on dragon back.%r%r* All of his arms and some of his chest are covered in tattoos. They feature a variety of skulls, tentacles, nightmarish creatures both real and mythical, and other creepy/threatening imagery. Some of them are muddy and harder to make out than others due to past infection, scarring, and dull needles in unsteady hands.%r%r* Voice is rough and harsh, even more so when he's excited and happy (think Beetlejuice).%r%r*Hates politics. Distrusts the dragon-oriented system of Weyr governance. Has general problems with authority all around.%r%r* Ex-convict, having served ten years in the mines for murder. He is not shy or ashamed of this.%r%r* Crashes on Weyrwoman Azaylia's couch as her unofficial room-mate/charity case.
Smiles a lot, even when her mouth isn't in a smile her eyes are usually lit up.%r%rProfesses to be part of a trading family, who is on hard times right now after being robbed a few months back. Wintering at High Reaches to, well, survive.%r%rClaims to be very smart, or at the very least, says her father says she's very smart, which accounts for why she fails in so many other areas. Like memory. Or ability to focus well.%r%rCountryisms slip into her speech, aints and donchas, but other than that, her speech is fluidly accentless.%r%rIf the door's not locked, she's likely to wander in.%r%rWrites constantly in a journal when she's not chattering.%r%rStood at the last Fort hatching. Well, Stood is a very loose term. She never made it onto the Sands after running away right as the eggs started wobbling. No one saw her at Fort after that night.
Native of High Reaches Weyr - born and raised in the lower caverns. Former long-term headwoman. Former long-term partner of K'del. Mother of Milandra with K'ndro and Nikalas with K'del. +mail or page me about hooks with Milani's involvement with the Vijays and past shady dealings at HRW.
* Recent arrival to High Reaches%R* Formerly claimed to be the son of Aughan, Lord of Crom Hold; his mother, however, was proven to be a liar.%R* Full name is Weylaughn (pronounced: WAY-lawn); typically goes by Wey (WAY).%R*His real father is a brownrider named Y'nu.
She never wears her craft knot around, instead favoring her home knot, a minor hold that looks to Lewis and High Reaches Hold.%r%rHer daily duties include taking (care of) and notes for the incredibly old Starsmith master posted to the Weyr forever and ever.%r%rShe must be from a wealthy family, or lives way beyond her means with her upscale clothing.%r%rShe's an apprentice with her own room? There has got to be a story there!
- Rafevan is from Nabol.%r%r- Rafevan is a smith.%r%r- Rafevan specializes in things that go boom.%r%r- Rafevan is often kind of pointy.
Iaevri is 'Reaches-born, the daughter of a Snowdrift bluerider and an assistant headwoman. Not close to either of her parents, she has spent her life to this point doing odds and ends for the Healers, without ever //quite// having been apprenticed to the craft.
It's 'nuh-VAD', short A, and 'lee-ARE-dith'.%R%RTransfer from Benden. Used to be a Wingleader.%R%RHe's from Bitra. Originally.%R%RRides comfortably enough but walks with a cane.
Fair and balding with hair that was once blond and has now reached a state of silvery-gray, he has a rather bullish build with square shoulders and a short, stocky frame. Keen brown eyes. Light complexion with a tendency to chap in the wind and burn in the sun. F'rint came to the Weyr at the tender age of 13, searched from a small Tillekian cothold. He Impressed and fell easily into the role of a young brownrider. He and Oranyuth have flown in Glacier Wing their entire career, having gathered about them the reputation of a skilled, dependable, under-the-radar dragonriding pair. Their obscurity was dashed by degrees during the "comet Pass" when they became a go-to pair for N'thei after his assumption of the Weyrleader's knot, then further when F'rint took over as Glacier's Wingsecond when in Turn 16 of the Interval. As Wingsecond, he downplayed the role of "Weyrsecond," preferring instead of focus his attention solely on his Wing. After Satiet's death and N'thei's resignation, he stepped into the role of Acting Weyrleader and Glacier's Wingleader. F'rint's personality is bland, dry even. He's a bad poker player, as he has no capacity for deceit and can't bluff his way out of a wet paper bag, but he still enjoys the game. He has no vanity and no fashion sense, but he's proud and determined and impeccable about following orders. Pleasant-tempered but stern, father of four in the lower caverns, neither weyrmated nor long-term involved, he hasn't sought rank. It just found him.
-> H'vier is from Ista Weyr. Now he's in High Reaches. For reasons.
It is well known that V'ros - originally Valenros - was a visiting Holder from a minor Hold near Tillek way. He soon after become posted in the archives, assisting the scribes, and not long after that, was Searched by A'rist's Lythronath for gold Hraedhath and bronze Cadejoth's clutch. On the hatching day, he came away as V'ros, intrepid weyrling to brown Zmeyth.
She's originally a guard from Pars Hold, and will always be one, even if she's now a rider. You can take the warrior out of the war, but not vice-versa.%r%rShe's a hard-ass, with little tolerance for foolishness or shallow behaviors, possessed of a 'take-it or leave it' attitude and a quirky temperament. Less-than-enthusiastic about mixing with most people, and enjoying a very active lifestyle (including the occasional, joyous fistfight), she's a fierce flame that enough times can scorch friend as well as foe.
* Telavi was Searched by Kait(lin) and Jormunth the day before the hatching, or the day of the hatching, depending on how you count.%r* Winds of Change green Solith isn't Telavi's other half, but she might be her better half.%r* Telavi's weyrbred, out of Benden. Yes, that may mean what you think it means: she really is a Benden fan. Go Benden!%r* It may also mean what you think it means: she'll flirt with a rock if it's cute or she's bored.%r* She also has a longtime 'boyfriend' of sorts, K'zin. %r* Telavi and Solith rode for Boreal. Those who pay attention to such things may remember they were in the silver thread group as weyrlings, but that's over now.%r* After Z'ian's 'accident,' Telavi became an assistant weyrlingmaster under Quinlys, working with I'zech and J'vain.%r* Then Savannah took her, and she ''liked'' it. Nita was there too.%r* Then Savannah left. (''Just like'' a wing.)%r* Then Savannah came back and just like that, they were back together again... at least until Quinlys came looking around again.%r* Then there was more swapping until R'hin ''died'' and what's with her and doomed wingleaders anyway?
In the summer of turn thirty-five, Farideh moved to High Reaches from an undisclosed Hold at Igen, and worked as a laundress in the lower caverns.%r%rShe chose to stand as a candidate for Niahvth and Reisoth's clutch in turn thirty-seven, and surprised many by Impressing gold Roszadyth.%r%rShe is known for her dramatic ways, sometimes immature reactions, and her Holdbred sentiments, but since graduating has assumed her junior weyrwoman responsibilities with an uncanny knack for management and practicality.%r%rWhile the gossips love to entangle the goldriders of High Reaches with whomever strikes their fancy, it is common knowledge that Farideh has a regular on-again-off-again sailor for a boyfriend.
Minara arrived in High Reaches in winter, shortly before the beginning of turn 36, after convincing one of its visiting riders to whisk her away from her life in one of Benden's minor holds. She has shown evidence of hold training both in her mannerisms and speech, though she has told very few so far which exact hold she is from, or who she was while she lived there. About six months later, she was given a permanent position as one of the Weyr's Storeskeepers.
Hayda is a kindly woman in her early forties with an average build and dark graying hair most often pulled back. Signs of sadness linger about her warm brown eyes and she is often quiet, though unfailingly polite and correct in her address to others. Born and raised at Tillek, Hayda comes to the Reaches by way of her blueriding brother, D'van first as a potential to replace an ailing Dassah as Headwoman, and then after several interviews, being given the intricate knot, offices, and keys of the position. Adept and methodical, Hayda's general mode of operation is calmness, doling out both praise and criticism in the same neutral fashion. Not easily angered, the only things that seem to get Hayda riled up are uncleanliness and slovenliness, and even then she is more likely to simply frown a little and quietly tack more duties onto an offender's roster. She has mastered the art of the quelling look and staffers and residents alike will probably come to know and perhaps even dread having that look turned upon them when they've fallen down on the job.
A short girl. From Southern Weyr, Maraya Impressed early to Lanky Celadon Green Naivanth out of the Desperado's Disguise egg of Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch.
D'leri is gawky at 5'11", with blond hair, freckles, and a strong nose and chin belied by watery blue eyes. Driggath is muscular but clumsy, with a long tail, and is a grayed shade of medium blue. Born and raised at Nabol Hold, the son of one of its assistant stewards, D'leri is more comfortable with rocks and sheep than he is with people and dragons. He was one of the last candidates Searched for Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch, and Impressed his just as feckless blue Driggath in Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch. As a weyrling, he means well, tries hard, even follows instructions, but in general is at the bottom of the food chain. He follows after Briora, since she's from Nabol, but the girl has little to do with him. His best friend is Jarkel, one of the candidates who didn't Impress but stayed on in the lower caverns.
Pretty but not drop-dead gorgeous, she's about average height for a woman, a little on the swarthy side with big, warm brown eyes and dark hair with a hint of curl to it. She dresses in a practical manner. Alieva has been a member of the Headwoman's staff as an Assistant Headwoman since the second quarter of Turn 16. She hails from a coastal hold within Tillek's purview and is distantly related to Hayda. She performed similar duties in her home hold and generally seems to have a level head on her shoulders and a reasonably strong moral sense. Though not known as a flirt, she does have a healthy sense of humor and will respond to being flirted with at a playful level without engaging too far.
A native of Nabol, Briora Impressed brawny spring green Ousath from Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch.
A native of High Reaches Weyr, nonchalant-seeming G'gor Stood with his sister for Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch, but only he Impressed: prim chartreuse green Paelath. G'gor was one of the original six in the weyrling "silver thread" leadership program along with his best buddy, U'zin.
A native of High Reaches Weyr, and barely old enough to have been Searched, skinny little M'dio Impressed self-possessed, "large and in charge" periwinkle blue Mnoseth from Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch.
A native of Tillek, nonchlant-seeming U'zin Impressed aggressive jade green Anairith from Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch. U'zin was one of the original six in the weyrling "silver thread" leadership program along with his best buddy, G'gor.
A native of Pars Hold (High Reaches Hold area), strapping young N'par Impressed green Jisilth from Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch.
The first to Impress from Teonath and Wyaeth's clutch, talkative and chubby Wujaren became W'jar when smeared blue Marckilth found him on the sands. Best buddies with F'ren since weyrlinghood, he was a little less excitable than the other bluerider but was almost always up for a good game. His Marckilth did fine when given direction but had a tendency to wander when on his own.%r%rBoth W'jar and Marckilth were badly injured in the last "comet Fall" over High Reaches' territory, which they fought as part of Snowstrike wing. After much rehabilitation, Marckilth can at least glide once again.
K'zarin, once Kazarin, Impressed to clover green Kellnith at the hatching of Teonath and Wyaeth's clutch.
I'ro, once Igoro, Impressed to vapor blue Stilkith from Teonath and Wyaeth's clutch. Athletic, aggressive, and often a pain in the neck, I'ro has gotten easier to get along with under Stilkith's influence, but has kept his crude sense of humor. The discipline of being one of the original four participants in the "silver thread" weyrling leadership track also helped him channel his energy in positive directions, but he lapsed slightly since joining Polaris, and still doesn't like being caught doing something nice for someone.
Overly excited and pudgy, Ferean Impressed to the sinuous cerulean blue Haraith from Teonath and Wyaeth's clutch. Best buddies with W'jar since weyrlinghood, the two can usually be found together when off duty, although less so since before W'jar and Marckilth's tragic accident. Haraith is more easygoing than his rider and while he doesn't keep him in check, is at least a somewhat stabilizing influence. Which is to say: it could be worse.
Pudgy, pale cornflower Pirioth from Teonath and Wyaeth's clutch found former healer Cesaira on the sands. While Pirioth likes other dragons' company, blonde Cesaira is more reclusive, with a quietly bitter streak.
A tiny boy when he Impressed massive bronze Hroxeth, E'dro was the youngest of the weyrlings from Teonath and Wyaeth's clutch. He still isn't that tall but has developed more confidence after successfully making it through weyrlinghood, and flame-tinged Hroxeth remains gentle with his lifemate even when he's stern and unyielding with almost everyone else. E'dro is said to still be soft on Persie after she was assistant weyrlingmaster for his clutch.
Topping 5 feet tall by only an inch, Mai is the kind of girl who looks more dainty and breakable than she could feasibly actually be. Her masses of red-brown curly hair have been cut short for weyrlinghood, which means her face is distinctly less lost behind them, now: she has equally dainty features, from the narrow point of her nose to that rose-bud like mouth. Pretty, but more in a little-girl way than anything. Mai hails from High Reaches Weyr, the daughter of two blueriders who've been friends - and on-again-off-again lovers - pretty much since they both Impressed not long before the pass ended. She was already openly enjoying casual relationships with other women when she was searched at sixteen, something she put on hold in order to Impress seafood green Quesath. She was selected to join the leadership program, though her youth and physical size left her slightly less capable than some of her companions. %r%rTowards the end of weyrlinghood, she made overtures to fellow clutchmate Kalisti, which, to the surprise of both women, were returned. Since, the pair have had a tumultuous relationship, breaking up almost every week, only to get back together. Mai has been tapped into the Snowdrift wing, since she graduated from weyrlinghood.
Rider of bronze Kamornth. A talented leader, B'ren has proven himself to be the only one capable of handling his difficult wing.
Rider of bronze Aristath. This bronzerider while still retaining some of the more typical arrogance of his ilk is well educated having been searched from the Harper Hall right before he walked the tables to attain his Journeyman's knot. As a result his thirst for knowledge, his understanding of etiquette and politics is likely what has made Iceberg Wing what they are today. All of this has made B'sil a bit of a perfectionist and he expects high standards from his wingriders from the shine on their boots to their formations and manners.
Rider of bronze Literath. A bronzerider that goes against the grain of most. Bookish and dignified, would be the best way to describe both F'der's looks and personality. Having been an apprentice archivist before being Searched, his attention to detail and vast seemingly trivial knowledge pulls together a wing that is run with a sharpness and finesse few could pull off.
Rider to green Sheyith. Iona is B'ren's wingsecond which speaks highly of her tact and various skills.
Rider of blue Wyteth. The consumate clown, J'tin was just your average full of mischief hold boy before he was Searched. With a sense of humour that many would envy and charm most men wish they had, J'tin seconds using all his smooth wit to back F'der up and engender the loyalty of Icicle's riders with never a harsh word.
Rider of bronze Bujareth. N'chi is B'ren's wingsecond.
This greenrider was searched from the Harper Hall a few turns into her apprenticeship as a dancer. Quick, lithe and intelligent, she led her wing the same way-- she was always aware of who is where in formation, and how they were doing, making her excellent in threadfall and, later, in simple drills. Her sense of rhythm always had formations changing without skipping a beat. %r%rSisha was Wingsecond of Icicle for many turns before, after L'vae stepped down, she was promoted to Wingleader of Avalanche in turn 19. Later that turn, K'del became Weyrleader and officially Wingleader of Avalanche, although in practice most of that duty continued to fall to Sisha. She resumed leadership of the wing turns later, leading Avalanche until her retirement at the very beginning of Turn 39.
Joilin is a tall woman (about 5'8" in height) with the build of a dragonrider. Her dirty-blonde hair is cropped short and she has watery blue eyes. Originally from Nabol, Joilin Impressed brown Vanoroth at High Reaches Weyr in the same clutch as Satiet and Teonath. She's a follower rather than a leader and is easily swayed this way or that by those with stronger temperaments. Currently, she flies in the Taiga wing at High Reaches.
Fair and slim, Ysave remains attractive even into her mid-life. Her blond hair is threaded with gray now, and there are crow's feet at the corner of her blue eyes, but she stands a slender 5'10" with poise and confidence in her demeanor. The youngest daughter from a wealthy seahold a day's ride from Tillek, Ysave would have been a perfect Lord's wife had her father's fortunes not fallen just before she was ready to be betrothed. Unfortunately, when the seahold was struck by a major storm the season before she debuted, she was stuck accepting what proposals came and married into a wealthy-enough family. At nineteen, she bore her first son, Nederan. At twenty-two, she was widowed. When Lord Tillek's first wife passed away that same turn, Ysave moved to Tillek and essentially courted the widowed Lord Drehfti, who married her within the turn of his wife's death. His own daughter, Edeline, was still an infant and was given to Ysave to raise. Though the woman cared little for raising another woman's daughter, she brought the child up alongside her son, consistently pushing Lord Drehfti to acknowledge the boy more than the girl. After becoming Lady Tillek, she has bore two more daughters. When Drehfti died in Turn 17, she pushed Nederan to assume the role of Lord, alienating Edeline from her right to follow her father. She might have gotten her wish had Nederan had his mother's ambition, but... When Edeline and her husband returned to Tillek in Turn 18, when she was confirmed pregnant, Nederan retired his rulership to his step-sister and took over a small, wealthy seahold. Furious but impotent to retaliate, Ysave retired with her son, her two daughters, and his family.
Tall and fair-haired with soft blue eyes, Nederan is handsome enough-- though his mouth is pinched-looking and his eyes are somewhat narrow and shrewd in appearance. He has the fair, chapped-looking skin common to the northern seaholds. Born to a wealthy seaholder near Tillek and his young wife Ysave, Nederan is not technically a Blooded man. After his father's death, his mother remarried to the recently widowed Lord Drehfti of Tillek Hold, and Nederan was brought up as if he were the Lord's Heir-despite the fact that Lord Drehfti had legitimate daughters by his first wife and Ysave. Proud and stubborn, calculating and determined, Nederan has taken a personal interest in the management and future of Tillek Hold. It was marked by many that he would have made a fine Steward for the Hold since his lineage certainly wouldn't allow Drehfti to name his heir! Nederan was married to Drilnity, a cousin of Lord Nabol, when he was 22. When Drehfti died in Turn 17, his mother pressed Nederan to claim Tillek Hold-- and he did for a Turn before relinquishing rule back to his step-sister Edeline. He and his family live quietly in a seahold not far from Tillek.
Black hair that's graying about the temples, grey eyes, thin and trim on a tall frame. The flattering would call him distinguished-looking; the not-so-flattering would describe him as oily. %r%rHigh Reaches Weyr would call him a troublemaker, an instigator. His holders would call him a calculating Lord who has their (and subsequently his) best interests at heart. Incredibly intelligent and generally politically savvy, Aughan has been married to Ienavi - formerly Lady Nabol - since Turn 33. They have two children, including his son and acknowledged heir, Javrix.
Slender man. From Crom, H'tram became the last person to Impress at Rielsath and Malsaeth's first clutch to bronze Rousath. The Bacchanal Hammered-Brass Bronze dragon hatched from the Height of Indulgence egg.
Edeline is a slight woman, slim-statured and lightly built. Ink-black hair falls cleanly to her back when it isn't otherwise bound elaborately atop her head, a perfect match for the dark irises of small eyes. She's slender and refined, much like her careful posture and bearing. Her face could be called attractive without really being pretty, high cheekbones and dusky skin. Here is one who has embraced the breeding and grooming that the life of the privileged requires, a fact well evident in her appearance and modulated voice. Daughter of Lord Drehfti and Lady Lindony of Tillek Hold, both deceased. Her mother died shortly after Edeline's birth, and her father died at the Tillekian Brewfest in turn 17 after a fall down the stairs. The oldest child of the true Tillekian bloodline, she often quarreled, openly, with her stepmother and stepbrother, a fact exacerbated by the issue that she was never confirmed as her father's heir. Presumably, this is because she was younger than Nederan, unmarried, and a girl-child to boot. She disappeared for a number of days after her father's death, eventually surfacing after living in her cousin's cothold near Tillek, then relocating to High Reaches Weyr, seeking "asylum," while Ysave and Nederan ran Tillek without the Conclave's confirmation. %r%rShe arranged her own marriage to Potipher in Turn 18, which spurred Nederan to reach out to her about retiring his so-called rulership of Tillek. In the summer of Turn 18, pregnant, she and Nederan had the lynch pin for him to give Tillek back to her. In month 9, he left for a seahold given to him as part of the deal for him to leave, and she and Potipher were confirmed as Lord and Lady Tillek in month 10. Their son, Thedrin, was born in the spring of Turn 19. %r%RFor some turns, Edeline and Potipher were the picture of a perfect couple, co-parenting his daughters and their own son. Alas, tragedy struck in Turn 27, when Thedrin went missing-- eventually to be confirmed as deceased when the decomposing body of a young child was found in a shipwreck in early Turn 28. Blame fell on the Weyr, for failing to recover him. Edeline's grief was long and hard, and only somewhat ameliorated by her second pregnancy, which produced a daughter, Isla, in Turn 29. %r%rDespite her own experiences, Edeline preferred a male heir, and eventually invited her cousin, Ennegan, to spend some time at Tillek; it was widely assumed that she would eventually make him her heir, cutting her own daughter out of the succession. /That/ plan was abandoned, forcibly, when Ennegan was Impressed from within the galleries during the hatching of High Reaches' double clutch of Turn 31. %r%rTo say that Edeline is ill-pleased with High Reaches is an understatement.
Not an ugly man, really. He's a little chubby, owing to a soft life as first a Lord's son, then a Lord's brother, then a Steward, but he's got a pleasant face and he's well-groomed. Dark brown hair, soft, common-looking brown eyes. He stands 5'10", tall enough to be respectable as Lord but with very little imposing about his presence. He's presentable but not really Lordly. A younger son of Nabol Hold, never in line for succession, Potipher aspired to little but to be a steward when his brother came to Lordship. Which he did! He married wisely at the age of 20 to a pleasant holder lass named Nadlee, who bore him two daughters before succumbing to fever eight Turns after their marriage. He might have been content as a widower had not he been approached by Edeline during her exile. She was known to be pretty and bright and, though her fortunes were currently rocky, he would benefit from the marriage either way-- whether she came to Nabol to be mother to his children or they went to Tillek and she became Lady Holder. Ultimately, it was the latter that prevailed, and he was installed as Lord Tillek. He has no ambition to rule and leaves such things to his wife, really.
Aging with the weathered skin attributed to many days out facing a salty sea and high winds. Her once blonde hair is now completely gray paired with watery blue eyes. She's tall and must've been imposing at one point in her life. She became craftmaster of a predominately male-centric craft at the age of forty-five. A master of politics and acutely aware of -how things work-, she's deft when it comes to handling the Masters conclave at the Fishercraft.
Originally engaged to Aughan. Married to Devaki. Murdered by an anti-exile man who was aiming for Devaki instead on d11 m13 t36.
Blonde hair, green eyes, middle-aged build on an average frame. Rynien became Lord Reaches at the age of twenty-four. He married his wife, the lady Shaie of Sattle Hold at eighteen. He is publicly known as a benevolent lord who leads by example: a happy, perfect family of four.
Dark hair and dark eyes, tall and lean, it's obvious that Drehfti was once handsome and is now sliding gracefully through middle-age. His nose is hawkish but not overly large and his eyes are a little sunken but "mysterious" in their darkness. Oldest son. Confirmed heir. Lord Holder. Drehfti's life never strayed from its seemingly pre-determined course. He married the daughter of Lord Nerat, a young woman named Lindony, and had a few short turns with her, bringing their daughter Edeline to birth. She died the same turn that Edeline was born, and he met, loved, and married Ysave the same turn. Although she consistently pressured him to acknowledge her son Nederan as his heir, he refused to yield, leaving the possibility open that the Hold would pass to one of his daughters. On 9/28/17, at the annual Brewfest, Drehfti died in a fall down the stairs, leaving Tillek without a confirmed Heir.
Dark brown hair with hazel eyes. He's slightly stooped with age and paunchy about his middle. He's on his fourth wife, picked for her charm and good looks rather than politics. As a lord, some of the younger generation, particularly his aging sons and strapping grandsons, press for his retirement, but he's still beloved to his people despite his doddering and sometimes senile habits.
Of average height and build, M'kenos is unremarkable in features, with brown hair and eyes, and skin weathered by the wind and sun to be more leathery than his age ought to imply. Markenos hails from one of those small holds on the coast, in the Tillek area, and followed in the footsteps of all of the men in his family, taking to the seas as soon as he was old enough. It was while on a brief shore leave that he was picked up on search, which he agreed to more or less on a whim. It paid off, when he Impressed blue Behranth from the Bounce Off The Ceiling, Hit Floor, Jam Door, Ding! Dead Egg, when Iovniath and Cadejoth's eggs hatched. Though M'kenos is generally quite terse, Behranth brings out the emotions in him; the two have quite a close bond. At graduation, they were tapped into Icicle Wing.
Exotic, with dark hair, eyes and skin, and the kind of secretive smile that makes her irresistible to many. Kalisti is taller than most women, with just enough curves to accentuate her womanliness. Searched from a minor hold near High Reaches Hold, Kalisti was at the weir for only a seventy before the eggs hatched, and was known for her distaste for muck and dirt pretty much instantly. Her Impression to Siavisuth (hatched from the Peril From The Skies Egg), from Iovniath and Cadejoth's first clutch, was married by the green's sneeze; she had a difficult adjustment through weyrlinghood, despite her adoration for the green. %r%rAt some point towards the end of weyrlinghood, she and her clutchmate Mai were discovered to be having a relationship - a surprise to most people, given Kalisti had never shown any particular signs towards being attracted to women. The two have a tumultuous relationship, breaking up on an almost weekly basis - but always getting back together in the end. At graduation, Kalisti was tapped into Frostbite wing.
V'nian is a young man of average height, with sandy blond hair and green eyes. He's prone to acne, but his strength of will stops him from ever scratching, so at least it never scars. He'll probably never be especially good looking, but when he actually manages to smile (which isn't terribly often), it's a nice one. High Reaches Weyr resident Vorenian was supposed to leave for the Beast Craft the very day that he was Searched for Iovniath and Cadejoth's first clutch. He elected to put off his apprenticeship, just to see, and ended up walking away from the sands with midnight blue Fierfanth, hatched from the You May Be Eaten By A Grue Egg. Fierfanth is clumsy and awkward, but sweet and outgoing, especially in comparison to his focused and intense rider. %r%rV'nian is desperately eager to prove that he's as good as anyone else, if not better, particularly given his age. It was to his great satisfaction that he was not held back, and joined Taiga wing on graduation, under the mentorship of one of his fellow blueriders.
Thin and freckled, P'lask has a boyish face that usually holds some kind of gap-toothed grin. His dark hair is wavy and thick, and he has quite long, dark eyelashes, making him certainly not unattractive. Parlaskin grew up at the Seacraft, being the only son of one of the Masters. He never had any particular inclinations towards joining the craft himself, and instead worked mostly odd jobs until he was searched for Iovniath and Cadejoth's first clutch. His jade green Cayvisath took her sweet time finding him on the sands, but he's never looked back. His best friend, pretty much since weyrlinghood began, has been his clutchmate Urda, and though many assumed the pair would ultimately have a romantic relationship, his attentions eventually ended up focused upon Tavini, a brownrider in Boreal. The two ultimately got together a month or two before graduation, and have had a remarkably stable relationship. P'lask was actually requested by Alpine's leadership at the end of graduation, and joined that wing with great pride.
Fair skinned, blue eyed and blonde haired, Urda is pretty enough in a girl-next-door kind of way. She's on the short side of average, if only barely, and while not quite pudgy, is certainly not svelte, either. Urda hails from the High Reaches Hold area; her family is very distantly related to the Lord, though they've never made much of it. She was brought in to the weyr on search for Iovniath and Cadejoth's first clutch only a couple of days before the hatching, and had very little time to get used to it before she ended up being chosen almost immediately by sky blue Branarath. She and her clutchmate P'lask became instant friends during weyrlinghood, and although she may have been interested in a more romantic relationship, she wasn't too concerned when his interests turned elsewhere. At graduation, she was tapped into Polaris wing.
Tall, more handsome than pretty, and dignified without fault, Mielline has the bearing of one completely at home with her position and life; good breeding is a cornerstone of everything she is. Her dark blonde hair is most frequently worn bound up upon her head and secured with unornamented pins; worn down, it's halfway down her back, and faintly waved. She has dark brown eyes and a narrow chin, a long, slender nose, and high cheekbones. Now in her mid-thirties, she's slender and toned, and dresses conservatively in tailored trousers and blouses; when she's not at work, a skirt is more common. The daughter of a minor holder in the Nabol area, with direct blood ties to Ustelan, Mielline's future ought to have been one of marriage and family, probably something strategic that would bring prestige to her father. At sixteen, she was engaged to a promising young man from a larger Hold in the area, but before the wedding could be held, the following turn, the young man was tragically killed. It was during the period that followed, as her father attempted to find a new (and, perhaps, better) match for her, that searchriders from High Reaches arrived, and proposed an alternative plan. Mielline's father was less keen, but his daughter's enthusiasm swayed him, and the girl departed for the weyr the same day. When the eggs hatched, she Impressed blue Corobith, taking to the rider life like a duck to water. She'd been Wingsecond of Snowdrift for only a turn when the Comet Falls commenced, and was promoted to Wingleader a few months after they finally ended, her Wingleader having decided it was high time for a proper retirement. %r%rMielline has turned the skills she was raised with to use within her wing, now that the Interval is in full swing, though the end result is anything but traditional. Unconventional though it may sometimes seem, Snowdrift is hard to overlook as an excellent example of what an Interval wing can be.
Average height, average build, pretty enough face: Larinel is much like any number of girls around the weyr, being relatively attractive without being in any way outstanding. She has red-brown hair that naturally curls to her shoulders, though she's cut it short since her Impression; it sets off the chestnut brown of her eyes to good advantage. Shavaeth is a pale, spring green in colour, large for a green. Larinel and Brandos grew up together; their mothers were best friends, their fathers vaguely tolerant of each other. They had playdates together well before 'play' was actually a word that could be used to describe either of them. That didn't mean they didn't fight: indeed, the pair barely got along in childhood, and in their early teens. Once out of harper lessons, Larinel started working in the kitchens, and might have been content to pretend Brandos didn't exist forever, were it not for both of them being searched for Iovniath's second clutch. %r%rLarinel managed to avoid her childhood playmate for most of candidacy, and certainly, she stood on the opposite side of the sands to him during the hatching. But their greens hatched at much the same time, and Larinel's Shavaeth and Br'dos' Quianveth have taken to each other like ducks to water: sparks are likely to result.
Br'dos wears his jet-black hair as long as he can get away with, mostly because he seems to think it makes him look striking, particularly against naturally pale skin, and his pale brown eyes. Quianveth is a rich, jungle green in shade, and is smaller than most. Brandos and Larinel grew up together; their mothers were best friends, their fathers vaguely tolerant of each other. They had playdates together well before 'play' was actually a word that could be used to describe either of them. That didn't mean they didn't fight: indeed, the pair barely got along in childhood, and in their early teens. Once out of harper lessons, Brandos started working in the storerooms, and (mostly) ignored Larinel, though he was hardly blind to the fact that she was not unattractive... in some ways, he might even have been willing to bury the hatchet, if she hadn't been so stubborn. That didn't mean he wasn't a little wary when both of them were Searched for Iovniath's second clutch. %r%rHe didn't see much of Larinel during their candidacy, and didn't go out of his way to avoid the distance she put between them at the hatching. But their greens hatched at much the same time, and his Quianveth and her Shavaeth have taken to each other like ducks to water: sparks are likely to result.
As a young teen, S'varis probably looked weedy, but since he's grown up, he's filled out, and now could be considered really quite attractive. Dark, walnut-brown hair curls loosely around his face, which is overfilled with green eyes and a quirked smile. Viondeth is a sandy bronze, long and lean for his colour. Sevaris grew up at High Reaches Weyr, and worked in the lower caverns until his Impression at 18. Quietly ambitious, he was terribly pleased to Impress bronze, and worked hard during weyrlinghood, joining the silver thread program. Early on, he was good friends with former guard F'reln, but that friendship took a turn for the worst after a challenge issued by the pair nearly got him killed (http://hrweyr.net/Logs:Who's_Up_For_The_Challenge?). %r%rAfter graduation, S'varis joined Boreal Wing and was eventually promoted to Wingsecond. It was under his Wingleader's direction that he reached out to Teris, his clutchmate and a childhood acquaintance, in the hopes of drawing her back to replace the two High Reaches 'seniors' in Turn 30. Caught out by Jo and Z'ian, S'varis and his Wingleader lost their positions; he is now in disgrace.
There's no denying that Elsan is pretty, with red-blonde curls and big blue eyes that just beg for attention. She's tall and slender, with curves in all the right places, and a mouth just built for pouting. Jensalyth is a deep emerald in colour, probably as pretty as her rider. Elsan was Searched from Nabol Hold; she may claim that her father is directly related to Lord Ustelan, but there's no evidence for this-- in all honesty, she's nothing more than a normal holder's daughter. She had a normal upbringing, too: she learned the usual feminine arts, and perhaps would have ended up in service to Lady Ienavi had she not caught the attention of bronzerider H'tram. Thinking her both pretty and in some way /interesting/, the bronzerider apparently picked her up in the hope of having High Reaches' next Weyrwoman in his debt. Elsan was easily convinced by his promises of glory, and returned to the weyr with him-- she fully expected that a gold dragon would eventuate, followed by H'tram as her all-but husband. %r%rInstead, she found the weyr in many ways confronting; being found on the sands by green Jensalyth did little to help her confusion. What's worse is that H'tram seems to have lost his interest in her, since the hatching... where does that leave poor Elsan now?
Naturally built strong, C'lar is about average height, with dark blonde hair and hazel eyes - good looking, in a relatively conventional kind of way. Albranoth is a long, narrow bronze with a rich, burnished hide.%r%rCalarid's father was a bronzerider, and his father's father before that was one, too; it's tradition, by now, and young Cal was raised with this in mind: you'll go on those sands, and you'll Impress bronze, nothing less. It was pressure he felt keenly, being a relatively sensitive boy, over-awed by his confident, outgoing father. In some ways, he dreaded being old enough to Stand, and having to actually live up to his father's expectations. %r%rPart of the problem was that, when you really got down to it, Calarid would have preferred to join the Harper Craft than be a rider... probably. He did extra lessons after finishing his basic harper studies, and was even encouraged towards Apprenticeship, but there was no point: he knew what his destiny was supposed to be. Thus, at age sixteen, he formally requested permission to Stand, which was granted, and was on the sands when Iovniath's second clutch hatched; he promptly Impressed bronze Albranoth. %r%rA decade and a half in the wings have at least given C'lar the chance to become used to his position in life. He's never sought leadership, but perhaps, now, he's getting to the point where it might be not as scary as it once was. %r%r... which is a good thing, because in month two of turn thirty-nine, Albranoth caught Torith of Monaco while they were visiting in an attempt to patch things up with former boyfriend S'mar. Which made C'lar Weyrleader of Monaco. %r%rOops.
K'vel is tall and freckled, with rich, chestnut brown hair that holds a light curl. He has big green eyes, and a crooked, merry smile. Myronth is mahogany brown in colour, very large for a brown. Kalavel was born at High Reaches Hold, where his mother was posted as a Journeyman Weaver; his father was a local, a farmer. They had a peculiar kind of marriage, this pair, clearly in love with each other, but frequently at odds due to their differences in background and ideal lifestyle. Kalavel often felt trapped between them, unsure whether he ought to be following his mother into the world of crafts, or doing what his father wanted, and working in the fields. %r%rThe decision was made for him when High Reaches Weyr riders, visiting to speak with Lord High Reaches about incidents involving Balen, picked him up on Search. Both parents considered it to be a privilege and an honour, and thus, he went to the weyr proudly. He did his duty in doing so, and if it made him happy... well, that was all the better, wasn't it? Both parents were in the stands, looking on proudly, when mahogany brown Myronth, hatched from the Natural Twenty Egg in Iovniath's second clutch, chose him.
Of average height, Y'sen's most defining feature is his white-blonde hair and pale eyes, both of which suggest he is, perhaps, distantly related to the High Reaches Hold ruling family-- which is, after all, the Hold where he was born. Dobrianth is a bright, electric blue - definitely recognisable from a distance. Yalsen and his family arrived at High Reaches Weyr when he was still a toddler; he barely remembers the Hold he was born at, or any part of his life before. His father is a weaver, and by all reports a very good one, though Yalsen never showed any talent for the craft, and despite pressure from his family, never apprenticed. He spent his early teens loafing more than working, and would probably never even have thought of asking to stand were it not for Briora, who first seduced the young man, and, later, Searched him via her green Ousath for Iovniath's second clutch (not something that made her especially happy, in the end). %r%rCandidacy was eye-opening for Yalsen, though it honestly wasn't until the day of the hatching that he really realised how much he wanted it to work out for him. He spent most of the hatching unable to work out which direction to look in, which is probably why he missed his Dobrianth, who hatched from the Cold Approach Egg, until the blue was right in front of him. It was undeniably love at first sight. %r%rDobrianth has drive where Y'sen does not; together, they're likely to be a formidable pair. In the meantime... Y'sen is still pining after Briora.
Taller than many of her peers, and thin to the point of being boyish, Celdine has short-cropped dirty-blonde hair and nondescript blue eyes. Despite a certain delicacy to her features, most would be hard-pressed to call her pretty... still, there's certainly a spark of life to her. The daughter of a laundry worker and one of the weyr's handymen, Celdine is the middle child of seven, and the first in family recollection to have actually asked to Stand. She was always the odd one out: dreamy, determined in her own way, unwilling to simply settle into any mundane task in particular. That must have influenced her decision to take up the opportunity to stand; nonetheless, even she seemed at least marginally surprised by her Impression to minty green Ceskenath, who hatched from the With The Candlestick Egg from Iovniath's second clutch.
F'reln is a stocky, short young man with nondescript brown hair and eyes. He's neither especially attractive nor outright unpresentable: he'd probably blend right into the scenery without his booming voice and outspoken opinions on the world. Rhabarith is small for a brown, and darkly-hued. The latest in a long family line of guards and convict support staff, Fandareln never expected much more from his own life. He joined the guards as soon as he was considered to be old - and big - enough, and spent a number of turns in the service with no qualms whatsoever over his own methods, or those of the guards around him: convicts deserved everything they got. He was still in his early twenties when the High Reaches Weyr project eventuated, and was chosen to accompany the convict workers both as a development opportunity and because he was considered sturdy and stable enough to avoid temptation even in a weyr of all places. %r%rHe attended the hatching mostly as a curiosity, and perhaps partly because he didn't know whether the convicts on the sands could be trusted. The very last thing he expected was for one of the hatchlings to scale the stands to get to him: that doesn't mean he wasn't overjoyed to find his Rhabarith. The brown hatched from the What It Takes To Win Egg in Iovniath's second clutch, and though not quite as traditionalist as his rider, has done little to dissuade F'reln from his opinion that - even now that they've Impressed - the former-convict weyrlings can't be trusted, and need watching. Despite an injury at hatching, Rhabarith healed well.
Average height, average build, average brown hair; Ch'vaz has generic enough looks, the kind that find him blending in rather than standing out. %r%rThe third of four children born to a pair of High Reaches Weyr residents, Charlavaz was the only son, and thoroughly doted upon as a result. Both because of the attentions of his parents and his own, innate talents, he was the kind of boy many people assumed would do ''something'' interesting. He was, after all, naturally good at a lot of things, friendly and pleasant with other people, and if he lost his temper and had tantrums as a child... well. He'd grow out of that, surely. %r%rHe ''could'' have stood for Rielsath and Malsaeth's clutch in turn 17, but chose not to; instead, he joined the Woodcraft and travelled to Lemos to make beautiful furniture and useful household objects. It should have been a straight path from there: promotion at a relatively young age, a family, success. Instead, Charlie found himself struggling, feeling out of place and unhappy despite enjoying the work. %r%rAt twenty - still a ways off walking the tables by his own estimation - he was given something of a reprieve... if one could call it that. His mother was diagnosed with a wasting disease, and Charlie returned home to be with her, putting his apprenticeship aside (with the permission of his masters) for as long as it took. She died the following turn, but Charlie elected to stay on just a little longer-- and in the end, a lot longer. Although he ''had'' intended to go back eventually, when Iovniath rose for the third time, and the exiles started being picked up as candidates, he found himself pressured to take his turn on the sands. High Reaches dragons, after all, needed to be protected from exile riders. %r%rAgreeing to Stand was a good decision, in the end. He Impressed the second bronze of the clutch, Hiyanoth - a mustardy-bronze creature with a very definite mind of his own. They were chosen as the first weyrling wingleader, joined the silver thread program, and seemed set for a solid career; no doubt they would rise through the ranks. %r%rFor whatever reason, however, they didn't. Instead, Ch'vaz and Hiyanoth spent the next decade and more mostly blending in. They were good, solid wingriders for Equinox, but were passed over for wingsecond twice. Nor has Hiyanoth caught a queen, though if this causes either consternation, they're not quick to show it. %r%rIn his personal life, Ch'vaz has had a handful of relationships over the turns, including one, with a Telgar greenrider, that lasted a full five turns, ending during the plague of turn twenty-nine (but not due to death).
Caramel colored hair and a pair of big green eyes; M'yez is classically attractive, and very distinctive in a crowd. Marinez is the only child of his greenrider mother; she treated him like an accessory for his youngest turns, finding the attractive little boy a useful thing to parade around and cosset. As he grew out of his angelic babyhood, though, her interest waned, and the little boy was consigned to the nurseries, fetched out only on odd occasions when she remembered his existence. %r%rNot that it bothered the child, who was inclined towards being shy, and found his mother a little intimidating. He fell in with a group of boys a little older than him, and, surprisingly, the protected him a lot: protected him from the girls who wanted to play with his hair, and protected him from even bigger boys who sometimes wanted to mess with him. Ultimately, it was a relatively pleasant childhood. %r%rAs a teen, he didn't really fall into any job in particular, and floated from one task to another without great consideration for his future. He could have asked to Stand for Iskiveth and Szadath's clutch, but chose not to; he Stood for Iovniath and Cadejoth's second mostly because of external pressure. To his surprise and delight, grape-green Siyavath, hatched out of the More Than Meets The Eye egg, chose him as hers.
Creamy, light brown skin, and dark, riotous curls. She's average height, average build, and full of energy. * High Reaches born and bred.%r* Her mother was one of the caverns workers involved in the initial setting up of the Craft Complex, and Quielle helped.%r* Once she was old enough, she took up a position as one of the Complex caretakers, maintaing the place, supervising the cleaning, and so on.%r* Stood for Iesaryth and Hraedhyth's clutches at the age of nineteen, her first time on the Sands, and walked away with blue Nhidanth.%r* One of the silver thread weyrlings.
J'vain is a lanky, balding man whose remaining hair is mostly a rumpled strawberry blond. He's of medium height at 5'9" and has light eyes, skin that would be light except for its tan, and a definite sense of humor. Oh, and he only has one arm. Thanks, Thread!%r%rQuarizath used to be a particularly glowing shade of pale blue, but since the injury to his rider and the long rehabilitation thereafter, has grayed into a blued pewter. He's of medium size for his hue and has scars down both flanks as well as more minor nicks and dings. If a HRW AWLM can be called a pushover, J'vain is it. (Of course, he's also played by Kiefer Sutherland, so there are limits.) Born and raised at HRW, he was an older candidate when he Impressed Quarizath from Xemyth and Zerth's clutch. As for the blue himself, Quarizath doesn't hang out with weyrlings much (they're so jumpy!) except at his rider's request.
Dark eyed and dusky-skinned, N'gan is short and slender, with a scattering of freckles that dance over the bridge of his nose. Khadreonth is the colour of a summer sky, a smaller-than-average sized blue. N'gan - formerly Ennegan - is the cousin of Lady Edeline of Tillek, on her father's side. N'gan's mother married a man in the Crom region; he is their second son. Sometime after the the birth of Edeline's daughter, Ennegan was sent - on Edeline's request - to Tillek, where it was widely believed that he was being groomed as a potential heir, if she failed to produce a son. /That/ plan was thrown out the window when summer-sky blue Khadreonth sought him out of the galleries during the hatching of High Reaches' double clutches in Turn 31.
Like most of High Reaches Hold's ruling family, Braeden is tall and blonde, with blue eyes. He's attractive, if in a 'soft' kind of way. The first child of Rynien and Shaie of High Reaches Hold, Braeden's birth was heralded as a great day for the Hold: they loved their ruling family. His sister, Issedi, arrived on his fourth turnday-- and that was one of the greatest days in ''his'' young life. The siblings were close; despite the age difference, they became excellent friends during their youth. %r%rRelations between Braeden and his father began to sour during his early teen turns, though they managed to keep that largely hidden from the Hold. It was this souring that led to Braeden's fostering at Tillek, an experience that was intended to make a man out of him... or at least keep him out of his father's gaze. Braeden and Issedi missed each other desperately. %r%rBy rights, Braeden should have returned home a few turns later, formally acknowledged as his father's heir... but he did not. It was a single crack in the veneer of their perfect family. In the end, it was not until his father died, suddenly, in his sleep, in Turn 28, that Braeden came home. Whatever his father's reservations had been, the Hold itself had none: he was confirmed as Lord Holder a few months later, now aged 25. %r%rThe following turn, he saved his sister from being married off to Lord Aughan of Crom, by marrying her instead to the exile, Devaki. His own marriage, to Yuliye of Crom, was no doubt intended to appease the other Hold. And yet, while Devaki and Issedi seem a happy couple, with children, Braeden and Yuliye are so-obviously less so.
Average height, slender. Asian heritage. Well-presented and well-dressed. Oldest child of Greenfields Hold, Ienavi went through several engagements before throwing over Rone, grandson of Lord Ustelan of Nabol, for Ustelan himself. She became Lady Nabol while still in her late teens; Ustelan was more than fifty turns her senior. Still, there was never any evidence of adultery on her part during their more-than-ten-turn marriage. %r%rShortly before Ustelan died, in Turn 32, she fled the hold - allegedly pregnant and in fear for her life. She reappeared at Healer Hall several months later, after the Lord's death, where she gave birth to her son, Eustan, who she claimed to be Ustelan's acknowledged heir. %r%rSee: http://hrweyr.net/Ienavi
Blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Tall, willowy, and gracious. She's aged well. Once a journeyman harper posted to the outlaying, poorer minor holds and cotholds of Tillek, Veylin was a skilled singer and a passable gitarist. There, she met a quiet taciturn man at Sea's Peak who swept her off her feet in a way her more glib and charismatic harper peers couldn't and she relinquished her craft to stay with him.
Dark hair, blue eyes, fair. Pretty, in a little girl kind of way.
Though still tall and slender, K'vas has filled out since his Impression, and, if nothing else, has gained a certain grace that was previously lacking in his gawky frame. Freckled, with red hair, his liquid brown eyes are far and away his best features. Karavas was an Apprentice Farmcrafter before he was picked up on search for Iovniath and Cadejoth's first clutch. He instantly found everything about the weyr 'absolutely fascinating' - and in particular, his brown Tethueth, hatched from the Boom! Goes The Egg. He was chosen to join the leadership program during weyrlinghood, where his natural enthusiasm aided him admirably. At graduation, he was tapped into Iceberg, which may have seemed an odd fit to many, given the wing's stalwart reputation, and yet, his delight at everything only inspired the rest of his wing. %r%rSadly, K'vas was lost Between shortly after the meteor took down the Eye Rock, probably due to accidentally using the old Between image after a few drinks. He was only nineteen.
* Born Indakris to M'kris and Indalys in Turn 12 of the Interval.%r%r* Grew up in the shade of his old-blood Monacoan family: his sister Impressed a queen, his father was a Wingleader, and his grandmother was a Senior Weyrwoman in her day. %r%r* ... all of which made it a little awkward when I'kris Impressed ''brown'' and not ''bronze''. %r%r* On the plus side, his Svissath caught High Reaches' Rielsath before they'd even graduated!%r%r* ... except that, in what is rumoured to be an act intended to impress his father, I'kris then murdered High Reaches' senior, Iolene. %r%r* After being convicted for the murder, I'kris died at his own hand on Day 22, Month 5, Turn 30. He was 17.
Candidate Searched for Eliyaveith's clutch who is now probably too old to have a dragon out there waiting for him but still hasn't gone away for some reason.
* Transferred to Fort Weyr from Benden shortly after Eliyaveith's first clutch hatched - and less than a day after Lilah stepped up as Acting Weyrwoman.%r* Has known relations (presumably of the political brand) in the Fort coverage area, and hints tossed suggest he is related to Fortian Blood.%r* He's ''always'' smiling, and pleasant, and cordial; it's a stark contrast to anyone who meets aloof Besmernyth, though the bronze rarely settles in places of contact without purpose.%r* You should trust him. I'm sure everything will be fine.
Nicknamed Sky, very few people actually call him Schuyler. %rHe has lived at HRW his whole life, if you have been around you've likely at least run into him once or twice. %rHe is a bit of a pacifist and he dislikes fighting. %rHe is an apprentice baker, and a good one. He is known for bribing people with treats he's created from odd ingredients.
* From a farming cothold somewhere near Nabol%r* Spent three years studying at the Tannercraft hall in Igen%r* Supervised by the tanner's senior journeyman at HRW%r* Searched for Niahvth x Reisoth by Z'riah/Yizibeth%r* Impressed Destiny in the Stars Brown Lifreyth on 25D 7M 37T I10.
* Eldest daughter of Holders at Fort River Hold (now broke thanks to Astivan, what a great guy!), never married but expected to one day (for the good of the Hold%r%r* Is a bright, effervescent personality with keen empathy, an overabundance of natural curiosity and a ready smile%r%r* Doesn't often wear a knot or advertise her craft, particularly her specialty (mindhealing), but if you know she's a healer then you probably know she /loves/ being a healer%r%r** If you know she's a healer, then you might know that she apprenticed at the age of 12 in turn 26, walked the tables at the age of 20 in turn 34, and got her first posting (Fort Weyr) at the age of 22
* Personal assistant to Farideh at High Reaches.%r* Former Sr. Apprentice Beastcrafter, resigned in Turn 38, after which the BCH banned Search.%r* Daughter of a somewhat notorious Istan weyrsecond.%r* Stood for Niahvth & Reisoth's clutch D25 M7 T37, and failed to Impress.%r* Keeps a spindly brown firelizard by the name of Sully Jr.%r* Bristly on the outside. And kind of on the inside, too.
* Yarovai is a handyman from Fort Hold. He's not the brightest glow in the basket, but he's eager to please and easy on the eyes.
* Igen-born and bred; has stood for every clutch since he was eligible%R* Has ties to traders in the region%R* Trained in the use of bow and crossbow%R* Adept hunter from runnerbeast-back%R* Danced in a troupe at Igen Weyr%R* Searched on 16.04.37.10 by K'zin and Rasavyth for Niahvth's clutch%R* Impressed on 25.07.37.10 to Fire-Born Vanguard Bronze Ahtzudaeth
woodcraft journeyman; new to the High Reaches area
%R* Eldest child of riders Ebeny and C'sel, born at High Reaches but long-time resident of Fort Weyr.%R%R* Gifted healer, she apprenticed somewhat young.%R%R* Generally known as astute and somewhat disquieting but not unpleasant.%R
* Daughter of a greenrider and brownrider at Telgar Weyr. She transferred recently.%R* Sigrid is a skilled baker. She specializes in cakes, specifically decorated cupcakes. It's unclear where she developed her talents.
* Born and bred at Southern Weyr.%r* Volunteered to go to Fort Weyr to help with storm relief in turn 37.%r* Dragged older sister Dee to Fort with him.%r* Asked to stand for Eliyaveith and Liesanth's clutch just as turn 37 became turn 38.%r* Makes frequent mention of things he's thought of doing with his life. Never makes any attempt to do them.
* Born and raised in Fort Hold.%r %r* Both parents, Cella and Lenest are Harpers.%r %r* Became an Apprentice at Harper Hall at the young age of ten Turns.%r %r* Walked the tables to become a Journeyman at 17, somewhat sooner than most.%r %r* Was posted at Southern Boll Hold for several Turns before posting at Fort Weyr.
[center("I'm not here because I want to be. I'm here because I'm needed.",78)]%R%R* Steward at Black Cliff Hold%R* Has a pair of firelizards: gold Callousness and bronze Competence; both are used regularly as messengers%R* Wears glasses and is always sharply dressed%R* Known for his high level of competence in managing the financial affairs of Black Cliff%R* Works closely with various traders in the regions around Black Cliff and Fort Holds%R* Has been signed on at Fort Weyr with a 6 month contract to serve as a consultant
* Daughter of brownrider P'draig and greenrider Illya%r%r* Born at Fort Weyr, raised at Ista Weyr%r%r* Harper apprentice%r%rHalf-sister of Jaivery, Dharia, Dylan, Gethin and Hasander
*Arrived at the weyr at the end of M9 T38 from the Beastcraft. %r *Fostered at the Weyr as a child with his blueriding uncle and weyrmate. %r *Known to be overprotective of his cousin Riani (17) was fostered with him, practically his sister. %r *Riani is known to flirt with everything in sight, this has caused issues, in the past. %r *One of many affected by Hanson's decree. %r *Had aspirations to be a rider, but is unable to pay the reparations to stand.
A Master Woodcrafter's Masterpiece Brown
* Impressed to A Master Woodcrafter's Masterpiece Brown Swaronth at Telgar in the same clutch as Prinavi%R* Generally considered lazy, bored, indifferent, or otherwise bland%R* Linked (very tenuously) to Fort's Blooded as a cousin of some sort%R* Parents are wealthy Holders - and she's been estranged from them for some time%R* Has successfully evaded marriage three times%R* Has successfully evaded reproduction%R* Swaronth is a renowned chaser of ladies in all colors - his conquests are both epic and private%R* Pretty good at working with wood and leather; slightly less good with metal
* Daughter of Hattie and some Master Smith who's never been around.%r* Twin (or not) to Mimi, whom she often argued with, yet was inseparable from.%r* Quiet, bookish and well-read, though not quick to share her intelligence.%r* Works as a recordskeeper and scribe.
*Blume is a lifelong resident of Fort Weyr. After serving in a variety of positions (and standing for a few clutches), including a supervisor in the Stores, she was selected to become an assistant headwoman at 28. She served as an extremely competent assistant headwoman for 36 turns before retiring at the age of 63 (reportedly, to spend more time with her grandchildren).%r* She has several children and more grandchildren in Fort Weyr, some riders, some residents or crafters and some now living elsewhere. Her husband, Hauster, died in an accident some twenty turns back and she never remarried.%r* In personality, Blume is a good teacher with a dry sense of humor and a great deal of patience (but little for those out to waste her time). She has enough experience in the Weyr to know nearly all the ins, outs, and how to get things done.%r* Blume has been a paragon of competence in the lower caverns for as long as anyone can remember. With Erinta's death, Blume was asked by one of the less experienced assistants to step in for the time being.
Born at High Reaches Hold. Was searched three Turns ago, but didn't impress. Stayed at the Weyr after she didn't impress. She usually can be found in the kitchens, as she has some skill with cooking.
-Son of Hattie and P'draig %r-Half-siblings: Palia, Jaivery, Dylan, Dharia (P'draig's children); Tabitha, Mimi, Nimarie, Nehmet, Harriet (Hattie's children) %r-Full siblings: Hasander %r-Raised at Fort Weyr, Ista Weyr and Ruatha River Hold while growing up %r-Apprenticed at the Starsmith Hall
* Recently arrived Weaver Journeyman, fresh from the Hall.%R* 6'2" and an awful sloucher.
* Gita is the weyrbrat of two Fort Weyr riders.%r* She assists in the stores.%r* She's stood for every clutch she could since becoming 'of age'.%r* She's only slightly bitter she hasn't Impressed.. yet.
* Formerly Holder of Sea Breach Hold in eastern Boll.%r* A (not close) cousin to Jenilynn, former Lady Boll.%r* Married twice. His first wife, Wynae, passed away from a bad case of firehead when their son Lezio was 2 turns old. His second wife, Mabry, is a great-niece of Lord Piershen of Nerat, and they have one daughter, Maradesh.%r* A likable man, Tavish is intelligent enough to understand, appreciate and engage in the role of politics. He and his family present a respectable face, though some rumors whisper appearances can be deceiving. Still, he's effective in his role, even with hard and sometimes unpopular decisions being made.
* Great-niece of Lord Piershen of Nerat, married to Tavish, then Holder of Sea Breach Hold in eastern Boll, when she was 18 and stepped immediately into the role of mother for 5 turn old, Lezio, who's mother Wynae had died 3 turns before from a bad case of firehead. She added to the family with daughter, Maradesh, in turn 29.%r* In personality, Mabry is gracious, patient, appropriately generous and well-mannered. She comes from good birth and equally good breeding and behave like any Lady Holder should, in public. Rumor has it that things may not be as perfect behind the scenes, but rumor always says ''something'' to poke holes in things that are picture perfect.
* Coming into his own as a man, Lezio is the only son of Lord Tavish and his first wife, Wynae, who passed away from a bad case of firehead when Lezio was only 2. He was raised by Mabry, Tavish's second wife, since he was five.%r* Having spent most of his life in Sea Breach Hold, the majority of Lezio's pastimes are best enjoyed on and around open water: sailing, fishing, surfing and so on. He's less concerned with image than his parents, but puts on a good face when he has to. So far, he's done nothing dreadful to disgrace his parents, but he's young yet and young men are inclined toward adventure and not as much toward discretion.%r* He's aware that he's likely to be named heir of Southern Boll, but for now would like to just enjoy his youth even if he has to sit through training and meetings and so on with his father and the Hold's steward and staff.
* A sweet, bright girl, Maradesh is still too young to properly understand the role of Hold politics in her life. She's still of an age to think well of the idea of a suitable (read: handsome, charming, age-appropriate) husband and to enjoy the majority of her lessons (but what child enjoys etiquette or table manners?).
* Senior Apprentice Tanner before being Searched.%r* Impressed green Riennath in Iesaryth and Reisoth's clutch in turn 35.%r* Flew with Taiga until Tundra's inception.%r* Primarily does Tanner work now that he's in Tundra.
* A Journeyman Harper, Quintus was posted to High Reaches Weyr in month 11, turn 38.%r%r* He brought a couple of senior apprentices along with him, Alysce and Ryneton.%r%r* His focus is primarily teaching, though he has a penchant for composing; mostly short-lived ditties that never make it to any permanent record.%r%r* He seems genuinely friendly and easy-going, curious about all sorts of things -- which hasn't always been received well -- but he is a harper, after all.%r%r* After the plague of Turn 39, his sister Gisele (sometimes called Gizzy), arrived at High Reaches, and was working as a seamstress until the end of the Turn when she travelled to become a candidate at Fort, despite turning twenty-seven.
Just over six feet tall, G'chet is a large young man in build as well as height, though his time as a rider has replaced some of his bulk with muscle. His hair is dark blonde, his eyes blue; he has a nice face, perhaps not outright handsome, but far from unattractive. G'chet, formerly Garchet, comes from a long line of Bakers, a craft he also joined at age thirteen, though mostly because that's pretty much what all of his family did. He'd been posted at High Reaches Weyr for only a couple of months when he was searched for Iovniath and Cadejoth's first, an opportunity he accepted with great excitement. That excitement only increased when he was found on the sands by sandy brown Holkinth, who hatched from the Jupiter's Revenge Egg. %r%rThe two are made for each other: both exceptionally nice, excellent listeners, prone to good humour. Being chosen to join the leadership program was an excellent first step to averting the pair's natural inclination towards laziness; ultimately, they did well enough to be chosen as Wingsecond by Weyrling Wingleader K'ndro. Upon graduation, they were tapped into Equinox.
* YYSIWYG. Cheerful, confident, something of a jock, plays the gitar, dabbles with craft-type thing, generally good company.%r%r* Son of weyrleader K'del and once-headwoman Milani, brother of near-twin Kasey (shorter!!!) whose mom is Avey, and a whole lot of other kids.%r%r* Less widely known: great with numbers, has avoided apprenticing.
+ Born and raised in High Reaches' lower caverns, Jocelyn's been a fixture at the weyr her entire life. A serious, no-nonsense woman who's quick to find fault, she's the least outwardly personable of the High Reaches weyrwomen.%R%R+ After failing to Impress three times as an adolescent, she spent nearly seven turns as an assistant headwoman under first Giorda, then former co-assistant Jounine from Turns 31 to 38.%R%R+ Aware that candidate numbers were not at a high for the weyr's two clutches totaling ''twenty-eight'' in the winter of Turn 38, Jocelyn agreed to stand one more time - and ultimately Impressed gold Aidavanth out of Roszadyth's first clutch early in Turn 39.
*Daughter of a harper craftmaster posted at Tillek Hold%r%r*Sent to Weyr to work for an Aunt and keep her out of trouble%r%r*Hates chores and anything that might break a nail.
* Arrived at Ruatha Hold from Dun Vale Hold in M6 T39, with other prospective Holders. Did not have the strongest Blood claim (one of Giarnon's nephews), but rumor says with it being reasonably strong and his family's political backing, he emerged as the 'favorite' for Ruatha's heir and was confirmed as Lord Ruatha in M9 T39.%r%r* Charismatic but a little on the smarmy side, Baliol's relative youth and unmarried state has the Blooded mothers astir to see his eye caught by their eligible daughter. He's a rather good face for the Hold, with all the manners and graces that he needs to have for official business, even if he tend to push the line of what's appropriate, sometimes without agenda.%r%r* Common opinion is that Baliol has time to learn whatever's lacking but that he has a solid team of advisors and the consensus is that the Hold will recover and flourish under his guiding (and guided) hand.
* Young, handsome and charming, Cyrek leaves much to be desired in a Lord Holder, not least of all a valid claim to the title. While he might be winning over Holders to his cause, and his looks are very similar to the vanished Astivan's, the Hold's Steward is less than impressed with the way he's been trying to handle what little the Steward has let him.
* Seralei seems to be a good person placed in a difficult position. Having lost her husband, Benam, during the plague, it seems apparent that she didn't actively seek the role of heir of Fort, but that she's infinitely better suited to the duties than her competition, young Cyrek.%r%r* Seralei and her husband ran Twin Boulders Hold, managing it well together for the many years of their marriage. Her reputation is one of being thoughtful, considerate, decisive but careful. She thinks long-term and acts accordingly and isn't afraid of making the hard decisions. She's kind and willing to give her time when she can. To all appearances, she's a loving mother of her two children and never speaks an ill word against her deceased husband.
* Taisa is a young girl heading into womanhood. She has a strong role-model in her mother for independence and is naturally predisposed to the same. Though she's not especially wild, she's headstrong and not the least bit afraid of doing things with her own two hands. She loved her father and feels the loss of him keenly but sees it as her job to model good behavior for her younger brother, Daian, whom she loves even though he can be a pain in the--.
* Daian is a precocious child with unique views of the world for a child so young. Some think him a little strange, but he doesn't mind. He loves his older sister and mother and feels the loss of his father keenly. Moving to Fort Hold presents all kinds of new adventures for a young boy, however, and he's excited to embark on all of them.
* Benam was a good Holder. Despite the age difference with his wife, Seralei, the pair worked in apparently harmonious partnership to run Twin Boulders Hold. He was a devoted husband and loving father. He died of plague.
* Lys (once Lycinea or Lya), rider of green Evyth at High Reaches Weyr%r%r* Arrived at the Weyr at the age of 6 (in turn 19) and was raised by the lower caverns folk (collectively).%r* Worked as a kitchen aid with a less than desirable attitude from turn 31/32 ish to turn 36 when Irianke made Lya her assistant.%r* Lycinea left the Weyr with Weyrwoman Irianke in M9 T37 after having been caved-in for 2 sevens.%r* Lycinea returned to the Weyr in late M10 T38 and resumed her position as one of Irianke's assistants, briefly, but stood for Niahvth and Roszadyth's clutches shortly after, Impressing Evyth in the latter M2 T39.%r* Lys was a hard-working weyrling who was tapped into Equinox Wing in M2 T40 after graduating from weyrlinghood.
- High Reachian through and through, Quinlys comes from a long line of dragonriders, and always expected to Impress. %r%r- She Stood for the first time at 16 - for Iovniath and Cadejoth's second clutch - but did not Impress; her second time around, for Iovniath and Cadejoth's third, saw her widely regarded as a contender for gold. Instead, she Impressed blue Olveraeth and hasn't looked back. %r%r- She joined Meara's staff as an Assistant Weyrlingmaster for Ysavaeth and Cadejoth's clutch, and was promoted to Co-Weyrlingmaster after the dual flights of Hraedhyth and Iesaryth. When Meara retired in Turn 32, Quinlys become the sole Weyrlingmaster.%r%r- Bright and bubbly, Quinlys spent her twenties and early thirties with a long line of men and women, none of them sticking around long, and most of them out-Weyr. Now, surprisingly, she seems to have settled down(?), and even has a daughter, Lyrisa, with bluerider C'ris. %r%r- Mercurial and determined, Quinlys has strong political views and doesn't always know when to keep her mouth shut. She's vocally supportive of chromatic riders having every opportunity, and has been known for anti-Igen sentiments.
Hana is better known as the hairdresser to Lady Issedi of High Reaches Hold and in general, a lady in waiting. Which sometimes helps with the Lady's 9 month old little boy. A good natured young woman, she seems to lack a certain cut-throat ambition often found in those who are close to the politics of a Hold, and is more likely to have a friendly smile to greet people with. %r%rHowever, that has changed with the Double Hatchings. For reasons she hasn't shared with everyone, she is now at the Weyr proper, 'assistant' to Azaylia, doing much as she did for Lady Issedi. Making sure she has clean and mended clothes (often put out for the day), regular meals, does up the hair for her, and reminds her of meetings. Also, embroidery projects.
Born at a Tillekian Brewhold, but weyrbred.
... goes by Lai.%r... assistant steward at High Reaches Hold.%r... takes his klah black.%r... is exceedingly well bred for "just a steward."
Journeyman woodcrafter posted to HRW. He specializes in hardwoods, especially the slow growing cold-weather types.%r%rBorn and raised at Igen Weyr before he apprenticed at age 12.
* Weyrbrat, or is she? How old is she anyway?%r%r* She has a funny accent, but she never sounds the same every time.%r%r* OOC: She lies a lot. Like, a lot. Like, A LOT. No, she never lies.
* An import from Monaco Weyr, who came to Stand for Zaisavyth and Vhaeryth's clutch.%R* Often looks overdressed.
%tLevel 1: %r* Glacier wingrider with green Vrianth. Ranking dragonhealer.%r%r%tLevel 2: %r* Was Glacier wingrider under N'thei and F'rint, AWLM under I'daur and Maura, Snowstrike wingrider under C'del.%r* Mother of Via and Veylin/Varian by weyrmate (and Snowasis boss) Anvori.%r* Whittles. Doesn't talk a lot. Built retaining walls on her ledge... for fruit trees.%r%r%tLevel 3: %r* Was a stablehand in the Tillek area.
... Professional victim, extreme manipulator and record-time tattler.%r...Almost comically vain%r... Jeweler by unofficial trade; makes and will sell small pieces for a price...if she likes you.%r... She's not nice, or thoughtful, or pleasant, or patient. You have been warned.%r... Impressed Scheming Siren's Song Green Aeaeth on D25 M7 T37 of Interval 10
Aiden is new to the Bakercraft and the Weyr, so he's got a lot of adjustment to do. Anyone working in the kitchens would possibly have met or seen him, and he's nice though a little shy so far. He'll answer questions readily enough, so others may know if they ask that he is from Balen Hold, where is mother is an assistant headwomen and his father is Steward.
Rhiannon is from a trading family who settles at Fort Hold for part of the year, so people from the area may have seen her. The last time the traders came through, she stayed behind. Now she's working as one of the assistant headwomen, though sometimes she can be found working on her detailed embroidery, which she was known for as a trader.
* Goes by the name 'Rat'.%r* Works in the stables and it seems like he's not a stranger to heavy work.%r* His nose looks like it's been broken many times.%r* Claims he's from Bitra with an accent to boot. Sometimes that accents changes to one from Crom.%r* Has a story for everything. Really.%r* Has a face of an asshole. Probably is one.
* A'sran came to Fort Weyr in turn 30 as a candidate, but then he was known as Astyrian.%r* He is originally from Greystones Hold.%r* He ''claims'' to be some minor Blooded relation of Benden Hold's.%r* In the first clutch from Elaruth and Bijedth, he Impressed bronze Leczuth.%r* He is a friendly sort.
Impressed Brown Akluseth in Turn 37, Currently flies with Snowdrift. %r %r Frequently in the company of Snowdrift, or Former Savannah riders. Often specifically found in the company of Jo, Alida, or N'rek. %r %r Known to have a sizable collection of various liquors, sometimes available for trade. %r %r She served as a scribe for a time and still specializes in book making, record keeping and illustration. %r %r For those who have seen her naked, she has several tattoos, including a large one of flames over her left ribcage, and an oaktree on the back of her right shoulder.
*Regan is originally from Crom Hold and many of her male relatives are involved in mining.%r%r*She joined the Healer craft at 13 and was posted as an apprentice to High Reaches around her seventeenth birthday.%r%r*Known to focus on the grittier aspects of healing, like emergency care.%r%r*Word is she doesn't find it very hard to follow the rule of 'no sex' for apprentices.
T'mic is a gentle giant, easy-going and gregarious. He's more likely to be noticed for his size than his personality, at least initially.%R%RHe impressed the tiniest little blue Jorrth in turn 37.
* Son of citrus farming Holders from a very, very minor holding beholden to Southern Hold%r* Talented Woodcrafter specializing in ornamental carpentry with a particular penchant for puzzle boxes%r* Unexpectedly Impressed from the stands at Ista Weyr, his first posting as a journeyman, in turn 37%r* Still has friends at WoodCraft Hall and a keen interest in his craft%r* Zajeth is flashy and a little outrageous; he may have charmed or infuriated (or both) your dragon
Aniese has been here a few short months and is adjusting to life in the weyr. She is from a cothold in the Reaches Range, north of the weyr itself. She has a family, including parents, siblings, aunties and an old uncle or two but she does not talk about them much. Nothing bad. Just that her family is her family and no one elses business.
Searched for Eliyaveith's clutch, doesn't share much about her life before arrival at Fort Weyr. Generally rough around the edges and not altogether pleasant, prone to speaking her mind and often rubs people the wrong way. Still angry about the failed clutch (or maybe just angry in general), but hasn't left. Somewhat redeemed by her ridiculous work ethic.
* A Beowin trader by birth, the Beowin name is likely known for their ties with Nabol Hold, where they winter.%r%r* T'zur and Tziveth arrived at High Reaches Weyr mid month 4 of Turn 41, joining Glacier Wing.%r%r* The former Bendenite has quickly established he enjoys drinking beer (though is not so great with hangovers), loves dicing, and isn't afraid of getting into fights.
No one was more surprised than greenrider L'drel when he found himself with a pregnant bluerider weyrmate. Or to have a woman as a weyrmate at all, for that matter. Such is the way of things in a Weyr, though and it wasn't long after that Lansha was born. L'drel and Shana became loving parents to the boy until it was time to turn him over to the foster parents of the weyr. They both moved on to other mates, but always remained as close as they could. Lansha completed his schooling, then became a fixture around the weyr, doing whatever chores and odd jobs that were required of him. He always seems quick with a cheerful smile or a laugh - when he's not hard at work, that is.
* Only surviving son of Holder Creskin of Rosswill Hold, a major cotton grower in the Boll area.%R%R* An older brother died in an accident in Turn 33.%R%R* Seems to have left and been disinherited--or at least, his sister was publicly named heir--in the fall of Turn 37.%R%R* Before this, the rumor mill had long anticipated an announcement of his engagement to the famously pretty daughter (and only child!) of a neighboring Hold, but it was never forthcoming.%R%R* The rumor mill has drawn certain conclusions about the intersection of these facts and the fact that Isidro was always known as the more troublingly effeminate of the Rosswill boys.%R%R* ...and the fact that he headed straight for the closest Weyr.
*Newly arrived at Fort a few days before the hatching. %r*Father I'ben rides bronze Okanth, recently transfered to Fort from Igen under mysterious circumstances %r*Joined the candidates last minute to stand for Eliyaveth's clutch %r*Impressed to Green Banth
Breirande's a more-or-less-recent transplant whos last workplace was at the MineCraft in Crom. His mother's a senior Journeyman Minecrafter who's often called all over Pern to lend her dedication and talent to whatever projects the Craft wants to more 'personally' tend to, while his stepfather/mom's weyrmate is a greenrider at Ista. He's a sometimes charming mix of teenager and adult with a chip on his shoulder, trying to figure out the whys and hows and whos, and he's a great worker...when he wants to be.
*Father is a bronze rider at Igen Weyr%R*Grandfather is an old fashioned Aid to the Steward at Igen Hold%R*Ninawayzan is an apprenticeship at the Baker Craft, posted with a Journeyman to Fort Weyr%R*Asked to stand by Brown Mograith and Kh'tyr for Taeliyth and Leczuth's clutch in the 12th month, 39th turn of Interval 10.
Ellerey's the eldest of three children by Ellize and Jorey, her immediate family one of many in the Rothley Trader caravan that calls Southern Boll 'home,' the Traders traveling in a long loop into both High Reaches and Fortian territories. She grew up independent, with a firm sense of ethics that her Healer grandmother instilled in her, the young woman capable of organization, handling animals, and showing a natural ability with leadership. It was only after accidentally breaking her leg in Turn 39 and having to be left behind at the Weyr to heal fully that Elle was Searched at the very last moment before she left by Ahtzudaeth, the Trader surprised and aghast when her green Virisceth ran her down as her choice of lifemate. Life after that time has always been at least somewhat 'difficult' for the woman, even after the pair Graduated (some sevendays later than their clutchmates) and were assigned to Boreal Wing. Ellerey is a strong, independent, firm presence who balances work and fun well, though she is often silent or evasive about her green lifemate.
* N'dalis (Dal) hails from Fort Hold; his family works in the orchards there.%r%r* He spent a couple of turns at Fort Sea with his Harper wife. She died in Turn 30, at which point Dal and his toddler son returned to Fort Hold. %r%r* He was Searched by Reesa and Khiabeth on Day 16, Month 10, Turn 31, and Impressed Utterly Reasonable Logical and Green Suraieth on Day 18, Month 1, Turn 32. %r%r* Both were severely injured during the barracks collapse, but eventually recovered. %r%r* After more than eight months flying for Malachite wing, post graduation, Dal and Suraieth transferred to Jasper wing. They served briefly as Junior Assistant Weyrlingmasters, but dropped out; some might know of Dal's discomfort in being within the barracks.%r%r* In Turn 39, Dal and Suraieth transferred ''back'' to Malachite.
-Those from High Reaches Weyr may have known A'rist as Aoristen, the kid who helped take care of the herd and stables.%R%R-A'rist impressed Lythronath, the first-hatched bronze, who broke shell at the same time as a brown, blue, and green, thereby screwing up many wagers.%R%R-Lythronath is a bit of a, let's say primal, dragon, who causes and gets into lots of trouble, and is well known to the dragonhealers.
* Rescued on day 13, month 1 of turn 36 from a shipwreck during the storm in which Aishani died.%r%r* His ship, the Pirate Queen, was destroyed in the storm, along with its Captain. He and Itsy remained at the Weyr while their new ship was built.%r%r* He and Itsy disappeared from the Weyr some time at the end of month 7 Turn 37, and were spotted infrequently at the Weyr since then.%r%r* At the start of month 9 turn 38, Drex reappeared at the Weyr on his own, and appeared to be living with junior weyrwoman Farideh while working as a handyman about the Weyr. His and Farideh's first child, Ethran, was born month 6 turn 39, in the midst of the plague. Their second child Radha, a daughter, was born in month 5 of turn 41.%r%r* He isn't overly social, though he does spend a lot of time drinking at the Snowasis and other less reputable bars around the High Reaches area.
* Born and bred at Southern Weyr%r* Apprenticed to FarmCraft Master posted at Southern Weyr%r* Visited FarmCraft Hall in Nerat area for various classes since turn 32%r* Volunteered with brother, Jemizen, to go to Fort Weyr to help with storm restorations in turn 37%r* Unexpectedly Impressed Tenacity in a Tiny Gold Taeliyth in month 2, turn 38, along with her brother J'zen to blue Lucuxyth%r* Almost died of plague in turn 39 and ended up JrWW under SrWW Mirinda as a result of that illness and a vote by the Weyr Council to throw Fort's leadership open to the next proddy junior gold anywhere on Pern. Despite friction between Taeliyth and Zaisavyth, Dahlia seems to work well with and genuinely like Mirinda.
Dark brown hair, trimmed above eyebrows and around the ears.
-From a small cothold in Southern Boll. %r -Left home at a young age, traveled to Igen hold and became a tailor.%r Moved to High Reaches Weyr and shortly Impressed brown Wroth. %r Due to tensions within the Weyr, he transferred to Fort Weyr.%rHe is now Weyrsecond at Fort Weyr.%r He is weyrmated to the Weyrlingmaster, greenrider Ebeny, and they have three daughters.
K'zin Impressed bronze Rasavyth when he was 17 turns old in turn 31. Before that, he was a weyrbrat and Smith apprentice with a particular passion for forge work. He served in Taiga wing before becoming an AWLM. He stayed stints at Telgar Weyr and Fort Weyr in turn 34-35. Telavi is his long-time girlfriend, on and off since weyrlinghood and more settledly so since turn 35. After the last batch of weyrlings graduated, he's started riding with Snowdrift Wing, spending much of his time with the Weyr's Smiths.
-> Raised at High Reaches Weyr before being sent for Apprenticeship.%r-> Returned as a Sr. Apprentice Starcrafter posted at High Reaches.%r-> Not related to anyone of any importance.%r-> Full of questions, and more questions.%r-> Math? I love math!
* Used to study tropical diseases on the Southern continent.%R%R* Spent the worst of the plague in the middle of things at South Boll.%R%R* Is supposed to be working on completing and publishing his research, now.%R%R* Posted at Fort Weyr to be near family--specifically, his sister, Riva, a brownrider who came with D'vro from Southern.%R%R* Riva seems considerably more concerned about his welfare than a man in his mid-thirties should require from a sister.
Some may know more of these items than others, but none are difficult to find out if someone's looking:%r%r* Transferred from Igen Weyr to Fort Weyr at the beginning of month 8, turn 38%r* Served as AWLM in Igen Weyr with a particular bent toward 'trouble' cases%r* Impressed brown Mograith in turn 22%r* Former Harper apprentice%r* Has a reputation for eccentricities, word play and can easily be described as either charming or obnoxious depending on one's patience
* W'leri was born and raised at Fort Weyr.%r* He Impressed blue Voaneth from Isyath's first clutch.%r* Attitude, bruiser, gambler, lush.
H'kon is from Tillek originally.%R%RHe rides brown Arekoth, who has a bum leg from an accident in weyrlinghood.%R%RH'kon is wingsecond in Alpine wing.%R%RH'kon and Arekoth were involved in the divided leadership of HRW in turns 30-32, when Iesaryth was caught by Arekoth, and Hraedhyth by Szadath.%R%RH'kon oversaw the re-settling of the camp of Rone's would-be soldiers in Turn 33.%R%RHe did NOT kill Iolene, though he was suspected of it.%R%RHe is weyrmated to Madilla.%R%RHe's got a bit of a reputation for having a grumpy face all the time.
- Holder-bred candidate at Monaco, she Impressed green Ivraeth in Evielth and Bryaveth's clutch that also hatched Mirinda's Zaisavyth.%r%r- It is commonly known in Monaco that she was sleeping with her wingleader when she was promoted to wingsecond in turn 30.%r%r- It is rumored she may have been sleeping with M'kris, since he was the one who promoted her to wingleader after he won Weyrleader in turn 34.%r%r- She resigned her knot in turn 36 to take a position as an assistant weyrlingmaster.%r%r- She again resigned her knot in turn 39 to accompany Mirinda to Fort Weyr.
* Holder's daughter from Briny Crag Hold (Tillek)%r* Impressed brown Tyth at High Reaches Weyr in turn 28
+ Starcraft Journeyman (Cartography).%r%r+ Posted to the Seacraft Turn 36-38.%r%r+ Arrived at High Reaches to Stand for Niahvth and Roszadyth's clutches on Day 1, Month 1, Turn 39.%r%r+ Impressed Midwinter Seas Green Luishaeth on Day 14, Month 1, Turn 39.%r%r+ Bubbly. A grounded dreamer (somehow). Focused and ambitious. ''Bubbly''.
teenage son at Igen Weyr, the product of Niahvth's first flight.%r... looks like she's dancing when she walks. It's a tic.%r... became acting Weyrwoman of High Reaches Weyr upon Azaylia's untimely passing on Day 20, Month 6, of Turn 37.%r... works a lot, but also makes time to have fun.%r... well known for being bedroom friendly with an assortment of people.%r... has an artistic eye and hand and is known to sketch people she meets.%r... was trader bred.%r... became Weyrwoman, officially, on Day 15, Month 9, of Turn 38, with Niahvth rising nearly a turn early.
* Pronounced Ke-si %r* Most of her history goes untold, but it is known that she traveled a great deal %r* Was an apprentice of HealerCraft transferred to HRW as part of a program to improve Weyr-Hall relations. Most skilled in emergency care. %r* Talented in fighting, but the basis of which seems to be a mixture of regional methods. %r* Searched by N'qui&Trevisath for Niahvth and Reisoth's clutch, at which she Impressed to brown Neianth %r* Intensely serious, and seriously intense, she's overly ambitious and often complicated by her own thoughts
* Pronounced "Kah-geh". Originally Kaelige, "Kay-ledge" often called by Kael ("Kale") or Kay %r* Began as one of Fort Weyr's stablehands of uknown origin, rumored to have arrived in early spring of turn 37 on dragonback, claiming to be 18 turns old. %r*One would assume the always-hooded, mischievious boy has skills. He must. But they are largely unknown to the public, some more guarded than others. %r* Bonded to a feline-like dusky, dark brown firelizard named "Chiv," though the creature's rarely seen or spoken of. %r* Searched for Elaruth x Bijedth's clutch of turn 37 by Lilah and Eliyaveith, but failed to Impress. %r* Retained the knot to stand for Eliyaveith x Liesanth's clutch and Impressed to bronze Zymadiath. Both were wounded at Impression in confrontation with a second bronze hatchling. %r* Always claims to be his age +3 turns
* Seacrafter%r* Not a loner, but not especially one of the crowd%r* Impressed Torn from Ruins of the Witching Hour Green Nykievth%r* hard worker%r* Possibly some old Exiled blood in her.
A man come to the weyr to seek a new life - ostensibly in the wake of the plague claiming his cothold - he's careful to not talk about his past. Generally quiet, he seems to whole-heartedly embrace his job in the stables of Fort Weyr.