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2023/08/04 Hello loves! While I haven't been writing, I have been working on updating some issues that have been hanging around on the layout! The Character change box is now at the bottom of the page, beside the up/down arrows! Green and Gold dragon flight dates have been shifted to the bottom of the page, where the (useless!) discord widget was located. Where the dragon flights were in the header, is now replaced by a Monthly Event box! This will be updated at the start of each month, with a fun mini-event you can take part in, if you want to! Thistle!
2023/01/07 Welcome to the New Year! We are now ELEVEN years old! Thank you, all of you, for your love and writing! I am looking forward to spending another year with youall! In addition, a new Default colour scheme is in progress and will hopefully be available soon! All my love! ThistleProse
2022/07/29 Gold Malvayth and Bronze Xyxyth clutch is Hatching! Come and join the shenannigans 743.08.03 | NIGHT STALKERS HATCHING and bring the popcorn!
2022/05/11 Gold Malvayth has Flown, caught by Bronze Xyxyth of A'tay. Their Hatching will be PC, and take place in Telgar in August around the 20-22nd! Update your Candidate Applications and prepare for some fun!
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05/JUL It’s Hatching time!! Come take part in the shenanigans here
30/JUN Gold Thallyath of Ista Weyr has laid a clutch! More information here
27/JUN A bluerider, and then a greenrider, are found dead. More information here
25/JUN The Touching is up! Take part here
30/MAY After the Touching, many Candidates found themselves preyed upon in the form of their food. More information here
18/MAY Another goldrider - Ameris of Benden - is attacked. More information here
05/MAY Multiple individuals are attacked whilest out of the Weyr! More information here
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03/MAY Goldrider Cazan and her twin brother Cazelarias are attacked. More information here
24/APR Goldrider Ashara of Fort is murdered by two brownriders. More information here
12/APR Searchrider B’jin was attacked at Telgar Weyr, surffering a slash to his throat. While in Benden, bluerider B’dor is found dead in his weyr. More info here
05/APRMore attacks occurred today. More information here
03/APRMultiple individuals found their death this day; more information here and here
28/MAR Tragedy has struck again! Across all the Weyrs, multiple people - primarily dragonriders - have fallen ill after eating muffins. There have been multiple deaths, and others are in criticle condition. More information here
24/MAR Weyrwoman Ameris and her son, Rislan, poisoned! More information here
18/MAR Benden’s Weyrleader M’ris and his children have been poisoned! Resulting in sickness and death. More information here
18/MAROn 18.03.742 Bronzerider A’dris of Vyaniorth was found dead in his personal bathing pool. He appears to have drowned after drinking an excess of alcohol. Afterwards it was realized that Machiya of Gold Cameth from Telgar Weyr had disappeared. Having never arrived at her destination, it is suspected she had an accident between.
11/MAR Gold Racoth of Donmaline went between taking Bronze Beruth of T’rel with her shortly after she had been caught, due to T’rel strangling Donmaline. He did not survive. more info
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Welcome to the Month of Lovetm! This month's Monthly Event is all about Romance, whether it is asking someone out on a date, or getting sweaty between the sheets! Anything and everything counts, if it even looks sideways like it could be related to Valentine Day -- including lover's spats, or breaking up, Flights Wins (or Flight Losses!). Honestly, this month has a huge opportunity for interpertation, so go wild!



2023-December
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Ahh, the fresh snow, the crisp air, the naked trees... welcome to Winter! Or, just the Colder Months for those in the more Northern Weyrs, while Ista is just... not as hot. But it is time to enjoy the end of the Turn, so folks should get together, spend some time gossiping, and drinking Hot Chocolate (alcohol and marshmallows opional)... does Pern even have marshmallows????? (they do now!)



2023-November
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Feel like bitching? Wanna take part in a brawl? Or bet on someone? Take part in Brawls and Bitching this month! Boo-yeah!



2023-October
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Thistle flunked this month; You can still post until the end of November as a result <3
Experience, tell or hide from a Spooky Story!



2023-September
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The flu is running rampant, colds are clogging noses, and someone might have lost a limb?



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Partake this month by going fishing... or anything that occurs while fishing, or dealing with fish!



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***WIP character, female blue rider. Still not sure how to add an image...advice and feedback welcome!*** ThistleProse

Name: Aederyn
      Pronounced: AID-err-in
Nicknames: Ryn, (pronounced RIN) by those she is close with. Her younger foster sister called he Riri (REE-ree) briefly when they were young, and occasionally her family will still use the term. If anyone else should call her that, they risk personal injury.

Dragon Name:
      Dragon Pronounced:
Dragon Colour: Blue
Wing Assigned:
      Wing Rank: Wingrider

Primary Rank:
      Secondary Ranks:

Place of Birth: A runner station between Fort Hold and Southern Boll. Her parents tend the station and the runners that move messages through it.
Date of Birth: 02.09.720 AL
Searched/Stolen By: Neither. Stolen by her dragon at Impression. She was in the Weyr running messages when the Hatching started. Curious as having only attended a single hatching before at the age of nine turns, Aederyn wanted to stay and watch another. With all of the confusion, she would have needed to stay until afterwards anyway as there were sure to be many more messages to run, so why not? She lingered on the steps to the audience seating area, preferring to stand rather than sit, and among the barely controlled chaos got knocked to the Sands, wherein those eyes, glowing red with hunger, sought her out and claimed her.
      Impression Age: 20 turns
     
Partner: N/A

Eyes: Large, round, and such a dark blue they are often mistaken as brown at first glance, framed by thick but pale eyelashes that match her red hair.

Hair: Rich red-orange that falls in loose but thick, unruly curls when she wears it down. Usually Ryn keeps it pulled into a plaited knot on the back of her head, or in a high ponytail off of her neck; a habit from her runner days, but has been wearing it half-up-half-down lately, in an effort to look less severe.

Height: 5’8”

General Appearance: As befits a runner, Aederyn is thin and mostly leg in her general proportions. She’s muscled in the sinewy athletic manner of her craft, and was mercifully gifted with less bulk around the chest and hips/buttocks, giving her a flatter chest and slim figure, without undue emphasis on her femaleness. However her strength should not be judged on first appearances, as her figure is almost pure muscle and she is stronger than she looks.

Due to spending so much time outdoors her face, shoulders, and arms sport freckles to the point of almost being solid in some places, but she is otherwise pale. Her jawline is sharp, matching her piercing gaze and angular build. Some might consider her pretty, most find her somewhat plain. She isn’t bothered by it much either way.

Dressing Style: Trousers are Aederyn’s preferred style, as skirts and shorts often lead to uncomfortable chafing or getting tangled in excess fabric. A loose, oversized tunic provides freedom of movement, and a soft wherhide belt and ankle-high wherhide boots complete her look. Of course, a belt pouch and belt knife are also always present.

General Character Traits: Aederyn is tough and self-sufficient, quick to think and quicker on her feet. Having spent so much time running so long on the traces across Pern for the first portion of her life, she is perfectly fine being left alone with her thoughts, and in fact, prefers it. She is very much introverted in her tendencies, preferring to spend time alone or among a small group of her selected friends than among a large crowd. Oddly, despite her preference for small groups instead of crowds, she does enjoy Gathers, particularly the dancing. She loves to dance, and the livelier, the better! Her introverted tendencies conflict with Weyr life now, though, and she finds herself at odds between the social norm to be among the other weyrfolk and her inner desire to retreat to her and her dragon’s weyr.

She is opinionated and decisive. She takes things as they come and tries not to spend too much time thinking on a decision before making it. Though, as a thinker, if given enough valid and true information against her current opinion, her opinions can be changed. She is very straightforward, because she doesn’t know how to be anything else. The theories and execution of politics and social conversation elude her, as they were never anything she was particularly exposed to, nor did she have a desire to familiarize herself with them, anyhow. Due to the lack of social experience, she is a bit awkward and finds herself either oblivious to social cues or far overanalyzing them. This results in more anxiety than she would like to admit, and is a part of why she prefers to spend her spare time alone.

She finds it difficult to get close to people because she is unsure how to do so, or finds that she draws herself away when she feels she is connecting with someone. When she does manage to warm up to someone, she is a pleasant sort, grinning broadly and laughing easily. She loves music, but believes in her own mind that she can’t carry a tune to save her life. While she doesn’t have the voice of a firelizard, she does sing well enough to not be painful to listen to.

She keeps a cool head in chaotic situations, able to let her quick thinking and decisiveness rule and carry her through, though afterwards, when she is finally able to take in events, she has been known to fall apart, melting into a quivering puddle of Aederyn.

She is not prone to violence, preferring instead to respond to provocation with a quick, firm, and well-thought out word. If insulted or questioned because of her gender, she makes it a point of proving her worth by doing exactly what she was told she was poor at or incapable of doing because of her sex, and allowing the results to speak for themselves.

Habits/Mannerisms: Aederyn bites her fingernails, particularly if she is uncomfortable. She tries to limit herself to the last two on each hand, however if she’s particularly stressed even the ‘off-limits’ nails are fair game.

Opinions:
      Threadfall Theory: It could happen. Better to be safe and prepared than sorry because of a lack of preparation. It seems events are moving that direction. She’ll believe it when it happens, but until then, why not get ready just in case?
      Stealing/Kidnapping: While previously against it, 100%, she sees the reasoning behind it for Search. Past that, still not fond of the idea.
     Weryrleader S'kef:
      Firelizards: Some of the smaller ones are nothing more than pets and annoyances, however the larger ones can be very useful
     Women's loss of honourifics:
      Return North:

Father: Ardin, b.690, d. N/A
   Rank: holder, master to runner station.
Mother: Nensi, b.694, d. N/A
   Rank: holder, tender of runner station.
Siblings:
Older brother, Alekse, (AL-lex-ee), born 717. Journeyman runner.
younger sister, Cairlyn (CARE-lin), born 722. Married to a holder.
Younger fosterling sister, Meri, (MER-ree) born 724, apprenticed as a runner at the station her parents tend.
Past Lovers/Partners: Several other runners when she was younger.
Current Lovers/Partners: N/A
Children: One, sort of. She fell pregnant at 17 turns, however the pregnancy did not go through to term and nearly killed her in the process. She would have had a son, had he been carried to term and lived. If she was too young for childbearing, or something just went wrong in the womb or the child was not formed properly, she and her family are unsure, but since then she has been very careful not to fall pregnant again.

Craft: Runner. She specialized in running messages back and forth across Pern until she Impressed.
 
Craft Rank: was previously a journeyman runner.
      Date Tapped:
      Mastership Obtained: N/A

Education Details: Ryn is familiar with all of the basic teaching ballads and basic math. She found history a bit daunting outside of the ballads, and her mind tended to wander during those lessons. She preferred activities that exercised her thinking and problem solving abilities




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Dragon Colour: Blue
Wing Assigned:
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Home Weyr:
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I have not added anything in the way of her dragon or Sample RP yet as I wanted to get a feel for if Aederyn will work for RP-ing here or needed to be tweaked/altered first. I also wanted to claim some pics of Rose Leslie for character reference/face claim, I have not seen anyone using her face yet, but I'm not sure how to do that.

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Name: Aederyn
      Pronounced: AID-err-in
Nicknames: Ryn, (pronounced RIN) by those she is close with. Her younger foster sister called he Riri (REE-ree) briefly when they were young, and occasionally her family will still use the term. If anyone else should call her that, they risk personal injury.

Primary Rank:
      Secondary Ranks:

Place of Birth: A runner station between Fort Hold and Southern Boll. Her parents tend the station and the runners that move messages through it.
Date of Birth: 02.09.719 AL
Searched/Stolen By:N/A
      Impression Age: N/A
     
Partner: N/A

Eyes: Large, round, and such a dark blue they are often mistaken as brown at first glance, framed by thick but pale eyelashes that match her red hair.

Hair: Rich red-orange that falls in loose but thick, unruly curls when she wears it down. Usually she keeps it pulled into a plaited knot on the back of her head, or in a high ponytail off of her neck; great for keeping it out of the way when she runs, but has been wearing it half-up-half-down lately, in an effort to look less severe.

Height: 5’8”

General Appearance: As befits a runner, Aederyn is thin and mostly leg in her general proportions. She’s muscled in the sinewy athletic manner of her craft, and was mercifully gifted with less bulk around the chest and hips/buttocks, giving her a flatter chest and slim figure, without undue emphasis on her femaleness. However her strength should not be judged on first appearances, as her figure is almost pure muscle and she is stronger than she looks.

Due to spending so much time outdoors her face, shoulders, and arms sport freckles to the point of almost being solid in some places, but she is otherwise pale. Her jawline is sharp, matching her piercing gaze and angular build. Some might consider her pretty, most find her somewhat plain. She isn’t bothered by it much either way.

Dressing Style: Trousers are Aederyn’s preferred style, as skirts and shorts often lead to uncomfortable chafing or getting tangled in excess fabric. A loose, oversized tunic provides freedom of movement, and a soft wherhide belt and ankle-high wherhide boots complete her look. Of course, a belt pouch and belt knife are also always present.

General Character Traits: Aederyn is tough and self-sufficient, quick to think and quicker on her feet. Having spent so much time running so long on the traces across Pern, she is perfectly fine being left alone with her thoughts, and in fact, prefers it. She is very much introverted in her tendencies, preferring to spend time alone or among a small group of her selected friends than among a large crowd. Oddly, despite her preference for small groups instead of crowds, she does enjoy Gathers, particularly the dancing. She loves to dance, and the livelier, the better!

She is opinionated and decisive. She takes things as they come and tries not to spend too much time thinking on a decision before making it. Though, as a thinker, if given enough valid and true information against her current opinion, her opinions can be changed. She is very straightforward, because she doesn’t know how to be anything else. The theories and execution of politics and social conversation elude her, as they were never anything she was particularly exposed to as she grew in her small family-run hold, nor did she have a desire to familiarize herself with them, anyhow. Due to the lack of social experience, she is a bit awkward and finds herself either oblivious to social cues or far overanalyzing them. This results in more anxiety than she would like to admit, and is a part of why she prefers to spend her spare time alone.

She finds it difficult to get close to people because she is unsure how to do so, or finds that she draws herself away when she feels she is connecting with someone. When she does manage to warm up to someone, she is a pleasant sort, grinning broadly and laughing easily. She loves music, but believes in her own mind that she can’t carry a tune to save her life. While she doesn’t have the voice of a firelizard, she does sing well enough to not be painful to listen to.

She keeps a cool head in chaotic situations, able to let her quick thinking and decisiveness rule and carry her through, though afterwards, when she is finally able to take in events, she has been known to fall apart, melting into a quivering puddle of Aederyn.

She is not prone to violence, preferring instead to respond to provocation with a quick, firm, and well-thought out word. If insulted or questioned because of her gender, she makes it a point of proving her worth by doing exactly what she was told she was poor at or incapable of doing because of her sex, and allowing the results to speak for themselves.

Habits/Mannerisms: Aederyn bites her fingernails, particularly if she is uncomfortable. She tries to limit herself to the last two on each hand, however if she’s particularly stressed even the ‘off-limits’ nails are fair game.

Opinions:
      Threadfall Theory: It could happen. Better to be safe and prepared than sorry because of a lack of preparation. It seems events are moving that direction. She’ll believe it when it happens, but until then, why not get ready just in case?
      Stealing/Kidnapping: Solidly of the opinion that people should have the right to choose where they want to go. Stealing/kidnapping is wrong.
     Weryrleader S'kef: a bit unorthodox that a brown rider is weyrleader, but since it has no direct bearing on her, she doesn’t much care either way.
      Firelizards: Some of the smaller ones are nothing more than pets and annoyances, however the larger ones can be very useful.
     Women's loss of honourifics: N/A
      Return North:

Father: Ardin, b.690, d. N/A
   Rank: holder, master to runner station.
Mother: Nensi, b.694, d. N/A
   Rank: holder, tender of runner station.
Siblings:
Older brother, Alekse, (AL-lex-ee), born 715. Journeyman runner.
younger sister, Cairlyn (CARE-lin), born 722. Married to a holder.
Younger fosterling sister, Meri, (MER-ree) born 725, related as she is the daughter of her mother's sister.
Past Lovers/Partners: Several other runners when she was younger.
Current Lovers/Partners: N/A
Children: One, sort of. She fell pregnant at 17 turns, however the pregnancy ended before her fourth month and nearly killed her in the process. She would have had a son, had he been carried to term and lived. If she was too young for childbearing, or something just went wrong in the womb or the child was not formed properly, she is unsure. Only her older brother and youngest fosterling sister know of her pregnancy. Since then she has been very careful not to fall pregnant again, and very hesitant to engage in any relationships to avoid anything extending to physical intimacy.

Craft: Runner.
Craft Rank: Junior Journeyman, though other crafters and holders see it as a bit of a joke. Her older brother thinks she deserves full Journeyman rank, but that isn’t likely to ever happen.
      Date Tapped:
      Mastership Obtained: N/A

Education Details: Aederyn is familiar with all of the basic teaching ballads and basic math. She is also a competent reader/writer. She found history a bit daunting outside of the ballads, and her mind tended to wander during those lessons. She preferred activities that exercised her thinking and problem solving abilities.

Anything else?: She has a brown firelizard that she Impressed three turns ago, whom she named Rudi. (ROO-dee) His egg was a gift from her brother. He also has a brown. Her father was very unhappy with this. He doesn’t see them as anything more than pets, and if anyone should have them, a female child is the last one who should be receiving one. But after Rudi alerted Alekse and Meri to Aederyn’s sickness (her miscarriage, but nobody else was told of the exact nature of her ailment) he sees them as mildly useful and allows Aederyn to Run farther and for longer before returning to her home hold. The little brown has garnered some harsh looks from others, and as a result Aederyn typically sends him to the roof or high rafters, out of the way, out of sight, and thus out of mind of any who would judge her for having him.

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Aederyn slowed her pace as she neared the crest of the little hill, allowing the spongy moss-covered trace to cushion her strides and absorb the impact of her feet. Her muscles ached dully, an indicator of the long hours she’d been running. Dawn was coming; the sky was showing slightly greener along the eastern horizon and the shadows played tricks on her eyes. Station 284 would be reached before sunrise, though. Her legs ached with her exertion, but not enough to rightly be called fatigue. She would make it in plenty of time and still in good health. She allowed herself to slow to a walking pace and finally stop as the crest leveled out, shaking out her tired joints and taking in the subtly brightening path ahead. A change in the pre-dawn sky caught her attention, and she watched them as they glided down to where she imagined the Weyr rested in the mountain range on the horizon, a smile playing across her thin lips. Dragons! Too far away to see their colors, but judging by their size she guessed they were either still fairly young or just blues and greens. Above her, Rudi chirruped in question before diving down to herd her forward. Aederyn playfully swatted at his brown tail as she pulled her waterskin from where it was strapped against her thigh, swishing and spitting her first small mouthful and swallowing the next. Another few small sips and she put it back, the crisp morning air sending a slight chill down her back. She’d been too idle for too long and the sweat was cooling on her skin. No matter, she would warm up again soon. She patted the message pouch where it rested at the small of her back before lifting her knees into the lope every runner prided themselves on. She could carry this mile-eating pace for days, she sometimes felt. Another hour would do for now, though.

She hadn’t been to station 284 yet…She’d been to a few others of the surrounding stations on the eastern side of the mountains and even been to the famous 300 at Fort Hold, with baths that had a constant flow of hot water and in-ground tubs so deep even the tallest runner could stand on the bottom and still have water above their head. Somehow, though, the little station of 284 had eluded her, and she was glad to mark another off of her list. She hoped to visit every runner station on Pern, so any new one she visited was, at the very least, progress toward that goal. After 284 she would hopefully pick up a run to Tillek and then back up toward Ruatha before returning home to 298. She’d covered most of the southern half of the continent, staying primarily along the coast, venturing from Southern Boll all the way to the tip of Nerat’s peninsula, but never farther north then Lemos. Her father hadn’t permitted that. Apparently the female form was too delicate for the harsher cold, which was complete herdbeast dung. But she’d do as he said if she wanted to keep running. The sky brightened and she quickened her pace, the trace widening ahead of her as it turned to run parallel to the road.

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Full Name: Alekse
Pronounced: AL-ek-see
Nicknames: Al, Ali (by Aederyn only)
Rank: Journeyman Runner
Date of birth: 09.02.716
Place of birth: Runner station 928, near Fort Hold
Primary home: none.
Search date: N/A
Searched by: N/A
Played by: KiTelli
Face Claim: Ethan Peck




Eyes: Dark blue
Hair Color: dark brown, curly
Height: 6’2”
Build: Extremely fit and lean

General description:
He, like his sister, carries the angular jaw of their father. Time spent in the sun during the summer gives him a bit of a tan, (after burning for the first several weeks) but it fades quickly when cloudier months set in. Tall, well proportioned, and well muscled, Alekse is athletic and more built than most runners, having chosen to put equal work into his upper body as his lower.

His hair is a dark brown that’s almost black, but as the summer sun darkens his skin, it lightens his hair, bringing out tones of rich auburn towards the ends. He keeps it in loose curls that while still allow the breeze to flow through, it’s short enough to stay off of his neck.

His eyes are dark, wide set, and a rich, deep blue that looks almost brown at a glance. He’s almost always got either a short beard or a decent amount of scruff to make him look more mature, as he isn’t fond of the baby-faced appearance a clean shave gives him. He’s also got a decent patch of chest hair he isn’t afraid to show off, helping to sell the look.

Almost always wearing a slight smirk, he tends to appear as though he’s up to something, which isn’t always inaccurate.


General dressing style:
When dressing casually or for the traces, shorts or well-fitted but not tight trousers are preferred, and if he must be wearing a shirt it had better be something loose. A small belt pouch with a Runner’s bare necessities and some thin-soled leather shoes complete his look. Casually, trousers and a basic but good quality tunic are his -go-to. If he must dress up, he enjoys richer fabrics with fine details, with a cut that compliments the physique he’s worked rather hard on. Always present is the orange sweatband of the Runnercraft, either on his head, wrapping an injury, or on his wrist.



Likes:

Aederyn. He adores his awkward younger sister and will do anything to come to her rescue or help her out.

Dancing. He loves a lively gather dance.

Klah. He doesn’t function without at least two cups of the stuff.

Wine. Best enjoyed with friends.

Beauty. Alekse believes that beauty is to be appreciated, and will do so every chance he can get.

Flirting. It’s an amazing game and he enjoys the challenge.

Drawing. He likes pretty things and likes to make pretty things.


Dislikes:

Plain things. If something can be elevated or adorned with very little effort, why not?

Anything too sweet. Candies, super sweet foods and beverages just make his teeth hurt.

indirectness. Don’t sneak around or beat around the bush. Say and do what you mean, please.

Conflict. If it can be avoided, all the better. But sometimes that’s not the way it works out.



Strengths:

Loyal. He picks his family, and will do all that he can for them, with them, and to stand by them.

Decisive. Must be trait that runs in the family, because, like his sister, he is quick to go with his gut and stick by his decisions.

adaptable. Not one to dwell on an inconvenience, he chooses to go with the flow and work in, around, and through problems that arise instead of against them.

observant. He spends a lot of time looking at people, places, and things, and tends to learn a lot by watching.

Good memory. If he likes it he wants to keep a hold of it.

Flaws:

short attention span. If his interest isn’t enthralled immediately and firmly, he gets bored and moves on to the next thing.

impatient. Alekse likes to see the scenery change, the ground fly beneath his feet, and progress made. If he isn’t seeing results of his current endeavor, whatever that may be, he gets irritated with it.

Flirting. He tends to flirt whether he realizes it or not, and sometimes it can get him into trouble.
Lack of ambition. He’s happy and doesn’t view that as a problem, but being forever a Journeyman very well could be, if he doesn’t get his act together.

Habits and Mannerisms:

Staring. If something catches his attention, he likes to watch it, and sometimes doesn’t realize he might be being rude by doing so. Playing with his hair. He frequently runs a hand through his curls, brushes his hair out of his face, or scratches the hair at the nape of his neck.


General Personality:

Alekse enjoys the little things in life, believing that life was made to be appreciated, and is fond of all things beautiful, whether that be beauty be internal or external. He’s laid back, amiable, and gets along with pretty much everyone. He doesn’t like conflict and will try his best to avoid it, but draws the line when it puts his loyalty to his chosen people at stake. He tries to be a good person, directed by his gut and conscience, choosing to treat others the way he would hope they would treat him, and sometimes that comes back to bite him. He tries to let it roll off, however, and take it philosophically, using the opportunity to learn about that person, and learn from the mistake, rather than dwell on any ill-treatment. Though, sometimes, the best response to something can be a fist with a good amount of force behind it.

He considers his family to be the people he has chosen, and not necessarily the ones he is related to by blood. If a blood relative gives him reason to do so, he will no longer consider them a part of his family. His loyalty is to those loyal to him, regardless of relation. He doesn’t act poorly or seek revenge, instead simply deciding to ‘be done’ with that person and no longer seeks their company, but is still polite to them, if short. Rudeness is ugly, after all, and should only be dealt out in extreme circumstances.

He admires the female form and flirts freely, but, as his younger sister has taught him, he knows most women are stronger than they look, both in character and physically, and is sure to show them the respect they deserve.

His flirtatious, easy-going manner often shows as being shallow or frivolous, which is only reinforced by his short attention span and easy frustration, though that isn’t of much concern to him. He only puts work toward the things he cares about, and if he doesn’t care, he can’t really be bothered by it.





History:

Parents:

Father, Ardin, b. 690, d. N/A
Rank: holder, Master Runner, master to runner station 298.

Mother: Nensi, b.695, d. N/A
Rank: holder, tender of runner station 298.

Siblings:

Younger sister, Aederyn (AID-err-in) born 722. Adores her.
Younger sister, Cairlyn (CARE-lin), born 722. Married to a holder.
Younger fosterling sister, Meri, (MER-ree) born 725, related as she is the daughter of Nensi’s sister. Apprenticed to learn station management in hopes of her marrying a runner to breed more runners, as she also has the lithe, lanky body type runners are known for.

Relationships:

The occasional fling with the odd holder girl here or there. Nothing or serious note.

Offspring:

None that he’s aware of.


Secrets:

Knows of his younger sister’s secret accidental pregnancy and miscarriage. Carries the secret and goes along with the family’s impression that it was a type of illness.

Known:

716: born

720/6 turns old: his sister is born. He loves her from the start.

726/10 turns old: starts running on short legs around the station.

730/14 turns old: hits his growth spurt and officially made an apprentice runner.

734/18 turns old: made Journeyman runner

735/19 turns old: attended a Hatching in Telgar. Watched his sister fall in love with dragons. Completed first Crossing of Pern in just under six sevendays.

736/20 turns old: won two fire lizard eggs in a sprint race, brought them back for his sister and himself. Impressed brown firelizard Handsome.

737/21 turns old: helped his sister when she fell ill, alerted by Handsome’s clutchmate, her firelizard, Rudi.

740/24 turns old: attended youngest blood sister’s wedding.

741/24 turns old: learns of sister’s Searching and subsequent move to Fort Weyr. Is happy for her.

Important history:

He notes the times when his younger sister made headway in the Runnercraft as important, but that’s just him.


Education:

Craft:

Runner

Dates Tapped:

Apprenticed in 730, made journeyman in 734. Yet to make master, but is quite content where he’s at.

Specialty:

Mapping the traces. His good memory and knack for sketching and drawing have made him ideal for map-making.

Strengths:

Sprints. Short bursts of intense speed are what he likes and is good at. He loves to see the miles fly beneath his feet and has worked hard to make sure he’s the best at it.

Weaknesses:

Endurance runs. He is fast and powerful, but not one for long distances.

Additional Information:

Alekse is familiar with all of the basic teaching ballads and basic math. He is also a competent reader/writer. He quite like the ballads, enjoying the music and well-written lyrics. He’s learned a good deal of emergency first aid tending to other runners and himself, and can wrap a sprain or splint a break quickly and competently. He also is familiar with a few herbs that can do some good for minor injuries, but isn’t a healer by any stretch of the imagination.


Anything else?: Has a chunky brown firelizard named Handsome, because he is. He’s a well built, dignified little beast who is either dutifully flying above Alekse or is perched on his shoulder, and is quite the contrast to his exuberant clutchmate.

Inactivity preference: Fade Out




RP sample:

Colors and textures swirled around on the dance floor, the sounds of laughter mingling with the music as the harpers finished the piece. The gather-goers applauded the group and started to disperse, and Alekse lightly made his way closer to the edge of the dance floor.

This, his third —or was it fourth?—glass of wine was beginning to make his head feel both light and heavy simultaneously, and he blinked the growing fog away, yet still relished the feeling the alcohol gave. The wine, while not the best he’d tasted, was far from the worst. And who was he to turn down such a lovely beverage?

A lone harper took the stage and struck up an upbeat but not raucous tune, and Alekse tapped his foot along to the beat. He was familiar with the song and the dance that went with it. He’d taught it to his younger sister several turns back, and took great joy in the intricate steps and tight spins. He wished she was here to dance with…No matter though. No sense dwelling on what wasn’t to be.

A flash of a delicate green dress and matching eyes caught his attention and he watched the holder girl swish across the floor, looking quite bored on the arm of her escort and in need of a better time. He flashed her a winning smile and she fluttered her eyelashes back at him, and it was all the invitation he needed. Now, how to take care of that date of hers…

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