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04.Dec.19, 03:27 AM
Je'ler
Greenrider of Ista
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Important Details
Original Name: Jesseler
Pronounced: JESS-eh-LEHR
Honorific: Je'ler
Pronounced: je-LEHR
Nicknames: Jay, Boozy, Jess (but only people who knew him before he was impressed)
Dragon Name: Isperinath
Dragon Pronounced: IS-per-i-NATH
Dragon Colour: Green
Wing Assigned:
Wing Rank: Wingrider
Primary Rank: Journeyman Vintner
Secondary Ranks: Bad Influence, Slacker
Place of Birth: Brum Hold
Date of Birth: 07.04.708AL
Stolen By: "I don't know, some dude on a blue. I didn't exactly get the best look at him and I was a bit too distracted afterwards to care."
Stolen Date: 13.08.729
Impression Age: 25, 18.06.733 AL
Physical Age: 26
Partner: N/A
Pronounced: JESS-eh-LEHR
Honorific: Je'ler
Pronounced: je-LEHR
Nicknames: Jay, Boozy, Jess (but only people who knew him before he was impressed)
Dragon Name: Isperinath
Dragon Pronounced: IS-per-i-NATH
Dragon Colour: Green
Wing Assigned:
Wing Rank: Wingrider
Primary Rank: Journeyman Vintner
Secondary Ranks: Bad Influence, Slacker
Place of Birth: Brum Hold
Date of Birth: 07.04.708AL
Stolen By: "I don't know, some dude on a blue. I didn't exactly get the best look at him and I was a bit too distracted afterwards to care."
Stolen Date: 13.08.729
Impression Age: 25, 18.06.733 AL
Physical Age: 26
Partner: N/A
Appearance
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Hair: Kept short except for that one time he was dared to grow it out into dreads. He always sports some sort of facial hair, somewhere between a five o'clock shadow and short beard.
Height: 6' 0"
General Appearance: Je'ler is athletic, with a rather muscular build from carrying heavy barrels and sacks of ingredients. His hands and lower arms are covered in small scars and frequently fresh cuts from getting caught in thorns while out foraging or stuck with splinters from general work. On his back he has a rather large scar on his left side from an old wound.
He carries himself confidently but not aggressively, even when slacking off. In general he has the bearing of a man with few concerns. His smiles are frequent and warm.
Dressing Style: According to Je'ler, shirts are optional, but jackets and vests make for excellent accessories. When he does wear shirts they tend to be light and sleeveless to give his arms more room to move. He tends towards practical rather than pretty (though in his mind he makes it look good either way), but when he is motivated to dress up he goes all out and is willing to spend a surprising amount of marks on a good outfit.
Personality
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He is very loyal to the people he considers close enough to be his family, but always tries to maintain some emotional distance, avoiding accepting too many favors or gifts. He's especially prone to avoiding romantic entanglements, and the moment he even thinks he's developing feelings for someone (or they're developing feelings for him) he finds some way to reinsert the distance (usually with a prank or by sleeping around). Even when this proves to be painful to someone he cares about, he considers it to be a dose of tough love, sparing the both of them from something terrible.
He's especially fond of his dragon, who he affectionately calls Isper, and he lets her help him taste test all of his experiments. Insulting Isperinath is one of the few ways to guarantee getting into a fight with him.
Habits/Mannerisms: When he's uncomfortable (especially when he's lying) he rubs the back of his neck.
Opinions: These can be kept short and sweet; a sentence will suffice.
Threadfall Theory: He'll deal with it if it happens, no use stressing about it.
Stealing/Kidnapping: Once the initial shock and anger wore off he settled in rather quickly. He still didn't think it was a good thing in general, but he didn't keep any personal grudges about it (though he will use it as an excuse to complain and tease on occasion). All in all though, he found the dragon riders to be a good surrogate family after having lost his father only a couple years prior.
Weryrleader S'kef: He didn't seem like a bad guy. Mostly Je'ler was too busy slacking or making booze to worry about it. The fact that he was kidnapped didn't make him really care about the politics for that matter.
Firelizards: Look at those tiny guys! Look at them! How can you not love those tiny faces? Wait, no get out of that barrel.
Women's loss of honourifics: On the one hand that seems kinda lame, lady, but so is getting kidnapped. He isn't too bothered by the change, but he also hadn't been around long enough to really have been used to it.
Return North: He'd gotten rather settled in Katila, found some interesting fruits to add to his wines. Going back North was a mixed bag of emotions; he grew up there, had a lot of memories, but he didn't have any family to go back to. He still goes back south to forage for ingredients on occasion.
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Likes:
Singing and music: He enjoys singing as he works, and listening to music. Maybe one day he'll pick up an instrument. He's not especially good at keeping in tune, but he makes up for it with enthusiasm.
Experimenting: Exploring and trying new things is the spice of life! And then you make delicious life spice booze.
Like 3:
Dislikes:
Whiskey: Just because he can make it doesn't mean he has to like it. And just because he doesn't like it doesn't mean he can't identify a good one. Ugh.
People who won't try new things:
Dislike 3:
Strengths:
Strength 1:
Strength 2:
Strength 3:
Flaws:
Afraid of Romance: Je'ler never met his mother, she dies when he was born, but she still left a profound affect on his life. He saw how heartbroken his father was without her and it left him with a deep seated fear that one day his own heart would be broken, and his life ruined.
Flaw 2:
Flaw 3:
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History
Father: Jesper, b.688, d.728
Rank: Journeyman Vintner
Mother: Selia, b.691, d.708
Rank: Cook
Siblings:
None, his mother died in childbirth and his father was too heartbroken to find anyone else.
Past Lovers/Partners: No one terribly important, a few maids, a fellow brewer at the Hall who he'd mess around with after some taste testing. He kept saying he was going to start getting serious and maybe settle down after he reached Journeyman, but then his dad died and he was kidnapped, both of which served as a good excuse to keep avoiding emotional commitment.
Current Lovers/Partners: No one that he's seeing on the regular.
Children: He's pretty sure he has a bastard child back in Benden Hold from before he was kidnapped, but since then he's reasonably sure he hasn't had any more. Pretty sure. No one's told him otherwise.
Background Story:
708 & Newborn: Jesseler is born and his mother, Selia, dies in childbirth. Jesper is left heartbroken but vows to raise the only thing he has left of his wife to the best of his ability.
713 & 5: Overhears his father talking about his birth with a friend over a drink, believes his father hates him and blames him for his mother's death.
717 & 9: Begins to realize how profoundly sad his father is all the time after spending time playing with other children his age and watching their parents.
721 & 13: Becomes an apprentice to try to have some sort of connection with his distant father.
727 & 19: Has been making his father proud with his progress and makes Journeyman! Things have started to look up as far as his family is concerned.
728 & 20: Jesseler's father falls ill and dies, leaving him with no other family.
729 & 21: Kidnapped and taken to Katila. At first he is quite upset, but once he settles down decides to try and make the best of the situation. There's new brews to discover, and the dragonmen actually appreciate him for his talents. He's able to make some friends and though he slacks at his dragon related classes, he starts to feel like he has a place to belong again.
732 & 24: Traded a flask of wine for a firelizard egg. Named the little blue Yuck due to the amount of filth the critter would get into.
733 & 25: Somehow, despite his lack of studying, he manages to impress a dragon! Most everyone is shocked (most of all himself). He still doesn't take it seriously though, treating the weyrling like a casual pal more than anything serious.
733 & 25: Later on in the year after a few months, his casual negligence results in Isperinath overeating to the point that she falls ill. He finds himself far more distressed than he expected he would be and helps nurse her back to health. Once she's better he swears to buckle down and take better care of her. The level of his concern prompts Isperinath to become almost neurotic about her eating habits.
735 & 27: Through increased diligence and dedication he manages to graduate and becomes a wingrider. He's secretly more proud of himself for this than he was when he became journeyman. With that task completed he's considered much more dependable, though still a bit of a slacker when he can avoid work.
736 & 28: Spends more effort into conveniently avoiding hard work than he does on work itself getting the new Weyrs set up. When everything is done he settles in at Telgar for the time being.
737 & 29: Pays a visit back to the Vintnercraft Hall in Benden Hold as part of the outreach efforts. He's able to establish a working relationship for supplies to make brewing more convenient for him back at the weyr.
739 & 31: Helped with the recovery and rescue efforts at Ista during the fire, carrying people to safety, making sure people were fed, and otherwise making himself useful. Once the fires were out he worked on bringing food and water (and wine, everyone needs a pick me up in these trying times) to the weyr. Despite his well earned reputation for slacking off he and Isperinath make a weekly visit with supplies like clockwork until he eventually decided to stay for the warm weather.
740 & 32: A one night stand with a fellow rider almost turns disastrous as Je'ler finds they have expectations of seeing him again, perhaps even for a romantic dinner. Allegedly, this was not a one night stand, and had in fact been a repeat of some prior nights. Je'ler's rejection and claims that he can't remember those prior nights was not taken very well, and a lot of drama wold have potentially happened, except that a blue dragon won a gold flight and the ensuing drama storm helped him neatly avoid his own problems in the chaos.
Rank: Journeyman Vintner
Mother: Selia, b.691, d.708
Rank: Cook
Siblings:
None, his mother died in childbirth and his father was too heartbroken to find anyone else.
Past Lovers/Partners: No one terribly important, a few maids, a fellow brewer at the Hall who he'd mess around with after some taste testing. He kept saying he was going to start getting serious and maybe settle down after he reached Journeyman, but then his dad died and he was kidnapped, both of which served as a good excuse to keep avoiding emotional commitment.
Current Lovers/Partners: No one that he's seeing on the regular.
Children: He's pretty sure he has a bastard child back in Benden Hold from before he was kidnapped, but since then he's reasonably sure he hasn't had any more. Pretty sure. No one's told him otherwise.
Background Story:
708 & Newborn: Jesseler is born and his mother, Selia, dies in childbirth. Jesper is left heartbroken but vows to raise the only thing he has left of his wife to the best of his ability.
713 & 5: Overhears his father talking about his birth with a friend over a drink, believes his father hates him and blames him for his mother's death.
717 & 9: Begins to realize how profoundly sad his father is all the time after spending time playing with other children his age and watching their parents.
721 & 13: Becomes an apprentice to try to have some sort of connection with his distant father.
727 & 19: Has been making his father proud with his progress and makes Journeyman! Things have started to look up as far as his family is concerned.
728 & 20: Jesseler's father falls ill and dies, leaving him with no other family.
729 & 21: Kidnapped and taken to Katila. At first he is quite upset, but once he settles down decides to try and make the best of the situation. There's new brews to discover, and the dragonmen actually appreciate him for his talents. He's able to make some friends and though he slacks at his dragon related classes, he starts to feel like he has a place to belong again.
732 & 24: Traded a flask of wine for a firelizard egg. Named the little blue Yuck due to the amount of filth the critter would get into.
733 & 25: Somehow, despite his lack of studying, he manages to impress a dragon! Most everyone is shocked (most of all himself). He still doesn't take it seriously though, treating the weyrling like a casual pal more than anything serious.
733 & 25: Later on in the year after a few months, his casual negligence results in Isperinath overeating to the point that she falls ill. He finds himself far more distressed than he expected he would be and helps nurse her back to health. Once she's better he swears to buckle down and take better care of her. The level of his concern prompts Isperinath to become almost neurotic about her eating habits.
735 & 27: Through increased diligence and dedication he manages to graduate and becomes a wingrider. He's secretly more proud of himself for this than he was when he became journeyman. With that task completed he's considered much more dependable, though still a bit of a slacker when he can avoid work.
736 & 28: Spends more effort into conveniently avoiding hard work than he does on work itself getting the new Weyrs set up. When everything is done he settles in at Telgar for the time being.
737 & 29: Pays a visit back to the Vintnercraft Hall in Benden Hold as part of the outreach efforts. He's able to establish a working relationship for supplies to make brewing more convenient for him back at the weyr.
739 & 31: Helped with the recovery and rescue efforts at Ista during the fire, carrying people to safety, making sure people were fed, and otherwise making himself useful. Once the fires were out he worked on bringing food and water (and wine, everyone needs a pick me up in these trying times) to the weyr. Despite his well earned reputation for slacking off he and Isperinath make a weekly visit with supplies like clockwork until he eventually decided to stay for the warm weather.
740 & 32: A one night stand with a fellow rider almost turns disastrous as Je'ler finds they have expectations of seeing him again, perhaps even for a romantic dinner. Allegedly, this was not a one night stand, and had in fact been a repeat of some prior nights. Je'ler's rejection and claims that he can't remember those prior nights was not taken very well, and a lot of drama wold have potentially happened, except that a blue dragon won a gold flight and the ensuing drama storm helped him neatly avoid his own problems in the chaos.
Education
Craft: Vintner
Specialty: Experimenting with ingredients and blends, with a tendency towards infused mead and other sweeter "dessert" alcohols.
Craft Rank: Journeyman
Date Apprenticed: 05.01.721 AL
Date Tapped: 02.10.727 AL
Mastership Obtained: N/A
Education Details: Je'ler became a vintner in order to bond with his emotionally distant father. He quickly discovered that waiting for things to finish fermenting made for a very relaxed trade with plenty of opportunities to nap and slack off while still being technically productive. He had trouble focusing on the more traditional wines at first, wanting to experiment with his ingredients from the very beginning, but as he settled into his apprenticeship and realized that knowing the basics would help with his experimentation.
Specialty: Experimenting with ingredients and blends, with a tendency towards infused mead and other sweeter "dessert" alcohols.
Craft Rank: Journeyman
Date Apprenticed: 05.01.721 AL
Date Tapped: 02.10.727 AL
Mastership Obtained: N/A
Education Details: Je'ler became a vintner in order to bond with his emotionally distant father. He quickly discovered that waiting for things to finish fermenting made for a very relaxed trade with plenty of opportunities to nap and slack off while still being technically productive. He had trouble focusing on the more traditional wines at first, wanting to experiment with his ingredients from the very beginning, but as he settled into his apprenticeship and realized that knowing the basics would help with his experimentation.
Dragon
Dragon Name: Isperinath
Name Pronounced: IS-per-i-NATH
Dragon Colour: Green
Wing Assigned: See the Wing Listing for current assignments. Put the wing you would most like to join in.
Wing Rank: Wingrider
Hatching Date: 18.06.733 AL
Birthing Weyr: Katila Weyr
Home Weyr: Ista
Clutch Name: Dangerous Days
Clutch Mother: Gold Krypth
Clutch Father: Brown Saquith
Appearance: All measurements should be when mature.
Length: 30'
Height: 13' 2"
Wingspan: 41' 3"
Scars & Markings: She has a series of pale stretch marks across her belly and up her sides from when Je'ler let her gorge herself as a weyrling, and in bright light these look like ripples in her hide.
Weyrlinghood: She was a tubby little dragon due to Je'ler letting her gorge herself constantly. She was brightly colored with only a little bit of subtle shading on her legs back then. She started losing the extra weight after she got sick and Je'ler got his act together.
Adulthood: Isperinath grew into a long, lean dragon, almost obsessed with her weight and eating habits after her illness as a weyrling. Her wings and legs are on the shorter side for her length, and she is an agile flyer, and a good sprinter, but not as enduring. Her hide is a bright emerald green that darkens down her legs and towards the edges of her wings until they're almost black at the end, turning a lighter creamier shade on her belly, with the lightest shades at her throat.
Mindvoice: Sweet and melodic with a hint of purr when she's in a mood. She even sings, though usually only for Je'ler.
General Character Traits: Isperinath is vain and especially sensitive about her weight. Sipping Je'ler's creations is one method he uses to try and whet her appetite to make sure she eats enough and doesn't worry. She thrives on praise, and has a long memory for those who compliment her, as well as those who insult her, but only for whichever incident happened most recently. Someone who insults her can easily regain her favor by paying her a compliment, and someone who has complimented her in the past can easily earn tail boppings.
Habits/Mannerisms: Isperinath has a habit of "accidentally" touching people with her tail when she's pleased with or irritated them. These can range from very gentle brushes to harder wacks that appear to be just accidental clumsiness.
[This section is optional]
Likes:
Like 1:
Like 2:
Like 3:
Dislikes:
Dislike 1:
Dislike 2:
Dislike 3:
Strengths:
Strength 1:
Strength 2:
Strength 3:
Flaws:
Flaw 1:
Flaw 2:
Flaw 3:
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Hex Codes:Isperinath
Font: #50C878
Background: #002200
Preview: Dragon Speech
Infant Image
Adult Image
Name Pronounced: IS-per-i-NATH
Dragon Colour: Green
Wing Assigned: See the Wing Listing for current assignments. Put the wing you would most like to join in.
Wing Rank: Wingrider
Hatching Date: 18.06.733 AL
Birthing Weyr: Katila Weyr
Home Weyr: Ista
Clutch Name: Dangerous Days
Clutch Mother: Gold Krypth
Clutch Father: Brown Saquith
Appearance: All measurements should be when mature.
Length: 30'
Height: 13' 2"
Wingspan: 41' 3"
Scars & Markings: She has a series of pale stretch marks across her belly and up her sides from when Je'ler let her gorge herself as a weyrling, and in bright light these look like ripples in her hide.
Weyrlinghood: She was a tubby little dragon due to Je'ler letting her gorge herself constantly. She was brightly colored with only a little bit of subtle shading on her legs back then. She started losing the extra weight after she got sick and Je'ler got his act together.
Adulthood: Isperinath grew into a long, lean dragon, almost obsessed with her weight and eating habits after her illness as a weyrling. Her wings and legs are on the shorter side for her length, and she is an agile flyer, and a good sprinter, but not as enduring. Her hide is a bright emerald green that darkens down her legs and towards the edges of her wings until they're almost black at the end, turning a lighter creamier shade on her belly, with the lightest shades at her throat.
Mindvoice: Sweet and melodic with a hint of purr when she's in a mood. She even sings, though usually only for Je'ler.
General Character Traits: Isperinath is vain and especially sensitive about her weight. Sipping Je'ler's creations is one method he uses to try and whet her appetite to make sure she eats enough and doesn't worry. She thrives on praise, and has a long memory for those who compliment her, as well as those who insult her, but only for whichever incident happened most recently. Someone who insults her can easily regain her favor by paying her a compliment, and someone who has complimented her in the past can easily earn tail boppings.
Habits/Mannerisms: Isperinath has a habit of "accidentally" touching people with her tail when she's pleased with or irritated them. These can range from very gentle brushes to harder wacks that appear to be just accidental clumsiness.
[This section is optional]
Likes:
Like 1:
Like 2:
Like 3:
Dislikes:
Dislike 1:
Dislike 2:
Dislike 3:
Strengths:
Strength 1:
Strength 2:
Strength 3:
Flaws:
Flaw 1:
Flaw 2:
Flaw 3:
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Hex Codes:
Font: #50C878
Background: #002200
Preview: Dragon Speech
Infant Image
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Adult Image
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RP Sample
Isper, take a swig of this and let me know what you think. Je'ler poured a small amount of his latest batch of wine into a bowl (really a cauldron) and walked over to the green dragon that was lounging in the sun. He was rather proud of this batch, thought it had just an interesting kick from the added spices and herbs to brighten and warm up the rather dry red blend. It had been a while since he'd worked with just grapes and no added fruit, and he was eager to see what everyone else would think.
The dragon didn't even crack an eye, her tail instead swishing just enough to playfully tap her rider's ankle.This was the one you started four months ago? It was just grapes, yes? Her melodic voice held a trace of curiosity as she wondered why this rather plain sounding batch Je'ler had been working on was worth any special attention.
"Yes, it's been aging for four long months, needing someone to have a taste. And sometimes limiting yourself can bring out all sorts of creativity, so how about you take a sip and tell me what you think. You'll be my first taste tester." He moved to sit on the ground near her head, careful not to spill the bowl as he patiently waited, ever-present smile on his face.
I'm almost always your first taste tester. She finally cracked open an eye to watch him, waiting for his usual response. He did not disappoint as his smile broadened and he said, Because you are a lady with fine taste. Je'ler offered up the large bowl once more and this time the dragon lifted up her head to very carefully grasp onto the vessel with her teeth. Once she was sure it was secure and her rider released his grip on it, she quickly tipped her head back, shooting the wine like a shot in a practiced motion.
"Well? What do you think?"Je'ler took the cauldron back, now much lighter and empty.
I like it. Better than the last one I think.
"Well then I guess I'll be bottling this one and passing it around to see how everyone else likes it. I'll get started on that, you rest your pretty little head until we're ready to go." He gave her an affectionate pat to the head as she settled back down with a pleased sigh and the sound of soft musical crooning to give her rider something to listen to as he worked.
The dragon didn't even crack an eye, her tail instead swishing just enough to playfully tap her rider's ankle.
"Yes, it's been aging for four long months, needing someone to have a taste. And sometimes limiting yourself can bring out all sorts of creativity, so how about you take a sip and tell me what you think. You'll be my first taste tester." He moved to sit on the ground near her head, careful not to spill the bowl as he patiently waited, ever-present smile on his face.
"Well? What do you think?"Je'ler took the cauldron back, now much lighter and empty.
"Well then I guess I'll be bottling this one and passing it around to see how everyone else likes it. I'll get started on that, you rest your pretty little head until we're ready to go." He gave her an affectionate pat to the head as she settled back down with a pleased sigh and the sound of soft musical crooning to give her rider something to listen to as he worked.
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