R'ana











R'ana


Harmonic brilliance glows on fair and befreckled cheeks, the continually pink-coral color creating a lovely setting for two dazzling green orbs, the lush jungles of the Southern Continent keeping vigil over all in her presence. A frame for this soft-featured face, a tumble of red-gold curls defiantly blaze downwards, unlike the fire they are so akin to, small wisps at the nape of her neck appear likewise ablaze. Obsequious is her supple figure standing at a semi-tall 5'9, though never let her appearance deceive you in any way, shape or form.

A silver and purple knot adorns her shoulder, intertwined with a ribbon of brown, all the signs of a Xanadu Weyr Brownrider.

Warm riding furs of the softest materials hug R'ana's body, accenting her curving hips and flowing lines. Boots cover her feet- pliant working boots that bear the scuffs of hard use.

Buedath

Rich loam spills over barrel chest and wide shoulders, before clouding to chestnut at his underbelly. Glinting cobalt talons tip attenuated limbs, limber to accent his laconic demeanor, yet hinting at the strength hidden within. A forest of black walnut flourishes upon his slender spine, plaited between the knobbed neckridges that scale upward along his tapered neck. Deep brown tones also lurk 'neath the proud, masculine tilt of chin where paler notes scatter across his velvety hide in a unique composition all his own.

Icicle

Cream powder fluffs over the tubby body of this roly-poly blue, subtle azure streaking like shards of ice from a glacier. His usually limp, stubby, sapphire-colored wings imply his unwillingness to use them, unless, of course, he is in dire need- meaning, only to fill his hefty stomach, or to satisfy his insatiable curiosity. His loquacity can be seen in his ever-searching whirling eyes, and in his strong claws, perfect for perching and instituting a discussion.


History:


Tahl, Ranra's father, grew up in main Telgar Hold, and went on at an early age to the Vinter Hall to be a brewer/vinter. Gadria lived most of her early life out side Ruatha, with her family on a small farm raising runners. Gadria, inspired by the talents of her grandfather, Belol- a lesser Harper Master of voice, joined the Harper Hall at fourteen, working and studying hard. She loved music, and tried to learn as many of the various instruments of Pern as she could.

One day Tahl, a newly proclaimed Journeyman, ran an errand for the Vinter Hall to Harper and met Gadria. They met that night, and after a few short hours of knowing each other, Gadria left the Harper Hall to Handfast Tahl. As soon as he was able, Tahl took he and his wife to Telgar to help produce the finest beer on Pern, even if wine was, is, and always shall be the favored drink. Within a year of residency at Telgar, Gadria bore twins, Ronar, and Ranra.

With strikingly similar features of red hair, green eyes, and uncontrollable freckles, the two were always attached, even when Ronar accidentally tripped with a knife and made a deep gouge in the palm of Ranra’s hand. This hardly hindered her, and now only a small scar remains.

Ran grew to love music, while Ron was deft with the visual arts, it seemed he could do anything with his hands. Gadria taught Ranra everything she knew about instruments and the sounds of music in general. Although usually alone, Ranra loved the company of her brother and mother.

Though as the years passed, Tahl became an ever increasingly stingy man, becoming a little greedier, and a little colder hearted with every set of Rukbat. Upon Ranra's 16th birthday, he agreed and announced that Ranra, by this time a blossoming woman, would wed an old, local wealthy holder in exchange for marks for Tahl. Ranra fought for months with her father before one night, sneaking out with a few choice things to run away to the Harper Hall. She gave a silent farewell to her mother, who saw her leaving in the early hours of the morning, and set out upon the road. Little did she know that at that minute, her brother set out upon another road to the hold where Ranra's doomed betrothed slept.

Early that morning as the holder was on his way to breakfast, Ronar stabbed and killed the man Ranra was to marry, immediately running far away from Telgar lands.

Ranra became a Harper Apprentice, giving her heart and soul to the music she loved. She didn't know for a two sevendays that her betrothed had been killed. Only then did she know by tainted gossip.

She made friends and lost them, she even went to the lengths of insanity because of her devotion to music (among other things). Depression followed, one of the main reasons being the departure of a good friend.

Things worsened, when one day as she was summoned from class to see her brother Ronar in shackles and guarded, brought to the Hall to retrieve her in the trial of her brother in her betrothed's murder. Ronar was convicted in Telgar, and sent to a lone island in the middle of the sea with little food or water. Ranra knew a few days later by the special link twins have, that her brother was dead. She stayed only a few hours in Telgar after this to collect supplies and to dye her hair. Black she colored it, and black it stayed. She wandered the forests of Telgar, far away from the holds, hiding from all things, piecing back her life, bit by bit.

A little under a turn later, a ragamuffin girl with few tools and a beat up back pack came to the Harper Hall. Her skin a little darker, hair tangled and dirty, she came back to work with her music again. She cleaned herself up, keeping the hair black, even though her red roots showed. She now struggles to fit back in with the world, to find her place again and to make the music she longed for in the isolated woods of Telgar.

Not long after she was back at Harper Hall, Ranra was searched by T’on of Xanadu Weyr, one of the few people she had really grown attached to. She was whisked off to the Southern continent to play tricks upon the unsuspecting greenriders of the weyr. To her surprise, when it came time for a hatching, a small brown dragon stumbled in front of her, and as she reached out to help him, he spoke to her. Ranra, my love. My name is Buedath! And that was that.


R'ana's Theme Song is by Bjork


Five Years


You think you're denying me of something
Well, I've got plenty
You're the one who's missing out
but you won't notice
Until after five years
If you'll live that long
You'll wake up
All love-less

I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
I'm so bored of cowards
Who say what they want
Then then can't handle
Can't handle Love

I dare you
To take me on
I dare you
To show me your palms
What's so scary?
Not a threat in sight
You can't handle, can't handle Love

I think that song is a lot like R'ana because the singer is talking to her. R'ana is really shy of men and love, so this really talks about her.


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