Your Name: Ayla
Your Age: 21
E-mail Address: AylaRenee@mailandnews.com
Pern Books Read: Umm... All of them through Renegades, including Moreta and Nerilka.
Clubs in: Paradise Falls, Seacrest, South Seas,Vistar Weyr
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(PERSONA INFO)
Persona's Name: Sienna
Nicknames/honorific: Si
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Sea Star Cothold
Residence: Southern Nomad
Rank/Craft: Dragonless woman, former Goldrider and Jr Weyrwoman
Appearance: Sienna is a tall woman that looks very intimidating. She's built like a rock, more of a mans build than any womans. She has short reddish hair that only makes her look more manly. She keept it cut with a beltknife, usually in an uneven hack at the top of her neck. She has big, almond shaped brown eyes which are usually totally unreadable. When emotions do seep through her outer crust they're almost always full of sorrow, grief for her dragon, and hatred for the Riders that killed her. Her posture is always wary and untrusting, particularly around dragonriders.
Personality:She doesn't trust dragonriders in the least for many many reasons, and it shows. She's not at all well adjusted, nor is she taking Kavinarths loss well, even after almost 2 decades without her. Thoughts of suicide constantly fill her mind, but she has strong survival instincts that always win out in the end. She's wary of human strangers, but welcomes animal strangers. She'd learned to live in harmony with nature, and it responds to that. The animals of the area she inhabits she counts among her friends, sharing her kills with the wild Whers and Felines, and even sharing shelter with them in the harder storms. The animals of the area have learned she is no threat, nor competition.
History: Sienna was born to 2 beastherders at Sea Star Cothold, near Echo Cove Cothold on the southern shore of the northern continent. She grew up in every way a happy and well adjusted child. She was trusting, loving, and very caring for her fellow man and animal. She loved everything and everyone, was difficult to anger and never lost her temper. Her parents took her to the Weyr when she was 6 with the usual Tithe, they thought the trip would be good for her, a learning experiance... Unfortunatly when they arrived they immediatly became busy with the usual managing of the tithe, and Si, with their blessings wandered off to explore. Naturally she was drawn to what she didn't know. All children are fearless explorers and she was no exception. A soft humming from a sandy cave drew her, right to a Wher hatching. There was a group of people gathered around, and the gold egg cracked just as she walked in. It stumbled right up to her, and she felt a mind touch for the first time. She adored the feeling, taking in the Wher, which accompanied her home and stayed by her side. The next 7 years passed normally, when on her 13th birthingday searchdragons arrived. Apparently the Weyr had taken note of her almost uncanny ability with animals, so had made a note that in 7 years a Searchrider was to detour through that cot and see if she were eligeable. Sure enough he found she was. Si was thrilled, until they told her she'd have to leave Precious, her prized Queen Wher behind. Whers were simply too dangerous to be allowed. There was a Queen egg on the sands, and with her exceptional empathy Si was told she'd be a Queen Candidate. She stood on the sands reluctantly, until she felt another mind contact. She hadn't even realized the gold egg had broken, so turned to look behind her, only to be bowled over by the Queen in front of her. {{I'm Kavinarth, and I'm VERY hungry!}} The little Queen told her, as joy rushed through her being. She'd Impressed, and not just ANY dragon, but the most beautiful, sweet gold on Pern! The day was only ruined by one thing... a Rider arrived from Sea Star cot from her mother, with news that Precious had died earlier that day, and noone was sure why. Crushed and elated, Si didn't attend the feast where she was the guest of honor, she remained in the barracks crying on the sleeping golds shoulder. She bounced back quickly, as she did with most things. She proceeded through Weyrling training, doing the best she could. She had extra classes, being a goldrider, as well as the standard classes for the Weyrlings, and the fact that the class for some reason seemed to be expecting her to perform miracles. Then Kav started to get proddy, and glow a little at night. Her mood was always bad and she was most annoyed at the males.... Her eyes had twinges of purple in them. Si knew what that meant! Her Kav was about to fly! She went and spoke to the Weyrwoman for advice, and several of the other goldriders. It was announced to the Weyr that Kavinarth was about to fly for the first time, and the bronzes and browns prepared to chase the Queen. Right on schedule she rose two days later, and went into the pen to blood her beasts. Sienna was closer to Kavinarth than ever before, as she controlled her urge to gorge and kept her blooding... then a terrible scream issued from one of the uppermost weyrs. Kavinarth lifted to meet the challenge, and she and the Senior Queen clashed. Sienna tried desperatly to get Kav to back off, but the dragon would have none of it! This other Queen was trying to steal *Her* mates! Kav got a good hold on the back of the other Queens neck and tore a great gouge where the rider would sit... The other Queen got a good hold on Kavs throat, and tore a great gouge where she should breathe. Kavinarth drowned on her own blood and fell to the ground before she died. Sienna passed out immediatly, and many in the Weyr thought she wouldn't wake up. It took many weeks, but she finally did open her eyes, howling in agony that hit the soul of every rider in hearing distance. She was offered the mercy draught, and accepted eagerly, but when it was put into her hand she lost the nerve to take it. She loved Kavinarth.. loved her dearly, but she didn't want to die! She was scared! She gave it back, and promptly cursed her decision, but couldn't bring herself to take it back. The next few weeks were spent in limbo as Si tried to work up the nerve to kill herself, nerve that would always flee her the minute the device of her death was nearby. Survival instints warred against her incredible emptiness and pain.. Survival always won. Sienna couldn't bear to remain in a Weyr though, surrounded by dragons...Queens... that reminded her so much of Kavinarth. She'd had a portrait of herself and Kavinarth commissioned when the Dragonet was still young, just after their first flight. She packed it, some clothes, beltknives and tools to work stone, and all her Marks, then left the Weyr. Passage south wasn't hard to get. There were very few, if any dragons down there at this time, and Thread...well, maybe it'd kill her one day and release her from this misery. She made the tools she needed and set up a home in the Jungles South. Despite her best efforts, she found a cave and always took shelter there when Thread fell. Over the years she encountered several Wher clutches. Remembering Precious, and her love for her she Impressed over and over, actively seeking out eggs to try to relieve her lonliness. She ended up Impressing Gold Sparkle, Bronze Chance, and Blue Clutz. They entertained, kept her company, soothed her after her nightmares, and helped her hunt. They were the companionship she needed, and kept her sane over the years. Droughts and a lack of game back east are driving the group west as they follow the game. Its a slow journey, and has taken years. For some reason Sienna stops, makes a home in a cave and the group remains there for weeks or months before the game moves on again, and they follow. Sparkle ran several months ago, and is about to Clutch. Si is settling down in a nice cave in the base of a mountain.
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(FAMILY)
Father- Seren, Beastherder
Mother- Lara, Beastherder
Sisters- None
Other- None
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(DRAGON INFO)
Dragon Name:Kavinarth
Dragon Age: Deceased
Dragon Color: Gold
D. Appearance: Kavinarth was a large gold for her D. age, reaching 37 meters. She was a beautiful dusty gold with a paler underbelly and large wings for her frame. She was still growing when she died, but had potential to be huge.
D. Personality: Kav was an outgoing, social dragon that loved everything around her just like her rider did. This dragon never met a stranger in her life, everyone was her friend. She was well liked by everyone in the Weyr.
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(PET INFO)
Name: Sparkle
Age: 17
Species: Queen Wher
Color: Gold
Appearance: A deep, rich, molten gold with a darker underbelly. Her wings are longer than the average Wher, as are her legs. Right now she's swollen with eggs that promise to clutch soon. Personality: Protective! Almost to a fault. She is very gentle with Si, Chance, and Clutz, but intruders beware! Sparkle is a nasty fighter when roused. Slightly more intellegent than the average Wher and with a better memory than most, the understands alot around her, and can check that vicious streak when she feels necessary.
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Name:Chance
Age: 14
Species:Wher
Color: Bronze
Appearance: Large, deep, antiqued bronze. His wings are very stubby, and he's built thick and massive, his chest deep and legs spread wide. He's built low to the ground, and has a big head, with bigger jaws.
Personality: Sparkles mate, he's protective of both Sienna and Sparkle, but doesn't like Clutz overly much. He tolerates his little brother only because of Sienna. He has more of a calculating intellegence and is less vicious than Sparkle, but is a nasty fighter when he wants to be. He tends to think things through, or check with Sienna, before he attacks. Because of this he usually guards the cave or preceeds the group as scout.
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Name:Clutz
Age: 14
Species:Wher
Color: Blue
Appearance: Small for a blue, with a deep chest and shoulders like his brother. Chance and Clutz came from the same Clutch. He is a deep shade of blue that looks almost black, and if he ever grows out of his clumsiness will make an excellent night scout or guard.
Personality: Playful! this wher doesn't think he'll EVER grow up and likes it that way thank you *very* much! If an intruder comes around he's more likely to try to play with it than kill it if its a danger, and as such Sparkle and Sienna usually keep him in the caves and out of the main hunts. He's more likely to hurt himself than prey
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(CRAFT INFO)
Craft: Beastherder/trainer
Rank: Technicly apprentice, though she's gotten enough experiance since Kavinarths death to easily become a Sr Journeyman, if she ever walked the tables
Specialty: training Whers
Other:
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Any other info about your persona: Deep Empathy with anything nonhuman.