Post by deebear on Sept 10, 2017 17:39:46 GMT -5
NAME: Marilsa
RANK: Greenrider
AGE: 16 Turns
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Bi
DRAGON: Green Sonath
PETS: Blue Seaspitter, Rascal.
APPEARANCE: Mari stands right at 5'6 and is rather slender but not unhealthy looking. She has some muscle in both her arms and legs, and had a heck of a time getting it there. Most of the muscle she has is due to her Impressing Sonath and all the work she's had to do since then.
PERSONALITY FAULTS:
Mari, as sweet as she can be, tends to also be rather sensitive, finding that sometimes the simplest of things will hurt her feelings. She doesn't generally break out in tears but harsh criticism or a failure to do something exactly right will leave her feeling emotionally bruised and sullen. She tends to be quite the perfectionist, at least when she is working her craft. Everything must be in it's place, every herb, drop of water, amount of heat, every stitch and bone must be perfect or it is just not good enough and she has failed. She takes anything that she considers a failure very hard and it will leave her in a terribly sour mood for some time. She has to be reminded sometimes not to be so hard on herself.
She can be rather stubborn at times, especially when she sets herself to a task, any task at all. She also has a nasty habit of doing things she maybe shouldn't, just to prove she can. When she hasn't been set to a task of her own or someone else's she can be a little absent minded, often losing tracking of time either reading or exploring. She will forget to do simple things such as washing her clothing or even eating on occasion. She simply gets lost in her own little world sometimes and gets annoyed with herself later.
On first meeting Mari comes off as very timid and shy, a long time habit of being picked on as a child. Once she knows her surroundings and has found her place she opens up dramatically, especially with anyone she chooses to befriend. The only exception here is if someone hurts her dragons feelings. New people or not, she will come to her dragons defense in a heartbeat and do her best to leave said person feeling like less than wher dung.
PERSONALITY STRENGTHS:
Mari is a very caring individual. She will go out of her way to help anyone, often at personal expense to do so. She is extremely loyal, to her craft, her family, and her friends, generally in that order. She is rather modest and though she knows that she is capable of many things, she isn't one to boast or brag, quite the opposite as she often refuses to take credit for anything she has done, unless it's something she feels she had done wrong. She will always, and usually quickly, own up to her mistakes and often fears to do things wrong.
Mari is an extremely dedicated and determined woman, most especially when it comes to her craft. She studies extra hard, stays on duty extra hours even when she needs her own rest. She will rarely leave a patient that is in dire condition unless she is made to do so. She is young but she loves her craft fiercely and combined with how she cares for people she is a bit of a little force of nature. She has a deep rooted curiosity and is constantly trying to learn, whether it be more about her craft or someone else. She is always looking for new ways to heal or to make mixtures and teas that might be easier on patients to take or for healers to make and carry. Though she knows it is likely useless, as older and wiser people have been at this longer than her, she still tries.
She can be very friendly and open with those who are close to her. She can even be playfully flirty sometimes, depending on who she is with at the time.
FAMILY:
Mari's family is small, consisting of both her parents and one older brother. She would have had an older sister as well but she died in child birth. Her mother is a healer, whom she takes after the most. Her father is a gifted Beastcrafter, who tends to spend more time with herd beasts than humans, but loves his family in his own way regardless.
Father: Marsden; Mother: Varilsa ; Brother: V'den (Formerly: Varden)
HISTORY:
Marilsa was born the 3rd child to her parents. Her brother is 4 Turns older than her and was her best friend growing up. Where she was quiet and reserved but kind, he was wild and adventurous and very protective of her.
Their parents loved them but their father spent most of his time working at his craft, always making or fixing things for people in the hold, or preparing for gathers. Their mother was one of only two healers in their hold and was often not home, leaving the children to mostly fend for themselves or be watched over by other adults.
Mari was 9 when her brother was searched by a greenrider at a gather. It hadn't been on purpose of course, her brother had been delivering a pair of calves to someone for their father and crossed paths with the rider and, by chance, his dragon who had come to enjoy the gather. She and her mother had been off getting food and when they came back their father was very unhappily agreeing to let her brother go. Mari wasn't happy about it either, but she knew it was an honor that he couldn't pass up.
Nothing much changed after that, except that her brother wasn't there to see her apprenticed to the Healer Hall when she was 10, almost 11. She was thrilled, and surprised at being accepted so young, but she was to follow after her mother into the Healer craft and took to it with relative ease. Though she had a hard time with other apprentices, mostly because of her quiet nature and her age, she rarely let it bother her. She worked hard and fell into a steady routine, made a few close friends but mainly kept to herself and to her studies. She took the craft as seriously as her mother did and figured there would be time for more once she knew what she was doing. She took every accomplishment modestly and every error to heart. Failure was not something she took lightly, it was not an option for her and it showed.
She became a Senior Apprentice just weeks before she, like her brother before her, was inadvertently searched. A rider had come to speak with the Master Healer and before she knew it she and one other apprentice were being whisked off on dragon back, apparently headed for Mavros Weyr in the south. She wasn't overly thrilled about it, she was leaving her family behind, but she wasn't going to give her brother any reason to tease her about being afraid either. Her parents were informed by messenger after she arrived in Mavros and was settled into the candidate's barracks.
She took to lessons as well as she ever had and within a Turn she found herself bonded to the sweetest little green dragon. No one thought her Sonath would survive her hatching, but she had found herself instantly Concerned about her well being. Maybe that was what brought the mostly silent dragon to her side. Her heart had broken to see her look so frail, to hear everyone say she would Between, but the moment they bonded she knew there was more to the shaky little hatchling then anyone else saw.
Five months have gone by since then and she is firmly rooted in her new life, though has not stopped learning her craft either. It is however second to her being a weyrling and taking care of Sonath.
IN THE EVENT OF YOUR SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE SITE AT ANY POINT IN TIME, WHAT DO YOU WISH TO BECOME OF THIS CHARACTER AND ANY CREATURES THEY MAY IMPRESS?
b. Turn them into an NPC who may be killed off or used for plot purposes but who will not be played by someone else.