Post by Taxx on Jun 17, 2020 1:27:35 GMT -5
NAME: Lounessa
RANK: Candidate
AGE: 17
GENDER: Female
ORIENTATION: Bisexual
DRAGON: None
PETS: Brown Buttons
APPEARANCE: Lounessa is average in height, coming in at 5 feet, 7 inches. Her skin is dark- not tanned, but naturally so, a result of her parentage. Her hair is long, on the thicker side, and a deep brown. To keep it out of the way, it's often braided, but she lets it loose whenever she can. Her eyes are more of a gray, however, almond-shaped and framed by thick lashes. A small nose rounds at the tip, leading down to thin lips.
At 125 pounds, she's middling- not too skinny, not too heavy. Small hands and nimble fingers make her exceptionally good at dexterous tasks.
Lounessa doesn't give much thought to clothes and such- she was never big on having favorite colors or fabrics. Clothes aren't that important, in her opinion- she doesn't need new clothes every few sevendays, and she's far more likely to take discarded items from the stores, than pay for new ones. She’ll try to keep them in good shape, but rips and tears happen. And if you ever want to get her into something fancy, be ready for a fight; she’s way more comfortable in trousers than skirts.
PERSONALITY FAULTS: Impassive, Unaggressive, Pedantic, Insensitive, Ruthless
Lounessa is rather a quiet, soft-spoken person. She may not always care to make herself heard even if she believes she has views to share, more prone to simply shrugging and deciding it's not that important anyway, and it's likely that someone else will think of what she thought of if given time. She's not given to arguing either, and if anyone tries she's likely to just go quiet and ignore them until they go away.
A tiny bit obsessive in her mannerisms, Lounessa likes things to be ordered as much as possible; she can make a chore out of a chore, needing to do everything in a certain way and rarely deviating from it, even if forced. She keeps her little area in the barracks impeccable, takes special pains in her appearance, never does a chore by halves even if nagged by those she’s paired with. She may not be given to outbursts when others try to rush through a chore, but she’s likely to go behind them and do it over again, her way.
Lounessa is of the firm belief that a person should own up to their mistakes- intentional or not- and won’t hesitate to throw any of her fellow Candidates to the watch-wher if they do something that comes to the attention of their Candidatemaster. If they won’t own up, she’ll do it for them. She may not make many friends in this way, but she’s not out to, really. She doesn’t care if people like her or not, so long as they understand her.
PERSONALITY STRENGTHS: Clever, Confident, Open-minded, Responsible, Dedicated
While she might not fight to make herself heard, Lounessa is by no means a mousy sort of person. There's a core of steel within her, and she has every intention of standing strong for what she really believes in- not raging rabidly in defense, but steadfastly maintaining her position and not backing down at opposition. She knows her mind, carefully gathers solid information to as many objections as she can, and seems unshakable. She's confident in herself and in her place in the world; she may be one of many Candidates, and will become one of many riders if fate favors her, but she's the only one of her.
She accepts people at face value, doesn’t bother questioning their beliefs, or choices, or what; how can she when she herself hopes to step out of what’s considered traditional? She doesn’t understand why people bother concering themselves with what colors a girl- or a boy- can or can’t ride, and finds it annoying that even the dragons make choices based on sex: no gold’s ever chosen a boy, and no bronze has ever chosen a girl. Why not?
Lounessa prides herself on being dependable, and she does her best to keep on top of her chores, and lessons. There’s really no difference between life as a Candidate in Ierne and life as a Candidate in Mavros: the schedule might be different, and the location is wholly new, but Candidacy is still mostly about listening to what she’s told and doing what’s expected of her without arguing, and these she does.
FAMILY: Father - Lo’qui of bronze Jarath
Mother - Cionessa of Ierne Weyr
Twin Brother - Cionessan of Mavros Weyr
HISTORY: Lo'qui and Cionessa had not exactly expected or planned on kids, but they happened all the same, and the relationship ended as quickly as it had begun when Cionessa realized she was pregnant. The young mother might have raised the children in the marriage she was in by the time they were born, setting the two on a path far different. However, both twins ended up taking after their father's skin tone, and to cover up her indiscretion, Cionessa and her father decided it would be best for Lo'qui to take them and raise them in the Weyr.
All of this, Lounessa knows from what her father has told her: she has not even the fuzziest memories of her mother or her short life in Ierne Hold. She's never laid eyes on the woman who birthed her, and honestly has never felt a desire to try to connect with her. Lo'qui and her brother are all the family she needs, and she knows her mother has her own life, one that has no place for the children that would only remind her of an act of impulse that was a stain on her standing within Ierne Hold. With her brother, Lounessa grew up in the Weyr, under the watchful eyes of crecheworkers. She saw plenty of Lo’qui growing up, never at a loss to know who her father was, and her grandfather, who was a constant presence in the twins’ lives when they were only kids.
In her younger Turns, she played and learned lessons taught by Harpers; at thirteen, she became a Candidate. She hadn’t admitted to her hope to ride bronze, like Lo’qui did- she knew people would laugh and tell her in that condescending way, as if she didn’t know, ‘girls don’t ride bronze!’
She kept it to herself, even from her father and brother, but it is her desire to Impress bronze, one day. For no real reason besides the idea of riding a bronze like Lo’qui, the father she looks up to. She stood for Turns on Ierne’s Sands, waiting for such a dragon to find her among the crowd, but as of the recent move to Mavros she remains partnerless, still waiting and anticipating.
Thread returned when she was still young- old enough to understand the threat of it, remembering the Teachings from the Harpers, but only feeling more insistent on Impressing and joining the fight. She saw the injuries and deaths it caused, but none of it has of yet dampened her longing.
CANDIDATE SECTION
PREFERRED RIDER ABBREVIATION: Lo’sa
COLOR PREFERENCE: Lounessa would be happy on either a bronze or a brown
MUTATION?: Yes
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.
