Post by Shinska on Jul 7, 2011 20:31:03 GMT -6
Salesta
Name: Salesta
Character Number: 1st
Age: 22 Turns
Gender: Female
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Appearance: Salesta has long dark black hair with bright brown eyes. Her skin is very dark both from her dark skinned parents and time in the sun. In fact she is even darker than her parents. Salesta's eyes show very little emotion, but when she does it usually involves wide eyes, anger, shock, or happiness, and flushed cheeks. Her dark skin almost looks like chocolate in the sun.
This woman usually has her has her haired tied back in a ponytail at all times. The only time its down is when she is sleeping, swimming, or in the cool shade inside the Weyr. Her black hair is straight as a board and no matter how many times she tries to bring it to life she just can't. Despite her board straight hair she keeps it cleaned and brushed every day and it shines like black fire in the sun. It is sleek and shiny and silky smooth to the touch.
When Salesta is riding she usually wears light colored clothes so she doesn't get hot too fast. She lets her arms feel the cool air that rushes past her as she flies through the air. Often her hair is a tangled mess despite her best efforts to keep it sleek and shiny. When she isn't flying is when its sleek and shiny. Sometimes when she is flying she puts her hair back to try and reduce the amount of tangles that appears in her hair. Unfortunately she is almost always unsuccessful since she just takes it down again mid-flight.
Her brown eyes are often wide. They betray almost no emotion for fear it might harm her or others around her. Salesta's brown eyes has hints of green specks around the edges and are only seen when she is very excited. To see these green specks when she isn't very excited you'd have to get in her face and squint into her eyes.
Personality: Salesta is like a stone wall in public. Its not the fact that she doesn't care about others its the fact that she doesn't want anything to happen to them. Salesta is a kind and gentle person and will do anything to help those she loves and cares for, but she doesn't want anything bad to happen to those that she loves. This young woman is also very cunning. She will sneak in ideas for something to be done and this sometimes makes her look conniving and cruel.
That is not Salesta's way. She only looks cruel to help better fool any enemies. Salesta feels that she is very close to Inali, the Senior Weyrwoman, better than anyone else. Salesta is also funny and carefree. She always acts like herself around Ioth (EYE-oth) then in public. The only real time she acts like herself in public is at feasts and festivities. The woman can't resist a party and she knows how to dress for one.
Despite all this she has an active imagination and often sees things that aren't there. She doesn't tell anyone else for fear that she may be classified as "crazy" and she doesn't want that. The only one who knows of this is Ioth. Salesta will help Candidates and Weyrlings out if they need help with something, but when it comes to lessons or chores she will make them do the bulk of the work. Salesta doesn't like doing everything for the younger Weyrfolk and she also likes to inspire self awareness.
Another thing that Salesta likes is children. She herself has a 2 Turn old daughter that she adores. Children are like a lifeline for Salesta. She finds that they are relaxing and fun to be around. When she doesn't have Weyrwoman duties to attend to she is with her daughter having fun. Salesta doesn't know what she would do without her daughter and thinks that she would not be who she was now if that happened.
Salesta doesn't like working, but she does it because she knows it her duty as Jr. Weyrwoman and because it needs to be done. Sometimes she even helps with chores such as mucking out the herdbeast corrals or changing the glows. Salesta is a hard worker and she enjoys the time off afterwards.
History: Salesta was born at Gureal Hold to Ralaena and L'ester. Salesta remembers her first winter a little bit and remembers how cold it was. When she was a little over 3 Turns old her brother was born. Salesta enjoyed being a big sister and she did her chores without question. To her chores meant time off and she did them as soon as she could. She never liked them, but she was always the first one done.
The young girl was just turning 4 when her sister was born. Now Salesta had a second sibling to care and watch out for. She learned quickly that she didn't like her brother, but as the eldest child it was her duty to make sure that her siblings were well cared for when their parents were too busy to do so. Salesta also quickly found out that her sister was joy to be around.
This was when her memories of Searchriders first appeared. Her parents told her of others, but she had been too young to remember. Salesta watched as children from Gureal Hold were Searched and taken to the Weyr that the Searchriders belonged to. Stories of the Weyrs filled her dreams. The girl wanted to be Searched and to be a Rider.
As the Turns passed Salesta watched for the Searchriders and greeted them as they entered the Hold. Each time she offered to care for their Dragons (feeding, washing, etc.) if it was needed. Sometimes her offer was accepted and sometimes it wasn't, with a good natured smile on the Searchriders' faces. Salesta always served the riders in hopes that she would be chosen, but so far no luck. At the age of 17 Turns, Salesta was Searched along with her brother.
Both were sent to Kahool Weyr as Candidates. Once there the siblings had nothing to do with each other beyond lessons and chores. They even ate separately. Salesta admired Trelis Weyr as it was a very good place to live. Salesta even read some of Kahool's history and found that it was very interesting. The 17 Turn old knew that her brother wouldn't be chosen as a Weyrling so soon. The Dragons just chose him because of his potential.
At Zeliath's Clutch's Hatching Salesta was in for a very big surprise. While she had been watching a Blue stumble to his chosen a very feminine and very Garnet voice filled her mind. Salesta blinked and listened, Salestamine! Help your Ioth from her egg![/color]
Curious Salesta went to the egg that seemed to be having difficulties opening up. Zeliath hissed at her, but Salesta ignored her. She knelt and began to help crack the egg open and out popped a Garnet. Salesta blinked and she said, "Her name is Ioth!" A Queenrider! Salesta was a Queenrider! The 17 Turn old girl looked up at Zeliath and said, "She gave me her name and said I was hers. And you should know that I would never deliberately hurt your children."
With that Salesta left the Sands with Ioth. She passed her brother who was staring dumbfounded at the Garnet following his sister. "Ioth thank you for choosing me. I never expected this honor!" Salesta led Ioth to where the other Weyrlings were feeding their new Dragons. She then did the same and together the pair's bond grew. "Oh Ioth you are magnificent!"
A Turn passed and Salesta's Weyrling group graduated into full riders. Salesta and Ioth joined the Queen's Wing as was customary. Not long afterwards another Clutch Hatched on the Sands. Salesta watched as her brother Impressed... to a Gypsum?! Did her family have good luck when it came to Dragons? Her mother was a Greenrider and her father a Amythest rider. In less than two generations three of her family members had Impressed to three of the Highranking colors. Salesta began to wonder if the babies weren't bribed into it.
A snort filled her mind and Salesta knew that her idea was flawed. Ioth had chosen Salesta of her own free will and no amount of bribing could have changed her mind. "Yeah, yeah I know. You can't blame a girl for an active imagination."
Salestamine you astound me soemtimes.[/color] Was all the Garnet said.
A turn later the Garnet flew for her Maiden Flight. Salesta held onto her Garnet as best as she could. Then the Gypsum known as Greath caught Ioth. The Garnet laid a fine Clutch of 19 eggs and Salesta found herself pregnant with child. Unfortunately that was to be Greath's and R'for's last Flight. R'for died in his sleep and Greath went Between.
9 months later, Salesta gave birth to a healthy baby girl that she named Rafesta. Salesta adored her daughter and when she wasn't busy with her Weyrwoman duties she was caring for her little girl. She wants to see how her brown haired, green eyed daughter fairs at Kahool Weyr.
General Health: 100% Healthy
Weyr: Kahool Weyr
Wing/Pack: Sun's Descent Wing
Rank: Jr. Weyrwoman
Craft: N/A
Craft Rank: N/A
Dragon/Wher/Raptor
Name: Ioth
Age: 5 Turns
Size: 75 feet
Rank: Garnet, E69DF1
Egg/Hatching Scene: This is completely optional.
Colors: E69DF1
Appearance: Ioth is a magnificant 75 feet. Her wings could easily injure someone if she is not careful. Ioth's eyes are usually blueish green to signify happiness. This rosey pink Garnet has strong muscles and sharp teeth. Her claws are sharp and her feet can squash a person flat. Her long tail can and will be used as a deadly weapon.
Personality: Ioth is a strict Garnet. She doesn't like anyone harming those that her's would deem safe. However, Ioth is kind and compassionate and will listen to what others has to say before making a decision. She is as different as night is to day. She asks that others gain her permission to enter the Sands when it is her Clutch, but she will not be upset if the females go to eggs she holds onto. If the female looks friendly and the egg doesn't cry out then Ioth will not harm that person.
As she grew up the Garnet took on part of Salesta's personality. She adores Rafesta to death and keeps an eye on the little girl when Salesta is out of the Weyr. Despite her being a seemingly strict and scary looking Dragon, Ioth would never dream of hurting her lifemate's daughter. Ioth thinks of herself as nanny to the girl and will not let anyone else near unless Salesta allows it.
Mind-Voice: Very feminine. She has a high, twinkling kind of voice and when angry it sounds like nails on a chalkboard and gives anyone listening a major headache.
You shall be mine and I shall name you... oh all right her name is Rafesta.[/color]
General Health: 100% healthy
