Name:Dashias (Day-she-us)
Age:16
Gender:male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Craft: Harper/Archivist
Rank: Apprentice/candidate
History: Dashias was born in High Telgar Hold to Harpers Shandarin and Asedaria some sixteen turns ago. He is the second oldest of four, having one older sister and two younger brothers. Dashias led a fairly comfortable lifestyle, considering his father was one of the holds favored singers and his mother was responsible for teaching the Duty Ballads and other important information. He learned his Ballads and how to harmonize at a young age. With his mother's permission, he was sometimes allowed to help the younger students though his real talent lay in copying.

Dashias always took great care in copying and in scribing. The soft spoken boy actually enjoyed recording Pern's history and reading about events that happened long before he did. Shandarin and Asedaria, though not much into history or archiving, nonetheless encouraged their son in his pursuits and sent him to Harper Hall when he was 12 years old. Happy to be on his own and away from the hold (and it's snotty holding kids who thought they were better than craft bred) Dashias got himself into much mischief. From mixing salt with sweetener to sneaking out at night to check out the scenery. After almost a turn of innocent but rather trying mischief, the Master Harper took Dashias aside and let him know in not too subtle terms that any more occurrences would result in him being sent back to High Telgar. Chastened but not discouraged, Dashias took his second chance to heart and buckled down. He became well known for his neat handwriting and attention to detail.

Shortly after returning home during a Gather break to celebrate his sixteen naming day, Dashias along with some others were in the courtyard when a green dragon landed and the rider hopped off to deliver a message. Curious, the young archivist stepped forward to admire the green when she looked his way and the way of several others. B'renal, rider of Noveeth, declared them Searched and claimed them for High Reaches Weyr. Now, the young archivist is getting used to weyr live and anxiously awaits the day he can stand on the sands.

Appearance: 5'8', roughly 130 lbs. Dark honey brown hair that is short and very curly, the actual texture is rather soft. He has an almost triangular shaped face with a sharp chin that has a cleft. His eyes are a light hazel color with thin lashes and high arched eyebrows. Dashias has a long nose that is rounded at the end with a wide, easy going smile. He has no real muscle as he has never had to do true physical labor but is toned from the exercises required of him at Harper Hall. His clothing is of decent material, mainly linens and wools in various shades of browns, greens and the occasional Harper Blue outfit. He has two pairs of shoes-an everyday pair of boots and his good harping shoes when he is required to be dressed up and sing.

Personality: Dashias wouldn't consider himself shy as he is ready to wave a hand or offer a smile to someone unknown but he doesn't go out of his way to start the party either. He is the type of person one would invite so there was an even party group and they wanted a person who knew how to hold a conversation. Dashias, trained to listen, does know of the gossip that goes on in Hold and Hall but is not one to repeat it unless directly asked. He has a weird sense of humor, like letting a caprine into the weyrlings barracks but he swears it was an accident, and is one you can share a joke with...

That being said, for all of Dashias's quiet but easy going appearance, he is given to bouts of moodiness. What teenager isn't? Though happy with his family and place in life, he worries that it may not be the right calling or he may disappoint those around him. This worrying causes him to second guess himself from time to time and make simple errors which gets him teased. And though, while scribing he has great attention to detail, outside of that narrow focus, Dashias can sometimes be absent-minded and forget what task he was assigned or where he placed his belongings. He does have a temper and has a slight...dislike of Holder children. He believes that just because your born to holders doesn't mean you have the right to act like you are better than everyone else. Dashias will not abide by bullies and is quick to raise his voice, or his fists if need be, to defend what he thinks it right...whether or not he is in the right.

He is proud of his harper heritage and craft upbringing. This shows in how he acts towards others and the way he views things. Dashias is not afraid to think outside the box in order to find the answer he needs... Just don't ask him to explain later how he got there.

Other: Father: Shandarin/Harper, Mother: Asedaria/Harper, Older Sister: Nydella/Apprentice Weaver *18*, Younger Brother: Rugellarin/Apprentice Harper *13*, Younger Brother: Arranses *7*

Dashias has very neat handwriting and can remember where volumes are stored and organized in the libraries. If he has read it, he can recall it though it may not necessarily be important. He has a rather soft spot for Harper tales and does a mean rendition of Chaseth's Flame if given the chance. The teen does have the patience to teach those younger or slower than himself but may become bored with this task if he sees no means to the end.