Name: Janga
Age: Seventeen
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Unknown
Craft: None
Rank: Candidate

History: Daughter of a Lower Cavern's worker, she was happily shipped off to live with the Weyrbrats so her mother could go on flirting with her next catch of the week. Understandably, Janga's mother didn't want anything to do with her, and so Janga kindly returned the favour. As a child she grew up living the normal Weyr life, working as soon as she was old enough. Unlike the majority of her age mates, however, she frequently had to stay behind after the Harper lessons to learn her reading and writing, which didn't improve much even over time. The segregation from her classmates and the teasing as a result of her being "the stupid one" did the usual to a girl's self esteem. Janga's size, however, soon became her only advantage, and she was quick to catch on to the fact that she could use it to intimidate people. Anyone who dared call her names or try to push her around quickly decided it was safer to wave a red flag in front of a bull. At the age of twelve she had firmly cemented her status as Weyr Bully and is currently not in any hurry to change that.

Appearance: Being both large and big-boned, she appears to tower over those she stands near just by the sheer size of her shadow. Size aside, she’s not even particularly pretty. Calling her plain might be stretching the term a little past its limits. She’s got a round face with dark, squinty eyes and a rather flat nose. Her skin has never been great, frequently calloused and marked up from work and getting into scuffles with fellow Weyrbrats. She is not very careful with her body, and it shows by the number of small scars she has scattered across her skin. Her lip seems to curl naturally, giving her a near constant sneer. Even without this, she tends to look extremely unpleasant no matter what the situation. Her dull brown hair is hacked off so it barely touches her shoulders, and she frequently ties it back in a short ponytail to keep it out of her face. Clothing wise, Janga dresses like the average Weyrbrat: nothing fancy but her clothes are well mate. It's debatable whether or not she owns a Gather dress, but it's doubtful she would actually wear it even if she did.

Personality: Janga is.... well, let's just say Janga knows exactly where her place is in the Weyr, and it's definitely on top. She may not come from any notable lineage like some but that doesn't mean she's going to settle for drudge work. If that means she has to step on a few people, then why not? Though Weyr rules prevent her from becoming a true physical bully, she's definitely not above testing the limits. She's quick to push and shove her way through things, using her size to help her intimidate people. You're first in line to get dinner tonight? Nope, I don't think so. You want to sneak a peek at the eggs? You gotta pay the toll if she catches you "trespassing." She'd even steal your lunch money, if Pern had the equivalent. And she kicks puppies. Yeah, that's right. Puppies. While she constantly seems to walk the careful line of rule bending, she's extremely quick point out when other people are breaking the rules. Hall monitor of the Weyr, so to speak, she patrols with a diligence that would rival a tunnelsnake hunting for flit eggs. There is nothing more pleasing than catching people in the act and making them either fess up or pay up.

Very few Weyrbrats are safe from her, though the majority have known her long enough to either get out of her way or distract her. She tends to pick on Candidates with more fervour than Weyrbrats, frequently pushing them around whenever she's sure she can get away with it. Whenever she's not physically roughing them up, she resorts to verbal taunts. Janga will be the first to spread rumours that weak or ill fit candidates will be sent home, or that those under a certain size range will be kicked out before they even see a dragon. She considers it her duty to weed out the weakest links for the sake of the Weyr, and doesn't seem particularly remorseful even if she makes other Candidates cry. As one can imagine she has few friends, but she is willing to accept "cronies" who help with her dirty work. Working with Janga is difficult, but not impossible, and she tends to treat those who have her favour a little nicer than those at the bottom of her social totem pole.

Her good qualities are few and far between, and even then they're only good in comparison to the rest of her. She's determined almost to fault, and will always follow through with what she says no matter what kinds of odds are stacked against her. Her word is her law, end of story. Janga is also capable of a tough sort of love to those who she considers her real "friends." She may only have one or two, but she would protect those people with her life. True, she may rough them up a little bit, but nobody else is allowed to lay a finger on them unless they want all their belongings dumped in Faseth's Lake.

Other: No gold/bronze; hates most animals