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 Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:18 pm
Name: Li'lah (Delilah)
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Craft: None
Rank: Jr. Weyrling
History: Parents? What parents? Li'lah grew up a perfectly ordinary Weyrbrat, and perfectly fine with that. Her life so far has been perfectly ordinary as well, though largely devoid of friends. Her personality doesn't exactly draw people to her.
Appearance: Li'lah is relatively short, about 5'2", and about as plump as a busy candidate can reasonably be. She has blue eyes and shoulder-length medium-brown hair, and a round face that could be pleasant if she actually decided to smile.
Personality: Li'lah's one of those people who walks around with their own personal raincloud to keep them company, and not much else. She is a complete and total pessimist who spends most of her time brooding over what can go wrong where - and it will go wrong, of that she is absolutely sure. The worst is always a possiblity, and she's not going to ignore that; quite the opposite, she is hyper-aware of the potential for failure, especially her own. She goes into everything she does with the thought that she's not going to succeed, or at the very best scrape by. Over time, it's turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy: there's no point in trying hard if you're just going to fail anyway, so she doesn't, and consequently fails.
She was, in fact, quite convinced that she would never Impress a dragon, and was more likely to get mauled and die. It does happen, after all, and it would have been just her luck to be the one it happened to sometime! Still, if she hadn't Impressed Bayeth, she'd have stayed a Candidate until she was too old to be one - a day she dreaded. Not only did she not know what she'd do when that day came, she absolutely loathes change. Change is one of the few things she is really, honestly afraid of; for example, she'd rather stay at High Reaches and get the plague (which, to her mind, is a definite possiblity) than move to Ghenza and be subjected to something new and different. She will resist change with everything she has - a drive she lacks in all other areas.
A peculiar result of her pessimism, Li'lah is nearly unshakable. She's spent so much time thinking about how things can go wrong and believing they will that when they do, she's ready for it! She accepts bad situations quite calmly and without fear. She's also completely unconcerned with appearances or with what other people think of her...since they probably don't like her, and trying to change that is, of course, pointless. She might be a failure, but at least she's an independent one.
Li'lah isn't much of a talker, but when she does pipe up, it's often to share her bleak outlook on whatever the current situation or subject is. It's not a conscious effort to bring people down, she just feels that they should be informed. Then they won't be surprised when things go south, and if they are, she can pull out the 'I told you so.'
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Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:20 pm
BLUE BAYETH
Jr. Weyrling
Delilah... come and help your Bayeth. My foot is stuck. Please?
Bayeth would just like to take this opportunity to point out that he's no wonder dragon. He's just a little blue (a bit on the chubby side, now that you mention it) who knows his place and does his work. So really, you shouldn't stare at him like he's got hidden potential like Salth, because really, he doesn't. Just so we're all on the same page here.
Some might call it low self-esteem, but to Bayeth he sees his choice of temperament as acceptance. He knows he's only average and that suits him just fine. There's not much that this little blue doesn't accept, tolerant of just about anything when it comes to his person. Children poking his headknobs, firelizards sunning on his back, other dragons resting various body parts on him; he is 100% fine with all of that. He likes company, and since he can't always get up the courage to say what he wants, he's quite happy to let other dragons (and humans) "walk all over him" in a sense just so that they'll hang around him. When he's old enough to live in his own weyr, his weyr-neighbour will find him to be a very hospitable blue, eager to share and make sure that his partner is well and comfortable. Children will find him to be exceeding gentle and patient, and he may in time make a good Search or teaching dragon.
While he's tolerant of the here and the now, Bayeth is a huge worry wart. He has a very bad habit of "worrying out loud" as it were, broadcasting his thoughts to the greater area whenever he thinks there's a problem. It's not always words from this blue; sometimes he just sits in the opening of his weyr (or when he's younger, on his Weyrling bed) and bays his woes to the Weyr. When something bad is coming, be it anything as small as a visiting gold he doesn't trust or a winter storm, Bayeth feels the need to tell everyone. For a dragon he has a surprisingly good weather sense, which may be the only thing that helps smooth over his baying habits.
The only other time he's vocal to this extent is during Flights. Though he may not always participate, Bayeth can rival a Rising Gold with his voice whenever a green manages to excite him.
Food will always be one of Bayeth's weak spots, and no matter what his rider does he'll always be a little on the tubby side. But that just makes him more comfortable to rest on, right?WHY ME?Delilah, we'd like to introduce your raincloud to its companion.
Worry wart Bayeth can understand Delilah. Bad things happen and they happen a lot. Just because people try and make the best of them doesn't mean they don't exist, and he is happy to share his woes with his rider. And while he's never ready for it, Delilah's independence will help him be ready for it. Bayeth, in return, will offer his gentle, unshakeable companionship and together they can ride out the bad times whenever they come.
Bayeth's correctness when it comes to weather woes may help people take his rider more seriously whenever she points out the not-so-bright side of life. His graciousness and tolerance of people may also, in time, help her make a few more friends in the Weyr.
Bayeth is based off of the ...
Basset Hound
The Basset Hound is a short-legged breed of dog of the hound family. They are scent hounds, bred to hunt rabbits by scent. Their sense of smell for tracking is second only to that of the Bloodhound. The name Basset is derived from the French word bas, meaning "low", with the attenuating suffix -et, together meaning "rather low". Basset hounds are commonly brown and black and most often spotted, but also exist in a variety of colors.
The Basset Hound is seen as an especially friendly breed. For this reason they are an excellent pet for children. Many Bassets "forget" the training when a reward is not present. Bassets should be on a leash when out on walks.
Bassets are known to be a vocal breed. Bassets might howl or bark when they want something or to suggest that they think something is wrong (like a storm is coming). They also use a low, murmuring whine to get attention, which sounds to many owners as though their Bassets are "talking." This whine is also used by the hound to beg (for food or treats) and varies in volume depending on the nature of the individual hound and length of time it has been begging.
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