Name: Jaytren
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Craft:
Rank: Candidate

History:
Technically, Jaytren is a weyrbrat, but it's probably better to say that he's a brat who happened to grow up in the Weyr. Instead of the typical fosterling lifestyle, he was raised by his parents, both holdborn crafters who didn't mind the Weyr as a workplace but weren't exactly enamored with the culture it created. As such, they kept Jaytren, their precious, brilliant boy as sheltered as is possible in a large, active Weyr.

It's worth noting that, in his way, Jaytren is quite intelligent, if perhaps not as intelligent as his parents liked to imagine. Learning came easy to him, something his mother, a harper, encouraged. She allowed him to see himself as an intellectual, found excuses for him to study instead of work, knowing that her little boy was destined for, well, something important anyway.

Unfortunately, as Jaytren grew it became apparent that lots of knowledge and little practical application didn't destine you for much of anything but grunt work, and his parents certainly weren't going to send him off to a crafthall! He became a bit of a drifter, working, as many weyrbrats do, here or there. His particular focus was watching the little ones, and teaching them when a true harper wasn't present for the job.

Appearance:
Jaytren's looks don't deserve a lot of comment. They certainly don't get a lot of it. It's not that he's ugly, more that he's just not the sort of man that shows up and sweeps people off their feet. He's short, for one, with fairly average brown hair and eyes to match. Nothing about him flashes, nothing shines. He's broad, with large hands and a surprising amount of natural strength for someone who doesn't exercise more than work demands of him. Not quite heavy set, it's none the less clear that he could run in that direction if it weren't for his unfortunate habit of forgetting to eat.

Personality:
Jaytren's intelligence is, any ways, his most defining and most unfortunate trait. He really is very bright, capable of picking up tasks quickly, turning directions into action without struggle and remembering them well for the next time around. Being a quick learner means that Jaytren has never had to really struggle with ideas, never had to study. So, he hasn't. And he doesn't, in fact, really know how. When he's presented with something that doesn't come naturally to him, it's like walking into a wall. He has no idea what to do, no idea how to best it, no concept of 'if at first you don't succeed, try try again'. Jaytren doesn't try things twice. Either he gets it or he doesn't. Period.

Unsurprisingly, Jaytren hates to work. This isn't to say he doesn't. He's big on following rules and when he's given a task he's a perfectionist who will complete it to the exact specifications given. But he doesn't enjoy it. Indeed, he dreads it. Never one to whistle a happy tune while getting the job done, he's much more likely to mutter under his breath and allow his whole day to be ruined if he has to complete a particularly unpleasant task. Lazy, but not allowed to indulge in the relaxed intellectualism of his childhood, Jaytren tends to neglect himself if it means a few precious moments of daydreaming and thinking. He'll skip meals, refuse to go get that drink, even if he is really thirsty, because the walk seems SO long. This extends into his social life, where, despite the enjoyment he gets from his friendships, he often finds himself making excuses so that he can just have some time to himself.

Jaytren is a bit of a solitary person. An only child who had difficulty relating to his peers while young, he find his own company quite enjoyable as it allows him time for thinking and daydreaming, two of his favorite hobbies. This isn't to say he doesn't like people, he's alright with them for the most part. What he hates is noise, and conflict. Loud, vulgar sorts are the ones he particularly tries to avoid but anyone with an opinion they feel like shouting to the world is likely to see very little of Jaytren. He has opinions of his own, but he'd rather swallow them and duck out of the room instead of going to all the exhausting effort of fighting.

Jaytren has yet to have any really successful relationships. Men, he often finds annoying. Oh sure, he's attracted to them, until they open their mouths. Women, meanwhile, he tends to over-romanticize. They're out of his league as far as he's concerned, and, of course, there's no use trying when he knows he'll just fail. Still, he really wants someone to be in love with. He's built love up into quite the fantasy and is convinced his life won't be complete until he finds 'the one'.

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