Character Name: Baltorix (baal-tor-ex), B’ix
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Predominately heterosexual. He leans heavily toward women, believes he is straight, but there are a few men he "admires."
Craft/Rank: Candidate
History: Born to a female crimson rider and a baker, Balt has spent his entire life at Trine Weyr. His parents were good friends growing up, both born at the weyr and both being candidates for a time, but his mother Impressed early and his father Impressed never. Balt's birth was the result of a flight. Even though his parents were never officially together they more or less shared responsibility for bringing him up, although his father did most of the work.

Balt's mother had little time for him so he grew up working in the kitchen with his father, where he often got into trouble. To this day he still denies he was the one who spiked the stew with so much salt that it was rendered inedible. He’s quick to point out that nobody actually saw him do it, but the cooks’ agreement was unanimous, even his father reluctantly submitted, and the incident saw him permanently expelled from the kitchen.

Balt shrugged it off. Kitchen work wasn’t for him anyway. He did a lot of odd jobs around the weyr, cleaning barracks, doing laundry, scrubbing the floors, and when he finally turned twelve he devoted himself to candidacy. One turn later, at his first Stand he fully expected to meet His. One by one the eggs hatched. As the last dragon broke free of its shell Balt held his breath and watched helplessly as the hatchling waddled up to a holdborn. The last three Stands have all been the same. His father, who came to Stand six times and failed, is trying to convince Balt to take up a craft, but nothing captures his interest like dragons. Unlike his father, he’s refusing to give up.
Description: For some reason he’s always had a hard time putting on weight no matter how much he eats. Although he has managed to put on some muscle from all the activity he does his lack of body fat makes him extremely lean. He’s of average height with bony knuckles, a long straight nose and sharp cheek bones, knobby joints, rich brown hair and deep green eyes. His arms and legs almost look too long for his body, like a spider. He’s not ugly, nor is he good looking. He is simply odd.
Personality: Balt loves games, particularly athletic ones and riddles, but hates to lose so much that he panics and cheats when he feels himself slipping (if he could cheat at Impression he certainly would). He sometimes says that he would rather die than lose. In fact losing is just one item on a long list of things he hates. The list includes stupid people, slow people, messy people, hyperactive people, people who laugh at him, people who won’t listen to him, holdborns, his full name, children, all of his ex-girlfriends, the kitchen, fluffy shedding animals, being bored, being wet, being cold, being told to lighten up, ect, ect. While some would call him passionate and opinionated, others can't stand his judgmental attitude.

He’s awfully smart, too smart for his own good, and judges people based on their worth. He likes to stay up to date about goings on at the weyr and keep tabs on people he deems useful. He'll do favors and keep secrets, but only if it benefits him. Having so little sympathy for others has cost him many friends. Even with people he's close to he tends to stay in his shell, rarely showing sadness or affection. Since his first unsuccessful Stand he’s been second guessing himself a lot. He’s always felt somewhat insecure about himself, what with his mother being away all the time and his father a failed candidate, and he finds himself compensating more and more for his insecurities all the time.

At least he’s organized. Balt always keeps his room tidy and appealing. Once a prankster, he’s grown more reserved now that he’s a candidate, although he still has the same sense of humor, and always puts in extra effort to make sure he finishes his chores on time and to the best of his ability. With Balt it's always quality over quantity. You can always trust him to get things done. His other positive quality is bravery. When faced with a difficult or dangerous situation he will think things through objectively, come up with a plan, and dive in. He's only reckless when he's emotional.

All in all, Balt is a strong mix of intelligence and tenacity. His greatest weakness is his insecurity.
Other:
- Reaver is his firelizard. His mother gave her to Balt for his last birthday, much to the annoyance of his father who views the flit as further encouragement for Balt to neglect his craft for a candidacy he believes will go nowhere. She's ill behaved and snappy.
- He can't swim.
- He loves sweets and hates sour food, even though he is quite sour himself.