Name: Kallista
Age: 19 turns
Sex: female
Sexual Orientation: Straight but if it comes up during Flight, Her dragon is all that matters
Former Weyr: Ista, High Reahes

Physical Description: Small and wiry, Kallista is lean with strong legs and defined muscle due to many runs. Overtime, as she has matured, her body has developed a little more curve to it though her hips and breast will always be small. Though petite, she is very tough-skinned and can handle heavy burdens not to mention spirited beasts as well. Her hair is reddish-brown that curls at the ends and gets coppery highlights in the summer. It is currently cut short, about mid-neck and it has taken darker tones since she moved to High Reaches. Kallista has slanted eyes that are a hazel color and tend to go more green when she is upset. Her lashes are thin as are her eyebrows and her nose is a little long. It turns down slightly. Her lips are well shaped and a light pink in color. Skin tone is a ivory beige that darkens in the summer with a light scattering of freckles. She prefers loose pants and tops so that she does not overheat on runs. Her favorite colors are greens and light browns. She is roughly 5'5" in height and about 120ish pounds.

Personality: A diamond in the rough. That is the best way to describe Kallista. She can be sunshine and smiles one minute, serious and smart mouthed the next. She never lets anyone know what she is truly thinking. As a runner and messenger, she has learned to blend not only her looks but her mannerisms and speech as well. She adheres to the runner's code as well as her own personal morals-having them being strongly impressed upon her at an early age. In her mind tradition is tradition only when it helps out craft hall, hold and weyr. Knowing that change is sometimes needed in order to preservation, she looks to her father and brothers as examples on how to act. Kallista is always respectful of those who are her elders or higher ranked than her.

Since Impressing and moving from Ista to High Reaches and now to Trine, Kallista has loosened up slightly. She still is very duty bound however, she has learned how to be a dragon rider. Laid back and ever observant, Kallista will flirt and laugh with her fellow riders but won't hesitate to scold or report someone whom she thinks is acting out of order.

History: Born is a runner hold in Ista, Kallista's parents migrated to Southern when her father decided to take up with others and work under a new Station Master near Southern Hold. This took place when she was four turns old. Soon Master Orasel, from the Station near Ista, passed on and Byrad was asked to come back and take over as the Station Master. Things were going along nicely, with the occasional prejudiced remarks towards the dragonriders, but business was always good. But one day her father refused to use his services to a dissatisfied small holder who was bad mouthing the dragon riders; in retaliation, their station was vandalized. Compensated by Hold and Weyr, Byrad has made it very clear that anyone who disrespects the Weyr or Ista will have their messages ignored. Once Kallista hit the age of twelve, she began to go on runs with her brothers. When she was fourteen, she went on a run with her mother-they were caught in a flash flood and Kamorie was washed away. Kallista delivered her mother's message and then collapsed in shock. She woke up days later, no longer speaking of her mother or the event.

Two turns later, Kallista was on a run when she was stopped by a dragon rider who happened to be on a Search at the hold she was at... Of all the people there, the green chose her to try and Impress. And when the next clutch was laid, Kallista stood and Impressed green Astarteth. The two did fine for a while in Ista, making friends and going through life with ease. Then High Reaches sent out a plea for riders to be transfered. Always up for an adventure and sensing it would be a great honor to go, Kallista volunteered to head north. At first, she was pleased with her decision. But when the cold came, the rider would catch a cough. Her second turn and third turns at High Reaches were no better, with her chest cough getting worse each time. Finally, Kallista's wing leader and the Weyrleader decided to send her South again before she took too ill. Grateful but not happy to be leaving, Ista was now too full to take her back and she had no love for Southern. She chose Trine to once again be back in the tropical area she loved so much.

Kallista came to Trine shortly after the passing of the Crimson and had to deal with the backlash of anger against outsiders. She took no stance on the situation beyond the comment of any loss of a dragon is a bad one. Now that Trine and Benden have had their hatching, she is starting to become more familiar and comfortable with her new Weyr.

As the low color on the totem, Kallista has no real opinion of the Atyps. This is the first time she has seen a different colored dragon and finds them at best, a curiosity. She understands that change is needed in order to thrive but she won't actively seek out one who rides an Atyp dragon.
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Astarteth
Age: 3 Turns
Dame and Sire: Vasanth and Sesesrath of Ista Weyr
Personality: Think of a diva and you got Astarteth.

The Crowned Crane
The Grey Crowned Crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species.

The Grey Crowned Crane is about 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and weighs 3.5 kg (7.7 lbs). Its body plumage is mainly grey. The wings are also predominantly white, but contain feathers with a range of colours. The head has a crown of stiff golden feathers. The sides of the face are white, and there is a bright red inflatable throat pouch. The bill is relatively short and grey, and the legs are black. The sexes are similar, although males tend to be slightly larger. Young birds are greyer than adults, with a feathered buff face. Like all cranes, it feeds on insects, reptiles and small mammals.

Green Astarteth
Even at a young age, Astarteth is extraordinarily sensuous. Her movements are precise and slow, designed to show off her own supple body and colors to the best of her ability. This green falls very much into the stereotype of the ‘randy green’, and then proceeds to take it to the next level. She doesn’t just want a male- she wants all of them. After all, she could treat them better than any other female, even the Queens. Queens are fat anyway- she, Astarteth, is wonderfully slim and proportioned. She should be the fantasy of every male dragon.

When not basking in male attention, Astarteth is being snarky to other females, or sulking over not basking in male attention. She constantly badgers her rider to enforce her own ideas that she’s the most beautiful dragon on Pern, and she needs to be bathed far more often than most other dragons. Bathing and oiling are her favorite things, besides males and informing her rider that he or she needs to ‘pretty up, or you’ll never find a mate’.

When flying in a wing, Astarteth is one if the quicker dragons, using her small body to maneuver easily and make graceful dives. She doesn’t like to fly and belch out flames- she complains that the soot darkens her hide, but she will do so anyway. She might complain about Queens at times, but she will listen without question.

It is safe to say that Astarteth is insatiable in Flight. She seems to last for far longer than a green should, and will loudly demand that all males chase her- even the bronzes and the browns. She’s far more likely to go for one of them for the prestige of having such a weyrmate, and she doesn’t seem to pay much heed towards what her rider likes, and what gender her rider may prefer. In Flight she is a lost cause, and it’s best just to sit down and hold on tight.

The Phoenician Goddess Astarte
ASTARTE: Rampant Goddess of Fertility and Sexual Pleasure from Phoenicia. She is extremely horny. We're talking cow's horns of course, as ASTARTE is a sexy cow — and ritual prostitution is always on offer.

ASTARTE was very popular in Old Testament times and travelled far and wide, starting up in business all over the place with the help of her consort and brother BAAL. This kind of thing was always a cue for monotheistic fury and Biblical condemnation. She was also worshipped in Babylon under the name ISHTAR — and vice-versa.

Oh God, Why Me?
Kallista aims to blend in, while Astarteth aims to stand out. This interesting pairing goes for the opposites attract approach. But will it?

Astarteth's View on Atyps:

The green thinks of crimsons the same way she thinks of golds. Which is not in a very good light. She understands that she is the bottom of the totem pole but that doesn't mean she can't snark to her rider about how now there are others who could lavish attention on her but don't appreciate her beauty.

Ref: Astarteth from DRoP, Astarteth from AtWoP