Name: Bali
Age: 18
Gender: female
Sexuality: straight
Rank: Journeywoman
At what age did they Impress? 18
History: Bali was born at Nabol hold or is at least believed to have been so. She was left or as her foster mother called it anonymously fostered out to an older kindly innkeeper who put up traders, runners, and the like when they came in to Nabol. Firi as the innkeeper was called had been widowed when her husband had been killed out at sea and had no children of her own. So when a tired traveling man asked her to take in the baby girl the woman accepted with ease and named the child Bali.
Bali was exposed to whers at an early age. One of her foster mother regulars was a handler and often times the girl was asked to help the poor man home on occasions and became well equated with his wher. At the age of ten she became an apprentice.
Since then she has learned, helped, trained and waited, but despite the abundance of trade of wher eggs there was a rather large shortage of official clutches that did not come at a hefty price and Bali was by no means rich on marks. The few clutches she was allowed to choose from came from an older gold and most of the eggs were duds. Bali having the misfortune of picking some and with the passing of the gold it would be sometime until a younger one rose and she would be allowed to pick again. Bali had never been extremely lucky, preferring to rely on hard work.
What she was good at though was counting cards.
So when news reached her ears that there had been some ill-doings at High Reaches Weyr and there might be a possible position opening up for a Watchwher there Bali leaped at the possibility. Going to the Whermaster of the Hold she pleaded that he recommend her to the position, but was denied. After much negotiation and maybe a bit of wine and eyelash batting the Whermaster relented stating that if she was to get a wher egg then he would do so.
So Bali gathered together what marks she had saved over the years and made her way to where a number of the less reputable traders liked to gamble and waited. Sure enough after sometime she spotted a local who'd been known to peddle the occasional wher egg and joined his game. Many a round later the trader found himself being called on to hand over more marks to Bali then he had on him. The man having had a rather bad streak of luck that night and been forced to divy up his marks to those more likely to break his legs then Bali herself. So when he came up empty handed and men where beginning to crowd around demanding he pay the nice lady what he owed her she gave him an ultimatum. She'd wave having the marks in her pockets now if he gave her the pick of his wares the next day.
A candlemark past noon Bali showed up at the Whermasters doorstep with a bright red wher egg snug and warm in a fur bag held close to her heart and her stuff packed and ready to go.
Appearance: Bali stands at a rather average 5'3 with a compact and petite build. She's built more for taking a hit and bouncing back then really giving them out, but her smaller size gives her plenty of opportunity to fight dirty. Years of working as a wherhandler apprentice has turned her once healthy tanned skin pale and developed her muscles a good deal more. She has short shoulder length copper orange hair that is usually straight with only a little wave, but tends to frizz out like crazy in balmy wet weather. Her eyes are a bright cat green and frame a pretty enough face with high cheekbones that always seems to wear a look that is pure 'business.' She has a scar on her right hand from when she blooded Balisk.
Personality:
Flaws
Judgmental: Growing up in an inn Bali is used to learning to spot trouble a mile away and her tolerance for it grew even shorter as she began training as a wherhandler. If you look like trouble, talk like trouble, walk like trouble, you're probably trouble. Quick to form views, opinions, and easy to judge Bali is good at forming a profile of a person and is slow to admit that people change. You have to prove to her you're different before she'll grudgingly admit she might have misjudged you.
Controlling: Time charts must be obeyed, scheduling must be matched, and everything needs to be in it's place. If one foot is out of line it drives Bali up a wall. She refuses to drink anywhere, but in the privacy of her own quarters for fear of not being in control of the situation. She may not be able to control the effects of alcohol, but she can choose the time and place in which she partakes of it. She is the type of person who hates surprises and if she can't make it not a surprise then she'll at least put in counter measures encase the worst happens. Though a good leader with her constant monitoring and planning she has a horrible tendency to micro manage.
Strengths
Honorable: Bali follows a very strict moral code. She will see justice done whether she likes it or not and will go above and beyond the call of duty to see to it that her charge is safe. This honorableness on the other hand does not transfer over to brawling and fighting. Being on the smaller scale height and size wise she'll use every trick in the book to ensure she wins.
Sensitive: A softie at heart though you wouldn't guess it with the rather grim and stoic facade Bali often wears. This handler is extremely affectionate nay even empathetic when it comes to whers and people though she's been forced to harden her heart over the years. Though strict when it comes to Balisk there can be no doubt that Bali loves her wher even if only Balisk understands the ways she expresses it. Often afraid to let her soft heart show Bali tends to bluster and puff herself up should she be caught out right. Though if you happen to win her heart you'll find she's hardly the systematical ice Queen she prefers to cast herself as.
Dragon/Wher Name: Balisk
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Dragon/Wher Personality:
For being such an extremely massive wher Balisk is an oddly gentle soul with a distinct urge to please. At least when it comes to Bali and those close to him. He like any bronze is extremely territorial, especially of his handler. Though he will put up with other whers and humans after much coaxing from Bali and being introduced or blooded to them.
On the other hand he is an extremely handsome wher as well as an unusually large one and he knows it. Proud and vain Balisk knows he's a born king and doesn't let little things like the fact he can barely match the speed of an injured runner or make a sharp turn to save his life deter him. After all he doesn't crash into things, he crashes THROUGH them. Though not exactly high in the dexterous department Balisk makes and extremely impressive Whatwher. When he growls you move, there are few sights more terrifying then this pissed off wher. A verifiable tank of muscle, hide, and teeth he's about average in cleverness, but he's unswervingly loyal to Bali and does his best to try and please her. Balisk leaves most of the quick thinking and social situations to his handler and is perfectly content to lay stretched out beneath her like a large impressive shining couch.
Why this rider/handler?
Bali won/chose his egg and fed/blooded him upon hatching. Her smaller size and strong morals help keep her from misusing her powerhouse companion and held unhook and tangle him when he gets himself caught or falls. She's also very good at dodging him when he goes array and trips.
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