Name: Vesten
Pronunciation: VES-ten
Honorific: V'ten
Birthdate: 12.19.2515 (assuming today's date of 12/23/2005 is 13.19.2542 in Pern years)
Current Age: 27
Gender: Male
Rank: ??
Birthplace: Rias Weyr
Mother: Nalia,
52 (NOT 62 WOOPS XD), Lower Caverns worker, Rias Weyr, NPC
Father: V'set, rider to brown Normith, Rias Weyr, deceased
Half-sister by Nalia: Livia, 11, weyrbrat/drudge, Rias Weyr, NPC
Child: Vessita, 7, weyrbrat, Rias Weyr, NPC
Significant Other: Sita, 25, former weyrmate (and mother to Vessita), rider to green Arynith, Rias Weyr, NPC
Height/Weight: 5'10", 160 lbs
Physical Description: V'ten is average height, but has a small frame. He's muscular for his size. His sandy blond hair is kept cropped very short with the hair just a bit longer on top of his head. His square face is set with small, muddy blue eyes. His mouth is too small for his face, but it doesn't stop him from flashing a smile. He's not considered extraordinarily handsome, but that doesn't slow him down one bit.
Style of dress: V'ten usually wears riding leathers, as he has to be in them often enough as it is. But when he gets fancied up, he likes sensible, simple fashion in bold colors. Something that will make him look nice, but not frilly. And preferably something in dark blue, his favorite color.
Habits/Hobbies: Loves women, although V'ten is sure it's Miranth who gives him any success in the bedchamber. V'ten likes to dance and has an interest in the tannercraft, although he's never taken it up. He has a bad habit of not knowing when to keep his opinions to himself. He also snores, quite loudly.
Pets: None.
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Personality: V'ten is very easy going, for the most part. He is fairly quiet most of the time, but knows how to have fun when he has a mind to. He does have a good sense of humor, and isn't afraid to be the butt of a joke. V'ten is a good listener, and is not afraid to speak his mind, though it sometimes gets him into trouble. He tries to charm the ladies, as he misses the closeness of a weyrmate, but usually fails miserably. One of his worst fears is being alone for the rest of his life. While he is very respectful of those around him, he gets frustrated easily with those who can't keep up. With Miranth's help he has been trying hard to work on his patience with both his wingmates and his daughter.
Background/History: Vesten was born as the result of a brief fling that his mother had with brownrider V'set. She was sure the child was his, but he denied his paternity and refused to see the boy at all. Vesten never thought about his father. It didn't bother him too much, as he still had Nalia. She worked in the Lower Caverns, so unlike many of his weyrbrat friends, was raised by his birth mother. He was teased by his friends for not really knowing who his father was, for being a lowly weyrbrat who would never be a dragonrider.
At 14 he was Searched, much to Nalia's delight, and stood at the next Hatching. It was merely a Turn later at the age of 15 that he Impressed bronze Miranth, becoming V'ten. He was overcome with joy and pride, as was his mother. He had certainly showed his friends just how good he really was. V'ten flew through his Weyrling training. He was full of energy, and he loved every aspect of dragonriding, even cleaning the firestone stink of Miranth's hide.
It was just before his 16th birthday when his mother gave birth to her last child, Livia. There were complications with the birth, as Nalia was getting on in years and the pregnancy had been accidental. She and the child almost died, and V'ten was beside himself. He never blamed Livia, but it wasn't long afterwards that Nalia's inexplicable sickness started. Livia herself suffered brain damage, and will never be more than a drudge.
It was around this time that V'ten began to notice subtle changes in his mother. It wasn't much at first -- in fact it was so slight that at first he simply waved it off as mere forgetfulness -- but when she began forgetting more important things like his dragon's name, or even her granddaughter's at at one point, V'ten knew something was wrong. The Weyr healers have found no cure, though the sickness' progress has fortunately been very slow. On her bad days, though, her dementia worsens and affects her recognition, hand-eye coordination, and language, and on occasion she may have a random violent outburst. This is rare, however, and on most days she is nearly perfectly normal.
V'ten always loved a challenge, and as soon as he became a full-fledged rider he began to show his skill at fighting Thread. Miranth was quite agile, especially for such a large bronze, and they took very few scores. He always wanted to be ahead, frustrated with those who got scored and couldn't keep up. It was around this time that he met Sita, a greenrider in his wing. They began flirting with each other, and spending time together, and slowly but surely they became weyrmates. V'ten was completely in love with her, and when he found out she was pregnant 3 Turns later, he was utterly delighted. Sita however was less enthused, and was eager to pass the little girl, whom they named Vessita, off to a foster mother the moment she was weaned. V'ten took an active interest in his daughter, and spent as much time with her as he could. Things lasted a couple Turns longer with Sita, but V'ten couldn't seem to dismiss her uncaring attitude, and it soon drove them apart.
V'ten busied himself with dragonriding and Vessita, trying to forget about his ex-weyrmate, whom he still loved dearly. His focus on Miranth and riding Fall had not gone unnoticed, but neither had his temper. It around that time when he was told that if he had more patience and understanding, he might have been promoted to Wingsecond. Armed with that knowledge, V'ten has worked hard to be patient, knowing in his heart that some people just take a little longer to do things, like his half-sister Livia.
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