Character Name: Rhilira
Age: 16 turns
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Craft/Rank: Holdless trader/Candidate
History: Rhilira was born and raised as a trader, her family never being part a hold and making their own living. The most time she spent within a hold was no more than a few sevendays usually, and this carried true to her whole childhood. She never had any interest in being forced to stay in one place, and had planned to work as a trader her entire life, enjoying the expanses of land before her, or the ocean air and the endless water on all horizons. They traveled all across Pern, bound by nothing but where they could get themselves, and she enjoyed living in this self-sufficient manner.
Her plans changed nearly a turn ago, when she was Searched completely by accident. Traders were generally an untapped resource for Searches, since Search dragons didn't bother roaming the trafficked roads or ships on the seas for just a chance encounter, when there were plenty of possibilities in easily-accessible and willing Holds. Rhilira's train - rather large, totaling a dozen carts and over thrice as many people (or four rather large ships, when they crossed between islands and continents) - had taken up in Eura hold for a couple of sevendays, to give their burden beasts a decent rest and give themselves time to trade with the residents and ready their ships for the long crossing to the western coast of the North Continent. There was a clutch warming on the sands of Malvren Weyr at the time - though Rhilira and her family and friends paid no mind to such news - and the Search Dragons were on their usual path. The traders' group made every effort to stay clear of the hold, especially once they saw dragons and their riders roaming around, but as they soon learned, they were determined to find any possible candidate - especially with a queen egg present on the sands.
An active Green dragon landed right near the camp, whirling eyes actively searching for something she had sensed from far above, and was drawn quickly to Rhilira, who spent a good amount of time arguing with the rider, refusing to be swept away to Weyr life. Eventually the rider won out, promising her the possibility of adventure and endless horizons, appealing to her rebellious and adventurous side, much to her parents' dismay.
When she stood on the sands for that hatching, she did not Impress, and seriously debated returning to her family's train. When she asked her Search Rider, his dragon crooned in response, and her rider explained that she still firmly believed that she should remain in the Weyr. Grateful for the advice -and for both of their time and encouragement - Rhilira decided to stay, since while she hated the chores and the confinement of the Weyr, there was something enchanting about the frightening dragons.
Description: For being just 16 turns, Rhilira is quite tall, and is all legs. At a comfortable 5'10", and expecting to grow more, she manages to carry herself with an odd sense of grace. She isn't lanky, by any means - her muscle mass has been collecting and building since she was young enough to work the supplies of the train, and it shows. With broad, strong shoulders and long powerful legs, she's basically designed for hard work and long travels. She's by no means unattractive, though no one would call her a delicate beauty. Her features are smooth and feminine, her cheek bones or jaw none too prominent, with a slender sloping nose that seems a little too short for the rest of her face, though not drastically so. Her eyes are narrow and cunning, but have a brightness to them in their leaf-green color, which contrasts sharply to her severely tanned skin and sun-bleached, light brown hair (which one could assume to be very dark, were she to stay out of the sun for many turns).
Personality: Rhilira is a trader by bloodline, and the traits of one seems bred in as well. She is naturally detached of those she did not grow up with, keeping few people with-in her realm of friendship. If she didn't know them growing up, she is instantly wary of them -for all she knows, they're up to no good at all. She may seem a bit cold, if she is approached in a manner more than that of an acquaintance. If another considers her a friend, chances are, she doesn't think the same of them. New relationships are not very important to her, though she does understand the value of companions - as long as it is mutually beneficial. No one likes to be alone. She just doesn't want anyone thinking they're on a more personal level than that.
Even though she doesn't develop deep relationships, she's very good at making others think they have, with a tongue of gold and a cunning, quick-thinking mind to match - she was the most intelligent member of the train, despite her age, save for the lack of experience. It can easily be interpreted as manipulative, to those who will pick up on it, but Rhilira can talk nearly anyone into any deal - though nothing she wouldn't consider fair for herself. Her family's train was not one of swindlers, but they didn't get swindled very often, either. Still, if she gets caught in the act of trying to get others to do things for her like this, she's likely to be reprimanded quite severely. Unfortunately, she often doesn't realize she's even doing it, which has gotten her into trouble more times than she's willing to admit.
Even as part of a holdless train, she was quite adventurous, wanting to run ahead of the train to explore, or wander away from a campsite and see what she could find. Her parents often wondered if she'd be happier without being tied down to the train - though it was always with a half smile. Still, she likes to get away as much as possible, though always once the work is done and she is given the time to do so. Now that she's in the Weyr, she finds it difficult to stay within the restraints of Candidacy, and this was one of the major considerations when debating leaving the Weyr after her first hatching. Nothing makes her happier than stealing some time for herself in the early morning or the evening and taking her runnerbeast - which she insisted be brought to her after she was Searched - outside the Weyr and for an explorative run outside the bowl.
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