Rider
Name: Katya
Age: 22 Turns
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Hetero
Rank: Wingrider

History: Katya is the third child, the second daughter born to Jerriah, a woodcrafter and laborer, and Miska, a woman who had been in the Bakercraft but left after she married. They settled in Kazvan Hold to raise their family and pursue a nice cothold for themselves. Jerriah is a rather talented crafter, able to carve very realistic creatures and decorative items. Her older brother, Aden moved out to work with the merchants and gain an apprenticeship with a trader caravan, her older sister Meeka went to the nearest Harper Hall because she was very good at singing and also drawing, and now for a while it was just her & her younger brother, Nowah in the household.

Her childhood was a decent one. No death or drama for this young lady! When things were good, they were good. There were sweets, new clothing, and her father carving toys for her. Once, even a whole cake on her parents’ Espousal Day. When things were lean, and no one was buying, they just buckled down and lived on the land & their own hard work. Katya had fun being the apple of her father’s eye, taking the most after him and growing up with her siblings. Aden, the oldest at 25, doted on her a little bit too. She chased after her Mother and her sister’s skirt tales, wanting to be just like them. Being only 5 years younger than Meeka, she wanted to be and do everything her big sister did. And with only 18 months between her and Nowah, those two were thick as thieves, having fun playing pranks and creating their own little worlds. But she started to grow up and started questioning everything. Why did fellis grow here? Where did rain come from? If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it… So her parents, pleased with her curiosity and cleverness, charmed and hired one of Jerriah's cousin's who was a guard with a trade train to carry her to lessons at Harper Hall where Meeka had been studying. They hoped that by being with her older sister and maybe learning the answers to all her questions, Katya would settle down some and perhaps become a teacher when she returned home.

But the lessons could not hold her attention like the wonderful glass makings she constantly saw at the market place. Katya was at Harper Hall for a little over a turn before begging her parents to let her change to Glass Smithing. Talking it over and deciding it would be a good talent to add to their holding, her parent's agreed and had been apprenticed with the local glass smith. She took to it like a flit takes to stuffing it's guts. When she was 16 turns, a green rider happened to be at the shop to pick up a shipment of glass. Curious, Katya went up to the rider's green to inspect her colors when the dragon decided that Katya had enough of something to be a rider. With a clutch on the Sands, the rider agreed. And when a light speckled green toddled to her, Katya was more than ready to move onto the next adventure with Kith.

Things were quiet and content at Malvren. Except, they weren't... With her strong and questioning personality, Katya was constantly pushing at her wing leader's buttons to do more, try more. The green rider was frustrated by the limitations put on her so when she could, she went back to the Glass Smith shop where she had been learning the art. There, no one told her no as she tried new and exciting techniques or styles. Katya even sold a few pieces. And still, she rubbed against being stuck at the bottom. Then, so much started to change. First there was Benden showing up and asking questions. Then the craze with mystweed and grubs. Katya, though she had wanted to go back in Time, her Wing Leader opposed her going and she was stuck at Malvren. Then, murders and unrest started. Scared and nervous about the violence, Katya stayed back and watched. But she had heard the grumblings and agreed with them. A change was needed.

Until Thread fell. There were so many losses that day. Katya and Kith put their resentment aside to fight the age old menace. Suddenly, there was a new rush and a new purpose. And a new chance to make a difference. But alas, Katya's superiors still thought she was too flighty, too unsettled to be of real use in any position and she was overlooked. This time, the resentment and anger boiled over and for once, the girl lashed out. This earned them a reprimand and being grounded. The grumblings and rumors started up again. This time, lead by a man known as Keller and the ancient crafter. This time, she listened with both ears. Did she want blood on her hands? No. But did she want change and a chance to succeed? Yes! And so, Katya and Kith chose their sides. And when it was over, the side she had chosen had won. Now, both rider and dragon wait for the next stage.

Description: Katya is about 5'5", with very light ash brown hair that sometimes gets blonde streaks in it; a slight frame with small bust, Katya has just enough muscle required to fulfill her duties as a rider. Her eyes are a light hazel that seem to change depending on the depth of her emotions. Her skin is a light beige almost sandy tan that tends to burn in too much sun. She has a spattering of freckles on her cheek and shoulders. She prefers bright colors, anything bright when she is not in her riding leathers. Katya has a few favorite scarves and and headbands that she wears out to Gatherings but lately she has just been in plain clothing and her leathers.


Personality:positive, cheerful, curious, outgoing vices: flighty, naive, overly questioning
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Dragon
Name: Kith
Age: 6 Turns
Colour: Green
Description: KITH
Personality: Kith is just as curious and questioning as her rider.
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