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Name: Safia
Nicknames: Safi (by her foster mother), Sef (by friends)
Age: 15
Sex: Female (bisexual)
Craft: N/A
Physical Description:
Safia, or Sef as she prefers to be called, is a young weyrbrat of average build, slightly on the small side, with mousey brown hair cropped short for easy care. A little bit on the wiry side, she is all gangly limbs and too-large feet, making for an often clumsy and overenthusiastic demeanor. She has a heart-shaped face with hazel eyes, a wide, thin-lipped mouth that is almost always in some form of a smile, and a smattering of freckles across her nose and cheeks. Her skin is browned from the amount of time she spends outdoors, leaving an almost comical tan-line along the edges of her clothes. Typically she wears dark colored trousers, a (often stained) white shirt, and a sleeveless reddish tunic held close to her angular frame by a leather belt.
Personality:
Sef is all over the place, both in thoughts and actions. Full of energy and curiosity, it is her nature to be in a constant state of amusement. Her tendencies to be easily distracted and over the top have not made her the most popular Weyrbrat among the Weyr’s staff, but now that she is a candidate she hopes to soon be moving out from under their disapproving eyes. She is not yet old enough to realize that her antics will be even more frowned upon if she impresses.
Although characterized as a troublemaker, Sef is beginning to grow into a savvy young woman - but she will never lose her crazy streak. She lives for thrills and amusement, and usually needs people who will hold her back to a degree. In short, she can be a bit immature. She rarely loses her temper, as her reaction to most anything is mild amusement, and she almost never holds a grudge. Her pranks are therefore not mean-spirited - she pulls them quite indiscriminately, for the fun of it.
Sef is quick to make friends and quicker still to hold onto them - her loyalty and trust are both strong. In fact, her need for companionship is one of her most defining characteristics. Having grown up in a communal environment, among a large group of Weyrbrats, Sef is lost if she is not in a pack. She is independent and strong-willed but never stands out as a leader, and prefers to be seen as part of a whole. Basically, she pushes the clannishness of the Weyrs to an extreme. She does openly feels that Weyrfolk are better than Holdfolk - although she does not distinguish between Weyrbrats and outside candidates, as her eagerness for new friends wins out over her feelings of superiority.
History:
Sef’s father is a brown rider and her mother a cavern woman, causing her to have grown up immersed in Weyr life. Her background has thus been fairly normal - she grew up in foster care among the cavern staff, but because her mother was not a dragon rider she grew up fairly close to her, too. Her foster mother made sure that she could read, and that she could do her sums passably well, while the Weyr’s harper ensured that she knew all of her teaching songs. Her voice, which always seems a little dry and on the verge of cracking, is not suited to most of the tunes, but what she lacks in singing talent she makes up for with enthusiasm.
Because her father is a Dragonrider, Sef automatically gained the privilege to stand on the hatching sands. She expects to impress - it feels like a given to her, and she entertains no other notion for her future. She is not boastful or overly-confident, she has simply never considered any alternative.
Pets: None yet
Other/Talents: Se is good at getting into trouble... not so good at getting out of it. She has a good mind for remembering songs, even if she can't sing them all that well. She’s quite fast, at least for sprinting distances, which sometimes surprises people due to her small size.
Will this character be a candidate?: Yes
Picture: None yet
