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Right. His family was blessed with many children. No, really. Far too many to really think of. His family, wanting a better life for their three sons, decided to shunt them off to a relative: a Lord Holder, who was only happy to have more helping hands around. Cilyme, the lucky lad, learned from a young age what it is like to have privilege. While he knew he would never be the heir----barring a series of unlikely accidents, which he rather fancied for a while----he settled in nicely to his role. He hoped that, in the future, he would someday become the Lord of a cothold, or perhaps even a minor hold all of his own! Being a Dragonrider wasn’t to be thought of; his parents did not slave away (well, sort of slaved; at least they ordered other people around to slave away for them) so he could run off on a dragon!

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Well, as it turned out, they did. They just didn’t know it yet. After a while, Cilyme realized just how dull things really were, how boring it was to oversee all this normal day-to-day things. And he began to dream of protecting others... simply providing a good life in a Hold wasn’t enough, he believed. He had to do more. Besides, he began to realize the obvious: he had two brothers and several male cousins, all older than he. There was little to no chance that he would inherit anything more than a single house. And that just wasn’t good enough for him. But defending others against Thread? Now that sounded like something he could do.

During his last Hatching---at least the last one he intended to Stand at----he finally Impressed Hanumanth, a mewling Bronze of cuteness. <3

Name: Hanumanth
Color: Bronze
Font Color: DarkGoldenRod

Physical Description: His body type leans towards stocky, and while he’s an average size for a bronze, he’s not good at speed or sharp turns. He can stay for hours in the air however, and that’s where his particular flight skill lies. He's a lovely bronze color overlaid with slightly darker stripes. <3 And he mewls! How fricking awesome is that?!

Personality: Hanumanth is above all, loyal. He’s loyal to his rider and to his Weyr, and would do anything in his power to protect them both. He often puts himself and his own limited resources at the back of his mind, and as a result, he has a tendency to overextend himself on even simple tasks. He has to do his best, you see, or he isn’t being loyal. If he’s not giving his all, then it’s not quite good enough.

This bronze also seeks to be an inspiration to all other dragons. He isn’t entirely sure how he’ll do that, but he wants to be the supportive sort of dragon that everyone relies upon. He’ll be the first to comfort a riding pair that seems somewhat down, even if they don’t particularly want his comfort. He can be rather slow to pick up on the social cues that someone might not want to deal with him at the moment, and he’s utterly dense when it comes to the fact that not everyone is so altruistic.

While he’s smart on an emotional level, and quite comforting, Hanumanth isn’t very good at making quick decisions. He tends to be rather introspective for a dragon, and likes to make decisions only after he’s thought them through all the way. He probably would never make a very good Wingleader due to his inability to make snap decisions, but he would be a faithful and loyal Wingsecond.

As he gets older, he’ll prefer to chase greens over chasing Queens, thinking himself not quite up to that level. He’ll try, but whether or not his attempt is successful will be entirely up to how much the rider wants it. Hanumanth relies heavily on his rider to make those sorts of decisions for him.

Other: He hatched from the Grevy's Zebra egg, which, coincidentally, is the one C'ym touched. <3~

Oh God, Why Me?
Hanumanth isn't a dragon orientated to leadership, but Cilyme is a young man with a drive to help his dragon overcome his natural faults. In return, Hanumanth will help Cilyme get over being spoiled, and teach him about hard work. Together, they can toughen each other up.

Lytah is C'ym's Green firelizard. <3 She was a present from his parents, a little gift to show how proud they are of him when he told them he wanted to become a Dragonrider. Actually, they were hoping that the firelizard egg would placate their child and get him out of this 'silly phase', as they called it.

It didn't work. If anything, Lytah made the young man even more enamored with the idea of one day being bonded to one of those magnificent dragons.

Lytah herself has little in common with her giant cousins aside from her shape. Her personality is very much like a cat. While she adores C'ym, she's a bit leery of others. At least, unless they have food. In that case, they're her best friend forever! She's a bit clingy towards C'ym and a tad possessive as well. Also rather talkative for such a little flitt.

The Grevy's Zebra
Grévy's zebra (Equus grevyi), sometimes known as the Imperial zebra, is the largest species of zebra. It is found in the wild in Kenya and Ethiopia. Compared to other zebras, it is tall, has large ears, and its stripes are narrower. The species is named after Jules Grévy, a president of France, who, in the 1880s, was given one by the government of Abyssinia. In certain regions of Kenya, the plains zebras and Grévy's zebras coexist. Grévy's zebra was the first zebra to be discovered by the Europeans and was used by the ancient Romans in circuses. Later, it was largely forgotten about in the Western world until the seventeenth century.

Grévy's zebra is considered endangered, partly due to hunting for its skin, which fetches a high price on the world market. Its also suffers habitat destruction, human disturbances at water holes and competition with domestic grazing animals. There are estimated to be 1,500 - 2,000 Grévy's zebra still living in the wild. They are, however, common in captivity.

By Ran-Ran-Chan


By Djibril (Aka Gabe)


By Ryugen! Drawn from the first Weyrling Lesson: How to Prepare Fresh Meat
The big dragon in the background is Coriath, S'kagi's Bronze. Hanumanth is hungry.