Name: Elora
Age: 15
Sex: female
Sexual Orientation: heterosexual
Craft: n/a
Rank: Candidate
Physical Description: Elora stands about 5'5" (and growing) and has long rust-colored hair, blue-grey eyes, and a "wherry-beak" nose (which she despises). She is slender, which shows most prominently in her long-fingered hands and small bust. However, her face is mildly big-boned, which (oddly enough) makes her appear not chubby, but younger. She also has a small round birthmark on the side of her upper left arm, and (much to her dismay) a fine light hair on her arms.
Personality: Not much of a talker, Elora tends to be rather quiet and reserved. Once she gets to know someone as a friend, though, she relaxes enough to speak more freely and frequently. If anyone else is around who she's not familiar with, though, she clams up again. If she must speak when she's not comfortable with the situation, or if she attempts to speak too fast, she has a tendency to mangle words- attempting to say two different words at once, she's been known to combine them in odd ways.
She is a very trustworthy and loyal friend, and would never reveal information that should be kept secret. However, she is also very stubborn at times (her mother remarked once that she could give a rock lessons) and can get a bit of an attitude... especially if anyone questions her absolute disgust with dresses and skirts. Should you cross her, beware! She is not above finding ways of getting her revenge.
She doesn't like to see her friends upset, and tries to find ways to cheer them up (with mixed results). However, given the fact that she's often too shy to talk to many people, she's found it increasingly more difficult to make friends over the Turns, which has left her deeply depressed. With the loss of her best friend, that depression has grown immensely, and threatens to overwhelm her at times. She walks through life with her eyes lowered and sholders bowed, as though weighed down by life.
History: Born and raised in a family of runners in the Benden area, Elora had been raised around the belief that anywhere worth going could always be reached on her own two feet. Her parents had always assumed that, since they enjoyed the job, that their offspring would too, and never bothered to ask her what she wanted to do with her life.
At the insistance of her parents, she started running messages to nearby holds at the age of 14. During one such run, Elora met Tirlan, a charming apprentice harper of sixteen Turns, while delivering a note to him. She quickly became friends with the lad, and several months later, he bought Elora a set of pipes at a Gather, and made it clear to her that he was interested in being more than just friends. When his Master sent him back to the Hall two sevendays later so he could make the elevation from apprentice to journeyman, Elora was happy for him, and hoped he'd return soon. A few days later they received the news that, on his journey, Tirlan had been thrown from his runnerbeast, and had suffered a severe head wound. He died a sevenday later. Distraught, Elora tried to keep her mind occupied by focusing on her running and learning how to play her pipes.
Much to everyone's surprise, during her first long run (which was to the Weyr), it became clear that, while she had the speed for shorter runs, she didn't have the stamina required for longer distances. It came as a greater shock when she was told that the dragons thought her eligible to be a Candidate. Failing to Impress at Benden, she asked to be sent to another Weyr, farther from everything that kept reminding her of the love that she'd never see again, and found herself transferred to Ista. Once more, she stood on the Sands, and again failed to Impress. Downhearted by her lack of success, she still refuses to give up on this dream...
Pets: none
Other/Talents: Elora can run at a decent speed over small distances. She also keeps a set of pipes that her old friend had gifted to her, and is attempting to learn to play in their memory.
Will this character be a candidate? yes
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