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Name: Yali
Age: 17
Sex: Female
Sexual Orientation: Asexually Heterosexual
Craft: Harper
Rank: Apprentice
Physical Description: Yali isn't exactly what you'd call good looking in the slightest. She's a short, (5' 2"), stocky sort of gal who looks as though she's done growing at her age. Her hair is never really taken care off and is often in a mess around her face. The dreadlocks are only sort of on purpose.
When she can be bothered to dress up and look nice, it doesn't help much. She tends not to fit into most dresses due to the awkward shape of her body. It's not quite boyish, but it's certainly not flaunting anything girly either. For the most part, she wears long-fitting and loose garments even in the hottest of weather. She generally won't take these off even to go for a swim in the lake.
They're mostly made of wool-type material, however, so you can bet your bottom that if it happens to rain in the dead of winter, she'll be plenty warm despite not looking 'drop-dead-gorgeous', thank you.
Any beauty someone might find in her lies within her contrasting tones. She boasts an ochre tan and hair the color of wildfire. Her eyes, unfortunately, are a boring, ugly hazel and she thinks they're a bit too big for her face.
Personality: Despite her outrageous hair, Yali is not at all what you'd call 'wild'. In fact, she's probably one of the most laid back people you'll ever meet. Not much gets to her, and not much tends to excite her.
Her most common activity is lazing around her dorm, or the rock by the lake, or wherever she happens to feel like sitting down and doing something that requires no thinking, no activity, but not really sleep, either.
Now, it may seem like she's a lazy-head, but give her a physical chore and Yali will get it done in no time. Ask her to sort cozy, lovey, letters and she might get a little upset and take all afternoon to do it.
History: Yali comes from a fairly small family. That is to say, she's an only child. And if you think she was spoiled rotten, well, think again. Yali got her fair share of spoiling in the beginning, but that quickly changed as she got older.
You see, her father and mother are both avid beastcrafters. They live for raising their prized Runnerbeasts and Plowbeasts. Their dream was to have Yali grow up with that same, inspired joy. Quite unfortunately, Yali grew an interest in the arts. She'll pick up any kind of instrument and try and learn how to play, and hand her something to paint or carve with and she's off.
Unfortunately for Yali, she's not very good at the whole artist bit. Her dragons look like herdbeasts with lumps for wings, and we won't mention what her poor tunnelsnakes resemble lest the worm be insulted. That didn't deter Yali any, and although her parents were saddened by the loss in their only child's lack of interest with the beasts, they fully supported her choice of Apprenticeship.
She was reluctant to leave at first when she was Searched, but her parents eventually convinced her to go to Ista Weyr (probably because they're worried about her failing artistic apprentiship, but shhhh).
She picked up a room with a messy, disorganized skank, but hey, the roommates hardly ever around, and no one bothers Yali to clean up her side of the living quarters, so she thinks she's got life about made.
Pets: None
Other/Talents:
- Yali is best at the violin, although she secretly has eyes for the drums
- She can spit really, really far. No, really, don't ask for a spitting contest with her, because she'll win. It's her secret talent.
- Favourite color is a red-brown
Will this character be a candidate? Yes
Picture: N/A
