Name: Zia
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Craft: Dragonrider
Rank: Jr. Weyrling

History: Raised by a wonderfully caring Foster mother in the lower caverns, Zia has been able to grow and flourish into the young woman she is today. Both parents busy in their duties to the Weyr do not see her often. She tries to maintain a friendly relationship with them now that she is older, but her foster mother is the person she runs to at the end of a hard day.

Zia has two foster brothers, the oldest is ten and the youngest five, she chases them around taking care of them on any typical day that she is not receiving Candidate lessons or chores.

A fond memory that Zia has was her fifteenth birthing day, Arna gifted her with a firelizard egg. The little egg seemed like it would be large enough for an average sized blue or perhaps a large green, and much to their surprise out came, Bark a brown that is a bit on the scrawnier side. His companionship has been a wonderful experience in Zia’s life. She uses him to run small errands and he is quite behaved, if she’s not in the same part of the Weyr with her foster siblings she’ll send him to check on them, and in some cases the little brown has been known to scold.
Family:
Foster Mom: Arna
Foster brothers: Dorn (10) and Timel (5)

Appearance: Her body type is on the plumper side and curvy, she is of an average height for Weyr folk. She has long curly black hair that she feels is untamable, she keeps it held back in a loose, messy braid. She has hazel-green eyes that seem a bit too small for her face. There is nothing remarkable about her complexion she is neither extremely pale or extremely tan, she falls somewhere inbetween.

Personality: Compassionate, extroverted, and mothering are three words that sum up Zia.
Have a boo-boo that needs kisses and a bandage? Zia’s happy to oblige, she has an extreme soft spot for children and hopes one day to be a superb foster mother, just like her own. She can often be seen spending time with younger weyrbrats and candidates, and isn’t above playing childish games with them.

She will happily welcome new candidates to the Weyr, and will offer to help them get settled and acquainted with the Weyr. She thinks she has a knack for the names of people she has met and will get quite flustered if she cannot recall someone’s name. Zia chatters constantly, sometimes a running monologue play-by-play of what’s happened (“Oh my goodness, did you see that dragon take off like that! Oh I bet that that’s so-and-so!”), or an endless assault of questions. Because of her chatter Zia at times must be give instructions a second—or third time.

Although she’s always speaking, Zia dislikes gossip because it can be hurtful and is often times untrue, she will quickly scold any child she catches spreading rumors, or at the very least cluck her tongue disapprovingly. There will never be a moment where she’s caught gossiping or spreading a rumor.

Zia stands on the Sands for Hatchings out of formality, she does not honestly expect to Impress, she sells herself short and believes that a dragon wouldn’t want to be paired with her. She has a deep seated fear of going between and is positive it will keep any dragon from wanting her.

Because of her willingness to help Zia often gets walked on in her attempt to please others. Saying ‘no’ is not an easy task for this Candidate and she has had her feelings hurt quite a few times because of it. In the last turn she's been trying very hard to learn to say no when something isn't possible or being asked for too much.