Name: Melchior
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Craft: Vintner
Rank: Apprentice, Candidate
History: Melchior is a weyrbrat of the most common sort. Born and raised in High Reaches Weyr, Melchior is the b*****d son of an unknown pair of dragonriders, the undesired result of a mating flight. His mother was hesitant to give him up, but knew that attempting to raise a child as a dragonrider would be difficult at best. Still, she could not bear the idea of going between to terminate the pregnancy. Instead, she carried to term, and as is the case with many undesired results of mating flights, her son was handed over to a vintner and his wife to be raised. Since then, Melchior has had no contact with either of his biological parents.
The vintner's wife, unable to bear a child of her own, doted upon Melchior. He was rarely disciplined, no matter his antics. When other parents would come to complain to the vintner and his wife, they would smile and nod, assuring the worried parent that their son would be thoroughly reprimanded. Of course, their darling boy rarely got so much as a raised voice or a sevenday-long grounding. While their craft did not supply them with a great deal of excess money, Melchior enjoyed a simple but satisfying childhood. He was not given chores, nor any sort of responsibility, and Melchior grew up with the perspective that life was all about having fun. Consequences became something for other people to take into consideration, not him. Sneaking wine became exceptionally easy, and Melchior developed a taste for it early in his teenage years.
Because of this upbringing, Melchior views the world as his playground. Life is short and fleeting, and every second must be enjoyed. Shard the future, shard the past; only the moment matters.
When given the opportunity to take on life as a candidate, Melchior was more than a little hesitant. Chores? Classes? These things were foreign to Mel, and stood in the way of his ultimate goal of enjoying life to the fullest. It was only at the urging (and the promise of some free primo booze) of his best friend Fellendar, that he agreed. In the two turns since then, Melchior has made a habit of skipping classes, skipping chores, and being an incredible nuisance. He has stood at only one hatching and, as he expected, failed to impress. This could be because he simply isn't dragonrider material, or because he cut a large circle out of the back of his Candidate's robes and was escorted off the sands for indecent exposure.
Apparently, pale white butt is not pleasing to newly hatched dragons. Who would have known?
Appearance: Melchior is tall, pale, and exceedingly skinny. If he didn't eat everything in sight, he'd have wasted away by now. At 6'2”, Mel towers over most men his age. However, his height alone is not enough to make him an imposing figure. Bony elbows and skinny arms do not a threatening man make, after all.
Melchior's skin is of average color, neither exceptionally pale nor tan. His features are equally average. Green eyes, messy black hair, and a slender nose combined with an angular jaw and high cheekbones give him a very typical “nerd” look. If it wasn't for a very strong personality and his height, Melchior would never stand out in a crowd.
His expression is perpetually set in a smug smile, as if he's laughing at some secret joke.
Personality: Melchior doesn't care about anything except having fun.
Life is all about having fun and enjoying the moment. Learning from his mistakes or considering consequences are living in the past and future, and that is simply no way to live. One must seize life and take control of it, for it is a fleeting thing. He does not act out out of desire for attention or some need to be noticed; Mel simply does what he wants, when he wants, how he wants. It's just his nature.
One will never see Melchior in a bad mood; they simply don't exist for him. His philosophy on life marks regret as a waste of time, sadness as a waste of energy, and anger as a waste of both. The only time Melchior will express something other than apathy or amusement is if he makes a girl cry. His jokes can sometimes get a bit out of hand, and if such an event ends with a girl shedding tears, Melchior will apologize profusely and try to make it up to her until she stops.
Despite looking out for his own entertainment, Melchior is not a cruel person. He is extremely friendly and outgoing, and almost impossible to offend. Most insults are simply laughed away; why bother with being angry when you can put all of that energy towards entertaining revenge. He does not let emotion cloud his judgement, because he generally doesn't make judgment calls. Weighing pros and cons takes far too much time. While others are thinking “is this safe”, Melchior has already taken the plunge. He is a “go with the flow” kind of guy.
Wreckless though he may be, Melchior is far from stupid. Quite the opposite, in fact. He is exceptionally smart and observant, and picks up on things that many others may miss. He is also aware that his antics may often cause others to view him as a complete dolt, and he prefers it this way. People are much less likely to ask you to do things if they think you're an idiot. However, he lacks any sort of ambition or drive beyond whatever seems enjoyable at the moment.
Other: Melchior wants to do your mom. Ohbaby~
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