Age: 16
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Card Carrying Member of Poontang Lovers Of Pern (Also known as PLOP). (Heterosexual).
Craft: Vitnercraft
Rank: Apprentice
History: Andeon has been, since birth, a force of mayhem. A prankster by nature, there hasn't been a day since he could walk that he wasn't looking for some new nook to hide in or cranny to stash his things. (Andeon has various things hidden all around the Weyr, these range from odd little trinkets to pieces of dried fruit wrapped in cloth. He gets horribly upset when these things are discovered by somebody else and go missing). He's been a Dennis the Menace figure in Malvren Weyr from a young age, and has spent more time doing the dirtiest of chores than he can even begin to recall.
A Weyrbrat of Malvren his entire life, Andeon's parents are vitners at the Weyr, having come there long ago from Arcon Hold to fill the need for resident winemakers. Unlike many Weyrbrats, Andeon was not the product of a failed mating flight or the undesired offspring of a promiscuous rider. He has been fortunate enough to grow up with his biological parents, who have given him as much as they could despite not having a great deal of wealth. In lieu of that material wealth, Andeon has grown up with freedom and creativity. The Weyr has been his playground (as much as a Weyr can be a playground), and the seaside locale has never left him with a lack of things to keep his curious mind occupied.
Andeon knows the Weyr and its surrounding landscape like the back of his hand, and the freedom he was given to explore the area as a child has been largely responsible for his mischievous nature. When he came of age, his parents were not at all keen on him becoming a Candidate. It wasn't that they didn't like dragonriders. They held nothing but the highest of respect for them, but the idea of Andeon with a dragon was just not comforting.
Because it's Andeon. With something that breathes fire.
His mother still cries on occasion because she's quite sure that he's going to burn his face off, the Pern equivalent of "shooting your eye out."
Personality
Virtues:
I Feel Pretty, Oh So Pretty: Andeon is confident about, well, everything. And why shouldn't he be? He's awesome. He's amazing. He's the bees ******** knees, my friend, and no amount of reason or logic is going to convince him otherwise. You could explain to Andeon in great detail that as a Candidate he is lowest on the dragon riders totem pole, and he would probably give you a charming smile and ask if you would like to see his totem pole in return. As far as Andeon is concerned, all the ladies want to date him, all the men want to be him, and all of their mothers want to sleep with him. The fact that he has stood for Impression twice and failed has done nothing to discourage this. The fact that he currently holds the record for most consecutive days assigned to scooping Wher dung has also done nothing to suppress this confidence. In fact, it has only grown it further, by giving him yet another title to add to his list.
Andeon, Expert Pooper Scooper.
Other titles include but are not limited to:
Lord of Wine.
Lady of Wine.
Supreme Pot Scrubber of the Western Seaboard.
Prince of Tides.
His Most Excellent Stain Remover.
Andeon is largely defined by this confidence. He knows he isn't a marble-sculpted god of masculinity, but he believes his own unique personality is more than enough to make up for a big nose and some freckles. He is a young man who lives easily in his own skin, comfortable with who he is and where he stands in life.
And Witty: Andeon is smarter than your average pic-a-nic basket. His intelligence is his dominant characteristic. He's not particularly athletic, not stunningly handsome, but he is as clever as they come. Andeon's brand of intellect is what one might refer to as “street smarts.” He has a knack for getting out of (and into) trouble, and he can turn a phrase faster than your mother can turn tricks. He's an on the spot problem solver who thinks spur of the moment thinking is far more useful than spending hours upon hours planning out every single move and weighing the consequences. Act now, fix the mistakes as they come. Andeon prefers action over “wait and see”.
With this intelligence comes a silver tongue, most often used to sway girls who are out of his league or fight back with bullies who he could never physically best. Andeon can be charming when he wants to and downright nasty when he doesn't.
Sticks and stones will break your bones, but Andeon ******** your mother.
That doesn't mean he doesn't still get his a** kicked for being mouthy with those who were endowed with brute strength.
And Gaaaaay!: Not like that. However, you can't really bring Andeon down from his perpetual high-on-life state of mind. It takes a great deal of perseverance to get under his skin and bring him out of the mentality that the world revolves around his happiness, and thus life is a fantastic field of wine skins and dragon hatchings through which he may frolic. Andeon is an upper in every sense of the word, and tends to Malvren his way into the center of almost any social circle. He has a Malvrenful, unapologetic personality that tends to either win people over to his Carpe Diem way of thinking or drive them away thinking he's an irresponsible a**.
Flaws:
Dude, Where's My Dragon?: Smart as he is, it really wouldn't be surprising if Andeon forgot his own name. While he can remember facts and figures easily enough, Andeon struggles with more abstract knowledge such as: Where the hell did I leave my shoes? What was I supposed to do this morning? What is the name of this strange woman sleeping in my bed? He often forgets things he's supposed to be doing and because of this is very, very easily distracted.
No, really, where the SHARDS is my dragon YOU PIECE OF WHERRY a**?!: Whenever one manages to pull Andeon down off of his Happy Pedestal of Dragons and Wineskins, his temper becomes a formidable Malvren (he claims this is the reason people call him “The Malvren”. Note: The only reason anyone has ever called him “The Malvren” is because he once refused to breathe until they did so.)
When set off, Andeon's temper can be indiscriminate. He is just as likely to snap at a friend or ally while in the grip of a mood swing. He will throw things, he will hit walls, and he will generally only be calmed down when left to burn his temper out with whatever kind of tantrum he feels like throwing. This has ruined friendships Andeon has had in the past, and has on more than on occasion gotten him into a great deal of trouble. Fortunately, pushing Andeon to this point takes a great deal of effort.
Large Mcincharge: A charismatic young man, Andeon likes to be the center of attention and likes it even more when people listen to what he says. His confidence in his own intelligence tends to leave Andeon believing that he is right at almost all times. And when you're right all the time, why shouldn't people listen to you? This has impacted his life as a Candidate, and he has been told more than once that is stubborn opposition to authority is a likely reason he has yet to impress. He has been previously held back from standing due to not following instructions for Hatching preparation, and is slightly more mindful of these tendencies because of it.
ICly, this plays out in the fact that Andeon has had to deal with the consequences of his troublesome nature. While he has potential to be a great dragonrider one day, the road to accepting the life of a Candidate has been a long and hard one. He desires to Impress and become a dragonrider more than anything, but struggles with the necessity of following orders. This is a battle that he is winning over time, slowly learning to balance his own need for freedom and expression with the demands that a Candidate be able to respect authority.
Appearance: Eric Cartman would refer to Andeon as a “dirty ginger”.
While not conventionally handsome, Andeon has a certain charm to him. His skin is about as pale as one can get without access to some Hot Topic skin bleach, save for the large spread of freckles across his nose, cheeks, and shoulders. His features are angular, with a square jaw and a nose slightly too big to be called “handsome”. His hair is a shocking shade of red and is almost never properly groomed, reaching his shoulders. He usually keeps the unruly mane bound at the nape of his neck. His eyes are a pale blue, further adding to his odd appearance.
Andeon is absurdly tall for an inhabitant of Pern, but not in the way any guy wants to be tall. From head to toe, Andeon is all pointy shoulder and knobby knees. To say that Andeon is “lanky” would be an understatement. The boy could impale a medium-sized dog or a midget on his elbows.
