Approved by Tawny

Character Name: Eliza
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Craft/Rank: Weyrbrat
History: Eliza dosen't know who her parents are and to honest she dosen't find anything wrong with that, most of the kids she grew up with didn't know either right? It just meant she belonged to the Weyr which in her eyes was far better then having only a single 'family'. A curious child Eliza was often found in places that she shouldn't be - listening at doors, hanging around the fringes of older riders and their conversations, or pestering adults with questions that they honestly didn't think she ought to know about. As a result she was often set to tasks most of the other children considered punishment or unpleasant, not that she minded really. It seemed like a small price to pay to satisfy whatever curiosity had recently gripped her. Eliza simply learned to get her chores done as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Her favorite times were when the odd trader would come to the Weyr - there were generally at least one around who was willing to tell a story or two and the stories they told and the places they had been were simply the height of greatness in Eliza's mind. Privately she dreamed of impressing a dragon so that she might fly wherever on Pern she desired to go at a whim...or failing that becoming a runner so that she might see more of Pern that way.

Of course impressing turned out to be more difficult then she had thought, like most Weyrbrats she started standing as soon as she was old enough, but dozens of eggs and several hatchings later she still had no dragon to show for her efforts. Well she still had time to rectify that..a couple more years at least and then if things didn't go the way she hoped? Well then she'd just have to move on to her back up plan. At least as she grew she no longer had to sneak about to listen to the stories, tales and remarks of the others in the Weyr. The older riders and their aging dragons soon became her favorites - inevitably they would be full of the most recent rumors, argumntive statements and stories about the good ole days that they were eager to share at the drop of a hat if one would sit and visit with them for a while which Eliza was always willing to do.

Description: Eliza is a fairly average looking women, she's nether a great beauty nor ugly enough to be memorable, for the most part she's almost a bit forgettable really, tanned skin, brown eyes, medium brown hair,average height and an athletic build.

She doesn't seem too concerned about her lack of beauty however and doesn't try to dress herself up to seem less plain, she is typically found wearing good solid work sound clothing and keeps her hair in an easy to manage pony tail as she goes about her day. There are far more important things to do then waste your time making yourself look pretty after all.

Personality: Eliza has what one might call.. a loose tongue, oh she doesn't mean to be a gossip really but once she finds out something interesting, juicy or scandalous she just can't help talking to someone about it. The odds of her keeping a secret for any length of time wouldn't be very good ones. She wants to know what everyone else thinks about said secret and to be truthful she rather enjoys being the person 'in the know', the one who heard it first. It makes her feel important and is perhaps her way of standing out when her looks so obviously don't.

She's a friendly person and tends to adhere to the 'you get more flies with honey then vinegar' type of thinking. While she might come across as a bit soft and naive , she truly believes that most things are better solved with words then fists. Eliza lacks the inner confidence required to be a leader and this leaves her a bit more open to manipulation by the others, who could likely talk her into things with only minimal effort, she's fairly gullible when it comes right down to it and would be easily steered into trouble if she's been led to believe that its the right thing to do with a few clever words. She has a good heart underneth it all and dosen't always understand when someone get angry about the way she spilled a secret..she was just trying to help really, even if that help was a bit misguided.

Perhaps due to her love of information Eliza has an excellent memory, she rarely forgets anything she's told and it is quite good at organizing both information and items on a whim. She's a precise person and a bit of a perfectionist , everything in its place and a place for everything would be a good motto for Eliza, it just makes sense really to keep everything where it should be, think of the time that coul be saved if no one ever had to run about all willy nilly looking or something?

Eliza thinks she's funny..but to be honest most of her jokes are a bit lame, thankfully she normally just shrugs off others lack of reaction - or if she thinks it due to a misunderstanding might spend the next few minutes trying to explain why the joke really is funny...I mean you get it right? It's really important that you get it. Eliza just really wants you to like her..she wants to be your personal confident (despite the fact that she'll likely tell everyone else what you tell her) and sometimes she tends to try just a touch to hard to get someones approval.

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