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Name: Crysicai CAI. My name is CAI.
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Uninterested (Straight)
Craft/Rank: Healer Apprentice
History: Chrysicai was born and spent her early life at Benden Weyr. Her mother was a blue rider and her father a baker who first attracted her by plying her with sweets. After a brief romance he fell disinterested and left her with child, telling her to drop it between as he wanted nothing to do with fatherhood. Distraught she kept the child, naming it strongly after him in hopes of regaining his affections. Sicayris was true to his word though, even though the child obviously bore the stamp of his genetics he wanted nothing to do with her or her mother.

Cai was relegated to the creche to be raised with the rest of the weyrbrats. Her mother visited her rarely, regretting her decision to keep the child. It never terribly bothered Cai, it was a natural fact of weyrlife after all. Dragonrider children rarely had strong bonds with their parents. The one thing she learned from her mother is to hate her father for leaving her and to never give herself completely to any man.

Cai was a very independent child from the get go. Stubborn and sure of herself she fought her way to the top of the pecking order, developing a circle of friends who followed her like canines. Cai showed an interest in medicine early and instead of Standing at the weyrs dwindling clutches, she chose to go to the Healers Hall for training.

Five years of training later and Cai has opted to return to her home weyr to study dragon anatomy, possibly considering dragon healing as a future career path.

Description: Generally the first thing noticed about Cai besides her no nonsense attitude is her obnoxiously bright orange hair. Taking after her father in almost every aspect she has a masculine but pretty face with thick brows bearing only the traces of a delicate curve.

A steel rose this one is. Feminine but not overly womanly, Cai keeps her hair simple and straight, just past her shoulders it's long enough to pull into a small knot at the nape of her neck. Freckles decorate her face and the backs of her arms and hands. She almost always wears long pants so it's unknown if her legs bear the same marks. She's of middling height, only 5'7 and likely to stay that way.

Cai blushes, and I mean BLUSHES. Every inch of this girl's skin will turn red if she's embarrassed in any way.

As a Healer Apprentice Cai almost always wears Healer Green somewhere on her person in addition to the apprentice knots pinned to her shoulder.

Personality: Sit Down. Shut Up. Do as I say. Cai is In Charge and you'll just have to deal with it. This is her show and she'll run it whichever way she likes. She wants her fingers in every little pie and everything going her way. Cai is very much the micro manager. She'll constantly be on others backs, making sure they're doing their work properly. She doesn't so much agree with lazing about. There are things to be done and people need to do them NOW not later or when they feel like it.

Cai believes she's doing what's best for the Weyr and it's inhabitants though many will just find her bossy. Cai will question anyone and everyone's methods if she doesn't think they're the best. "Why not do it this way? It would go a lot faster if you did this..." ect. The terrible thing is when she's given the control she needs she does a good job! While she won't make friends with those she bosses around, you can't deny she gets results.

Cai doesn't like people arguing with her. She's very stubborn and set in her ideas. Things will go a LOT smoother if you'll just do as she says. As a healer she's shown a talent for it. Her serious attitude applies itself well to her chosen craft though her bedside manners leave much to be desired. She can be sympathetic but she's never empathetic. In fact she's quite blunt in telling you the truth and exactly what she thinks.

Friendships are easy enough to maintain so long as she surrounds herself with followers. She hates being challenged for her position. If you want someone to give you direction she's the girl for you. She doesn't respond well to authority herself unless she agrees with their means. If she wants to learn something by all means she'll put everything into it but as stated, if she feels there's a better way to do it she'll find it and demand a change of methods. Should she be punished for something she'll not take it kindly. How DARE they put her on tuber duty when she was only trying to make things better?! They're just stubborn old hidebound wherries. She'll show them.

Cai strongly believes in what she does. She loves her home and wants what's best for it. Whether that means challenging old ideas and traditions or upholding them she'll do everything within her power to improve the lives of everyone in the Weyr according to her idea of how it should be. She values self motivators and those with a strong work ethic as well as education and people with open minds.

She has a petty streak. She'd not above doling out her own form of punishment...such as numbweed on the rim of your cup. It's just her way of solving an annoying problem that hasn't responded to other more conventional methods. (as in shutting up when she tells you to) She never does anything that could seriously harm someone and she doesn't see these antics as pranks. Just teaching them a lesson that they're apparently too dim in the head to learn.

Though she's interested in dragonhealing, her favorite subject of study is herbology. She loves learning about Pern's flora and what type of uses and dangers they may have.

She doesn't react violently, at least not physically. Sure she'll imagine punching someone in the gut but she won't actually do it. The only time she'd strike someone is if they were attacking her or invading her personal space in a way she dislikes. Even then it would take some button pushing before she really lets loose on you. (Hugs and kisses are a no no) She's not above yelling and scolding or insulting someone though.

Cai doesn't quite fit with her home weyr. Being of a younger generation she's thought long and hard about it and it just makes sense to her that Benden needs to change if it's to survive in this Pass. Being exposed to the medical advancements AVIAS provided centuries ago as well as a more open minded knowledge of what goes on outside of old hidebound Benden she firmly believes they need to accept the changing of the times. She wholly supports the Ancient Crafter Archimonde in his works but believes there is more to be done. Atypicals have proven themselves sturdy and useful to the southern Weyrs and with Benden's dwindling health and wing strength, they need all the dragons they can get. If a young dragon as small as a green can grow to be the size of a bronze AND produce a larger flame, shouldn't that be considered an asset rather than a liability?

As far as romance goes. She's doesn't want anything to do with it. It's frivolous and if what her mother taught her is true, only gets you hurt. She walls off the little part of herself that says this boy or that is cute and tries to ignore any obvious attempts at flirting. Falling in love is something she's determined NOT to do.

While she can be friendly with people who don't rub her the wrong way, she doesn't ever take the time to relax. She'll chat with people while doing chores, or eating meals. But during her down time she wants to be doing something. Sitting around lounging in the sun or playing games makes her feel very awkward. She'll usually prowl the weyr looking for someone who needs help with what they're doing or she'll use her free time to further study the dragons or her herbs.

Pros: Motivated, Strong work ethic, responsible, bold, honest, brave,
Cons: Cold, bossy, argumentative, Demands perfection from others, petty.

Other: She doesn't have much contact if any with her mother, after leaving the weyr the rider was able to forget she had a daughter and Cai feels no need to bother her. As for her father she still retains that learned anger. Oddly it's only displayed as an avoidance of the kitchens and a refusal to eat baked goods other than basic bread. She dislikes sweets.

At the moment she's not a candidate, I'd like for her to be a Stands Impression if I do choose to make her a rider. If that's unavailable I can re-write her to want to Impress to become a dragon healer.

Should she not Impress, she'll consider beasthealing or wherhealing.