Name: Fi'o (Finora)Age: 33 35
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Homosexual
Rank: Wingrider
History:
Fi'o was a weyrbrat, born at Fort Weyr to a wherhandler family, and never had an eye to dragons at all. It was whers all the way, and her love for the creatures and the handler community was deep and unwavering. As she went through training with the other apprentices, a divide quickly became apparent between the two basic 'types' of wher apprentice: those who wanted a wher because they wanted a wher, and those who wanted a wher because they couldn't have a dragon. It didn't take long for them to form into true cliques, and it wasn't much longer before Finora emerged as leader of the former. A naturally combative personality mixed with adolescence and a group to belong to, she became a bully in her teenage turns, leading the 'wher-born' in targetting the 'second-choicers,' and occasionally coming into conflict with actual Candidates, as well. This phase didn't last forever, though, and her extreme aggressiveness gradually faded as she approached the end of tumultuous adolescence. She still wasn't pleasant by any means, but snark replaced beating people up, for the most part.
Despite the fact that they professed not to want or like dragons, she and her friends usually attended Hatchings anyway for the spectacle of it. They did just that in her 19th turn, about a week before they were due to participate in a wher egg ceremony...a chance that Finora would never get, because a dragonet chose her right out of the Stands. It was a shock, to say the least, and not because he was brown, but because it was Finora. No one was more shocked than she, and though she adored her Ivanhoth from that moment on, she did not adore everything that came with him. She was in conflict with her fellow Weyrlings from the start, and often acted out with a massive disregard for rules and authority.
Although they took some convincing, Fi'o maintained her ties with the handlers and retained most of her friends. She and Ivanhoth spent every free moment they had with them, and the brown came to share his rider's love of the whers and their people. Over the course of the next few turns, Fi'o's friendship with a greenhandler named Corla (whom she had gone through apprenticeship with) turned into something more, and the two became weyrmates. This and the passage of time settled Fi'o somewhat, and they fell into the rank and file of wingriding with less trouble than they'd made in their Weyrlinghood, but still with no shortage of snark.
When plans for the Revolution began to stir, Fi'o and Ivanhoth were obvious and easy converts, and would eventually transfer from Fort to Trine to help further the plots there. Corla and Corsk transferred as well, and for awhile life continued much as it had. But then came the battle for the Weyr, and Corla and her green wher were early casualties. Fi'o has reacted violently to the loss of her love and semi-peaceful existence, and reverted to the bully she once was and then some.
Description: Tall (5'11"), lanky, and angular, there is very little about Fi'o that could be described as soft or truly feminine. Overall, her appearance is rather androgynous - while it's not impossible to tell for certain that she is female, it does take and another, closer look or two. Alternately, some people may see her rank knots or dragon and just assume that this ambiguous-looking rider is male. She doesn't care either way, and doesn't actively try to dress in a manner that would strongly indicate one gender over the other. Fi'o is Fi'o, and that's that.
Her skin tone is on the darker side of the spectrum, her eyes are honey-brown, and her black hair is usually cut to shoulder-length but often styled in a harsh manner.
Personality:
Fi'o is and always will be a harsh, combative individual, although to what degree has varied over the course of her life. It can manifest as anything from snarky words to actual, physical combat, and following recent events, she has swung hard and fast to the latter end of that spectrum. She is bitterly and viciously set on revenge against the Resistance, and will do everything in her power to see the Revolution through and ensure that the sacrifices made have not been in vain. Winning at Trine might have given her some measure of peace, but despite their best efforts, it couldn't be done. The victories at Benden and Malvren have done little to soothe her, and her already-short fuse is now practically non-existent, making her even faster to lash out verbally or physically than ever before, even at an ally.
As ruthless as she can be, however, she is unwaveringly loyal to friends and loved ones, as evidenced by her continued association with and allegiance to the wherhandlers. They have always been her family, and not even being a rider can change that. With those treasured few she is especially close to, Fi'o's harsh demeanor softens somewhat, and she is an incredibly loving and supportive partner and very protective of her friends. Betray her loyalty, though, and she will never forgive you. She is a difficult person to get to know in the first place, suspicious of strangers - particularly of other riders - and tends to be guarded and closed-off, deflecting unwanted attempts to get close to her with barbed words.
Fi'o is a very visually-oriented person, who processes and reacts to the details of her environment very quickly. This is as much disadvantage as it is advantange, however, as she has a difficult time focusing on any one thing if multiple things are happening at once. This applies to anything from conversations to gathers to battles, and the more that's going on around her, the slower her reaction time will become as it gets harder to process so much at once. She fares better in one-on-one interactions or small groups, where her attention isn't constantly pulled in different directions.
She has a weak spot for those who need protection (as long as they're on her side), as she has a tendency to project onto them; she couldn't save Corla and Corsk, and so she feels compelled to save the ones she can. Coming to grips with any failure is difficult to her, and this will the worst of all, one that will haunt her for the rest of her life.
Virtues: Loyal, Determined, Protective, Observant
Flaws: Combative, Spiteful, Suspicious, Difficulty Focusing
