Name: Marinel
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Craft: Woodcrafter
Rank: Apprentice
Location: Western Weyr
Physical Description: With long limbs, a long, sleek and shapely torso, and long, well kept brown hair, Marinel comes across firmly on the feminine side of looks. Like his twin, he has green eyes, but his much more active lifestyle has given him a notable tan. He dresses neatly, his hair is generally pulled back.
He has scars that rake down the left side of his face.
Despite the recent trials and tribulations in his life, his usual demeanor is a cheerful one. Never afraid to smile, his brightness somehow makes even his awkwardly transitioning teenage face seem friendly and inviting, to the point that even if you shaved he and his twin bald, bathed them both, and set them next to each other, you'd be able to tell them apart in a second.
Personality: Marinel grew up without much in terms of responsibility. He was the unwanted twin; the one that murdered their mother, according to his father. He was told—no less than twice a seven day that it was his fault. Dolmar was favored, and was trusted with responsibilities. So his brother shouldered most of the weight of expectations, and was an endless source of love and understanding and approval, and so despite their less-than-stellar father, Marinel developed into a mostly positive, happy young man. Always ready to make new friends, he likes trying new things. On the downside, his easily distracted nature means that he often leaves things unfinished or forgotten in the excitement of something newer.
Once he decides that he cares about something or someone, he can become a bit of a mother hen. He likes feeling loved and cared for in turn, and especially with thrad back now, he's terrified of losing anyone else. He assumes no news is bad news, and can end up assuming the worst after long enough.
Mari was left alone once Dolmar was apprenticed. He’d wanted to go too—in fact, he missed his twin so much and grew so tired of his father’s constant bullying, that he ran away within two weeks of when Dolmar left. It was hard, but he lasted on his own for some time; stealing when he had to. That was how he met Saimwen. Saimwen saved his life. By the time he reached that caravan he was half starved. He’d survived, ten turns old, on his own for a few seven days; but it was hard when he had never learned to fish.
He learned to navigate by the stars with Saimwen’s family; he learned to make a living. He stayed for almost six turns. He grew a lot in that time. He matured, he filled out muscular wise, working with Saimwen and his father.
He also enjoys making mischief, a left-over trait from his childhood. He'll happily play along with rumors to confuse people, play pranks, unless he knows it bothers or upsets someone. If it's someone he cares about, he can turn downright protective in an instant, determined to defend his friend's feelings, and maybe a little worried about losing them if they felt like he was teasing them too.
He is extremely protective of his brother.
He’s come to grips with his father’s death. If it’s mentioned, he reacts, but some part of him is relatively indifferent. They were never close. It was thinking his brother had died that had broken him.
Marinel is currently struggling with his own self conciousness. He heard so often that he was the cause of his mother’s death as a very small child, that he believes it even now. He has become more confident through encouragement from his brother, but has times where he feels worthless. He fears disappointing his brother as he did their father.
History: Marinel is the younger of the twins, born nearly three candlemarks after Dolmar in a minor hold under Telgar, and he bears the supposed burden of being the cause of his mother's death. Exhausted from long labor, she did not live to see her sons for more than a few moments. His brother, at least, never blamed him, though on rare drunken nights his father wasn't always so kind.
Despite the rough fashion of his entry to the world, his childhood was not terrible. As the younger son, he was freed of most of the expectations and duties that fell to his twin, and Dolmar often encouraged him to enjoy himself, to have fun, to do whatever he liked. This often resulted in him running around either in or out of the hold, trying new things, meeting new people, and generally getting himself into trouble. And for a while he was happy being the 'less important' son, because he got to come back at the end of the day, meet his brother after lessons, and share his adventures.
But then, when they were both around ten turns old, his brother left. Off to Courtesan Crafthall to train in diplomacy, he was suddenly alone without his brother, his best friend.
He ran away.
He'd made friends with a group of passing traders, and when they decided to leave, he begged to go along. They either didn't realize who his father was, or didn't care, but regardless, they took the young boy along. He stayed with them up until Igen's territory, and then left to make his own way. Nameless, but eager and friendly, he was able to find enough work and make enough friends to eventually work his way into a woodcraft apprenticeship. The new people to meet and the new skills to learn distracted him for a while from his missing sibling. Eventually he decided that he'd become a journeyman, and then return home. HIs father wouldn't be mad if he'd actually done something worth while like that, right?
Thread returned before he ever saw home again. He hadn't been in contact in turns, but it cut everything short when news of the devastation hit. He eventually managed to beg a dragonrider to take him home, but all they found were ruins, and two men, struggling to make it to the nearest weyr. From they learned that everyone else, even his father, had died, devoured by thread.
There was no news of his brother, and it began his long trip to find out if he had any family left at all. The rider was heading to High Reaches, to join them and help fight thread, and he took Marinel along. Once at the weyr, he figured, he would easily be able to find someone heading to Western who'd take him along. It took some time, but now he's finally made it to Western, and managed to be searched while nosing around, to boot.
Other: Strengths: Creative, friendly, kind, passionate.
Weaknesses: Occasionally distracted, a worry-wart, immature, forgetful.
Candidate Specific Questions
Do you want them to have an official Search RP? No
Do you understand they will age every passing year regardless if you're there to RP the or not? Yes
Do you want them to have a possible Stands Impression? No
- - - > Please keep in mind that Stands Impressions are very rare. This means that not everybody will get an opportunity to have a surprise Impression, and you lower your chances of being picked by a dragonet. Given the character is not ICly an official Candidate, they will need a reason to be at the Weyr of their choice long-term, or at least for every Hatching.
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