Name: Nekoka
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Role/rank: Candidate
Origin: Low Valley in Keroon

Appearance: Despite his age Nekoka looks as though he is already an adult. 6'2'' with potential to grow a bit more. The first thing people notice is that Nekoka is big. Broad in the shoulder and not really thin in any other body proportion, Nekoka looks like he could probably stop a small incoming wher if he really wanted to. The lad is all muscle. Apart from his obvious strength though the teenager is unremarkable. Dark brown eyes match his dark brown, straight hair. His face is neither attractive nor unattractive enough to be of note. His face is a series of straight lines, square jaw, narrow, straight, nose. Nekoka could look severe if he didn't avoid eye contact and look about as fearsome as a cowed puppy. His expressions are always small motions. A slight smile rather than a grin, a tightening of the eyes and tilt of the head rather than a scowl.

Personality:
+ Compassionate
+ Responsible
+ Loyal
+ Forgiving

- Timid
- Insecure
- Easily wounded

History:

27.9.164 - Nekoka is born in a cothold out in the back end of nowhere. The entire population of the hold is less than twenty people.
169 - Nekoka is taught to ride a horse. In such a small hold people need to start contributing early. The cothold is entirely devoted to looking after herdbeast. The only contact they have with other holds is when someone travels to the nearest hold for supplies or the herdbeast are driven for sale or slaughter. Neither of these tasks are something Nekoka has any part in. At the start all he does is sit in the saddle with either his parents or one of his brothers, watch and learn.
10.7.181 - A summer gather at Keroon River Hold calls for the herd to be driven to the hold. Nekoka's uncle threw out his back just before and so Nekoka's older brother puts forward that Nekoka should take his place. He knows how to herd by now and he's never gotten to go to a gather before. It takes several days to get the herd to the gather, but once they do Nekoka is told he and his brothers can go and entertain themselves. The brothers quickly scarper.
The hold is overwhelming to Nekoka at first, there are so many people and so much noise. One of Nekoka's brothers quickly begins to direct them away from the main gather. He insists they need to go see where the dragon's land. Nekoka has only ever seen a dragon fly overhead, but naturally gets very excited. When they arrive he is shocked and more than just a little afraid by how big the creatures are. The brothers stay at the far edge of the field, discussing the beasts, until a green dragon turns and stares directly at them. A greenrider swiftly appears beside them, striking up a pleasant conversation as the green paces closer. Nekoka shrinks behind his brothers (As much as a lad his size can) as the green seems to inspect him. The dragon however is determined as she swings her head around the group to pin the teenager with her whirling gaze. The dragonrider informs them that the green thinks that Nekoka could impress. His brothers promptly go wild at the idea. A very rowdy conversation follows with their parents, with the poor greenrider dragged along for the ride. Nekoka's parents aren't keen to loose a pair of hands to help with the herd, but they can't refuse their youngest son the chance to bond to a dragon. A tad reluctantly they agree and Nekoka is whisked away to the Weyr. For a huge dose of culture shock.