Name: Amelia
Age: 32
Sex: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Weyr: Other
Rider Rank: N/A
Previous Rank/Craft: Journeyman Miner
Physical Description: With black hair, dark eyes, and naturally pale skin, she would have been a dark beauty had her life taken her over different paths. As it is, her face is almost always smudged with grit of some sort, her hair is pulled up into a messy bun and she nearly always wears coveralls for their practicality when excavating. Comfortable with shovel, pick, or explosive charge, she has a sort of unconsciously proud and confident posture about her. Quick to smile and unafraid to get dirty, it’s a rare sight to see her without some hint of her craft upon her person. Wearing minimal jewelry, Amelia’s sole fancy item is a necklace of a soaring dragon her family commissioned for her when she gained the journeyman rank.
Her body type is athletic and muscular due to her work. She is not petite by any interpretation of the word - standing nearly six feet tall (5’9”), she can almost look her father in the eye without trouble and shoulders tools as well as any other life long miner. That’s not to say she does not have feminine charms – well proportioned and well endowed, Amelia’s charm would shine through if she took the time to dress up.. which she rarely does.
Personality: Proud, bold, and confident, Amelia isn’t afraid of lending a hand. Proud of her family and her craft, she’ll often spend hours simply exploring the tunnels they’re in the process of building, memorizing the twists and turns even as she learns about the techniques and tools used in excavation. Easy going and inclined to laugh, she has no qualms about chatting with fellow miners or weyrfolk alike – though weyrfolk, and riders, tend to pass her by. She usually shrugs the lack of attention off easily, confident enough in herself to know that it’s not a personal sleight. She's not one to flout her goldrider status and can become quite embarassed if people insist on deferring to her, but over the years her dragon has changed her and that embarassment is easier hide now. She is never certain if people see her for her or if the hide of her dragon is what weighs most in their decisions.
While she is not afraid of closed or small spaces, Amelia does enjoy the openness of the plains and the structure of Weyrs. She does not, however, know how to swim and tends to avoid lakes and oceans on principle. Strong and intelligent, she is well suited to her craft and sometimes surprises people with her quick wit and strong understanding of numbers. Secretly, she sometimes enjoys that reaction and believes she’s made an impression upon the person she’s surprised. Eager to learn, to do, and to inform she can be found teaching the apprentices a thing or two when she is not involved in training or work of her own. With a dragon in tow, she is hardly ever seen without Sharath and spends a great deal of time taking care of the vainglorious gold.
Over the years, the assertive, passionate, ambitious nature of Sharath has creeped into Amelia's personality. She expects respect and tolerates very little fundamental disrespect. It's gotten her into a few fights over the years and she has a few scars to prove it. Amelia is a fiesty, athletic, confident woman whose interest lies first in the survival and care of her dragon. Her second priority aligns with her passion and is aiding in the supply of the Weyrs now that Thread falls again – she knows as a queenrider she wouldn't fight to begin with and is quite comfortable, and content, to remain devoted to her craft.
On a final note, Amelia has a temper. It is slow to ignite but when she is angry she will fume and yell and argue until her temper has run itself out if she doesn't outright take a swing. Be warned, however, if she believes herself truly wronged she can and does hold long-lasting grudges. In a fit of temper she will fling hurtful, pointed things but when holding a grudge she can be very cold – to the point of being disrespectful and ignoring the person as if they don’t exist. Also vindictive to a point, Amelia is not above seeing someone get their ‘just deserts’. She also tends not to back down from a fight and can be particularly stubborn in that respect. Whether defending friends or her honour, she’ll do her best to face down whatever opponent it is. She can take a decent beating and keep standing, but most know better than to risk the ire of rider and queen – Sharath has been known to pin humans down until they listen.
Positive Trait List Confident, Inquisitive, Congenial
Negative Trait List Proud, Selfish, and Begrudging
History: Born into a family that called the High Reaches Weyr home, her parents were both involved in minecraft. Her mother was a geologist while he father was an excavator. From an early age she has been exposed to dragons, riders, explosives and more dirt and rock then an average person would likely consider healthy. Her friends came from the weyr and the craft halls alike and most barely mentioned the work of her family. It bothered her and helped sew the seeds of a strong will and a deep-seated pride in the craft that ran in her blood.
When she was able to, Amelia joined the minecraft hall as an apprentice and quickly gained the title of journeyman a little earlier than most having benefited from the knowledge and mentorship of not only the other miners but her parents as well. Amelia found she rather enjoyed the labourious work of an excavator - the blunt humour and honest work that would eventually result in countless feet passing through the tunnels she and her father bore through the rock – but she had an eye for ores and gemstones that has been honed over the years. Now, she specializes in explosives and firestone, trading in the substances and headquartered in Nabol.
Her impression was something of interest... a Turn had passed since her gaining the title of journeyman and her rough-and-tumble attitude has drawn her out of the lower caverns for longer periods of time. There was activity in the main areas of the weyr and curiosity has called her to investigate. It was easy enough to learn of the new clutch and the queen’s egg - a hatching she intended to watch. Among the chaos of fighting dragonets, injured candidates, and a circus of a hatching, the newly hatchedgold eventually addressed those at the Hatching and declared Amelia her chosen one, summoning her from the stands into the Sands.
Amelia, amazed at the Impression, spent some time adjusting to the demands of her fiery young partner and finding outlets for the nearly unassailable ambition and confidence of Sharath. They argued almost as much as they laughed and it wasn't long before Sharath's ambitions and Amelia's love of the craft drew them away from the Weyr and into the wider world.
Amelia continued her studies while Sharath made several failed attempts to start a gathering of dragons herself. Sharath is commanding but she lacked leadership skills as a youth... and over time, that haughtiness has cooled into a tempered, powerful presence that is hard to ignore even if the skill isn't neccessarily sharp.
Many fights, between the two and between others later, their travels brought them to Nabol and the mines and the firestones that Amelia so loved. The town is corrupt, something Amelia finds distasteful, but she's been able to work out a few deals here and there that exchange her expertise and goldrider status for discounts on goods she then exports to the Weyrs and other customers.
Sharath adores the chance to throw her power around and sharpen her leadership, or manipulation, skills so it's a win-win situation even if it is a shady situation. Amelia tries to live a moderate life in or around Nabol but it can be difficult caught between the prestige of a gold and the drudgery of a miner. Thankfully Sharath also loves assisting her rider and makes a very effective beast of burden when transporting large shipments of goods.
Other: I would not be opposed to Sharath being summoned back to HRW now that thread is falling. They'd have to reconcile ambition with structure.
DRAGON
Name: Sharath
Age: 13
Color: Gold
Size: 42'
Physical Description: Sharath is on the small side for a gold but is well proportioned and her subtle hide pattern almost makes it seem like she's constantly glistening... if she wasn't also soiled by dirt and rock dust on a regular basis. If she had been bonded to any other person, perhaps her physique would have been more petite... but her years of helping dig, and haul, and lift, and move heavy rock stuffs has made this gold buff and she likes it that way – it's easier to intimidate if it looks like you'll win the fight. Wings are broad and wide, giving her good lifting strength for aerial support and long Flights.
Personality: Sharath is one passionate gold. Her infinite ambition means she'll never fall short of incentive to keep going, come what may. Ever assured she's one step ahead of her associates at all times (including her rider), it would take the most overwhelming problem possible to make her hesitant. To leave her speechless, you'll need something no less than devastating. Negative commentary would never influence her; not at this age. She never forgets her status and she refuses to overlook it.
Sharath also forgets a queen without content followers isn't much of a queen at all. If someone disagrees with her, she's outraged they would dare. She'll throw a fit over the matter and accuse them of going against her out of jealousy. In Sharath's world, being gold makes you right. Opinions that don't line up with hers she undermines without realizing she's doing it. What do you mean you don't think the exact same way she does? You, madam, are ridiculous! Greatness will only bless Sharath if she learns it takes a queen to lead a Weyr, but many dragons to build one. Else she meet with disaster. Her rider can help her with this, but it won't be an overnight ordeal.
The sooner this problem is addressed the better. Sharath gets what Sharath wants, and Sharath wants her own Weyr. She doesn't care if it's High Reaches or not; she'll be glad to move or even establish a brand new place all together if need be. The idea of failing doesn't frighten her into behaving more courteously, because as far as she's concerned, failure is not an option. She's willing to risk anything and do anything to make her dream a reality, and she expects her rider to be happy going along for the ride. After all, Sharath is so loyal and would not let any living soul utter a single bad word about Hers. She will even speak directly to another rider if she feels they're insulting her own. Who, don't forget, is a goldrider.
Everyone is a hypocrite. Yes, Sharah, even you. This gold has no problem insulting other queens or their riders out of spite. Taking orders from the Weyrwoman's dragon (and having other dragons take her orders over Sharath's) annoys her something fierce. The older she gets, the more diligent her rider will need to be. This is a larger than life dragon who needs to be kept under control or both this pair will face serious consequences. Not much of the population will think far enough into her trouble-making to realize Sharath's bitterness toward her fellow gold is no more than a feeble attempt to compensate for her small size.
She will be more than ready to rise by time she's old enough, but only under the condition the male she deemed worthy to catch her does so. She takes flight with one dragon in mind and one dragon only. Her opinion will not be swayed by anyone, not even her rider. The dragon she's partial to may be a bronze or a brown. Sharath is not picky about colors as long as everyone knows she's the most important one. In fact, her best friend (other than Hers, of course), is Green Redfith.
Sharath is able to separate the actions of rider and dragon, recognizing they are individuals rather then viewing them as an equally responsible unit. As such, one of the two may offend her but she will not lash out at both – only the one she considers offensive. She’s not easy to get along with but as long as one remembers their place, she seems content to be ‘pleasant’ enough.
Dragon Art or Proof of Obtainment: Original Cert Proof (Dragon and Rider being transferred in)
Original character journalNote: I noticed that there's no gold born in the year 3560 in the clutch timelines but that one was born in 3561 for High Reaches Weyr. If it works better that Sharath is 12 (and thus born in 3561), I'd like to slot her in there and say she left High Reaches.
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