Name: K’Ladan (Formerly Kaladan)
Age: 21 (Impressed at 16)
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Bisexual
Weyr: High Reaches
Rider Rank: Wing Rider
Previous Rank/Craft: n/a
Physical Description:
Tall, dark and (arguably) handsome. K’Ladan stands at an even six feet tall and is wide of shoulder and thick with muscle. He has dark skin and even darker, corded hair with eyes the color of a light whiskey. Although he has many scars from his time as a rider, none are quite so pronounced as the claw marks across one side of his face that he suffered during a hatching (he learned rather quickly what dragonets do not do upon impression).
Personality:
K’Ladan is old enough to know what he’s doing and still young enough to think he knows everything. Although many of his misgivings about the charm and glory of dragon riding were beaten out of him as a candidate (and even more so during his early years with Razasith) he still has a tendency towards being brash and foolish when not under the watchful eye of his superiors. With an overabundance of confidence and bravery, he often does not hesitate to plunge headlong into impulsive decisions (at least outside of combat) and is always the first to volunteer himself for anything even remotely risky. Luckily for everyone, his dream of being his best self has given him a strong streak of obedience in addition to his fool hearted nature and he has not typically been a great risk to his wing (even if he has been caught muttering under his breath about choices he disagrees with).
After five years in training, he has come to think quite highly of himself and his skills. There is not a task too great for him or a challenge too hard and it shows from the strut of his walk to the smarmy smirk he likes to wear best. Here is where “the greater it is, the harder it falls” truly comes into play - he can be charming and playful on a daily but the moment he fails to succeed or is denied something he truly believes is his, he is incredibly, impossibly hot-headed. There is no begrudging silence in the wake of his anger, only the explosive volcano of his fury. After being scolded by everyone from his grandmother to his superiors, he has learned to take a long walk (or ride) to cool his head, but rest peacefully the soul that thinks it better to confront him before he’s ready.
Positive Trait List Brave, Obedient, Charming
Negative Trait List Impulsive, Hot-Headed, Conceited
History: Kaladan was a weyrbrat born and raised in High Reaches by his mother, Aella, who worked (and still works) in the kitchens - just like her mother before her and her mother before her. His father, by his mother’s account, was a dragon rider she met in her youth but she would never tell him who it was; Aella was adamant that a rider’s job was not to coddle a child and he had no right to bother the man. As such, Kaladan always felt that he had huge shoes to fill. The moment he turned fourteen he hauled himself off to become a candidate, working longer and harder at his tasks than he had ever worked at anything in his life. Shortly after his sixteenth birthday, two years into the sludge and challenge of a candidate’s busy life, Razasith hatched and his entire world changed. He was no longer Kaladan the weyrbrat but K’Ladan, bronze rider.
Other: Please forgive any of my knowledge hiccups - I did read things but I might have misinterpreted something.
[DRAGON]
Name: Razasith
Age: 5
Color: Bronze
Size: 44’
Physical Description: (Imagine Pending)
Like his rider, Razasith is large and bulky. He is not among the quickest of his brethren but what he lacks in speed he makes up in determination and stamina.
Personality:
Unlike his rider, Razasith is calm and balanced although no less ambitious. What K’Ladan lacks as a young rider, his dragon has in abundance. He is the gentle word when no one else can get through to K’Ladan and he is the wise thought when the man is considering something overly reckless. As much as he balances K’Ladan’s quick temper, so too does K’Ladan balance his uncertainty. Razasith wants, too, to be the best that he can be but often has his doubts that he can move quickly or with enough grace to master a maneuver he is challenged by. Never once has K’Ladan given up on him and together, they have found their stride as a pair. His skill comes in his unwillingness to give up, often fueled by K’Ladan’s determination when his own falters, and he has found accomplishment in their combined commitment to drills and practice.
Dragon Art or Proof of Obtainment: Dragon Starter Pack (to be completed by Skies <3 )
[CLUTCH INTENTION]
3568.07.21
Caracath x Worenth
20 Eggs
0 gold / 1 bronze / 2 brown / 7 blues / 10 greens
C'rian & brown Kronoseth :: Unaffiliated/Trader :: Played by Masterharper
N'var & Brown Soreth :: High Reaches Weyr :: DarkHikari
I'lian & blue Xith :: High Reaches Weyr :: tatterpixie
(Aiming for the bronze of this litter so long as it is available once he is approved, putting Raza at about 5 years. Will adjust if it is taken by then!)
