Name: Aerden
Age: 27 Turns
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Flexible. Personality is what gets his attention more than anything.
Craft: Mercenary
Rank: N/A
Location: Western
Physical Description: Though he is not one of the taller men on Pern at 5'9", Aerden is compact and muscular with broad shoulders. His hair is a rich auburn color and cut short for convenience. His most distinctive feature is a mess of snaking scars on the left side of his neck and shoulder from a near-fatal encounter with thread. His skin is pale, so the red remains of threadscore are extremely prominent.
Personality: For the majority of Aerden’s life, he has craved to be useful. With no particular skill set to set him apart, no real way to help aid his mother, he was left entirely frustrated by his own apparent uselessness. He wants to help people, genuinely and sincerely, even if he doesn’t always know always the best option to take. Though he’s an intelligent young man, he doesn’t trust his own opinion enough to take control. In truth, Aerden feels very isolated from people. In his mind, his birth was a mistake. His mother would have been much better off without him (though she’d never made him feel that way in the slightest), and as a result, he’s extremely comfortable with the thought of dying if it meant sacrificing himself to save another.
Aerden is a quiet man, usually choosing to observe and watch others rather than openly engage. Still, if someone needs a hand, he will immediately offer his aid, and he is a courteous individual. Not much riles him up at all, and even in intense situations, Aerden can remain calm and rational. He’s a person with genuinely good intentions, which is why becoming a dragonrider appeals so much. What could be more honorable than defending the entire planet and its people against Thread? And if he dies in battle, then it was a death worth having.
Though a steady and reliable person, the man finds that the tried and true method is the best default. He isn’t a person who thinks outside the box if there’s a method that works well! This can cause problems, especially if the situation turns for the worst. He’ll look for leadership first rather than seize control, automatically assuming that others will know better than him.
Aerden is a soldier, and a damn good one. But without a capable commander, he will falter and fail.
Positive Trait List Loyal, selfless, steady.
Negative Trait List Doesn't deviate from routine, views himself as expendable, falters when not given a clear task.
History: Aerden has been a vagabond for most of his life, wandering across of Pern in search of
something. He was born at Rivercrest Hold in one of the numerous brothels. He never knew his father. His mother often claimed he was a great pirate captain, wealthy and charming; Aerden often wondered how this could be true, for surely such a man wouldn’t have left his mother to work in a place like Rivercrest. Though his mother loved him deeply and Aerden did what he could to help earn money, he was fully aware that he was a burden upon her. He came to hate Rivercrest and its small corruptions, and once old enough to fend for himself, he left and didn’t return.
Lacking any sort of real skill or training, Aerden was able to find work with small mercenary groups. He took direction well and was a quick study, taking to fighting and swordplay. The more his skills improved, the more his company began to rely on him. The money he earned was sent back to his mother, and eventually, as the group’s work began to turn more unsavory, Aerden left. He didn’t want to be a thug for hire. He wanted to help people--and whenever he could, he did so. Unfortunately, the world didn’t run on kindness, but Aerden accepted food or a place to sleep in lieu of marks.
As he traveled across Pern, he would join up with other companies now and again, seeking to improve his skills. In truth, Aerden was far from satisfied with what he was doing. Still, it was the only life he knew--the only thing he
could do. At least, that was what he’d thought until the return of Thread.
Aerden had the good fortune of being on the back of the dragon when Thread truly started to fall. Several mercenaries in his current company were dragonriders, so naturally, the easiest form of transportation was to fly. Though the young man had been wounded before, no pain would ever compare to the sensation of thread slamming into the left side of his neck and shoulder. Fortunately, rider and dragon reacted instinctively, taking them Between. Badly injured and near death, the panicked rider dropped Aerden off at the place that they’d met their dragon... Western Weyr.
The mercenary nearly died that day, but was slowly coaxed back to health over time (and due to a Masterhealer showing up a few days after thread’s fall). He owed Western more than he could ever imagine--and upon seeing the destruction that the returning Thread had wrecked upon the mostly unprepared Pern, it made perfect sense as to what he had to do. He needed to remain, to help those who could truly defend the planet…
And maybe, if he were lucky, join their ranks.
Aerden has been at Western for two years now as a Candidate, but helps out in the medical bay whenever he absolutely can.
Other: His theme song!
Here!Candidate Specific Questions
Do you want them to have an official Search RP? Nah.
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? Nope!
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