Name: MaddeckAge: 16
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Aromantic Bisexual
Craft: Healer
Rank: Apprentice
Origin: Fort Weyr (Healer Hall)
Appearance:
~ Physique: He is tall, long-muscled, and conscious of staying in shape. When weather and schedule permit, he goes for a run around the lake in early morning to get his mind going. Otherwise it's done inside.
~ Hair: Very close-cropped dark-auburn hair with a bit of wildness that hints at ringlets. Someone tell him that ringlets are cute because he will try to obliterate them by how close it is kept, or brushed to straighten them out.
~ Face: His muddy-grey eyes are often seen squinting, which looks like a frown. Perhaps it is a frown. Longish, narrow face most commonly seen deadpan, frowning in concentration or annoyance, and rarely smiling, which is usually aimed at his brother, adopted daughter, or some really tasty food. So if you are none of those people or things, it probably is a frown.
~ Distinguishing features - His skin freckles easily in the sun (even in the winter), so one will see his face and shoulders covered in them, then a few on his arms, legs, and back.
~ Fashion: About clothing-- who cares? Function over form. Sleeveless shirts and shorts in the summer when it's hot. Boots in the muck. Fur and layers in the snow. Inside, he typically wears a plain leather vest and a shirt with the poofy sleeves with tight gauntlets to keep his forearms clean. He tries to wear lavender somewhere on his person so that a casual (or frantic) observer can identify that he is a Healer. Reading glasses are worn inside. It all looks good on him.
Personality: Summarized.
His Myers-Briggs profile would have to be INTJ (introvert intuitive thinking judging), The Intellectuals: Strategist.
He loves to dance. About the only times one will see him out mingling, besides at meals, is when dancing is involved. This is one of those few times he stops thinking about his craft or how awkward he feels in public and focuses only on himself and the music. Of course, he tries not to think of all the trouble one can get into at a dance.
He loves baked goods. The way to his heart will probably be through his stomach.
Personality: Positive.
~ Conceptual, Insightful, Open-minded. When presented with a problem, he views it as a puzzle, challenge, or assignment. Thus separated from it, he can look at it in broader terms.
~ Logical. He is capable of thinking abstractly, placing people on a chess board, so to speak. It allows him to think of the problem as opposed to the emotions others might feel, and that he might feel. It can be a bit of a problem when he tries to assign logical thought to people-problems, and is sometimes suprised by their responses.
~ Independent, Relentless. He can work on his own without supervision, acknowledgement, or appreciation to thrive.
~ Introspective. He often thinks from his own perspective and emotions to try to figure out the people closest to him or who affect his life the most, as well as or people-related aspects of a puzzle. This is probably the limit of his empathy, which given his other traits would be quite limited.
Personality: Negative.
~ Critical, Quick to judge a situation in extremes. In this he can look to the worst case scenario before looking at the best, but may dwell on the worst inappropriately, leading to poor outlook in the situation, or his mood in general.
~ Perfectionist, Obsessive, Expects excellence in himself and others. Superficially these may seem like positive traits, and they can be. But people annoy him: they are lazy and at the same time expect preferential treatment. If they don't earn something through merit, he is unlikely to give him a millimeter, let alone an inch.
~ Socially awkward, Emotionally detached. He does try to "let his hair down" and enjoy the presence of others, but as soon as he opens his mouth his awkwardness is revealed. Even if he is in a good mood he may seem pissy to those unfamiliar with his sharp words and personality quirks. In mixed company he prefers to keep his mouth shut and hide in a book or his studies.
History: Family.
Zandesik (52) and Cynmen (43), Parents (minor Holders, Tillek region, FarmerCraft, High Reaches Weyr)
Spasek (24), eldest brother (Harper, voice training, lute)
Zendysk (22), elder brother (heir)
Cynsizk (20), elder sister (Tailor; Knitting)
Mennick (17), elder brother (Mindhealer, Thread trauma)
Cynchie (12), younger sister (Baker)
Silvina (Silvie) (approx. 3), adopted daughter (played by Thaliawen)
Mennick and Maddeck grew up in a small hold in the Tillek region that specializes in terraced farming and baking. It was small, but it was his parents' hold, and it had been carved out of the mountain itself by their ancestors. Beholden to High Reaches Weyr, a matter of great pride to the family, the hold nevertheless was capable of only a modest tithe. In the care of the sturdy, hardworking parents named Zandesik and Cynmen, Mennick and Maddeck enjoyed a difficult but well-rounded childhood.
Mennick witnessed his eldest brother Spasek sent away for "talking too much," which deeply upset Mennick, especially when Maddeck (who was not there when it happened) rationalized that Spasek must be lazy. It wasn't until Turns later that he learned that Spasek had indeed talked so much that he developed laryngitis and began to play his lute in earnest to fill in the "silence." He was already skilled enough to gain entry into the HarperHall, where he was treated and studied under a voice coach. He decided to stay and Master in the subject of Voice!
This left the next brother in line to inherit the Hold. An easygoing but hard-working son, Zendysk was happy take up that mantle. Cynsizk, the eldest sister, was already talented in Knitting and went off to WeaverCraftHall to expand her study to include Tailoring. She made sure that little Mennick understood that it was her choice, that she loved her family, and that she would come back home someday soon. Thus she averted, for Mennick, any damage that Maddeck's cynicism might have on her departure. Finally, the youngest sister, Cynchie, had decided as a little girl that she would stay and become a Baker under their Journeywoman mother's tutelage.
History: Chronologic.
As stair-steppers, and he was the younger of the two, he and his brother were always together. They played games together. They talked about many things together, like what they wanted to be when they grew up. Both showed an affinity for healing from a very young age, but in very different areas. While Mennick was an empathic person and preferred to work with people, Maddeck was interested in how things worked mechanically. An example of this might be watching how muscles move when an arm bends or twists. In games, he always washed and wrapped wounds. He practiced on himself and his brother, or on dolls (little girls either loved it or hated it). As soon as they were old enough (Mennick 11 and Maddeck 10 turns), they begged to be sent off to learn their craft at the Healer Hall, Fort Hold.
Then, as their interests became apparent, Mennick for healing the mind and Maddeck for healing the body, they had great potential and were allowed to study under someone of their choice. Their mentors immediately recognized their love for dragons and desire to learn in that bustling atmosphere of the Weyr. So at the ages of 13 (Mennick) and 12 (Maddeck) they were sent to nearby Fort Weyr to continue their apprenticeships. At 16, Maddeck currently studies under one of the very competent Weyr Surgeons.
Maddeck's area of expertise often brings him out on the Sands during a hatching, one of the children in Healer's Purple instead of Candidate's White. Now that the plague has dwindled dragon numbers up North, it is easier to catch a hatching even when off duty. His unspoken fear is that they will eventually die off. Then, who knew what the South of Pern might do? So for now, he tries to be there to witness the some of the last miracles of Pern. Riders and dragons are part of his study, after all. His goal is to become a Master one day, so that he can pass on what he has learned to other healers.
Despite his close proximity to the Sands and Weyrlings, he has no intention of Impressing, though he knows it is possible. If he Impresses, he will still continue on as planned, but with his focus on the rider's point of view.
Recently his brother found himself a little tag-along in the form of a weyrbrat toddler. Her constant noise bothered him while he was studying, and in his irritation he called her "Silvie" for silver, referring to "silver strands of Thread." The name stuck, somehow, as no one has ever seen Threadfall but everyone has heard the songs. Much more recently, he can't even bring himself to think about this horrible lapse of judgment, and insists he was referring to something else entirely. Like how the word, 'sylvan,' refers to trees and forests. Nevermind that Mennick thought of it first.
Other:
~ M'deck, if he Impresses
~ Maddy, nickname by Silvina
