"I was certain if I fell through the bottom
You'd be happy just to float here on your own
I was never quite prepared for the long ride
Oh, away, away, away alone
Oh, this wasn't in my plans
Abandoned ship and heading for the sand
Oh, the albatross crash-lands
I've got this sinking feeling that I never can go home"
BASICS
RETIRE INFO: Retire both
NAME: Aymeric
GENDER: Cis Male
PRONOUNS: He/him/his
ORIENTATION: Unsubtle bisexual
BIRTHDATE: Early Winter 2737
AGE: 33 as of Early Summer 2770
LOCATION: Semaca
OCCUPATION: Dragonrider
WING: Nocturne Wing
APPEARANCE
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Black
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 6'6", fit
PLAY-BY: Aymeric de Borel [FFIXV]
FULL APPEARANCE:
A tall, strapping man who always looks perfectly put together. Aymeric probably spends far too much time making himself look perfect each day, dressing in blues and elaborately embroidered clothes. He is lean and fit, his clothes often making him look somewhat broader in the shoulders than he actually is. With a charming smile and the look of a man who has never so much as done any sort of manual labor in his life, it is hard to think of him as a dragonrider. He wears a black and gold ear clip on his left ear.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
To outsiders, Aymeric is a suave, well-mannered politician. He is good with words and handling crowds, and one would not be out of place to think he rode bronze instead of garnet.He is approachable and personable, pleasant to be around with his charming smile and friendly nature. However, he is no fool, and is incredibly adept at talking people in or out of poor ideas, especially if they benefit him.
That said, he has a terrible case of imposter syndrome. He doesn't believe he has truly earned the renown and respect he has gained, and is worried that some may truly see him as a failure, that he only has his position due to someone else pulling strings for him. His self-doubt is incredible. Deep down, he wonders truly if lasting peace on Pern can be achieved, as he is not so foolish as to ignore the signs.
HISTORY
FAMILY: Thordan [father], Audeonne [adoptive mother]
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: N/A
BIRTHPLACE: Chrom Hold
HISTORY:
TW: mentions of bullying
Born out of wedlock as the result of an affair, Aymeric was raised by a somewhat wealthy family in Chrom. His real father, an advisor to the Lord Holder, did his best to simply distance himself from the entire affair, but there were plenty of rumors, and ones that Audeonne tried very hard to shield him from.
Aymeric was not a fool, he knew of the rumors, and very early on dreamed of being a dragonrider, of being Searched and taken away so he would be able to return on a large, shining dragon and fix all of the problems. Because he wanted to, deeply. He wanted to be a hero, some sort of fanciful bronzerider who could fix the problems of the world.
Unfortunately, his bright idealism did lead to bullying in his youth, and Aymeric learned fast to keep those dreams to himself.
When he became of age, Aymeric was Searched by a rider to Telgar Weyr... where he failed to impress. And he failed to impress. And he failed over and over until he aged out. He was devastated, absolutely heartbroken. But instead of return home in defeat, Aymeric did his best to apply himself to a more political matters. He studied the history, every bit he could, and tried to become someone who could be a proper adviser, someone who could be relied on and who knew the ins and outs of how weyrs operated.
That was, of course, until he was asked to go to Semaca Weyr.
Shocked, Aymeric went along. He could hopefully negotiate a proper alliance, support, supplies, anything. Impression was hardly a thought in his mind. He was there to work.
And unfortunately there was... a chance. Semaca didn't bar someone from standing until they were thirty. And Aymeric took that chance.
It paid off.
Garnet Thanatoth found him, and cemented his new path in life. He would stay in Semaca, and help the weyr grow into a proper place, where people could learn, they could survive, and they could thrive.
