"My way is best. Softly, softly, in the shadows."
BASICS
RETIRE INFO: Character - Retire, Dragon - Adopt
NAME: Moghedien (moh-GHEH-dee-ehn)
GENDER: Cis female
PRONOUNS: she/her/hers
ORIENTATION: Aromantic asexual
BIRTHDATE: Early spring 2737
AGE: 32 as of summer 2769
LOCATION: Semaca Weyr
OCCUPATION: Wingrider
WING: Healer's
APPEARANCE
EYES: Dark brown
HAIR: Black, shoulder-length, usually up in a bun of some sort
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5' 6", sturdy
PLAY-BY: Gong Li
FULL APPEARANCE: Moghedien shows the evidence of her Blood in her perfectly coiffed black hair and alabaster skin. She takes excellent care of herself, always looking as put together as if a maid had dressed her, but doesn't like to draw attention to herself through flamboyance. Black is her favorite color, and when off duty, she is invariably found in an elegantly cut black dress. She sometimes allows herself silver accents, maybe some small earrings, but she is not one for color. For a rider, she has very few scars, owing to her tenure in the healer's wing. The few marks and blemishes she does have are always carefully concealed with makeup.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY: Moghedien's first priority is herself. Following closely behind herself is power, which, after all, leads back to herself. She craves wealth and comfort, but refuses to put herself on the line to attain them unless ordered. Outwardly obedient, even craven, she files away every slight and insult for later revenge. Subtlety is her modus operandi, and she puts revenge itself over the other person's knowing it was her revenge. When she's finally obtained power, she uses it like a bludgeon, delighting in getting other people to bow and scrape for her. She won't ever be too domineering, though. She wants to keep people around - it's so much work getting new minions.
She's perfectly willing to break alliances if she feels it's safe to do so, but being a coward, she finds herself sticking to alliances longer than she'd planned for fear of angering her allies through betrayal. A few of these overlong alliances have actually turned into friendships, and Moghedien is oddly loyal to her friends. Not to the point of risking her own neck in favor of theirs, of course, but if she has spare resources to help out a friend in need, then she doesn't see it as a waste. She extends this same loyalty to those of her followers whom she deems worthy.
HISTORY
FAMILY: Immediate family all dead; various Ruathan relatives still around
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: N/A
BIRTHPLACE: Ruatha Hold
HISTORY: Born to cousins of the Ruathan Lord and Lady, Moghedien had enough Ruathan blood to live in wealth and comfort, but not enough to be anywhere significant in the line of succession. Her parents were on the older side when they had her and spoiled her materially. She did not lack for anything, but after seeing her cousins who were higher in the line of succession, she wanted more. There wasn't much she could do as a child, especially after her parents died when she was in her early teens and her other relatives started to consider marriage for her. Moghedien did not want to be a tool in a political alliance, thank you very much. As soon as the talks started getting serious, the suitors narrowed down to a select few, she sent a letter and a bribe to a Ruathan-born rider at Fort and was off to be a candidate when she was eighteen.
Moghedien adjusted well enough to candidacy, despite its demands compared to the pampered life she'd led; it was a path to a greater end. She Stood for clutch after clutch, rankling at her failure to Impress to Keahith. After seven long Turns, she was about to age out when the Curses came along and Serapheth marked the day with blood and ichor. Moghedien winced at the mess and was suddenly glad she hadn't Impressed that particular gold. This relief didn't last long, however; out of one of the last eggs came a pale green hatchling, who declared herself Kozueth and wrapped herself around the protesting Moghedien's legs.
Moghedien staunchly refused to expose herself to the risk of disfigurement inherent in regular wings. If she couldn't be a queenrider and use a flamethrower, she thought, she still wouldn't get herself injured. She was placed into the Healer's wing at her request, though Kozueth raged. Moghedien and Kozueth are currently fighting about transferring to High Reaches; Kozueth sees an opportunity for glory despite being a green, while Moghedien is staying at Fort more or less to spite her dragon. The concept of a Southern Weyr appeals to both of them, though Moghedien will put up a bit more of a fight before she agrees to transfer.
UPDATES
- Summer 2765 - Tired of fighting about it, the pair compromise for once and decide to transfer to Semaca. They see an opportunity to become Weyrleaders without any gold interference. They're not happy about having to re-learn how to fight Thread, though.
- Spring 2767 - Kozueth gets caught in a downdraft when going to assist Kreith, and gets flung against a tree. Her left wingsail is badly damaged, and she has serious cuts on her neck and head. It will take her a while to recover. Moggy is livid that she got injured even in the Healer's Wing.
