"I've been wallowing in my own confused and insecure delusions
For a piece to cross me over or a word to guide me in
I want to feel the changes coming down
I want to know what I've been hiding
In my shadow"
-Forty-Six & 2 by Tool
BASICS
RETIRE INFO: Dragon - Adopt, Rider - Retire
NAME: Sigil
GENDER: Cis Male
PRONOUNS: he/him/his
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
BIRTHDATE: Winter 2744
AGE: 26 as of Winter 2770
LOCATION: High Reaches Weyr
OCCUPATION: Dragonrider/Majima Informant
WING: Starfall
APPEARANCE
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Black
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 6'5" and wiry/long.
PLAY-BY: MeowTownPolice on dA (top); Themushroomancer on dA (bottom, cropped to not include another person's character since she's not on this site)
FULL APPEARANCE: Sigil has pale skin, and light blue eyes. His hair is shaggy, a bit too long, but straight--a dark black in hue. His face, long in shape, has a scar, running from the edge of his jaw to his cheek. He’s on the taller side, above average for a cis male, with wiry muscle and a long figure. His ears are pierced, with a stud on both earlobes. This man has a serious look about him, solemn and almost pouty. He prefers monochrome clothing, but enjoys black and white over gray. He is not especially attractive, with a sharpness about his long, feminine facial features.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:Sigil is angsty and dramatic, above all else. While he refuses to admit it, he is a huge drama king, prone to large and symbolic gestures of any kind. Similarly, he rarely smiles--he has it in his head that he has to be serious. Life is hard, after all, and he’s not just being dramatic! (He’s totally being dramatic.) That said, he can be a bit silly with Buzz, and she sees him smile often. Especially, but not only, with her, he can be sassy and sarcastic, albeit a bit dry. He definitely has a soft spot for Buzz, despite being uncaring when it comes to most people. Sigil is extremely protective of her--and anyone else he grows to like--to the point of being overbearing, trying to shield her from the world. Part of this stems from caution, which verges on paranoia.
While he is intelligent in some ways, Sigil is prone to doing dumb things, especially around people he likes. He can look the fool at times, but only in his personal life. Generally speaking, he has a good memory and is cunning, smart, and good at gathering information. He can be calculating and conniving, but when he’s not actively trying and considering things, he tends towards forgetting to do so. He tries to avoid being visible when it comes to politics, or seeming to pick a side, and generally considers how he can use something to his advantage. Resourceful and able to think on his feet, business-Sigil is a capable man with the determination and skills necessary to succeed. Personal-life-Sigil is not. This Sigil can be a bit of an idiot, especially when he’s pining for someone. It’s like his brain shuts off when it’s not in work mode. Even his composure suffers when the stakes are low. No matter what, though, Sigil is surprisingly greedy, and unable to resist the sway of material objects. He also tends to deny or consider his emotions...except when it bubbles over, and then, he’s prone to verbally lashing out or having other emotional outbursts. Generally, he can be a bit of a jerk, keeping his distance from others and treating them with disdain.
HISTORY
FAMILY:
-Father: Rolyn (uninvolved)
-Mother: Loricia (deceased)
-Sister (not by blood): Candidate Buzz (-3)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None
BIRTHPLACE: Minor Hold under High Reaches
HISTORY: Rolyn, cousin to the man in charge of a minor hold under High Reaches, was happily married. A mistake, hidden and secret, resulted in a child. Loricia went to Rolyn, begging for him to make a family with her; his mistress loved him, but Rolyn rejected her, denouncing her and her story. The woman was seen as a liar, and her bastard son was neither recognized nor liked growing up. Despite wanting to name her son after his parents' names, Rolyn forbid it.
So, his mother called him Sigil. He was a symbol of her love for Rolyn, despite the man recognizing neither of them. At four, his mother died in a kitchen fire. Sigil was fostered, but never really adjusted to his foster family. He despised his father, and irrationally blamed his mother's death on him. As a young child, he'd loved his mother, and that bond only grew more idealized with time.
Beyond that, however, he lived a relatively simple childhood. His foster family, though he kept them at a distance, were kind. At the age of 8, he met a girl, an orphan, 4 turns old. Without hesitation, he adopted her as his sister, and after pleading with his foster family, she was officially "adopted" into his family. Since Sigil had no real family, "Buzz," as he called her, was his family.
When she was 9, and he was 13, they were climbing trees, and she playfully pushed him. Little did Buzz know, but Sigil would lose his balance and fall. The broken bones healed, but he got several scratches from his rough landing, including a gash on his face that would leave a scar.
At 20 and 16, the two were searched to High Reaches Weyr, despite the Weyr's rocky past. They stood for every clutch, even transferring for them, and at 22, Sigil Impressed at Nebulaeth's clutch, at Semaca. Euraroth was a strange, quiet creature, but he adored her nonetheless...and her honesty, though he'd deny it, was helpful throughout his life. After his weyrlinghood, he transferred back, hoping to remain by his sister's side. As always, when he returned, he kept an ear to the ground, listening for anything of interest; after all, rumors and gossip could be useful. Majima was the subject of many of those, so he took an interest in the man's work.
Greed, materialism, and boredom lead Sigil to seek out Majima, offering some information, and a proposal: let him be an informant. He was not ambitious, but desired marks and luxuries. His brilliant memory, deductive reasoning, and ability to listen carefully could make him quite valuable as an informant.
