"I'm Fragile, but not that fragile." - Fragile (Death Stranding)
BASICS
NAME: Fragile
GENDER: Cis Woman
PRONOUNS: she/her/hers
ORIENTATION: Demisexual, heteromantic
BIRTHDATE: Late Winter 2740
AGE: 37 as of 2777
LOCATION: High Reaches
OCCUPATION: Handler, former trader
WING: Ground Crew, Sunburst Squad
APPEARANCE
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blonde, kept short and neat
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5'8", slender but toned
PLAY-BY: Léa Seydoux
EXPY SOURCE: Fragile (Death Stranding)
FULL APPEARANCE:
Fragile stands slightly above average height, with a toned build from a lifetime of traversing the roads of Pern. She keeps her blonde hair short, and typically swept back out of her face, favoring practicality over extravagance. Her facial features are soft, giving her the appearance that she is younger than she actually is. Her body is covered in scars from threadfall and injuries sustained from a life on the road, so she tends towards practical clothing that fully covers her body from the neck down. She prefers blacks and browns for her clothes, but is fond of blue and will often accent an outfit with a blue accessory.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Fragile is a reserved, but not uncharismatic woman. She is easily able to strike up conversations with people, and has a wealth of knowledge of different customs and cultures from a life of traveling. Her interactions can be a bit quirky, as she is quick to make assumptions about others and is unconcerned with appearing odd. She will just as easily do things like shake someone's hand to greet them as she will eat an insect mid-conversation. Despite her readiness to chat with others, she is reluctant to talk much about herself or her experiences, and has a difficult time trusting others.
Even though she does not easily place trust in others, she is empathetic to them. A part of her craves deeper bonds with people, she is just not entirely sure how to achieve that after surviving the landslide that took out so much of High Reaches Hold. There is an air of sadness about her, and while most of her other emotions are kept fairly guarded, she does cry somewhat easily. A sob story or witnessing suffering can bring tears to her eyes, though this emotional reaction seldom affects her judgment.
Fragile is a logical and reasonable woman, who is quick to assess a situation and break down looming workloads into smaller, more manageable tasks. She is a workaholic, and will push herself more than she should, especially in a crisis. While she doesn't have a deathwish, she suffers from survivor's guilt, and would quickly sacrifice herself for the sake of the greater good, or to protect one of the rare people close to her. Many of her scars have come from jumping between a traveling companion and danger.
HISTORY
FAMILY:
Father, Argile - Trader, deceased
Mother, Francis - Vinter, out of the picture
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None
BIRTHPLACE: A minor hold outside Telgar
HISTORY:
CW: Death, violence
Fragile was born to a trader and a vinter based in a minor hold outside of Telgar. As a young child, she was raised by her mother, Francis, though her father's trade caravan would make several visits each turn where he would dote on her with presents and tales of the different places he had been.
The tales of Argile's travels caught young Fragile's interest, and she showed much more interest in following in his career than that of her mother. When she was 14, she finally convinced her parents that she was old enough to join the trade caravan with her father.
Fragile took to the caravan life easily, with a quick enough wit to make sales and count marks accurately. With the long-awaited opportunity to see the world before her, Fragile soaked up as much of the different cultures as she could, eager and happy to experience all that Pern had to offer. She soon learned that life on the road was not all the joy and ease her father had made it out to be.
With the return of thread, traveling between holds was as perilous as ever, and there was also the threat of wild whers and bandits to contend with. Though they had escaped some close encounters with danger, at the age of 19, Fragile's caravan was devastated by a brutal attack from bandits. During the conflict, Fragile pushed her father out of the path of a blade, taking the attack across her back and nearly bleeding out. Argile grabbed her ran with a few other members of the convoy, needing to rebuild their lives from the limited wares they had.
Argile and Fragile spent several turns rebuilding. Not wanting his daughter to ever be in such danger again, Argile saved his marks for over a turn, and bought her a wher egg for her 20th nameday, which hatched a blue whom she bonded to.
Now with Fragisk to protect them, Argile and Fragile were able to rebuild their trade network and resume their work. For several turns, they reestablished their connections across mountainous holds. Unfortunately, Argile fell sick and passed away due to illness in 2770, leaving Fragile to take over the leadership roles of the caravan. She managed well, keeping the traders fed and profitable, and continuing the work of her father. Tragedy was soon to strike again, though, as their caravan was in High Reaches Hold in 2774 when the landslide hit. Risking herself to try and save some of her fellow caravan members, Fragile was buried in the debris. Fragisk pulled her out and to safety, but most of their caravan was not so lucky.
Fragile and Fragisk joined the survivors at High Reaches Weyr while they recuperated from their injuries. While healing, Fragile watched the way the handlers and riders worked to care for and protect the people. After long discussions, the two decided to retire from trading and join in the fight for the greater good as a handler pair. They joined Sunburst Squad, where they have been quiet and dutiful workers since.
