Cynthia of Gold Eliask

[Arcane]

CYNTHIA

"You haven't won yet! I won't let such fun end so easily!"

BASICS
RETIRE INFO: Retire
NAME: Cynthia of Gold Eliask
GENDER: Female
PRONOUNS: She/her/hers
ORIENTATION: Bisexual

BIRTHDATE: Late Spring, 2740
AGE: 30 as of 2770
LOCATION: High Reaches Weyr
OCCUPATION: Wherhandler, Journeyman Scribe
WING: Sunburst Squad

APPEARANCE
EYES: Grey
HAIR: Blonde, worn very long
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5'11", slender
PLAY-BY: Cynthia (Pokemon)
FULL APPEARANCE: Cynthia is an attractive woman of above average height, with long blonde hair she refuses to cut, despite the myriad of practical reasons to do so. She usually dresses warmly in deference to the High Reaches climate and favors well-made clothes in dark colors. Her fingers are often stained with ink from long candlemarks spent working on her research. She is prone to fiddling with whatever is on hand if asked to sit in place for too long, usually her hair or some convenient knick-knack or other.

PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
The first love of Cynthia's life was history. She is an avid researcher into Pern's past and takes particular interest in local folklore and tall tales, believing they contain echoes of true events long lost to history. Her barrack is perpetually a mess of half-written notes and any treatise she can get her hands on, as well as random knick-knacks she's picked up in the field. She's slow to throw anything away and could be fairly accused of being something of a hoarder. She never knows what's going to be useful later, after all! When she can, she is eager to take day trips to interesting places around High Reaches, in search of new stories or long lost ruins of ancient cotholds.

Cynthia values the friendships handlers, riders and even firelizard owners can build with their partners. She believes that Impressed humans have a duty to help their bonded companions become the best that they can be. This extends to her partners and she trains hard with both Eliask and Garchomp. Cynthia respects her fellows and is always interested in hearing more about their unique bonds with their partners. She is fond of friendly competition and doesn't mind losing, often trying to prolong games of all sorts less out of a desire to win than a reluctance to let the fun end.

Cynthia is a talented wherhandler when she focuses, but she remains torn between her scribing and her new duty. Sometimes, it seems she would be just as happy to leave fighting thread to other people in favor of pursuing her studies. She is easily distracted by the new and exciting prospects and can try to do so many things, she doesn't live up to her potential at any one. She's the sort of person who will plan a meeting with an important Master five minutes after practice and wind up showing up sweaty, rumpled and twenty minutes late when it turns out she cannot in fact cross the weyrbowl in two minutes flat.

HISTORY
FAMILY:
Mother: Lothia
Father: Cynlon
Assorted siblings
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: N/A
BIRTHPLACE: A cothold beholden to Fort
HISTORY:
Cynthia descends from a long line of scribes, proud scholars dedicated to preserving and unearthing history. Cynthia will always say she had a wonderful childhood. Her parents traveled to many of Fort's oldest cotholds, searching for long lost secrets. They brought Cynthia and her siblings with them and taught them everything they knew. While her parents were busy working, Cynthia explored wherever they currently happened to be, having as many adventures as she could find with her blue firelizard, Garchomp, by her side.

When Cynthia turned ten, she apprenticed as a scribe, seeking to follow her parents' path. Life at the crafthall was hard at first, with less freedom and more structure than she was accustomed to, but she adapted and came to thrive, learning to find her excitement in books and scrolls. After walking the tables, Cynthia decided to leave the Hall and travel Pern, searching for new knowledge the way her parents had.

Cynthia spent a few turns wandering from cothold to cothold, until Golre fell and Fort Weyr took charge of rebuilding High Reaches. When Cynthia heard the news, she requested to be reassigned to High Reaches Weyr. High Reaches would need dedicated scribes to ensure no records were lost in this time of transition.

Cynthia's reassignment was approved and she spent the next several turns of her life helping preserve High Reaches' archives and visiting as many of the surrounding cotholds as she could. It was a whole new world to explore! She was also fascinated by the dragons and whers and the bonds they shared with their humans, having never before seen so many this closely. Cynthia long had a vague intention of trying her hand at candidacy but she had so much else she wanted to do, she didn't get around to signing up until 2768. She didn't Impress at the Signals clutch and wasn't chosen for one of Elysk's eggs at the Paper Philosophers clutch. She was disappointed, but happy for the candidates who had Impressed and the exciting new lives they would have with their bondeds.

Cynthia got to stand for just one more dragon clutch shortly before her 30th turnday. It was a strange clutch, two eggs that appeared from nowhere, accompanied by guards instead of their mother. They still needed riders so she stood and once again, did not Impress to either of the confused, frightened young dragons. She turned 30 shortly afterwards, aging out of dragon candidacy.

Cynthia remained a wher candidate and when gold Elysk broke her bond with her handler, Cynthia volunteered to take his place. Elysk, now Eliask, agreed and the new pair began their next adventure together.

[Arcane]

ELIASK

Here, have a sweet sweet!

BASICS
NAME: Eliask
BIRTHDATE Autumn 2755
AGE: 14 as of Spring 2770

CLUTCHING

CLUTCHING: YES
RUNS/FLIGHTS: 1

APPEARANCE
LENGTH: 17.5 feet
HEIGHT: 5.5 feet
COLOR: Gold
HEX CODE: #FFC300
FULL APPEARANCE:
Eliask is a bright, honey gold with triangles of a darker, almost bronze color running along her spine. Her wings are covered in a harlequin type pattern of the same two colors. She's built more like a bull than a dragon, chunky and muscular even by wher standards. She has a bit of extra roundness around her belly although not as much as she used to, since Cynthia watches her diet and exercise more than Elyron did.

PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Eliask is about as gentle as queen whers come. She's kind and caring to all, genuinely friendly and eager to give help when she can and comfort when she can't. She is especially fond of children of all species, with a strong maternal streak. She can be found occasionally sharing a particularly plump rabbit with a wherling or fire lizard hatchling, regardless of whether or not the owner's given permission. All children need a bit of a treat now and then! She is very fond of food and will gladly gorge herself whenever her handler isn't paying close enough attention.

Eliask tries to be a good friend and partner to her new handler, accompanying her on her journeys and adventures. She wants Cynthia to be happy and asks only that she not drink alcohol and never transfer away from High Reaches. Eliask doesn't always fully understand Cynthia, as Elyron is still the standard she measures all other humans by. Eliask still misses and worries about Elyron. She does her best to hide this from Cynthia.

HISTORY: Eliask, then called Elysk, hatched a sevenday before the Interval War ended. Her first handler was a traditionalist named Elyron who was loyal to Golre. The pair fought for Golre when High Reaches attacked Fort, where Elyron's right leg was permanently damaged. Unable to cope with the lingering trauma, Elyron turned to alcohol and tradition for comfort.

After Elysk was caught by a brown on one of her runs, Elyron became obsessed with bonding a bronze who could sire Elysk's future clutches. Instead, he ended up with a difficult green named Elyrosk, who was better at strong-arming Elyron than Elysk was. Elyrosk was fond of Elysk and did his best to manipulate Elyron into making all of their lives easier.

In 2766, Elysk partnered with bronze Zereask to raise a pair of orphaned eggs. The bronze won Elysk's next run and they had a clutch of their own, which hatched and Impressed successfully. Elyron was somehow elected Jr. Wherleader, but spent most of his term drunk, leaving Elyrosk and his fellow council members to do most of the actual decision making.

In 2769, Elysk was caught by Green Morsk and laid two eggs. Elyron made no secret of his disdain for the eggs and Elysk's choice of mate. Elysk barred him from the hatching. Their relationship never recovered. After High Reaches stole Fortian dragon eggs, Elyron decided it was time to transfer away from High Reaches. Elysk refused to go with him and broke their bond.

VOICE: Soft and sweet and gentle with a bit of a rasp, the sort of voice you'd imagine a grandmother out of a fairy tale to have. Eliask has a verbal tic where she'll repeat certain words.

[Arcane]

GARCHOMP


BASICS
NAME: Garchomp
BIRTHDATE Late Spring 2745
AGE: 25 as of Spring 2770

APPEARANCE
COLOR: Blue
FULL APPEARANCE: Garchomp is an unusually built firelizard. He is long and streamlined, with narrow wings and a head that is both blockier and more triangular than the firelizard norm. His large headknobs don't seem to sit at quite the right angle on his head but are a bit too far to the side and the tips are bent slightly forwards. He is a dark blue accented with stripes and dots of lighter colors and a star-shaped marking over his nose. He has an odd way of flying, where he'll fold his body at an unusual angle, but it seems to work for him. Garchomp is very, very fast and his speed will rarely be found wanting.

PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY: Garchomp has been with Cynthia since she was a child and is loyal and well-trained. When left to his own devices, he is an excellent hunter with a voracious appetite, particularly fond of flying and aquatic prey. He has an odd fondness for caves and other hidden nooks and likes warm places. He also has a habit of digging when he is bored, for reasons no one entirely understands. Like his owner, Garchomp likes hoarding things, especially sparkly rocks. When he, his territory, his possessions or Cynthia are threatened, Garchomp demonstrates a willingness to fight and a strong bite, although he'll occasionally miss and end up chomping on his own tail instead.

[Arcane]

IC Information
What type of candidate is your character: Wher

What color/s does your character want?: Any
Does your character have any personality preferences or concerns?: A wher that gets along well with Eliask and Garchomp. Preferably one who likes history. Not a jerk.
Does your character have any other preferences or concerns?: Just that she wants everyone to have a good dynamic and work together to become the best they can be

OOC Information
If your character is a dual candidate IC, do you have a strong preference on whether they Impress dragon or wher?: N/A

What color(s) are you willing for your character to impress to?: Any!
Do you want your character to be eligible for gold?: No
Do you have any personality preferences or concerns?: Please no one that will be a dick to Eliask
Do you have any other preferences or concerns?: No
Why do you think these choice/s would be a good fit?: I've done enough psychic damage to Eliask over the years that she deserves a friend and good company. Cynthia can handle a bit of a challenge though!

Do you have any preferences about the conditions of your character’s impression?: N/A
Are you alright with your character getting hurt? What injury level is acceptable/what should be avoided?: Up to major
Are you willing to impress a creature with a mutation/oddity? Anything that should be avoided?: Yep! That'd work fine with Cynthia

Is there anything you will ABSOLUTELY NOT accept?: Nothing besides what's already been stated