"You assure me? Despite what you and my brother may think, I am quite capable of speaking for myself. You had no right."
BASICS
NAME: Daphne
GENDER: Female
PRONOUNS: She/hers/her
ORIENTATION: Extremely heterosexual
BIRTHDATE: Fall 2750
AGE: 24 as of 2774
LOCATION: Fort Weyr
OCCUPATION: (Reluctantly) Weyrling
WING: N/A
APPEARANCE
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Red, kept long but usually pinned up in a variety of styles
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5'5, slender
PLAY-BY: Phoebe Dynevor
FULL APPEARANCE: Daphne is a slender woman of slightly below average height, with pale skin, red hair, blue eyes and a warm smile. She carries herself with the practiced poise of a Lord Holder's daughter, spine straight, extraneous movements at a minimum, eye contact made or avoided as appropriate. Daphne is never seen with her hair undone and pins it up in a variety of elaborate styles, the style rarely the same two days in a row. She is fond of pretty dresses and, in her free time, will dress in styles far too fussy and impractical for the weyr. She dresses appropriately for candidate lessons only because she has previously gotten in trouble for wearing clothes that got in the way of her work and exercises.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Daphne always fit comfortably in the role of a holder's daughter. Her manners are excellent and she has little real desire to stray beyond the expectations of a proper lady. That said, Daphne isn't a pushover and is perfectly willing to stand up for herself when a snide insult simply won't suffice. Daphne is also perfectly willing to lie to get her way. She can be quite manipulative when she cares to be.
Daphne has lived a sheltered life and is in many ways still naive. Daphne dreams of falling in love and deeply desires children of her own. She is something of a romantic who is quick to imagine herself in love, although she does have standards and not any man at all will do. Falling in love is something of an obsession for her, although she knows only the very basics of what comes after she finds the right man and doesn't know enough to ask more. Her plans to draw an admirer's attention are rarely well thought through. She struggles to keep up the labor expected of a candidate and, in her early months at the weyr, will often fall asleep exhausted with aching muscles.
Daphne does not always think things through. She is impatient and impulsive and is quick to panic when things do not seem to be going her way. She struggles to keep a sense of proportion when something isn't going exactly as she planned it. She is often too stubborn to admit she's wrong or to change course.
HISTORY
FAMILY:
Father: Edmund (Deceased)
Mother: Violet
Older brothers: Anthony, Benedict, Colin
Young Sisters: Eloise, Francesca, Hyacinth
Younger Brother: Gregory
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: She wishes
BIRTHPLACE: Minor hold beholden to Fort
HISTORY:
Daphne was born the first daughter and fourth child of a holder family, prosperous and secure. Her parents loved each other deeply. Her mother instilled in her that she should want nothing more than to fall in love herself and raise her own family. Daphne grew up dreaming of the day she'd be old enough to be betrothed.
Before that day came, Daphne's father passed away, leaving her brother Anthony as head of the household. Anthony wasn't inclined to help arrange a match for Daphne. While Daphne's mother, Violet, attempted to settle matters herself, nothing ever came of her efforts. Daphne turned 21 still unwed and started to fear she would be alone for the rest of her days, no matter how often she was told she was still young and had plenty of time.
Soon after Daphne's 21st birthday, her sister Eloise was Searched. Her brother, Benedict, never returned from a Gather, having been Searched too and having not even bothered to come back and inform his family in person. Not long after that, her other brother, Anthony, disappeared without a word. Now not only was Daphne unwed, her family's holder had disappeared scandalously. Who would possibly have her now? She certainly couldn't trust COLIN to find her a husband, on top of learning how to manage a hold.
The next time a searchdragon came by their hold, Daphne presented herself. She had no particular desire to be a dragonrider but perhaps if she was good enough for a dragon, some suitable lord would see what an excellent match she'd make. Daphne was Searched. She accepted and began candidacy. Candidacy was harder than she expected but perhaps it would make her more interesting to a potential husband. Or maybe she'll Impress after all and find a wonderful bronzerider to be her weyrmate. Regardless, this is the path she chose and she will continue following it, even if she sometimes wonders if it was the wrong one.
