"That was the trick - to keep punching, no matter what."
-Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan
BASICS
RETIRE INFO: Dragon - Adopt / Character - Retire
NAME: D'eryn, born Dileryn
GENDER: Genderfluid, AFAB
PRONOUNS: She/He/They depending on the day
ORIENTATION: Pansexual
BIRTHDATE: Winter 2747
AGE: 28 as of 2775
LOCATION: Fort Weyr
OCCUPATION: Dragonrider
WING: Aurora Wing
APPEARANCE
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blonde and shoulder length
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 6"0, thin but with noticeable muscle definition
PLAY-BY: Valory Curry
EXPY SOURCE: Deryn Sharp (Leviathan)
FULL APPEARANCE:
D'eryn has a round face, a small nose, pale skin, and long eyelashes. They have very androgynous features. Their bangs often fall in front of their left eye, so they've taken to either letting them fall or styling all of their hair back depending on their mood. They have a nice, toothy smile that they often hide behind a warm upward turn of the corners of their lips. They don't have many freckles, but they do have a light sweeping of them across their shoulders. They have a small number of scars on their back, but not enough to note.
They enjoy wearing more 'masculine' based clothes, never dresses, never skirts. Leather jackets and pants or bust. When they feel more assigned to the male gender, D'eryn feels lucky as they are flat-chested which they use to their advantage. Depending on the gender they feel more assigned to on a given day, they will either wear tight or flowy shirts. They have a penchant for brown and blue clothing, and often have a pair of goggles on themself wherever they gos.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
D'eryn is strong-willed and impulsive, yet, they're very kind and caring at heart. They are capable of standing their ground in fights and arguments alike, and does not give up against obstacles. Though they pride themself on being tough, D'eryn has been known to show much empathy as well as sympathy. As they got older, D'eryn has become a bit more serious but is still willing to do the unthinkable when the job is needed.
D'eryn is also very smart and a quick thinker. They've shown themself to be able to find solutions to most problems they face. However, D'eryn also tends to be somewhat arrogant, believing that they are better than some. They dislike sitting around discussing issues, preferring to act instead of wasting time debating or deliberating. They are also quite sarcastic, occasionally turning a serious situation awkward, or saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.
HISTORY
FAMILY: Artemis of Bronze Sharpeth (father, deceased), Alessan (mother, alive), Jaspert of Blue Leviath (older brother, alive)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: N/A
BIRTHPLACE: Fort Weyr
HISTORY:
Dileryn always felt more masculine than feminine, yet she could not deny that she still felt like a girl. As she got older, she realized that she was both female and male at the same time, but sometimes one or the other at different times. They continually switched between pronouns depending on what gender they felt at that time. Their family was more than accepting. Dileryn was glad to have a decently tight-knit family.
Dileryn was always much closer to their father than their mother, they idolized him. They thought that if they became a dragonrider, they'd be just like him. Big, strong, brave, smart, important, the whole nine yards. But, even the strongest of idols can fall. Dileryn was crushed when their father was killed during Threadfall, but that risk was just what came in the job description. That didn't mean that it hurt any less. They decided that, when they were old enough, they would stand as a candidate. There was nothing else for them to do. Their father was gone, but their need to live up to his legacy still stood strong.
They were sixteen and on the stands, their second year. All they wanted was for one of the dragons to be theirs, that's all they hoped for. Luckily, their wish was granted. They Impressed to Hachimath, a motherly no-nonsense sort of green that Dileryn was glad to have around. They took the honorific of D'eryn. Finally feeling as if they made their father proud, they stayed at Fort and put their heart and soul into protecting the people from Thread.
