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BASICS
NAME: Ellisa
GENDER: Female
PRONOUNS: She/Her/Hers
ORIENTATION: Demiromantic Greysexual
BIRTHDATE: Winter 2754
AGE: 19 as of Fall 2774
LOCATION: Fort Weyr
OCCUPATION: Greenrider
WING: Aurora Wing
APPEARANCE
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Black
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5'5" and lean
PLAY-BY:
EXPY SOURCE: Chané Laforet (Baccano!)
FULL APPEARANCE:
Ellisa is a fair-skinned young woman with light brown eyes and black hair. As of Impression, she wears her hair short, just above her shoulders. She is average in height, but with delicate features, giving her an almost fragile appearance--but don't let it fool you, she's quite able-bodied. She's made up of lean, wiry muscle, some of which was built after coming to the Weyr. Ellisa doesn't tend to wear any jewellery or make herself up to be more than she is, though she does like to dress in... dresses. When possible, at least. She considers herself feminine and likes to appear traditionally so.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Fiercely loyal and protective of those she cares for, Ellisa is willing to sacrifice herself and more for their sake. Her self-worth is not particularly high, stemming from a need to be seen as useful to those she cares for. If she's not useful, she's not worthwhile. This does make her overly ready to act, though she is slow to genuinely trust someone. Despite this, she's confident and feels she knows what her path is in life, even if it's just to follow at the heels of others above her.
Outwardly, she is not particularly emotive, often coming off as indifferent and leading others to sometimes perceive her as frigid or distant. This is not usually the case, her expressions are just generally more subtle and controlled. It's a hard habit to break, a holdover from when she was at her home Hold. She does tend to brood a bit, especially when alone. She dislikes violence, especially for violence's sake, but isn't afraid to get her hands dirty if she has to, and has trained hard in self-defense since coming to the Weyr.
Born without the use of her voice, she generally communicates through the written word or gestures, though has been learning sign language since coming to the Weyr.
With the harshness of her parents’ treatment whilst growing up, she has become rather rude and insensitive when it comes to others outside of her inner circle. While not as outright obvious as those who are able to speak, her body language is well and clear.
HISTORY
FAMILY: Mother, Father, Sister
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: N/A
BIRTHPLACE: Minor cothold in Fort territory
HISTORY: Warning: Ableist behavior
The firstborn daughter to the cothold's "Lord," one would think that she'd have everything she could ever want. And she did, for the first few Turns of her life. Until her parents realized she would never speak, that is. After that, they tried for a second child, and Ellisa's sister was born when she was five. After that, she was second fiddle. Her parents were raising an heir in her sister, who was "actually functional," as her parents would often tell her.
Unfortunately, her parents only paid attention to her after that point when she made herself useful, and she was punished for being "too emotional." As a result, she came to see her worth as what she could provide to others. She wasn't neglected by any means, not exactly. Her parents still tended to her needs, and other family members gave her adequate care, but she wasn't given much attention by the ones who mattered most to her.
At seventeen she was Searched, and her family was more than happy to see her off. After all, if the Weyr wanted a person who "couldn't communicate like a 'normal person'" who were they to stop them? Not to mention, she'd be more useful to them at the Weyr as a dragonrider. Bring honor to their family, attention to their cothold.
Ellisa was disappointed when she didn't Impress at her first Hatching, or the following. It wasn't until she'd been at the Weyr for nearly two full Turns that she finally bonded to Brettath. The two make an odd pair, a dragon lacking confidence and a rider who can't speak, but they get along well.
