"I said I'd go, put myself on show
But I'm still trying to figure it out
I broke my shoe, tripped and fell on you
But you didn't know I planned it out"
BASICS
NAME: I'val, born Icavalo
GENDER: Male
PRONOUNS: he/him/his
ORIENTATION: Homoromantic Homosexual
BIRTHDATE: Autumn of 2754
AGE: 19 as of Late Summer 2774
LOCATION: Fort Weyr
OCCUPATION: Apprentice Carpenter (Furniture Making)
WING: N/A
APPEARANCE
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Blond, it gets wavy to curly when it grows out. Often uneven.
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5’10, slender, long legs - looks rather suited for running
PLAY-BY: Chuck Bilgrien
EXPY SOURCE: n/a
FULL APPEARANCE: Icavalo usually stands-out in appearance due to his bright blue eyes and messy hair. He does like to indulge a bit when it comes to his clothing, and usually chooses brightly dyed cloth and anything with a pattern. His penchant towards them drove his seamstress aunt up the wall until she forced him to learn how to sew his own clothing. Usually rather clean, the only dirt found on him is wood shavings from working on his personal craft (even if some would simply call it a hobby). While Ica prefers to wear his hair longer, his driven capricious nature has left him too often getting frustrated with tangles or being in his face, and the tresses suffer from hacking and chopping.
Scatterings of scars litter his hands, especially the backs and fingertips, each scar telling a tale of when he messed up with tools that were far too sharp to play around with. Pale pricks of scars decorate his shoulders and back too - from his cousin’s prickly and awful firelizard (he’s not the biggest fan of the little creatures). He’s missing the tip of his right ear due to his own hands. He has a slender body type, but has built up muscles from chores and helping out, they haven’t caused him to bulk up much at all. He does enjoy physical activity, and it’s easy to entice him to play any kind of sport. It's not uncommon to see him with a bruise or two and after seeing him to over air, it becomes clear why.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Ica for all intents and purposes seems to be a rather pleasant, helpful, and sometimes endearing individual. It doesn’t appear that he seeks out drama, or that he feels the need to cause mischief. When someone needs help, he’s quick to offer his services. He would give someone the last helping of food simply because they wanted it, even if he hadn’t eaten all day. It was pressed upon him very early in life the idea of community and sharing and caring for others, and he works to give back the kindness that was shown to him. Lots of people may not find his help as useful as he hopes to be. Ica is a tad bit clumsy, and it seems to come out in full force when he helps others, especially the harder he tries.
On the other side of Ica’s coin, he’s a very capricious individual. He makes decisions quickly, and very rarely thinks things through. Ica’s also quick to trust people and believe them, without wondering if there might be ulterior motives. He’s easy to trick and confuse, sometimes to the point that he’s been called stupid more than once, and simple when people were being kind. Ica is more likely to walk away from something that he doesn’t understand than get frustrated trying to figure it out. He doesn’t like feeling less intelligent than others, especially because doesn’t feel like he has anything to offer to balance it.
Overall, he’s kind hearted, but won’t be winning a battle of wits anytime soon.
HISTORY
FAMILY: Mother - deceased, was a green dragon rider,
Father - deceased, was a farmer
‘Aunt’, ‘Uncle’ ‘Cousin’ - A family at Fort Weyr that took Icavalo in when he was a baby. His cousin, Akavani, was only a year or so older than Ica, and thus his ‘Aunt’ Ilsanlo, a seamstress, was able to be a wet nurse. His ‘Uncle’ Okalo is a high Journeyman Carpenter, and taught both Aka and Ica his craft. Aka has followed the craft with that being her main focus, she is not a candidate.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: n/a
BIRTHPLACE: Fort Weyr
HISTORY:
Icavalo was born to initially unfortunate circumstances, but within five minutes of him taking his first breath of air and yelling out about how chilly it now was, those circumstances changed and he was welcomed into a happy family living at Fort Weyr. There was nothing exceptionally outstanding about his childhood. He knew from as early as he was able to understand it that he’d been taken in by this family and that they’d worked hard to make him feel accepted and loved. He grew up playing with other kids, and taking the lessons that would be needed to ensure becoming candidates to impress on the sands. He grew up bickering with Akavani, who may as well have been his sister. One year, she managed to impress a wicked little green firelizard named ‘Bochu’, but Icavalo just took to calling it a terror after clawing up his favorite tunic while he was still wearing it.
While he grew up in a household of craftsmen, his aunt sewed and his uncle woodworked, Icavalo very much intended to one day become a rider or a handler. From the information that had trickled through to him over the years, his mother had been a green rider. Not much was known about her, she’d been a rather plain girl. A child born to two musicians but had no talent for it herself. She was searched and brought to Igen Weyr, where she soon impressed a green dragon. She trained with others and grew up with her dragon, and years later met a farmer who was selling food in a market. They had fun, but shortly after there was a misunderstanding with someone who had a knife. She stopped at Fort Weyr long enough to have Icavalo. It would probably surprise no one if he were to say that part of his want to become a dragon rider was to somehow find out more information about his mom, or maybe even his dad. It’s not that he was unhappy with his life, rather just… he just wanted to know, and maybe he’s holding on to the idea that he might have an actual family out there.
As Icavalo got older, it became an out loud secret (and a definite teasing point from Aka) among his family that he wasn’t really destined for greatness, and that he should be satisfied with whatever life gave him. He wasn’t brilliant the way some children were - the ones that you could look at them and know they were going to become ranked riders, or Master’s at their Craft. He didn’t have an exceptional talent for different trades he tried over the years (such as baking, fishing, sewing, music, and art). Nor did he make disruptive waves, well… unless you call the problems that arose from his 'helping'matched with his clumsy and klutzy nature.
Living at Fort Weyr, Icavalo started his candidacy without being searched, and has been on the Sands for every hatching he’s been allowed to, both dragon and wher. He always has hopes of Impressing a Green Dragon, but would be happy impressing anything (except for a Firelizard, he’s not a fan). Ica works hard to be what he hopes is a model candidate, and will volunteer himself for extra chores, or the worst ones. It was taught to him that everyone's job is important to keep the Weyr running. In his free time he does pursue the WoodWorking craft of making furniture, but since candidacy started, that became more of a hobby rather than a focus. It’s a skill that he can always fall back on, or use to repair breaks.
Recently, and perhaps unsurprisingly, Icavalo managed to get himself hurt when he was helping move some tools. It wasn’t anything serious enough to require bed rest, but he was given orders to take it easy and he was forced to sit in the stands for the last hatching. Now he’s been given full clearance to return to Candidacy chores and be able to be on the actual Sands. Icavalo is looking forward to the next hatching, and hopes his future bonded is there.
During the next Hatching, Icavalo impressed and bonded to the Blue Amishuth. It was the happiest day of his life... but he also had some rough words with his cousin, Akavani. He didn't let it hold him down, and Amishuth wouldn't let him. With a new name, I'val, and a new purpose and future, he started working hard to live up to being a great Blue Rider. He'd be doing his best... though with Amishuth's obsession with all the ladies in the Weyr, the flirty Blue isn't making it easy.
Amishuth
BASICS
NAME: Amishuth
BIRTHDATE Early Fall 2774
AGE: Newborn as of Early Fall 2774
APPEARANCE
LENGTH: 36ft
HEIGHT: 9ft
WINGSPAN: 54ft
COLOR: Blue
HEX CODE: #64c5d5
FULL APPEARANCE: Amishuth is a dashing blue, with strikingly handsome features, who will draw the eye of many a lady dragon. His build is slender and aerodynamic and he's quite fast and agile in the skies. He'll never leave the weyr without requesting his rider oil his hide to a brilliant shine, as he believes in looking his best always. He carries himself with a casual confidence, seeming entirely at ease in his own hide. His hide is a dark blue, with dappled turquoise markings on his underside, so bright they seem to almost glow, a bursting spotlight all his own.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Amishuth is a dragon who is confident, suave, and charming. He is flirty, he is cheeky, and he knows what he wants. And what he wants is a lot of ladies flocking around him at pretty much all times. He may forget his drills but he will never forget a lady's name. Sure, they may roll their eyes at him but that has never stopped him. He is not afraid of using his charming nature to get out of things like drills, or chores. It doesn't always work but he has no qualms about trying. He may seem like a complete pain in the ass, but it is never boring with Amishuth around.
To his rider, Amishuth is a friendly guy. He may tease and poke fun at them but he's happy to led an ear and try to help with their problems. He will go out of his way to intervene in fights if there's a lady or female dragon involved (he will always side with the "pretty girl"). He makes friends easily, and whether his rider likes it or not he is very much a social butterfly. He thrives and feels most comfortable in social settings, happy to just lounge around other dragons and chat his days away.
Voice: Amishuth sounds as charming as he looks, speaking plainly and only laying it on thick when talking to a lady.
Why Me?: Amishuth is a good guy, and he thinks that Icavalo is a pretty good guy. His reasoning is very simple.
