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BASICS
NAME: T'ani; originally Tahani
GENDER: Feminine
PRONOUNS: Feminine (she/her/hers)
ORIENTATION: Questioning, but very romantic and utterly hopeless
BIRTHDATE: Late Spring 2752
AGE: 24 as of 2776
LOCATION: High Reaches Weyr
OCCUPATION: Apprentice Healer, Wingrider
WING: Healer's
APPEARANCE
EYES: Blue
HAIR: Brown
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5' 1"
PLAY-BY: Tiffany Taubman
EXPY SOURCE: N/A
FULL APPEARANCE:
Small and soft, so much so as to be called "pleasantly plump," T'ani stand at 5' 1" in total. Falling in waves to beyond her shoulders, her hair is dark brown, while her eyes are a lovely steel blue shade, wide and large in her face. As for her choice of clothing, T'ani prefers sweaters and long shirts in muted shades and pants that hug her body, alongside her standard everyday boots.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY: TW: feelings of worthlessness (mention)
T'ani is a sweet girl, being both shy and outspoken, depending on what's happening. While she loves others and enjoys speaking about most subjects to everyone willing to engage her, it can get annoying if permitted to continue for too long; some might call her a chatterbox, if she feels comfortable enough to start talking. If given a chance, she would take in every animal that needed help, for she has so much love to give. But while she is rather attuned to others, her shyness and insecurity can stay her tongue; she simply isn't talkative or outgoing. T'ani's love for all life extends into her healing, for she tries her hardest to tend to every hurt she can, to meet her patients' needs before they know they need something. It's her job as a Healer to heal those who are sick and injured, her duty as a dragonrider to protect Pern from Thread's ravages, which lets her find great joy in both aspects of her work.
T'ani finds words and numbers difficult and utterly frustrating. It's difficult to explain it from her viewpoint, but she both struggles to analyze new input and isn't a very savvy person overall, which worsens her troubles. It can get so bad that T'ani will burst into tears in sheer frustration, seeing her almost inconsolable. Stemming from her struggle to comprehend words and numbers is a sense of insecurity and worthlessness. Who would want to engage a person who stumbles on her words and can't calculate a simple mathematical problem? It can cause T'ani to withdraw, long enough to calm herself and don a bright smile again. As a result, she tries to avoid situations where she has to write long sentences or perform mathematical equations, but she stumbles through them where she must.
T'ani is very naive, to be blunt. No matter if they've done horrible things before, she always sees what's best in others. It can lead her to be easily manipulated, her kindness a weak point to exploit. Once she realizes what has happened, T'ani will often retreat into herself, trying to determine what went wrong. Something else to note is her reluctance to break a rule. No matter if Pern's fate is at stake, she finds herself almost unable to disobey an order; these rules were put in place for a reason, so they must be right, right? But her biggest weakness of all is one of her strengths: her love of life. Should someone be under threat, T'ani will do what is necessary to keep them safe, no matter what she must sacrifice herself.
HISTORY
FAMILY:
Parents - both Journeyman Healers - both living - open tie(s)!
Siblings/Half-Siblings - numerous younger siblings, all living - open tie(s)!
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Malleus of Bronze Briaroseth
BIRTHPLACE: Red Sands Hold
HISTORY:
Born to caring Healer parents in Red Sands Hold, Tahani wanted for nothing; she had a good home, loving parents, multiple siblings she loved, and an education she adored in store. Growing up fair and gentle, she ended up incredibly patient from Turns of minding her younger siblings to take some strain off her hardworking parents. Once she was deemed eligible for Apprenticeship, she began immediately, loving her studies immediately, for helping others pleased her greatly, in addition to following in her parents' footsteps. What wasn't to like?
Turns passed and Tahani progressed well in her studies, in spite of her difficulty understanding numbers. But something more began stirring in her heart. Though she wouldn't give up her Apprenticeship, what would happen after she graduated? Would she stay here, in Reds Sands, alongside her parents? Or would she spread her wings and fly, to see a world outside these walls she'd known all her life? Regardless, her answer appeared as a Searchrider from Ista. Of all eligible men and women, it was Tahani that was chosen! Shocked, but delighted to go on such an adventure, she accepted and packed her things, bidding her family farewell before heading to Ista.
A Candidate at sixteen, Tahani was eager to please and excited for what might come. Though she stood at multiple hatchings and was not chosen, she was determined to stay hopeful. Seeing as she had some Turns to go before she would age out, she had time to wait; if she did age out, she could still stay and take her place as weyrfolk. Opportunity seemed endless here in Ista. It was her third hatching in Tahani's seventeenth Turn where fortune smiled down on her. A brightly colored shell cracked and sent shards everywhere from its occupant's excitement, letting a green trip into view. Shaking herself off, she bounced among her options, headbutting those who seemed like a decent match. But before long, she stopped at Tahani‘s feet after knocking her down, letting her name be known: Amphelisith.
T'ani and Amphelisith soon graduated from weyrlinghood into a fully fledged dragonpair, but there was one wish that both of them hoped to see fulfilled: Amphelisith wanted to clutch and bring forth young, while T'ani was proud to help her bonded see her dream to fruition. So she respectfully declined to use firestone, rather choosing to help in other tasks that didn't requite a dragon's phosphine breath. But once it felt right, T'ani and Amphelisith requested transfer to High Reaches Weyr; a new adventure awaited them, one both eagerly looked forward to experiencing together.
UPDATES
- Early Summer 2773: A weyrbrat handing out fire-lizard eggs gives one to T'ani, which promptly hatches into her blue Zale!