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Candidate Miguel

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Candidate Miguel

MIGUEL
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"The more I learn, the more I see
The less the world impassions me
The hungry heart, the roving eye
Have come to rest, do not apply
The frantic chase, the crazy ride
The thrill has gone, I step aside"
--Without Question by Elton John


BASICS

NAME: Miguel
GENDER: Cis man
PRONOUNS: He/him/his
ORIENTATION: Homoromantic bisexual

BIRTHDATE: Winter of 2749
AGE: 26 as of 2775
LOCATION: High Reaches Weyr
OCCUPATION: Candidate, lutist (self-taught), con-man
WING: N/A

APPEARANCE
EYES: Hazel
HAIR: Blond and straight
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 6'0", broad-shouldered, reasonably fit
PLAY-BY: Miguel
EXPY SOURCE: Miguel (Road to El Dorado)
FULL APPEARANCE:
Miguel has straight blond hair that he wears slightly shorter than shoulder length. He has bushy eyebrows, a nose with a wide bridge, a full beard and thin mustache that he styles very particularly. He has broad shoulders and chest, with narrower hips, a build he emphasizes further by wearing loose, slightly oversized shirts and tighter pants. He wears bright colors to make up for the fact that his clothes are older, though well cared for.

Miguel is very comfortable in his own skin, often making exaggerated expressions to get a laugh, or otherwise smiling. He can frequently seen with his lute. He's naturally athletic, his motions having the fluidity of a born performer.

PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Miguel loves to entertain. He loves to be the reason people smile, and is always on the lookout for a bright side to any situation, no matter how grim it seems. It can come across as a little childish or naïve, but Miguel prefers to see it as a love of life and a thirst for adventure. He tends to run when things look dicey, but will stand and fight if he feels like there's no other choice or someone he cares about needs protecting (and can't be convinced to run away too). He falls in love hard and fast, with places as well as people, and while he's something of a con artist, he would never knowingly bring anyone to harm or part someone from something that they actually needed to survive or else had significant emotional value to them.

He's a talented liar, but only in the short term, as he's bad at keeping track of the details and will often give himself away before too long. He struggles with sitting still, and would rather leave things like plans to other people. He doesn't think he's much of an ideas man, nor that he has anything resembling leadership qualities, but he's definitely selling himself short in that regard. He's adaptable, good at thinking on his feet, and isn't afraid to rope in others to help out when he isn't enough to get the job done alone.

Unfortunately for Miguel, he assumes that just because he's close to someone, it means they always know what he's feeling. He often forgets to tell people what he wants from them or how he feels about them because he simply assumes they already know. When they inevitably disappoint him (because they cannot, in fact, read his mind) he will sulk, getting snippy with them and deliberately trying to pick a fight, refusing to tell them why he is angry with them, which only exacerbates the problem further.

HISTORY
FAMILY:
Parents - Southern Boll Holders
Chosen family - Tulio
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Officially none, but he considers Tulio his partner
BIRTHPLACE: Southern Boll
HISTORY:
Miguel was born to a pair of holdfolk in Southern Boll. He was a semi-feral child, running wild in the streets the moment his mother's back was turned. Honestly, the only reason he was even willing to sit still long enough to learn to read and add was because he wanted to hear the Harpers play their songs. He's always had a fascination with music as well as a good ear for it, and while he didn't have the patience to get any kind of formal musical education, he taught himself to play the lute and can passably recreate a song if he's heard it often enough.

In his late teens, Miguel met Tulio. He found him brilliant, charming, and absolutely captivating. Miguel had always longed for adventure, hating the idea of being stuck into the rut of day-to-day life he saw for his parents, so he and Tulio ran away to join a wandering caravan. They hopped from major hold to major hold, from caravan to caravan, the only constants in their lives being each other. It was exciting and wonderful, even if sometimes they couldn't afford to eat that night. They slowly learned how to work effective scams together, and while they both took any and every opportunity to flirt, Miguel understood that was just part of the con, that it didn't really mean anything. One of their most daring scams resulting in them making off with several eggs from a firelizard clutch, the largest score they'd ever made. They managed to sell most of the eggs on the sly on the far side of town from where they'd stolen the eggs, except for the one Miguel kept for them. He bonded to the little creature, naming it Altivo, but he really considered it both their flit.

One day, while they were in High Reaches' territory, they encountered a Search dragon at one of the mid-sized holds who told them they'd make good riders. Miguel had been prepared to refuse the offer out of hand; after all, everyone knew riders were sticks-in-the-mud, that their days were as repetitive as everyone else's except for the more regular threat of death. But Tulio was intrigued. After all, he explained, Weyrs were positively overflowing with resources that they could run off with before anyone even noticed they were gone. And if either of them actually managed to impress to a dragon? Well, no one could take that away from them, and they'd be able to get away with so much more with a dragon lending them credibility. It had seemed like an absolutely brilliant idea at the time, which was why Miguel had happily agreed to it. Now, though, after a few months of seeing what life is actually like in a Weyr, getting to know the people and the dragons...well, he kinda thinks he might actually like to stay. But he'll avoid telling Tulio that for as long as he can. Hopefully he can come to love the place on his own too.
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Fort
L'fy of Brown Dioth | Going Merry (flit)
B'layk of Blue Radarth
Wingsecond G'las of Green Quenith | Dazzle (flit)
Y'olai of White Tsukasath
Jackrum of Brown Krusk
Columbo of Blue Lumsk | Dog (flit)
Attolia of Cinder Attolisk
Ronica of White Onisk and Brown Osk
Assistant Headwoman Houlihan | Soldier (flit)
Candidate Bronson | Apolline (flit)
Candidate Heiro | Thetis (flit)
High Reaches
Dani of Bronze Bladeth | Ceecee (flit)
Barca of Brown Brynth
Healer's Wingleader Y'ang of Brown Kullilth | Bokhee (flit)
Diamond of Garnet Hyliath | Spessartine Skud (flit)
Elross of Blue Hisahith
Weyrling Ry'n of Green Yuelith
Dukat of Bronze Dusk
Maritza of Garnet Arisk
Ennis of Green Ennisk and Green Szensk
Weyrfolk Anabella
Candidate Miguel
Candidate Nayru
Wher Candidate Haron
Semaca
M'ten of Garnet Noggoth
Weyrleader B'ram of Blue Sininulth | Sunrise (flit)
Bre'q of Blue Ostoriath
D'ax of Blue Firarith | Kahless (flit)
F'lin of Green Eraelth | Rusty (flit)
Tychon of Green Ezanath | Thalassa Narcissa (bird)
Weyrling S'ra of White Moggeth
Dunsmith of Brown Dunsk | Filly (flit)
Rosethorn of Garnet Thornsk and Brown Rosesk
Candidate Hamuntep
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IC Information
What type of candidate is your character: Dual - he likes horses and armadillos dragons and whers equally

What color/s does your character want?: Probably nothing too important like those shiny bronze and golds; if he does run away later, per Tulio's plan, the whole Weyr would be on him like stink on fish
Does your character have any personality preferences or concerns?: If he does impress, they have to like Tulio. And Miguel would like it if they were nice, he thinks.
Does your character have any other preferences or concerns?: He's not sure anymore if he wants to run away with Tulio or stay here. He wants a dragon that can help him decide once and for all what it is he wants to do.

OOC Information
If your character is a dual candidate IC, do you have a strong preference on whether they Impress dragon or wher?: Nope!

What color(s) are you willing for your character to impress to?: All
Do you want your character to be eligible for gold?: Yes - he's from Road to El Dorado, he has to at least be an option for a gold, if only for the bit
Do you have any personality preferences or concerns?: Nope!
Do you have any other preferences or concerns?: Nope!
Why do you think these choice/s would be a good fit?: He's gonna ultimately stick around despite his current doubts, so he can get whatever staff thinks is best

Do you have any preferences about the conditions of your character’s impression?: Nope
Are you alright with your character getting hurt? What injury level is acceptable/what should be avoided?: Just don't kill him, but I'm happy to give him an opportunity to have to stand his ground in the face of something dangerous
Are you willing to impress a creature with a mutation/oddity? Anything that should be avoided?: Give him anything

Is there anything you will ABSOLUTELY NOT accept?: He will love whatever he gets, everything's on the table
Fort
L'fy of Brown Dioth | Going Merry (flit)
B'layk of Blue Radarth
Wingsecond G'las of Green Quenith | Dazzle (flit)
Y'olai of White Tsukasath
Jackrum of Brown Krusk
Columbo of Blue Lumsk | Dog (flit)
Attolia of Cinder Attolisk
Ronica of White Onisk and Brown Osk
Assistant Headwoman Houlihan | Soldier (flit)
Candidate Bronson | Apolline (flit)
Candidate Heiro | Thetis (flit)
High Reaches
Dani of Bronze Bladeth | Ceecee (flit)
Barca of Brown Brynth
Healer's Wingleader Y'ang of Brown Kullilth | Bokhee (flit)
Diamond of Garnet Hyliath | Spessartine Skud (flit)
Elross of Blue Hisahith
Weyrling Ry'n of Green Yuelith
Dukat of Bronze Dusk
Maritza of Garnet Arisk
Ennis of Green Ennisk and Green Szensk
Weyrfolk Anabella
Candidate Miguel
Candidate Nayru
Wher Candidate Haron
Semaca
M'ten of Garnet Noggoth
Weyrleader B'ram of Blue Sininulth | Sunrise (flit)
Bre'q of Blue Ostoriath
D'ax of Blue Firarith | Kahless (flit)
F'lin of Green Eraelth | Rusty (flit)
Tychon of Green Ezanath | Thalassa Narcissa (bird)
Weyrling S'ra of White Moggeth
Dunsmith of Brown Dunsk | Filly (flit)
Rosethorn of Garnet Thornsk and Brown Rosesk
Candidate Hamuntep
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ALTIVO
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BASICS

NAME: Altivo
BIRTHDATE Spring of 2769
AGE: 6 as of 2775

APPEARANCE
COLOR: Brown
FULL APPEARANCE:
Altivo is a sturdy brown, with very well-defined musculature and fairly average proportions for a flit. Most of his body is a medium brown color, with his face and front claws a lighter tan color. That same tan shade is on his chest and reaches up his wings in what look like the branches of a tree.

PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Altivo clearly thinks rather well of himself, coming across as haughty around new people. However, he is incredibly food-motivated, and will follow people into the most ludicrous of situations if they're holding a treat for him. His loyalty is fairly easy to buy with a mixture of treats and praise, but he will always return to his two humans at the end of the day. Despite his first impression to people, he will happily tag along with whatever nonsense either of his humans gets into, often trying to participate and help in some way.
Fort
L'fy of Brown Dioth | Going Merry (flit)
B'layk of Blue Radarth
Wingsecond G'las of Green Quenith | Dazzle (flit)
Y'olai of White Tsukasath
Jackrum of Brown Krusk
Columbo of Blue Lumsk | Dog (flit)
Attolia of Cinder Attolisk
Ronica of White Onisk and Brown Osk
Assistant Headwoman Houlihan | Soldier (flit)
Candidate Bronson | Apolline (flit)
Candidate Heiro | Thetis (flit)
High Reaches
Dani of Bronze Bladeth | Ceecee (flit)
Barca of Brown Brynth
Healer's Wingleader Y'ang of Brown Kullilth | Bokhee (flit)
Diamond of Garnet Hyliath | Spessartine Skud (flit)
Elross of Blue Hisahith
Weyrling Ry'n of Green Yuelith
Dukat of Bronze Dusk
Maritza of Garnet Arisk
Ennis of Green Ennisk and Green Szensk
Weyrfolk Anabella
Candidate Miguel
Candidate Nayru
Wher Candidate Haron
Semaca
M'ten of Garnet Noggoth
Weyrleader B'ram of Blue Sininulth | Sunrise (flit)
Bre'q of Blue Ostoriath
D'ax of Blue Firarith | Kahless (flit)
F'lin of Green Eraelth | Rusty (flit)
Tychon of Green Ezanath | Thalassa Narcissa (bird)
Weyrling S'ra of White Moggeth
Dunsmith of Brown Dunsk | Filly (flit)
Rosethorn of Garnet Thornsk and Brown Rosesk
Candidate Hamuntep
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