Race: Cervidan
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Family: Father deceased, mother alive, twin sister and her mate; lives with his mate, Ryet
Build: Stocky
Skin: Creamy
Hair: Sandy brown, straight, to high back
Eyes: Pale blue
Fur: Brown with creamy underbelly
Appearance: Rikoe is a stocky cervidan, with creamy, tanned skin and slanted pale blue eyes. His hair is sandy brownish-blond, very neat and straight, and it hangs to around his shoulderblades when not pulled back. His deer half is covered in rich brown fur, with pale cream on his belly and the tip of his tail. He has a pair of three-pointed antlers.
Personality: Kind and rather gentle, Rikoe is quite friendly and outgoing, but he can be rather self-absorbed as well. He just doesn�t think of others and how he relates to them all that often. He likes to think the best of people and is willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, but he�s not blindly trusting.
Past: Rikoe�s father was killed in a hunting accident when he was young, and he spent most of his life growing up with his mother and his twin sister. He and his sister were quite close growing up, and to an extent, they still are. He knew his own mate, Ryet, growing up, but it was some years before he actually got the nerve up to talk to her. They do not have any children; the one time they tried, Ryet miscarried, and they decided to wait.
Bond: Male SaaShiyovi, Rantanu
Pets: Male harpy eagle, Slantas
Female feruginous hawk, Bhaeri
Ryet�s mismatched blue and green eyes narrowed when Rikoe told her the news, that he was planning to take a trip offworld to try to bond a dragon of his own. He winced; he could already tell his mate didn�t like the news. �Why in the world would you want to do something like that?� She snapped; Ryet didn�t really like the idea of dragons all that much herself, and she didn�t see the point.
�I�m coming back. It�s not like I�m going away forever,� Rikoe said with a roll of his eyes. �I think it would be interesting, and besides, having a dragon around could be useful; they�d make good hunters, if nothing else.�
He�d thought it was a good idea, but he didn�t think Ryet agreed with him. She frowned and stamped a hoof in irritation. �And what am I to do while you�re gone for a year, or two, or more?� she asked, looking up at him.
Oh, he hadn�t paid much attention to that. �Well, maybe I wouldn�t have to stay that long, or I could bring my bond back early,� he said eagerly.
�If you bond at all,� Ryet said with a snort. Even she knew that bonding wasn�t a sure thing; it was the dragons� choice, no one else�s.
She saw the look in his eyes, and her expression softened a little. This was something he really felt strongly about. She gave a sigh. �Where are you going? And how are you getting there?�
Rikoe smiled happily. �I�m not sure yet. I�ve narrowed it down to a few places; most probably, a place called the Valley of the Sky.� He gave a shrug. �There are a few dragons large enough to carry a cervidan there. I�m sure one of them can accommodate me,� he said with a smile.
His mate cocked an eyebrow skeptically. �You can ride one?�
�They have a special harness.�
�Huh,� Ryet replied. �Tell them to get two ready, then.�
Rikoe blinked. �What?�
She fixed him with another glare. �I�m not letting you go off on your own. I�m going to go with you.�
He smiled slowly, and then came up beside her and wrapped one of his arms around his mate�s shoulders. �Thank you.�
Ryet gave a �hmph�, but there was a hint of a smile all the same.
Bond/Sponsor: Rikoe
Gender: Male
Type: SaaShiyovi
Parents: Wild
Notes: While not a hunter in any sense of the word, this little one is still eager to learn and help out the very best he can. His abilities as a Spark level Skilled, already manifesting with levitation, may turn either way, Shield or Artist.
