NAME: Aeryth Larksong
AGE: 19
GENDER: Female
HEIGHT: 5'4"
WEIGHT: 120 lbs
EYES: Grey
HAIR: Reddish-gold
COMPLEXION: Naturally fair, though she tans to a golden honey color when outdoors alot.

PERSONALITY:
Aeryth is quiet and, while not exactly shy, she doesn't go out of her way to meet new people. She is comfortable in crowds, mainly because she feels less exposed than when forced to deal with a small group of people one-on-one. She is also more comfortable when dealing with a single individual, since then there is only one person watching her instead of several. Although she will try to avoid conflicts, she is not afraid to stand up for herself when she feels it is necessary. Her greatest love, other than her dragon, is her music and if anyone can get her to open up and talk to them, they will discover a very warm and caring young woman with a great deal of depth and intelligence. Also, she is very wary of men in general and good looking men in specific because of what her mother went through. It would take a great deal of time and patience for someone to get past the walls she has put up in order to get close to her.

SKILLS:

Skilled vocalist with a beautiful, well trained soprano voice.

Plays multiple instruments including harp, flute, and lute.

A good composer as well, though some of her pieces have a decidedly eerie tone to them.

WEAPONS:

Bow-and-arrow. Average skill level, since she only learned for self defense purposes.

Staff. High proficency, since she doesn't want to face the same choices her mother did and fears it would be likely were she attacked by a group of men that she couldn't shoot fast enough.

USUAL DRESS:
While she usually dresses quite well, preferring skirts and dresses, she tends to prefer colors that won't make her stand out. She doesn't seem to realize that her actions draw attention to her anyway. Her only concession to pants is when they are absolutely necessary, such as dragonrider leathers when she rides. Her usual colors are pale greens and blues, or pale cream.

FAMILY:

Mate: None

Mother: Deanna Harper

Father: Unknown

Siblings: None

Children: None

HISTORY:
The child of a travelling bard mother who was deceived by a man who said he loved her and would always be there for her, Aeryth was raised by her mother alone. Her mother even went so far as to settle down at the school where she'd been trained and went into teaching herself in order to give her daughter a stable home life. And though it was stable, it wasn't necessarily easy.

Many of the students there and, indeed, some of the teachers as well cruelly teased Aeryth as she was growing up, always throwing in her face that she'd been born out of wedlock and that her father had deserted her. It had the effect of making her into a very withdrawn, serious young woman who let very few people close, something that has lasted throughout her life. Even when she was as young as four or five, she realized that people could hurt you if you let them and it was best to keep them at a distance.

As she got a little older, she began to realize that she shared her mothers' love of music and took it upon herself to find a few of the teachers that had never been cruel to her and convince them to teach her. Those teachers found that this very self possessed young woman seemed much older than her years and applied herself better than much older students. They taught her everything they knew and she excelled, her skills blossoming under the approval.

This went on, her mother showing her approval by helping Aeryth to hone her skills still farther, until she was seventeen. That was when her life changed forever. There was a Hatching at the nearby Warren and they had requested for the school to send a few people to perform at the celebration that would take place. Since all of the other teachers were busy preparing their Journeymen to set out, Aeryth's mother decided she would go and take her daughter with her.

When they arrived, they were shown to seats from which they could watch the Hatching and wait until it was time for them to perform. As they sat there, Aeryth began to hear a voice calling to her. She looked over at her mother, but the older woman had her attention centered on the grounds and hadn't said a word. Feeling as though she were in a dream, she found herself walking down the steps to the sands, where a beautiful hatchling of a pale, silvery green color was standing, seemingly waiting for something. The next thing she knew, she had bonded with Oriana.

Adapting to Warren life has not been easy on Aeryth, but she is slowly learning that the other riders are not people who would ever willingly hurt her. Because of her life, it is hard for her to trust what she is seeing. Oriana helps as much as she can, but realizes that this is something her rider must learn for herself. This has been made that much harder for her with her transfer to her new Warren, since she now has to start over with complete strangers.

DRAGON: Oriana
GENDER: Female
COLOR: Pale Silvery-Green (like birch leaves in the moonlight) with deep amber eyes

APPEARANCE:
She is a medium sized dragon, between 60 and 70 feet in length, with a streamlined body type that is lithe and slender. Her coloration, especially her eyes, is very striking and she got plenty of attention from the males at her previous warren. When flying she is very quick and agile with good endurance, though not spectacular.

PERSONALITY:
Oriana is a very intelligent dragon and shares her riders' love of music. She is far more outgoing than her rider, however, and makes friends very easily. She is the one that is looking forward to having new dragons around to make friends with and hopes very much that her rider will finally find herself some friends as well.

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