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Rideal (R'iel) |
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Back to the Candidates of Blackstone |
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Gender/Age: male, 16 |
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Rank/Craft: Apprentice Dragon healer |
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Location: Blackstone Weyr |
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Relatives/Family: son of brown rider L'mris and Journeywoman Healer Rudel (sister of Rytelis), and cousins galore |
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Dragon if any: BLUE Ashukuth from Alabaster Weyr |
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Physical Description: 6'1", 140, slender and long limbed, takes after his mother. Medium skin tone, pale red hair that is just as wild as a Blackstone's ought to be, and to his shoulders. He has pale blue eyes, that are the same almond shape as his cousins. He has a small face and sharp nose, and always wears his hair so it's falling over his eyes. He wears silky wrap clothing, in shades of violet and silver. His voice is soft, controlled but firm. |
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Emotional/Mental Description: calm and normally gentle, has always loved dragons and will defend them to the death. He attended several hatchings, primarily to get used to the changing dragon body as it grows. He is highly attached to dragon kind, and can sense those nearby or young. He is especially open to dragon minds, but he does not have the broad ability to speak with them. When he gets his dander up is when someone threatens dragons or the Weyr. Then, he becomes very heated and tense. Fire lizards tend to tense up when he does. |
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Skills: Strong healing and dragon sense ability about this boy. He knows dragon wings and anatomy in and out, and can spot injuries which are not apparent on the outside. He will devote a lot of energy to learning flight techniques, but he knows that his place is riding for injured dragons on the field. |
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History: younger son of L'mris, and brought into the weyr at a very early age. He spent a lot of time listening in to the weyrling?s classes, rather than his own studies, so he is still literate only a little late on the draw. Dragons seem to like him around, so he was never shooed away from the weyrs. |
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Notes and Special Information: He was not particularly versed in the Blackstone politics, but they run in his blood and his children will be strong psionics. He has already decided to be "spread" thin around the Holds and Weyrs nearby, and there are certainly many women who find him attractive. |
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Pets/Hobbies/Posessions: he usually has fire lizards flying about but often they belong to other people. He has a cat named Wink, and a canine named Wag, both brought to the weyr from Dawnlight hold, bred by Ard's family. He loves to watch animals, and is usually taking notes on a small wherhide pad he keeps for such things. |
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Rideal could do without the noise, but he crept out of bed when the Searchrider had arrived. He could feel it, it was just one of those things.
Being a Dragon healer had its advantages. One of them was being able to recognize a tired wing when he heard it.
He met up with Spring first, because of course, well, they'd been sharing the bed furs for sevendays now, and it seemed the best course of action. She and he made their way to the courtyard, and there was true to form a green on search.
"She's pretty small," Rideal commented. "But that's why they're good for flights. Quick, agile."
"Thank you for the lesson, Rideal," Spring muttered, around a yawn.
Soon after, Walick came out. After the bugling started to get everyone out of their sorry beds. It wasn't exactly late in the morning, either, but it was certainly time most people were out of bed.
Walick, Rideal and Spring stood under the watchful nose of the search dragon, whose rider then proclaimed that they were to be candidates together at Alabaster weyrhold!
Spring of course got in gear first, when she was excited about something she didn't slow down for anything or any one. Rideal however took it in stride. He just thought that it would be a Blackstone weyr mating which he might Impress from, rather than a different weyr. But then again...
The more blood from other places got shuffled into the mix, the better. So he went off with Walick behind him and Spring somewhere ahead, got his things together, and readied for the trip. |
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Rideal, Spring and Walick approached the sands carefully. The humming and bellowing of the assembled dragons above the sands was almost too much for them to bear, but they did bear it.
There were many eggs to watch, and the three of them watched half a dozen before any of them became worried that they may not in fact Impress. |
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But then, after a bronze broke shell, and before a trio of others shattered, a single long-bodied Blue exited his egg with style and a swift shake of his head. He rolled to the sand, to scratch his blue skin off, dulling the shine of the wetness he'd emerged from.
I am waiting for you, he bespoke clearly and loud, but very privately, into Rideal's mind. Do you wish to ride me?
"Of course I will, but what should I call you, other than perfection?"
I am Ashukuth and I wait for my brother and sister to emerge. We know there are ... deep friendships with you.
The dragon looked at Spring and Walick, in turn. They hemmed and looked at the dragon, but by that time, both were also busy Impressing! |
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Read the NEXT step in Ashukuth's Life |
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