Name/Alias: Vivid
Email Address: [email protected]
Age: 21
Other clubs you are a part of: Free Falling Weyr, Igen Weyr, Fithos Weyr, Dragon's Moon Weyr, Kazakii Weyr
How many Pern books have you Read: 5
New Member: N

Persona Info:
Name: W'kel
Pronunciation: (Wah-kel)
Nickname: Spark
Age: 37
Gender: M
Rank: Weyrleader
Birth Place: Ista Weyr
Current Location: NBW
Family: Father: N�kel/ Wingrider to brown dragon Huyanth/ 67/ Ista Weyr
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mother: Wyntasia/ Assistant Headwoman/ 58/ Ista Weyr
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Half-Brother: N�tas/ Wingrider to blue dragon Jorkaleth/35 Ista Weyr
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Weyrmate: Malina/Weyrwoman to gold Quilth/35/ Northern Barrier Weyr
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Daughter: Wallina/5/Northern Barrier Weyr
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Son: Makellen/3/Nothern Barrier Weyr
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Son: Wamakel/1/Northern Barrier Weyr

Physical Description: W�kel is everything a Weyrleader should be, or so says his peers. He has a shoulder length mane of dark brown-gold hair, with eyes the color of dark tree bark. His handsome face has some facial hair and though his nose is slightly crooked from an accident, he still is very handsome. He stands 6�3, weighing 215lbs pounds of muscle. A strongly built man, he is a large man who gives off a very intimidating feel. His skin is tan, but then it has had time to at Ista Weyr and it seems to run in his family. He has a wicked scar across his right thigh; a wound from a knife fight turns ago and a massive thread scar across his back that still makes some of his wingriders shudder in pure disgust. He has aged very well and looks young than he really is. He wears typical rider attire, thick trousers, a white shirt, heavy jacket with fur inline to keep Northern Barrier�s cold wind at bay. His gloves and boots are made of thick, waterproof leather. He always wears thick, woolen socks and long underwear under his clothing. Around his neck he wears a golden chain with a simple square ruby on it. His belt knife is always at his side. His favorite colors are red, brown and gold.

Personality: W�kel is a lover out of want and a leader out of need. He had never thought of the Weyrleadership before Jeklenth had flown Quilth for the first time, but since Quilth will let no other bronze fly her, he has grown in the Weyrleadership fast. His loyalty is to his riders and he is a well loved leader. He is a steady man but he isn�t as pompous as to think he is always right. He readily accepts Malina�s advice and the advice of his Weyrsecond. A friendly man, turns of ThreadFall have left his body scarred but his demeanor as cheerful as always. He is a very easy man to get along with and his wingriders know they fallow a man that they can trust with their lives and their hearts. He adores his children and loves Malina for who she is, not for the color dragon she rides. He thinks she is a noble woman and he has fought for her honor once and would again in a heartbeat.

W�kels bond with his bronze, Jeklenth, is stronger than the bond of most riders. There isn�t anything the other doesn�t know and they feel everything. Jeklenth could step on a thorn and W�kel would know. He gets up earlier than most dragonriders to get a few more spare moments with the bronze before the day starts. He isn�t known to loose his temper easily, but when he does it is a storm to behold. He isn�t very fond of wine, preferring non-alcoholic drinks to any alcoholic ones. W�kel isn�t perfect and has an intolerance for stupidity. Suicidal stunts during fall, pranks, senseless fights; these are all good ways to get kicked off Vortex Wing and assigned heaps of weyrling like chores. Some say he is a little touch about intelligence, but never to his face.

Habits: He tends to leave little gifts around for Malina when he is feeling romantic or when she is pregnant or Quilth is. He rubs his feet together when he is deeply asleep and tends to cock his head to the side and smile at his Weyrwoman when she is mad with him. He drums his fingers on his desk when he is bored or annoyed. He likes to drop in for surprise visits to his kids when he has spare time.

Hobbies: He likes long walks around the Weyrlake, even if it is 20 degrees outside. He likes to cook, an odd habit that he picked up when he was a boy.

History: Wakellen�s life started off different that most. His father, N�kel, was struck by lightning and miraculously survived the bolt. A month later, his current lover found out she was with child. Nine months later, Wakellen was born. His father affectionately gave him the nickname Sparks. His mother, Wyntasia, loved her little boy, seeing him and his father as miracles in the making. Wakellen wanted to Impress a dragon from the time he was old enough to realize he did. He wanted a brown, just like his father. He wanted to be like N�kel in all ways. Wakellen started to stand for clutches when he was twelve turns old, but he had a long time to wait. Six turns later, Wakellen was eighteen turns and still standing on Istan Sands. His half brother, sixteen turn Neltasen, also was standing. That day the first egg shattered open, revealing a dark bronze who was nearly as large as the queen dragonet that hatched that day. The bronze walked up to Wakellen and pushed his face into the boy�s.

{{I am Jeklenth.}} he said. Bronzerider W�kel was made that day, with a bronze who was born to lead. His half brother, N�tas, Impressed a blue that very same day. W�kel never thought of Weyrleadership, but that was a long way and he figured it wouldn�t happen anyway. He went through weyrling training and came out near the top of his class. He was tapped for the Weyrleader�s Wing once he was graduated and spent a few turns flying the high altitude. His first thread scar was the worse one his Weyrleader had seen in his entire career, a massive clump that had hit the young bronzerider in the back and nearly eaten all the flesh away. A Master Healer had to tend to W�kel and they saved what they could. Today the massive of horrid scars can still be seen on his back, much to the revulsion of his fellows.

At the age of twenty-nine W�kel was transferred to a new Weyr, Northern Barrier Weyr. It was there he met Malina, rider of queen Quilth. W�kel grew to like Malina immediate, for the person she was beyond the golden cords. He liked her and considered them close friends. He also met Jolane, rider of queen Hielith, who went on to become Malina�s Weyrwoman II. There was a mating flight a turn later and dozens of browns and bronzes rose after the golden queen. However, it was Jeklenth who won the flight and, incidentally, won Quilth for himself. The clutch that resulted had one queen, two bronzes, two browns, three blues and four greens. A young girl named Doranna Impressed the young queen Eanith. Northern Barrier Weyr now had two adult queens and one hatching queen. There was much to rejoice that day and that was the night that W�kel confessed to Malina he wanted to have children with her some day. He thought it a foolish request, after all who knew if Jeklenth would fly Quilth again. However, Jeklenth did continue to fly Quilth; the queen had chosen no other bronze to fly her. Two turns later, Malina and W�kel celebrated the birth of their first child, a little girl they named Wallina.

Several turns later have placed Malina and W�kel with three children, one girl and two boys,Makellen and Wamakel, a Weyr full of riders, three queens and well stocked to met Thread when it comes. Recently, L'ven has stepped down from being WeyrSecond for unknown reasons, sending the W'kel into imapatient waiting for Jolane�s Queen Hielith to rise and choose the next Weyrsecond. However, W�kel has been true to his word and his riders are ready for Thread to fall and to sear it from the blue skies of Pern.

Dragon Info:
Name: Jeklenth
Age: 19
Color: Bronze
Physical Description: Jeklenth is a fine bronze, as large as a small queen and so dark. His hide is a base of dark greenish-brown, with an overlay of deep antique gold that shades heavy in his wing membranes. His belly is a spattering of golden splashes, light to dark. Those same splotches can be found on his thighs and front legs too. His left wing has one long thread scar on it, but he is mostly untouched by marring. He is a long dragon, with muscular chest, arms, thighs, legs and tail. He is one of the finest examples of Istan Breeding in Northern Barrier Weyr.

Personality: Jeklenth is the leader, pure and simple. He was born and bred to lead other dragons to victory against Thread and he knows it. He is the push his rider needs to lead the Weyr. He is very much attached to Queen Quilth and he is highly protective of her during her clutches. He doesn�t fly any other female; a steadfastly loyal bronze is Jeklenth. He is brave with unrivaled courage, facing the most horrific thread falls with an unwavering heart. Jeklenth does not tolerate weakness, so he drills his dragons hard. He isn�t unfair, but he is strict with his troops. He needs to know who he can count on and who he can�t. Most dragons think of him as a strong leader and follow him without fail.
Rider�s age at Impression: 18
Impressed At: Ista Weyr
Dam and Sire: Gold Gynkareth and Bronze Unkorth
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