Name: Rebecca
E-Mail Address: Tearanth@ yahoo.com
Other Weyrs/Clubs: OW, DFW(lurker)

Name/Nicknames: Taryn Svedruzik
Gender:
Female
Rank/Position:
Admin: Community allocations committee, Dragon project liaison/secretary
Age:
25
Birthplace:
Nice, France; Terra

Physical Description: A very shapely 5�6�, with rounded hips and a full B bust line accentuating her narrow waist. She has a soft fitness that is achieved through a consciously healthy diet, moderate exercise, and lucky genetics. Her skin is rather pale but has a healthy luster; she just doesn�t like roasting herself in the sun. Her dark burnished blonde hair typically falls in a thick, layered mane just past her shoulders. During hot weather, she is just as likely to style it up in single or double ponytails or braids and she has the bad grace to look good in just about any type of hat. Her eyes are large pools of striking deep blue, set perfectly under artfully curving brows. Her nose is slightly ski-jumped and decidedly cute, set above full pouting lips, which are just as likely to be smiling, revealing even white teeth. She is aware that she has above average looks, but it isn�t the defining aspect of her life. She tends to dress well, and typically quite professionally. Most of the time you will see her in knee-length skirts or well tailored slacks with a nice blouse and perhaps a light sweater or jacket. Her look is usually completed by a clipboard and pen. She doesn�t accessorize much, and really her only piece of jewelry is a rather large diamond set in silver on a silver chain. She does wear this quite often, though. Her predominant colors are corals, creams, and white (also off-whites to grays). At other times, she is content with comfortable (never ratty) clothes� jeans and t-shirt type of idea. Her party outfits are almost always fashionable dresses.

Personality: Though often masked with a subdued reserve and composure, Taryn is an intense person with great emotional depth. Her standoffish-ness and cool air can, however, easily be taken for snootiness. She weaves her life into something dynamic and vibrant, liking to envelop herself in every situation and drink in the composing personalities. Competent and ambitious, she takes criticism with a short nod and incorporates it into self-improvement. Her resentment is smoldering and patient, and her anger usually internally focused. Her few outbursts are short and not terrible eloquent, for she is horrible at on the spot self-defense. She is very confident in herself and isn�t easily swayed from her goals, though she is anything but confrontational. Her success doesn�t need to be at the expense of others. Far from needing instant gratification, she faces life with a long time scale and can wait for her subtle efforts to shift long term trends towards her desires. She has a great emotional toughness and durability, there isn�t much that can dissuade or scare her. Fairly open about things like her body and sexuality, she doesn�t place great emphasis on romantic relationships in her life. Since working in the New Landing administration however, she has become rather smitten with Joseph Moore, but it isn�t something she acts on. Her friends tend to be few and rather transient, particularly since many people are put off by their first impression of her. She finds her work and the development of society on Pern enthralling, and she simply doesn�t focus on much else. In line with this, she is somewhat self-absorbed. Oddly, it is based more on work-obsession then on self-obsession.

Background: Born in Nice, her father was absent for most of her youth as he was active in the military during the Nathi wars. She grew extremely close to her mother and confided in her as both friend and role model. She was also quite close to her older brother, and very fond of his loving protectiveness. When Svet returned to an administrative position on earth, she had trouble dealing with his presence and was resentful of her two new brothers when they were born. When her father wanted to accept his charter to PERN, she only went along to accompany her mother and help with the young boys. Her older brother Luke had already been accepted at college and so the departure was a tearful splitting of the two. Fresh on a new world, Taryn harbored bitter resentment towards her father for making her choose between mother and brother. Still, she enjoyed the summers at the seaside holding that he had established, spending long hours with her mother on the breezy porch while Svet captained his cherished fishing fleet. With a strong background in science, Taryn continued to study biochemistry throughout her college equivalent years. Seeing the dwindling availability and use of scientific technology, she decided a better career for her interests might be in determining which projects were important to continue as they transitioned to a more agrarian society. Without really any law or business graduate schooling available, she went straight on to interning in Landing�s administrative offices. The volcanic eruption and coming of Thread was understandably a time of chaos for Taryn as it was for many others. All family but her youngest brother were killed by the initial Thread falls. He was safe away with his schoolmates, and moved as a foster child to New Landing in the wave of relocation. As the dragon project geared up, her science and administrative background made her a good contact between the science team and the mayor�s office. She fell easily into the liaison role, and has been the �go-to-gal� for getting supplies for the project and arranging personnel support for the science team. In her work, she�s come to respect the talented people in the sciences and the administration, as well as developing a bit of a crush on Joseph Moore.

Family/Friends:
Svet Svedruzik/56/Military Officer turned fleet captain/Thread casualty
Laurance Svedruzik/48/lawyer turned hold kindergarten teacher/Thread casualty
Luke Svedruzik/27/???/Terra
Pietro Svedruzik/14/fishercraft apprentice/Thread casualty
Lavae Svedruzik/12/fosterchild student, no chosen specialty yet/New Landing (ANPC) A brooding boy who typically sees the world as out to get him. Turning into a moody �troubled teen�, he took his family�s death very badly and isn�t overly fond of his surviving sister. He�s very critical and reclusive, and tends to pick on his classmates� weaknesses.

Hobbies & Skills: She likes yoga for exercise and relaxation at the end of the day, and also jogging or hiking for a more lengthy escape. She is an eye catching, if somewhat detached, social dancer.

If your persona were a song, the title: �Express Yourself�

Pets: Taz: a very dark bronze meta, with a distinct green patina dusting his wing sails. Very fine boned with delicate lines to his body, he is small for his color. Taz is extremely cuddly and affectionate, and will often greet people by curling around their shoulders or settling into their lap. He also enjoys animals, and it isn�t uncommon to see him curled on a horse�s rump or in the crook of a dog�s side. Quite vocal, he�s often chirruping or thrumming. A bit of a sweet tooth, he will try to sneak sips of any kind of fruit juice, especially grape juice.

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