Alec prefers to wear comfortable clothes - and the ones he can get for cheapest at a gather. He's not concerned with *looking* good, but being comfortable when he's working. In fact, he usually only gets dressed up if someone makes him do it. He prefers to wear shades of brown that don't compliment anything about him. span>

Background:
Alec was born at Ista Hold to a Journeyman Beasthandler and the most competent Healer residing at the hold. Canya was well on her way to becoming a master, and most likely the master of her craft with her pure talent at helping people and understanding and using the medicines available to the Pernese people to their fullest. However, she was a slight and small woman, and not made for the rigors of birthing. She only lived to see that she had born a healthy son. Journeyman Beasthandler Allen tried his best not to fault his son, but it was obvious that he would never love the boy the way he would have if his spouse had lived. Alec was fostered out to the headwoman of the Hold.

By the time he reached 12, Alec had composed and wrote lyrics for songs - in fact, he had an unnatural talent for it. His father never found them, but his new spouse (Master Shish), did. She was a singer, and had come into contact with many songs, both good and bad. She immediately recognized that he had a talent that needed to be brought out talked to him about the songs he had written. Alec had never liked Shishi (merely because she was taking his mom's place - in his opinion) and vehemently denied that they were his. After that, he never composed again.

Alec left for the Healer Hall, for one reason to get away from his 'stepmother' and for another to follow in his mother's footsteps. He was good at healing, but not nearly as good at it as he had been at writing.

His months at the Healer Hall weren't uneventful, but nothing life changing happened. At least, not until he walked the tables to become a journeyman shortly after he turned 18. He was then assigned to a position at one of the minor holds who looked to Fort. It was named Mountain View Hold (named so because of its beautiful view of the mountains), and was one of the busier of Fort's minor holds.

In thanks for his help at the hold, Alec received a flit egg from the two that the holder was given out of the queen's clutch at Igen Hold. It hatched into a beautiful golden firelizard, something that neither Alec or the holder had expected to happen. Actually, the holder had given the Journeyman Healer the smaller of the two eggs, hoping for the queen and he instead got brown. He named her "Lucky" because he felt so for Impressing her.

Not long afterwards, rumors started circulating the hold about him and some activities that he had been taking part in. Of course, the rumors were mostly true, but some were a little much. It was true that he was interested in males versus females, and perhaps he had gotten a little carried away a few times, but he hadn't done anything drastic. Not like 'perverting' the minds of the younger children, anyway. Although the Holder was sympathetic and didn't want to lose the good healer he had, he realized that it would probably be for the better (Alec's as well) if the Journeyman went somewhere else. Grudgingly, Alec agreed and went back to the Healer Hall where he was posted to the new Weyr, Oceanside.

And that brings us to the present. Mostly, anyway.

Personality:
Alec is introverted, preferring rather to be alone than in a big crowd of people. In face, when he is in or around a large group of people he usually grows silent. He doesn't exactly mind being the center of attention, just gets a bit claustrophobic when people are talking all around him. He can be quite stubborn and is determined. Something that makes him a good healer is that he isn't afraid to speak up and tell it to people truthfully. He can be soothing to talk to and is a good person to come to with problems. While he encourages people to talk to him whenever they have a problem or whenever they need anything, Alec never takes his problems to others, instead keeping them inside and letting them grow. He has a problem sharing his thoughts and feelings with anyone, even someone he is romantically involved with.

Pets:

Type: flit
Names: Gold Lucky (or sometimes just Luck)
Description: Lucky is a small golden firelizard who is nearing one turn. She is more of a tarnished golden colour. In the sunlight, she seems almost dull in comparison to the other golden beauties, but in the moonlight she seems to glow. It's very pretty.

Lucky isn't as territorial as most golds, and is very friendly, requiring no amount of persuasion to make herself acquainted with new people or firelizards. However, she can get very protective when she feels that Alec may be in trouble or, for that matter, anybody else she feels is under her wing. She can be caught drinking out of a mug of klah that was left unattended (having a strange liking for the drink).

Crafts Information:

Craft: Healing
Specialty: general
Rank: Journeyman