Post by Row on Sept 13, 2014 0:51:49 GMT
Name: Anka
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Rank: Journeywoman Beast Crafter
Appearance: Standing 5'7" and weighing 135 pounds, she doesn't look like much, but she can handle her own. Onyx locks flow to just past her shoulders, though she has a tendency to tie the unruly mass at the nape of her neck or back in a high runners tail. Dark brown orbs look almost black but there is a sense of kindness that is always in their depths. Toned, tanned flesh cover muscles that seem to be hidden under a small, feminine layer of fat. Her body is toned, but she does have the female curves that are natural to a woman. There are slight scars that come from working with animals for many Turns. These scars range from everything bite marks to lines where she's cut her hands or caught herself on a fence. Keeping to a Beast Crafter's garb, Anka can typically be found wearing breeches, some kind of knee high boot, and some kind of loose top, with or without sleeves. Not one for huge amount of color, she typically sticks with black or brown, and typically dull or dark greens. She can be flashy, but only at times of celebration. She's not overly bulky in the breast area, so pulling off the daring clothing that other females choose fall by the waste side with her.
Personality: Working with animals, it's only natural that Anka is a calm and patient young woman. She has a way with the animals that can calm a distressed animal with a touch of her hand. Of course, she doesn't believe it, knowing that there is a lot more work behind calming an enraged stud or sick mare. A natural leader, she takes a leading role, allowing the Master Beast Crafter to take on more important roles. Friendly and good natured, she always has a smile on her face and is eager to help out and work with others, no matter ho much Kia would wish she wouldn't. However, that friendly nature and quickly die when someone either hurts an animal or someone hurts another human being that didn't deserve the action taking against them. She can be a little blunt when it comes to caring for animals. If they aren't cared for right and they get sick, she takes it personally and will not allow that. As a result, if working with an Apprentice she may be a little harsh and may need to be reminded that she has to tone it down.
History
Born:
The fifth daughter, out of six chlidren, of a Journeyman Glass-Smith and a Journeywoman Weaver, Anka's home was Ista Hold. Her parents were older, both having retired to the better climate for their age.
Age 2:
Anka's mother passes away during childbirth, leaving her father to care for five children above the age of two and an infant that never even saw it's first warm winter at Ista Hold. Due to his age, Anka's father was forced to put Anka and her older brother, who was five, with a crechewoman, while the older children were able to care for themselves. Anka's crechemother happened to be married to the head stable hand and her intense love of animals started there.
Age 5:
Anka's birth-father passes and even though she was blood related to this man, she didn't feel much of a connection with him. In the end, she only went to see his body one last time because her adopted father asked her to, reminding her that if it had been him on that table she would have been there, that she needed to show the same respect to the man who had birthed her.
Age 8:
Finally old enough, Anka is allowed to accompany her adopted father to the stables and help work with him and the runners. She has her first real scare with the beasts when a wild stud breaks down a fence and tears through the field to get to the mares. He adopted father was quick to act, placing her on the ladder and she was told to go up into the loft and stay there til the danger had passed. At the end of the day, Anka had to be collected by a young stable hand who was training under her adopted father. It seemed the stud had been caught but the price had been paid by her adopted father, who ended up in the infirmary with a broken arm. It didn't stop her love of runners, just taught her to be a little more careful.
Age 12:
Became an Apprentice to the Beast Craft. Left her home for the first time and transferred with her Master to Keroon Hold, where she began her specialty training with runners.
Age 13:
While helping her Master with a mare, Anka helped twins be born; a little filly and a colt, both stunning in their speckled markings and bright white coats. The owners of the mare and foals didn't ant the hassle of dealing with a young stallion, so they put the colt up for sell. With what little money she could scrape together, she bought the young colt and raised him herself.
Age 16:
Anka is gifted a stunning canine pup. She calls him Kia and finds out that instead of getting a companion and friend in the canine, she found that over time, he just got wilder and less interested in other humans.
Age 19:
The crash of the ship Aris found Anka at Sea Cliff Weyr. She had already been there for a fortnight, aiding the Beast Craft Master with setting up the runners and herdbeasts for the dragons and Weyr. She, Kia, a puppy from a litter Kia sired that she called Imp, and her stud runner Elko find themselves in the midst of strangers and Weyrfolk. The first couple of days at the Weyr, she was told that she would make a good Candidate, so on top of helping with the runners, she has also found her way into Candidate Lessons. Just a few days after arriving at Sea Cliff Weyr, she came across a man who was hosting a clutch of eggs and she ended up bonding with two; a firelizard from one clutch and a serpent from another.
3 months after the Earth-born Candidates crashed, Aketh's eggs hatched. The clutch was both exciting and sad as it marked the death of a young Pearl and her attacker, a young Diamond. Through the entire hatching, her emotions were all over the place, and by the time the last few eggs were hatching, she was a little worried that she wouldn't Impress. However, the second to last dragonet to Impress was a beautiful sea green Emerald with darker spots danced across the Sands and introduced herself as Wureth. Her Wureth! She had Imrpessed a bubbly little Emerald and she couldn't have been happier.
Pets
Name: Kia
Gender: Male
Species: Canine
Appearance: A stunning mixture of black, white, and brown, Kia is beauty in motion. Long of leg, heavily muscled, and just slightly a little to long, but still he has a good configuration. A darker face is set off by a single scar that criss crosses just under his left eye, a wound from young Elko just shortly after Kia was introduced to the colt. Since then, he has a healthy degree of respect for the stud. Along with the scar, liquid amber orbs glare out at the world, enough to unsettle some and upset children.
Personality: Kia is not a 'touch me' canine. Not a warm, fuzzy kind of canine, he tends to snap at just about everyone, including Anka, though his bites toward her don't draw blood. There is one thing he doesn't snap at, Imp. Anka has been asked several times to bred him, always to more subdued females, but out of each litter, Anka has refused a puppy, until the last one. Imp came to live with them at 6 weeks old and Kia has helped raise one of his daughters. Faranath help the human or animal that tried to hurt his daughter. This canine comes off aloof and disinterested, but touch Imp in the wrong manner and you'll see a different side of this wild canine.
Name: Imp
Gender: Female
Species: Caninie
Appearance: At the moment, she's still a puppy, so she's currently a little pip of a thing. But as she grows and matures, she'll turn into a drop dead huntress that Kia will have to protect from all the males. Mostly black, she has a strip of tan going down from each ear, as if she was leaking from her ears. There is a slight tan marbling at her paws. She'll be a nice sized canine, but will lack the general muscle tone of the bigger males, but be stronger in speed and agility.
Personality: Imp is as her name implies, she's playful, fun loving, and downright devilish if caught up in a game of keep away. She bounces around the newly budding Weyr, getting underfoot at the stables and causing Anka to constantly worry if she's away from herself and Kia.
Name: Elko
Gender: Male
Species: Runner
Appearance: Elko stands 17 hands high, with a deep chest and long legs. Bred from a long line of racing runners and strong working runners. Strong muscles and heavy in feet come from the draft runners, while long legs and deep chested come from the racing runners that were used to make a fine blooded mix of the two types of runners. His mane has gotten so long that his forelock hangs all the way down to the bottom of his soft black and pink speckled muzzle, while his ivory tail brushes the ground. A slight feathering covers his hooves, but it's not very big. His hide and white with black spots, some hunting breed of runner back in the original bloodline that has given him the speckled look.
Personality: A stud that Anka was given as a foal, he looks to his human as his world and life. At Ista Hold, he was allowed to follow Anka around the Hold with no bars, but now as the newly formed Sea Cliff Weyr, he's been forced to stay at the stables and he's not happy about it.
Name: Gaol
Gender: Female
Species: Firelizard
Color: Lapis
Name: Caoir
Gender: Male
Species: Sea Serpent
Color: Red
For Riders/Weyrlings
Dragon's Name: Wureth
Age: Hatchling
Gender: Female
Hue: Emerald - seagreen
Basic Physical: pale sea-toned hue with dark flecks
Personality: Bubbly, fun loving, and wild, Wureth is a sweet little thing that just brings a smile to Anka's face.
