Post by Fireleaf on Nov 14, 2010 18:58:35 GMT -5
Harper, tell me of the road...
Username: Fireleaf
Character Number: 1st
Name: Seldrimme
Age: 17
Birth Season: Spring
Gender: Female
Location: Bivium Weyr
Rank: Gold Weyrling
That leads beyond this hold...
Appearance: Seldrimme is a slender young woman that stands at 5’5”. The way she carries herself and her small build often lead one, at first glance, to assume that she is fragile. A second, more thorough look will tell you that she is quite sturdy and apparently healthy, her lean body toned in places, such as her legs and forearms, that suggest a history of light labour. Her face is a bit on the narrow side and oval. Her eyes are a deep green and generally soft in their gaze. This gaze is framed by gentle curls on each side of her face, the hair so pale blonde that it is nearly white. The rest of her hair is similarly curled or wavy, the body and thickness of it almost unruly so that she tends to keep some of it pinned back out of her face. Often her long, thin fingers reach up to brush a stray strand back into place, clearing the way so that her soft smile can be seen upon her pale pink lips, just the corners of her mouth turning up. The subtlety of her smile is generally echoed in her choice of colours in her clothing, the palette she prefers for dressing being one of muted colours - quiet greens, soft blues, pale pinks. The trousers she prefers to wear fit close to her body and the shirts she likes are long, the hem of them coming down quite often to mid-thigh and helping to hide the sharpness of her hips. The collar on her shirt will tend to be a high one, leaving the feminine shape of her petite torso quite to the imagination.
That wends its way around the hill...
Personality: Upon first meeting one might find Seldrimme to be shy and quiet. She will listen in conversation quite often more than she will speak, her green eyes intent upon the “who” or “what” that holds her interest. Those closer to her, however, know that she is not really shy at all and that perhaps “soft-spoken” is a better descriptor than “quiet”. When she does speak, there is no hesitation, but rather a gentle laying down of words one after another that feels and often is carefully planned. One could say that she speaks more from thought than feeling, though her words do not lack in emotion or passion when appropriate.
Seldrimme generally has one or two very close friends with whom she will share her deeper thoughts and feelings. In the comfort of their company and that of her family she smiles more freely and is more openly warm and expressive. Outside of this close circle, she does not look down on the openly passionate or emotional, yet she personally finds more peace in keeping such things to herself until she can think them through. She is intelligent and curious, constantly aware of what is around her and doing her best to take in every bit of knowledge her environment provides. It’s not uncommon for Seldrimme to cast her eyes slowly around a room, taking in each detail and shadow. In the same manner she takes in people, eyes dancing along their faces and bodies and clothing, learning what she can of them in her silent perusal. In this same way Seldrimme learns best, watching, taking in with eyes and mind before ever picking up the tools of a task. For her the joy is not in the ability to do something or the act but in the knowledge of what to do and how to do it.
Perhaps because of these internalizations she seems organized and detached, even dispassionate to those who do not know her well. Her passions and feelings run deep and strong and it would take a connection with someone just as strong as those passions to fully tap into her emotional core.
Does it go farther on until...
History: Seldrimme was born the second child to Crafter parents, her mother being a very talented weaver and her father an experienced woodcrafter. Her brother, Brydain, is three years her senior and enjoys his work as a Guard for the Delant Hold.
Seldrimme’s parents are both fairly quiet people, loving and supportive of their children without being overwhelming. Both her mother and father are very involved in their work and while the family was never neglected it has always been made clear that their crafting was great priority, sometimes pushing even dinner time back to accommodate a late order. In this Seldrimme became independent and nearly self-sufficient at a young age; she would entertain herself with wood-shavings and bits of cloth, narrating adventures for make believe people, and later she would follow after her brother, watching his interactions with others. Brydain tends to be on the boisterous side of things, laughing freely and loudly, though quite serious when it comes to his duties.
When Seldrimme turned twelve her family left the Western Weyr so that her parents, both Master Crafters, could instruct at the Collegium. It was also at this time that she began her apprenticeship as a Weaver. Though showing no more talent than the average weaver she worked hard; the time spent watching her mother at her craft and her own labour combined to pay off and she successfully completed her apprenticeship at the end of her sixteenth turn.
At the beginning of her seventeenth turn, Seldrimme was searched by Bronze Rider L’Chlan and prepared to stand for the first time at Bivium Weyr. While waiting for the hatching to take place she met Syreaka, who gave to her a firelizard egg. When this hatched Seldrimme impressed, successfully, a brown flitter called Weft. That summer Seldrimme stood at Bivium Weyr for the hatching of the eggs gifted by Eastern and Western Weyrs. Seldrimme made one of the last two successful impressions of the hatching, to gold Etarith.
It ends in sunset gold?
Pets: Weft
Pet Name: Weft
Pet Appearance: : He is a Brown Firelizard, hatched Spring 197. He is an even, dark sandy brown all over. His even complexion reveals his well proportioned body all the better, each movement giving the sandy colour of his skin a dark ripple as light plays over hide and sinew plays under. There are no markings here - this firelizard is a package all in itself. Shining out from a compact head are bright teal-green eyes.
Pet Personality: Weft got his name from the immediate, possessive curl of his tail around whatever part of Seldrimme’s body he could reach. It reminded her of the Weft of the yarn in her weaving. The moment she thought it, it was as though he stole the world from her and would have no other name.
Weft is playful with other firelizards, not shy around them at all and quite engaging, though it could be that he is still quite young. If he’s curious about people other than Seldrimme it’s usually when ‘Drimme is feeling something intense. If she’s let something through at all then it must be something of interest and he wants to know what it is before she stuffs her tinglies back down inside. At least, that’s how it feels to him. What more, he’s fiercely protective of Seldrimme. Why, even if a bronze firelizard came, he’d not leave her! Not.. Not even a bronze dragon! It’s his ’Drimme, it is. He’d just puff out his little chest.
