Post by Lilacdew on Oct 30, 2010 21:49:52 GMT -5
Harper, tell me of the road...
Username: Lilacdew
Character Number: 2nd
Name: M'tak (Formerly Mictak)
Age: 21
Birth Season: Summer
Gender: male
Location: Bivium
Rank: Wingleader
That leads beyond this hold...
Appearance: M'tak is the combination of exemplary strength, agility, litheness and health. Standing at 6'1", M'tak is everything he should be, having come from a Seahold. Years of hauling nets combined with swimming and exploring have made him lithe rather than bulky, and in the end, he managed to make himself into a handsome bundle without ever truly taking an attempt to become this. Tall, tanned from sun and flights, his green eyes often shift to survey everything about him as quickly as they can. His light brown hair is cropped to just below his ears, but his bangs sometimes messily get into his eyes haphazardly. His hands are large and callused, and he can often be found wearing dark greens, blues or browns in the most comfortable materials he can find...After all, life should be comfortable.
That wends its way around the hill...
Personality: M'tak is the type of guy who believes in several things. Himself, his dragon, in the strength of man...and that every woman needs to be protected. Women are delicate flowers to him. His own Weyrwoman was a prime example of this. It wasn't that he hadn't seen such examples in the past that may have gone against it, but that doesn't matter. He was always taught to be polite, respectful and protect the women. Unfortunately, this is to the point where he believes a woman might wilt if even spoken to roughly. It forces him to default into being incredibly gentle with them, and very few have actually gotten him to stop being that way.
M'tak is a gentleman, but he's also a prankster. He likes making jokes, as long as they don't hurt anyone, and sometimes they just aren't that great. Regardless of the joking and light hearted demeanor, however, he often finds himself fulfilling his duty efficiently as possible so that he can open up some play time. He's also incredibly loyal to those labeled as friend, and will step up to defend them at need.
Does it go farther on until...
History: Micktak has a rather simple history. He was born in Tillek Hold. His family was earnest and hardworking, and they believed that nothing more in life could be had that couldn't be earned by hard work and an honest mind.
Micktak lived by that decree, and worked hard every day from a young age with the fisherman nets while using his free time to explore or swim. This was how life was for him up until he turned roughly 15 turns old. It was then, while he was in the middle of hauling nets, that his life changed forever. While he was working, a dragon suddenly landed by the Hold, seeming to look for something. The rider was talking with his parents, and Micktak was too far to hear anything, and he only understood that there was an argument going on. Curious...he walked up to see what was going on. He walked over and quickly found that they were arguing about him being a candidate! However, the argument was growing more heated and Micktak stepped in to try to stop it.
The moment he did, the pact was sealed. The dragon trumpted and the rider declared Micktak a candidate. Suddenly, Micktak was filled with excitement...this was something different! It wasn't long before Micktak was standing at Western Weyr upon the sands a scant few months later in the traditional white robes.
It was on this day that a little bronze dragon hatched right infront of him, creeling with hunger. The little bronze appeared panicked, the suddeness of his hatching having caused several of the candidates to step away from the hatching, knocking Micktak over onto the sands. With a wince while he made to stand back up, the little dragon walked right up to him and impression was made.
In the days that followed, the newly named M'tak revelled in the new type of hard work he was experiencing in working with his dragon, Zanylth. The pair quickly graduated from Weyrling to riding in a Wing when Zanylth was old enough to fly and they demonstrated that they worked incredibly well as a team, thinking on their feet whenever required. Their ability to do this allowed them to form an even closer bond, and alluded to an intelligence in both dragon and rider. He began to realize that he really did enjoy joking around with people, now that his time wasn't entirely taken by the nets. He loved being outside to take a break from time to time, and people soon learned that he used the same efficiency you learn upon the boats on his duties in Western Weyr.
Four years after impression, M'tak was made a Wingleader. He led well, wasn't too bad, and was very acclimated to the culture of the Weyr. With how soft and gentle his Weyrwoman was, M'tak began to see women as something to protect and shelter more than something that could fight like a man. To him, this was life and law. He was loyal to his duties, and he performed them well despite the jokes he tended to crack.
It was with all of this in mind that the Western leadership choose to send him as one of the bronze riders to Bivium. His duties were to guard the eggs, lead his people, and bring the leadership to understand that Western only had a classical approach to helping them survive. Somebody had to make sure those new eggs were raised right.
It ends in sunset gold?
Pets:
Bronze Firelizard
Pet Name: Daurik
Pet Appearance:
Daurik is a lightly colored bronze, his hide nearly a tannish brown rather than a bronze. His real color is revealed as the brown gradually becomes a striking copper at his elongated wing tips and broad triangular face, this muscular little firelizard a striking thing to behold. Bands of a similar copper hue mark his tail like a snake's. Daurik is still tiny, however, as he just broke from his shell not too long ago.
Pet Personality: Daurik is an intelligent creature. While he may be a hatchling, this small lizard is inquisitive enough to make a foster mother cry. The sort that does everything he can to explore, he is in a way, the perfect match for M'tak, who also loves to explore and learn. The two can often be found near each other, and while the lizard may not always understand what is going on, he will perch himself upon the dragonrider's shoulder, bobbing along intently as though he knows everything the world holds before him.
Green Firelizard
Pet Name: Seura
Pet Appearance: A dainty lizard, this green is a slight thing to behold. Smaller than average for a hatchling, Seura's hide almost appears like a mottled canvas. A forestal green as her base, a dark rich emerald appears in spots all across her body, splattering across her wings back and tail. A vain creature, her eyes often are turned hues that match her eyes, almost as if she does so on purpose despite the fact that her size reveals her as a hatchling.
Pet Personality: Seura is a vain little creature. While she isn't a queen, she sometimes acts like one, and her head often lifts proudly at the mention of her name. She's quick enough to obey anything ranking above her, but that doesn't squelch her pride nor her willingness to fling herself between anything that she believes to be threatening M'tak. However, if she isn't at her Master's side, she can be found diving in the waters of the pool nearby. She just loves to swim.
