Post by Rei on Nov 6, 2009 15:51:31 GMT -5
Name: Erilena
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Rank: Greenrider, Senior Journeyman Dragonhealer, Senior Journeyman Healer
Birthday: April 18th, 2995
Play By: Maggie Grace
Family
Husband: Dmitri of Dmisk
Children: Emitre, Dileina
Father in Law: S’rei of Salenth
Mother in Law: Elysia of Onyth
Father: Erick (54)
Mother: Lenora (48)
Sister: Eria (32) Married to Moridan (38) Five children, Eridan (11), Twins Mia and Moria (10), Mordaia (8), Eran (6)
Brother: Lenick (30) Married to Aurelia (23), One adopted child, Lenlia (2)
Physical Appearance:
Erilena stands at 5’ 7” and has a slender build with quite a bit of lean muscle mass, not enough to make her look bulky or masculine but it is very obvious that she keeps herself fit. Her bust size is generous, not too large, but also not small either. Her waist is narrow and terminates in a pair of hips that are perhaps just a little wider then when she was younger thanks to childbirth. She will doubtlessly always look fit due to being a dragonrider and her love of physical exercise. In fact whether it be dancing (which she adores), jogging, swimming, or playing with her children, Erilena loves to be in motion. Her body has collected a few scars in her time as a dragonrider. The most notable of which were all inflicted by a feline.
Her hair is a light blonde and boasts quite a few even lighter platinum blonde highlights from sun bleaching. It tends to lay more wavy then straight and is normally kept loose but she will bind it up in intricate braids and such for fun, or simply when the fancy strikes her. Erilena’s eyes are almond shaped and colored a light brownish hazel blending towards green at the pupil. They always seem to be bright and certainly expressive. Her skin always has a sun kissed look and she doesn’t have to spend much time in the sun to retain this color. Her face is slightly angled with high cheek bones and she is normally always wearing a smile.
Clothing wise she prefers loose fitting clothing of brighter colors. Red is her favorite color although blue or green often finds itself in her wardrobe as well. Skirts and dresses aren’t practical for her preferred activity level, so she prefers wearing fitted pants and loose flowing shirts and blouses. However unlike most dragonriders she still does indulge herself by wearing the more feminine clothes when she can get away with such. Some type of jewelry is always gracing her neckline wrists or ankles. Most notably a jade butterfly pendant given to her by her husband during their courtship. All about accessories Erilena will also often also wear something on her head, ranging from a simple silk headband to woolen cap in cooler weather.
Personality:
Erilena is the kind of woman who likes rainy days and all the day dreams that go with them. Very much a comfort seeker, she is the type who would be happiest curled up in front of a fire snuggling with her family or cuddling in the early evenings with her husband. This isn’t to say the woman doesn’t like activity because she does. Very much. When she isn't enjoying leisurely downtime she likes to stay active. Whether it is dancing, jogging, swimming, caring for her dragon, or spending time with her kids and husband she loves activity, and the more friends she can get to join her in them the better. Game playing is a favorite pastime of hers and she will no doubt try to turn any chore or work activity into a fun exercise by giving it a positive spin.
Sweet and caring Erilena is the type of woman who will ask how your day was and actually care about the answer. She hates seeing despair in anyone. Even if the person is less than pleasant she still doesn’t like to see them suffering. If she does see someone crying or upset it is not uncommon for her to go out of her way to try and cheer them up, even if she doesn't know them well. For all her sweetness however she is also very emotional and a bit of a worrier. Thankfully as she has gotten older her tendency to worry has lessened, though it has not really completely left her. As she has aged and entered into motherhood Erilena has also become more and more content with herself and confident. Most of the selfish nature she displayed at times when she was younger has been eradicated by life experience and the birth of her children and there is no doubt that she has changed a bit from the person she once was. This is not to say that she doesn’t have her more oblivious moments still on occasion, for she does, but there is no doubt that they are nothing like they were when she was younger.
Erilena’s almost perpetually bubbly, happy, and playful attitude has remained near untouched and it mostly manifests itself when she is around her friends, children, and husband. She has become a bit more patient during the turns but she still tends to be a little impatient when it comes to something she really wants. Probably because of her husband’s tendency to spoil her a bit. She also still communicates her emotions in a very tactile nature and kisses, hugs, and the like are still freely and comfortably given to her loved ones.
Despite her normal exuberance it is possible for Erilena to get quiet. Oftentimes it happens when she is extremely comfortable or worrying too much on a subject. Likewise she is also silent when she is angry but she is a very hard person to anger. You are more likely to upset Erilena then make her angry. And she’s still a bit nosy and willing to involve herself in her friend and family’s problems. However it is not a malicious form of nosiness. Instead the woman is often more then willing to lend a willing ear and even a bit of advice if the person is willing not to bite her head off for intruding. Much to her husband’s chagrin sometimes.
In her relationship with her husband, Dmitri, Erilena is extremely trusting and affectionate. Once the greenrider fell for him she fell completely, connecting at a deep emotional level that could probably even be called dangerous for her at times. Erilena has never been the type of person to sleep around on her lover or emotional dabble with another and that hasn’t changed. Monogamy has always been her preferred relationship setting and she is nothing if not supportive and affectionate to her husband, striving to find a balance between, mother, wife, friend, confidante, and lover. Erilena remains content, happy, and at peace with her current family situation.
History:
2995-3010 Birth, Childhood, Finding a place
Erilena was born to Lenora and Erick of Selenitas hold. Her father Erick is a Master Glasscrafter who lives just outside the weyr proper. While her mother Lenora dabbles a bit in the healing arts as a nurse of sorts alongside keeping house. Erilena was the third child born to the pair, a sister Eria, and a brother Lenick preceding her. Eria got joined rather young and lives in the hold proper with her husband and her brother Lenick (also now joined) followed in his father’s footsteps and is apprenticed under him as a glasscrafter. Erilena herself was always something of a drifter in her younger days. Trying this and trying that with no real luck as far as professions went. Always dreaming about the next best thing Erilena was never hard to motivate but her parents found it hard to keep her in one thing without her inevitably wanting to try another. One of the only things she found a stable love for in those days was dancing. (The girl being obsessed with the art from the age of four.) Unfortunately although she was his baby girl Erick refused to support his daughter in this dream fearing what would happen to her at Harper Hall. Instead he let her dabble and improve in the art on her own but refused to let Lenora send the girl anywhere for what he considered a ‘silly profession’. It was really for her own good that he denied her anyway. Of that he remains convinced.
3011 First arranged engagement
Finally at a loss about what to do with her youngest Lenora decided to try to marry Erilena off like her sister. But alas Erilena never found her prince charming. Despite many males trying to court her, Erilena dismissed most offered for her consideration, for one reason or another. (In all reality the young girl didn’t want to get married to someone she didn’t love.) Finally however she was introduced to a young man named Kentvin. (Through a meeting arranged by the young man's mother and Lenora.) The two hit it off almost immediately and Lenora was relived, finally it seemed her daughter was on a path that might actually pan out for once. Unfortunately, beyond the first few months, Kentvin never treated Erilena well at all. Even forcing her into increasingly intimate situations that young the woman had to actually beg and plead to get free from. Her brother, Lenick, had his suspicions about the journeyman smith and eventually cornered his baby sister in their barn one day, forcing Erilena to tell him everything that was transpiring. Furious over the man’s treatment of his sister, Lenick violently confronted Kentvin. (Perhaps it was just as well because Lenick came to find out that Kentvin was also dabbling around with a few other girls.) Furious over the treatment and emotional damage done to his youngest daughter Erilena's father, Erick, broke the engagement. Leaving his daughter once again free. Perhaps because he felt guilty, Erick refused to let his wife Lenora set their daughter up for any more arranged marriages. Instead, once again, letting Erilena choose her own path.
3012 No direction, Siege, Search
Again without direction Erilena was in the hold proper one day buying some supplies for her father when a dragon visited the hold to conduct a search. Now Erilena had grown up hearing stories about the weyr and she was curious. Becoming enamored with the sight of the blue dragon the girl approached closer. Getting closer for a better look however proved to be both a blessing and a curse. By the scars that decorated his hide it was obvious that this blue had obviously see the darker side of the life of a dragonrider. Returning to her father with the supplies, Erilena was quiet and thoughtful. The dragon had got her thinking. What would it be like to be a dragonrider?
A few months later Erilena was going to get a small taste of weyr life. The whole of Selenitas Hold had heard about the Siege Benden had conducted against Selenitas and the weyr was in dire need of assistance. Her father Erick decided to go with the caravan built to help the weyr in its darkest hour. Erilena begged her father to allow her to come as well and, to her surprise, he relented and allowed her to accompany him. Erilena was excited but also apprehensive, what would meet her at the weyr? The journey didn’t take long and it was full of mirth and goodwill despite the reason for their trip. When they grew closer to their destination however the caravan turned silent and thoughtful the holders preparing themselves for the hardships ahead.
Upon arriving at the weyr Erilena was struck by the devastation the weyr had undergone. The woman threw herself into the restoration effort with the others from the hold. Finally conviction had settled somewhere in her. She felt almost as if she belonged there. It was a weird feeling but the dragonriders she met were thankful and polite, and the dragons themselves captivated her like nothing else had. Erilena found herself in the makeshift infirmary. She acted as a bed nurse of sorts for the many injured riders, but it was the injured dragons she preferred to help with when she got the chance. The creatures fascinated her and it was rewarding to be able to assist them. They had protected her and her family so long from the deadly silver thread, all without complaining. It was rewarding to somehow give back to them. No matter how small her contributions.
All too soon Erilena and the holders had to return, but Selenitas was well on it’s way to recovery. When she arrived home the young woman became thoughtful and subdued. It almost felt as if she had left something of herself back at that weyr. Her mother and father began to become worried about her, but as the days past Erilena began to involve herself more in the hold life again and they dismissed it. At least until the day a dragon came on search again and her parents again saw that light and fire within her. The announcement soon came that the green dragonpair where on search for Millieth’s next clutch, which was soon to be on the sands. Erick grew quiet and a bit subdued as he watched his youngest daughter’s excitement. Finally smiling softly at her he sent his youngest off again to pick up “a few things” from the hold proper. The small smile the glasscrafter held on his face hinted at an alternate meaning to her dismissal but Erilena could think of nothing but the dragon as she took the marks and offered bag and started for the hold.
Little did Erilena know that this shopping trip would be the last one she would ever take for her father. The girl was searched that afternoon by greenrider Dorava of Aonith. The trip to the weyr was cold. Between was just as the rumors said, blacker than black but all Erilena could see was the light at the end.
3013-3014 Candidacy, New friends, New craft, Impression, Weyrling training, Fort attacks, R’ven, Depression
Upon arriving Erilena found the Candidatemaster and worked on getting involved in her new life. Eventually she befriended two weyrlings from pervious clutches K’sel of Pettahth (who she would come to regard as an adoptive brother of sorts), and Nephele of Nuoth. Erilena also met and befriended a rather charming harper named Dmitri through a storytelling contest at a gather in Blossom. The young woman quickly also gained an interest in dragonhealing and took up the craft, apprenticing under Kalierre of Phremath in the infirmary. Despite the happiness and wonder Erilena held for her new life and friends, things weren’t always so great in the weyr. Not long after she arrived there someone poisoned the river and many dragons lost their lives. Despite this terrible event life went on and ,as if in celebration of that very fact, Millieth’s clutch hatched mere weeks later.
During that eventful hatchling Erilena was approached by a green hatchling with a peculiar deformity. Feyrianth the four winged dragon became bonded to Erilena. With her bubbly personality and unique appearance, Feyrianth endeared herself to her rider right from the very beginning and the two bonded quite close.
Weyrling training for Erilena and Feyrianth was interesting, through hard, for both the green and her rider. The greenrider loved her classmates and even developed a crush on a brownrider from the class named R’ven. Before the pair did much more then casually hang around a little, however, Fort attacked Selenitas. During that attack Erilena and her weyrling class were trapped in the hatching grounds which were then set aflame. During the chaos Erilena’s best friend Dmitri was badly burned along with his wher Dmisk. The greenrider herself, R’ven, and a few other injured parties ended up escaping the burning sands on their own feet, due to the fact that Dmitri’s burn injuries were too severe to risk a trip between. The woman ended up doing everything within her power to try and save her harper friend. In the end Dmitri thankfully recovered, a fact that Erilena was more than immensely thankful for.
Not long after Fort attacked R’ven and Erilena started a turn long relationship. Eventually becoming weyrmates. During this time Erilena was attacked in a chance run in with a band of felines, resulting in a few permanent scars to her person as well as a broken arm. Not long after she recovered unfortunately R’ven broke up with her. Due in part to multiple reasons, including R’ven’s own emotional issues with his dragon. Erilena, blaming herself for the resulting breakup, and in a dark depression anyway, soon found herself miserable and completely alone. Cutting herself off from all her friends.
The depression ran so deep in fact that in a bout of helplessness one night the greenrider haphazardly flung herself off a cliff. Practicing ‘fall procedure’ san straps. Although Feyrianth was quick witted and fast enough to catch her rider the green was frightened beyond belief and extremely upset. A run in with an old classmate that night was perhaps the only thing that ultimately put Erilena back on the right path and knocked some needed sense into her. With a tiny glimmer of light to battle the claiming darkness the woman finally started to crawl out of her depression. Vowing not to return to so dark a place again she struggled to rebuild shattered bonds with the friends she came to believe had abandoned her forever.
3015-3016 Wasteland, Culling, Dmitri
Just as Erilena was beginning to re-forge the bonds she held with the friends that previously had left her, tragedy struck the weyr. In the early hours of the morning a rogue weyr named Wasteland invaded Selenitas and overthrew the weyr. Killing many and forcing others to retreat. Amongst the exiled riders were most of Erilena’s old friends. Although she missed them greatly the woman clung on to the fact that somewhere out there they were still alive. The greenrider didn’t much like the invaders though she had no choice but to accept them for what they were and begin to slowly get used to them. Life started to fall into a more normal pattern. It was towards the end of the turn of 3015, when Millieth’s clutch hatched, that things changed again. The Wastelanders culled baby dragons on the sands due to their mutations. Mutations that Erilena’s four winged dragon, born turns previous, also showed. Although Feyrianth was saved from a similar fate due to Erilena’s status as a healer the woman couldn’t help but harbor a strong dislike and distrust for the invaders.
It was during this time that Erilena rekindled the strong friendship she held with her harper friend Dmitri. The two spending large amounts of time together. It wasn’t long before the greenrider was forced to come to terms with her deep feelings for the young man who had been her best friend since she first came to the weyr as a candidate. Despite initial reservations, that only culminated out of her deep fear of losing him, the pair started dating. Their relationship grew in strength and depth over the passing months before the harper finally asked the greenrider to join with him. Although the pair had moved perhaps a bit too fast, to Erilena the whole matter felt too right to be wrong. Overjoyed the greenrider happily accepted his proposal and they moved in together. Now weyrmated to her best friend the greenrider was extremely content and happy with her life, until a number of events involving the brownrider M’ta of Behruth and a Wasteland rider Z’ves of Lucith put a large amount of stress on both Erilena and her wherhandler fiancé.
Erilena began to lose sight and control of things and in a desperate desire to keep the people she was close to, lest they all abandon her like before, began to cling to those few she had left with everything she had and in every way she could. In the process she perhaps relied far too heavily on her lover and best friend. Dmitri eventually wore down, perhaps due to stress. Although he did not break off their engagement the handler did move out, hoping that distance would help them. Despite a month and a half of attempting to repair their relationship, things remained rather unstable with the greenrider’s emotions, rocky between them, and Erilena’s best friend seemed to be suffering the brunt of it. Unwilling to watch something unspeakable happen to her best friend and lover Erilena finally approached Dmitri and broke off their engagement with the hope that maybe if she could improve herself and become a stronger woman he’d come back to her.
The greenrider spent the next few months trying to deal with her own unstable emotions while being nearly completely alone. Her closest friend and support remained her soul mate Feyrianth as she struggled to find the woman she once was underneath the emotions and depression she had let bog her down. Valiantly battling against falling prey to the same deep depression that had once nearly claimed her completely, Erilena managed to turn herself around and spent the remainder of that turn learning to support herself. Though she missed Dmitri terribly she somehow managed to keep herself apart from him for those last couple of months, perhaps unintentionally giving them both the space they needed to reevaluate things.
3017 Joining, Pregnancy, Earthquake, Reunion with old friends, Birth of Emitre and Dileina, Pet Plague[/b]
On the new turn’s beginning Erilena thought to bring Dmitri a small gift for, though she hadn’t seen the harper in a few months, she missed him terribly. In the end the woman decided to leave the wine glasses she had made outside his door. However Feyrianth, unbeknownst to her, informed Dmitri of her arrival in the handler apartments. The man quickly snagged her from the hall and into his apartment where they spent the next few moments holding each other. In the hours that followed the two apologized, conversed, and upon coming to a few realizations together; Dmitri asked if Erilena would still join with him. Hardly believing that she was not somehow dreaming the greenrider was all too happy to reaccept his proposal and the two began to catch up on what time had been lost between them.
It was during this time that Erilena became pregnant, though she didn’t realize it, and at the end of February of 3017 the two finally got joined in Selenitas Hold, Erilena’s parents hosting the event. After returning to the weyr the two began to settle into life together as husband and wife and before too many weeks had past Erilena came to realize that something was different. As realization dawned on her she consulted with the Weyrhealers and her suspicions were confirmed. She was in fact pregnant. Three months pregnant give or take to be exact. Overjoyed, if a little nervous, she broke the news to Dmitri who was thrilled, if a little apprehensive himself, about being a father.
A month after hearing the news of her pregnancy Erilena’s world was again shaken up. This time literally. An earthquake rocked Selenitas in April of 3017 and the death toll was high. The greenrider found herself trapped in the infirmary, the place blocked off by tons of rubble. With both Weyrhealers killed in the quake Erilena and Raebeli were forced to act as temporary leads for the infirmary and help direct the evacuation of the staff and the injured. After the quake Erilena and the other healers, some injured themselves, had the immense task of trying to treat the heavily wounded who survived. Thankfully rescue for them came in the form of the exile weyr of Burimyu and after some negotiation the weyrs merged together fully again.
At Burimyu Erilena was finally able to reunite with many of her lost friends, K’sel and Nephele among them. As life started to settle into something more like normal Erilena was for once happy to have nothing more to concentrate on but her pregnancy, her husband, and the new (if a bit unconventional) family she had acquired. It was during this time of readjustment that the woman found out that she was pregnant with not one but two babies. Revealing the news to Dmitri was a bit nerve-wracking though he took it well enough, even if he seemed as nervous about it as she felt herself. One baby was hard enough to birth but twins? Despite her initial nervousness about the situation, Erilena found herself looking more and more forward to their arrival and her pregnancy continued as smoothly as it could.
Towards the end of her pregnancy the greenrider was put on bed rest. Even so the twins still came a few weeks earlier then expected. On September, 15th of 3017 Erilena gave birth to a tiny boy and girl the two being named Emitre and Dileina respectively. Though the labor was both long and exhausting Erilena came through with no complications and both babies were healthy if a little small. The greenrider found herself with a whole new purpose to her life and at that moment she could not have been any happier. As Erilena and Dmitri settled into a new and busy life with their new tiny charges life was wonderful in her opinion, if not also exhausting and sometimes stressful.
When the twins were only a couple months old Erilena’s brown firelizard Shadow came down with a strange disease. Out of his mind with the disease the firelizard went mad and tried to attack one of the twins one night. Dementia (Dmitri’s golden mandyr) attacked the crazed firelizard to protect Dileina and in the process ended up coming down with the disease herself. Dementia wasn’t the only mandyr or firelizard in the weyr to come down with the sickness and for awhile it seemed like the plague would wipe out the entire pet population of the weyr. Worse yet it seemed as if Erilena was going to lose not only Shadow, but Dementia and Dmitri as well due to the strong bond the handler held with his golden mandyr. Thankfully, after a few sleepless nights, the dragonhealers came up with a serum and a vaccine for the disease and Dementia pulled through, even if it seemed that the gold and a few of the other pets suffered some side effects from the sickness. The last couple months of the turned passed thankfully without further incident.
3018-3019 Beginning and End to the Dragon Wars
For Erilena life continued to be very busy if not happy. The greenrider of course was aware of the hatchings that took place and the small amount of underlying tension in the air due to the status of the hidden weyr she resided in. The greenrider knew that they could not stay hidden forever and that fact was not lost on Dmitri’s father S’rei of bronze Salenth either. As the council began to prepare themselves for an entrance into the war Erilena herself remained mostly busy with her husband and her growing twins beside what infirmary duties she had picked back up after her maternity leave. It was in the middle of 3018 when an alliance was finally reformed with Benden and the Selenitas wings ventured out, decked in Benden colors, to join their allies in boarder skirmishes to train and prepare themselves for war.
Erilena held little part in such activity in 3018 as Feyrianth was not a dragon suited to fighting and it was not until the major final battle of 3019 that the greenpair found their services needed as healers on the battlefield. Erilena and Feyrianth preformed their duties admirably and though not every patient they helped treat survived the pair did their utmost to ensure that all injured whether they be from Benden, Fort, or Selenitas were given the best chances at survival. Beyond that major battle the rest of the turn was spent raising her family, learning what she could in the infirmary, and treating parties injured when the rebel Fort wings were hunted down.
3020-3022 Summit, Pushed from weyr, Readjusting to Hold life[/b]
When the Pernwide summit convened in 3020 Erilena was not there in person, though she heard of all that was decreed afterwards. Most of the changes she greeted with a bit of apprehension. Especially the splitting of the weyrs and the relocation of any crafters, be they rider or not. The only bit of peace of mind she could hold onto was the fact that she would not be split at least from Dmitri or her children, and that if they had to move it seemed they would have some choice in the matter.
It was when Inverness was being finished that the orders were given out and Dmitri being a Sr. journeyman harper was reassigned to a hold. Thankfully it seemed as if a few other handlers whom he was close to were being relocated as well and with some discussion they decided to relocate to Selenitas Hold where Erilena’s parents resided. They spent those first couple months living with Erilena’s parents and though things were not bad it quickly become awkward. Erilena disliked her parents micromanaging of how she was raising her children and how she acted with her husband and it was quickly decided that they needed their own place.
Thankfully it wasn’t hard to find some land to purchase near the very outskirts of the hold. Erick had many connections within Selenitas Hold and he managed to barter for the parcel of land that Erilena wanted more than any other in the hold. A parcel containing a small fruit orchard were she had spent her wedding night with her husband a few turns ago. Quite a few people turned out to help the couple erect their new home and a large barn was also built for Feyrianth and Dmisk to escape the elements. While hold life was rather hard to readjust to, especially for Feyrianth who missed the dragons she was close to, they seemed to manage well enough and at least now they had something of their own to make the transition a bit easier.
3023 Present
Though there are still things about the weyr Erilena misses, (Most notably the freedom and lack of judgment), the greenrider is for the most part happy with things as they are now. Her family continues to be her primary concern and she still performs healing duties for the hold as she raises her children. If she also still performs and apprentices underneath E’rro at Selenitas Weyr for dragonhealing she keeps such a thing secret and would deny that such actions are taking place if ever asked.
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Dragon
Feyrianth (Fairy-anth) -Four winged
Color Code ~ 46B50E
Hatched in 3014
Current Age ~ 8 turns
Personality:
Protective of anything she considers Hers, Feyrianth is known to lay claim to everything and anything. From a particularly lovely rock, to a human that she takes a shine too. Of course, when one is speaking about this Green, the word protective is layered with love. In this sense, Protection means safety, and that is what she always is eager to provide. A safe place, where lots of love will be doted upon who ever seeks the shelter of her four wings. All things said, it is obvious that Feyrianth enjoys company. And has a humor that allows her to become friendly with nearly everyone she meets, always able to find the silver lining in the dark. Especially when it comes to her deformity. She often compares herself to the pretty 'Flutterbys', that seem to thrive and fly around in the Summer. She knows that she's different, but she tries to make the best of it.
Not one to be greedy, Feyrianth does indulge herself when it comes to shiny things. She absolutely adores gifts of said shiny things, particularly nature bound items. Such as rocks or leaves twisted with a strand of copper or other metal. She won't steal what she wants, but instead often voice over and over again how pretty she thinks a necklace or another object is, complimenting the owner instead of being jealous that she doesn't have something like it. And when it comes to metallic Dragons, she has a strange adoration for Golds. Whether because they're shiny, or because of some deeper emotion, Feyrianth is always chipper around Golds. Now, Bronzes on the other hand, are a different matter. The Green is shy and almost frightened around the shiny males. The reasons, such as with the Golds, is unknown but just accepted.
Appearance:
Tall and thin, this Dragon looks like she is walking on air with her slightly bouncy gait. Light green like river algae, Feyrianth is covered with small, almost metallic green dots all over her body. Giving her hide a soft shimmer when the sun hits her from directly above. But what is truly unique about this Green, is located upon her back. Feyrianth has four wings, instead of two. Two sets of wings that although they look as if they could move individually, they are much like a butterfly's in the way of movement. Layered, so that the top set is folded over the bottom set, the four appendages move together as if the Green only had one pair. Despite this incredible mutation, Feyrianth can fly, but will not be able to fly thread in the higher altitudes. Instead, it will free her to work with the ground and medical crews.
Black talons are the only thing about her that even hint at fierceness, even though there is hardly a fighting bone in her body, since most of her movements are gentle and light. Built for carrying sick or injured people rather than participating in aerial combat, Feyrianth physically yearns for the ability to help in anyway she can. A slender tail and neck will help with flight, especially in the beginning when she is first working out how to use her wings correctly. Overall, if Feyrianth did not have her special add - ons, she would look very much like a normal Dragon.
Pets
Death Blue
Looks to: Erilena
Species: Firelizard
Name: Grim
Age: 6
Born : September 3016
Colour: Blue #190133 #E8F1FE
Appearance:
Though he is of average size for a blue he looks smaller than he really is, in part thanks to being rather thin, though he doesn’t display the emaciated form of his dam. Another thing that makes him look small is the size of his wings, which are massive compared to his body and are quite often crumpled around him in a an undignified manner as if he simply cannot be bothered to fold them away properly. Although the lines of his body could be considered elegant his posture is distinctly not, to be blunt he always looks slightly untidy. This blue looks distinctly, well, feminine if one considers form alone. An illusion brought on by his apparent small size and delicateness, combined with an almost complete lack of ridges, and dainty little paws with shining white talons. Just to add to that almost female look this blue has been blessed, or cursed, with delicate features and long headknobs, making him look pretty rather than anything else.
This blue is oddly divided between a near black shade and a near white one. From tail to shoulders his body is a visually black colour that only really highlights as blue, then, quite suddenly his body changes colour to a very pale blue that puts one in mind of frozen bodies for some reason. This pale shade runs down his front legs, over his neck and head and in a curved chest marking, giving the impression that he’s clothed in black rather than marked with it. The black shade appears again at the end of his muzzle and forms one swirled marking at the corner of his right eye
Personality:
This little blue is quite the social butterfly, he talks to absolutely anyone, even if they have no interest in him, or even if they detest him, in the long run it’s far easier to go along with him than listen to a lecture from him. He really sees no problem with delivering a stern lecture to get those around him to buck their ideas up a little, or a lot, and minimum standards of politeness are enforced on everyone and everything. Social events will automatically attract him, whether his bonded is inclined to attend or not, and his gathering of choice is definitely hatchings, no one can keep him away from eggs be they firelizard, salamandyr, dragon, wher, or even avian eggs. In fact if he finds a female alone with a clutch he’s quite happy to play ‘dad’ for her and tend eggs, preen at hatchlings, and give prospective pet owners a hard time.
It has to be said that this blue is more than a little slovenly, the innate scruffy look he has about him seems to carry over to his personality as well, he tends to put things down and forget about them, especially food, in fact his human had better watch out for that because he also hides food and forgets what he did with it, and that’s ‘food’ in the way of small squeaky creatures as well. Soon after his hatching his bonded will notice that the Death blue is an incredible hunter, capable of bringing back things that he shouldn’t even be able to carry, and he will bring them back, possibly half eaten, to display his hunting skills even if he has to drag it the whole way.
Name: Ca'tauri (cuh-tao-ri)
Species: Feline
Gender: Female
Age: 9 Turns
Born 3014
Parents: Shau'ri and Scara
Appearance:
Scruffy is one word to describe this cat, her fur is mismatched in length and it looks as if she has a thick mane of fur around her neck. Even the color of her coat is a little chaotic. Bold patches of dark and light brown cover her body, occasionally being dissected by stripes of ginger and her belly is a soft dull white with a matching sock on her left foot. Very much like her mother in the way of ragdoll like cuteness, the fur is anything but coarse. Soft but silky, Ca'tauri is one of the most desired felines to cuddle with. She doesn't mind the attention either! Although unlike her dam, she has muted bluishgreen eyes that seem to contain all the warmth in the world. Ca'tauri will be long and grow to a considerable size, big enough to cover her owner's lap while all stretched out for sure. And R'ven was no small man to be sure.
Personality:
If any feline could be more playful than Ca'tauri, then Pern would fall straight to its knees. This rascal will play with anything from a stray ball of fluff to toes that wiggle under the furs. She loves to climb and knock things over, especially when it suits her playful fancies. Known to hide around corners just so she can jump out and attack someone's boots, people will have to be careful not to hit into this scamp. If she is anything other than playful, it has to be loving. She likes nothing more than to sleep, lay or sit on her human. To her, her human is the greatest human in the world, and getting petted for doing what she likes isn't half bad either!
If she senses that someone isn't acting normal, Ca'tauri will jump up onto them and purr loudly. And my! What a powerful purr this feline has. It is loud and once she starts she keeps on going, especially if she's being played with or scratched. She'll rub up against anyone and demand to be petted until they pick her up and pay some attention to her. What better medicine to a down human than a cuddle with a cute cat? Surely, they all should listen to cat logic more often.
Owner: Erilena
Species: Canine (Border Collie)
Name: Harper
Age 5 Turns
Born: March 3017
Color: Black and White
Appearance:
Well bred is one word you could use to describe this canine almost to a point. Sleek and packed with the lean muscle his breed is known for Harper is quite a stunning example of his breed from the tip of his black nose to the tip of his tail. His fur is shiny and sleek and his warm brown eyes intelligent and bright. In coloration his base coat is an inky black with a white chest, socks, and blaze rounding out his traditional breed markings.
Personality:
Harper is a bit headstrong and stubborn for a canine and once he puts his mind to something it is difficult to call him off it. He possesses superb intelligence and tricks and commands will be all to easy for him to learn and follow to the letter. As he ages he will no doubt acquire a massive list of commands and tricks. His owner would do well to keep this canine busy however, for when he becomes bored he tends to find something to do himself, usually the systematic destruction of his owners shoes.
Loyal to extremes if his owners or their property if were ever to come under threat this canine will not hesitate to react violently in order to protect what is theirs. Protection mentality resonates strongly within him, as he is a herding breed, and any who seek to threaten or steal anything within his home territory should certainly be ready to face not only his bark but his bite as well.
For all his protective instinct he is also a sweet and quirky creature who adores ear scratches and the occasional singing duet.
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Age: 27
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Rank: Greenrider, Senior Journeyman Dragonhealer, Senior Journeyman Healer
Birthday: April 18th, 2995
Play By: Maggie Grace
Family
Husband: Dmitri of Dmisk
Children: Emitre, Dileina
Father in Law: S’rei of Salenth
Mother in Law: Elysia of Onyth
Father: Erick (54)
Mother: Lenora (48)
Sister: Eria (32) Married to Moridan (38) Five children, Eridan (11), Twins Mia and Moria (10), Mordaia (8), Eran (6)
Brother: Lenick (30) Married to Aurelia (23), One adopted child, Lenlia (2)
Physical Appearance:
Erilena stands at 5’ 7” and has a slender build with quite a bit of lean muscle mass, not enough to make her look bulky or masculine but it is very obvious that she keeps herself fit. Her bust size is generous, not too large, but also not small either. Her waist is narrow and terminates in a pair of hips that are perhaps just a little wider then when she was younger thanks to childbirth. She will doubtlessly always look fit due to being a dragonrider and her love of physical exercise. In fact whether it be dancing (which she adores), jogging, swimming, or playing with her children, Erilena loves to be in motion. Her body has collected a few scars in her time as a dragonrider. The most notable of which were all inflicted by a feline.
Her hair is a light blonde and boasts quite a few even lighter platinum blonde highlights from sun bleaching. It tends to lay more wavy then straight and is normally kept loose but she will bind it up in intricate braids and such for fun, or simply when the fancy strikes her. Erilena’s eyes are almond shaped and colored a light brownish hazel blending towards green at the pupil. They always seem to be bright and certainly expressive. Her skin always has a sun kissed look and she doesn’t have to spend much time in the sun to retain this color. Her face is slightly angled with high cheek bones and she is normally always wearing a smile.
Clothing wise she prefers loose fitting clothing of brighter colors. Red is her favorite color although blue or green often finds itself in her wardrobe as well. Skirts and dresses aren’t practical for her preferred activity level, so she prefers wearing fitted pants and loose flowing shirts and blouses. However unlike most dragonriders she still does indulge herself by wearing the more feminine clothes when she can get away with such. Some type of jewelry is always gracing her neckline wrists or ankles. Most notably a jade butterfly pendant given to her by her husband during their courtship. All about accessories Erilena will also often also wear something on her head, ranging from a simple silk headband to woolen cap in cooler weather.
Personality:
Erilena is the kind of woman who likes rainy days and all the day dreams that go with them. Very much a comfort seeker, she is the type who would be happiest curled up in front of a fire snuggling with her family or cuddling in the early evenings with her husband. This isn’t to say the woman doesn’t like activity because she does. Very much. When she isn't enjoying leisurely downtime she likes to stay active. Whether it is dancing, jogging, swimming, caring for her dragon, or spending time with her kids and husband she loves activity, and the more friends she can get to join her in them the better. Game playing is a favorite pastime of hers and she will no doubt try to turn any chore or work activity into a fun exercise by giving it a positive spin.
Sweet and caring Erilena is the type of woman who will ask how your day was and actually care about the answer. She hates seeing despair in anyone. Even if the person is less than pleasant she still doesn’t like to see them suffering. If she does see someone crying or upset it is not uncommon for her to go out of her way to try and cheer them up, even if she doesn't know them well. For all her sweetness however she is also very emotional and a bit of a worrier. Thankfully as she has gotten older her tendency to worry has lessened, though it has not really completely left her. As she has aged and entered into motherhood Erilena has also become more and more content with herself and confident. Most of the selfish nature she displayed at times when she was younger has been eradicated by life experience and the birth of her children and there is no doubt that she has changed a bit from the person she once was. This is not to say that she doesn’t have her more oblivious moments still on occasion, for she does, but there is no doubt that they are nothing like they were when she was younger.
Erilena’s almost perpetually bubbly, happy, and playful attitude has remained near untouched and it mostly manifests itself when she is around her friends, children, and husband. She has become a bit more patient during the turns but she still tends to be a little impatient when it comes to something she really wants. Probably because of her husband’s tendency to spoil her a bit. She also still communicates her emotions in a very tactile nature and kisses, hugs, and the like are still freely and comfortably given to her loved ones.
Despite her normal exuberance it is possible for Erilena to get quiet. Oftentimes it happens when she is extremely comfortable or worrying too much on a subject. Likewise she is also silent when she is angry but she is a very hard person to anger. You are more likely to upset Erilena then make her angry. And she’s still a bit nosy and willing to involve herself in her friend and family’s problems. However it is not a malicious form of nosiness. Instead the woman is often more then willing to lend a willing ear and even a bit of advice if the person is willing not to bite her head off for intruding. Much to her husband’s chagrin sometimes.
In her relationship with her husband, Dmitri, Erilena is extremely trusting and affectionate. Once the greenrider fell for him she fell completely, connecting at a deep emotional level that could probably even be called dangerous for her at times. Erilena has never been the type of person to sleep around on her lover or emotional dabble with another and that hasn’t changed. Monogamy has always been her preferred relationship setting and she is nothing if not supportive and affectionate to her husband, striving to find a balance between, mother, wife, friend, confidante, and lover. Erilena remains content, happy, and at peace with her current family situation.
History:
2995-3010 Birth, Childhood, Finding a place
Erilena was born to Lenora and Erick of Selenitas hold. Her father Erick is a Master Glasscrafter who lives just outside the weyr proper. While her mother Lenora dabbles a bit in the healing arts as a nurse of sorts alongside keeping house. Erilena was the third child born to the pair, a sister Eria, and a brother Lenick preceding her. Eria got joined rather young and lives in the hold proper with her husband and her brother Lenick (also now joined) followed in his father’s footsteps and is apprenticed under him as a glasscrafter. Erilena herself was always something of a drifter in her younger days. Trying this and trying that with no real luck as far as professions went. Always dreaming about the next best thing Erilena was never hard to motivate but her parents found it hard to keep her in one thing without her inevitably wanting to try another. One of the only things she found a stable love for in those days was dancing. (The girl being obsessed with the art from the age of four.) Unfortunately although she was his baby girl Erick refused to support his daughter in this dream fearing what would happen to her at Harper Hall. Instead he let her dabble and improve in the art on her own but refused to let Lenora send the girl anywhere for what he considered a ‘silly profession’. It was really for her own good that he denied her anyway. Of that he remains convinced.
3011 First arranged engagement
Finally at a loss about what to do with her youngest Lenora decided to try to marry Erilena off like her sister. But alas Erilena never found her prince charming. Despite many males trying to court her, Erilena dismissed most offered for her consideration, for one reason or another. (In all reality the young girl didn’t want to get married to someone she didn’t love.) Finally however she was introduced to a young man named Kentvin. (Through a meeting arranged by the young man's mother and Lenora.) The two hit it off almost immediately and Lenora was relived, finally it seemed her daughter was on a path that might actually pan out for once. Unfortunately, beyond the first few months, Kentvin never treated Erilena well at all. Even forcing her into increasingly intimate situations that young the woman had to actually beg and plead to get free from. Her brother, Lenick, had his suspicions about the journeyman smith and eventually cornered his baby sister in their barn one day, forcing Erilena to tell him everything that was transpiring. Furious over the man’s treatment of his sister, Lenick violently confronted Kentvin. (Perhaps it was just as well because Lenick came to find out that Kentvin was also dabbling around with a few other girls.) Furious over the treatment and emotional damage done to his youngest daughter Erilena's father, Erick, broke the engagement. Leaving his daughter once again free. Perhaps because he felt guilty, Erick refused to let his wife Lenora set their daughter up for any more arranged marriages. Instead, once again, letting Erilena choose her own path.
3012 No direction, Siege, Search
Again without direction Erilena was in the hold proper one day buying some supplies for her father when a dragon visited the hold to conduct a search. Now Erilena had grown up hearing stories about the weyr and she was curious. Becoming enamored with the sight of the blue dragon the girl approached closer. Getting closer for a better look however proved to be both a blessing and a curse. By the scars that decorated his hide it was obvious that this blue had obviously see the darker side of the life of a dragonrider. Returning to her father with the supplies, Erilena was quiet and thoughtful. The dragon had got her thinking. What would it be like to be a dragonrider?
A few months later Erilena was going to get a small taste of weyr life. The whole of Selenitas Hold had heard about the Siege Benden had conducted against Selenitas and the weyr was in dire need of assistance. Her father Erick decided to go with the caravan built to help the weyr in its darkest hour. Erilena begged her father to allow her to come as well and, to her surprise, he relented and allowed her to accompany him. Erilena was excited but also apprehensive, what would meet her at the weyr? The journey didn’t take long and it was full of mirth and goodwill despite the reason for their trip. When they grew closer to their destination however the caravan turned silent and thoughtful the holders preparing themselves for the hardships ahead.
Upon arriving at the weyr Erilena was struck by the devastation the weyr had undergone. The woman threw herself into the restoration effort with the others from the hold. Finally conviction had settled somewhere in her. She felt almost as if she belonged there. It was a weird feeling but the dragonriders she met were thankful and polite, and the dragons themselves captivated her like nothing else had. Erilena found herself in the makeshift infirmary. She acted as a bed nurse of sorts for the many injured riders, but it was the injured dragons she preferred to help with when she got the chance. The creatures fascinated her and it was rewarding to be able to assist them. They had protected her and her family so long from the deadly silver thread, all without complaining. It was rewarding to somehow give back to them. No matter how small her contributions.
All too soon Erilena and the holders had to return, but Selenitas was well on it’s way to recovery. When she arrived home the young woman became thoughtful and subdued. It almost felt as if she had left something of herself back at that weyr. Her mother and father began to become worried about her, but as the days past Erilena began to involve herself more in the hold life again and they dismissed it. At least until the day a dragon came on search again and her parents again saw that light and fire within her. The announcement soon came that the green dragonpair where on search for Millieth’s next clutch, which was soon to be on the sands. Erick grew quiet and a bit subdued as he watched his youngest daughter’s excitement. Finally smiling softly at her he sent his youngest off again to pick up “a few things” from the hold proper. The small smile the glasscrafter held on his face hinted at an alternate meaning to her dismissal but Erilena could think of nothing but the dragon as she took the marks and offered bag and started for the hold.
Little did Erilena know that this shopping trip would be the last one she would ever take for her father. The girl was searched that afternoon by greenrider Dorava of Aonith. The trip to the weyr was cold. Between was just as the rumors said, blacker than black but all Erilena could see was the light at the end.
3013-3014 Candidacy, New friends, New craft, Impression, Weyrling training, Fort attacks, R’ven, Depression
Upon arriving Erilena found the Candidatemaster and worked on getting involved in her new life. Eventually she befriended two weyrlings from pervious clutches K’sel of Pettahth (who she would come to regard as an adoptive brother of sorts), and Nephele of Nuoth. Erilena also met and befriended a rather charming harper named Dmitri through a storytelling contest at a gather in Blossom. The young woman quickly also gained an interest in dragonhealing and took up the craft, apprenticing under Kalierre of Phremath in the infirmary. Despite the happiness and wonder Erilena held for her new life and friends, things weren’t always so great in the weyr. Not long after she arrived there someone poisoned the river and many dragons lost their lives. Despite this terrible event life went on and ,as if in celebration of that very fact, Millieth’s clutch hatched mere weeks later.
During that eventful hatchling Erilena was approached by a green hatchling with a peculiar deformity. Feyrianth the four winged dragon became bonded to Erilena. With her bubbly personality and unique appearance, Feyrianth endeared herself to her rider right from the very beginning and the two bonded quite close.
Weyrling training for Erilena and Feyrianth was interesting, through hard, for both the green and her rider. The greenrider loved her classmates and even developed a crush on a brownrider from the class named R’ven. Before the pair did much more then casually hang around a little, however, Fort attacked Selenitas. During that attack Erilena and her weyrling class were trapped in the hatching grounds which were then set aflame. During the chaos Erilena’s best friend Dmitri was badly burned along with his wher Dmisk. The greenrider herself, R’ven, and a few other injured parties ended up escaping the burning sands on their own feet, due to the fact that Dmitri’s burn injuries were too severe to risk a trip between. The woman ended up doing everything within her power to try and save her harper friend. In the end Dmitri thankfully recovered, a fact that Erilena was more than immensely thankful for.
Not long after Fort attacked R’ven and Erilena started a turn long relationship. Eventually becoming weyrmates. During this time Erilena was attacked in a chance run in with a band of felines, resulting in a few permanent scars to her person as well as a broken arm. Not long after she recovered unfortunately R’ven broke up with her. Due in part to multiple reasons, including R’ven’s own emotional issues with his dragon. Erilena, blaming herself for the resulting breakup, and in a dark depression anyway, soon found herself miserable and completely alone. Cutting herself off from all her friends.
The depression ran so deep in fact that in a bout of helplessness one night the greenrider haphazardly flung herself off a cliff. Practicing ‘fall procedure’ san straps. Although Feyrianth was quick witted and fast enough to catch her rider the green was frightened beyond belief and extremely upset. A run in with an old classmate that night was perhaps the only thing that ultimately put Erilena back on the right path and knocked some needed sense into her. With a tiny glimmer of light to battle the claiming darkness the woman finally started to crawl out of her depression. Vowing not to return to so dark a place again she struggled to rebuild shattered bonds with the friends she came to believe had abandoned her forever.
3015-3016 Wasteland, Culling, Dmitri
Just as Erilena was beginning to re-forge the bonds she held with the friends that previously had left her, tragedy struck the weyr. In the early hours of the morning a rogue weyr named Wasteland invaded Selenitas and overthrew the weyr. Killing many and forcing others to retreat. Amongst the exiled riders were most of Erilena’s old friends. Although she missed them greatly the woman clung on to the fact that somewhere out there they were still alive. The greenrider didn’t much like the invaders though she had no choice but to accept them for what they were and begin to slowly get used to them. Life started to fall into a more normal pattern. It was towards the end of the turn of 3015, when Millieth’s clutch hatched, that things changed again. The Wastelanders culled baby dragons on the sands due to their mutations. Mutations that Erilena’s four winged dragon, born turns previous, also showed. Although Feyrianth was saved from a similar fate due to Erilena’s status as a healer the woman couldn’t help but harbor a strong dislike and distrust for the invaders.
It was during this time that Erilena rekindled the strong friendship she held with her harper friend Dmitri. The two spending large amounts of time together. It wasn’t long before the greenrider was forced to come to terms with her deep feelings for the young man who had been her best friend since she first came to the weyr as a candidate. Despite initial reservations, that only culminated out of her deep fear of losing him, the pair started dating. Their relationship grew in strength and depth over the passing months before the harper finally asked the greenrider to join with him. Although the pair had moved perhaps a bit too fast, to Erilena the whole matter felt too right to be wrong. Overjoyed the greenrider happily accepted his proposal and they moved in together. Now weyrmated to her best friend the greenrider was extremely content and happy with her life, until a number of events involving the brownrider M’ta of Behruth and a Wasteland rider Z’ves of Lucith put a large amount of stress on both Erilena and her wherhandler fiancé.
Erilena began to lose sight and control of things and in a desperate desire to keep the people she was close to, lest they all abandon her like before, began to cling to those few she had left with everything she had and in every way she could. In the process she perhaps relied far too heavily on her lover and best friend. Dmitri eventually wore down, perhaps due to stress. Although he did not break off their engagement the handler did move out, hoping that distance would help them. Despite a month and a half of attempting to repair their relationship, things remained rather unstable with the greenrider’s emotions, rocky between them, and Erilena’s best friend seemed to be suffering the brunt of it. Unwilling to watch something unspeakable happen to her best friend and lover Erilena finally approached Dmitri and broke off their engagement with the hope that maybe if she could improve herself and become a stronger woman he’d come back to her.
The greenrider spent the next few months trying to deal with her own unstable emotions while being nearly completely alone. Her closest friend and support remained her soul mate Feyrianth as she struggled to find the woman she once was underneath the emotions and depression she had let bog her down. Valiantly battling against falling prey to the same deep depression that had once nearly claimed her completely, Erilena managed to turn herself around and spent the remainder of that turn learning to support herself. Though she missed Dmitri terribly she somehow managed to keep herself apart from him for those last couple of months, perhaps unintentionally giving them both the space they needed to reevaluate things.
3017 Joining, Pregnancy, Earthquake, Reunion with old friends, Birth of Emitre and Dileina, Pet Plague[/b]
On the new turn’s beginning Erilena thought to bring Dmitri a small gift for, though she hadn’t seen the harper in a few months, she missed him terribly. In the end the woman decided to leave the wine glasses she had made outside his door. However Feyrianth, unbeknownst to her, informed Dmitri of her arrival in the handler apartments. The man quickly snagged her from the hall and into his apartment where they spent the next few moments holding each other. In the hours that followed the two apologized, conversed, and upon coming to a few realizations together; Dmitri asked if Erilena would still join with him. Hardly believing that she was not somehow dreaming the greenrider was all too happy to reaccept his proposal and the two began to catch up on what time had been lost between them.
It was during this time that Erilena became pregnant, though she didn’t realize it, and at the end of February of 3017 the two finally got joined in Selenitas Hold, Erilena’s parents hosting the event. After returning to the weyr the two began to settle into life together as husband and wife and before too many weeks had past Erilena came to realize that something was different. As realization dawned on her she consulted with the Weyrhealers and her suspicions were confirmed. She was in fact pregnant. Three months pregnant give or take to be exact. Overjoyed, if a little nervous, she broke the news to Dmitri who was thrilled, if a little apprehensive himself, about being a father.
A month after hearing the news of her pregnancy Erilena’s world was again shaken up. This time literally. An earthquake rocked Selenitas in April of 3017 and the death toll was high. The greenrider found herself trapped in the infirmary, the place blocked off by tons of rubble. With both Weyrhealers killed in the quake Erilena and Raebeli were forced to act as temporary leads for the infirmary and help direct the evacuation of the staff and the injured. After the quake Erilena and the other healers, some injured themselves, had the immense task of trying to treat the heavily wounded who survived. Thankfully rescue for them came in the form of the exile weyr of Burimyu and after some negotiation the weyrs merged together fully again.
At Burimyu Erilena was finally able to reunite with many of her lost friends, K’sel and Nephele among them. As life started to settle into something more like normal Erilena was for once happy to have nothing more to concentrate on but her pregnancy, her husband, and the new (if a bit unconventional) family she had acquired. It was during this time of readjustment that the woman found out that she was pregnant with not one but two babies. Revealing the news to Dmitri was a bit nerve-wracking though he took it well enough, even if he seemed as nervous about it as she felt herself. One baby was hard enough to birth but twins? Despite her initial nervousness about the situation, Erilena found herself looking more and more forward to their arrival and her pregnancy continued as smoothly as it could.
Towards the end of her pregnancy the greenrider was put on bed rest. Even so the twins still came a few weeks earlier then expected. On September, 15th of 3017 Erilena gave birth to a tiny boy and girl the two being named Emitre and Dileina respectively. Though the labor was both long and exhausting Erilena came through with no complications and both babies were healthy if a little small. The greenrider found herself with a whole new purpose to her life and at that moment she could not have been any happier. As Erilena and Dmitri settled into a new and busy life with their new tiny charges life was wonderful in her opinion, if not also exhausting and sometimes stressful.
When the twins were only a couple months old Erilena’s brown firelizard Shadow came down with a strange disease. Out of his mind with the disease the firelizard went mad and tried to attack one of the twins one night. Dementia (Dmitri’s golden mandyr) attacked the crazed firelizard to protect Dileina and in the process ended up coming down with the disease herself. Dementia wasn’t the only mandyr or firelizard in the weyr to come down with the sickness and for awhile it seemed like the plague would wipe out the entire pet population of the weyr. Worse yet it seemed as if Erilena was going to lose not only Shadow, but Dementia and Dmitri as well due to the strong bond the handler held with his golden mandyr. Thankfully, after a few sleepless nights, the dragonhealers came up with a serum and a vaccine for the disease and Dementia pulled through, even if it seemed that the gold and a few of the other pets suffered some side effects from the sickness. The last couple months of the turned passed thankfully without further incident.
3018-3019 Beginning and End to the Dragon Wars
For Erilena life continued to be very busy if not happy. The greenrider of course was aware of the hatchings that took place and the small amount of underlying tension in the air due to the status of the hidden weyr she resided in. The greenrider knew that they could not stay hidden forever and that fact was not lost on Dmitri’s father S’rei of bronze Salenth either. As the council began to prepare themselves for an entrance into the war Erilena herself remained mostly busy with her husband and her growing twins beside what infirmary duties she had picked back up after her maternity leave. It was in the middle of 3018 when an alliance was finally reformed with Benden and the Selenitas wings ventured out, decked in Benden colors, to join their allies in boarder skirmishes to train and prepare themselves for war.
Erilena held little part in such activity in 3018 as Feyrianth was not a dragon suited to fighting and it was not until the major final battle of 3019 that the greenpair found their services needed as healers on the battlefield. Erilena and Feyrianth preformed their duties admirably and though not every patient they helped treat survived the pair did their utmost to ensure that all injured whether they be from Benden, Fort, or Selenitas were given the best chances at survival. Beyond that major battle the rest of the turn was spent raising her family, learning what she could in the infirmary, and treating parties injured when the rebel Fort wings were hunted down.
3020-3022 Summit, Pushed from weyr, Readjusting to Hold life[/b]
When the Pernwide summit convened in 3020 Erilena was not there in person, though she heard of all that was decreed afterwards. Most of the changes she greeted with a bit of apprehension. Especially the splitting of the weyrs and the relocation of any crafters, be they rider or not. The only bit of peace of mind she could hold onto was the fact that she would not be split at least from Dmitri or her children, and that if they had to move it seemed they would have some choice in the matter.
It was when Inverness was being finished that the orders were given out and Dmitri being a Sr. journeyman harper was reassigned to a hold. Thankfully it seemed as if a few other handlers whom he was close to were being relocated as well and with some discussion they decided to relocate to Selenitas Hold where Erilena’s parents resided. They spent those first couple months living with Erilena’s parents and though things were not bad it quickly become awkward. Erilena disliked her parents micromanaging of how she was raising her children and how she acted with her husband and it was quickly decided that they needed their own place.
Thankfully it wasn’t hard to find some land to purchase near the very outskirts of the hold. Erick had many connections within Selenitas Hold and he managed to barter for the parcel of land that Erilena wanted more than any other in the hold. A parcel containing a small fruit orchard were she had spent her wedding night with her husband a few turns ago. Quite a few people turned out to help the couple erect their new home and a large barn was also built for Feyrianth and Dmisk to escape the elements. While hold life was rather hard to readjust to, especially for Feyrianth who missed the dragons she was close to, they seemed to manage well enough and at least now they had something of their own to make the transition a bit easier.
3023 Present
Though there are still things about the weyr Erilena misses, (Most notably the freedom and lack of judgment), the greenrider is for the most part happy with things as they are now. Her family continues to be her primary concern and she still performs healing duties for the hold as she raises her children. If she also still performs and apprentices underneath E’rro at Selenitas Weyr for dragonhealing she keeps such a thing secret and would deny that such actions are taking place if ever asked.
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Dragon
Feyrianth (Fairy-anth) -Four winged
Color Code ~ 46B50E
Hatched in 3014
Current Age ~ 8 turns
Personality:
Protective of anything she considers Hers, Feyrianth is known to lay claim to everything and anything. From a particularly lovely rock, to a human that she takes a shine too. Of course, when one is speaking about this Green, the word protective is layered with love. In this sense, Protection means safety, and that is what she always is eager to provide. A safe place, where lots of love will be doted upon who ever seeks the shelter of her four wings. All things said, it is obvious that Feyrianth enjoys company. And has a humor that allows her to become friendly with nearly everyone she meets, always able to find the silver lining in the dark. Especially when it comes to her deformity. She often compares herself to the pretty 'Flutterbys', that seem to thrive and fly around in the Summer. She knows that she's different, but she tries to make the best of it.
Not one to be greedy, Feyrianth does indulge herself when it comes to shiny things. She absolutely adores gifts of said shiny things, particularly nature bound items. Such as rocks or leaves twisted with a strand of copper or other metal. She won't steal what she wants, but instead often voice over and over again how pretty she thinks a necklace or another object is, complimenting the owner instead of being jealous that she doesn't have something like it. And when it comes to metallic Dragons, she has a strange adoration for Golds. Whether because they're shiny, or because of some deeper emotion, Feyrianth is always chipper around Golds. Now, Bronzes on the other hand, are a different matter. The Green is shy and almost frightened around the shiny males. The reasons, such as with the Golds, is unknown but just accepted.
Appearance:
Tall and thin, this Dragon looks like she is walking on air with her slightly bouncy gait. Light green like river algae, Feyrianth is covered with small, almost metallic green dots all over her body. Giving her hide a soft shimmer when the sun hits her from directly above. But what is truly unique about this Green, is located upon her back. Feyrianth has four wings, instead of two. Two sets of wings that although they look as if they could move individually, they are much like a butterfly's in the way of movement. Layered, so that the top set is folded over the bottom set, the four appendages move together as if the Green only had one pair. Despite this incredible mutation, Feyrianth can fly, but will not be able to fly thread in the higher altitudes. Instead, it will free her to work with the ground and medical crews.
Black talons are the only thing about her that even hint at fierceness, even though there is hardly a fighting bone in her body, since most of her movements are gentle and light. Built for carrying sick or injured people rather than participating in aerial combat, Feyrianth physically yearns for the ability to help in anyway she can. A slender tail and neck will help with flight, especially in the beginning when she is first working out how to use her wings correctly. Overall, if Feyrianth did not have her special add - ons, she would look very much like a normal Dragon.
Pets
Death Blue
Looks to: Erilena
Species: Firelizard
Name: Grim
Age: 6
Born : September 3016
Colour: Blue #190133 #E8F1FE
Appearance:
Though he is of average size for a blue he looks smaller than he really is, in part thanks to being rather thin, though he doesn’t display the emaciated form of his dam. Another thing that makes him look small is the size of his wings, which are massive compared to his body and are quite often crumpled around him in a an undignified manner as if he simply cannot be bothered to fold them away properly. Although the lines of his body could be considered elegant his posture is distinctly not, to be blunt he always looks slightly untidy. This blue looks distinctly, well, feminine if one considers form alone. An illusion brought on by his apparent small size and delicateness, combined with an almost complete lack of ridges, and dainty little paws with shining white talons. Just to add to that almost female look this blue has been blessed, or cursed, with delicate features and long headknobs, making him look pretty rather than anything else.
This blue is oddly divided between a near black shade and a near white one. From tail to shoulders his body is a visually black colour that only really highlights as blue, then, quite suddenly his body changes colour to a very pale blue that puts one in mind of frozen bodies for some reason. This pale shade runs down his front legs, over his neck and head and in a curved chest marking, giving the impression that he’s clothed in black rather than marked with it. The black shade appears again at the end of his muzzle and forms one swirled marking at the corner of his right eye
Personality:
This little blue is quite the social butterfly, he talks to absolutely anyone, even if they have no interest in him, or even if they detest him, in the long run it’s far easier to go along with him than listen to a lecture from him. He really sees no problem with delivering a stern lecture to get those around him to buck their ideas up a little, or a lot, and minimum standards of politeness are enforced on everyone and everything. Social events will automatically attract him, whether his bonded is inclined to attend or not, and his gathering of choice is definitely hatchings, no one can keep him away from eggs be they firelizard, salamandyr, dragon, wher, or even avian eggs. In fact if he finds a female alone with a clutch he’s quite happy to play ‘dad’ for her and tend eggs, preen at hatchlings, and give prospective pet owners a hard time.
It has to be said that this blue is more than a little slovenly, the innate scruffy look he has about him seems to carry over to his personality as well, he tends to put things down and forget about them, especially food, in fact his human had better watch out for that because he also hides food and forgets what he did with it, and that’s ‘food’ in the way of small squeaky creatures as well. Soon after his hatching his bonded will notice that the Death blue is an incredible hunter, capable of bringing back things that he shouldn’t even be able to carry, and he will bring them back, possibly half eaten, to display his hunting skills even if he has to drag it the whole way.
Name: Ca'tauri (cuh-tao-ri)
Species: Feline
Gender: Female
Age: 9 Turns
Born 3014
Parents: Shau'ri and Scara
Appearance:
Scruffy is one word to describe this cat, her fur is mismatched in length and it looks as if she has a thick mane of fur around her neck. Even the color of her coat is a little chaotic. Bold patches of dark and light brown cover her body, occasionally being dissected by stripes of ginger and her belly is a soft dull white with a matching sock on her left foot. Very much like her mother in the way of ragdoll like cuteness, the fur is anything but coarse. Soft but silky, Ca'tauri is one of the most desired felines to cuddle with. She doesn't mind the attention either! Although unlike her dam, she has muted bluishgreen eyes that seem to contain all the warmth in the world. Ca'tauri will be long and grow to a considerable size, big enough to cover her owner's lap while all stretched out for sure. And R'ven was no small man to be sure.
Personality:
If any feline could be more playful than Ca'tauri, then Pern would fall straight to its knees. This rascal will play with anything from a stray ball of fluff to toes that wiggle under the furs. She loves to climb and knock things over, especially when it suits her playful fancies. Known to hide around corners just so she can jump out and attack someone's boots, people will have to be careful not to hit into this scamp. If she is anything other than playful, it has to be loving. She likes nothing more than to sleep, lay or sit on her human. To her, her human is the greatest human in the world, and getting petted for doing what she likes isn't half bad either!
If she senses that someone isn't acting normal, Ca'tauri will jump up onto them and purr loudly. And my! What a powerful purr this feline has. It is loud and once she starts she keeps on going, especially if she's being played with or scratched. She'll rub up against anyone and demand to be petted until they pick her up and pay some attention to her. What better medicine to a down human than a cuddle with a cute cat? Surely, they all should listen to cat logic more often.
Owner: Erilena
Species: Canine (Border Collie)
Name: Harper
Age 5 Turns
Born: March 3017
Color: Black and White
Appearance:
Well bred is one word you could use to describe this canine almost to a point. Sleek and packed with the lean muscle his breed is known for Harper is quite a stunning example of his breed from the tip of his black nose to the tip of his tail. His fur is shiny and sleek and his warm brown eyes intelligent and bright. In coloration his base coat is an inky black with a white chest, socks, and blaze rounding out his traditional breed markings.
Personality:
Harper is a bit headstrong and stubborn for a canine and once he puts his mind to something it is difficult to call him off it. He possesses superb intelligence and tricks and commands will be all to easy for him to learn and follow to the letter. As he ages he will no doubt acquire a massive list of commands and tricks. His owner would do well to keep this canine busy however, for when he becomes bored he tends to find something to do himself, usually the systematic destruction of his owners shoes.
Loyal to extremes if his owners or their property if were ever to come under threat this canine will not hesitate to react violently in order to protect what is theirs. Protection mentality resonates strongly within him, as he is a herding breed, and any who seek to threaten or steal anything within his home territory should certainly be ready to face not only his bark but his bite as well.
For all his protective instinct he is also a sweet and quirky creature who adores ear scratches and the occasional singing duet.
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