Rider M'nar on Brown Armenth
Player Name: Madeleine
Persona's Name: M'nar
Age: 27, b. 9.23
Rank: Wingrider
Description: M'nar's skin is exteremly tanned, it almost matches his brown Armenth's hide. He doesn't have a shred of pale skin on him, and is only beginning to accumulate fat on his body. His body is covered in scars and scratches from living off the land. His hair has gone from brown to blonde and back to brown again. He used to dress conservatively, but now goes shirtless except in winter. His hands are calloused and brown, the skin is harder than a rock. His feet are much the same.
Personality: M'nar has always been slightly aloof, preferring to spend
more time with Armenth rather than other riders or people. His time in
the wilds has made him even more reserved and withdrawn. He has a strong bond with Armenth, and would die without his brown. He is not
the type to talk to whoever happens by. He's not the kind who trusts easily, most of the time it's only the people Armenth likes.
Gender/preference: Male, Heterosexual
History: M'nar was born Melanar to a pair
of seacrafters. They claimed allegiance to no Hold, but they were not renegade
Holdless. His father
Ifsen preferred the sea to the land, and made his business out of shipping goods
and eventually ferrying people to the Southern Continent. Melanar loved spending
time at sea, and he got to know the coast of the Southern Continent very well.
There was one spot to the far east of the continent that he especially loved.
Totally untouched by human hands, it boasted incredible plant life and was absolutely
gorgeous. Melanar eagerly looked forwards to the trips that would take them
past that area. When Melanar was 21, he and his family were making the trip
down that area when a storm kicked up and downed the ship. Most people on board
died, but Melanar and a few others managed to survive and made their way to
the shore. They were far from any human habitation, so they had to start living
off the land to survive. Within two sevendays it was down to Melanar and another
young man, Kotyr. They lived alone for a Turn and a half, fighting off everything
that tried to get them. Melanar found a clutch of firelizard eggs. Kotyr Impressed
one and Melanar Impressed three. Kotyr contracted firehead and died mere days
before Melanar was found by a dragonrider from Southern Weyr. His flit went
with Melanar when he was taken to Southern. Melanar was infected as well, but
it wasn't that serious and the healers at the Weyr cured him. The day that Melanar
was released from the Infirmary, the eggs from the Senior Queen broke shell.
Melanar was hustled onto the Sands even though he wasn't a Candidate, and was
actually too old to Stand. Ten eggs into the Hatching, a massive brown broke
free of his shell and headed straight for Melanar. He was overcome with joy
and love for this brown, who said his name was Armenth. The bond forged between
the two was strong throughout all the training they went through together. By
the time Armenth was fully grown, he was the biggest brown at Southern Weyr,
easily outstripping some of the bronzes. His massive strength made him very
useful for the various crafters around the Weyr. M'nar and his brown were never
far apart, and though he participated in the flights Armenth won, the brownrider
didn't seem entirely interested in the opposite sex. Nothing could separate
the pair.
They graduated from Weyrling training and settled into life at Southern Weyr.
During a bad Threadfall, Armenth and M'nar were both badly hit
and accidentally /betweened/ to High Reaches Weyr, a place they'd never been
except in Weyrling training. Both were too badly injured to move
for at least a month, possibly two, the Healers said, so M'nar and Armenth became
temporary residents of High Reaches.
While recuperating, M'nar was visited by a very pretty Journeywoman Winecrafter
named Sisalia, and he delayed his return to Southern to cultivate a relationship
with her. She soon introduced him to her son, Korren, and they fell head over
heels for each other. When he did
finally go back, Sisalia came with him, and they were married soon after they
arrived in Southern Weyr.
Sisalia wasn't that happy at Southern Weyr. There were plenty of other Winecrafters
there, and M'nar was starting to feel closed in at the Weyr. By mutual agreement
they both sought transfers to Mountain Song, which was less populated and could
use both of them. Plus, Sisalia was
pregnant and getting fatter by the day, and the extra room would be a plus for
their coming children.
M'nar and Sisalia settled into the new Weyr easily. On 4.21, Sisalia delivered triplet girls: Masalia, Meliahna, and Sisana. Except for one occasion where M'nar dressed the girls in the wrong colors, he's been enjoying fatherhood, although it does give him sleepless nights and headaches.
When the new Harper Hall opened, M'nar got a shock when one of the apprentices turned out to be his brother Alanar. After an initial rocky conversation, the brothers were reunited happily.
Pets:
Name: Royal
Species: Flit
Age: 4 Turns
Description: Royal is a deep color blue, and acts like royalty, even though he is a blue! He tries to order around the other flits, but they
usually ignore him.
Name: Short
Species: Flit
Age: 4 Turns
Description: Short is a tiny green flit with no memory and a tiny attention span. She never remembers where she's supposed to go, and
M'nar has the feeling that one of these days she's not going to come back.
Name: Hippo
Species: Flit
Age: 4 Turns
Description: Short, squat, overweight, and stupid. Hippo has both brown and blue streaks on him, making it hard for some people to tell what
his color is. He's actually a blue.
Pets:
Name: Rush
Species: Flit
Age: 4 Turns
Description: Rush is a speedy and dark brown flit. He's totally unpredictable, he can be anything from sleepy to hyper. He was
originally Kotyr's, so doesn't always hang around M'nar.
Crafter: Yes (formerly)
Craft: Seacrafter
Craft Rank: Apprentice
Specialties: Navigation
Dragon Name: Armenth
Color: Brown
Age: 5
Description: Armenth is a massive brown, one of the biggest on Pern. His hide is a brassy sort of brown color, not that shiny unless
he's lying in the sun. His wingsails are darker than the rest of his body, so they don't catch the light as much. His eyeridges are at a
normal height, but the ridges on his back arch higher than normal.
Personality: Armenth is the more sane one of the pair. He loves
M'nar, but he doesn't go overboard like his rider has. He's the one who keeps a calm head more often than not. He's proven to be a good leader
so far, and can only improve with time. He is steady and strong, an anchor for M'nar to grab onto. He was encouraged by the response he's
had when he gave advice, so he continued to dish it out. Some of the older dragons told him to knock it off, so he did cut back.
Strength's Weaknesses: Armenth can outlast almost any other dragon in terms of endurance, but that cuts down on his speed.