Master Tanner Rackald

Player: Madeleine

Name: Rackald
Age: 42, b. 4.25
Rank: Master Tanner

Description: Rackald is about 6' tall, about average weight -- not too skinny, but not overly bulky or fat either. He mostly keeps himself in 
good shape. He has black hair that's starting to thin a little, though not much, and there's a few hints of gray. His eyes are a bluey-green color, and his face is worn and tough. He doesn't care too much about his clothes, as they usually get dirty if he's working. He has pale skin which tends to tan.

Personality: Rackald is sometimes too cunning for his own good. He has a quick, sharp mind, always working on the next project or problem that 
is thrown at him. He tends to withdraw into himself when working, and can often get absent-minded outside of his workshop. He has a strong, commanding presence, and will stand up to anyone -- even the Weyrleaders.

Gender/preference: Male, Heterosexual

History: Rackald was born at a small cot hold outside of Ista Weyr, called Crestview, to a pair of weavers. He was the second-youngest of 
six children, four girls and two boys. Rackald's parents had just about given up on life when he was born, as his older siblings had been 
so rambunctious, so Rackald was mainly left alone growing up. He had the run of the cothold and used to get into all sorts of trouble. Finally, his fed-up parents decided to send him to the Tannercraft Hall, outside of Igen Hold.

Rackald loved it. He immediately took to the craft and turned his energy into getting Journeyman as fast as he could. He was raised at 17, much earlier than normal, and started eagerly working on his Mastership. He had very few friends, as he pushed himself to work as hard as he could.

When he was 28, he was assigned to Telgar Hold to fill a gap left by a Master who had just died. There was one Journeywoman, Caghine, already there, but she couldn't do everything by herself, and had been feeling quite overwhelmed. Rackald took an immediate liking to her, and 
managed to woo her quickly. Learning that she was an orphan, he started helping her try to find her family. They had been at Telgar Hold together for three Turns before they succeeded, and what they found immediately broke them up. It turned out that Caghine and Rackald were first cousins. Hurt, they stopped speaking to each other. Rackald managed to get himself another bed-partner quickly, which just made Caghine even more mad. After a long, drawn out, dramatic shouting match, they finally just decided to be friends and forget that they had ever been lovers.

Rackald was 41 when he was made a Master, and by then he was finally able to look at Caghine as just a close friend and family member. She 
surprised him with a wher egg, which hatched a blue he named Kelvin. A Turn later, he was transferred to Mountain Song Weyr but refused to go unless they transferred Caghine as well. Finally her transfer cleared, and they left together.

Pets: Kelvin, blue wher. 1 Turn old. Dark blue in color, a little on the chunky side, and extremely energetic.

Crafter: Yes
Craft: Tanner
Craft Rank: Master
Specialties: Pouches