The Vanetin from Harper's Tale!

 

Vanetin

There is a girl standing quietly before you. At first, you almost don't notice her, for she seems to be very
    shy. But behind this carefully erected front, you sense a spark of personality, and a love of life. Her
    most distinguishing features are her bright, warm brown eyes, which betray a knowingness most
    people don't understand. She has thick brown hair highlighted with sunstreaks flowing down her back,
    woven into a braid held at the end by a colorful ribbon. She has generous lips and a fairly short nose.
    Looking at her, the word 'pretty' doesn't come to mind, but her not-quite hidden spirit leaves you
    curious to find out more about her.
She wears a simple outfit, consisting of a soft, dark-purple tunic and a pair of rugged dark-blue trous.
    When making a hand gesture, you can sometimes glimpse a few bracelets woven from colorful strings
    about her slender wrists. On her feet are a pair of sturdy-looking, if well-worn, leather boots. Circling
    her neck is an ever-present silver chain with a bronze pendant, that upon closer inspection shows a
    dragon and a dolphin coming together to form a loop. Perched on Vanetin's shoulder is Cirrus.
She is awake and looks alert.
Carrying:
 Pendant                                 Cirrus
 belt knife
Vanetin is 15 Turns, 6 months, and 22 days old.


 Held by Vanetin:

Pendant:
You lean forward to take a closer look at the pendant that Vanetin wears. This bronze pendant, Vanetin's
    only jewelry, is very special, given to her by her father shortly before he died. It shows a dragon and a
    dolphin, coming together to form a loop, handicrafted by her uncle, a smithcrafter. Originally, it was
    made to be her handfasting gift, but her father wanted her to have it if he was to die before that day.

belt knife:

This belt knife has a grip made of steel, which nevertheless is lighter than the rest of the knife where it
    has obviously been gripped, showing much use. The blade is kept to a well-honed edge, ready for use
    at any time that it may be needed.

Cirrus:
Bright red flares and shimmers under a coat of deceivingly mousy brown, riddling this impoverished
    fellow with flashes of strength and purpose. Thin, emaciated body and ragged wings show his sacrifice
    and willingness to share what little he has with his brethren, his brothers, his comrades. Sunken eyes
    show the hardship he endures, and yet he still remains faithful to his archaic principles.  The capitalist
    pigs will be overthrown and socialism will run wild, freeing its citizens of the monetary shackles that
    enslave them.
Cirrus is 3 months and 6 days old.

Vanetin lives in Ista Weyr, where gold Synth just rose in her mating flight, which means... EGGIES!!  And Van just might be eligible for Candidacy.. Ooooh, who knows?

The Harper's Tale webpage is probably better at explaining than I could ever be. :)

The connection to Harper's Tale is telnet://moo.astroarch.com:7007 but I /really/ don't suggest using Raw Telnet unless you are very desperate.  If you press the 'Back' button on your browser, you will find at the bottom of the page a link to something called SimpleMu, which is just the very best way that I've found to link onto M**s.