Name: Leilani

Gender/Age: female, 16

Rank/Craft: Weyrbred, Apprentice Glass Crafter, Candidate

Location: Alabaster Weyr

Relatives/Family: none present

Dragon if any: Impressed GOLD Diamoth at Aden Weyr

Physical Description: 5'7", 125, smoothly curved and very sensual. Dark yellow tan skin, rich black hair with red highlights, usually left long and straight to her high back. She has eerie yellow eyes, very pretty ones. Her face is smooth and oval shaped, small lips are usually painted darkly red. She wears the most beautiful gowns when at Gathers or social events, but also likes to wear custom made leathers from Rami's craft weyr. Her voice is soft and exotic, she speaks with a bit of a lilt but can also sound quite sharp and commanding.

Emotional/Mental Description: Pressured from all sides while young to join the Hold and become a lady for some young holder, Leilani shunned those things to become a crafter at first. Her parents both are dragon riders, but she wishes to not only follow in their footsteps but surpass either of their expectations. She responds to Engell's orders and has been on several hold-hopping ventures with him, his son and the rest of his trusted aides, so she knows that even if she doesn't impress she will have a good secure place in his entourage. She has a sharp personality, and doesn't mix well with weak people. She respects strength, but also senses that there are many different types of strength that can come from very different places in people.

Skills: She is a good glass crafter, specializing in small baubles and elegant colorful goblets. She always likes posing with those goblets at gathers, though shards forbid she get stuck doing that for the rest of her life! She pays attention to detail, who is whom, and is often put in charge of selecting weyrmates for young weyrlings. She has a deadly aim, using a crossbow. She is fond of Lexan's work with projectiles, too.

History: as above, she was born and raised here in Alabaster, and given over to look at the beautiful wares of the glass crafters hall. She remained there long enough one day that the Master crafter allowed her to begin working some of the sands and forges, and eventually made her his apprentice. She will not have much time for this once or if she Impresses, and he is slightly disappointed that he might lose her to the skies.

Notes and Special Information: She and Malisah work together often, hunting or riding scout.

Pets/Hobbies/Posessions: Leilani has no pets, though fire lizards seem to like her a lot. She has many small items in her weyr, glass ones she's made as well as gifts from suitors she's declined.  The one suitor she has NEVER declined is Lotiapez. She and he are quite attached. See below!

BACK to Alabaster Folk

It was late, annoyingly late, when the call went out. It wasn't Thread falling, and for that at least Leilani was thankful. It was something far more important to the Weyrhold. It was a search rider. This was becoming more a regular occurance, she thought. They were coming from everywhere, looking for good potential riders. This far into the Thread pass no one could be missed, and with no end in sight -- short of destroying the fardling red star -- no one could be discounted as a Candidate. So it was not really surprising when the lazy folk of the hold and the overworked ones from the weyr got together down in the darkened courtyard. This time it was a searchrider from the newer Aden Weyr, announcing a seventeen-egg clutch had been laid. They had sent out other searchers, but they could not afford to lose too much time, so the late hour was warranted. Apparently the dragon could do its work in the dark, just as well as in the day. That cast a smile across Leilani's face. She remembered that not so long ago, Shimimura had been searched, and went and Impressed, too! She knew he'd be back soon, sometime when his dragon -- and the other of that clutch, Germain's -- would be an adult. Talor Cliff needed riders, but this area of the South was growing quickly, and also needed them more than ever. Alabaster was a priority. But then... The great sniffing of the dragon's nose alerted Leilani that she was being looked over. She felt a hand at her shoulder, it was Lotiapez. "I thought I'd find you here," he said, eyes gleaming. "He's already chosen me... I hope you--" "She will be excellent," the rider announced, and then saw Lotiapez beside her. "Ah, you two come as a pair? Well, you know how that goes!" They looked to one another, doubtful that they did in fact know how that went. Both shrugged, and both returned to their weyrs, separately this time, for the night.

Leilani has Impressed! Go read the Impression story at Aden Weyr! Then, read on to discover how cute Diamoth is!

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