Marad Line Candidates (Mother is Mirage Marad of Paveh Hold)

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Halaze, son of Lord Holder Darkhanis Paveh

Sex: male

Age: 20

Physical: 6'1", 180, frosty white skin with a hint of "fair" in there somewhere, rich black hair that is kinked and often kept loose around his neck and shoulders, deep brown eyes. He, like his father, keeps his facial hair in a clever, sexy gotee on his chin. It isn't that he doesn't like wearing clothing, especially fancy ones like Darkhanis. But he more often loves being completely au naturale. The only people this seems to bother are visiting Holders (and certainly not their fair daughters or ...  perhaps their fair sons). Crafted like one of his sister Myst's sculptures, and often found posing for them, Halaze keeps himself quite fit and healthy. His face is one of the handsomest among the ranks of the Paveh Hold, and that is saying a lot. He has a voice of velvet.

Emotional: quiet and sensitive, but equally sly and secretive like his father. He is able to keep himself from getting in trouble (for any of the things he is likely to do to get there) with a sensible argument or a well planned escape route. Highly lucid dreams and a strong amount of empathy aid his arguments, as well. When he dreams, he often is actually sensing people or dragons around him, and it is certain that is the reason he was Searched.

Skills: all oriented around becoming a major Holder, however with his search he will take up the fight against Thread before perhaps bringing a dragon to the Hold. He carefully watches the other Holds, particularly those with ties to his father's (Kshau Protectorate, Alabaster and Blackstone), to see where they will head. Though he is not trained in it, he is a skilled singer and the Harpers would love to have him if anything because he is so incredibly handsome. He can appraise both items and people, as well as livestock, like a pro. When he is in the company of any of his siblings (on both sides) he is often given to visions when his lucidity comes full term and invades his wakeful mind. He is learning to control this power.

Searched only a couple years ago, and until now not a candidate. Halaze is sure to have offspring both officially and not. He already does, in fact, with distant cousin Journeywoman Healer Iva. He would rather devote time to family than have his offspring fostered, but that will strongly depend on if and when he Impresses. The timing of thread fall will determine many things in this young man's life, and he himself will probably predict it better than the Star crafters.

It would be fitting for the son of a Lord Holder to ride a Bronze, but a Blue is far more likely for his innate sense of wanting to be everywhere at once. Any hint of ego is washed away the moment he touches minds with a person, dragon or flit, so he is ready to bond with one who chooses him. He would love to have a Bronze, simply to enjoy the matchless passion of a mating flight! But a Blue would enjoy just as much, and without as many of the unexpected reprocussions in dragon kind. He will elide his name to H'aze.

Myst, Sr Apprentice Healer/Apprentice Harper (sculpture), daughter of Master Healer Vanya of Ablan Hold

Age: 18

Sex: female

Physical: 5'9", 145, cream colored skin, glossy black hair usually put atop her head with small clips, periwinkle blue eyes with very expressive eyebrows above them. She is very shapely and like her brother has wonderful curves. She has a high-cheeked face, with small ears and a pretty mouth. She loves wearing as little as possible, with respect to the people and locale she must reside in, she has been seen in nearly nothing by nearly anyone. Her voice is sharp, can be loud, but always distinct.

Emotional: Myst is sly and sultry at any given moment, but serious and deadly sharp at any other. She is less moody than her brother Sabire, but she has deeper moods than he and holds onto grudges longer. She is very artistic, and even when she is working on her healing skills (in herbal tonics and pastes), she likes to arrange colorful substances around the weyr. Myst has a deep emotional attachment to her family, to the point of it being a strong psionic power. She always seems to know when one of her family is in trouble, hurt, or feeling good.

Skills: Myst is adept at locating and using certain medicinal plants, making them into either pastes to apply to skin, or distilling them into liquid format. She has so far said that she will stay away from poisons but given her family's past history, she will doubtless do it sometime. She is also a very skilled sculptor, and has a mastery of not only the human form but that of the elegant Runnerbeasts which she loves. She has sure hands, and also likes using them to give massages.

Born a year before her brother Sabire, Myst takes more after their mother while he takes after their father. Even as young children they were obviously meant to be in the same field, but they both took different angles at Healing. Myst always liked exploring outdoors, while Sabire is more an underground sort. Myst's competition with her brother often involves the choice of lovers for the night, and the kind of wine they might be buying. Myst is just as likely to find Sabire's female friends attractive as he is her male, so they have "arrangements" ... Well, enough of that...  When she and Sabire were searched, she was slightly less happy about it, having just started her harper instructions and getting into sculpture, but then again, she began making plaster forms of flying dragons all of a sudden.

Myst could do equally well on a Green or Gold, but might also find a Blue to her nature. She is witty and secure, and looking for a good match for fighting Thread alongside her brother.

Sabire, Sr Apprentice Healer, son of Master Healer Vanya of Ablan hold, Impressed Black Faloritoth at Sapphire Weyr!

Age: 17

Sex: male

Physical: 6'2", 170, very dark brown skin, perfectly glossy black hair (straight, widows peak, style cut over shoulders), deep blue-violet eyes, strongly built with long limbs and "ahem" a great butt. Has a long, angular face with a sharp nose and high cheekbones. His choices in clothing are usually stylish and expensive, snug leggings and off-the-shoulder tunics in contrasting colors. His voice is quieter than his sister's, with a growl and menacing deepness to it.

Emotional: quick tempered, but suited to high stress work like healing (in a weyr) or dragon riding and healing! He has exotic tastes in partners, friends and posessions alike, an ecclectic collector of all three. Dependably odd. His empathic ability is very strong, and he can sense not only human stress but dragons and firelizards as well.

Skills: Sabire is a good healer, already. He will continue his learning even if he does Impress, and he will be able to keep up with both a dragon and his studies with ease. He already wishes to specialize in trauma and emergency work, so ideally a weyr would be where he should reside in any case.

Sabire is the younger son of Lady Holder Mirage of Marad Hold and Master Healer Vanya of Ablan, brother of Myst. He and his sister are very close, some say "too" close. They are competitive but in different fields. He is sure that they will both Impress, and he is as proud of his sisters work as she is of his. Being the children of a major Holder, they were offered quite the best in education and both opted for Healing as their craft. In the Paveh hold they were both set up with harpers and smiths alike, virtually innundated by information. Sabire found little challenge in anything put before him, and went on to his apprenticeship at the age of 13. He was searched along with his sister recently, and will fly the skies as proudly as any rider.

Sabire will elide his name to Sab're, and he is hoping to fly a Blue -- or perhaps a Green, even. They are both smaller and faster than their huge counterparts, and that is ideal for a "battlefield" healer such as himself.

Padasha, son of Engell of Alabaster Hold

Age: 16

Sex: Male

Physical: 5'9", 140, extremely pale skin, dusty grey-black hair that is usually short and slightly curly around his face, very pale blue eyes. Has a remarkable chisled shape, but is not "all muscle" like many of his relatives. His face is beautiful and will always be pretty and boyish, though his father's serious eyes will always be the first thing people notice about him. He wears only the purest furs or finest cloths, and most often in white. He too has a penchant for disrobing around his home, and has posed for his half-sister Myst's art. However, unlike his other male siblings, he's completely "straight". His voice is soft, soothing, but still quite manly.

Emotional: though Mirage is his mother, he rarely had any conact with her. She shows up strongly in his emotional make up, however. He is open and caring, but has a streak of wit in him, as well as a steamy side. He does not always approve of what his father does as a Lord Holder, but he will not need to worry about it, since he will only be Inheriting portions of his parent's holds. He is careful and usually holds his tongue before saying something he'll regret. He inherited from his father's side a strong mental sense and near-control, though it is tempered by his mother's smooth emotional empathy. He doesn't try to hurt people with his power because he'd immediately feel it right back.

Skills: as a son of a prominent Holder, Padasha has all the book learning he'll ever need, as well as all the social skills he will need anywhere. He is adept at making friends among Holder folk, it remains to be seen how well he handles himself in a Weyr. Padasha listens well, and can relate detailed information back, keeping up as a spy for his father's court.

Born just over a year after Sabire, Padasha was given more the life of ease than expected from his half-siblings, purely because of who his father was. Engell expects the best from his sons, however a search rider indicated that even at a very young age, Padasha would make a great candidate. He knew that his son would become a dragon rider, but never skimped on the boy's education or training. Padasha has always been a trusted part of the Alabaster hold, but was moved to Paveh Hold to keep the dragon riders there well-stocked with good blood.

Padasha would dearly love to fly on a Bronze's back, though he knows that there is every likelyhood that another boy will be chosen by any given bronze. He wishes to impress -- in both senses of the word -- anyone who knows him or his family, and will do so gladly on whatever color dragon finds him. His name will become Pa'sha.

Siren, daughter of Lord Holder Etan of the Glades Hold

Age: 15

Sex: female

Physical: 5'9", 125, pale white skin that is strongly white and refuses to tan or burn, deeply brown hair that is cut stylish around her neck and forehead, dusty periwinkle eyes. She is statuesque and well muscled, with padding in the right places to be very beautiful. Her face is strong and has tiny lips and a long nose, wide jawline and slender neck. She is fashion conscious but not to the point that her half brother is. Her voice is strong, beautiful, and controlled, like the rest of her.

Emotional: strong willed to the point of obstinacy, and sullen when she doesn't get her way. She is a headstrong girl, and often uses her intense eyes or body language to get what she wants. She also inherited a very strong psionic power from her father, and can in fact control emotions of those nearby, but she is also highly sensitive to them so she shies away from really exploiting the power. She says her mind when she wants to, and keeps her mouth shut when it's sensible or profitable to do so.

Skills: hold bred, but also she has a strong gift for working with people. She has a keen eye for clothing, and draws designs which her mother and that group then puts into cloth. If she doesn't impress, it is likely that she'll go on to work with tailors or the weaver craft, but until they know which way her life will go, she remains craftless.

Born in the Glades hold, but her mother soon returned to Paveh Hold. Differences with Etan were far too strong, and while he wished to control where she would be, the girl herself insisted they leave his Hold. She told her mother, at age 3, that she would not return to his Hold until he stopped trying to manipulate her emotions, and they have not been back yet. She is strongly perceptive about the way people think about her, her mother, and her family. She is also very highly protective of them, every one of her siblings gets her graceful touch if they need it, in mind or heart, and less often in body.

Siren would be glad to have any dragon to ride, green, blue, white, striped, or gold... It will give her some kind of superiority (if not only in her mind) to her father and the hold he has over people. He cannot control those with dragon or fire lizard bonds, and she hopes that if she rides a Queen, her offspring will be naturally resistant to his mental commands. She may in fact be ideal for a mate to Engell's son Karyle, since their fathers seem to have about the same powers (only not in the same ability level, Etan is vastly stronger.)

Trance, daughter of Holder Tain of Paveh Hold

Age: 14

Sex: Female

VIEW HER WEYR HERE! Impressed Green Kheltith at Jerdan Weyr

Physical: 5'7", 125, light tan skin with a liberal dappling of freckles, platinum blond hair that is cut very short for a girl and sweeps up in the back, violet-brown eyes that are large and expressive. She has a very pretty figure, full curves. Her face is dramatically pretty, with high eyes and angled eyebrows. Like her other siblings, she prefers to show off her beauty and often wears fashionably tattered dresses with holes in just the right spots. Her voice is high, airy, and conveys much emotion.

Emotional: set for life in a hold, Trance lives up to her unusual name (much like her relatives). She is usually found dancing and working her way through the holders even at such a young age. She is strong willed and eager to be her own woman. She doesn't live in the shadow of either of her parents, she thrives in their light. She supports her siblings and tries to keep them from fighting about petty things (though she usually cleans up after their little fits, going back to her suites with the so-called leftovers of their selection process). She loves pretty things, and pretty people but she is not fluff inside, she is very confident in her own abilities and rarely does things she will embarrass herself with.

Skills: as above, she is a dancer and flirt, but she is also used to Hold born politics and such. She loves them where some of her siblings hate them. She knows just who to compliment and who to ignore, at just the right times. A well placed word of warning from her will usually save a holder's daughter the pain of rejection from one of her siblings, and equally a suggestion in the right direction will make a man out of a boy in those same halls. She is in fact a good match maker, though she cares more about the outcome than many her age might; in fact her ability with matching people up might be an extention of her mother's empathic abilities. She is highly literate and loves runner beasts, though she prefers to only ride or look, rarely getting into the dirty process of preparation and washing.

Trance is quite like her half brother Pasha, in that she was born knowing that her status was high. However also like him, she was searched at a very young age, and reserved until now to be sent to a weyr for candidacy. She has been ready for impression all her life, drawn to both riders and dragons, firelizards and the like with a passion. Her one mishap was at a young age, when she attempted to fly without the aid of a dragon... She sprained her wrist, and her brother Sabire helped fix it.

With the possibility of Green or Gold, Trance is equally enthralled. She adores the idea of impression and to the sea with what color it is. She would be suited to Gold, her political background preparing her for mating flights and the like, but she herself might like the more flexible Green's attitude.

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