Lord Holder Engell

Gender/Age: male/54

Location: Alabaster WeyrHold

Rank/Craft: Lord Holder, "Spy" crafter

Relatives/Family: Karlye son, only heir; Keren, wife, dead

Physical Description: 6'0";, 155, very fair skin that is smooth and often seen as perfect, white silver hair fluffy around face and often styled (also "perfectly"), pale sky blue eyes with glasses, heart shaped face, not particularly muscular but not out of shape. Nails are always manicured, usually wears white or grey clothing that mirrors Earthly business suits but sometimes slips into a relaxing satin robe or playful tunic and leggings. (very rarely) He has an incredibly soft, smooth voice, which belies the professionalism that he uses to sway people. Entrancing, and authoritative at the same time, his voice is distinct and a pleasure to listen to no matter what the subject matter is.

Emotional/Mental Description: keenly intelligent and with a strong business mind. Always looking for the best in people and is always apt to get the best when he asks for it. He is not above using underhanded techniques to get what he wants, but it is unclear whether he suffers attacks of conscience often. He is very guarded to even his closest associates, has very few true friends. He is a schemer like his ancestress Viridia, and like his extended cousin Darkhanis he is often a dual edged blade willing to take a bit of a setback in order to set up something longer term. He has no personal interest in riding a dragon nor in fire lizards (which he considers something like pests with a purpose), but he is encouraged at the thought of his son becoming a dragon rider -- he will continue to be the sole heir to the Hold.

Skills: All of Engell's skills are mental ones. He is highly literate and knows a lot about laws, could in fact become a Harper if he so wished but he has little interest in going through the motions. He is an incredible judge of character, and is a supremely good manipulator, speech maker and leader. He rarely touches physical labor if he can help it, and he is never seen without a bodyguard of some sort if he is outside of his Hold. He arranges things the way a bookie does, looking at all the angles first, and then placing his money on the best options. He has been known to take a long shot, and very rarely does he miss the mark on such gambles.

History: Grandson of Tresis, great-grand-nephew of Viridia, Engell has always been around the Hold. He was raised to respect authority but to always put himself in relation to it, and to seek it as a goal. Trained at an early age for reading and writing, math and such. Very little of his childhood was spent with other children, even those of Alabaster. He met his wife Keren at another Hold, and their interests were very similar indeed. It was she who suggested that they acquire a Starcrafter for the Hold, and from there the history of Hold and Weyr are one. Karyle was born barely before the start of Threadfall. They have no other children. Keren was poisoned by a rival Holder (who is now of course, very dead) about 10 years ago. Since then, Engell became even less likely to open up to new people, but he is finding interest in some of the new Riders and Crafters in the Hold.

Notes and Special Information: Engell has a very strong psionic ability, which aids him in his bids for control over people. It does not work on dragons, flits or dragonriders -- their connection to the dragon in their mind is too strong and cancels out any influence he might have.

Pets/Hobbies/Posessions: He is the Lord Holder. What else needs to be said? Everything here is his.

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