° ° Arowhim's Profile ° °
Stats | Physical Description | Personality | Sairish | History
° Stats °
° Name
Arowhim (pronounced ay row heem)° Elided Name
A'him (pronounced ah heem)° Nickname
Arow (pronounced air oh)° Species/nationality
Alskyrian human.° Gender
Male.° Age
18.° Craft
Stable manager, second to Fairouz.° Duties
While he goes out for a roundup with the rest, Arowhim's main duties leave him in the stables, caring for the animals there, carpentry and performing repairs, gathering hay, and other tasks.° Home
As with Fairouz and Kymmara, Arowhim resides in a hold on the plains, near an "unestablished" caer run entirely by dragons.° Physical Description °
° Hair
Arowhim's hair is black, with soft brown highlights, cut short and falling in waves about the crown of his head.° Eyes
° Appearance Dark skin, a rich coffee-brown color, is equally a result of an outdoorsy life and his heritage. Arowhim's features retain a slight roundness to them, mainly due to his young age, but beneath that are the strong, sinewy muscles toned by a life hauling heavy loads and wrestling with herd beasts.° Clothing
Heavy-duty leather or canvas trousers, are Arowhim's first choice, along with leather heeled boots, a loose sleeveless shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat. Also in his possession he carries a waterproof, hooded cloak in his saddlebags, for the off-chance that the conditions require it. Usually however, the weather is dry and he uses it as a pillow or blanket, sometimes as a small, makeshift tent.° Personality °
° Attitude
Arowhim has a fresh, decidedly "young" outlook on life. Somewhat naieve, he has certainly been burned by certain individuals, but is not yet jaded by his experiences. Or is he? His generally antisocial life might suggest the opposite, though when addressed, most often wears a modest but toothy smile. When angry or excited, his responses are often driven by passion instead of calculation, something which Fairouz in particular has had to keep a careful eye on. He identifies most profoundly with the animals, though strangely enough the only animal he has "claimed" is his young gelding, Sairish. No other animals, such as cats, dogs, flitters and aifre's, have claimed him yet either.° Hobbies
While Arowhim has no specific hobbies, when he is bored he has been known to sit down and whittle. One result of this is a small wooden whistle that he meticulously handcrafted. Both whittling and playing takes an inordinate amount of time to perfect however, and he has decided that, while talented in whittling at least, he hasn't the time or patience to persue it as a craft. Ultimately, he gave the wooden flute to his friend Kymmara, and she has since taught herself to play. At odd times, Arow has been known to jump, from the loft or even the roof, onto a pile of straw or onto the rafters and swing. Kymmara has observed this phenomenum once or twice, and has compared it in her mind to an elderly cat suddenly "bitten by a flea."° Sairish °
![[Sairish, Arowhim's sorrel gelding, image © Yakima ]](lsichestnut_sairish.gif)
° Species
Old World quarter horse° Gender
Altered male° Age
4 years° Coloration
A sorrel horse, Sairish boasts a fiery copper-chestnut coat and a flaxen mane and tail.° Personality
Sairish is a young horse, and acts as if he will never "grow up." Many of the other horses are upbeat in this way, because of the care their riders show for them. No neglect or indifference is tolerated. Even so, he is more energetic and excited about ... well, just about anything! Most likely, he has a large amount of racing blood in him.° History
Most people, as their first large purchase, buy a house. Arowhim bought a horse. That horse whom he named Sairish quickly evolved from cherished position, to treasured pet, to invaluable partner. It is to Sairish or Fairouz he goes to for advice and support, and in return, Sairish would follow him anywhere.° History °
Arowhim was a local kid who grew up on the pasture lands near the coast, with the horse beneath him, the sky above, and herd beasts all around. He inherited the family's herd when his father was killed in a stampede. The sudden appearance of men on dragons spooked the herd into a frenzy, the strangers carrying with them a haughty, omnipotent attitude that they could take what they wanted when they wanted regardless of the consequences. Their arrogance cost several beasts and one man (Arow's father) their lives, and several young women were taken. No retribution was ever paid, for while the renegades continued on to the island's sole caer, the dragons there were quick to send them on their way to found another.
Arowhim's herd was always rather small, and he did rather well managing it, considering his age. The arrival of Fairouz' much larger herd brought first a feeling of panic to the boy then a feeling of relief, once she offered her service and expertise. Currently, Arowhim is her protégé, and regards her with an air of awe which in the future could easily develop into either a crush or a feeling of kinship as in with an aunt/uncle or a cousin.
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