Name:
Tallain of Tiglath

Age:
18

Physical Description:
Short curling black hair, blue green eyes, tall, slender and supple. Before being Chosen, he usually dressed in various shades of turquoise, or sea green. He wears a silver armlet of leaves and vines on his left upper arm, where it covers a scar from an accident when he was little. His hair is usually left loose, and is often tousled.

Personality/Attitude:
Friendly and gleeful, always laughing. Prankster, capable of thinking up and playing any trick. Almost always in high spirits, he can always find the silver lining. While he tends to be labeled as optimistic, this isn’t really true. He knows that bad stuff will happen, and is saddened by it, but will always find something good to get out of the experience.

Brief History:
Tallain is the first-born son of the reasonably wealthy lord of Tiglath, a large trading town on the shores of Lake Evindem. Although his parents were very kind, it was obvious that they favoured his younger brother, Maarken, as heir. He gets on well with his sister Tethra, who was also Chosen (by the mare Evialen). He was planning on abdicating in favor of Maarken, before he was Chosen, rendering the question hypothetical.

When he was 5, he was left alone in the library of the Keep when the servant looking after him was called off to attend to his mother, who had gone into labor. Alone, the dancing flames of the fire attracted him, and he wandered close to it. He was reaching out to play with the fire when one of his fathers hunting dogs burst in and bowled him over. As he fell, his left arm was pushed against the grate, leaving a scar burnt into his arm. When he takes off the silver armlet, the scar can be seen. It loops and whorls around, formed out of spirals and curves, which match the screen exactly. When he was older, he had the armband made up to hide the scar, which is usually an angry red.

Tallain spent a lot of his time out riding his stallion, an Ashkevron/Shin’a’in cross with a golden body and black mane and tail called Eclipse. Most of his time not spent riding was spent in weapons work or time with the tutor. He enjoys reading books, but isn’t really inclined to sit still for great lengths of time. He’s a great fan of astronomy, and can often be found clambering over roofs to view the stars from a better position.

He was out riding Eclipse when Jahnavi turned up. The pair were following a trail through the bush when a tree started to fall down in front of him. He backed the stallion up, but this, combined with the groaning noise issuing from the tree, spooked the stallion, who bucked Tal off, before setting off home. Tal went sprawling onto the ground and the tree landed on top of him, pinning him down. He was unhurt, except for a winding, but couldn’t escape from under the tree without help. Jahnavi appeared after a while, and pulled Tal out, garnering him with a range of scratches, before making his Choice known. Tal climbed onto his back, and the pair set off for Haven. It is as yet uncertain whether Jahnavi knew the tree would fall or not.

Goals:
Get his Whites and become a Special Messenger. He also hopes to help end the on going family dispute between his family and the neighboring lords, over the ownership of a couple of farms.

Gifts:
Mage gift (Master class), mindspeech and patchy foresight (usually just very short range dreams at night - things like forgotten inkpot, usually applying to Tallain himself. The night before he was Chosen he had a vague impression of leaves and a pair of blue eyes.)

Position:
Herald-Mage trainee.

Companion:
Jahnavi (stallion). 18 hands high, with eyes of sapphire blue. His forelock hangs down over his eye without obstructing vision, and his tail is floor length.