Persona Information
Name: Originally Greethen, now G'riff
Age: 17 turns
Sex/Preference: Male, heterosexual
Rank/Title/Position: Bronzerider
Main Location: Victory Weyr

Physical Description: Height ~ 6' Weight ~ 165lbs Build ~ G'riff has a toned, slightly muscular figure, with broad shoulders and powerful arms from running and swimming. Eyes ~ Almond shaped, and a light, greenish hazel, with flecks of turquoise. Hair ~ Copper-colored and jaw-length with long bangs that are all too often in his eyes, so he is almost always running his hand though it. G'riff has a quite pale complexion, though it has warm, olive undertones to it, rather than cool pinky ones. Like his brother, G'riff is ambidextrous from helping Beryl and doing multiple tasks at once. He also has chiseled, angular features. His speaking-voice is pleasant, not too deep and not too high-pitched, but he cannot sing at all. He tends to wear clothes of russet, and reds, the colours of autumn leaves. Most of his clothing is non-descript, not too baggy, not too tight, to allow for free movement. When out running he often wears shorts and comfortable shoes, though usually he wears a sleeveless tunic over trousers, with calf-length boots. He only wears one item of jewelry, a long silver chain that is looped three times around his neck. His brother has one almost identical, and they have had them for as long as they can remember. The only difference between the two necklaces is that G'riff's has a small key hanging on it. Owns a little carved, wooden box with a lock that contains various items that are dear to G'riff for one reason or another. He keeps this box secret from everyone, except for Verith.

Emotional Description: G'riff can be a very secretive person, though he doesn't seem it. He is friendly and chatty, even charming, but very few people get to see the real G'riff behind that. He has a good sense of humour, much like his brother. He tries to be calm, and usually succeeds, but occasionally he gets a little excitable and out of control (usually when he's happy). G'riff can often be idealistic, even innocent. He does his best to hide it, however, preferring to seem worldly and wise, rather than a naïve 17 turn old. However, he sometimes has outbursts and can be quite spontaneous, a tarnish on his mature disguise.

He often has to run his hand through his hair to push it out of his eyes, but he wouldn't change the style, because he likes it like that. It gives him something to hide behind if he needs it. When G'riff is stressed or embarrassed he tends to run his hand through his hair more.

G'riff gets on well with most creatures (though not wherries), dragons, flits and people. He finds flits and their antics amusing... he's _had_ to with all the teasing he and Verith get from Telan!

Although he's unlikely to admit it, G'riff's a romantic at heart. He can be very nostalgic at times, and he collects items from important moments and people in his life, keeping them in his locked wooden box. If anyone knew about the box, G'riff believes that they would never let him live it down, so he keeps it a hidden secret. Its contents include sand and part of the shell from Vey's hatching; a lock of his mother's hair; the first song that Ethen wrote (he rescued it when his brother was going to dispose of it); a buckle from his father's old boots.

G'riff takes great care over cleaning Verith and enjoys just flying around with his friend. G'riff has a strong heart, when he believes in something he will fight for it no matter what.

Brief History: In early 1983 Beryl's green, Erith rose, and was flown by brown Ferth, whose rider is Beryl's friend B'erd. The riders found themselves similarly engaged, and Beryl became pregnant for the second time. In November 1983, Greethen was born. His brother, Ethen had already been born the turn before, and was glad to have a new sibling.

The two were raised together, and Greethen's father, blue rider, B'erd (Brenferd) kept in close contact with the family, helping to raise both Ethen and Greethen, though they were never really what you could call a family. G'riff has always been very good friends with his brother, and the two are a brilliant duo. When they were younger, they would often put on little shows for Beryl, with them dancing, singing and even acting, usually quite comically. When the two were together at Southern Weyr they often went out swimming or riding runners. Ethen is very proud of his bronze rider brother, and G'riff is proud of Ethen's Harper skills. When he was 11, G'riff and his brother managed to get hold of some particularly strong wine. Ethen subsequently had to 'rescue' G'riff from jumping off one of the high Weyr buildings, because he suddenly believed he could fly, if only he could get up high enough to try properly. The pair kept hidden until G'riff was quite sober, and just about managed to avoid being discovered, though there were questions flying around about what had happened to the missing wine. It has been evident since that event that G'riff doesn't handle his drink so well, and thus avoids it, though he doesn't like the taste anyway. When G'riff was 13, he and Ethen were out riding new runners, when a falling tree startled Ethen's runner, who reared and bolted. Ethen was forced to leap from its back to avoid being dashed against the low tree branches. The spooked animal trampled Ethen as it fled, and G'riff had to run for help, not daring to move his brother in case his injuries were worsened. Luckily Ethen's wounds were not too serious, just a cracked rib and bruising, though everyone said he was lucky to be alive. G'riff was considered a hero for not moving his brother, as they would have most likely made the rib worse. A few days later he went out looking and found the runner, dead. It had ran itself to exhaustion and tripped, breaking its neck. As he has always loved animals, and especially runners, G'riff was sad to find it dead, and burst into tears when he reported his finding back at the Weyr. Many of the adults present laughed at G'riff, telling him not to be so silly. That's part of why the youth refuses to cry or show such sadness or sentimentality in public anymore. When he was 14, G'riff (being one of the few that knew about the relationship) had to help his brother come to terms with the loss of his first love, H'tan, who died in a terrible accident. This opened his eyes to how bad things _can_ happen to good people, and lessened his naivete somewhat.

When Xanth flew Pilanth at Southern Weyr, and the Queen clutched at the end of 1999, G'riff became a candidate. He impressed a bronze, Verith. G'riff was very happy, and even relieved that he had impressed. His family were very proud and pleased for G'riff, and they were again at the end of 2000 when the pair graduated. In their first flight against thread G'riff and Verith managed to catch a stream of thread that threatened one of the gold riders, and both take great pride in their part in the fight against thread, though they aren't arrogant or egotistical by any means. In 2001 Ethen transferred to Victory Weyr. G'riff found that he soon missed his brother, and followed shortly afterward.

Abilities/Strengths/Weaknesses:
Abilities ~ can dance well, though he tends to keep that to himself; sees the good in most people.
Strengths ~ strength of his heart, when G'riff believes in something he will fight for it no matter what; his daring.
Weaknesses ~ can be too naïve at times, which can cause him to get hurt; others can often see him as being too intrepid.

NPC's:
Father ~ B'erd ~ helped raise Ethen too ~ rider of brown Ferth ~ 45 turns ~ also at Southern.
Mother ~ Beryl ~ Green dragonrider ~ 42 turns ~ currently at Southern, though may be transferring to Victory Weyr after Ethen and G'riff.
Half Brother ~ Ethen ~ Journeyman harper ~ 19 turns ~ Victory Weyr


Dragonriders/Weyrlings
Dragon name: Verith
Dragon color: Bronze
Age: 2 turns.
Fighting Wing:
Adult Size: large

Description: Verith has quite a smooth dark bronze hide, with swirls of lighter coppery tones and almost golden wings and highlights around his face. He currently has no scars.

Personality: Verith is very easygoing, quite liking flits (except for when Telan _really_ annoys him). He has a sharp sense of humour and is very active, often impatient. He is daring and courageous, and he trusts G'riff not to put him in danger and vice-versa. The bronze is quick to bring a joke into a situation, helping others feel at ease, so he is often popular with weyrlings. Verith enjoys the company of other dragons, and their riders, though he finds other humans too remote for him to really know them. The only non-rider that Verith does appreciate is G'rif's brother, Ethen. He likes to poke fun at G'riff at times, especially if he gets embarrassed or when he keeps running his hand through his hair. Though it's all in friendly jest, and it often helps G'riff if, he's stressed, to see the funny side of the situation. He likes the thrill of burning thread, glad that he is able to stop the hateful spores. Verith, for the time being, is very proud of his unscarred hide, but knows and accepts that this is unlikely to last for long.

Strengths/Weaknesses: Due to his comparatively large wingspan, Verith is good at gliding and also building up speed for the same reason. He is not very maneuverable, though he can often make up for that with his and his rider's daring. He can sometimes seem a little too jovial to others, especially as he injects humour into even the fighting of thread, although some find that helpful in alleviating any anxiety. This is why he is good with weyrlings.

Written by: Adopt!