Game: Pern: Shifting Sands
Area: Benden Weyr
Position: Weyrling
On-Site Profile: Nyxis!
Dragon: Amber Prillanth
Flits: Diamond F Sidrine
Local Species:
Pets: Cream CTabby DMH F Feline Orelia, Black DSH M Feline Monster
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Consise/Basics
Name: Nyxis
Nickname: Nyx
Position: Weyrling
Past Ranks: holdbrat, beastbrat, beastcraft apprentice, candidate
Gender: Female
Sexuality*: Pansexual
- Note that all sexualities are fluid or basically pansexual, due to ness's own sexual mindset. All characters are at base pansexual; they could go for anyone based on personality over gender. Some of them may lean, and have a gender preference. Some may be more bisexual. Bigenders, transgenders, and other genders may not be an issue on pern, so that aspect may not be an issue. Point: Personality over sexuality, which is why they will be listed as Pansexual with a potential lean.
Looks
Nyxis a small woman, only 5'2 at her tallest, but people often fail to notice this right away— something about her unconsciously strong stance makes people assume she's taller than she is. Her choppily-cut auburn hair is fairly short, and often worn purposefully mused. Nyxis treats her hair as something of a work of art, and it changes from day to day. Most of the time, most of is mused towards the left side of her head, for example, with the occasional odd strand pointing in the opposite direction. Her eyes are a deep brown shade, and this is emphasized by the fact that she's taken to wearing something similar to Kohl powder around her eyes, to reduce the glare of the Pernese sun.
Personality
Life isn't a game, to Nyxis. It's an incredibly serious thing, and it frequently upsets her how carelessly other people approach life.
Very strong and confident, Nyxis gives the impression of Severity, which isn't entirely untrue. She is a very severe person, everything she does is with a very serious passion which alienates most normal people. She can be brought out of her shell slightly, but it's rare, since it's far out of her comfort zone- she'd rather just deal with herself and the goings on in her own head.
She's unintentionally a cold person, answering most people shortly and keeping to herself. She doesn't have much in the way of friendliness or approachability, and she's got a very sharp wit and a fondness for sarcasm. Whatever it is people are trying to do, she usually Doesn't Approve.
Occasionally malicious, she can be cruel, especially when it comes to her wit; her sharp tongue wins her very few friends. It's not usually intentional, but she doesn't usually feel bad when she says something unintentionally hurtful, anyway. It comes with the package. Sarcasm is her first language, and most of what she says is droll and deadpan. In fact, even when she's not being entirely sarcastic, she still doesn't show much emotion when she's speaking.
Relatively quiet, she doesn't talk much, and prefers to keep to her studies- she's incredibly intelligent, if distant. Her grasp of language is very good, and she might've suited the harpercraft well, if it weren't for her lack of interest in the subject. Her interest does lie with animals; she grew up in the herdcraft, and to them she'll afford the exceptions she won't give to humankind. To see her with animals is almost to see someone entirely different: she's patient, distantly gentle, and even occasionally affectionate.
Despite her coldness and slight tendencies towards misanthropy, she is a good teacher. Possessing surprising patience (for the animals, mostly), she understands the relationship between teachers and students, and understands the gravity of authority: that a cruel teacher can ruin people and cause pain. She approaches teaching the same way she approaches training an animal— distant but patient, with rewards for doing well. She's still distant and kind of cold, but she'll rein in her harsh wit, when dealing with people who are her technical subordinates. She just doesn't suffer fools that easily.
Her respect is hard won, but hard to loose, and she's also very loyal— if she gets that far with people, there isn't much that can turn her away from them, much like an exceptionally reserved dog.
Quirk: Nyx is a misanthrope. She'd rather be with animals then people.
Weaknesses:
Distant- Nyx keeps the world deliberately at arm's length, and doesn't get close to people very often.
Cold- She's bad at giving social cues and even when she doesn't mean to, she speaks in deadpan. She's just not that friendly.
Hard to please- She expects a lot from everyone, herself and others. She'll be as hard, if not harder, on herself then she will be on others.
Strengths:
Confident- Nyxis is very aware of herself and her limits, and as such, if she thinks she can do something, she's going to do something. Goals aren't something she works towards— they're things that are going to happen, and she's just taking the steps to make it so. The confidence is so natural it's part of everything she does.
Brave- Snarling dog? no issue. Nyxis is brave, and will face down challenges that are certain to bring her bodily or emotional harm. she's not going to go tearing into a wild wher's den for no reason, mind you, but she'll chase down and catch that snarling, vicious dog that might pose a danger to the people of the hold.
Wise- Nyx has a pretty good head on her shoulders. She knows when something's a bad idea, and she knows when something will usually end well for her. She has a natural wisdom to guide her actions.
History
Nyxis's family has always been desert people, and beastcrafters to boot, even before Pern began to become hotter and hotter. Descended from a long line of semi-nomadic Igen herders, working with animals is in Nyx's blood. Her childhood was generally unremarkable— she spent most of it in Benden, with her family, who raised goats, canines, and felines. she lingered on her entrance to the beastcraft— she didn't join until she was 13, but that was primarily because her family was still teaching her their ways. When she finally did go to the beastcraft, she found herself with a minor advantage, and progressed fairly easily through the courses.
Picking a speciality was hard for Nyx— though interested in beast healing, it didn't hold her attention hard enough for her to pursue it. In fact, she was interested in many of the specialities— avian, caprine, canine, feline… Instead, she went with one that potentially tied all of them together: training.
Nyx progressed fairly slowly, but more because she was interested in sticking her nose in every class she possibly could, rather then graduating. At 18, she is almost done being an apprentice. Almost. She's still got a few good years left, and then mostly becuase she wants to take all the courses she can before she walks the tables. There's nothing quite like knowledge to replace a nonexistant social urge.
Dragonriding had always been a kind of peripheral goal— something she entertained now and again, but never really pursued. That changed rather abruptly when a searchrider showed up at the hall. The timing was just right- Nyx had finished some courses, and the master she was training under was giving her some grief about not progressing through apprenticeship faster, and because she was running out of courses to take at all. Quite unable to explain her lack of enthusiasm to progress to journeyman stage, she found herself not needing to: the searchrider's dragon pointed her out from a crowd as a potential hopeful for the gravid benden-queen's clutch. Surprising even herself, she took a leap of faith and accepted the offer, and now finds herself dropped [somewhat unceremoniously] into the life of a candidate.
Family
| Name | Relation | Location | Position | Dragon | PC/NPC/Adoptable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x | x | x | x | x | x |
Dragon
Prillanth
Amber F Dragon
A base color of true, rich amber covers the entirety of Prillanth's body, but rising from her wing joints a deep, rich brown begins streaking back along her hide in a whimsical, wispy fashion. They stay towards the top half of her body and tail, while a gold, lighter than the amber, starts on her belly behind her forelimbs and works its way back intertwining with the brown until the end of her tail, generally staying towards the bottom of her body. Her wings and legs are all the solid base color, and her chest has some small lines of gold that run backwards between her legs. Her face is marked by three small swirls on her left jowl, two in dark brown and one in gold. The front two are the brown, while the one closest to her frill is gold. Her frill is entirely true amber, with the exception of the spines, which begin as gold and fade to brown. Her entire hide has a glassy appearance, and while not transparent her wing membranes are more translucent than the norm, making some that do not know her worry about her ability to fly.
Her build is lithe and agile, particularly in comparison to the original dragons. She is built more like her Daroc father, with large wings and a long body. She will be able to have longer Flights, however, due to the overly large muscles that drive her long wings. In speed and fleetness she will be able to outfly many of the creatures in both the Weyrs and the Desert. Her face is feminine, a petite muzzle tapering into high, delicate looking jowls and cheekbones. Her eyes are average, although rounder than normal and her head knobs and frill are more developed than most Amber’s, giving her keen senses. Her neck is also very feminine, if a bit too long for the rest of her body. Well muscled shoulders and wing muscles give her the endurance a queen needs, although if one looks closely enough she tends to appear rather top heavy while on the ground. In the sky she stretches out, her tail balancing her figure and making her cat-like in her agility. Graceful and lengthy limbs make her taller at the shoulder than another Amber of her length, but will be the cause of consternation for Prillanth in her youth. Her tail is also slightly longer than what would be considered normal for a beast of her build, but as previously mentioned, it will help balance out her heavier front end and longer neck. Overall, this Amber is long. Her neck, wings, tail and limbs are all seemingly stretched, and in her youth Prillanth will be prone to tripping and stumbling over most of these features, and they will have a tendency to make her look lanky and ungraceful. However, as she ages and her body grows into her limbs, she will become a picture of grace and feminism, and in addition to her striking color and fine facial features, she will become a pretty picture.
Firelizards
Sidrine
Diamond F Firelizard
…a Diamond, her hide a darker shade than Jewel’s, almost like a black hide with diamond inlaid over top of it, but still just as glittering.
Pets
Orelia
Feline
DMH Female
Cream Classic Tabby
Appearance: With glossy medium-length fur and a round face and body, Orelia is a pretty cat. Her coat is a creamy color, dilute orange, with classic tabby patterns across it in irregular blotches. she always looks well-cared for— in fact, she's a little bit fat.
Personality:Orelia has been with Nyxis for most of her life, and the feline is thus attached to the girl. Though during the day she attends to her private affairs— which usually are long, dignified sleeping sessions- she always finds time in the evenings to occupy Nyxis' lap and purr for a good hour or more, at least.
Monster
Feline
DSH Male
Black
Appearance: Sleek and black, Monster is actually a touch small for a pernese tom cat, but he makes up for it with a fiesty attitude. His fur is uniformly glossy black, and always in top condition. There isn't an ounce of fat on his body, though there are nicks and scratches on his ears and shoulders— after all, he is a Tom.
Personality: Monster is aptly named. An avid hunter, he's not really that social to anyone but Nyxis. He'll be charming enough, but in small doses— walk up to you, rub against your ankles, get pet for a good minute, and then stalk off to do his own thing. That's really all the social attention he needs and wants. Pet him any more hten that, or chase him, and he'll turn around and give you a sharp nip. He brings back all sorts of small game for Nyxis, and she doesn't feed him anything more then supplements- he hunts for himself. Secretly, he adores Nyxis, but he only shows it by letting her pet him juuuust a few moments more then anyone else, and sleeping on her back after she's fallen asleep.
Home
Active threads
- Don't be a stranger (Weyrbowl / open)
- Breakdown (Weyrs / Ashlynn, Nyxis)
Past Threads
- Touches bring us closer (Touching / Benden's Hatching grounds / Pasken, Olina, candidates)
- Picking out the dragons' dinner (Search / Benden Hold / Nyxis, Pasken)
- Turrith's Final Clutch (Hatching) (Hatching / Benden's Hatching Grounds / Pasken, Olina, Candidates, Any interested parties)
- Time to meet your roommate (Lower Caverns [infirmary] / Ashlynn)
- Weyrling Lesson 1 (Weyrling lesson / Weyrling Barracks Bulletin / J'kin and the hybrid class]
- Weyrling Lesson 2 (Weyrling Lesson / Weyrling Barracks Bulletin / J'kin and hybrid class)
- Finally, fresh air (Weyrbowl / open)
- Queen to Queenlet (Weyrs / Ariya)
- Hybrid Meets Whats-his-name (Weyrbowl / Torelan)
- Weyrling Lesson Four / Weyrling bulletin / Hybrid clutch
- Good Envoys (Turnover / Weyrbowl / open)
OOC/Reference
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Started as: Candidate
Starting Age: 18
