Post by Anna on Aug 16, 2008 22:19:31 GMT -5
V’merin, rider of brown Tilanth
Name: V’merin
Position: Wingsecond, Flamebolt Wing
Gender: Male
Age/Birthdate: 04.05.03 (29 in Turn 33)
Birthplace: Igen Weyr
Family/Significant Others:
Parents: Vemden, father, layman tanner (dec.), Raemera, cook (dec.)
Siblings: R’den, green Izalath, born 01.13.14
Others TBD
Children: Vemmer (23.05.18), Ashmera (27.05.25), Vemtren (30.12.23), Vemlahn (32.03.07)
Significant Others: Karayan, gold Armagnath’s rider. Others TBD
Physical Description: (Orlando Bloom) Thick, dark brown hair that has a bit of a wave to it; intense-brown eyes (intense color, not necessarily an intense gaze!). V’merin has a squarish face with a defined jawline, straight nose, level eyes, and thinnish lips. Overall, he has an almost gentle face. He’s tall at 5’11”, with a lean swimmer’s build. He prefers wearing trousers, loose shirts, and well-fitted vests over the more usual tunics.
Background and Timeline:
V’merin and his family are weyrfolk, and have been for generations. Descending from a dragonrider (family history says bluerider, but R’den insists it was really a greenrider) and a failed Candidate who stayed on to eventually become Headwoman, no one can remember a time that V’merin’s family hadn’t been at Igen. So while they’re sure about the origins, they’re just not sure when the couple actually lived at the Weyr – definitely long before anyone’s memories.
V’merin followed in his father’s footsteps, beginning his training in the tanner craft (although never formally apprenticing – that might have sent him out of the Weyr) as soon as he was old enough to speak. As was family tradition, he automatically started standing for Impression when he turned 12 turns old. For eight turns he stood for Impression and no dragon did more than give him a considering look. His older brother Impressed a green. Vemerin accepted that he would not Impress and bided his time until he became too old to stand and could join his father full time in the Weyr’s tannery.
Then a stubborn, intelligent, devious, live-in-the-moment young woman arrived at the Weyr as a Candidate. Unlike most of the others, she didn’t really seem interested in the Hatching, but in leaving the Weyr afterwards. Vemerin was intrigued, and drawn to her humor and her warm way with people. He befriended her on her first day at the Weyr, and soon found that he’d never laughed so much in his life – or had as many headaches. Friendship for him quickly grew into a lot more, but Impression and weyrling training put whatever he wanted on hold until after graduation.
By then, they had settled into a comfortable routine, and V’merin’s carefully controlled behavior around Karayan had succeeded in keeping her from figuring out the depth of his emotions. Before he could change the dynamics of their relationship, Karayan began cutting a wide swathe through the men of the Weyr, although V’merin was never sure if it went beyond flirting, but he did note the trend of her seven-day romances, after which she had little to do with the man she’d been with before.
When Karayan’s indiscretion resulted in her punitive transfer to Sable, V’merin didn’t hesitate to request a transfer as well. R’den argued with him – loudly and vehemently – but V’merin was set. At Sable, Karayan’s preference for short-term relationships continued and V’merin settles into simply being her best friend. When an attempt was made on her life, V’merin couldn’t figure out why, but was all for Karayan’s return to Igen and away from the danger. Once they were home, Karayan finally told V’merin about the Commandos and why someone had attempted her life. V’merin was pissed but – of course – got over it after making Karayan promise never to keep secrets like that from him again.
Timeline
04.05.03 – Vemerin born at Igen Weyr
20.13.22 – Vemerin and Emerra, a girl working in the laundry, begin ‘seeing each other.’
23.05.18 – Vemerin’s son Vemmer is born to Emerra.
24.02.01 – Emerra ends her relationship with Vemerin when a bronzerider starts courting her.
24.05.05 – Emerra’s bronzerider ends their relationship and moves on to a new woman and Emerra comes to Vemerin for sympathy. Vemerin acts as her friend, giving her a shoulder to cry on, but gently refuses to return to their former relationship.
24.12.01 – Vemerin meets and befriends the newest queen candidate at Igen, Karayan, and thinks that maybe they’ll be more than friends.
24.12.14 – V’merin Impresses brown Tilanth
26.04.23 – Graduates from Weyrling Training
26.08.01 – V’merin concludes being Karayan’s best friend is more important to him that risking being a seven-day love and losing their friendship. He resigns himself to keeping his feelings to himself and resisting Karayan’s occasional seductions. He begins seeing a Asha, a cook from the lower caverns.
26.09.24 – V’merin requests and is given a transfer to Sable when Karayan is forced into a punitive transfer, and ends his relationship with Asha.
27.05.25 – At Igen Weyr, Asha gives birth to V’merin’s daughter, Ashmera.
28.02.25 – Transfers back to Igen Weyr when Weyrwoman Zahlenka send Karayan home to protect her after an attempt on her life.
30.12.23 – A greenrider at Igen Weyr gives birth to V’merin’s son, Vemtren. The child was the result of a mating flight.
30.11.09 – V’merin begins seeing Spelahnna, an auntie in the Weyr’s nursery.
31.07.19 – Spelahnna, wanting a permanent relationship, tells V’merin to either weyrmate with her or to leave her alone. V’merin, who had told Spelahnna when he first started seeing her, that he was in love with someone else and would not be offering to weyrmate to anyone he didn’t love, was stunned. He apologized and assured her that he wouldn’t keep her from finding someone who would make her happy.
32.03.07 – Spelahnna gave birth to V’merin’s son, Vemlahn.
Personality: V’merin is a background person. He’s not the kind to step forward, take command, and be a charismatic leader. He’s not that much of an extrovert. He is, however, the perfectly stereotyped brownrider. It’s a stereotype for a reason, after all. Efficient, capable, fully able to lead a wing or to support the wingleader in the role of wingsecond. V’merin is very much a people watcher, and his quiet humor and sympathy make him the natural go-to guy when one of his wingmates or friends has a problem that they need to work out.
V’merin has a tendency to deep thoughts, odd ideas, and an almost antiquated, romanticized since of honor and chivalry. He wasn’t raised that way, it’s just the way he is. Although many assume he has an open mind, and on many subjects he does, and he’s as flexible as any man could possibly be, there are some subjects on which his mind is a closed vault to which the key has been lost and he has no interested in finding it again.
V’merin is a guy and he’ll occasionally involve himself in a brief relationship with a woman. However, he doesn’t lie to himself or the women. He loves one woman, and he will be emotionally faithful to her.
Pets: None. Karayan is enough to keep up with.
Dragon: Tilanth
Color/Appearance: Brown, with a reddish-mahogany tone. Average size and build.
Age: 8 turns
Where/When Impressed: Igen Weyr, 24.12.14
Skills/Abilities: Strong, steady flyer. One of those anchor types in any wing, that keeps the wing going even when the leadership may be suddenly gone.
Personality: Laid back, calm, and rarely unsettled. Tilanth is very fond of greens, and rarely shows interests in golds – except for Armagnath. He’s endlessly fascinated with the mercurial gold and finds her bossiness to be amusing.
Wingsecond V'merin
Greenrider R'den
(sorry, ladies, he's for the guys...)
Name: V’merin
Position: Wingsecond, Flamebolt Wing
Gender: Male
Age/Birthdate: 04.05.03 (29 in Turn 33)
Birthplace: Igen Weyr
Family/Significant Others:
Parents: Vemden, father, layman tanner (dec.), Raemera, cook (dec.)
Siblings: R’den, green Izalath, born 01.13.14
Others TBD
Children: Vemmer (23.05.18), Ashmera (27.05.25), Vemtren (30.12.23), Vemlahn (32.03.07)
Significant Others: Karayan, gold Armagnath’s rider. Others TBD
Physical Description: (Orlando Bloom) Thick, dark brown hair that has a bit of a wave to it; intense-brown eyes (intense color, not necessarily an intense gaze!). V’merin has a squarish face with a defined jawline, straight nose, level eyes, and thinnish lips. Overall, he has an almost gentle face. He’s tall at 5’11”, with a lean swimmer’s build. He prefers wearing trousers, loose shirts, and well-fitted vests over the more usual tunics.
Background and Timeline:
V’merin and his family are weyrfolk, and have been for generations. Descending from a dragonrider (family history says bluerider, but R’den insists it was really a greenrider) and a failed Candidate who stayed on to eventually become Headwoman, no one can remember a time that V’merin’s family hadn’t been at Igen. So while they’re sure about the origins, they’re just not sure when the couple actually lived at the Weyr – definitely long before anyone’s memories.
V’merin followed in his father’s footsteps, beginning his training in the tanner craft (although never formally apprenticing – that might have sent him out of the Weyr) as soon as he was old enough to speak. As was family tradition, he automatically started standing for Impression when he turned 12 turns old. For eight turns he stood for Impression and no dragon did more than give him a considering look. His older brother Impressed a green. Vemerin accepted that he would not Impress and bided his time until he became too old to stand and could join his father full time in the Weyr’s tannery.
Then a stubborn, intelligent, devious, live-in-the-moment young woman arrived at the Weyr as a Candidate. Unlike most of the others, she didn’t really seem interested in the Hatching, but in leaving the Weyr afterwards. Vemerin was intrigued, and drawn to her humor and her warm way with people. He befriended her on her first day at the Weyr, and soon found that he’d never laughed so much in his life – or had as many headaches. Friendship for him quickly grew into a lot more, but Impression and weyrling training put whatever he wanted on hold until after graduation.
By then, they had settled into a comfortable routine, and V’merin’s carefully controlled behavior around Karayan had succeeded in keeping her from figuring out the depth of his emotions. Before he could change the dynamics of their relationship, Karayan began cutting a wide swathe through the men of the Weyr, although V’merin was never sure if it went beyond flirting, but he did note the trend of her seven-day romances, after which she had little to do with the man she’d been with before.
When Karayan’s indiscretion resulted in her punitive transfer to Sable, V’merin didn’t hesitate to request a transfer as well. R’den argued with him – loudly and vehemently – but V’merin was set. At Sable, Karayan’s preference for short-term relationships continued and V’merin settles into simply being her best friend. When an attempt was made on her life, V’merin couldn’t figure out why, but was all for Karayan’s return to Igen and away from the danger. Once they were home, Karayan finally told V’merin about the Commandos and why someone had attempted her life. V’merin was pissed but – of course – got over it after making Karayan promise never to keep secrets like that from him again.
Timeline
04.05.03 – Vemerin born at Igen Weyr
20.13.22 – Vemerin and Emerra, a girl working in the laundry, begin ‘seeing each other.’
23.05.18 – Vemerin’s son Vemmer is born to Emerra.
24.02.01 – Emerra ends her relationship with Vemerin when a bronzerider starts courting her.
24.05.05 – Emerra’s bronzerider ends their relationship and moves on to a new woman and Emerra comes to Vemerin for sympathy. Vemerin acts as her friend, giving her a shoulder to cry on, but gently refuses to return to their former relationship.
24.12.01 – Vemerin meets and befriends the newest queen candidate at Igen, Karayan, and thinks that maybe they’ll be more than friends.
24.12.14 – V’merin Impresses brown Tilanth
26.04.23 – Graduates from Weyrling Training
26.08.01 – V’merin concludes being Karayan’s best friend is more important to him that risking being a seven-day love and losing their friendship. He resigns himself to keeping his feelings to himself and resisting Karayan’s occasional seductions. He begins seeing a Asha, a cook from the lower caverns.
26.09.24 – V’merin requests and is given a transfer to Sable when Karayan is forced into a punitive transfer, and ends his relationship with Asha.
27.05.25 – At Igen Weyr, Asha gives birth to V’merin’s daughter, Ashmera.
28.02.25 – Transfers back to Igen Weyr when Weyrwoman Zahlenka send Karayan home to protect her after an attempt on her life.
30.12.23 – A greenrider at Igen Weyr gives birth to V’merin’s son, Vemtren. The child was the result of a mating flight.
30.11.09 – V’merin begins seeing Spelahnna, an auntie in the Weyr’s nursery.
31.07.19 – Spelahnna, wanting a permanent relationship, tells V’merin to either weyrmate with her or to leave her alone. V’merin, who had told Spelahnna when he first started seeing her, that he was in love with someone else and would not be offering to weyrmate to anyone he didn’t love, was stunned. He apologized and assured her that he wouldn’t keep her from finding someone who would make her happy.
32.03.07 – Spelahnna gave birth to V’merin’s son, Vemlahn.
Personality: V’merin is a background person. He’s not the kind to step forward, take command, and be a charismatic leader. He’s not that much of an extrovert. He is, however, the perfectly stereotyped brownrider. It’s a stereotype for a reason, after all. Efficient, capable, fully able to lead a wing or to support the wingleader in the role of wingsecond. V’merin is very much a people watcher, and his quiet humor and sympathy make him the natural go-to guy when one of his wingmates or friends has a problem that they need to work out.
V’merin has a tendency to deep thoughts, odd ideas, and an almost antiquated, romanticized since of honor and chivalry. He wasn’t raised that way, it’s just the way he is. Although many assume he has an open mind, and on many subjects he does, and he’s as flexible as any man could possibly be, there are some subjects on which his mind is a closed vault to which the key has been lost and he has no interested in finding it again.
V’merin is a guy and he’ll occasionally involve himself in a brief relationship with a woman. However, he doesn’t lie to himself or the women. He loves one woman, and he will be emotionally faithful to her.
Pets: None. Karayan is enough to keep up with.
Dragon: Tilanth
Color/Appearance: Brown, with a reddish-mahogany tone. Average size and build.
Age: 8 turns
Where/When Impressed: Igen Weyr, 24.12.14
Skills/Abilities: Strong, steady flyer. One of those anchor types in any wing, that keeps the wing going even when the leadership may be suddenly gone.
Personality: Laid back, calm, and rarely unsettled. Tilanth is very fond of greens, and rarely shows interests in golds – except for Armagnath. He’s endlessly fascinated with the mercurial gold and finds her bossiness to be amusing.
Wingsecond V'merin
Greenrider R'den
(sorry, ladies, he's for the guys...)
