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Dehka

 

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Name: Dehka
Age: 17 Turns
Nameday: 3558:07:28
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: AWKWARD SOUNDS
Craft: Weyrbrat
Rank: N/A
Location: High Reaches
Physical Description: A little smaller than most boys his age, Dehka is lean and about as muscled as a typical working teenager. He has expressive green eyes and a smattering of freckles across his face. His dark brown hair is… fluffy, for lack of a better word, and generally unkempt. His feelings are usually written plainly across his face, whether he’s beaming in triumph, or weeping wholeheartedly from sorrow.

Personality: When compared to his loud and aggressive foster-brother, Dehka can come across as meek in comparison. He’s certainly not a bold or demanding boy--at least until someone is in need of aid. Then Dehka has no problem immediately offering up any assistance that’s within his power to grant! He’s a kind and good-natured individual, and he genuinely wants to help others however he can. People’s problems can easily become his own, because he sympathizes and relates all too well with their emotions. This can be both a blessing and a curse, for another’s sorrow or misery can easily overwhelm him to the point of tears.

Despite how well he relates to others, there is no question that Dehka is socially awkward. Having grown up with a brother who was the absolute definition of confident and could take control of any social situation without even trying… well, Dehka feels entirely inferior in comparison. He’ll certainly never charm people with a witty remark, but he tends to win them over purely because he’s so genuine. If anything, the boy is more or less a nerd. He over analyzes information to an extreme, and particularly delights in obsessing over clutch records and dragonriders in general. Since he isn’t a dragonrider yet, he’s basically become their biggest fan… at least, where High Reaches is concerned. He absolutely tries to stay up to date on who’s-who through said clutch records. There’s no way he can possibly know every rider in the Weyr, but you best believe that he knows about a good many of them! This, combined with his awkward tendencies, means he tends to hang back and look admiringly at people from afar.

Dehka knows he’s been extremely fortunate in his life, and that’s made him all the more determined not to fail. His mother and his foster father have done so much for him that he feels that to give anything less than his absolute all would be making light of their sacrifices, so he throws himself at every task with everything he’s got. He’s a remarkably quick-thinking boy, able to assess situations and make sound decisions in a blink of an eye. That doesn’t, however, mean that he always chooses to make those sound decisions.

Maybe it’s because he empathizes so easily with people, but Dehka will be the absolute first to throw himself into harm’s way if it means saving someone else. No doubt that it’s going to hurt, but he would much rather be injured (physically or emotionally) instead of another. Though his intentions are always good, Dehka can’t just stand idly by if he thinks he can do something to help… but that doesn’t mean that people are going to appreciate his efforts or actions.

All in all, the boy wants to live his life to help others. This desire has been inspired largely from his foster father, who he idealizes more than anyone else in the world. His foster father was able to instill these feelings in him… so surely, he can help do the same for people too, if he can help them with a smile.

Positive Trait List: Empathetic, determined, quick thinking
Negative Trait List: Empathetic, meddlesome, self-sacrificing

History: Dehka does not remember much of his early life at all. Unbeknownst to him, he was born in one of the brothels of Nabol and immediately taken from his mother by the midwife who’d helped with his delivery. The boy was taken to another location to be raised, and perhaps he would have been sold into the mines when he was old enough. His mother, Nahna, somehow discovered his whereabouts when he was a little less than two Turns, and would come to check on him in secret whenever she was able. She never stayed very long, and she promised the boy that if he didn’t tell anyone about her, she would come back to see him with gifts and stories. Dehka was less interested in the prospects of gifts than he was with the warmth and affection the woman showed him. Though he didn’t realize Nahna was his mother, she was a loving, if extremely irregular presence in his life that he adored.

Life was simple enough, but then again, he was very young. All of that would change when Dehka was halfway through his fourth Turn. Nahna came unexpectedly one night, snatching up the young boy and fleeing into the night before he could even process what was happening. Frightened, but trusting this woman who had been nothing but nice to him, Dehka had clung to her as she whisked him away. Soon, he was thrust into the arms of a stranger--a stranger with an enormous bronze dragon. Frightened, the boy tried to cling to Nahna, but she only kissed his brow and told him to be good, and that she loved him with all her heart.

This was how Dehka came to be brought to High Reaches. It would have been easy for the bronzerider who had taken him to place him in the Weyr’s creche, but instead, the man adopted him as his own son. N’ori and bronze Meigth would not have an easy time on their hands at first. Dehka was lost, confused, and wanted very much to go go back. Many tears would be shed… but, eventually, the young boy realize that N’ori was a Safe Person, and could often be found clinging to him or hiding by Meigth.

N’ori’s first foster son, Kahbrohm… was not exactly fond of another child coming into his world, and didn’t bother to hide his feelings. Dehka tagged along after him, but he was very aware of his foster brother’s less than fond feelings towards him. Even as they grew, that never really changed.

When Threadfall came and Meigth was badly wounded, both boys stepped up to help however they could. While their personal relationship may not have been great, there was no doubting that the boys would do anything for their father and his dragon.

Now, they are both old enough to Stand, and Dehka is incredibly excited at the prospect. Maybe, if he’s really lucky, he could even Impress a dragon sired by Meigth one day…  

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Green Lufianth
Written by Uta
Colored by Uta



Origin of Name: Lufianth's name is based on the Old English word lufian "to feel love for, cherish, show love to; delight in, approve," which is part of the eymology for the word "love".

Inspiration: The Virtue of Love

Personality: Lufianth is a green with hearts that might well encompass all of Pern. She is truly her mother's daughter, with a heart that is overflowing with pure, unadulterated love. To say she is loving is an understatement; rarely will this green look upon another with an unkind heart, or with venom in her words. She is the sort of dragon who believes that she was hatched to share her hearts with all those she meets--to love them, to support them, to care for them, no matter how they feel about her in return. She might not have the metallic sheen of her mother, or size of her father, but her capacity to love is endless. She loves you, and she means it.

Ever compassionate in nature, this dragon has no problem getting out there and reaching out to those who need it most. She will not hesitate to find those who are on the outskirts or otherwise looked down upon, and cozy on up. She will find good in the darkest hearts, and be the pillar of strength for those who need a shoulder to cry upon. There is no being on Pern too big, or too small, too aloof, or too broken, for Lufianth not to try to want to connect with.

Selfless in everything she does, Lufianth is the sort of dragon who will run herself ragged by trying to be everything to everyone. She is a selfless being, who would gladly give up her own happiness and comforts only to ensure the happiness of those around her. Unfortunately, she takes this to the extreme, and can be considered self-sacrificing. Lufianth will not hesitate to throw herself in harms way, to ensure her clutchmates and wingmates need not suffer; if ever a dragon were to give their life during Threadfall, Lufianth would be it. While she would never purposefully risk her rider, during the heat of battle, this green might very well sacrifice herself without thinking of the consequences or how she might hurt herself, her rider, or even her fellows.

Lufianth is also known to be an emotional creature. She is driven less by logic and thought and more by her feelings. She is driven by how she feels, and how she perceives others to be feeling; she lets her emotions rule everything she does, which can and will cause problems. She will get equally wrapped up in great passion, just as she might great sadness, great guilt, or great fear. Lufianth isn't a dragon who hides her emotions and though she is most often driven by love, she feels the full spectrum, and is often blinded by such things. Her grief over the injury of a beloved clutchmate could result in her forgetting her own place within the wing and lead to disaster; her joy at a friends happiness might cause her to miss important instruction from a Wingleader; and her a night of passion during a flight might have her think nothing else of said blue or brown, to the exclusion of all else. Her emotions will drive her, and it will be up to Hers to ensure they can be tempered.

Lastly, Lufianth, for all her love and care, is a rather dependent creature. She does not do well alone, and hates to be without Hers. She is like a leaf on the wind, and when others are not around her, she struggles. She is almost entirely dependent on Hers to make the decisions and be a voice of reason; there are times when her feelings certainly sustain her, but those feelings are only stirred by others. When she is alone, she is quite a helpless and pathetic thing, indeed; she is very much a green who would much rather be curled up in a group of haters, than be settled safely alone. While some dragons are known to be independent, Lufianth is not one of them-- she will always need Hers to take care of her, to help think for her, and to help support her. She is full of love and goodness, but there's more to life than feelings, and sweet Lufianth will need to be spoon-fed all the support and direction she can get.

Positive Traits: Compassionate, Selfless, Loving
Negative Traits: Self-Sacrificing, Dependent, Emotional

Egg: A small 90s Picture Day egg that's soft as velvet to the touch.

Adult Size: 42'
Physical Attributes: Lufianth is staunchly a small dragon, though by no means as delicate or petite as some of her green kin. Her frame is delicate, and her legs short with small wrists, and a short tail. Her headknobs are longer for a dragon her size, and her eyes cloyingly large. She is quite swift on wing, but only in short bursts, as her stamina is in short supply.

Additional Notes: Lufianth will come to enjoy flights, but chasers beware; she reads far too much into what her pursers feel and will often confuse a night of passion, or sweet temptation, into something long-term. Truly, Lufianth wants to find a love that will last the ages, something the Harpers are moved to write tales about--and each boy who catches her is always thought to finally be The One. She has a great capacity to love, which could also turn her, ever so inadvertently, into a heartbreaker, until her hearts are well and truly captured.

Though she would never admit it, Lufianth does have a strong-preference for bronzes. Love is love is love is love, certainly, but she can't help but be tempted by the idea of a large, strong, powerful, glittering man and all that he might offer a delicate lady like herself.

Impression Effect: Dehka will find himself with newfound self-assurance and confidence, due to Lufianth's love and support. He was socially awkward before Impression, especially or perhaps in part due to his strained relationship with Kahbrohm-- but all of that will be washed tenderly away by Lufianth's endless support and belief in him. He will never need doubt himself, or his place again.

P.S. Dehka may start noticing bronzeriders too... and be noticed by them in return. -wink wonk-

Why Me? Dehka (Tsunake)

Dehka and Lufianth are cut of the same cloth. This green needed someone who was empathetic and compassionate so as to relate to her tender hearts--and who better out there than sweet, and good-natured Dehka. Oh, the green knows she is not a bronze like Meigth--but perhaps he might adore her all the same? Surely, there is no pair in High Reaches Weyr who will be so tender, or so kind, as these two.

They are both a self-sacrificing pair, and have a mutual desire to protect their loved ones no matter the cost to themselves. This love will mutually benefit both of them, as much as it might harm them. Lufianth will stand up against even the most fearsome of queens should her rider come under their scrutiny, and it's clear Dehka would not tolerate his green being used or abused by those in High Reaches who might well do her harm. They will be one another's biggest supporters, even as they work together to protect those who cannot protect themeslves. Thread will fall, and this green pair will do what they can to save those that they can--even if that means putting themselves in harm's way. While neither rider nor dragon would willingly put the other at risk intentionally, it is possible they could push themselves beyond their limits, or injure themselves for the sake of duty.

Dependent in nature, Lufianth will cling to Dehka, even as a full-grown adult. Thankfully, where some might reproach their dragons or easily-grow annoyed at their neediness, there is hope sweet Dehka will become just as smitten. He's always been a huge fan of dragons and geeked out about their clutch charts while waiting to find His--perhaps he will become equally obsessed with his most precious and darling green. For Lufianth will look upon him with rose-colored glasses, and see a man without fault.

His quick-thinking and determined nature might help keep Lufianth from falling to pieces in a time of crises. She is a sweet green, but her hearts are tender, and her feelings quick to bruise. She will feel things keenly, and will require her rider to help pull her through. If not, it's fully possible for catastrophe to strike by missing a Wingleader's command, or not visualizing ones coordinates in the heat of an emotionally-charged moment.

If Dehka can manage to temper that, there is no doubt these two will become a reliable and welcome pair in any Wing.

 

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