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Savindri: Open (Pansexual)  

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Name: Savindri
Age: 17
Nameday:
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: ???
Craft: None
Rank: Candidate
Location: Western Weyr
Physical Description:
Destined for a height he hasn't grown into yet, Savindri is a rather spindly fellow who hasn't quite filled out, currently standing a hair over 6'. With black hair, tanned skin, and dark brown eyes with heavy lashes, he may be handsome in a Turn or two. For now, he's more awkward than anything.

Personality:
Savindri is, in many ways, a simple young man. He is utterly unambitious and without conceit; as long as he needs are met - food, safe shelter, and companionship - and the individuals he cares for are happy, he is content with life and will have few complaints. He is used to making do with very little, so the conditions at Western Weyr seem a bounty in comparison, for which he is very grateful, and in turn is happy to do whatever may be asked of him. Though he's lacking in formal learning compared to some others his age with different backgrounds, and never officially apprenticed into a Craft, he has an excellent working knowledge of the animals he's used to, and tends to pick up new technical skills fairly easily. He's a willing student, but a very hands-on person who learns best by doing, and can get restless just sitting around. He tries, as he genuinely does want to learn, but there will be a lot of fidgeting, and times when he has to remind himself where he is and to pay attention because he has a mind that likes to wander.He was rather wild as a child, a boy who wanted to run and play instead of sitting still and learning things that, to him at the time at least, seemed boring and unimportant. His world was simple, peaceful, and without hardship, and he wanted nothing more than to enjoy it in his way, which most certainly did not involve listening to someone drone on about history or geography or sums. He's grown up some since then, though, in part thanks to the return of Thread and the ensuing hardship, and life at the Weyr is starting to instill in him the value of knowledge. At the very least, he wants to please and be useful, which is usually enough to keep him in his seat and trying his hardest to learn what's being taught.

Guileless and inherently trusting, Savindri often doesn't realize when he's being lied to, making him easy to manipulate or use, although he wouldn't knowingly do anything that would hurt someone. He doesn't understand why someone would feel the need to lie, and as it doesn't occur to him to lie, he assumes that others are truthful as well. He will defend himself or someone else if he has to, and has no qualms about it if it's a necessity, but he much prefers to avoid or defuse conflict when possible. Fortunately, it's rare that he ends up in such situations: butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, and he has an innocent, boyish charm. A young man he may be, but his open, naive demeanor often makes him seem younger by a few Turns.

Though he's more used to the company of animals than people, he's far from feral or antisocial; he is in fact quite amiable, if a little bit odd by conventional standards. His people manners are still a work in progress: he can be overfamiliar with people he thinks are his friends, and won't hesitate to fix hair or clothing if it's mussed, and assumes that all food is for sharing. He thinks nothing of taking from a friend's plate, but in all fairness, won't mind in the least if they do the same. They could ask for something that's already on its way to his mouth and he'd offer it right over. He's very physically affectionate, and likes to be close to his friends, so anyone who allows it may find themselves leaned on or draped over. If someone makes it clear they do not appreciate his closeness (or food-stealing, etc.), however, he will heed being told off and not do it again. There is no shame in his heart, so he'll rarely be hurt when he's corrected; if anything, he'll appreciate the learning experience and use it to be better, as he is very aware that he has a lot to learn. But when someone does accept his quirky brand of affection? Oh, he couldn't be happier! He is intensely loyal, and will always try to look out for and do right by his friends.

Overall, he's a very easygoing sort, accepting people exactly as they are and trusting that what they are is good. He has difficulty understanding why or how some people can just be mean, and is rather like a kicked puppy if someone is cruel to him.

Positive Trait List genuine, accepting, loyal
Negative Trait List naive, overly familiar, restless

History:
Born to parents who were disinterested in him at best beyond his eventual ability to help with work (until which point he was quite the inconvenience), Savindri grew up in a tiny cothold on the Western Continent. As there were no other children anywhere near his age at the time, he preferred to spend most of his time with the animals: a mix of herdbeasts, runnerbeasts, and canines. Far from being a lonely child, he was happy with their company, and considered them fast friends and playmates. He was dutiful about helping to care for them, and naturally skilled at handling them. Being such an active child, and so enamored of the animals, he didn't want anything to do with any teaching that a Harper might offer if they came through, and did his level best to hide or run away to avoid it because at the time he thought it was boring and didn't see the necessity. He didn't always succeed in getting out of it, but he tried. Otherwise, he was perfectly content with this lot in life, blissfully oblivious that he might be missing anything. To him, it was all perfectly normal, and he was fond of and eager to please his parents whether the affection was returned or no.

They were hard hit when Thread returned, and a large chunk of the cothold, including his mother and much of the livestock were lost. They've been barely scraping by in the Turns since, trying to recover from their losses. Savindri was Searched to Western just before Killakeeth's clutch, and though he was reluctant to leave his family, he was enchanted by the dragon...and encouraged by his father, since it would mean one less mouth to feed.

Far from being overwhelmed by the Weyr, he's delighted by the sheer number of people, particularly in his own age group. He's working through a learning curve when it comes to conventional social skills, and reads better than he writes, but puts in nothing less than his full effort (which admittedly may not have equal results to someone else's full effort) in all of his lessons and chores.

Other: Prefers to eat meat from wherries and fish when possible, rather than from anything with hooves. Also very enamored with shiny things, whether they're valuable or not.
 

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