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Name: S'ian
Age: 39
Nameday: 3536.13.19
Sex: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Weyr: High Reaches
Rider Rank: Wingsecond
Previous Rank/Craft: Wingrider
Physical Description: S'ian is a tall, lanky guy that's all limbs. Currently he's put on a bit of weight around the middle but for the most part he's still a bean pole. He stands at 6'2 but isn't a terribly imposing figure thanks to his (mostly) slim frame. He has short, messy brown hair that has a few grey streaks despite his age - he'll tell you it's because he's wise, but really it's the stress and depression - and brown eyes to match, long-fingered hands and a slightly crooked nose from his first flying lesson gone wrong. His face is long and slim like the rest of him, and he generally has some sort of 5 o'clock shadow going on. When he takes care of himself he cleans up nicely, but recently he's let himself go. His clothes are usually a little wrinkled but he does try to wash them regularly. He looks the part of a vagabond but he doesn't have to smell like one. Good thing dark bags under his eyes from lack of sleep don't smell!
Personality: S'ian is currently a depressed, worn-down guy who has hit an awful patch of bad luck. Sarcastic yet sporting a forced devil-may-care attitude with most things, S'ian takes each day as it comes without looking too far forward into the future. He lives in the present as the past is painful and the future is uncertain, indulging in things that bring him momentary happiness but ultimately leave him feeling just as empty as before. A few Turns ago those who know him would have described him as energetic, confident, and intelligent, but all those good qualities have been buried under the dull ache that sits between his ribs. Occasionally a bit of the old S'ian will shine through, but it'll take a lot of work to get him back to his true old self.

Although he's currently trying to better himself, S'ian's current favorite place to be is his bed. Nothing's hard when you're on the verge of sleep that will never come. It's just exhausting and he has lots of time to think about what he's lost. Bajeth tries his best to keep them from going down the dark, swirling hole of the past, but he often gets swept up in it too. Despite it all, S'ian's sense of duty drags him out of bed every day to train and fight Thread with all the strength and energy he can muster.

Positive Trait List Lives in the moment, strong sense of duty, easy going, intelligent, energetic, confident (last two are swamped by depression, but as it starts to recede they will start to show through more)
Negative Trait List Sarcastic, depressed, reckless, gluttonous
History: S'ian was born and raised in High Reaches Weyr, his father a brown dragon rider, his mother a healer. Both died when he was young - his mother, ironically, from illness and his father from a training accident - and he was brought up with the rest of the kids in his age group by those working the Creche before joining the ranks of the Candidates. He was a quick study and loved every bit of the work, from studies to washing the latrines. At 16 Turns he was found by His, a chunky bronze dragon named Bajeth who rolled out of his egg right to S'ian's feet and promptly chomped on his leg before declaring him tasty and mine. Together they trained and grew in skill and size, Bajeth's love of food making him incredibly broad as well as long. When they joined a wing S'ian found a fast friend in one of the other riders who was a few years his senior but whom he remembered fondly from growing up with her around. S'ian had always harbored a bit of a flame for Gyani and he took every opportunity he could to spend time with her.

A few Turns later found S'ian and Gyani a couple, happily married and enjoying life. Gyani and Marceth, her beloved green dragon, were the perfect pair for S'ian and Bajeth both, a foil to S'ain's sarcastic teasing and Bajeth's jolly, overbearing nature. They trained side by side together for what seemed like ages before the return of Thread, and that was when everything changed.

Gyani and Marceth didn't survive Threadfall. They jumped between after taking a particularly bad scoring and never came back. S'ian and Bajeth hadn't even noticed right away, not until Bajeth let out a startled keen when he reached out to his companion and felt nothing at all. From that day on a darkness settled over both dragon and rider, sadness and pain swirling between them in an unending cycle for what felt like eons. With every Threadfall they returned to their duty, fighting hard but without passion. When S'ian wasn't working with Bajeth or the wing, he was in his cave, keeping away from anyone who tried to reach out to him. It wasn't until his Wingleader confronted him and told him to step up or step out that S'ian started making an effort to try harder once more. Gyani and Marceth wouldn't have wanted the two of them to waste away. They would have wanted them to fight, to protect the Weyr and Pern in general, to be the best they could be.

S'ian is still on the road to being the best he knows he can be, but it's hard. He misses Gyani dearly and Bajeth still mourns quietly for Marceth. S'ian needs something to put his mind to, a purpose in life, and perhaps that chance has finally reared its head.
Other: He'll begin working his way out of his depression once I can start playing with him!

DRAGON
Name: Bajeth
Age: 23
Color: Bronze
Size: 42.5'
Physical Description: Bajeth is not a graceful, docile dragon by any means. He's a bit longer than average, but he's definitely on the thick side and has been all his life, making him really fill up the space he's in. His legs are a bit short, leaving him lower to the ground than another dragon his length might be, but he thinks it makes snatching up dinner that much easier. His teeth are particularly long, his front two canines poking out from under his upper lip when he's resting.
Personality: Bajeth is a friendly, outgoing dragon who loves to laugh, eat, and make new friends. Kids are a delight to him - both of the dragon and human persuasion - and he'll be the first to volunteer to watch over those scampering around in the Creche or to introduce himself to the new junior weyrlings during their training sessions. Although he's currently enveloped in a blanket of depression like his rider, he's far quicker to put on a happy face and interact with others. Bajeth is quite fond of any dragon that is smaller than him, no matter the color, as he loves to curl up around them and snuggle.
Dragon Art or Proof of Obtainment: In need of this.

Took the extra bit out, sorry 'bout that!