Post by kalonae on Jul 14, 2008 19:07:52 GMT -5
General[/u]
Character's Name Ariss
Age 23
Gender Female
Orientation Straight
Rank Acknowledged Gryphon Handeler
Personality Ariss is an observer. She always thinks before she acts which makes decisions slow but fairly good. She dislikes leadership where rapid and decisive plans need to be made and therefore regardless of experience will probably never be become a Leader. She has an excellent memory and sense of direction though she can become too engrossed in something and this is when Kalonae has to protect her from trouble (Especially when it is in some creature which may not be as safe). Ariss takes great interest in the world around her and it is this that attracted her to becoming a gryphon handler. She likes to be reassured and her gryphon is all to happy to do so. Her other weakness is creatures and she collects whatever animals she can find though most of these ‘pets’ leave of their own accord soon after being found and become part of the settlement where someone who doesn’t travel as much cares for them. In the social realm she prefers to let her work or findings talk for her and often lets Kalonae speak for her. This works well and Ariss and Kalonae seem to work things out fairly well.
Appearance The old suspicion that people start to resemble their pets seems true for Ariss and Kalonae. Her hair is a wavy black which is usually cut at the shoulders and frames her pale face sprinkled with a few freckles near the cheeks. Her eyes are a large lighter brown but have darker brown specks that resemble those of her sire. Her nose is rounded and smaller which made her a cute child but has now come to give her a less elegant appearance and a small mouth make her look a little younger than she really is. Unlike Kalonae she is smaller than average at only 5 feet but with her somewhat stocky build this adapts her to the cold winters in the Europe settlement. She is otherwise well proportioned and relatively attractive and might be pretty if she had the time and cosmetics to improve her appearance but she rarely does. Her clothes are practical thick tanned hides make suitable pants and tunic for her body that is well lined and warm. She is seen with a pack woven from red wool by her mother that is old and stuffed with odds and ends from past trips as well as necessary items like a compass, flint, cooking pan, and jars.
History Ariss is from a pairing between her father from Creatures 101 and mother who rode a male Falcon gryphon named Baosae after an (apparently) eventful creature finding trip. The father was always out and Ariss’s mother had little time to care for her daughter but was expected to do so. In order to solve this, her mother merely brought Ariss along on ground trips. This led to a very unconventional childhood where she made friends and playmates with the creatures that came by and learned about tracking and developed her memory to help find her ‘friends’. In adolescence she finally was allowed to stay on her own but with no where boredom tempted her to try out a wide variety of crafts and nearly apprenticed to Creatures 101 before returning to Gryphon handling to become a Novice. When she had turned 17 and was beginning to considering leaving to find another craft since in three years no gryphon had found her she met Kalonae and became bonded as an Acknowledged but will someday become a scout. Her mother now mostly ignores her now that Ariss is an adult and has found a craft and her father only rarely has she seen and there is little connection.
Gryphon Handlers
Gryphon's Name Kalonae
Gryphon's color Owl
Gryphon's Appearance She stretches out to a comfortable 7’5” from nose to tail with a somewhat lean build covered by the many layers of feathers on her front half. She seems to resemble a barn owl in feather coloration so the golden brown of her wings blends into her fur coat that stretches out behind. Her wing undersides are cream colored as is the heart shape that surrounds her face With a deep black feather outline. The eyes are an unsurprising yellow and very large giving her an excellent view of everything. The beak is flatter than on some gryphons but sort of smaller bites and flying at the low altitudes she normally sticks to this has little effect.
Gryphon's Personality Kalonae is like most owl Gryphons in her silence and intelligence. She enjoys her solitude to think and prefers the sole company of her handler rather than a large group. When she is really trying to concentrate or is worked up her habit is to take a long flight to think over it and it is often at these times where she can get lost and has discovered new things of interest that consume her thought on the return trip. She is less practically minded and will do things on principle and spend much of her though time on emotional and philosophical questions. Her memory is not the best and often these flights for thought are only safe because her rider is keeping an eye on direction and will navigate back. This relation works very well for Kalonae and over the journeys has developed a strong bond. Her gender and her riders inherent sense of caution has brought out her maternal side and can often be found with her warm wings sheltering her handler when resting. Because of her cautious and protective temperament she may make a good scout someday since especially for settlements it is far wiser to err on the side of caution and the isolation will not bother her.
Character's Name Ariss
Age 23
Gender Female
Orientation Straight
Rank Acknowledged Gryphon Handeler
Personality Ariss is an observer. She always thinks before she acts which makes decisions slow but fairly good. She dislikes leadership where rapid and decisive plans need to be made and therefore regardless of experience will probably never be become a Leader. She has an excellent memory and sense of direction though she can become too engrossed in something and this is when Kalonae has to protect her from trouble (Especially when it is in some creature which may not be as safe). Ariss takes great interest in the world around her and it is this that attracted her to becoming a gryphon handler. She likes to be reassured and her gryphon is all to happy to do so. Her other weakness is creatures and she collects whatever animals she can find though most of these ‘pets’ leave of their own accord soon after being found and become part of the settlement where someone who doesn’t travel as much cares for them. In the social realm she prefers to let her work or findings talk for her and often lets Kalonae speak for her. This works well and Ariss and Kalonae seem to work things out fairly well.
Appearance The old suspicion that people start to resemble their pets seems true for Ariss and Kalonae. Her hair is a wavy black which is usually cut at the shoulders and frames her pale face sprinkled with a few freckles near the cheeks. Her eyes are a large lighter brown but have darker brown specks that resemble those of her sire. Her nose is rounded and smaller which made her a cute child but has now come to give her a less elegant appearance and a small mouth make her look a little younger than she really is. Unlike Kalonae she is smaller than average at only 5 feet but with her somewhat stocky build this adapts her to the cold winters in the Europe settlement. She is otherwise well proportioned and relatively attractive and might be pretty if she had the time and cosmetics to improve her appearance but she rarely does. Her clothes are practical thick tanned hides make suitable pants and tunic for her body that is well lined and warm. She is seen with a pack woven from red wool by her mother that is old and stuffed with odds and ends from past trips as well as necessary items like a compass, flint, cooking pan, and jars.
History Ariss is from a pairing between her father from Creatures 101 and mother who rode a male Falcon gryphon named Baosae after an (apparently) eventful creature finding trip. The father was always out and Ariss’s mother had little time to care for her daughter but was expected to do so. In order to solve this, her mother merely brought Ariss along on ground trips. This led to a very unconventional childhood where she made friends and playmates with the creatures that came by and learned about tracking and developed her memory to help find her ‘friends’. In adolescence she finally was allowed to stay on her own but with no where boredom tempted her to try out a wide variety of crafts and nearly apprenticed to Creatures 101 before returning to Gryphon handling to become a Novice. When she had turned 17 and was beginning to considering leaving to find another craft since in three years no gryphon had found her she met Kalonae and became bonded as an Acknowledged but will someday become a scout. Her mother now mostly ignores her now that Ariss is an adult and has found a craft and her father only rarely has she seen and there is little connection.
Gryphon Handlers
Gryphon's Name Kalonae
Gryphon's color Owl
Gryphon's Appearance She stretches out to a comfortable 7’5” from nose to tail with a somewhat lean build covered by the many layers of feathers on her front half. She seems to resemble a barn owl in feather coloration so the golden brown of her wings blends into her fur coat that stretches out behind. Her wing undersides are cream colored as is the heart shape that surrounds her face With a deep black feather outline. The eyes are an unsurprising yellow and very large giving her an excellent view of everything. The beak is flatter than on some gryphons but sort of smaller bites and flying at the low altitudes she normally sticks to this has little effect.
Gryphon's Personality Kalonae is like most owl Gryphons in her silence and intelligence. She enjoys her solitude to think and prefers the sole company of her handler rather than a large group. When she is really trying to concentrate or is worked up her habit is to take a long flight to think over it and it is often at these times where she can get lost and has discovered new things of interest that consume her thought on the return trip. She is less practically minded and will do things on principle and spend much of her though time on emotional and philosophical questions. Her memory is not the best and often these flights for thought are only safe because her rider is keeping an eye on direction and will navigate back. This relation works very well for Kalonae and over the journeys has developed a strong bond. Her gender and her riders inherent sense of caution has brought out her maternal side and can often be found with her warm wings sheltering her handler when resting. Because of her cautious and protective temperament she may make a good scout someday since especially for settlements it is far wiser to err on the side of caution and the isolation will not bother her.