GREEN RIDER NYLASSA

Persona: Nylassa
Writing Status: NPC/Free
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Rank: Greenrider
Residence: Thread's End Weyr
Father's Name: N'tikor
Father's Rank: Brownrider
Mother's Name: Mylassia
Mother's Rank: Greenrider

Physical Description: Nylassa's heart-shaped face ends in a delicate point, lending an elfin cast to her expression. Her eyes are wide and deep, a soft shiny shade of grey. Her lips, though thin, are a faint rose colour. Soft wispy brown hair curls over her ears. She holds it out of her face with a cloth headband, usually embroidered. Just over five feet tall, she is slender almost to the point of being bony. Her skin is pale and tends to burn, and light freckles sprinkle her turned-up nose.

She usually wears a lace-up bodice or tunic over louse trews or a long skirt when not flying. She prefers soft colours--aqua, rose, cocoa, slate, gold, ivory. Her only jewellery is a tiny carved white flower on a chain. She carries herself with an almost elfin delicacy, as if she were walking on air. Her voice is thin, airy but sweet.

Personality: Nylassa is down-to-earth and realistic, a helping hand in the lower caverns. In fact, she has a tendency to do work below her station by rote. She is often quiet and almost always self-deprecating. However, buried deep below this shy, sensible girl is the heart of a hopeless romantic, whimsical and shy. She keeps herself to herself much of the time, relying on Tamanith much more than either of them realises. She keeps a firm rein on her emotions. However, mating flights secretly please her, as she is allowed to release her hidden self. She is kind and gentle, and very, very understanding of the weyrlings. In fact, she would spend most of her time with them if she could. She loves to sit in the sun, communing with Tamanith as she strings beads and knots string into macrame jewellery.

Life Story: Nylassa was born of a mating flight between a green and brownrider. As soon as she was weaned, Mylassia gave her to the women working the Lower Caverns to be fostered. She was raised to be helpful, neat, quiet, prompt, and polite. And she was a success. Her parents refused to have anything to do with her or even acknowledge her. At fourteen, she was already helping to raise and train other fosterling children. But that life, the only one she knew, didn't suit her at all. In fact, the constant work without much appreciation was breaking her gentle spirit, and her parents' total lack of attention wreaked havoc on her already fragile ego.

And then she Impressed Tamanith.

They chose her to stand the sands, and though she had little hope of Impressing, she did on her first try. She had no eyes but for the tiny grass-green hatchling who stumbled her way. Impression filled the lacking spots in her. Tamanith's constant, loving presence assuaged the pain of her loneliness. She spent long hours oiling her dragon, and even spent some of her time sleeping beside her smooth, warm body. Despite her lack of physical strength, she practiced and practiced at throwing firestone until she could do it. She would not disappoint her beloved dragon.

Aside from mating flights, she has had no lovers, and only a handful of friends. Though she assures Tamanith that she is enough to be happy, Tamanith continues to insist that she should make some more.

Dragon's Name: Tamanith
Dragon's Colour: green
Dragon's Age: 10
Sire/Dam: Tiamath/Amarillath
Rider's Age at Impression: 15

Dragon's Personality: Gentle, sweet, and very much in love with her weyrmate, Tamanith is exactly what the lonely woman needed. She is always 'with' Nylassa, soothing and comforting. Tamanith adores being oiled and bathing, and also adores the company of other dragons. She loves to lie in the sun, watching Nylassa make her handmade jewellery. She also loves to try to set up Nylassa with friends, and is a hopeless matchmaker.

Physical Dragon: Though smallish, Tamanith is perfectly proportioned. Her limbs, tail, and wings are long, while her body is sleek and muscular. She is a rich grass green, highlighted with paler shades in places. Her wings are translucent emerald, her head delicately shaped, her muzzle narrow. She is always smooth, well-oiled. Her claws are sharp and clean, and her eyes gleam brilliant colours.

Last updated on 07-Oct-09.