WATCHRIDER O'HUN APPRENTICE HARPER

Persona : O'hun (Omemhun)
Writing Status : NPC/Free
Age : 36
Gender : Male
Rank/Craft : Watchrider, Blue Rider, Apprentice Harper
Residence : Thread's End HarperCraft Hall

Physical Description : O’hun is an average sort of man, 5'9" tall with brown hair worn longer than other dragonriders and tanned skin. His only outstanding feature is his eyes, firstly for their unusual colour. They are hazel with all of the brown on the outside, the green around the pupils and flecks of amber all through out. The second reason is the sharp intelligence that used to shine from them. Now that intelligence is masked by cynicism and self-doubt. The lower left side of his body has been ravaged by thread and his left leg is almost useless.

Personality : O’hun spends most of his days making an effort not to be maudlin, conducting himself with an easy dignity, always ready to be courteous. However sometimes he doesn’t succeed and suffers bouts of depression which turns his usual clever wit to acid. In these moods he is never pleasant and will go to great lengths later to apologise and pay for any insult he has given.

Life Story : Omumhun was born into a northern Weyr and always believed himself to be a Dragonrider, he didn’t care what colour or when he would be chosen but just knew he was meant to be a member of the great heroes of Pern. His Greenrider mother died due to thread score when he was ten but even that did not sway his determination.

At the age of fourteen when he had yet to be stand on the sands, his foster mother sat him down and ‘discussed’ possible apprenticeships until he was Searched, and knowing of his skills with the younger children in her care she steered him towards the HarperCraft. The Weyr Harper agreed and he was sent to the HarperHall.

Omumhun worked diligently at his studies, revealing latent talents on teaching ballads and in charter law. To his surprise, half way through his final term he was searched for one of the newer Weyrs in the south. He Impressed the first time standing, a blue named Hulanath. With his usual dedication, O’hun trained vigorously and, after sixteen turns of service to the Weyr, he was being considered as a weyrlingmaster when tragedy struck. Near the end of the worst type of Threadfall, clumpy and in windy conditions, a mass of thread struck O’hun on the lower left of his torso. Thread devoured down his hip and deep into his upper left thigh before Hulanath could get them to the blessed cold of between. O’hun spent a full turn in recovery, learning to use what muscle tissue was left behind to walk as well as could be expected. His weyrmate was unable to support him, reaching through the mixture of self-disgust and blind determination not to give in to the enemy.

Unable to continue his duties as a Dragonrider, when he heard that a HarperHall was to be made near the Weyr he volunteered to act as the Watchrider at the Hall indefinitely. The Weyrleader agreed and he has been stationed at the Hall ever since.

Dragon's Name : Hulanath
Dragon's Colour : Blue
Dragon's Age : 19
Sire and Dam : Tenroth/Nereth
Age of Rider at Impression : 17

Dragon's Description : Hulanath is a reasonably large dragon for a blue with tones that darken near the spines of his back and around his eye ridges. His underbelly is lighter and his wing membranes are the clear sparkling blue of sapphires.

Dragon's Personality : Hulanath, in direct contrast to his rider, can be very lazy at times. In fact the only time he is not lazy is when he fighting thread. He will train, and concentrate on his training while doing it, but it takes a bit to get him going. This is good for O’hun, especially now, as Hulanath goes out of his way to make sure his rider relaxes and keeps himself well.

Last updated on 11-Aug-03.