MASTER WEAVER SILKANA

Persona : Silkana
Writing Status : NPC/Free
Gender : Female
Age : 36
Rank/Craft : Master Weaver
Residence : Thread's End Hold

Physical Description : Silkana would be what most people think of as small. She stands 5'2" and is very slender in an athletic way. She has golden brown eyes and very straight ash-brown hair that she keeps cut short, just below her ears. She has a longish face that ends in a strong determined chin. Her skin was the envy of all her sisters as she was growing up and continues to be nearly flawless and naturally golden in color. Silkana is not a beauty, but she has a spark in her eyes and a fire to her wit that often brings her to the center of attention. Her most important feature (or so she would say) is her hands. She is graced with long nimble fingers and an incredible grip. Just ask anyone who has closed a deal with her.

Personality : Silkana was the middle child of a family of ten, so she learned early to fend for herself. She is a very thoughtful woman and quiet. When she makes a decision, it usually has been pondered on for awhile before it has been reached and then she sticks firm to it. She has control over all of her emotions, but she is not afraid to show them when she feels they are appropriate. Silkana is not a flirt, so when she gives a compliment it is to be taken as truth.

Life Story : Silkana was born in Southern Boll. Her parents and her Grandparents were Weavers, and she was taught from an early age about the craft. None of her siblings showed an interest in being a weaver so her parents were happy to teach her. To Silkana this was also a way to get some of her parents attention. When she was 12 Turns, she apprenticed officially to the Master Weavers, and she quickly absorbed every bit of new information she could find. She made Journeywoman at the age of seventeen Turns due to her diligence. After fours Turns of journeying to the various holds and halls in the North, she asked to be sent south to Thread's End Hold and their WeaverCraft Hall so she might learn about the new plants and dyes they were using. Finding the climate little different from her parents' home, she fit in quickly. During her last Turn as a Journeywoman, she met Jeric who was also a Journeyman in the Weaver craft. In the last half of the 30th Turn of the Present Pass at age 30, Silkana walked the tables again to attain her Master status. She finds that she quite enjoys the position and its hardships. She always has time to meet the new apprentices and knows them all by name. As the Turns passed, her relationship with Jeric grew stronger, and eventually they were married.

Pet's Name : Weft
Pet's Type : Firelizard
Pet's Colour : Brown

Pet's Personality & Description : Weft is intensely curious flit and has his nose into everything including the dye vats! During the day, the only time Silkana sees him is when he's hungry or asleep on her desk in the sunshine. His hide show a variegated field of brown to tan to the color of klah on the dark side and gives Silkana inspiration for many patterns on her fabrics. He is four Turns old.

Pet's Name : Warp
Pet's Type : Firelizard
Pet's Colour : Green

Pet's Personality & Description : Warp is from the same Hatching as Weft. She is the green of middle spring on the Northern continent. She is generally a quiet flit, preferring to be soaring above the Hall or sleeping on the roof in the sun. She is very thoughtful much like Silkana and will perch on Silkana's shoulder studying the slates Silkana is reading with curiosity. She will then chirp as if to say "What nonsense!" and flits off to play in the waves.

Last updated on 05-Aug-00