K'tranName Pronounced: Kuh-tran Appearance: K`tran stands at around 5`11 and has an average build. K`tran has dark raven black hair that is slightly wavy and goes no further than mid-ear level. Thin black eyebrows hang over his soulful deep sienna brown eyes that almost match the color of his dragon`s hide. His nose is rather plain and not very noticeable, though his lips are of medium thickness and are a pale pink in color. He has a shallow silvery-white scar that runs from just below his left eye almost to the corner of his mouth. From the way it seems to be burned into the skin it was obviously caused by thread. His skin is tanned from several turns of working out in Rukbat`s rays. His arms aren`t overly musclar though they do have a fair bit of muscle, but it does not show that much since the muscles are compacted. His hands are slightly calloused from several turns of work and the very edge of his right hand is a bad looking scar from threadscore. The scar is indeed rather bad, with the entire back edge of his right hand just below the pinky finger being covered in silvery-white scar tissue. His chest is of medium size and well-muscled, though not to the point that the muscles seem bulky. His thin washboard stomach is also well-muslced though compact. His legs are of medium length and lanky and upon his left leg from the knee to ankle there is scar tissue from yet another threadscore, though the scar is rather shallow. Last but not least are his feet, which are about a size 10. Personality: K`tran used to be a prankster but now he`s far more serious than he used to be. After losing a friend and nearly dying himself in threadfall, he`s realized he has to take things more seriously. He has little tolerance for those who pull pranks now, even though he did when he was younger. He is very cautious and methodical about things, and he will usually look at several angles of a situation before deciding to act. He has become more resigned and accepting, knowing there are things in life beyond his control. He`s not a very ambitious rider, though he does have the ability to lead. He`s a really good listener and he`ll take a secret to his grave if he`s asked to keep one. K`tran is very careful about making promises, and he won`t make one unless he`s absolutely sure he can keep it. He still has part of his old self however and on occasion he will find humour in certain things. K`tran looks at things a little different than other people because he has an excellent talent for painting, and he`s never given it up. When someone looks at an object or a sunset, they usually just see what it is. When K`tran looks at it however, and he sees something as a potential painting. He`s a rather philosophical thinker, tending to ask the bigger questions in life such as why are we here? Or what is the point of life? He tends to say what he thinks however and is blunt about how he feels about things, which can sometimes result in hurting the feelings of others. He has a fear of tunnelsnakes and will freak out if he sees one. Overall he`s a serious, cautious, philosophical rider that is trying to make the best of life. History: Ketran was born in Ista Weyr as the result of flightlust caused by Amirla`s green Myranath and S`tarrl`s blue Loyuth. Amirla took care of her baby for a few sevendays but she discovered that she just didn`t have time to look after a baby. So Ketran was sent to the creche, where he was cared for by the creche workers. Ketran was raised among other children, but he wasn`t an easy child to look after. He played endless pranks on other children and the creche workers weren`t left out of his pranks either. The only time he really behaved was when a harper arrived and started teaching him and the other weyrbrats. Ketran also made friends with kid named Survel, who just happened to be the son of a junior weyrwoman and a bronzerider, who was his partner in crime when it came to pranks. When Ketran got a little older he settled down a bit more seemed to have a real talent for painting and sketching. He could take anything he saw and put it down on a piece of hide. Information about K'tran's pets Pet Name: Javo Pet Type: Brown Callamere Wher Appearance: Javo is a young brown Callamere wher that stands at around 2.2 feet tall at the shoulder, though he has a lot more growing to do. Dark hues of klah brown sweep up over his broad muzzle to encompass his entire head in darkness. His klah brown muzzle is on the broad side and in the middle of his muzzle is a patch of cinnamon brown that is vaguely diamond in shape. At the very tip of his muzzle are two large nostrils, which are perfect for picking up many different types of scents. Upon each cheek is a long streak of cinnamon brown that is wide at the beginning but thins out to a point near the back of his head. His eyeridges are large and jagged, giving him a rather fierce appearance. Javo's eyeridges are a very dark shade of klah brown in color, untouched by a single other shade. His brightly whirling eyes are protected by a set of goggles, tailored specifically so that they are comfortable for him to wear. His eyes, like that of all draconic species, whirl and change color depending on his mood. Near the back of his head are two medium sized head knobs, which are a warm burnt sienna brown in color. His neck is of medium thickness and is rather stocky, corded with the muscle need to hold up his large head. His sleek neck is a dark klah brown in color with a light dusting of cinnamon brown speckles running down the back of his neck close to his neckridges. Running down the middle of his neck is a jagged but thin streak of sienna brown that stops just short of the base of his neck. Running down the back of his neck are several large neckridges that flow down to stop just in front of his shoulders. His large neckridges are triangular in shape and are all a marbled mixture of cinnamon brown and klah brown, each with its own unique pattern. Javo's shoulders are powerful and robust, holding quite a bit of muscle. Dark hues of klah brown pool over his muscular shoulders before flowing down onto his front legs. The wher's front legs are of medium length and sleek, though they contain quite a bit of muscle. Both of his front legs are dark klah brown in color, except for a small jagged band of cinnamon brown that surrounds each ankle, making him look as if he is wearing cuffs. His front feet are a dark klah brown in color and both of his front feet sport a deadly set of long sharp klah brown talons. His belly is still slightly pudgy due to the fact that he hasn't completely lost all his baby fat yet. His belly is a dark cinnamon brown in color with light speckles of sienna brown along the edges. His sides are sleek and smooth and are a solid sheen of klah brown without a single marking on them. Her wings are the usual small size of any Callamere wher. The small wings are perfectly formed and are a uniform klah brown in color. Such small wings might seem useless since he can't fly with them, but they do allow him to balance when running. His hind legs are a bit more heavily muscled than the front, though not to the point that's it's really noticeable. His muscular hind legs are a dark klah brown in color with a single streak of cinnamon brown running down the back of each leg. His hind feet are a bit larger than those of his front and have longer talons, which are a dark klah brown in color. Last but not least is his long sem-muscular tail which is a dark klah brown in color. Personality: Javo may be young but he certainly doesn't lack in personality. Since he is a bonded wher he has gained a pack mentality which all young whers have unless they impress. He looks to his owner K'tran as the alpha male and to Kobanoth as the beta. He is very protective of those he considers to be in his pack and that also includes Jayden. He regards her as the alpha female and is just as protective of her as he is of the rest of his pack. He keeps a close and watchful eye over those he cares for, wanting to make sure no harm comes to them. He will usually ask strangers to stop and he will give them a cursory inspection, often asking his owner if they are allowed to pass or not. Though he guards those he cares for he is not overly aggressive and will only attack if he is given very good reason to. He might growl though if someone approaches with bad intentions towards one of those in his pack. Aside from being a good guard he is very curious, often seeking to learn new things. Second Pet Name: Jalt Pet Type: Brown Callamere Firelizard Appearance: Dark hues of cinnamon brown slowly creep up the muzzle of this very young firelizard. The dark hues of cinnamon brown soon sweep up from his muzzle to his eyeridges, swallowing them into inky darkness. Shadowed underneath his cinnamon brown eyeridges are two bright whirling eyes that change colors to reflect on his moods. Just underneath his eyes the hide darkens to a shade of burnt sienna brown, almost bordering on the color of black. This has had the effect of making him seem to be wearing a mask, when it is simply the combination of darkness of his eyeridges and the burnt sienna brown hues beneath his eyes. Tendrils of burnt sienna brown reach out from his eyeridges to encompass the back of his head, obstructed by nothing but faint streaks of mocha brown. Near the back of his head are two small head knobs, which are a light mocha brown in color. His neck is dulled by a uniform shade cinnamon brown that is untouched by a single marking. Towards the back of his neck are several mocha brown speckles, contrasting deeply with the shadows of cinnamon brown around them. Rising up from the back of his neck are several cinnamon brown neck ridges. These neck ridges are also touched by many tiny speckles of mocha brown, beacons of light against darkness. At the base of his neck the mocha brown speckles increase in number before spreading across his well-toned shoulders in tightly-knit patterns. Cinnamon browns hues envelop the top of his front legs in hazy bands of color, only to be intercepted by slightly lighter mocha brown hues further down upon his legs. His front feet are completely enfolded in shrouds of dark cinnamon brown and even his two sets of talons are swallowed in darkness. The tops of his long narrow wings are a contrast of light and dark. Eternal dark shadows of cinnamon brown stretch across the top of his wings. This darkness is interrupted by the soft glow of mocha brown speckles that seem to expand over the darkness of his wings. The underneath of his wings are dull in contrast to the top, touched only by a solid sheen of burnt sienna brown. Stark shades of cinnamon brown spread across his slim belly before reaching up to creep across his sides. Cinnamon brown streaks race across his sides, seemingly trying to defy the mocha brown background. His haunches are touched by dark waves of cinnamon brown covered over slightly by light traces of mocha brown streaks. Hazy shades of cinnamon brown slowly encircle his back legs, giving little room for other color except for the mocha brown upon his back feet and talons. Last but not least is his long narrow tail which is covered in dark shades of cinnamon brown that lighten up to a mocha brown as they crash against the spade of his tail. Personality: Jalt is very young and still has a lot to learn. His owner K'tran has been teaching him how to carry messages and so far he's done a good job of it if he only has to carry the message within a short distance. Like any young flit he has a large appetite and needs to eat fairly often. He has the recklessness of youth and so far hasn't learned to avoid dragons or people that don't like flits, which is something he needs to learn very soon or risk. Unlike a lot of his kind he will eat other things than meat. He likes to eat berries and cut up fruit as well, though of course meat will always be his staple diet. He tends to get along with other flits rather well, except for bronzes since he is scared of them. He doesn't like to see anyone upset and will try to comfort them with a calming croon. His mind images are rather clear, which is a testament to his Callamere parentage. He is too young to have sexual urges yet, though he does like to spend time in the company of greens and golds more than any other color of flit. Information about K'tran's dragon Dragon Name: Kobanoth Colour: Brown Age: 13 Wing (Weyrling Group): Direflame Appearance: Dark hues of burnt sienna brown sweep up over his muzzle to encompass the rest of his head. Two streaks of cinnamon brown upon each cheek flow forward into a point just in front of his eyeridges, creating a v-shaped pattern. Two small backwards triangles of cinnamon brown can be seen not far behind each eye, giving him a rather spirited appearance. His eyeridges are smooth and streamline, with a few small speckles of cinnamon brown that seems to fade into the burnt sienna brown color. His bright whirling eyes reflect his moods, changing different colors depending on how he is feeling. Near the back of his head are two small headknobs, not really noticeable because the are a burnt sienna brown in color and blend in with the hide on the back of his head. His neck is stocky and completely smooth, almost seeming to have a sheen to it. Several small faded speckles of cinnamon brown make their way down his neck to end just above his shoulders. His neckridges are completely burnt sienna brown in color, looking rather deadly since they are narrow and swept back, ending in what appear to be sharp points. One would think them to be bony plates until someone touched them to find out they were actually soft and fleshy. Near the lower part of Kobanoth`s neck, a large patch of the hide is no longer brown but a silvery-white in color, a scar caused by a serious threadscore. The scar seems to sink a few centimetres deep into the flesh before stopping. His sleek but well-muscled shoulders are also heavily scarred from threadscore, the scars being jagged and patchy. The threadscore scars continue down from his powerful shoulders to the tops of his front legs, where they twist about in jagged bands of silvery-white scar tissue. Finally the hide from the elbow down on each front leg is a burnt sienna brown in color, that flows down to surround his front feet. Upon each front foot he has a set of sharp burnt sienna brown claws that have a slightly jagged edge to them. His belly and sides are a sleek burnt sienna brown, untouched by any other color. His wings are rather interesting to look at, with the tops of his wings being mostly burnt sienna brown in color with a few cinnamon brown streaks running from the middle of each wing to the trailing edges. The bottoms of his wings are a light but solid sheen of cinnamon brown, greatly contrasting to the rich burnt sienna brown that takes up most of his hide. His hind legs are almost completely burnt sienna brown in color, except for a spattering of cinnamon brown speckles upon each ankle. His cinnamon brown hind feet each sport a deadly set of claws that are slightly longer than his front. His tail is about half the length of his body and is completely burnt sienna brown in color, except for the spade at the very end of his tail, which is cinnamon brown. Personality: Kobanoth can be serious at times, but not as much as his rider. He is a fairly intelligent brown that will often catch onto things that his rider may have missed. He generally treats blues and greens equally, knowing that each color plays an important role within the weyr. He does defer to bronzes and golds however, even to the point of leaving a ledge to make room for one. One of his greatest attributes is the fact that he can always see the positive side of things, not matter how hard they get. Where someone would see the glass as half empty, he would see it as half full. Kobanoth is a rather curious dragon and when he was young he would stick his nose where it didn`t belong. He has a bad habit of listening in on the conversations of others. He is generally concerned with the welfare of others and he tends to worry about problems that are not his own. Kobanoth can take most criticism with a glint of humour, rather than becoming upset or put out by it. Kobanoth has good problem-solving skills and he will sometimes act on his own initiative if he feels it is necessary to do so. Like his rider he`s a good listener, and he will help out other dragons as much as he can. He`s protective of his rider and if he runs across any tunnelsnakes he`ll most likely squish them for his rider`s sake. Kobanoth doesn`t mind the company of flits and whers, though when he`s crowded by too many firelizard he can get annoyed. Kobanoth worries a lot however, about his rider and others, which can lead to him getting distracted sometimes. He also tends to be a bit ashamed of his scars, for they are a constant reminder of his greatest failure. Kobanoth is one of the browns that has the guts to chase a gold, though he goes after greens as well. He usually only chases if he feels his rider needs it however. Overall Kobanoth is a positive, curious, and intelligent dragon who tries his best to help out others. Weyr of Origin: Ista Abilites and weaknesses: Kobanoth is a very large brown, the size of a small bronze. As a result, he`s not the greatest at agility. Kobanoth is all about stamina and endurance. He can last an entire fall without becoming overly tired. Kobanoth is very methodical about conserving his energy, using his energy where it counts the most. He has a long and fairly wide flame that can be sustained for several minutes at a time. He is also very good at using thermals and updrafts to his advantage, cutting down on energy that could be used well in a fall. 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